2024 College Football Thread

[travisura]

9 minutes ago, CRA said:

I didn’t want to start a new thread about how it seems pretty clear that time travel into the future does appear to be in fact exist ….so I’ll just share it here.  Next most logical place.

https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/espn-analyst-sam-acho-picks-clemson-tigers-to-win-college-football-playoff

I've seen enough, stop the count

[CamWhoaaCam]

15 minutes ago, CRA said:

I didn’t want to start a new thread about how it seems pretty clear that time travel into the future does appear to be in fact exist ….so I’ll just share it here.  Next most logical place.

https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/espn-analyst-sam-acho-picks-clemson-tigers-to-win-college-football-playoff

Bless your sweet heart 

[CRA]

11 minutes ago, travisura said:

I've seen enough, stop the count

we all know times have been weird of late.   I'm surprised that's the only info he brought back from the future.  Probably just baby stepping it.  That info alone is tough for so many. 

[PNW_PantherMan]

Alright here's my hot take.  Notre Dame is going to absolutely smash Indiana.  They're not gonna win the whole thing but they're better than people think.

[HPPantherzfan]

1 minute ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Alright here's my hot take.  Notre Dame is going to absolutely smash Indiana.  They're not gonna win the whole thing but they're better than people think.

God I would hope so!

[CamWhoaaCam]

Can you imagine if a team like Arizona State or Indiana wins the Nat'l championship.

 

Say what you want, but these playoffs are the best thing that ever happened to college football. I love the underdogs now have a legit chance to compete for a Nat'l championship.

 

 

[PNW_PantherMan]

5 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Can you imagine if a team like Arizona State or Indiana wins the Nat'l championship.

No

[CRA]

as of right now, the new 12 team format is dumb and bad.....I don't see the games playing out in a way that changes that.  4 team while flawed and bad, seems better.  If we had some legit great teams this year like in prior CFP seasons, it would highlight just how bad the 12 format as it stands is.  

[LinvilleGorge]

Disagree. The 12 team field ensures that all the teams that could potentially legitimately win are included. It seemed like there was always a very deserving team left out on the cold with the four team format. No matter how large the field, there are always going to be bubble teams that get left out and feel snubbed but I really don't think anyone left out of a 12 team field had a legit chance anyway.

[CRA]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Disagree. The 12 team field ensures that all the teams that could potentially legitimately win are included. It seemed like there was always a very deserving team left out on the cold with the four team format. No matter how large the field, there are always going to be bubble teams that get left out and feel snubbed but I really don't think anyone left out of a 12 team field had a legit chance anyway.

more teams can potentially win this year as a product of the top being so much weaker vs prior years though.    CFP struggled most years to find 4 teams that all belonged in the same tier. 

I think if the top was stronger, it would like worse.  Especially with the auto byes and how that ends up skewing the bracket. 

[CamWhoaaCam]

18 minutes ago, CRA said:

more teams can potentially win this year as a product of the top being so much weaker vs prior years though.    CFP struggled most years to find 4 teams that all belonged in the same tier. 

I think if the top was stronger, it would like worse.  Especially with the auto byes and how that ends up skewing the bracket. 

If you scared go to church.

 

The blue bloods hate having to beat the smaller schools. If they get beat it's because they aren't the best team in college football.

 

Hell if it was up to me they would cut the regular season to 10 games. Have the top 25 teams battle it out in playoff format with the #1 team getting a bye.

 

Now that would be Chaos!

[LinvilleGorge]

22 minutes ago, CRA said:

more teams can potentially win this year as a product of the top being so much weaker vs prior years though.    CFP struggled most years to find 4 teams that all belonged in the same tier. 

I think if the top was stronger, it would like worse.  Especially with the auto byes and how that ends up skewing the bracket. 

I think the portal and NIL will level the playing field somewhat over the top 25 or so. Four and five star recruits are going to be a lot less patient sitting and waiting their turn when they can enter the portal and cash a check AND hit the field for sure next year. Part of the dominance of the top teams was being able to gobble up a ton of the elite talent oftentimes keeping a lot of it riding the pine. I think there's a lot less of that now and that'll be the new norm.

[PNW_PantherMan]

52 minutes ago, CRA said:

as of right now, the new 12 team format is dumb and bad.....I don't see the games playing out in a way that changes that.  4 team while flawed and bad, seems better.  If we had some legit great teams this year like in prior CFP seasons, it would highlight just how bad the 12 format as it stands is.  

Fan of the 12th team thinks the 12 team format sucks lol.  You just want a bigger field, because a bigger field means more upsets and bigger threats to Clemson are likely to be taken out before Clemson plays them.

I think 12 is enough but the seeding is a mess.  It will be a mess unless they mandate fixed conferences, which will never happen.

[CRA]

37 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Fan of the 12th team thinks the 12 team format sucks lol.  You just want a bigger field, because a bigger field means more upsets and bigger threats to Clemson are likely to be taken out before Clemson plays them.

I think 12 is enough but the seeding is a mess.  It will be a mess unless they mandate fixed conferences, which will never happen.

well, like I keep saying, the fact college football sucks this year at the top makes my point less clear.  Clemson doesn't really factor on my take.  The format does benefit the ACC though IMO.  SEC/BIG10 have directed this thing to where we are, and in the end they are unhappy because it still benefits the other guys. 

The auto byes really make it dumb IMO.  Because in a year with a strong top.....you could end up with strong teams having to pointlessly play there way into the playoff because of byes given to weaker teams and risk needless injury.  So they might end up where they belong, but we don't get the game we wanted because they lost people to get there. 

I mean, I might can tolerate the 12 team but they got to re-format the seeding I guess is my primary point.