College football 2015

[TUGBrian]

ive been oddly suprised at the lack of "talk" about heisman candidates....probably because fournette has laid eggs in his last few games and they are forced to serve up henry as the only SEC guy worth submitting for the award.

I personally think dalvin cook is in the top 5 for sure (admittedly biased)...but the dude is utterly ridiculous as a sophomore running back...and while folks seem to harp on the "well fsu doesnt play anybody"....8 of their opponents sofar rank in the top 25 in total defense...and that doesnt include florida this weekend. he also rarely plays full games due to injury. kid is averaging 8 yards a carry...and has nearly 100 less carries than mcaffrey or henry...its nuts.

 

[pedro47]

prediction Neb. over Iowa this weekend by 2 points.

 

[TUGBrian]

Id love to see bama choke to auburn too...just to watch ESPN scramble to find another SEC team to promote as "the best in the country"

 

[CCR]

I'm just stirring the pot here
Roll Tide, Roll!!!
I've got to cheer for them as I'm an alumnus
My boys play football and my husband coaches so they all watch a lot more football than I do.

 

[am1]

I am hoping for as few 6-6 teams as possible. Then a contraction of the bowls.

 

[ace2000]

I am hoping for as few 6-6 teams as possible. Then a contraction of the bowls.

Not sure what brought that comment out, but I just read a story that Missouri has a shot at a bowl even if they lose to Arkansas this weekend. They would finish at 5-7 and qualify based on their academic record. Evidently they are 9 teams short of qualifying with the automatic 6 wins.

 

[am1]

Not sure what brought that comment out, but I just read a story that Missouri has a shot at a bowl even if they lose to Arkansas this weekend. They would finish at 5-7 and qualify based on their academic record. Evidently they are 9 teams short of qualifying with the automatic 6 wins.

Brian above me posted that he is hoping for Alabama lose against Auburn. When he should be hoping that a mediocre Florida team does not beat FSU and then LSU takes their coach.

I feel only teams that will end the season with at least a .500 record should be bowl eligible. So a game over .500 going into bowl season. Or wins against 1AA teams do not count and need to be .500. I did not like 6-7 teams getting in but understand their point compared to 6-6 teams. I am throughly against 5 - 7 teams getting in as well as teams that go 2-6 in their conference but finish 6-6.

All I can do about it is write it here and not watch the lower level bowls.

 

[TUGBrian]

the fisher to lsu chatter is nonsense.

fisher isnt an LSU alumni, hes won a national title at FSU and enjoys one of the winningest records as a starting head coach. his only ties to LSU are as an offensive coordinator eons ago under saban.

 

[am1]

the fisher to lsu chatter is nonsense.

fisher isnt an LSU alumni, hes won a national title at FSU and enjoys one of the winningest records as a starting head coach. his only ties to LSU are as an offensive coordinator eons ago under saban.

Unless he looking to get a $15-$20 million retirement package at the end of it.

I do not see it being a better job, also have to beat alabama and the other Sec schools every year to get in.

 

[Elan]

So does anyone feel that teams 5 through 8 would have no chance of winning an 8 team playoff?

College Football Playoff Rankings
RK	TEAM	REC	TREND	LAST WEEK	NEXT WEEK
1	Clemson	11-0	—	vs Wake Forest W 33-13	11/28 @ South Carolina
2	Alabama	10-1	—	vs Charleston Southern W 56-6	11/28 @ Auburn
3	Okla	10-1	 4	vs #18 TCU W 30-29	11/28 @ #11 Oklahoma State
4	Iowa	11-0	 1	vs Purdue W 40-20	11/27 @ Nebraska
5	Mich St	10-1	 4	@ #3 Ohio State W 17-14	11/28 vs Penn State
6	Notre D	10-1	 2	vs Boston College W 19-16	11/28 @ #9 Stanford
7	Baylor	9-1	 3	@ #6 Oklahoma State W 45-35	11/27 @ #19 TCU
8	Oh St	10-1	 5	vs #9 Michigan State L 17-14	11/28 @ #10 Michigan

 

[TUGBrian]

I think they would make for some incredible games.

clemson vs ohio state
bama vs baylor
olkahoma vs ND
msu vs iowa

and thats just round 1

 

[Elan]

I think they would make for some incredible games.

clemson vs ohio state
bama vs baylor
olkahoma vs ND
msu vs iowa

and thats just round 1

Me too! I can't see how anyone wouldn't think this was better. More fair, and more football!

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[am1]

I think they would make for some incredible games.

clemson vs ohio state
bama vs baylor
olkahoma vs ND
msu vs iowa

and thats just round 1

Most likely we are going to get msu vs. iowa. Ohio State needs to get past what should have been a 1 loss team.

 

[pedro47]

I think they would make for some incredible games.

clemson vs ohio state
bama vs baylor
olkahoma vs ND
msu vs iowa

and thats just round 1

This sounds like the college version of the NFL play off to Superbowl !

 

[TUGBrian]

saw that baylor lost their 2nd string qb for the season today....doubt they hold on to even their current ranking after that.

 

[x3 skier]

The best college football player this year is Christian McCaffrey. 2807 All Purpose Yards with one game to go in the regular season.

Cheers

 

[TUGBrian]

think his lack of touchdowns is going to keep him out of the winners seat there.

 

[x3 skier]

If somebody scores a gazillion touchdowns from 5 yards in and nothing else, it hardly makes them the best football player in the country.

1540 Rushing
416 Receiving
845 Returning
11 TD's (avg 1/game)

His biggest handicap is playing on the Left Coast at night.

Cheers

 

[Elan]

Stanford typically gives Wright the ball near the goal line.

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[TUGBrian]

If somebody scores a gazillion touchdowns from 5 yards in and nothing else, it hardly makes them the best football player in the country.

indeed, you would think that a player who averages more than 30 yards per touchdown carry with 2x as many touchdowns as that Stanford kid would walk away with it!

 

[am1]

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Iowa
5. Michigan State
6. osu
7. Stanford
8. Florida State

Then a big drop to the likes of UNC, Notre Dame, TCU, Baylor, Northwestern, Ole Miss, Michigan, Oregon, Oklahoma State, Florida. Some of those schools are still in the hunt for the BCS level bowls. Some what ranked 9 -18.

Oklahoma could easily be number 2 but I think after the SEC conference game Alabama would go ahead. The real questions are where does undefeated Iowa end up if they win out. Or Michigan state?

osu most likely finishes in 5th place which is a great spot for them even if it means they go to the Rose Bowl.

 

[ace2000]

Enjoyed the games yesterday - I got to see the Ohio St and Stanford wins.

Seems like the picture is clear regarding Iowa and Michigan St. The winner is easily in the Championship round.

 

[TUGBrian]

agreed, winner of that game would take the 4th spot.

assuming clemson gets past NC (they sure seemed to be looking ahead yesterday)...florida is just awful on the offensive side of the ball....truly a different team with that backup QB...I cant see them keeping up with alabama at all.

 

[Elan]

That Stanford v Notre Dame game was fantastic. Always felt like it was going to go down to the very end, and it didn't disappoint. The TCU v Baylor game was entertaining as well -- watching two high powered offenses get stymied by the weather.

I don't like predicting outcomes and I generally suck at it, but I've been thinking for about a month now that I wouldn't be surprised if UNC takes out Clemson.

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[TUGBrian]

yea, didnt get to watch any of that game from the UF stadium(they just showed score updates)...but the silence of the otherwise obnoxiously loud crowd more than made up for it =)

go noles!