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Title: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on August 28, 2014, 09:13:24 PM
Whoo-hoo!!!!

Judging by the Texas A&M/South Carolina game, it's becoming apparent to me that Johnny Manziel was holding the Aggie offense back.*

*or Jadaveon Clowney was the entire Gamecock defense*
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: thaima1shu on August 29, 2014, 11:19:36 AM
lol Wazzu getting beat by Rutgers
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on August 29, 2014, 01:16:20 PM
loved the Aggie game.  I really like Sumlin too.  Sad that U of H wasn't enough to hold him, but speaking of, Ill be heading to see the Coogs debut in the new stadium tonight, so off to a good start
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on August 29, 2014, 06:55:07 PM
Watched that Wazzu/Rutgers game for a bit last night...still not accepting the fact that Rutgers (and Maryland) are part of the Big Ten now. What a bunch of crap.

Speaking of Big Ten, I'll be in Ann Arbor to hopefully exorcise some of the demons from the last time Michigan played Appalachian State (aka "The Horror").
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on August 30, 2014, 01:38:25 PM
RUtgers I can see in the big 10... Maryland not so much.

ITs time to see Bama, and pull for Arkansas
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on August 31, 2014, 02:04:14 PM
Some pretty good games yesterday. I don't think FSU is getting through unscathed, and I have no idea how the hell Oklahoma State was unranked but they shouldn't be after yesterday. Put up one hell of a fight.

Wisconsin coaches gave away that game against LSU last night. I'll never understand why a guy that's averaging 9 YPC gets maybe two carries the entire second half, especially with a brand new QB that, quite frankly, sucks.

Michigan did what it was supposed to do. Granted, that Appalachian State team would've probably been a 30 point underdog against the Mountaineers team that completed that historic upset, but still. Michigan's defense looked stout and has the potential to be one of the strongest they've had in a few years. Offensive line still concerns me but Gardner and the offense did what they should do-Gardner especially looks great. I'll reserve judgment on the running game if they can do anywhere near that against good opponents...starting with the University of Academic Fraud this coming weekend (f-ck ND).
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 03, 2014, 02:28:10 AM
Beat Notre Dame!!!!

I agree with what you said except I did not see the Michigan game.

LSU got lucky.

Gurley for Heisman.

Bama's D is not the same since 2011.  I think Wva is better than they were last year, but we should have beat them worse, we missed tackles, slipped and fell and let several guys get large chunks of yards. Yes they dropped passes but so did we thats a wash in my book. Its a young D though so they can be stout by the end of the year.

Yeah why is OSU not ranked?

Also so tired of the Big 12 saying they will have a real champion because of round robin games, what if they have a 3 way tie (it happens) their argument is invalid. Add 2 teams and have a playoff, outside of 4 to 5 teams (like every conference) they skate away from the final playoff game. I still stand by my claim that to be eligible for the playoff you have to be in a conference (Notre Dame/BYU) and played for your conference championship (Notre Dame/Big 12)  thats an extra game those chickens shy away from.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 04, 2014, 08:21:13 PM
http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/tennessee-football/neyland-stadium-hyperlapse/

Utah State fans make cool video
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on September 07, 2014, 09:49:23 PM
Didn't get to watch any of the games this weekend, but all I can say just by looking at the Big Ten scores alone is this: if anyone even tries to advocate that the Big Ten deserves a team in the college bowl playoff at the end of this season, I'm going to seriously question their sanity. My conference is a g-ddamned joke.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 08, 2014, 10:48:30 PM
I was pulling for Whisky over LSU.... but I think LSU might finish middle of the pack of the SEC.

Cant believe Notre Dame whipped Michigan... ugh...
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on September 09, 2014, 07:39:19 PM
yea that sorta surprised me too.  glad I haven't started laying out bets yet...
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on September 12, 2014, 11:01:28 PM
Im hoping Baylor doesn't crash and burn when they face a contender.  This run has been really good for that school, they needed it.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on September 13, 2014, 09:13:31 PM
Good grief, how many CFB games are taking place at Jerryworld this year? Seems like there's been one a week, and this doesn't even include when Romo lines up for the peewee squad on Sundays. :P
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on September 14, 2014, 02:54:44 PM
So let's take a look at the Big Ten:

Maryland loses (to WVU)
Iowa loses (to Iowa State after Ferentz blows the icing the kicker strategy)
Minnesota loses (to TCU)
Illinois loses (to Washington)
Purdue loses (to the Flailing Chickens of the University of Academic Fraud)
Indiana loses (at Bowling Green, a MAC squad...and the fans DON'T rush the field-yet another indictment on how far the Big Ten has fallen, even if it is lowly IU)
State Pen beats Rutgers in a yawner
Nebraska and ohio $t. do what they're supposed to do against lesser squads, and to a lesser extent so does Michigan-but 3 turnovers in the second quarter make the game close and have people starting to look for torches and pitchforks.

Looking at all that, and I'm supposed to believe a one-loss Wisconsin or MSU team should be worthy of a college football playoff spot? Hahahaha, good one.  >:(


But hey, at least mostly no one in the B1G (can never count out ohio or MSU) is dumb enough to botch a coin toss like Texas did.

http://deadspin.com/texas-botched-the-coin-toss-has-to-kick-off-to-ucla-bo-1634479396


Good wins by BC over USC and UCLA over Texas last night.

Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 14, 2014, 03:24:28 PM
Wonder if Bob stoops still wants to say the big 12 top to bottom is better than the SEC. Arkansas who finished 0-8 a year ago, and has already been curb stomped by Auburn (and likely has 2 to 3 more stompings in their future) kicked the crap out of Texas Tech. Arkansas is not a good team, 6-6 tops.   If you want to brag top to bottom your league is better, best not have the worst team in our league kick the crap out of the middle of the pack team... Now i will be pulling for K state this week though LOL
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 14, 2014, 03:30:55 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on September 14, 2014, 02:54:44 PM


http://deadspin.com/texas-botched-the-coin-toss-has-to-kick-off-to-ucla-bo-1634479396


Good wins by BC over USC and UCLA over Texas last night.

I have only seen this one time. It was Bowling Green vs. Alabama in the mid 90's BG won the toss elected to receive the first half. The start of the 2nd half, Stallings did not want to run up the score kicked off in the second half also.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 18, 2014, 11:05:56 PM
Just watched the KState Barn game.. Kstate left 19 points on the field and was totally out manned. If nick Marshall could throw the ball though  they would be dangerous. He can't hit a long ball over 20 yards unless its deflected by a UGA defender, but he can hit a 10 yard swing pass though.

The barn still has that good luck.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 20, 2014, 03:35:00 AM
Winston to sit the whole game this weekend

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/florida-state-quarterback-jameis-winston-will-not-play-saturday-night-against-clemson-033101708.html

#twitterfeed
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on September 21, 2014, 08:16:20 PM
Looking more and more like a change will need to be made for Michigan at the end of the season. Sad because I like Brady Hoke-but can't blame DickRod's recruits anymore. He's got the talent here but he's just not developing them, and that's a huge problem. In both losses this season the offense couldn't even make it to the damn red zone.

I'd be fine with Michigan getting rid of Brandon the AD too.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 22, 2014, 03:28:21 PM
Bama is in the top 3 offense in the NCAA... Lane Kiffen ... gotta give him props
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on September 22, 2014, 11:08:20 PM
It's true: earlier today in the Ann Arbor area, you could buy two coke products and get a game ticket to the Michigan/Minnesota Big Ten Opener. A really hefty discount for a ticket that has a face value of $75. Students, alumni, and others that paid full price for season tickets and have for years are rightfully pissed off. Fuck Dave Brandon.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2014/09/22/michigan-football-coke/16080259/
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 24, 2014, 10:45:29 AM
Does harbaugh finally get hired? Les Miles?

YEsterdays Saban press conference he basically said Kiffen is the first OC to run an offense likes he wants, kinda giving credence to the Nuss and Saban (rumor) did not get along.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: thaima1shu on September 27, 2014, 10:45:29 AM
So Washington has pretty much been the worst 4-0 team in the country, and not sure it's even close. Today they get Stanford. I can see us getting destroyed by these guys if we play anything like the first 4 games. Should be...interesting.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 27, 2014, 11:11:22 PM
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11600351/big-12-asks-bill-snyder-kansas-state-stop-wearing-old-bowl-jackets

KState's Bill Snyder asked to not wear old bowl jackets....
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 27, 2014, 11:17:12 PM
Ole Miss / Memphis brawl during game....LOL  @ Kicker is ejected
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on September 28, 2014, 10:52:57 AM
Yeah, willfully putting a player back in that took an illegal hit to the head (that asshole from Minnesota should've gotten ejected, and those refs shouldn't be allowed to officiate another game again) is where I draw the line. Coach, if you didn't see it happen then what the hell were you even watching??

http://deadspin.com/brady-hokes-dangerous-incompetence-so-bad-espn-announce-1640003412
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on September 28, 2014, 08:36:48 PM
don't look for anything to happen except that kids career to be shortened
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on September 29, 2014, 10:07:19 PM
Georgia's Gurley falsely accused of assault

QuoteAccording to Athens-Clarke County Police, the accuser was a 20-year-old Georgia student who was said to have called police from his home around 3:18 a.m. to report that Gurley had punched him more than an hour earlier at the Bourbon Street Bar & Grill on Broad Street. According to media reports, he accused Gurley of attacking him after taking a photo of himself with the Bulldog star in the background.

According to the Banner-Herald, police reviewed the surveillance footage from the bar, but that a white male punched the accuser, not Gurley. Georgia's leading rusher agreed to be interviewed by authorities after he was accused, according to police.

Gurley told police that he had noticed the student trying to take pictures with his cell phone as Gurley was in the background with friends from his hometown. Gurley said he did not see the student get punched, however. According to media reports, Gurley told a detective that the student had lost his hat, and that he reached down to pick it up for him when the student approached him and directed a racial slur at Gurley.

According to police, video footage dictates that it was about then that the student was punched. The accuser was kicked out of the bar after the altercation. While being interviewed in his apartment, police said the student was informed that the video footage did not corroborate his story. The student conceded he'd been drinking that night but held that he was not drunk.

According to the Banner-Herald, the police report said the accuser wished not to pursue the allegation. The detective overseeing the investigation released a statement clearing Gurley.

"In consideration of all the information, to include statements and video recordings from the incident location, Todd Gurley's involvement in this report is unfounded," the detective said. "Based also on the information ... I was able to see clearly that Todd Gurley had no involvement in this case other than trying to give an individual his hat back."

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/georgia-football/georgia-rb-todd-gurley-falsely-accused-assault/
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on September 30, 2014, 07:15:47 PM
I don't really feel like listing all of the ways that the Michigan Athletic Department fucked this whole thing up, but one thing former athletic director Don Canham always said was "Don't turn a one day story into a three day story". That pretty much sums up everything. Hoke claimed he didn't know Shane Morris was concussed, then Athletic Neglector Dave Brandon practically threw him under the bus nearly 12 hours later (with a 12:50am Tuesday morning press release. Really????). This athletic department has failed the athletes they were supposed to protect (blaming miscommunication), and that's simply not forgivable. Brady Hoke needs to go, and Dave Brandon needs to go right out the door with him.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2014/09/30/michigan-mark-s-schlissel-shane-morris/16500245/
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on October 01, 2014, 12:23:28 AM
Yeah we went through something similar with Dubose when he said he did not know what play was called in an Iron bowl(although it did not involve hurt players), that pretty much sealed his fate..... a HC should know whats going on.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on October 06, 2014, 12:57:14 AM
tough weekend for me losing to Ole miss.... In over 100 years of playing (not every year though) that is the only 9th victory Ole Miss has had over Bama. Not a bad run if you ask me.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on October 07, 2014, 02:19:15 AM
wierd story... a recruit was catfished into committing to Florida...

http://alabama.247sports.com/Bolt/Houshun-Gaines-catfished-on-Twitter-31771450
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on October 09, 2014, 07:05:51 PM
Yikes, well that's gonna leave a mark.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11671378/todd-gurley-georgia-bulldogs-suspended-indefinitely
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: thaima1shu on October 09, 2014, 07:29:55 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on October 09, 2014, 07:05:51 PM
Yikes, well that's gonna leave a mark.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11671378/todd-gurley-georgia-bulldogs-suspended-indefinitely

Great for his NFL stock though since he'll have fewer carries
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on October 10, 2014, 07:36:57 PM
one thing I don't understand... Johnny Manziel signs autographs for money? 2 qtr suspension.....

Gurley signs autographs for money? Suspended for the rest of the season.


Am i missing something?
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on October 12, 2014, 10:35:22 PM
These are truly end times, Miss State is #1 in the coaches poll. Bama got 7 first place points... really? We played very badly yesterday (except on defense).

Congrats to Miss State, now I am still hoping we win out, but if state beats us, I am pulling for state to finish out.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on October 13, 2014, 12:55:49 PM
Man, Baylor needs to find some D, and soon or they will be ousted rather quickly because they cant score 60 points a game....can they?
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on October 18, 2014, 05:31:51 PM
Wow cant believe the half time score... but I will take it all day.


Baylor dropped one to west Va....
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on October 19, 2014, 01:31:32 AM


Morgantown goes batshit crazy after beating baylor.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on October 19, 2014, 06:47:50 PM
Bahahaha, shut the f*ck up, Brian Kelly. That was an illegal pick and it cost your team the game.  ;D

http://www.si.com/college-football/2014/10/19/brian-kelly-notre-dame-florida-state-pass-interference

And for the record, f*ck both those schools. Great game but hearing Jimbo Fisher talking about honor and integrity in his postgame had me rolling my eyes.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on October 19, 2014, 09:10:00 PM
That was an illegal play, you cant block downfield on a pass... unless you are auburn :)


Anyways, him whining about that it was legal is crap.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on October 22, 2014, 08:26:16 PM
Craigslist has a listing for Florida Job lol

http://247sports.com/Bolt/Floridas-head-coaching-position-is-now-listed-on-Craigslist-32256547
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on October 27, 2014, 06:58:34 PM
http://alabama.247sports.com/Bolt/Early-buzz-on-Michigan-football-job-32399345

Michigan Job talk.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on November 01, 2014, 11:57:38 PM
A few thoughts from this weekend....


Wow at Florida beating UGA.

A&M Wtf? You struggle against ULM in your first season (Saban)or last season (Chizik)as HC... not now.

Ole Miss artificial turf took another leg today, this time one of their own players. Artificial turf should be outlawed in college football.

Ole miss loses after 2 turnovers in the redzone and a dropped pick 6.... Auburn has that horse shoe up there but again. I hope A&M can get that luck next week against the barn.

Notre Dame is not a top 5 team, but will be one tomorrow. ugh...
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on November 04, 2014, 05:00:46 PM
http://247sports.com/Bolt/Alabama-voter-writes-in-Amari-Cooper-for-governor-32632121?utm_source=247Sports+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1803867e87-141104_Alabama+Crimson+Tide&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5300ae947-1803867e87-220581369

Amria cooper for Governor
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on November 09, 2014, 03:39:30 AM
https://vine.co/v/Oe39vVa5QOi

that just happened LOL

No corndogs there.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on November 10, 2014, 06:07:29 PM
If you're gonna mess with the guy I'd at least go the wedgie route
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on November 16, 2014, 12:14:51 AM
Fauxpelini twitter gets into an exchange with the Wisconsin police twitter.... hilarity ensues.

http://247sports.com/Bolt/FauxPelini-has-Twitter-meltdown--32963719
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on November 16, 2014, 11:53:06 AM
In what is most likely the beginning of coach firing season, Florida's Will Muschamp will not be returning next season.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11885343/will-muschamp-return-florida-gators-coach-next-season
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on November 24, 2014, 08:21:27 PM
http://northcarolina.247sports.com/Bolt/UNCs-spray-paint-celebration-leads-to-over-10000-in-damages-33227408

never heard of this celebration... one of the weirder ones ones
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on November 25, 2014, 09:21:52 PM


its auburn hate week
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on November 30, 2014, 01:39:54 PM
So...Nebraska just fired a guy that went 9-3 this season.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11958376/nebraska-cornhuskers-fire-bo-pelini

I'm simply assuming at this point that Brady Hoke's tenure at Michigan will be ending in the next few days. I'll write more on that later...probably worthy of a lengthy post.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 01, 2014, 11:08:04 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on November 30, 2014, 01:39:54 PM
So...Nebraska just fired a guy that went 9-3 this season.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11958376/nebraska-cornhuskers-fire-bo-pelini

I'm simply assuming at this point that Brady Hoke's tenure at Michigan will be ending in the next few days. I'll write more on that later...probably worthy of a lengthy post.

they have a history of that. Frank Solich consistently won games had a bad year 7-7, then fired him after 9 or 10 win season. The pelini firing puzzles me, dudes worst season was 9-4. They may hire another Bill Callahan.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 01, 2014, 11:24:42 PM
Big 12 and the "One True Champion" Bull Shit they spewed all year really pissed me off.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11964184/big-12-present-tcu-baylor-co-champions

Sorry I called BS when they advertised it, and I hope K State wins this weekend and wins the big 12. Auburn who finished 4-4 in the SEC, beat them. Auburn lost to Texas A&M.

The reason i am against the Big 12 and Notre Dame ever going to the playoff until they (big 12) have at least 12 teams and a conference game, and Notre Dame has to play a conference schedule and a conference title game... why?

2011. Alabama lost to LSU in the regular season 9-6 in overtime. The cries were,

"No one should be in the title game if you dont win your conference" OK fine, why does Notre Dame get a pass? They did not win a conference?

"Only Champions should be in the title game"  Again Notre Dame was Champions of nothing in 2012

"Its not fair LSU played a conference title game, while Bama rested" Big 12 (this year) and Notre Dame(2012), both played less games than the other teams(Bama 2012 and name your team from the power 5 with title games that are being considered)

Before anyone says the Big 12 plays this weekend while other conferences are in title games, go ahead and slap yourself. Big 12 teams had 3 bye weeks while everyone else had 2.

This playoff was invented because Bama played LSU a 2nd time and refused to think of Bama as an independent, or even being open minded enough to think that 2 teams could be the best in the nation in the same division and conference.

Now I don't think Bama is the #1 team this year. I think its Oregon, Bama, FSU, OSU (minus the QB Injury). I think that would also make for a great national title game when Bama and Oregon play and hope to God we could hang on.

It would give the 4 conferences with a title game a slot. It would sound a warning to Big 12 and Notre Dame to put up or shut up.

Now that I said this watch all 4 lose their title game this week and the big 12 get 3 teams in.  :)
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 04, 2014, 12:43:09 AM
Florida hires Jim MCElwain.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 07, 2014, 12:28:56 AM
Conference Champions:

SEC - ALABAMA
ACC - FSU
B1G - OHIO STATE (sorry norm)
P12 - OREGON
Big XII - Baylor / TCU
AAC - Cincinnati / Memphis / UCF
CUSA - Marshall
MAC - Northern Illinois
Sun Belt  - Georgia Southern
MWC - Currently Playing


How I think the Playoff committee will select the 4 participants

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Ohio State
4. Florida State

or

1. Oregon
2. Alabama
3. FSU
4. OSU

Big XII will not make it based on no conference title game. This will force them to take at least 2 more teams.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 07, 2014, 07:25:40 PM
I said it back in September, and I'll say it again now: no Big Ten team deserves to be in the College Football Playoff this year. The conference is an embarrassment on the field (Michigan included), and anyone that thinks ohio $tate belongs there I'm tempted to block out of general principle (they lost to VT in the Shoe lol). Top two teams in the Big XII are TCU or Baylor. The second best team in the Big Ten was busy getting shellacked by 5+ TDs last night. TCU won by 50+ yesterday and was taking knees on offense with 5 minutes left, and you're going to try and tell that because they don't have a conference championship game they get dropped from 3 to out of the playoff? It's utter bullshit and a f*cking joke.

Can't believe the Big Ten lobbied enough to get a team in. Because getting blown out by an SEC squad in the bowl game will do wonders for the B1G's reputation. ::)
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 08, 2014, 03:07:04 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on December 07, 2014, 07:25:40 PM
I said it back in September, and I'll say it again now: no Big Ten team deserves to be in the College Football Playoff this year. The conference is an embarrassment on the field (Michigan included), and anyone that thinks ohio $tate belongs there I'm tempted to block out of general principle (they lost to VT in the Shoe lol). Top two teams in the Big XII are TCU or Baylor. The second best team in the Big Ten was busy getting shellacked by 5+ TDs last night. TCU won by 50+ yesterday and was taking knees on offense with 5 minutes left, and you're going to try and tell that because they don't have a conference championship game they get dropped from 3 to out of the playoff? It's utter bullshit and a f*cking joke.

Can't believe the Big Ten lobbied enough to get a team in. Because getting blown out by an SEC squad in the bowl game will do wonders for the B1G's reputation. ::)
Here is my take. Alot of team improve from week one to week 12 etc... FSU should have had a few losses by now. If you watched the Bama Ark game, we should have lost that one. I am not familiar with the pac12 but maybe the same for Oregon. So no team is perfect.

Also Any conference that skirts a championship game should be behind the 8ball. Baylor's OOC schedule was downright pitiful, SMU, Northwestern State and Buffalo. Plus they had 3 bye weeks.  All conferences with a championship game only had 2. Yes the big 12 played 9 conference games but is Iowa state the same as Va Tech? No Va Tech is a better opponent. For every bad loss or win against a conference the big 10 was equal to the big 12. Mizzou SEC east champ lost to Big ten loser indiana.

the big 12 had 4 wins vs. power 5 conference. So their record is no better. Granted TCU's schedule was tougher and their loss was better, but they had one less game, and an extra bye to heal up. Who would have won a big 12 title game? We dont know they refused to have one.  They got rewarded justly.

You are tough on your conference, the big ten while down, is still just as good as any other conference. Big 12 only had 4 wins vs. power 5 conferences and one included Duke. I bet you can find 4 wins vs. power 5 conferences  in the big 10.

anyways.. scouting the OSU forums, a very delusional fan base that is OSU. They have not watched a game of Bama football. Said Blake Sims has not had to face pressure and would fold once he did. Just last week Blake was harassed more than he was all year, won MVP honors. Said if they double cooper they would shut him down. Mizzou did it, Cooper set the first half receiving record (10 in a half) did not have his yards  but finished with 12 catches. They kinda remind me of auburn fans, not sure of what they speak of. Auburn fans think Saban is scared of them, he is 5-2 the last 7 years, and it took a team to play in the national title game to beat them barely.

Norm not familiar with OSU, what can I expect in the playoff against them?
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 08, 2014, 10:15:29 PM
Maybe I'm wrong, but the Big XII didn't refuse to have a conference championship game-from what I read yesterday the NCAA doesn't allow them to have one since the conference only has 10 teams. Big XII isn't skirting anything, and adding two teams just so they're eligible in the future to have one is a silly idea.

And I'm tough on my conference because they deserve to be mocked. ohio State lost-at home, by 10+ points-to the ACC's last place team. Beating up on other Big Ten teams the rest of the season does absolutely nothing to prove how strong the Big Ten is. The B1G sucked in September, and they suck now-this isn't college hoops lol. Take a look at the spreads for each of the Big Ten bowl game matchups, and they're an underdog in every single one of them. And while the Big Ten's five wins vs. power conferences is higher than the Big XII's four, the Big Ten still ended up with the lowest winning percentage at 5-11 (31%) out of all five. Great reputation.

Then Bob Bowlsby's going to try and tell us that ohio's dominance of Wisconsin was a factor...wait, what? Was he not paying attention earlier in the day when TCU was doing the same thing to Iowa State?  ::)

As for what to expect against ohio? Get to their 3rd string QB early and often and they'll be done. Defense is okay (Joey Bosa is a stud on that defensive line), but they haven't played a team the likes of Bama this year. As much as Michigan blew this year, they even put up 28 on them. Only reason they blew out Wisconsin last weekend is because they made Melvin Gordon a non-factor early. Your offense has more weapons, so unless Saban decides he wants to grab a guy from the stands to play QB for the entire game Alabama should win running away.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 09, 2014, 11:29:45 PM
you need 12 teams to have a playoff.  Not fair the big twelve got 3 bye weeks while the other conferences only got 2.

Besides what would it hurt to put SMU and Louisville in the conference. most of the teams play them (SMU) anyways and it would allow them to have a conference title game.

Also if say Ga Tech, Arizona, Mizzou and/or Wisconsin wins they get 2 teams in.  I am glad the "1 true champion" blew up in their face. Lack of a title game shows you they are scared , especially when they can throw BYU , Colorado state or SMU in and pad their schedule. They could have their top 2 teams face off like everyone else. Instead, now they can cry and whine they got robbed, while playing one less game than the champions of other leagues. FSU was already undefeated, they had to prove they were the best in the ACC.

BTW already tired of OSU, started out the smack talk like Notre Dame did in 2012. With the hillbilly inbreeding jokes. The cheating of the SEC (didnt sweater vest retire under scandal :) )  etc... Hope we skull fudge them good. :)
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 09, 2014, 11:30:23 PM
http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Michigan-Reaches-Out-To-Miles-33726702

Miles to Michigan talk again
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on December 10, 2014, 11:26:44 AM
Texas Tech doesnt count except when they beat Oklahoma.
I think Arkansas is better than their record and have a good future
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 11, 2014, 12:29:27 AM
Quote from: Crewe on December 10, 2014, 11:26:44 AM
Texas Tech doesnt count except when they beat Oklahoma.
I think Arkansas is better than their record and have a good future

Arky scares me next year. Will have a tough defense and a more than adequate offense.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 11, 2014, 06:38:28 PM
Quote from: rollntider on December 11, 2014, 12:29:27 AM
Quote from: Crewe on December 10, 2014, 11:26:44 AM
Texas Tech doesnt count except when they beat Oklahoma.
I think Arkansas is better than their record and have a good future

Arky scares me next year. Will have a tough defense and a more than adequate offense.

On the negative, they still have Bret Bielema as coach so...
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 14, 2014, 09:20:40 AM
In probably one of the least shocking results of the year, Oregon QB Marcus Mariota wins the Heisman Trophy. Amazing year, and as far as we know, no character issues off of it (see Winston, Jameis aka Crab Shack/Publix).

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12025046/marcus-mariota-oregon-ducks-wins-heisman-trophy
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 14, 2014, 10:19:00 PM
Yeah its nice to have a Heisman winner without trouble or controversy (Cam, Johnny and Crablegs)

Congrats to Mariota. I wanted Cooper, but its a QB/RB award(mostly), Mariota was a favorite at the start of the season and its hard to unseat that when he meets expectations. Plus he deserved it.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on December 16, 2014, 03:28:14 PM
agreed
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 17, 2014, 06:44:40 PM
http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Michigan-offering-Harbaugh-6-Yrs49M-33944453

Harbaugh $8 mill a year?? wow that is crazy... I would take it :)
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: thaima1shu on December 18, 2014, 12:59:26 PM
As much as I hate Harbaugh, it's still a bummer seeing him get pushed out of San Francisco. The Carroll/Harbaugh rivalry really pushed both teams to keep getting better.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on December 18, 2014, 03:44:14 PM
you mean like he pushed out Alex Smith for no reason other than injury?
The hell with everything Harbaugh, both of em
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: thaima1shu on December 19, 2014, 06:33:23 PM
Quote from: Crewe on December 18, 2014, 03:44:14 PM
you mean like he pushed out Alex Smith for no reason other than injury?
The hell with everything Harbaugh, both of em

Are you a big Alex Smith fan or something?
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 19, 2014, 07:49:16 PM
http://alabama.247sports.com/Bolt/Alabama-footballs-academics-among-best-in-the-country-34005610

Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 21, 2014, 09:58:51 AM
Quote from: rollntider on December 17, 2014, 06:44:40 PM
http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Michigan-offering-Harbaugh-6-Yrs49M-33944453

Harbaugh $8 mill a year?? wow that is crazy... I would take it :)

Had a feeling that once the 49ers started their collapse with Kaeper-Pick at QB this Harbaugh to Michigan talk would kick into overdrive. He's. Not. Coming. Here.

My opinion (that and 1.00 can buy you a daily edition of the local paper, so take it for what it's worth) is he wants to remain in the NFL. He gets fired by SF at the end of the season, there's probably a few teams in the NFL that would line right up for him. Only way I see him coming back is if the Niners actually try and trade him for a pick, and no team's going to offer a high pick considering everyone knows they no longer want him there in the first place.

And $8 mil/year to automatically make him the highest paid coach in CFB-more than Saban, a guy that's actually won championships in college? No. 
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on December 21, 2014, 07:26:53 PM
Quote from: thaima1shu on December 19, 2014, 06:33:23 PM
Quote from: Crewe on December 18, 2014, 03:44:14 PM
you mean like he pushed out Alex Smith for no reason other than injury?
The hell with everything Harbaugh, both of em

Are you a big Alex Smith fan or something?

If I was would that make my dislike for Harbaugh moot?
I wish nothing but the worst career wise for both Harbaugh's and their teams.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 21, 2014, 07:40:29 PM
Quote from: Crewe on December 21, 2014, 07:26:53 PM
Quote from: thaima1shu on December 19, 2014, 06:33:23 PM
Quote from: Crewe on December 18, 2014, 03:44:14 PM
you mean like he pushed out Alex Smith for no reason other than injury?
The hell with everything Harbaugh, both of em

Are you a big Alex Smith fan or something?

If I was would that make my dislike for Harbaugh moot?
I wish nothing but the worst career wise for both Harbaugh's and their teams.

:o

And now even I'm curious about the root of the dislike here.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on December 21, 2014, 10:19:09 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on December 21, 2014, 07:40:29 PM
Quote from: Crewe on December 21, 2014, 07:26:53 PM
Quote from: thaima1shu on December 19, 2014, 06:33:23 PM
Quote from: Crewe on December 18, 2014, 03:44:14 PM
you mean like he pushed out Alex Smith for no reason other than injury?
The hell with everything Harbaugh, both of em

Are you a big Alex Smith fan or something?

If I was would that make my dislike for Harbaugh moot?
I wish nothing but the worst career wise for both Harbaugh's and their teams.

:o

And now even I'm curious about the root of the dislike here.

lol
first off, thai, just re read my post and thought it might be confusing; I was hoping to point out that if I did like Alex Smith, my hatred for Harbaugh would've been written off simply as sour grapes which is not the case, although, since then, I always hoped Alex Smith would flourish. And while I think about it and way off topic, I've always always always hated that term coined around him, game manager.
Hey dipsticks, thats what a QB IS! A game manager.  Stupid media.
So what was the question norm? lol
I've hated Jim since his playing days, just an arrogant little shit who like today just whines and looks for the flag. I really enjoyed Dallas beating the Bears in the 91 playoffs.
And on Smith, no, I didn't think that was cool what he did to Smith, losing his job to Kap. I understand hot hand and all that, but Smith had been doing just fine and had the hot hand as well. butthead just liked the flash of Kap. That was the first Super Bowl I did not give one single shit about, in fact, hoped it would be the lowest rated turd floater in history.
The other one isn't as bad but still runs his mouth and is full of shit and whines a lot but Jim is a petulant ass.

Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: thaima1shu on December 22, 2014, 12:22:26 PM
I gotcha crewe. The point of my Alex Smith post was really just the same as Norm's, in that I was just curious about why you have such disdain for the Harbaughs. Now it all makes sense.

And I feel you on the game manager thing. I hear it all the time about Russell Wilson. It's just so funny to me.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on December 22, 2014, 07:41:09 PM
Quote from: thaima1shu on December 22, 2014, 12:22:26 PM
I gotcha crewe. The point of my Alex Smith post was really just the same as Norm's, in that I was just curious about why you have such disdain for the Harbaughs. Now it all makes sense.

And I feel you on the game manager thing. I hear it all the time about Russell Wilson. It's just so funny to me.

yea, doesn't make much sense. And to that, Wilson is playing out of his mind right now. I hope we don't see you in the playoffs because I don't get the feeling it would be a repeat of earlier this year.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 23, 2014, 04:49:24 PM
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12066399/video-shows-chad-kelly-not-aggressor-lawyer-says

Chad Kelly Ole Miss Commit in trouble (Jim Kelly Nephew)

He was dismissed from Clemson for issues...
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on December 24, 2014, 11:39:12 AM
im hearing a toilet flush
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 24, 2014, 03:34:17 PM
The Michigan athletic department wished Jim Harbaugh Happy Birthday yesterday. As you can expect, the media went nuts with it.  ::)

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12072093/michigan-wolverines-wish-happy-birthday-san-francisco-49ers-coach-jim-harbaugh

I really have nothing left to say about this situation...all I know is that this circus is far from over, and if I thought things went into overdrive last week that'll be nothing compared to when the 49ers wrap up on Sunday.


Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on December 25, 2014, 12:59:02 AM
It's better than a farve story maybe...
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 25, 2014, 01:39:14 AM
Quote from: Crewe on December 25, 2014, 12:59:02 AM
It's better than a farve story maybe...



Yep...you're right-can't argue with you there.  :P
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 25, 2014, 06:57:11 PM
Who do you want as coach Norm?
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 26, 2014, 10:38:59 AM
Quote from: rollntider on December 25, 2014, 06:57:11 PM
Who do you want as coach Norm?

I want the best man for the job that plans on staying for awhile simply so I don't have to worry about him jumping ship back to the NFL again. Is Jim Harbaugh the best man for the job? Out of the current candidates mentioned, absolutely. But I also think he'll jump ship to the NFL down the road (and to be fair, any successful college head coach should be getting interest from the NFL), and that's where my concern comes in. Michigan needs someone that can right the ship and return the program to where it should (naturally) be. They'll get that with Jim, without a doubt...but for how long?

Dan Mullen would be my second choice...actually, make that third. John Harbaugh would be my second choice.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 27, 2014, 02:11:34 AM
I think Dan Mullen would excel in that job. His problem is he has to fight LSU, Alabama, Florida for recruits and you got dirty tactics with Ole Miss and Auburn that makes that job tougher than it should be. (Wonder what would have happened if Cam went to state like it was originally planned before shenanigans got involved?)  Mullen would have won the SEC in 2010 and more than likely the national title with Cam, he was that good.

I think he could win a big 10 title and compete for a national title at a named school.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 28, 2014, 01:38:53 PM
*EDIT* Added link to MGoBlog with confirmation from Michigan columnist/historian John U. Bacon. When he confirms, it's pretty much a foregone conclusion.

http://mgoblog.com/content/harbaugh-michigan (http://mgoblog.com/content/harbaugh-michigan)

Barring a very last minute change of heart (and as far as I'm concerned nothing is 100% certain until he signs that contract and is introduced as head coach this Tuesday), Jim Harbaugh is coming home. Definitely got this one wrong lol-hope I'm eventually wrong about Harbaugh also jumping back to the NFL too.

Immediate impact: Brady Hoke didn't leave the proverbial cupboards bare, he was able to recruit top 10 recruiting classes all the years he was here-his biggest flaw was not being able to develop them (especially at QB). Jim Harbaugh has excelled at that throughout his college coaching career, and I've little doubt that'll change now. Current QBs Shane Morris, Russell Bellomy, and Wilton Speight need the guidance he can provide, but they'll also have to hold off incoming recruit Alex Malzone. That being said, Harbaugh and his assistants have a lot of work to do the next few weeks to salvage this recruiting class that was decimated when quite a few high profile recruits bailed once Hoke was fired (and before that).
The Harbaugh hiring also give the Big Ten a boost, and as someone that's bashed the Big Ten the last couple of years (it's all been deserved) they need him.

Long-term: if he stays more than 4 years, Michigan could be back among the elites not just in the Big Ten but in college football.

He's a good hire even with my reservations, and he really is IMO the best man for the job at Michigan. Interim AD Jim Hackett also deserves a lot of credit for this hiring - he went after his man quietly but by all accounts also did it the right way. Take the interim tag off already.

Since I'm also highlighting statements I was completely wrong on, let's try this one too: The Manny Pacquiao/Floyd Mayweather megafight will never happen, since Floyd's too much of a puss to sign the contract. :D
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 29, 2014, 11:39:16 AM
Congrats, would love to see Michigan back among the elites.

Also the big10 needs a classier team to represent them in the playoffs. OSU fans are pulling the notre dame stunt, and doing nothing but hurling insults and southern stereo types.   I hope we crush them worse than we did Notre Dame.

As for Bowls, I am going to rant on why did not the bowl people match A&M and Texas up.  While Arkansas and Texas, A&M vs. WV, will be good games, but come on, you have a chance at renewing a rivalry.

For all of the talk about the ACC > SEC after the last week off the season (ACC Swept SEC  in rivalry games and the SEC east is very weak this year) ACC 0-4 in bowls? Pulling for Clemson today with that said :)

After watching Bama play A&M and WV, I am not sure who would win, A&M gave up in the 2nd qtr. of the Bama game. One of a few times I saw a team give up. I think WV can win it though, they seem to keep on fighting even if behind. Pulling for A&M thinking WV for the win though.

The 6 games I have seen teams give up:
1990 Alabama vs Louisville (Fiesta Bowl)
1991 Alabama vs Florida (Bama rebounded to finish 11-1)
1996 LSU vs Bama
2008, 2012 Auburn teams vs. Bama
2014 A&M vs Bama
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on December 29, 2014, 03:41:27 PM
lol @   the Farrrvre link norrrrrm
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 29, 2014, 05:12:10 PM
Uhhh...I don't think you're supposed to do this.

http://www.si.com/college-football/2014/12/29/texas-am-coach-hits-west-virginia-players-video

And he did it twice? Have fun trying to find a job in football down the road, kid. Maybe after you get some professional help first because you clearly need it.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 29, 2014, 07:03:42 PM
yeah i dont think so either.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 29, 2014, 07:04:43 PM
Quote from: rollntider on December 29, 2014, 11:39:16 AM
Congrats, would love to see Michigan back among the elites.

Also the big10 needs a classier team to represent them in the playoffs. OSU fans are pulling the notre dame stunt, and doing nothing but hurling insults and southern stereo types.   I hope we crush them worse than we did Notre Dame.

As for Bowls, I am going to rant on why did not the bowl people match A&M and Texas up.  While Arkansas and Texas, A&M vs. WV, will be good games, but come on, you have a chance at renewing a rivalry.

For all of the talk about the ACC > SEC after the last week off the season (ACC Swept SEC  in rivalry games and the SEC east is very weak this year) ACC 0-4 in bowls? Pulling for Clemson today with that said :)

After watching Bama play A&M and WV, I am not sure who would win, A&M gave up in the 2nd qtr. of the Bama game. One of a few times I saw a team give up. I think WV can win it though, they seem to keep on fighting even if behind. Pulling for A&M thinking WV for the win though.

The 6 games I have seen teams give up:
1990 Alabama vs Louisville (Fiesta Bowl)
1991 Alabama vs Florida (Bama rebounded to finish 11-1)
1996 LSU vs Bama
2008, 2012 Auburn teams vs. Bama
2014 A&M vs Bama

gonna add the 2014 OU Sooners vs Clemson to this list.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on December 30, 2014, 12:17:29 AM
Loved the A&M and Clemson games. Always brings a smile to my face to see the Sooners get flushed
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: thaima1shu on December 30, 2014, 03:44:05 PM
Man I'm so excited to see Harbaugh bring Michigan back up to where it should be. Hopefully Chris Petersen does the same thing at Washington and the 2020/2021 matchups between the two teams actually turns into a big time matchup.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 31, 2014, 02:26:51 PM
Yeah, just watching this TCU/Ole Miss matchup has me excited for the playoff games tomorrow...because clearly those 4 teams are better than TCU and got into the playoff with no controversy and politicking at all.  ::)
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on December 31, 2014, 05:41:38 PM
meh Ole Miss Beat Boise this year.. i doubt they could stay on the field with them now.Ole Miss is 1-4 vs. D1 schools in thier last 5 games.... Ole miss hasnt been the same since LSU upended them.

1-4 and America is going to go beserk about how they killed(they did kill them) an SEC team....

Arkansas 30 Ole Miss 0.... yeah that team is the same team from the begining of the season.


With that said, will TCU and Boise be invited to real conferences next year?
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on December 31, 2014, 06:53:58 PM
From what I saw, TCU is better than any team in the Big Ten was (including B1G "champ" ohio state), and I don't need a 13th game or a conference championship to tell me that.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on January 01, 2015, 02:07:52 AM
Quote from: TheNorm on December 31, 2014, 06:53:58 PM
From what I saw, TCU is better than any team in the Big Ten was (including B1G "champ" ohio state), and I don't need a 13th game or a conference championship to tell me that.

Maybe and probably so, but playing less games is an advatage the other 4 conferences do not have. Just because they played Iowa state their 9th game does not make them deserving either.

I am still trying to figure out how Ole Miss was in the top ten after a 1-3 run. Georgia Tech win is more impressive to me, they beat a good team, pretty bad.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on January 01, 2015, 03:04:26 PM
Quote from: rollntider on January 01, 2015, 02:07:52 AM
Quote from: TheNorm on December 31, 2014, 06:53:58 PM
From what I saw, TCU is better than any team in the Big Ten was (including B1G "champ" ohio state), and I don't need a 13th game or a conference championship to tell me that.

Maybe and probably so, but playing less games is an advatage the other 4 conferences do not have. Just because they played Iowa state their 9th game does not make them deserving either.


We've gone over all this before-they don't have that option at the moment, and just because they don't doesn't make them any less of a conference. Harp all you want about not being fair, but I don't buy that argument unless there's a guarantee that the NCAA would absolutely grant a waiver for a championship game for the Big XII. TCU showed with their body of work they deserved to be there (and their ranking leading up to the screw job the final week showed that), and Baylor's demonstrating right now that they may have deserved to be there too. Yeah, ohio state won their 13th game...so f'ing what? They lost by double digits at home to Virginia Tech. B1G!!
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on January 01, 2015, 03:58:08 PM
We will agree to disagree. I do think they have the option. They can expand their conference and do a championship game. Why should they get an waiver to play a title game because they wont expand? Louisville begged to join thier conference. They have several viable options to join thier confernce. To say they don't want to water the league down is funny because kansas and Iowa State play football in that league and BYU and Boise would be a step up.

As for the extra game, the extra game is for a chance for someone to get hurt, or to lose etc.... I don't disagree TCU should probably have a shot, but they had one more bye week to heal up and one less game.  OSU may not be the best of those 3, but I bet you if TCU beats Baylor/Boise/BYU/KState/Louisville the final week in a title game(or Baylor beating the teams) OSU is playing Ole Miss yesterday, and TCU/Baylor is in the playoff.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on January 01, 2015, 08:24:07 PM
Quote from: rollntider on January 01, 2015, 03:58:08 PM
We will agree to disagree. I do think they have the option. They can expand their conference and do a championship game. Why should they get an waiver to play a title game because they wont expand? Louisville begged to join thier conference. They have several viable options to join thier confernce. To say they don't want to water the league down is funny because kansas and Iowa State play football in that league and BYU and Boise would be a step up.

As for the extra game, the extra game is for a chance for someone to get hurt, or to lose etc.... I don't disagree TCU should probably have a shot, but they had one more bye week to heal up and one less game.  OSU may not be the best of those 3, but I bet you if TCU beats Baylor/Boise/BYU/KState/Louisville the final week in a title game(or Baylor beating the teams) OSU is playing Ole Miss yesterday, and TCU/Baylor is in the playoff.

It still takes time to expand a conference, and if they don't want certain teams, that's certainly their right (hell, the Big Ten still has academic standards for every single one of their member institutions). And if the extra game is all this is about, then a waiver is necessary at their current setup. What if they do decide to expand down the road, should they be forced to wait those 1-2 seasons until they're up to 12 teams to get a conference championship game (and thereby giving the playoff committee another 1-2 seasons to screw them out of a playoff spot)? Bottom line is this: I strongly disagree that they should have to add two teams just for the sake of having two more teams in the conference.

As for the games today: exciting. Not a Spartina fan by any stretch of the imagination but that comeback against Baylor was incredible. Props to them and Wisky for giving the B1G some respect today-it won't hurt as much when the buckeyes get humiliated on national television.
Speaking of humiliation, I'm absolutely loving this FSU meltdown. Oregon is an absolute blast to watch, too. Don't think the Seminoles were winning this anyway but the way they're getting destroyed is a joy to watch. Run it up!
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on January 01, 2015, 11:32:32 PM
Well this isn't the B1G conference I'd gotten used to seeing the last few years (and seeing this is gross, step it up Bama).
Harbaugh Effect!!
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on January 02, 2015, 01:16:43 AM
Well we sucked it up tonight.

Congrats to OSU, it hurts to say, but they outplayed us.

I think Lane Kiffen caused this loss, by not doing our offense. We did not try to go to Cooper until it was late, we never got into a rythem of running because Kiffin was trying to get cute with stupid plays. But props to Meyer for doing what they did. It sucks to lose, but no one can win them all. When we were going 4-9 I just begged and prayed to be in the hunt. I will be pulling for Oregon, although after watching the FSU game, it may be a blessing we don't face them ;)
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on January 02, 2015, 01:52:10 AM
by the scores, TCU looks like they should've been one of the four and although it's moot, nobody will ever create an argument that will have me agree that a team losing head to head should be champ, or co champ.
Ever.
Period.
End of discussion.
That said, that Baylor loss was brutal, and I'm witnessed as saying after the first score, one only need watch the last 3 minutes of a Baylor game.
I'm tired of bein right ;-)
The Bears, like 90% of college teams, absolutely suck on defense and that and special teams cost them. I really feel for Briles more than the players though, such a great coach, I like to see him do well.
Go Oregon, except for those with the classless taunts on Winston...
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on January 02, 2015, 01:55:16 AM
Quote from: Crewe on January 02, 2015, 01:52:10 AM

Go Oregon, except for those with the classless taunts on Winston...

Winston has been very classless. He is from where I live, i could tell you stories..

With that said... Go Oregon!!!
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on January 02, 2015, 01:58:05 AM
Quote from: rollntider on September 03, 2014, 02:28:10 AM
Beat Notre Dame!!!!

I agree with what you said except I did not see the Michigan game.

LSU got lucky.

Gurley for Heisman.

Bama's D is not the same since 2011.  I think Wva is better than they were last year, but we should have beat them worse, we missed tackles, slipped and fell and let several guys get large chunks of yards. Yes they dropped passes but so did we thats a wash in my book. Its a young D though so they can be stout by the end of the year.

Yeah why is OSU not ranked?

Also so tired of the Big 12 saying they will have a real champion because of round robin games, what if they have a 3 way tie (it happens) their argument is invalid. Add 2 teams and have a playoff, outside of 4 to 5 teams (like every conference) they skate away from the final playoff game. I still stand by my claim that to be eligible for the playoff you have to be in a conference (Notre Dame/BYU) and played for your conference championship (Notre Dame/Big 12)  thats an extra game those chickens shy away from.

Funny this was week one
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on January 02, 2015, 01:58:33 AM
Quote from: TheNorm on September 07, 2014, 09:49:23 PM
Didn't get to watch any of the games this weekend, but all I can say just by looking at the Big Ten scores alone is this: if anyone even tries to advocate that the Big Ten deserves a team in the college bowl playoff at the end of this season, I'm going to seriously question their sanity. My conference is a g-ddamned joke.

I think the SEC was the joke this year.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on January 02, 2015, 02:28:29 AM
Quote from: rollntider on January 02, 2015, 01:55:16 AM
Quote from: Crewe on January 02, 2015, 01:52:10 AM

Go Oregon, except for those with the classless taunts on Winston...

Winston has been very classless. He is from where I live, i could tell you stories..

With that said... Go Oregon!!!

I skipped over a lot of that BS because, you know, media being soooooo trustworthy and thorough, so perhaps youre right. I just thought them taunting him with the no means no chant was sorta dickish.
If he wouldve done something on the field, then yea, by all means, lay into him, but that? I dunno, just wouldnt have wanted my players to do that if I were a coach
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on January 02, 2015, 09:08:12 AM
Quote from: rollntider on January 02, 2015, 01:16:43 AM
Well we sucked it up tonight.

Congrats to OSU, it hurts to say, but they outplayed us.

I think Lane Kiffen caused this loss, by not doing our offense. We did not try to go to Cooper until it was late, we never got into a rythem of running because Kiffin was trying to get cute with stupid plays. But props to Meyer for doing what they did. It sucks to lose, but no one can win them all. When we were going 4-9 I just begged and prayed to be in the hunt. I will be pulling for Oregon, although after watching the FSU game, it may be a blessing we don't face them ;)

I'd have to agree with this-not sure what the hell Kiffin was trying to do, but things backfired in a big way. I sure as hell didn't expect this outcome. As someone that's repeatedly bashed the Big Ten pretty much this entire season, they stepped up today and in a way very few thought possible-myself included. As much as I loathe ohio state winning that game, that moment when Elliott broke off that 85 yard TD to pretty much put the game out of reach (although there were some mind-numbingly dumb play calls made by both teams in the last three minutes) I did laugh just a little bit when I thought "but isn't SEC speed supposed to catch this guy?"

I'm happy for the Big Ten, and hopefully things have finally turned a corner and our looking up-from the Michigan perspective I can tell you it's the most optimistic it's been in years. The B1G gained a measure of respect yesterday, and that's awesome. All that said: Go Ducks.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: thaima1shu on January 02, 2015, 11:01:51 AM
I guess I'm the only one that's gonna be pulling for Ohio State here. Come on Meyer....don't let me down.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on January 09, 2015, 03:09:04 PM


these crack me up
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: Crewe on January 13, 2015, 01:31:13 AM
I thought Ohio State shot themselves in the foot so many times, and I declared them losers after each turnover but they just kept on dominating.
Unbelievable.
Now that its all played out, obviously its justified that Ohio jumped Baylor and TCU, so I think the CFP was/is a success.
I think everyone agrees FSU shouldnt have been in, but undefeated is undefeated.
Makes me think back a couple of years ago when the Cougars were undefeated, if that had been them in a playoff, man, they wouldve been destroyed.
So now, is Mariota a genuine NFL prospect or is he a Tebow waiting to happen?
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: thaima1shu on January 13, 2015, 11:00:23 AM
Thank you so much Ohio State.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: TheNorm on January 13, 2015, 01:29:18 PM
Quote from: thaima1shu on January 13, 2015, 11:00:23 AM
Thank you so much Ohio State.

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/SithNorm/peterquill.gif) (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/SithNorm/media/peterquill.gif.html)

It's only a matter of time before recruiting violations get it taken away at o-lie-o $tate.
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: thaima1shu on January 13, 2015, 07:43:20 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on January 13, 2015, 01:29:18 PM
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/SithNorm/peterquill.gif) (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/SithNorm/media/peterquill.gif.html)

It's only a matter of time before recruiting violations get it taken away at o-lie-o $tate.

That's fine with me, because in the end Oregon still lost. Therefore, I'm good.

And I'd probably be giving you that same gif if Oregon had won instead :)
Title: Re: The Official 2014 College Football Season Thread
Post by: rollntider on January 21, 2015, 04:58:52 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on January 13, 2015, 01:29:18 PM
Quote from: thaima1shu on January 13, 2015, 11:00:23 AM
Thank you so much Ohio State.

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/SithNorm/peterquill.gif) (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/SithNorm/media/peterquill.gif.html)

It's only a matter of time before recruiting violations get it taken away at o-lie-o $tate.

lol