College Football 2024

[temptation]

1 hour ago, Coach Nowlin said:

Hang in there. 

Remember you want to be the guy who replaces the legend, so who is your next in line at Michigan in 2026?  

Maybe Jim will come back after winning a Super Bowl with the Chargers?

[Bash Riprock]

22 hours ago, Irishman said:

Was reading this is a first with the Big 10 having 4 of the top ranked 5 teams.  Is that accurate??

[Footballking16]

On 11/11/2024 at 3:14 PM, temptation said:

Maybe Jim will come back after winning a Super Bowl with the Chargers?

Harbaugh isn’t eligible to coach in college until August 2028 after his 4 year show-cause penalty for level 1 infractions has expired.

[temptation]

7 hours ago, Footballking16 said:

Harbaugh isn’t eligible to coach in college until August 2028 after his 4 year show-cause penalty for level 1 infractions has expired.

Damn.  Guess he’d better slow down that Chargers turnaround.

[Coach Nowlin]

On 11/11/2024 at 2:14 PM, temptation said:

Maybe Jim will come back after winning a Super Bowl with the Chargers?

at least you have admitted that your guy born on 3rd base isn't the guy 

[Boilernation]

On 11/11/2024 at 4:03 PM, Bash Riprock said:

Was reading this is a first with the Big 10 having 4 of the top ranked 5 teams.  Is that accurate??

Seems like it would be correct. Though I would probably take all of the SEC teams within the Top 15 in a neutral field game vs. Penn State or Indiana.

[temptation]

1 hour ago, Coach Nowlin said:

at least you have admitted that your guy born on 3rd base isn't the guy 

I mean, he is not JIM but I think he deserves more time.

Now, Ryan Walters on the other hand...

Edited November 13, 2024 by temptation

[Coach Nowlin]

18 hours ago, temptation said:

 

Now, Ryan Walters on the other hand...

TO THE MOON 

[Boilernation]

51 minutes ago, Coach Nowlin said:

TO THE MOON 

I keep hearing rumors about shady things his staff has done in West Lafayette. You have any insight?

 

[Coach Nowlin]

Well, there was the first month of the season where there was an OL coach who left abruptly after a month......perhaps, something to do with a Purdue Union Hotel that may or may not have been destroyed by overzealous youthful coaches without families......let you draw your own conclusions

There is the fact that everyone was getting money they haven't had before and being under the age of 40......let that also be something you can wrap your brain around on what kind of issues that may have caused.  

 

 

[Irishman]

Still does not seem real. 

A common theme among the "experts" is talking about who does not belong in the rankings.....no real talk about who does belong though. 
 

[temptation]

One of my main reasons behind my passion for college football and preference over the NFL is the fact that it seemed every Saturday matters.

I was looking forward to the 12 team playoff more so than anyone but I am kinda off board now.  The regular season is nowhere near as meaningful as it once was.  

Just look at the rankings above.  Head to head does not seem to matter.  

We were sold that UGA/Bama, OSU/Oregon, Bama/Tennessee, UGA/Texas, UGA/Ole Miss mattered and they obviously are one small data point.

We have another this weekend with IU/OSU.  OSU can probably afford another loss whereas IU's margin for error seems much smaller but I could still see them getting in the playoff at 11-1 as the ACC/Big 12 have cannibalized themselves.

IU and ND at 11-1 or SEC teams at 9-3/10-2?

 

[Irishman]

3 hours ago, temptation said:

One of my main reasons behind my passion for college football and preference over the NFL is the fact that it seemed every Saturday matters.

I was looking forward to the 12 team playoff more so than anyone but I am kinda off board now.  The regular season is nowhere near as meaningful as it once was.  

Just look at the rankings above.  Head to head does not seem to matter.  

We were sold that UGA/Bama, OSU/Oregon, Bama/Tennessee, UGA/Texas, UGA/Ole Miss mattered and they obviously are one small data point.

We have another this weekend with IU/OSU.  OSU can probably afford another loss whereas IU's margin for error seems much smaller but I could still see them getting in the playoff at 11-1 as the ACC/Big 12 have cannibalized themselves.

IU and ND at 11-1 or SEC teams at 9-3/10-2?

 

Agreed... And I think more and more people will realize that as well when the brackets are actually set at the end of the season. And then when the portal goes crazier than it ever has before, interest will dampen even more. 

[Irishman]

 

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[Coach Nowlin]

 

 

 

[temptation]

25 minutes ago, Coach Nowlin said:

 

 

 

https://x.com/mccann_hunter/status/1857900778117022101?s=42

[Irishman]

10 minutes ago, temptation said:

https://x.com/mccann_hunter/status/1857900778117022101?s=42

Typical.....he always looks to unload on others and place blame them. 

[Bobref]

5 hours ago, temptation said:

One of my main reasons behind my passion for college football and preference over the NFL is the fact that it seemed every Saturday matters.

I was looking forward to the 12 team playoff more so than anyone but I am kinda off board now.  The regular season is nowhere near as meaningful as it once was.

I don’t follow your logic. As it stands right now, how many teams are actually in contention for a spot in the playoffs? At least 15 or 16? That means for the rest of the season we are going to have multiple “elimination” games, as well as several with potential impact on seeding, byes, home field, etc., every weekend. How does that compare with the 4 team format at this point in the season. How many teams truly had a shot at being 1 of 4? Half a dozen? The number of high stakes games in the regular season has at least quadrupled.

[temptation]

1 hour ago, Bobref said:

I don’t follow your logic. As it stands right now, how many teams are actually in contention for a spot in the playoffs? At least 15 or 16? That means for the rest of the season we are going to have multiple “elimination” games, as well as several with potential impact on seeding, byes, home field, etc., every weekend. How does that compare with the 4 team format at this point in the season. How many teams truly had a shot at being 1 of 4? Half a dozen? The number of high stakes games in the regular season has at least quadrupled.

Mediocrity is being rewarded.  
 

We were told the games I mentioned were also “high stakes”…which they obviously weren’t.

The supposed #5 team in the country is a 12 point underdog this weekend, lol.

Edited November 18, 2024 by temptation

[Bobref]

22 minutes ago, temptation said:

Mediocrity is being rewarded.  
 

We were told the games I mentioned were also “high stakes”…which they obviously weren’t.

The supposed #5 team in the country is a 12 point underdog this weekend, lol.

One person’s mediocrity is another person’s parity, I guess.

[PHJIrish]

1 hour ago, Bobref said:

I don’t follow your logic. As it stands right now, how many teams are actually in contention for a spot in the playoffs? At least 15 or 16? That means for the rest of the season we are going to have multiple “elimination” games, as well as several with potential impact on seeding, byes, home field, etc., every weekend. How does that compare with the 4 team format at this point in the season. How many teams truly had a shot at being 1 of 4? Half a dozen? The number of high stakes games in the regular season has at least quadrupled.

Like!

[temptation]

42 minutes ago, Bobref said:

One person’s mediocrity is another person’s parity, I guess.

Eh, I am just a fan of excellence.

Could you have imagined if Michigan had lost to a MAC team at home last year?

That alone should be disqualifying for an opportunity to play for a national title.

 

[Bobref]

6 minutes ago, temptation said:

Eh, I am just a fan of excellence.

Could you have imagined if Michigan had lost to a MAC team at home last year?

That alone should be disqualifying for an opportunity to play for a national title.

 

Glad you’re not on the Committee.

[temptation]

34 minutes ago, Bobref said:

Glad you’re not on the Committee.

So are the Irish.

[Bobref]

3 minutes ago, temptation said:

So are the Irish.

Oh, I’m sure more than the Irish are glad.