2024-25 College Football Thread

[gtb1943]

Texas is looking real good but its only mid october so we shall see
Alabama and Georgia have come back to the pack and no longer have the cache they have had for years
Oregon looked very good; OSU as usual choked.
Texas and Oregon 1 and 2 and then some separation
no super teams this year

 

[triplets_93]

saves the day?
What BS.
Texas owned them. That play made no difference to the game; they were going to steamroll OK no matter what

I think that post might have been made early in the game, when that save was important...

 

[cowboyec]

disappointed to hear notre dame's excellent corner...ben morrison...is out for the remainder of the season with a hip injury.
expected to have surgery.
the losses continue to stack up for the irish on that side of the ball.
leonard moore...a young db who has played well...takes over at #20's spot.
get well mr. morrison.
you will be missed.
go♧irish.

 

[jterrell]

Story thus far is same as every year. Insane overrating of helmet schools.
Glad to see so much parity and cannot wait for the 12 team playoff to unfold.
NIL has definitely created top 40 parity.
The SEC and Big 10 likely being won by schools that just joined is ....

 

[gtb1943]

Story thus far is same as every year. Insane overrating of helmet schools.
Glad to see so much parity and cannot wait for the 12 team playoff to unfold.
NIL has definitely created top 40 parity.
The SEC and Big 10 likely being won by schools that just joined is ....

actually I think the transfer portal has done more for parity

 

[jterrell]

actually I think the transfer portal has done more for parity

It definitely started it. And now the combo is a perfect mix to drive parity.
Biggest advantage of the portal is making the sport more year round like NFL/NBA.
You aren't just sitting back and waiting on a kid to develop over 3 years but instead get major roster changes yearly which infuriates some of course but also just drives interest year-round.

Helmet schools will still have an advantage but it won't be as insurmountable.
Teams like Cincy and TCU getting to the CFP is good for everyone.
Big brands drive eyeballs but when it becomes JUST a very few big brands it gets stale.

The viewership is up big this year and that is likely due to the 12-team playoff.

 

[gtb1943]

It definitely started it. And now the combo is a perfect mix to drive parity.
Biggest advantage of the portal is making the sport more year round like NFL/NBA.
You aren't just sitting back and waiting on a kid to develop over 3 years but instead get major roster changes yearly which infuriates some of course but also just drives interest year-round.

Helmet schools will still have an advantage but it won't be as insurmountable.
Teams like Cincy and TCU getting to the CFP is good for everyone.
Big brands drive eyeballs but when it becomes JUST a very few big brands it gets stale.

The viewership is up big this year and that is likely due to the 12-team playoff.

Actually I doubt the playoff has that much to do with it
so many teams are competitive this year with no super teams anywhere
most of the conferences have multiple teams contending
THAT is what draws viewers; good games and teams in the hunt

 

[gtb1943]

MIchigan beaten by Illinois. They really have gone right into the Calcutta Crapper

Tenn and Alabama going at it tooth and nail; Milroe not playing well

Navy and Army both unbeaten and both ranked. Probably sixty years since that happened this late in the season
The Army QB is something else

 

[gtb1943]

Alabama goes down again. I love it.
The deterioration there is significant. They cannot run the ball; and have trouble stopping the run. Something Sabans teams always did

 

[Tabascocat]

Texas is about to go down too

 

[darthseinfeld]

Wonder if Arch can rally Texas. 23-0 isnt insurmountable

 

[cowboyec]

georgia's javon walker can just stay in texas and go on to dallas,thank you.

 

[ShortRound]

Let's go Texas!

 

[gtb1943]

Wonder if Arch can rally Texas. 23-0 isnt insurmountable

did not look like much while he was in
They are riding with Ewers
will be interesting what happens

 

[TheCoolFan]

2 overrated QBs in Beck and Ewers tonight

 

[gtb1943]

Georgia held on despite Beck

he really stinks

Arch did not look like much
and Ewers stank it up

 

[gtb1943]

2 overrated QBs in Beck and Ewers tonight

and Arch looked pretty blah as well

 

[Tabascocat]

Ewers is a junior who will enter the draft. He stunk and will not be on an NFL team for long. Arch is a freshman who only had six passes, he will be alright.

 

[gtb1943]

Ewers is a junior who will enter the draft. He stunk and will not be on an NFL team for long. Arch is a freshman who only had six passes, he will be alright.

turnovers are turnovers, so far he has only looked good against a pathetic team
if his name was anything but Manning no one would be talking about him at all

 

[mattjames2010]

turnovers are turnovers, so far he has only looked good against a pathetic team
if his name was anything but Manning no one would be talking about him at all

Tossing him in mid-game against a good team as a freshman and that will happen.....