2018 College Football thread

[Meacon Keaton]

If you sahyder this I will fly to Texas and spank you. 😠

And Oklahoma and Ohio State. It’d be the same four teams just rearranged to 

1) Clemson

2) Notre Dame

3) Georgia 

4) Alabama

Oh and thanks to Cal’s little prick kicker who missed a 36 yard field goal, Stanford covered and cost me money. God I hate kickers.

[The Buscher]

4th and 11 at midfield and Georgia try a fake punt.  They deserve to lose.

[Meacon Keaton]

I blame Maxx

[The Buscher]

I’m actually glad Bama won.  I didn’t want two SEC teams and Georgia wasn’t beating Bama twice.

[DMN in the House]

I hope Northwestern pulls it out somehow because Oklahoma versus Alabama might actually be interesting for a while, I don't think the Buckeyes could get it done.

[Meacon Keaton]

Oklahoma/Alabama is gonna be a nasty shootout like the Georgia/Oklahoma game was last year. Clemson/Notre Dame, as much as I hate to say it, will likely look like the Alabama/Clemson game from last year. I love the Irish to death, but when we're close to equal with talent on the opposing team, Brian Kelly gets outcoached more often than not. 

[gunnar hendershow]

The problem ND is gonna run into against Clemson is that Dabo has done a really good job just having so many guys that they'll tire the other team out while still feeling fresh. It's why Clemson played it close early the last two weeks before just turning on the jets. ND is a really good team and it's been a great season for them but I just don't think they can keep up with Clemson. Maybe it's something like 24-20 Clemson at the half before the Tigers run away with it and it ends at like 52-27.

Alabama-Oklahoma will be a lot closer. Tua has enough time off to presumably have his knee heal up a bit. Doubt it lives up to Georgia-Oklahoma from last year, but it's gonna be a good one.

We probably get Alabama-Clemson III in the championship, and I wouldn't be shocked if the Tigers can do it. Georgia was some boneheaded coaching decisions away from knocking off the Tide last night. Kirby's constant pandering to Fields by letting him go out there periodically, the fake punt, etc.

My rooting interest is Oklahoma because I think we all deserve two more Kyler Murray games before he goes to the Oakland A's minor league system.

[Meacon Keaton]

Actually we’ve had a revelation with the S&C program with the hiring of Matt Balis. I think we can run for four quarters against any team; I just don’t think we have the depth to compete with Clemson or Alabama.

[The Buscher]

ESPN’s playoff predictor somehow have Ohio State with a 71% chance to get the last playoff spot, with only 26% for Oklahoma.  I have no idea how the hell that is possible that they have Ohio State that far ahead.

[gunnar hendershow]

Ohio State wound up 6th. I kinda get it. I mean I'd argue that despite having 2 losses Georgia is still the 3rd best team in the country (behind Bama and Clemson). Of course the committee would never do something that extreme and put them in ahead of an undefeated ND and an essentially undefeated Oklahoma. 

[TheEndAll]

Completely agree. But I hate UGA so this please me. Hope the playoffs are exciting at least.

[Lowerdeck]

8 hours ago, Buschie Van Wagenen said:

ESPN’s playoff predictor somehow have Ohio State with a 71% chance to get the last playoff spot, with only 26% for Oklahoma.  I have no idea how the hell that is possible that they have Ohio State that far ahead.

 

ESPN loves Ohio State

[MalaCloudy Black]

At least one of my teams is bowl bound this year, baybees.

[The Buscher]

Urban Meyer is retiring after the Rose Bowl, citing a cyst in his brain causing persistent headaches.  Ryan Day will replace him full-time.

[Meacon Keaton]

I assumed he would when they asked him at the B1G championship press conference if he would coach in 2019 and he said “no comment”.

[gunnar hendershow]

Yeah and that also explains a bit as to why Ryan Day didn't wind up on any other school's coaching shortlist.

[The Buscher]

Kliff Kingsbury hired as offensive coordinator at USC.

[Meacon Keaton]

I don't like that. He's going to develop paedo-stache into a damn good quarterback I bet.

 

[gunnar hendershow]

2 hours ago, Buschie Van Wagenen said:

Kliff Kingsbury hired as offensive coordinator at USC.

That's an interesting hire. I think there's a lot he can do there and he might turn the offense into something that saves Clay Helton's job.

[DMN in the House]

2 hours ago, Buschie Van Wagenen said:

Kliff Kingsbury hired as offensive coordinator at USC.

😢

25 minutes ago, Meacon said:

I don't like that. He's going to develop paedo-stache into a damn good quarterback I bet.

 

:'(:'(:'(

23 minutes ago, damsher hatfield said:

That's an interesting hire. I think there's a lot he can do there and he might turn the offense into something that saves Clay Helton's job.

Why couldn't he just go form a super-team in Chapel Hill?