Da 2021 thread of da college fooball

[Kmagnuss]

I'm still blown away that M won.  It's sad how bad we've been against good teams for the last decade... even sadder I'm so surprised when we win.  🙂

 

[Conrad1953]

Well based on how well the OSU v Mich predictions in here turned out, y'all need to pick

UGA by 60 over Alabama................😃.............we need help from anywhere we can get it.

[TiScape]

3 hours ago, Conrad1953 said:

Well based on how well the OSU v Mich predictions in here turned out, y'all need to pick

UGA by 60 over Alabama................😃.............we need help from anywhere we can get it.

Lol yeah. Those posts/predictions didn’t age so well! 🤣 People talking about OSU scoring 100 and/or winning by 60+ be like 🤪

[grm24]

Brian Kelly to LSU a bit of a stunner. Wonder who ND will go after? Crazy time for coaches. Kelly rumored to be getting $100 million+ for 10 years at LSU.

 

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by grm24

[Fellaheen51]

LSU had a couple months head start on a HC search, and have basically screwed the pooch with how they've handling it.  Being out maneuvered by other programs.   So they "settle" for an overrated Brian Kelley.  Who's grabbing the big payday while he can, coach a couple more years, then ease on out the door with a lot of cash.    Ha!  Best of luck with that LSU.  Jump on the HC carousel ND and get out your checkbook.   

 

The price tag for poaching/keeping HC's has ramped up exponentially in the last month.  Does ND go after Luke Fickell?  He's accomplished about all he could with Cinci.  And their move to a depleted B12 doesn't have the same cred as it once did.   The chatter was LF would be the next HC at tOSU once Ryan Day left for the NFL.  That scenario may have hit a speed bump now.  With the now current market price for a hot commodity HC now north of a  $100 mil, would be difficult for LF to pass if ND waves at big check at him.  

 

Hey, Urban.  We know you're not happy in Jacksonville.  What's your price to return to the college ranks as our HC?

 

In retrospect, makes MSU's $95 mil contact extension to HC Mel Tucker (there were LSU rumors) look like a relative bargain.  

  

[TiScape]

And Lincoln Riley to SC was a bit of a stunner as well. Wasn’t surprised at all though to see Spencer Rattler announce he was entertaining the transfer protocol soon after. Perfect as he won’t have to sit out a season now. 

[jholz]

Anyone happen to watch the Iron Bowl over the weekend? Hell of game IMHO.

 

Auburn almost beat 'em with a backup quarterback on a broken ankle and virtually no running game. It's going to be a tough road for Bama moving forward, I think.

 

War Eagle!

[TiScape]

22 hours ago, jholz said:

Anyone happen to watch the Iron Bowl over the weekend? Hell of game IMHO.

 

Auburn almost beat 'em with a backup quarterback on a broken ankle and virtually no running game. It's going to be a tough road for Bama moving forward, I think.

 

War Eagle!

I watched! 4 OTs and Bama escaped with a W. One of those wins that feels more like a loss. But a win nonetheless. Best (most entertaining) game of the weekend. Hard to bet against Georgia winning it all at this point.
And yes, yay Auburn for almost winning!!! 🎉🤣

Edited December 1, 2021 by TiScape

[Conrad1953]

I remember a year in very recent history, 2017 to be exact.......................Auburn beat Georgia

40-17 and then beat Alabama 26-14. Then Georgia turned around and beat Auburn in the 

SECship but Alabama wound up as the national champions in a thrilling overtime win when

an unknown freshman, Tua Tagovailoa threw the winning TD pass to another unknown freshman,

Devonta Smith.....to beat.......Georgia. The National Championship Game was in Jan 2018.

 

I think Alabama has beaten Georgia a few more times since that game.

 

Georgia is favored by 6 last I looked and with the SECship game in Atlanta being pretty much

a home game for them, all the pressure is on them to win. I think the Tide are kinda enjoying

their underdog status and of course, Nick, as he always does, is praising Kirby and the Dawgs

as a greatly coached, great team with no weaknesses.

 

I hope an upset is brewing.......................

Edited December 3, 2021 by Conrad1953

[highergr0und]

Wow.  First big test/victim of NIL comes up today.  Quinn Ewers signs with OSU, reclassifies to the 2021 class vs 2022, makes over 1 mil in NIL deals, plays a few snaps and transfers out?  

 

Next few years in college football are gonna be really interesting as NIL funded big market, big donor schools begin to take over.  Anyone surprised Lincoln Riley went to USC?  Lol

[bscinstnct]

Holy!

 

 

[TiScape]

Georgia will score 100 and win by 60! 🤣😜😆

[bscinstnct]

34 minutes ago, TiScape said:

Georgia will score 100 and win by 60! 🤣😜😆

 

Yeah, you can see Alabama gonna have a long day trying to score. But hope they hang tough and make a game out of it.

 

I don’t know anything about betting but see the spread is 6.5 so seems Alabama is expected to at least hang in there. 

 

Who knows what happens on game day? Couple big plays, timely turnover, bam! It’s a game ; )

Edited December 4, 2021 by bscinstnct

[ThinkingPlus]

Bama isn't going to make it easy.  Baylor made Notre Dame and Alabama happy.  If UH comes through, they (ND and Al) are both in.

[TiScape]

20 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Yeah, you can see Alabama gonna have a long day trying to score. But hope they hang tough and make a game out of it.

 

I don’t know anything about betting but see the spread is 6.5 so seems Alabama is expected to at least hang in there. 

 

Who knows what happens on game day? Couple big plays, timely turnover, bam! It’s a game ; )

EXACTLY. Just one one the reasons I don’t partake in wagering. 

[bscinstnct]

13 minutes ago, TiScape said:

EXACTLY. Just one one the reasons I don’t partake in wagering. 

 

….and there you go. Bama O out there producing, keeps their D fresh too.

Got a game going here! 😃

 

 

[ThinkingPlus]

Turn out the lights... Georgia tonight is more Bull than Dawg.

[TiScape]

On 10/11/2021 at 5:09 PM, TiScape said:

Georgia will blow it and Alabama will be back at 1 before all is said and done. Shocker 

Hmmmm 😉 haha

[bscinstnct]

Man, what a good game. Could have been even better but that was some….

 

Fooball on da fooball field! 🏈 

 

That TE on Georgia is a stud. He a freshman?! Reminded me of this guy when he ran through the D for a TD.

 

 

[TiScape]

Well it’s obvious who’s gonna win the BIG10 Championship. Macdonald has Michigan’s D looking solid! Iowa’s punter gettin’ a work out! Haha. Pretty ugly. 

Edited December 5, 2021 by TiScape

[touch]

 

 

M is for finally Making this old Great Lake State kid very proud this season.

 

 

 

    

 

 

Edited December 5, 2021 by touch

[TiScape]

14 hours ago, touch said:

 

 

M is for finally Making this old Great Lake State kid very proud this season.

 

 

 

    

 

 

That Edwards to Wilson TD was epic! 
@Hawkeye77 hit the ‘last channel’ button right after it!
For his sake I hope he was at another wedding and didn’t have to watch! 🤣 

Edited December 5, 2021 by TiScape

[touch]

20 hours ago, bscinstnct said:

Man, what a good game. Could have been even better but that was some….

 

Fooball on da fooball field! 🏈 

 

That TE on Georgia is a stud. He a freshman?! Reminded me of this guy when he ran through the D for a TD.

 

 

Very true, and I thought both  the Geogia tight ends stepped up big in the game. They helped move the chains a great deal in key moments. 

[Hawkeye77]

17 hours ago, TiScape said:

That Edwards to Wilson TD was epic! 
@Hawkeye77 hit the ‘last channel’ button right after it!
For his sake I hope he was at another wedding and didn’t have to watch! 🤣 

I watched every brutal minute, lol.  When we failed on the pass to the fullback in the end zone and settled for a FG the next time down that way then kept holding them several times deep in their territory and came up zilch it was over, then over, then more over.  Agonizing.

 

But . . . Michigan is really good and glad it was them that whipped us instead of OSU.

[Hawkeye77]

On 9/21/2021 at 5:08 AM, Fellaheen51 said:

 

You parsed my original comment, thereby missing the sardonic point that was being made.  A zero offensive TD game is considered exciting football.  The storyline being dominating D is back.  No, it was boring.  A similar game in the B1G would be classified as a quaint anachronism.  In the modern, offensively minded era of "light up the scoreboard" style of play.  

 

Of course, playing stout D is still relevant to winning FB games.  Especially when venturing into hostile environments like Kinnick, Camp Randall, Spartan, Ohio, Beaver, Michigan Stadiums in late November.  When climatic conditions turn cold, blustery and miserable.  When stopping the other team from scoring provides the best opportunity to realize a W in those locales and conditions.  

 

Yeah, I seem to recall the thrashing from last year.  Also remember a hard fought and exciting W in the '15 B1G 'Ship game as well.  And something about a double OT loss to the Hawkeyes at Spartan Stadium back in '12.  And redemption in a second half shutout 26-14 win at Kinnick back in '13.

 

Surmising you may remember this:

 

 

Haha, remember this a lot better, as long as we are both Jethro Tull and living in the past!

 

[Fellaheen51]

16 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

Haha, remember this a lot better, as long as we are both Jethro Tull and living in the past!

 

 

Ha.  More like Through the Past, Darkly.  Circa 2009.  After the Spartans had taken the lead with 1:37 remaining in the game.  

[grm24]

With Urban Meyer finally and deservedly being canned by the Jaguars tonight what college hires him as their next HFC? D1 (FCS/FBS), D2, D3? Some school will take the chance given all his baggage. Right? Does he go back to Fox in 2022? Guess Tim Tebow is balling his eye out tonight.

[bladehunter]

Are we ready to see the playoff expanded yet ?? Surely there were better challengers than Michigan and Cincinnati? Utah looks better than either.   Shame their QB got hurt and then OSU finally got a lead with 4 to go. 

[DArnie]

4 hours ago, bladehunter said:

Are we ready to see the playoff expanded yet ?? Surely there were better challengers than Michigan and Cincinnati? Utah looks better than either.   Shame their QB got hurt and then OSU finally got a lead with 4 to go. 

Any of the other teams would have looked  just as bad or worse as Michigan/Cincinnati did against Georgia and/or Alabama.   We can shoot for a 9 month season and see which team survives, will be good for the viewers and advertisement agencies but probably not so much the players themselves. Edumancation, classes, injuries and such. The supposed reason for Colleges.

A better idea would be to average the IQs of each team saying one teams average is 88 and the other team's is 98, then then the higher team would start the game with a 10 point advantage. Seems only fair since they are in college and are scholar athletes! 🙃🙃😮

 

[bladehunter]

8 hours ago, DArnie said:

Any of the other teams would have looked  just as bad or worse as Michigan/Cincinnati did against Georgia and/or Alabama.   We can shoot for a 9 month season and see which team survives, will be good for the viewers and advertisement agencies but probably not so much the players themselves. Edumancation, classes, injuries and such. The supposed reason for Colleges.

A better idea would be to average the IQs of each team saying one teams average is 88 and the other team's is 98, then then the higher team would start the game with a 10 point advantage. Seems only fair since they are in college and are scholar athletes! 🙃🙃😮

 

Lol. Oh I agree.  It wouldn’t matter who.  My post was more sarcasm than me thinking that better teams were out there.  
 

In fact.  If an expansion ever happens I suspect that we will see even more sec teams survive to the final 4 , which is the reason I bet it doesn’t happen.