2024 College Football Thread

[CRA]

early lines…

Ohio St -7

Texas -10.5

Penn St -8.5

ND -8.5

one of these teams will lose 

[Shocker]

16 minutes ago, CRA said:

early lines…

Ohio St -7

Texas -10.5

Penn St -8.5

ND -8.5

one of these teams will lose 

Could definitely be more than 1 losing.  Ohio State would be my pick Tennessee defense is amazing 

[CRA]

4 minutes ago, Shocker said:

Could definitely be more than 1 losing.  Ohio State would be my pick Tennessee defense is amazing 

Too much meh-ness this year.  Generally the top teams are so good they can survive a bad day even if lesser teams have a good day.  I don’t think these teams can. 

[LinvilleGorge]

52 minutes ago, CRA said:

Too much meh-ness this year.  Generally the top teams are so good they can survive a bad day even if lesser teams have a good day.  I don’t think these teams can. 

This. The top two or three teams are usually just head and shoulders above the rest of the pack. This year that's just not the case.

[Shocker]

Regardless Oregon gonna have a tough first game.  

Edited December 8, 2024 by Shocker

[SCMunnerlyn1]

I don't forsee South Carolina getting up for this one. I anticipate sleep walking through it like the game vs Virginia at the bank a few years ago. Such a boring match up. 

[CamWhoaaCam]

It will be funny if Indiana wins the Nat'l championship. Talk about off the radar.

[LinvilleGorge]

13 minutes ago, SCMunnerlyn1 said:

I don't forsee South Carolina getting up for this one. I anticipate sleep walking through it like the game vs Virginia at the bank a few years ago. Such a boring match up. 

Are you talking about a non-playoff bowl game? Yeah, no one is getting up for them and all the draft bound guys will sit it out. The bowl system needs to be at least cut on half. Being bowl eligible used to really mean something. Now it just means you suck HARD if you're not. 

[CRA]

16 minutes ago, SCMunnerlyn1 said:

I don't forsee South Carolina getting up for this one. I anticipate sleep walking through it like the game vs Virginia at the bank a few years ago. Such a boring match up. 

Regular bowl games were meh when it was a 4 team playoff.  They are just painfully bad in a 12 team college playoff format.  I mean, why play any high value player.  Sellers blows a knee for what?  

What is there to brag about at this point winning a non-CFP game.  It can’t be used for recruiting.   It highlights you couldn’t make a 12 team format and then it’s an exhibition with who knows who playing on either side. 

I think more and more high caliber kids that are basically pros at this point….start treating them like the Pro Bowl.  As in nah, I ain’t risking injury. 

[SCMunnerlyn1]

16 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Are you talking about a non-playoff bowl game? Yeah, no one is getting up for them and all the draft bound guys will sit it out. The bowl system needs to be at least cut on half. Being bowl eligible used to really mean something. Now it just means you suck HARD if you're not. 

I think if Illinois would have drawn Ole Miss and SC would have drawn Miami it would have been better. 

 

Kiffin and Illinois HC been talking poo to each other and Miami been talking poo about SEC defenses being weak. 

[LinvilleGorge]

17 minutes ago, SCMunnerlyn1 said:

I think if Illinois would have drawn Ole Miss and SC would have drawn Miami it would have been better. 

 

Kiffin and Illinois HC been talking poo to each other and Miami been talking poo about SEC defenses being weak. 

I very seriously Ward plays in a non-playoff bowl and Miami's defense without Ward piling up points? They might be a top 40 team.

SC is a rough bowl draw given that they have a stud QB who will play since he's not draft eligible.

[SCMunnerlyn1]

9 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I very seriously Ward plays in a non-playoff bowl and Miami's defense without Ward piling up points? They might be a top 40 team.

SC is a rough bowl draw given that they have a stud QB who will play since he's not draft eligible.

Them Drawing the Citrus which is by invitation means they believed SC was the best remaining SEC team unlike the committee. 

 

iirc Sankey picks the rest. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Evidently the Heels has a second meeting with Belichick late last week. Good lord, this might actually happen.

Well, at least as a Panthers/Heels fan I am VERY much accustomed to hoping for the best while fully expecting the worst. LOL

[CRA]

22 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Evidently the Heels has a second meeting with Belichick late last week. Good lord, this might actually happen.

Well, at least as a Panthers/Heels fan I am VERY much accustomed to hoping for the best while fully expecting the worst. LOL

I wish you well installing the Patriot way in Chapel Hill.  That just screams the reverse of what we know wouldn’t work at the pro level 
 

 

they would be well coached.  I mean whoever is willing to put up with Bill would be.