College Football Thread

[LIHoosier 25,834]

I am really tired of Finebaum trashing non-SEC team schedules. I looked at the top six SEC team schedules, and they aren't impressive when playing non-SEC teams. A&M lost to Notre Dame. UGA beat Clemson, but so what? Clemson is really down this year as is the whole ACC. Alabama beat Wisconsin which lost their QB in the first quarter.  The top SEC teams are beating each other and that looks impressive to the pollsters, but they aren't getting any signature wins outside of the conference. 

The podiatrist is being a good lap dog. I watched an impromptu CrimsonCast last night and a great point made was that our fearless new C1G commish needs to make some calls and get some talking heads outside their own network to hit the ground pumping up mainly us and PSU, the O's will be fine.
A question while we're on media lap dogs; is there a way to excommunicate IU alumni (looking at you Heather Daunted)?

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[go iu bb 5,511]

It's interesting but unsurprising that people aren't talking about Texas' weak schedule. This Arkansas writer does, though, pointing out what a bunch of hypocrites their own conference is.

https://www.si.com/college/arkansas/football/razorbacks-texas-longhorns-indiana-georgia-vanderbilt-sec-big-ten-playoffs

[Artie86 1,866]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

https://x.com/DanWetzel/status/1858905651495272792
 

Are.You. Freaking. Kidding. Me.

.....uh......yeah, buying a team? Coach Cignetti and Co. went out and "bought" JMU players and various other players who were not so highly toughted players that honestly not too many other schools even wanted them. It's not like Coach Cignetti went out, flipped 4 and 5 star players from big time schools and paid them accordingly! 

The fact is, people don't like and probably can't understand how he could have done this in one season. The only answer is two things.......

1. Incredible coaching!

2. Buy in!

[HoosierFan1994 4,714]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

https://x.com/DanWetzel/status/1858905651495272792
 

Are.You. Freaking. Kidding. Me.

What is hilarious is if anyone bought a football team, it's the one team IU is playing this weekend (Chip Kelly, Will Howard, Judkins, Downs, etc). 

[Hoosierfan2017 20,876]

They really should let the computers pick the 12 playoff teams. They don’t even try to come up with arguments anymore. Ole Miss lost to Kentucky and LSU  Alabama lost to Vandy. Tennessee lost to Arkansas and needed OT to beat Florida. You could have a 3 or 4 loss SEC team and they’d still argue for putting them into the playoff. How about the SEC play 9 conference games like the other conferences first. 

https://twitter.com/fandueltv/status/1858887601479929899?s=46&t=LoczziaTWuqlhvyvHGT92A

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,612]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

They really should let the computers pick the 12 playoff teams. They don’t even try to come up with arguments anymore. Ole Miss lost to Kentucky and LSU  Alabama lost to Vandy. Tennessee lost to Arkansas and needed OT to beat Florida. You could have a 3 or 4 loss SEC team and they’d still argue for putting them into the playoff. How about the SEC play 9 conference games like the other conferences first. 

https://twitter.com/fandueltv/status/1858887601479929899?s=46&t=LoczziaTWuqlhvyvHGT92A

I love the argument of "Indiana plays bad teams" or "Every Top 25 team would be undefeated if they played that schedule."

 

Yea well the majority of Top 25 teams have proven they can't beat all the mediocre teams they play.

[go iu bb 5,511]

If IU were to play and beat an SEC in the playoffs, what would the excuses be? So many are blinded by brand bias. Yes, IU has been bad historically. That doesn't mean this year is a fluke.

[HoosierFan1994 4,714]

1 hour ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I love the argument of "Indiana plays bad teams" or "Every Top 25 team would be undefeated if they played that schedule."

 

Yea well the majority of Top 25 teams have proven they can't beat all the mediocre teams they play.

This. It is hard to go undefeated. Ask Miami and BYU who lost games they were favorites in. That's why it should matter what IU is doing. 

Galen on Crimson Cast did research. Said that the lowest an 11-1 team has ever been ranked in the final CFP poll was 7th. That puts it into perspective. 

[steubenhoosier 789]

5 hours ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

This. It is hard to go undefeated. Ask Miami and BYU who lost games they were favorites in. That's why it should matter what IU is doing. 

Galen on Crimson Cast did research. Said that the lowest an 11-1 team has ever been ranked in the final CFP poll was 7th. That puts it into perspective. 

Notre Dame couldn’t beat a middling MAC team … at home 

[Magnanimous 4,487]

6 hours ago, go iu bb said:

If IU were to play and beat an SEC in the playoffs, what would the excuses be? So many are blinded by brand bias. Yes, IU has been bad historically. That doesn't mean this year is a fluke.

Indiana football would still be undefeated in that second-tier conference. It’s a new era.

[LamarCheeks 18,063]

Wait ... What? 

Ray Lewis at FAU?

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1859241411113005271

[Demo 19,620]

https://www.nfl.com/news/ben-johnson-jesse-minter-anthony-weaver-among-22-young-coaches-to-watch-in-2025-nfl-hiring-cycle
 

Ryan. Walters. Is. Mentioned. Here.

Speechless.

[sirhoosierlot 2,656]

2 hours ago, Demo said:

https://www.nfl.com/news/ben-johnson-jesse-minter-anthony-weaver-among-22-young-coaches-to-watch-in-2025-nfl-hiring-cycle
 

Ryan. Walters. Is. Mentioned. Here.

Speechless.

this just seems to be a list of football coaches under 45 lol 

[Brass Cannon 24,232]

3 hours ago, Demo said:

https://www.nfl.com/news/ben-johnson-jesse-minter-anthony-weaver-among-22-young-coaches-to-watch-in-2025-nfl-hiring-cycle
 

Ryan. Walters. Is. Mentioned. Here.

Speechless.

Must be nice to draw a salary for generating content regardless of the quality.