2024-25 College Football Thread

[TheCoolFan]

It's time after the first month of the season. Vanderbilt just torched Alabama!!

 

[gtb1943]

For all the talk about the new Bama coach, there is no way a Lou Saban team loses to Vanderbilt

 

[TheCoolFan]

Tennessee goes down. Nico has potential but he's not there yet...Arkansas took him to school.

 

[Tabascocat]

Upset Saturday!

 

[triplets_93]

https://apnews.com/article/alabama-...pset-ap-poll-a468641fca71fb58f7fc5ed235d48d82

 

[Whyjerry]

I came here to say Lincoln Riley sucks.

 

[atlantacowboy]

The Alabama defense has given up 67 points in the last 6 qaurters.

 

[gtb1943]

The Alabama defense has given up 67 points in the last 6 qaurters.

That to me is what is incredible; the Bama offense under Saban sometimes was not all that but you virtually NEVER saw its defense suck this bad

 

[joseephuss]

I came here to say Lincoln Riley sucks.

I never saw why so many thought he would be a good NFL coach.

 

[Hardline]

I don't like my Longhorns being the #1 ranked team in the country. It paints a bigger target on their backs.

 

[Whyjerry]

I never saw why so many thought he would be a good NFL coach.

He is Chip Kelly 2.0.

 

[gtb1943]

I don't like my Longhorns being the #1 ranked team in the country. It paints a bigger target on their backs.

Being #1 in October is a bad thing

 

[jterrell]

Bama was always going to be questionable on defense when they hired an offensive guru to replace Saban. But the offense is good and thye will be fine.
Just stop overrating teams with major question marks like new coaches I beg you people!!!!

The Cali teams in Big 10 are finding out how hard that travel life is. Crossing 2 time zones is not for the weak.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Bama was always going to be questionable on defense when they hired an offensive guru to replace Saban. But the offense is good and thye will be fine.
Just stop overrating teams with major question marks like new coaches I beg you people!!!!

The Cali teams in Big 10 are finding out how hard that travel life is. Crossing 2 time zones is not for the weak.

Bama doesn't have those pro caliber behomoth DT rotations anymore. Their most talented players are still young. Never seen so many freshman starting on defense.

 

[jterrell]

Bama doesn't have those pro caliber behomoth DT rotations anymore. Their most talented players are still young. Never seen so many freshman starting on defense.

Absolutely.
Thats been the challenge for all these powerhouse programs of the 2000s.
Depth is hard to come by when other people are offering starting jobs and starting salaries.
The Coach has obviously gotten a ton out of Milroe, because that's his specialty, but it may take longer and present more a challenge to field a defense like prime Bama did.

UT, Tenn, LSU, Georgia, OSU, Oregon and everyone else in the top 15 have massive budgets and will spend on quality DL.
I actually love this parity.
Very NFL-like and IMHO its good for the game.

 

[gtb1943]

Absolutely.
Thats been the challenge for all these powerhouse programs of the 2000s.
Depth is hard to come by when other people are offering starting jobs and starting salaries.
The Coach has obviously gotten a ton out of Milroe, because that's his specialty, but it may take longer and present more a challenge to field a defense like prime Bama did.

UT, Tenn, LSU, Georgia, OSU, Oregon and everyone else in the top 15 have massive budgets and will spend on quality DL.
I actually love this parity.
Very NFL-like and IMHO its good for the game.

not sure in the end having basically a professional minor league is good for college football.

But then if you really wan to enjoy it go watch Division 3; that is still real college football

 

[triplets_93]

A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players.

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes, who can begin applying for payment on Oct. 18.

https://apnews.com/article/ncaa-college-sports-nil-pay-players-b7b87c81f44ac6e32955ef89e61ca893

 

[atlantacowboy]

Absolutely.
Thats been the challenge for all these powerhouse programs of the 2000s.
Depth is hard to come by when other people are offering starting jobs and starting salaries.
The Coach has obviously gotten a ton out of Milroe, because that's his specialty, but it may take longer and present more a challenge to field a defense like prime Bama did.

UT, Tenn, LSU, Georgia, OSU, Oregon and everyone else in the top 15 have massive budgets and will spend on quality DL.
I actually love this parity.
Very NFL-like and IMHO its good for the game.

It is not anything like the NFL yet, but it will get there. There is no salary cap that levels the playing the field. The programs with the most money will be the ones winning championships. The only difference is the talent will be spread more thinly now. But: that doesn't improve the product and we lose seeing dynasties and truly great teams.

 

[gtb1943]

It is not anything like the NFL yet, but it will get there. There is no salary cap that levels the playing the field. The programs with the most money will be the ones winning championships. The only difference is the talent will be spread more thinly now. But: that doesn't improve the product and we lose seeing dynasties and truly great teams.

That was my greatest regret about the cap. You could no longer build or keep together great teams.
Now the Pats did as good a job as anyone on that and the Chiefs are trying, but I do miss the juggernauts of the past

 

[jterrell]

It is not anything like the NFL yet, but it will get there. There is no salary cap that levels the playing the field. The programs with the most money will be the ones winning championships. The only difference is the talent will be spread more thinly now. But: that doesn't improve the product and we lose seeing dynasties and truly great teams.

There will eventually be a cap.
No one except fans of top 5 programs want championships to be won by the same 5 schools all the time.
It was awesome when Bama rebuilt into a powerhouse it was boring when Saban sustained it for a decade plus.

UT was special with Vince Young. That was awesome. But it meant more because they weren't consistently great.

You'll still see big-time players and big-time teams. You just won't see those teams stay great long-term IMHO.
Parity is key. Its why the NFL ratings are so insanely high.
Its why private equity is willing to put up 9 BILLION to get a 70-team league.