College Football Thread

[DChoosier 8,436]

Instead of 12 teams next year maybe the committee should rank every D1 team and then decide how many teams to include in the playoff based on how Bama does.

3 examples:

If Alabama is the 15th ranked team then the playoff will have 15 teams with Bama getting a bye.

If Alabama is the 22nd ranked  team then the playoff will have 22 teams with Bama getting a bye.

If Alabama is the 38th ranked team then the playoffs will have 38 teams with Bama getting a bye.

Seems like a simple, fair solution.

[Hovadipo 56,136]

I wonder if a lot of these issues would go away if they got rid of the weekly ranking show. Maybe drop something like the NET to give people an idea of how teams may be sorted, but you only see the bracket when it drops on Sunday. No CFP poll, just coaches and AP, and then some sort of metric that isn’t a true poll. Think FPI or something like that. I may be missing something here though.

ESPN probably gets big ratings on that Tuesday show so obviously it won’t go away, but imagine the CBB selection committee dropping a tentative bracket through January and February. It would be a disaster. 

[mamasa 15,299]

Belichick to UNC?

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bill-belichick-has-reportedly-agreed-to-become-unc-s-head-coach-pending-school-s-decision/ar-AA1vCrrE?ocid=windirect&cvid=31d8fbc8862140069965bebfbdf3fc81&ei=45

[RaceToTheTop 25,727]

19 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Saw the same thing on Twitter. 

Beck was pretty mid this year so not sure how much this really hurts them. 

Report on Dawgnation.com is that he is getting a second opinion, so I would assume the UCL rumor is true.  And if it's true, it doesn't matter what opinion any doctor offers him, he can't throw.

[RaceToTheTop 25,727]

3 minutes ago, mamasa said:

Belichick to UNC?

Current rumor is that UNC has made a big push but Belichick has not agreed to anything.

Another rumor out there is that the hang up might be that Belichick basically wants complete control of the football program with no interference from the athletic department...and that could be his way of trying to set his son up to inherit the position.

[TheWatShot 13,997]

Belichick will be 73 by the time next season starts. Why is it so hard for that generation to just retire and be done with it? 

[Brass Cannon 24,801]

4 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Belichick will be 73 by the time next season starts. Why is it so hard for that generation to just retire and be done with it? 

Probably desperate to end his career on a high note since it’s clear, he was riding Brady‘s coat tails

[LamarCheeks 18,911]

21 minutes ago, mamasa said:

Belichick to UNC?

 

Chapel Bill? 

[DChoosier 8,436]

18 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Belichick will be 73 by the time next season starts. Why is it so hard for that generation to just retire and be done with it? 

The generation likes to work.

He has a plan.
Coach for 7 years and then run for Senate. 

[DChoosier 8,436]

54 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I wonder if a lot of these issues would go away if they got rid of the weekly ranking show. Maybe drop something like the NET to give people an idea of how teams may be sorted, but you only see the bracket when it drops on Sunday. No CFP poll, just coaches and AP, and then some sort of metric that isn’t a true poll. Think FPI or something like that. I may be missing something here though.

ESPN probably gets big ratings on that Tuesday show so obviously it won’t go away, but imagine the CBB selection committee dropping a tentative bracket through January and February. It would be a disaster. 

ESPN probably wants to keep the show and gets good ratings.

Since there are complaints about teams being left out of the  68 team NCAA basketball tourney I assume there will continue to be football playoff complaints each year. 

[Brass Cannon 24,801]

Something I would like to see is setting up 2 bowl games for the teams that lose in the first round. So they still get a bowl game 

[IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy 753]

18 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Something I would like to see is setting up 2 bowl games for the teams that lose in the first round. So they still get a bowl game 

I mean, it would at least offer extra revenue and TV exposure so those teams could finish the season on a high note.

[Brass Cannon 24,801]

14 minutes ago, IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy said:

I mean, it would at least offer extra revenue and TV exposure so those teams could finish the season on a high note.

Well my thinking to is a lot of it is an experience for the players. For that big neutral field event atmosphere. IU and Notre Dame players are now rewarded with a wonderful trip to South Bend.  And after we beat them ND players won’t even get a chance to escape south bend for a little bit 

[Naturalhoosier 15,434]

8 hours ago, DChoosier said:

The generation likes to work.

He has a plan.
Coach for 7 years and then run for Senate. 

What’s his plan?  Don’t die?!  He’ll be working at Hooters before long. 

[RaceToTheTop 25,727]

9 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

Belichick will be 73 by the time next season starts. Why is it so hard for that generation to just retire and be done with it? 

North Carolina letting 73 year old Mack Brown and going after 73 year old Bill Belichick.

For Belichick, this sounds more about ego than sound decision.

 

[RaceToTheTop 25,727]

8 hours ago, DChoosier said:

The generation likes to work.

He has a plan.
Coach for 7 years and then run for Senate. 

In 7 years his current girlfriend will be 31 and he'll be looking for a new 24 year old girlfriend.

[IUHoosierJoe 1,153]

9 hours ago, Naturalhoosier said:

What’s his plan?  Don’t die?!  He’ll be working at Hooters before long. 

I think his plan is to get his son a head coaching job

[AZ Hoosier 7,152]

9 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

North Carolina letting 73 year old Mack Brown and going after 73 year old Bill Belichick.

For Belichick, this sounds more about ego than sound decision.

 

Been there, done that. Got the T-shirt.

Run, UNC, run!

[Brass Cannon 24,801]

19 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Been there, done that. Got the T-shirt.

Run, UNC, run!

I’d rather we try to get UNC on the Schedule

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,744]

Of all the problems every state faces, this is clearly the one that should be at the top of the importance pyramid.   

Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams, introduced the O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act Tuesday... The act would make it a felony offense to plant a flag in the center of Ohio Stadium.

 

Osterman with the perfect response:  "You know what else would stop your opponent planting a flag at the center of Ohio Stadium? Winning the game."