College Football Thread

[NashvilleHoosier 3,678]

1 hour ago, DChoosier said:

That scenario would give the BT and SEC a total of 8 slots. The SEC will only be truly happy if they get 6 of those slots.

This is a nightmare scenario I can’t get out of my head. The 6 SEC teams win out besides A&M beating TX, making them all 2 loss teams. ND, PSU and OSU win out as well. We lose next week in that scenario obviously. You’ve got Oregon, SEC champ, ACC champ, B12 champ, G5 champ, and ND as locks. OSU and PSU are in ahead of us. That leaves 5 spots for IU and 4 two loss SEC teams and the 3 loss SEC team who loses their championship game. I don’t want to be IU on selection day in that scenario. 

[Dave from Dayton 2,964]

26 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

This is a nightmare scenario I can’t get out of my head. The 6 SEC teams win out besides A&M beating TX, making them all 2 loss teams. ND, PSU and OSU win out as well. We lose next week in that scenario obviously. You’ve got Oregon, SEC champ, ACC champ, B12 champ, G5 champ, and ND as locks. OSU and PSU are in ahead of us. That leaves 5 spots for IU and 4 two loss SEC teams and the 3 loss SEC team who loses their championship game. I don’t want to be IU on selection day in that scenario. 

IU's OL will protect Rourke.  IU's DBs and cornerbacks will not back off as much against the pass.  Mess with their QB...game is IU's to win.  OSU does not have what it takes to be the best of the best.

We are in it to win it.

 

(I hope.)

[maharkn 1,686]

BYU at this point is conference title win or out. Big 12 will only get one team in. I think IU must beat OSU to get in. If not Georgia will take their spot


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[WayneFleekHoosier 47,943]

IU's OL will protect Rourke.  IU's DBs and cornerbacks will not back off as much against the pass.  Mess with their QB...game is IU's to win.  OSU does not have what it takes to be the best of the best.
We are in it to win it.
 
(I hope.)

Might as well have hope, why not. But road game against top 3 talent in the country. Coaching advantage goes to us. I think so long as we don’t get blown out we make the playoff so I’ve got low expectations on this one.


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[str8baller 5,043]

7 hours ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

This is a nightmare scenario I can’t get out of my head. The 6 SEC teams win out besides A&M beating TX, making them all 2 loss teams. ND, PSU and OSU win out as well. We lose next week in that scenario obviously. You’ve got Oregon, SEC champ, ACC champ, B12 champ, G5 champ, and ND as locks. OSU and PSU are in ahead of us. That leaves 5 spots for IU and 4 two loss SEC teams and the 3 loss SEC team who loses their championship game. I don’t want to be IU on selection day in that scenario. 

The SEC and ESPN have a self serving relationship. IU needs to win Sat or keep it close. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,937]

Wisconsin has fired OC Phil Longo.

[RaceToTheTop 24,940]

9 hours ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

This is a nightmare scenario I can’t get out of my head. The 6 SEC teams win out besides A&M beating TX, making them all 2 loss teams. ND, PSU and OSU win out as well. We lose next week in that scenario obviously. You’ve got Oregon, SEC champ, ACC champ, B12 champ, G5 champ, and ND as locks. OSU and PSU are in ahead of us. That leaves 5 spots for IU and 4 two loss SEC teams and the 3 loss SEC team who loses their championship game. I don’t want to be IU on selection day in that scenario. 

I think A&M loses to Texas.  I'm also of the opinion that Ole Miss has a good chance of losing at Florida this weekend.

[Hovadipo 55,086]

10 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I think A&M loses to Texas

Might be the most interesting game left this year for me. That’s going to be an all time atmosphere at Kyle Field. 

[NashvilleHoosier 3,678]

22 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I think A&M loses to Texas.  I'm also of the opinion that Ole Miss has a good chance of losing at Florida this weekend.

Yeah there are a lot of things that can break our way the next 2 weeks. Not least of which is us taking care of our own business. Others that would work in our favor: PSU @ Minnesota, ND @ USC, UT @ Vandy, maybe Bama @ Oklahoma though I really doubt it. I think if any of the 6 games mentioned work in our favor, we stay ahead of that team in the rankings w/ a loss in Columbus. 

[upperarlington 408]

11 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Wisconsin has fired OC Phil Longo.

he's terrible. Air Longo.

 

[IUHoosierPenguin 6]

I have to think that one of the remaining one loss teams will lose at some point, giving IU a clear path to the playoff.  Hosting a game is another matter.  With a loss, I don't see IU in the top 8.  (I even think there is a world that IU goes to the BIG Championship Game, loses the game, and is relegated to a 9-12 spot.)

[go iu bb 5,511]

15 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I think A&M loses to Texas.  I'm also of the opinion that Ole Miss has a good chance of losing at Florida this weekend.

I hope you're right on both of those. It would make it harder to leave out a 1 loss IU team if they don't win Saturday. Let's not forget a few years ago when the B1G went out of its way to make sure OSU got to the conference championship game instead of IU. No reason to think the CFP committee wouldn't do the same thing if given the chance. IU winning at OSU puts them in the playoffs but barring that, other teams losing will help IU.

[Hardwood83 4,737]

6 hours ago, upperarlington said:

he's terrible. Air Longo.

 

Fickell is an idiot. They had a clear, established & successful identity that translated over several coaching staffs....so they decidet to install the Air Raid! Just plain stupid. Nebraska made a similar mistake 20yrs ago ( remember Bill Callahan and his pro style West Coast Offense?) they've never recovered. Hope the same happens in Madison and they sink back to pre-1990's obscurity where they belong. 

[LamarCheeks 18,063]

Tom Herman out at FAU. Didn't even last two seasons. 

Jeezus -- just a few years back, this dude was a rising star.

I'm ashamed to admit -- I wondered if he might be a good choice to replace CTA. 


https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/former-texas-coach-tom-herman-fired-at-florida-atlantic/ar-AA1ujg4c?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=b7298f7af18f49b6bc77101b0abf4e31&ei=8

[Hovadipo 55,086]

17 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Tom Herman out at FAU. 

Jeezus -- just a few years back, this dude was a rising star.

I'm ashamed to admit -- I wondered if he might be a good choice to replace CTA. 


https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/former-texas-coach-tom-herman-fired-at-florida-atlantic/ar-AA1ujg4c?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=b7298f7af18f49b6bc77101b0abf4e31&ei=8

I wondered the same, but he just can't seem to outrun being a giant raging a-hole.

[FortWayneHoosier 5,913]

17 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I wondered the same, but he just can't seem to outrun being a giant raging a-hole.

 

35 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Tom Herman out at FAU. Didn't even last two seasons. 

Jeezus -- just a few years back, this dude was a rising star.

I'm ashamed to admit -- I wondered if he might be a good choice to replace CTA. 


https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/former-texas-coach-tom-herman-fired-at-florida-atlantic/ar-AA1ujg4c?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=b7298f7af18f49b6bc77101b0abf4e31&ei=8

My favorite part of the article......Temple decided to fire their coach too even though they won haha. 

 

"Herman's final game was an overtime loss at Temple on Saturday. Despite winning that game, the Owls also opted to fire coach Stan Drayton on Sunday." 

[Lebowski 2,439]

4 hours ago, IUHoosierPenguin said:

... (I even think there is a world that IU goes to the BIG Championship Game, loses the game, and is relegated to a 9-12 spot.)

Not a chance, that would mean IUFB beat the #2 team in the country and lost to the #1 or 2 (IUFB could jump to #1 after beating O$U) team in the country. They would host a game and be ranked as high as 5 or 4. 

[DChoosier 7,856]

2 hours ago, Lebowski said:

Not a chance, that would mean IUFB beat the #2 team in the country and lost to the #1 or 2 (IUFB could jump to #1 after beating O$U) team in the country. They would host a game and be ranked as high as 5 or 4. 

Agreed.

All 4  participants in the BT and SEC championship games will either get a bye or host a game. I’d be very surpassed if any of the 4 drop to 9th.

[Hovadipo 55,086]

3 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

I wondered the same, but he just can't seem to outrun being a giant raging a-hole.

If you want to know how unlikable Herman is, FAU just re-hired the DC that he fired a few weeks ago. 

[LamarCheeks 18,063]

3 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

I wondered the same, but he just can't seem to outrun being a giant raging a-hole.

He was 4-8 and 2-8 in less than two seasons. Granted, those are pretty bad records, but when you get fired midway through your second season -- seems like it runs a lot deeper than Ws and Ls.