College Football Thread

[Hovadipo 56,241]

Illinois and Purdue in a first to 5 field goals wins battle. 

[Stuhoo 80,870]

3 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Illinois and Purdue in a first to 5 field goals wins battle. 

Bielma out-coaching Brohm IMO. And, Illini have no offense but Illinois’ freshman running back is really really good.

 

[Hovadipo 56,241]

7 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Bielma out-coaching Brohm IMO. And, Illini have no offense but Illinois’ freshman running back is really really good.

 

You subjecting yourself to that rock fight is more impressive than USPS watching a Big West hoops game at 2AM on a Thursday. 

[KingPG21 6,584]

Michigan has looked horrible in the second half. McNamara sucks, like every Michigan QB since...... Chad Henne?

[LamarCheeks 18,943]

Down 4 after a Toiletmaker TD, Illinois drove all the way to the PU 19 with under two minutes left -- then just kept throwing it into the end zone. 

Didn't even try to get a first down. I didn't quite understand that strategy. 

By the way, I don't have much room to talk, because I've packed on a few as I've gotten older, but Bret Bielema is ENORMOUS ...

[LIHoosier 26,205]

Clemson and NC State going to OT

[KingPG21 6,584]

Iowa State lost again, So they;ll go up 2 spots in the rankings

[KingPG21 6,584]

So ESPN has a graphic for OT thar says "Gets ball next" displayed next to whoever gets the ball next in OT. I kind of hate it. If there is one thing FOX blows ESPN/ABC out of the water with its the graphics they display during gameplay

[KingPG21 6,584]

NC State upsets Clemson. Those third and fourth down play calls were lets say head scratching to say the least. Clemson seemed like they though they had 4 downs to score from the 25. 

[LIHoosier 26,205]

RIP to the Clemson Papa John's. Dabo ain't spending $10K on pizza for an invite to the Belk Bowl.

[Hovadipo 56,241]

I’m all the way on board with 3 different sacrificial bodies to our Lord and Savior Bama in the CFP this year. 

[KingPG21 6,584]

OU fans chanting "We want Caleb". Referring to their back up QB. I never understood the hype around Rattler. 

[Hovadipo 56,241]

Very good and normal things happening for OSU during a blowout of a MAC team. 

[Hovadipo 56,241]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

Very good and normal things happening for OSU during a blowout of a MAC team. 

17 minutes after this tweet, Pope tweeted what everyone else is pretty much always thinking: “f*** ohio state”.

He then deleted the tweet and wished his teammates good luck instead. 

[go iu bb 6,050]

The targeting rule may get changed in the offseason. I personally don't think they should completely do away with ejections but instead have multiple levels of seriousness with the most egregious penalty resulting in ejection, similar to flagrant fouls in basketball.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10013519-report-ncaa-may-reconsider-ejecting-players-for-committing-targeting-penalties

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,381]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

The targeting rule may get changed in the offseason. I personally don't think they should completely do away with ejections but instead have multiple levels of seriousness with the most egregious penalty resulting in ejection, similar to flagrant fouls in basketball.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10013519-report-ncaa-may-reconsider-ejecting-players-for-committing-targeting-penalties

agreed! It needs looked.  They are going to have to trust someone to use good judgement but it shouldn't be an all or none situation.

[Lebowski 2,744]

18 hours ago, go iu bb said:

The targeting rule may get changed in the offseason. I personally don't think they should completely do away with ejections but instead have multiple levels of seriousness with the most egregious penalty resulting in ejection, similar to flagrant fouls in basketball.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10013519-report-ncaa-may-reconsider-ejecting-players-for-committing-targeting-penalties

The Dude abides. 

And I have yet seen a targeting called on a offensive player.  I'm not saying it hasn't occurred, it's just I have not witnessed it.  I think subjectively you can call targeting on almost every single play on both sides of the ball.  It's a lot like holding.  

[Hovadipo 56,241]

Iowa is just beating the piss out of Maryland tonight. They’ve had a few bounces go their way (Maryland’s best player ripping everything in his knee and fumbling inside Maryland’s 10 comes to mind) but they’ve dominated every facet against a really talented Maryland team. Looking like the best bet for a B1G CFP team by far. 

[NashvilleHoosier 3,712]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

Iowa is just beating the piss out of Maryland tonight. They’ve had a few bounces go their way (Maryland’s best player ripping everything in his knee and fumbling inside Maryland’s 10 comes to mind) but they’ve dominated every facet against a really talented Maryland team. Looking like the best bet for a B1G CFP team by far. 

I’m just hoping that this is an indication that we can totally beat Maryland on the road.

[Hovadipo 56,241]

15 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

I’m just hoping that this is an indication that we can totally beat Maryland on the road.

The key to beating Maryland on the road is simply getting a really hyped up Friday night game on FS1. They really love getting curbed stomped under the lights.