College Football Thread

[TTT]

So Colorado one ONE game….Colorado looked really good on offense with a heisman like performance from QB vs TCU a good team this year but not a great team and questionable…how good.

Reminds me in 2006 when Terry Hep said after IU beat # 15 Iowa 31 to 28:  “IU football was a SHOOTING ROCKET.”

Without the Dieon garbage (but yes it was an excellent showing for a debut)

Iowa ended up 6 wins 7 losses overall and 2 wins and 6 losses in big ten.

[Stuhoo]

38 minutes ago, TTT said:

So Colorado one ONE game….Colorado looked really good on offense with a heisman like performance from QB vs TCU a good team this year but not a great team and questionable…how good.

Reminds me in 2006 when Terry Hep said after IU beat # 15 Iowa 31 to 28:  “IU football was a SHOOTING ROCKET.”

Without the Dieon garbage (but yes it was an excellent showing for a debut)

Iowa ended up 6 wins 7 losses overall and 2 wins and 6 losses in big ten.

That IU team had already lost to UConn and Southern Illinois by then. With that having been said...

• Colorado was 1-11 last year.
• Of course they will have down weeks. They have a tough schedule and will lose some, including possibly to an improved Nebraska team next week.
• Nevertheless, f they finish 6-7 they are on an massively improved trajectory, and that would be their most wins in seven years.

**Also, curious what exactly you think the "Deion garbage" consists of?** 

The guy is clearly an inspirational, innovative, strong on-field football coach. What could be the evidence to the contrary?

 

[OGIUAndy]

On 9/3/2023 at 1:21 PM, Scotty R said:

No, what I saw yesterday they won't score 35 against ISU

I am going to wager that you are wrong on this one. 

[DChoosier]

I read that #1 Georgia has about the easiest schedule in the SEC so I took a look.

The SEC  “gauntlet” the #1 team in the nation has to endure includes three of their first 4 games being at home against out of conference opponents:

Tennesse - Martin

Ball State

UAB

South Carolina at home is the other of their first four games

@ home vs #20 Mississippi and @ #9 Tennessee are the only two ranked opponents they face and they end the season against Georgia Tech.

In spite of that schedule I have no doubt the tv announcers will be foaming at the mouth, during the @ TN game, about undefeated Georgia somehow surviving an unbelievable SEC gauntlet up to that point.

 

 

[Lebowski]

On 9/5/2023 at 2:12 PM, TTT said:

So Colorado one ONE game….Colorado looked really good on offense with a heisman like performance from QB vs TCU a good team this year but not a great team and questionable…how good.

Reminds me in 2006 when Terry Hep said after IU beat # 15 Iowa 31 to 28:  “IU football was a SHOOTING ROCKET.”

Without the Dieon garbage (but yes it was an excellent showing for a debut)

Iowa ended up 6 wins 7 losses overall and 2 wins and 6 losses in big ten.

If Shedeur Sanders plays like he played against TCU the remainder of the season, they will be competitive in every single game against a top 25 opponent. And he will most likely be 1 or 2 overall pick in next year's NFL draft. That's how good he played against TCU. Every defense in the nation will be extremely challenged to stop him. What's most important about him is that he doesn't throw picks and he's incredibly cerebral on the field. He's able to find the open space. A lot of his dad in him. 

I'll go even farther and say if Colorado played OSU instead of us last week, Colorado wins that game.

[Josh]

On 9/3/2023 at 2:21 PM, Scotty R said:

No, what I saw yesterday they won't score 35 against ISU

Oops lol

[Demo]

Northwestern is a 1-point home dog to UTEP.

Presented without comment.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

Of course Youngstown State would score a TD on Ohio State.

[TTT]

Nebraska is in the same era as IU football of

self-destruction .

Does NIL allow for betting or in other way of saying it throwing games??

[Demo]

Wow

[Hovadipo]

Not to make light of this situation at all, but MSU is lucking out big time here. That trash-a** department doesn’t deserve to be off the hook for that contract. 

[Rico]

Per CBS:

 

Loser: The SEC

The SEC's final record in Week 2 doesn't sound too bad; it's 10-3 at time of publication. But, underneath the surface, the performances were wildly lackluster against overmatched opponents. 

Tennessee struggled to create any consistency against Austin Peay, only taking its first lead with 15 seconds remaining in the first half. Arkansas led 7-6 with two minutes remaining in the first half against Kent State. Middle Tennessee had a fourth quarter drive to win the game against Missouri, while Kentucky didn't take its first lead against Eastern Kentucky until nearly 40 minutes into the game. 

Across the 13 games, the SEC underperformed the line by 116 points -- nearly nine points per matchup. The league was just 3-9-1 against the spread with two wins coming against FCS opponents. There are warning signs that the depth of the league may be concerning, especially after two-time reigning national champion Georgia had to shake another slow start before pulling away against Ball State. 

[Rico]

Tar Heels upset with NCAA:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ncaa-responds-to-unc-over-criticism-from-tez-walker-eligibility-ruling-acknowledges-receiving-threats/

[Rico]

Miller Kopp's little brother?

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/flip-side-of-colorados-roster-flip-ex-buffs-qb-among-players-stuck-in-limbo-by-flawed-ncaa-waiver-process/

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

Colorado State coach called out Coach Prime for wearing sunglasses at press conferences and whatnot... Coach Prime gets sunglasses for the entire team... savage.

[Stuhoo]

32 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Colorado State coach called out Coach Prime for wearing sunglasses at press conferences and whatnot... Coach Prime gets sunglasses for the entire team... savage.

I’m a big Coach Prime fan, but in this case?

If everything is deemed “a personal insult,” after a while nothing registers as a personal insult.

[Rico]

50 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I’m a big Coach Prime fan, but in this case?

If everything is deemed “a personal insult,” after a while nothing registers as a personal insult.

Primetime is setting himself(and team) up for an arsz beatin' on the field.

[Hardwood83]

2 hours ago, Rico said:

Primetime is setting himself(and team) up for an arsz beatin' on the field.

I get the Prime Time schtick, but his kid is just coming off as an arrogant punk @$$. This is the 2nd week in a row he's called out the other teams coach. That's a bold strategy Cotton. Easy to talk before playing Colo St, but we'll see where he ends up in a couple weeks after playing Oregon & USC. Maybe he is all that, but I'm hoping to see him get smacked around. Hard.   

[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

I get the Prime Time schtick, but his kid is just coming off as an arrogant punk @$$. This is the 2nd week in a row he's called out the other teams coach. That's a bold strategy Cotton. Easy to talk before playing Colo St, but we'll see where he ends up in a couple weeks after playing Oregon & USC. Maybe he is all that, but I'm hoping to see him get smacked around. Hard.   

Coach Prime can take it - he's a Hall of Famer that's been in the spotlight for 40 years.

I worry more about the ability to withstand the mega-spotlight for his 18-21 year old players, who may have more fragile dispositions and may not be as mentally prepared for the spotlight. 

Anyway, Deion can recruit, motivate and coach like a badass, so he's got that going for him.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

4 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

I’m a big Coach Prime fan, but in this case?

If everything is deemed “a personal insult,” after a while nothing registers as a personal insult.

Gotta find chips to put on shoulders somewhere.