2024 College Football Thread

[Jackie Lee]

25 minutes ago, CRA said:

DJU, amazing how bad someone can be despite so many physical gifts. 

Wonder what they paid DJU.  Straight up robbing 3 schools at this point 

 

[CRA]

Best ACC portal school: FSU 

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/acc-footballs-biggest-winners-and-losers-in-2024-transfer-portal-232478429/amp/

meanwhile, Clemson most likely will make a run at 10 win season and compete for the conference title. 

But Paul Finnebaum, college football’s Skip Bayless, wants to talk to you about Clemson and why they should be wiped out Thanos style from existing…because they can’t be a top 5 school year in and year out out of the ACC

[AceBoogie]

28 minutes ago, CRA said:

Best ACC portal school: FSU 

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/acc-footballs-biggest-winners-and-losers-in-2024-transfer-portal-232478429/amp/

meanwhile, Clemson most likely will make a run at 10 win season and compete for the conference title. 

But Paul Finnebaum, college football’s Skip Bayless, wants to talk to you about Clemson and why they should be wiped out Thanos style from existing…because they can’t be a top 5 school year in and year out out of the ACC

We could. Just not with Dabo unless Dabo adapts. He’s a dinosaur. 

[CRA]

1 hour ago, AceBoogie said:

We could. Just not with Dabo unless Dabo adapts. He’s a dinosaur. 

I mean, Clemson will never have a historic run again without adapting.  Clemson's 7 year stretch was one of the an all-time great runs.  Odds are they would never be able to do what they did ever again regardless of using the portal or not though.  That's where the convo is actually skewed IMO.   Clemson was coming off that all time run regardless.  People are claiming it's the lack of portal.  It was just going to happen. 

Dinosaur still runs the best and most consistent program in the conference.   The Dabo criticism is still flawed IMO. So, I still largely think it's old haters and now big money that really want to stomp out Dabo.   It's going to keep him from ever being in the natty convo.   98% of college football isn't realistically competing nor have they ever for the natty..... and now you go that 98% willing to ruin college football for nothing to actually change on their end. 

 

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Clemson has been a product of their weak AF schedules their entire "run". They are a decent fraud who got lucky here and there. Looks like they'll be in the mix again this season as they don't play anyone else worth a damn the rest of the year.

[Joe Bear]

Paul Finebaum is a far more respected pundit than Skip Bayless.

Don't count out FSU yet, but they'd better figure it out quickly. There's no margin for error.

[LinvilleGorge]

26 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

Clemson has been a product of their weak AF schedules their entire "run". They are a decent fraud who got lucky here and there. Looks like they'll be in the mix again this season as they don't play anyone else worth a damn the rest of the year.

You don't win national championships by being a fraud. A fraud is what Notre Dame has been exposed as the times they've made the playoffs and proceeded to get curb stomped. You might get to the playoffs as a fraud but once you're there the truth is going to come out.

[Davidson Deac II]

All the talk is about Uiagalelei, but FSU's run defense was the worst part of their game by far.  263 yards, 5.4 per carry for BC, 199 and 5.6 per carry for GT.  Some of the better teams would have rushed for 400 yards against them.  The reality is that FSU's pass defense isn't even being tested because so far, passing hasn't been needed.  

[PNW_PantherMan]

21 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

All the talk is about Uiagalelei, but FSU's run defense was the worst part of their game by far.  263 yards, 5.4 per carry for BC, 199 and 5.6 per carry for GT.  Some of the better teams would have rushed for 400 yards against them.  The reality is that FSU's pass defense isn't even being tested because so far, passing hasn't been needed.  

Yep not being able to stop the run combined with not being able to possess the ball.  That makes it even worse because the defense can’t stay off the field.

[LinvilleGorge]

47 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

All the talk is about Uiagalelei, but FSU's run defense was the worst part of their game by far.  263 yards, 5.4 per carry for BC, 199 and 5.6 per carry for GT.  Some of the better teams would have rushed for 400 yards against them.  The reality is that FSU's pass defense isn't even being tested because so far, passing hasn't been needed.  

Yep, FSU just looks like a bad football team. Simple as that.

[AceBoogie]

7 hours ago, CRA said:

I mean, Clemson will never have a historic run again without adapting.  Clemson's 7 year stretch was one of the an all-time great runs.  Odds are they would never be able to do what they did ever again regardless of using the portal or not though.  That's where the convo is actually skewed IMO.   Clemson was coming off that all time run regardless.  People are claiming it's the lack of portal.  It was just going to happen. 

Dinosaur still runs the best and most consistent program in the conference.   The Dabo criticism is still flawed IMO. So, I still largely think it's old haters and now big money that really want to stomp out Dabo.   It's going to keep him from ever being in the natty convo.   98% of college football isn't realistically competing nor have they ever for the natty..... and now you go that 98% willing to ruin college football for nothing to actually change on their end. 

 

Literally just need a QB. The difference for Clemson has been do you have a NFL guy or do you not? Gregoria can get by without one. Bama used to as well but when is the last time they trotted out a guy that wasn’t getting drafted early? 
 

A QB hasn’t even been about the portal. He was swift to move away from DJ and not as swift to move away from Cade and hasn’t put anyone behind him to challenge him. I could go on and on about how he’s used his platform to take care of guys instead of building a football program. 

[CRA]

1 hour ago, AceBoogie said:

Literally just need a QB. The difference for Clemson has been do you have a NFL guy or do you not? Gregoria can get by without one. Bama used to as well but when is the last time they trotted out a guy that wasn’t getting drafted early? 
 

A QB hasn’t even been about the portal. He was swift to move away from DJ and not as swift to move away from Cade and hasn’t put anyone behind him to challenge him. I could go on and on about how he’s used his platform to take care of guys instead of building a football program. 

Yeah, it’s lost in the Dabo must adapt talk….is that if he even got top 5ish ACC caliber QB play…..he likely would have been in the college playoffs the last 3 seasons. 

Dabo’s roster is so good he still gets to about 10 wins with bottom of the barrel ACC QB play.   And he is still recruiting the studs.  Sometimes they are duds.  Biggest issue is Dabo is too loyal and too much rope.  Cade era should have started at the start of DJ’s year 2.  His new kid should have replaced Cade this year.  Loyal to a fault.   But it’s part of the reason why everyone stays at Clemson and doesn’t really transfer that much or go to the pros just because they can.  Overlooked how many first round picks returns to Clemson.   It’s the culture. 

[Davidson Deac II]

2 hours ago, AceBoogie said:

Literally just need a QB. The difference for Clemson has been do you have a NFL guy or do you not? Gregoria can get by without one. Bama used to as well but when is the last time they trotted out a guy that wasn’t getting drafted early? 
 

A QB hasn’t even been about the portal. He was swift to move away from DJ and not as swift to move away from Cade and hasn’t put anyone behind him to challenge him. I could go on and on about how he’s used his platform to take care of guys instead of building a football program. 

I heard Gregoria has some great chants.  lol

Just kidding, knew what you meant.  

In all seriousness though, Clemson is getting five star recruits at qb.  Maybe Dabo needs to change his assessment group/method or whatever he uses.  

Edited September 3 by Davidson Deac II

[LinvilleGorge]

3 hours ago, CRA said:

Yeah, it’s lost in the Dabo must adapt talk….is that if he even got top 5ish ACC caliber QB play…..he likely would have been in the college playoffs the last 3 seasons. 

Dabo’s roster is so good he still gets to about 10 wins with bottom of the barrel ACC QB play.   And he is still recruiting the studs.  Sometimes they are duds.  Biggest issue is Dabo is too loyal and too much rope.  Cade era should have started at the start of DJ’s year 2.  His new kid should have replaced Cade this year.  Loyal to a fault.   But it’s part of the reason why everyone stays at Clemson and doesn’t really transfer that much or go to the pros just because they can.  Overlooked how many first round picks returns to Clemson.   It’s the culture. 

I can't believe how UNC is getting its stars back and not losing them to the portal. Maye should've cashed that check. Omarion Hampton should've cashed that check. I'm selfishly happy they didn't but if they were family I would've told them to cash the check. Football is a brutal sport. Every snap you take could end in a career ending or career altering injury. Return on a subpar team and you could see your draft stock take a big hit. Making it to the NFL is no guarantee even as an elite prospect. I just don't think it's ever a good idea to turn down life altering money now in the game of football.