College Football Thread

[Stuhoo]

12 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

With Shedeur and Travis gone after this year I think this will be it for him. The big question for me is what his next step is. If they go bowling this year, right or wrong, he'll have a ton of hype and I think would get another P4 gig if he leaves. Maybe another 4-win season keeps him around, but he isn't exactly setting the world on fire with his recruiting, especially of high school kids. It could get ugly (or uglier) in a hurry.

He’s a Shedeur hamstring pull away from a very challenging situation.

[Lebowski]

55 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

You're not wrong. He is great at getting attention and creating hype. Results though??? Does anyone believe his routine is sustainable? I predict he's got 2, maybe 3 more season at CU before he's gone. 

I'm not a big fan of him but he does produce results. His entire football resume from player to coach is just filled with results. He's 31-14 as a coach right now. Who knows how many wins Colorado gets this year but I think it's fair to say the coach will do everything he can to produce results. They made some changes up front that needed to happen along with bringing in some coaches that might change some things for them. Again, not a big fan of him. 

[Hovadipo]

45 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

He’s a Shedeur hamstring pull away from a very challenging situation.

It's pretty challenging as is, but Shedeur going down would be big bad. That QB room is not deep and they're going to have to show some proof of these revamped trenches.

[Demo]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

With Shedeur and Travis gone after this year I think this will be it for him. The big question for me is what his next step is. If they go bowling this year, right or wrong, he'll have a ton of hype and I think would get another P4 gig if he leaves. Maybe another 4-win season keeps him around, but he isn't exactly setting the world on fire with his recruiting, especially of high school kids. It could get ugly (or uglier) in a hurry.

Assuming this year isn't a disaster, everything to me screams Cowboys HC next year. Jones would love the show. Dak's in the last year of his deal and Prime's already said he's gonna dictate where his kid lands. Unless McCarthy makes the NFCCG I think he's done.

[Rico]

Just now, Demo said:

Assuming this year isn't a disaster, everything to me screams Cowboys HC next year. Jones would love the show. Dak's in the last year of his deal and Prime's already said he's gonna dictate where his kid lands. Unless McCarthy makes the NFCCG I think he's done.

When all is said and done, being a pro coach just might be Primetime's best bet for success.  

[Hovadipo]

30 minutes ago, Demo said:

Assuming this year isn't a disaster, everything to me screams Cowboys HC next year. Jones would love the show. Dak's in the last year of his deal and Prime's already said he's gonna dictate where his kid lands. Unless McCarthy makes the NFCCG I think he's done.

It would be fascinating and I would hate it. Football media is already bad enough, but you'd go 12 months without hearing about another team.

[Hoosierfan2017]

Coaching a team his kids/Hunter don’t play on would probably be his best bet because there’s no way the blatant favoritism doesn’t cause riffs in the locker room. 

Then again Shedeur and Hunter are pretty good so who knows if Deion would have any success coaching a team without them. 

[Stuhoo]

42 minutes ago, Demo said:

Assuming this year isn't a disaster, everything to me screams Cowboys HC next year. Jones would love the show. Dak's in the last year of his deal and Prime's already said he's gonna dictate where his kid lands. Unless McCarthy makes the NFCCG I think he's done.

 

11 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

It would be fascinating and I would hate it. Football media is already bad enough, but you'd go 12 months without hearing about another team.

It would be fascinating and I would love it. At its heart sports is entertainment, and nothing could be more entertaining than Deion coaching the Cowboys.

[Lebowski]

 

3 hours ago, Demo said:

Assuming this year isn't a disaster, everything to me screams Cowboys HC next year. Jones would love the show. Dak's in the last year of his deal and Prime's already said he's gonna dictate where his kid lands. Unless McCarthy makes the NFCCG I think he's done.

Man, I'm trying to imagine how Boulder would handle that. 

[RaceToTheTop]

5 hours ago, Rico said:

When all is said and done, being a pro coach just might be Primetime's best bet for success.  

I guess I don't see it.  He's excelled at bringing in talent and attention to a college program but doesn't strike me as a guy whose forte as game management.  With the transfer portal he was able to sell players and get a huge upgrade in talent....and they went 1-8 in a Pac 12 that was really down.

 

[RaceToTheTop]

5 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Coaching a team his kids/Hunter don’t play on would probably be his best bet because there’s no way the blatant favoritism doesn’t cause riffs in the locker room. 

Then again Shedeur and Hunter are pretty good so who knows if Deion would have any success coaching a team without them. 

I also don't see Shedeur as a guy that teams feel is an absolute need.  I've seen him mocked as the third quarterback taken next year and IMO that's generous.  He's really not all that mobile and the system he's been in under Deion has always been one predicated on quick short throws.  At Jackson State where you would expect a sure fire NFL quarterback to absolute destroy the competition, he was a guy that in two years was at 8.1 and 7.6 yards per pass.  At a college level low major, that's really nothing special.  

[Rico]

4 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I guess I don't see it.  He's excelled at bringing in talent and attention to a college program but doesn't strike me as a guy whose forte as game management.  With the transfer portal he was able to sell players and get a huge upgrade in talent....and they went 1-8 in a Pac 12 that was really down.

 

Did you see him coaching at all after his NFL days were over?  

[Stuhoo]

15 minutes ago, Rico said:

Did you see him coaching at all after his NFL days were over?  

Helluva good point. Deion may crash and burn, but underestimate him at your own peril.

[Rico]

19 hours ago, Lebowski said:

 

Man, I'm trying to imagine how Boulder would handle that. 

[Rico]

12 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Helluva good point. Deion may crash and burn, but underestimate him at your own peril.

Paul Finebaum has his opinion:

https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/news/deion-sanders-usc-football-paul-finebaum-comments

[Demo]

https://x.com/Jessehmarks/status/1828524831949889642
 

Whoever’s playing those guys there in late November with the wind hustling like 30 mph off the lake, yeesh.

[Stuhoo]

16 minutes ago, Demo said:

https://x.com/Jessehmarks/status/1828524831949889642
 

Whoever’s playing those guys there in late November with the wind hustling like 30 mph off the lake, yeesh.

It's gonna be Covid-year-like atmosphere.

[Demo]

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/faizon-brandon-mother-sues-north-carolina-board-of-education-nil-tennessee-volunteers-quarterback-recruit/

Not sure where to put this but this seems like as good a thread as any. The family of a 5-star ‘26 QB committed to Tennessee is suing in North Carolina because apparently it’s 1 of 11 states in the country that doesn’t allow HS kids to profit from NIL without forfeiting eligibility. My favorite part is that it only applies to public school kids. Private school kids? Profit your a$$es off.

[LIHoosier]

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/faizon-brandon-mother-sues-north-carolina-board-of-education-nil-tennessee-volunteers-quarterback-recruit/
Not sure where to put this but this seems like as good a thread as any. The family of a 5-star ‘26 QB committed to Tennessee is suing in North Carolina because apparently it’s 1 of 11 states in the country that doesn’t allow HS kids to profit from NIL without forfeiting eligibility. My favorite part is that it only applies to public school kids. Private school kids? Profit your a$$es off.

I'm sure that law absolutely wasn't written by a Duke graduate...

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[Dave from Dayton]

Thursday (8/29) evening B1G college football broadcasts:

Howard at Rutgers  6ET BTN

North Carolina at Minny  8 Fox

Eastern Illinois at Illinois  9 BTN

The rest of week 1:

Florida Atlantic at Michigan State (Friday) | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Western Michigan at Wisconsin (Friday) | 9 p.m. | FS1 (Fubo)

Penn State at West Virginia | 12 p.m. | Fox (Fubo)

Illinois State at Iowa | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network

UConn at Maryland | 12 p.m. | FS1 (Fubo)

Indiana State at Purdue | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Akron at Ohio State | 3:30 p.m. | CBS (Fubo)

FIU at Indiana | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

UTEP at Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | Fox (Fubo)

Miami (Ohio) at Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Idaho at Oregon | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Fresno State at Michigan | 7:30 p.m. | NBC (Fubo)

UCLA at Hawai'i | 7:30 p.m. | CBS (Fubo)

Weber State at Washington | 11 p.m. | Big Ten Network

USC at LSU (Sunday) | 7:30 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)