Dolfan in NYC Posted October 14 Posted October 14 So many upsets... so little time. Anyway, #1 Texas (lord is that weird to say again) vs. #5 Georgia this week! This is the first time they've met in 5 years and only their 5th meeting in the last 75 years! Enjoy!
Brian Fowler Posted October 14 Posted October 14 There's a lot I hate about conference realignment and the destruction of regional football, but I have to admit getting our third top five vs top five game in four weeks is pretty cool. Two other ranked vs ranked games this week, as #7 Alabama goes up to #11 Tennessee and #24 Michigan tries to find anything resembling a passing attack at #22 Illinois.
RIPPA Posted October 15 Posted October 15 Cam Rising is officially out for the year He is eligible for an 8th year if he wanted to medical redshirt (which some folks are begging him to do) However, before the season started (so obviously some things could change) someone brought up the possibility of him playing an 8th year and he was all "Nah - 7 is long enough"
Brian Fowler Posted October 15 Posted October 15 I do feel bad for him. Missed a year, came back and looked good the first couple games. Hand injury knocks him out for a few weeks. And then right at the start of his first game back, hurts his knee, done for the season.
Brian Fowler Posted October 16 Posted October 16 Unsurprisingly, the NCAA has sent out a memo essentially changing the rules around late defensive penalties in response to Oregon (maybe intentionally) running nearly half the remaining clock off with 12 men on the field. Going forward teams will both get the five yards and the clock set back to it's pre-snap time.
Pete Posted October 17 Posted October 17 Hawaii will return to the Mountain West as a full member for 2026. The MWC covered the Rainbows' exit fee from the Big West ($750K, which sounds like a real steal) and will apparently pay their travel subsidiaries as well. 1
hammerva Posted October 17 Posted October 17 (edited) As if Neal Brown wasn't in a boiling pot to begin with, he really pissed off the fan baes by basically saying after losing to Iowa State last week "I know it was a tough loss and I understand but did you have a good time at the game". Nobody wants to fucking hear that Edited October 17 by hammerva
Brian Fowler Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Florida State had turnovers on three consecutive offensive snaps en route to losing to Duke for the first time. Not the first the since whatever, but the first time ever. FSU's season has gone so badly that losing to Duke for the first time, and being an underdog going in, has barely made a ripple. Ouch. 1
EVA Posted October 19 Posted October 19 If you had said prior to the season starting that, out of FSU and BYU, one would be 7-0 and the other would be 1-6, most people would not have bet on this version of events.
Robert C Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Oklahoma is off to a good start. Three offensive series. Three turnovers. Two defensive touchdowns.
EVA Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Auburn and Missouri remain committed to playing the absolute worst football games you have ever seen.
EVA Posted October 19 Posted October 19 11 minutes ago, Robert C said: Oklahoma is off to a good start. Three offensive series. Three turnovers. Two defensive touchdowns. We are approaching Bad Situation territory in Oklahoma. I know they’re down 18 receivers, but in Year 3, you gotta have something else to hang your hat on if you’re Venables. Obviously they badly misevaluated their QB situation when they let Dillon Gabriel walk because they thought they were good with…whatever it is they have right now.
EVA Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Look, I get why Curt Cignetti didn’t come up in the Bama coaching search. Not a sexy name. But he would’ve been on my short list. He was on Saban’s first Bama staff and was the recruiting coordinator when they were building that monster. He knows what it takes to win there. And also seems to know how to win ANYWHERE, based on his track record as a HC since leaving Bama, including what he’s doing right now in Year 1 at Indiana.
hammerva Posted October 19 Posted October 19 (edited) What I don't get is how did Indiana got him in first place. Indiana is far from a school that coaches go out of their way to get. Hell I would argue in football James Madison is a more important job than Indiana although if they try they can bring the cash that Madison can't. Plus James Madison isn't playing to win the Division 2 anymore I believe so that changes. Did they really pay a ton for him or did other schools just didn't think Curt was worth it. Edited October 19 by hammerva
Robert C Posted October 19 Posted October 19 54 minutes ago, EVA said: Auburn and Missouri remain committed to playing the absolute worst football games you have ever seen. Neither team employs Dennis Franchione, so I’ve seen worse.
EVA Posted October 19 Posted October 19 (edited) 26 minutes ago, hammerva said: What I don't get is how did Indiana got him in first place. Indiana is far from a school that coaches go out of their way to get. Hell I would argue in football James Madison is a more important job than Indiana although if they try they can bring the cash that Madison can't. Plus James Madison isn't playing to win the Division 2 anymore I believe so that changes. Did they really pay a ton for him or did other schools just didn't think Curt was worth it. I think age was a big factor. At 63, Cignetti is one of the ten oldest coaches in CFB right now. Meanwhile, the trend across major CFB has been to hire young, energetic guys in their 40’s, and even mid-30’s. Most big schools aren’t going to invest a lot of money in someone they view as being close to retirement age. Of course, if you listen to Cignetti talk, you’ll hear that he has just as much an edge as a lot of those young dudes. I think Indiana really outsmarted the market with this hire. (Which is kinda what you have to do at Indiana, because you really can’t compete for the most conventionally attractive candidates.) Edited October 19 by EVA
hammerva Posted October 19 Posted October 19 I thought Miami had Louisville under control and then allow about a 104 yard kickoff TD and it is back to them being nervous
EVA Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Bama/Tenn is looking like a classic movable object vs. resistible force matchup, as Bama’s porous pass defense gets put to the test by Tennessee’s inept passing attack. Somebody’s gonna have a get-right game today. I would lean toward the home team, wherever the game was played, so I guess that means UT today. 1
EVA Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Another close game, another late controversial call that goes Miami’s way lol
hammerva Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Miami dodged a major bullet on a touchdown called back because Cam Ward barely got his arm forward to call it a pass incomplete. A half second earlier and it is a fumble
Hail Sabin Posted October 19 Posted October 19 1 hour ago, EVA said: I think age was a big factor. At 63, Cignetti is one of the ten oldest coaches in CFB right now. Meanwhile, the trend across major CFB has been to hire young, energetic guys in their 40’s, and even mid-30’s. Most big schools aren’t going to invest a lot of money in someone they view as being close to retirement age. Of course, if you listen to Cignetti talk, you’ll hear that he has just as much an edge as a lot of those young dudes. I think Indiana really outsmarted the market with this hire. (Which is kinda what you have to do at Indiana, because you really can’t compete for the most conventionally attractive candidates.) His Interview on Mcafee was really good earlier this week. 63 going on 42
Brian Fowler Posted October 19 Posted October 19 1 hour ago, EVA said: Look, I get why Curt Cignetti didn’t come up in the Bama coaching search. Not a sexy name. But he would’ve been on my short list. He was on Saban’s first Bama staff and was the recruiting coordinator when they were building that monster. He knows what it takes to win there. And also seems to know how to win ANYWHERE, based on his track record as a HC since leaving Bama, including what he’s doing right now in Year 1 at Indiana. Indiana winning every week is impressive no matter who they are playing, but today is a whole different level. They are straight murdering Nebraska, and I did not see that coming at all.
EVA Posted October 19 Posted October 19 I miss the SEC on CBS. This 2:30 ESPN/ABC window just isn’t the same. None of the pageantry that made it feel like the biggest game of the day.
Brian Fowler Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Navy already up 21-0 on Charlotte. Less than nine minutes into the game.
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