College Football Thread

[Hoosierfan1901]

Clemson uhhh

[Demo]

Uh huh 

[KingPG21]

Lol Clemson 

[realTomCrean]

On 9/3/2023 at 11:29 AM, Demo said:

Ok, what percentage of this is Rutgers being pretty good verses Northwestern being just terrible? 

IUFB is just sandwiched between the two. Rutger might be better than Maryland though?

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Duke and UNC seem to have semi righted the ship with their football programs.  I think we should look into that formula and see if we can find some ideas to copy.  Duke looked hyper athletic vs  Clemson last night.  Having a mobile QB is paramount for a good college football team especially one that can't put overpowering brutes up and down the offensive line.  

[Lebowski]

If he plays like he played against TCU the remainder of the season, Shedeur Sanders will guide Colorado to a lot of wins, will be a Heisman candidate and part of the discussion for the 1st overall pick in the NFL draft. He's that good. 

Does anyone know what kind of depth Colorado has? I'm wondering if Coach Prime is one injury away from the wheels falling off or if he's actually got plenty of spares. 

[craigyv88]

2 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Duke and UNC seem to have semi righted the ship with their football programs.  I think we should look into that formula and see if we can find some ideas to copy.  Duke looked hyper athletic vs  Clemson last night.  Having a mobile QB is paramount for a good college football team especially one that can't put overpowering brutes up and down the offensive line.  

I was going to post something similar in the Fire Tom Allen thread but I think it's relevant here too from a program perspective.  Duke has had six winning seasons since 2013 and just smacked Clemson, Kansas was a top 20 team at one point last year and was one win away from being in the national title game in 2007 (that would have been weird), UNC is competitive frequently, and UK has a good football program also.  Even Vanderbilt had James Franklin for a while and won.  Not only is the constant losing frustrating but it's made worse by the notion that IU is one of if not the only P5 program that consistently can't figure something out in football.  

[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/