2013 College Football Thread

[HailtotheYo]

Florida State has never pretended to be something they aren't

[Meacon Keaton]

Hey now, they kicked him out of school. Can't fault the school for that.

Were this Alabama or LSU, they would have told him not to do it again, and not even suspend him for a game...

[gunnar hendershow]

Well at LSU nobody is cheating on finals since they don't even have to take them.

[GhostMachine]

I don't feel like digging up the old thread or making a new one, but....Joe Paterno's family is at it again. They, along with some other people, have filed suit against the NCAA over the sanctions against Penn State.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/29/us/pennsylvania-paterno-suit/index.html

Now, I don't think that the NCAA should dole out further punishments against PSU due to this, because PSU is not a part of the suit. But I know one or two of Paterno's sons were assistant coaches. So I wonder if the NCAA can go after them for being a part of the suit. And they're bringing up the `report' that the family had done again.

Joe Paterno was scum, and nothing his family can do, or attempt to do, will ever change that. His legacy is down the toilet, and if they keep running their mouths and filing suits, I hope the result is Paterno being tossed out of the College Football Hall of Fame. (Which, frankly, he should be. He never would have gotten in if all this had come out before he was inducted)

[gunnar hendershow]

A&M ruling the state of Texas for a generation won't surprise me at all. Moving to the SEC was the best decision that program ever made. These renovations are in the top 5.

Kyle Allen just committed. We're looking at a potential dynasty.

[Meacon Keaton]

Ehhhh, let's see them win a conference championship before we start tossing around the D-word.

Quite a few schools recruit incredibly and don't have the rings they "should" have won.

[HailtotheYo]

In a nice change of pace, the MWC has actually kept its bowl tie ins: http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9462190/las-vegas-bowl-anchor-mountain-west-conference-deals-sources-say

[HailtotheYo]

New uniforms:

Helmet rumors/prototypes:

[gunnar hendershow]

Oh god it just keeps getting worse. WVU doesn't look too shabby though. I'm disappointed Arizona State continues to phase out what was one of the best logos in college sports.

That Tulane helmet looks like someone busted a load and forgot to wipe it off.

[HailtotheYo]

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9483020/sec-continue-push-ncaa-change-commissioner-mike-slive-says

Mike Slive (SEC Commish) is awesome. At the SEC Media Day today, he poured it on the NCAA:

Slive jabbed at the NCAA rulebook, saying it was more antiquated than Johannes Gutenberg's printing press while questioning the governing body's effectiveness as it relates to taking care of its student-athletes.

Slive openly questioned the NCAA Board of Directors, saying there are "important questions that need to be answered" about its structure.

Read the report, it's great.

- Kedrick Rhodes (FIU starting RB) has been dismissed from the team

- Penn St will play UCF in Ireland to kick off 2014

[HailtotheYo]

Bwahahahahaha ... Muschamp is golden. He sounded off on Ohio State (due to Urban Meyer/OSU turning in Florida for secondary recruiting violations) when asked about Meyer and OSU turning them in ...

"That's really a dead issue with me," Muschamp said Tuesday at SEC Media Days. "In both situations, we were turned in by Ohio. We didn't do anything wrong. The University of Florida didn't do anything wrong. And so we appreciated our friends from Ohio making sure we're compliant with NCAA rules. They certainly know a little bit about that subject."

[gunnar hendershow]

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9491249/six-current-football-players-join-ed-obannon-ncaa-lawsuit

Six current players have joined the O'Bannon suit. They'll be graduated by the time the case is finished, but I think the expectation is for more active collegiate players to join in the future. It's a mess for the NCAA, we already saw them not renew their agreement with EA to avoid paying more money to players, and I'm sure they have to be scared that they'll have to share the wealth with players--at least once they graduate. The ball keeps rolling.

[HailtotheYo]

http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings

Coach's poll out. Bama huge #1, OSU second, and A&M (6th) the only other team with a first place vote outside of the top 2.

[gunnar hendershow]

Clemson's my dark horse team to possibly slip into the national title game. SEC champ is the other unless they all do beat up on each other and someone like Ohio State, Stanford, or Oregon runs the table.

[Meacon Keaton]

Clemson will lose week one.

[HailtotheYo]

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9530602/former-auburn-tigers-rb-michael-dyer-picks-louisville

Dyer (you know, super Freshman at Auburn a few years ago) is going to Louisville and will be eligible immediately.

[Meacon Keaton]

This his third school then? Auburn, Arkansas State, and now Louisville? Did I miss a JUCO school in there? He's talented as hell, but seems to have quite a few off-field issues.

That said, if he flies straight, Louisville is a lock for the (joke that is) American conference.

[HailtotheYo]

If he stays on the up, Louisville can do some major damage this year.

He's had 4 schools but this will be the 3rd for football (he went to Arkansas Baptist but only to actually work on his schooling).

[james_ewing88]

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9537999/otl-ncaa-investigating-johnny-manziel-profiting-autographs

[gunnar hendershow]

Well that was nice while it lasted. Guess he'll just drink the entire semester instead.