2025-26 College Football Thread

[Cobra Mgr]

A&M sends trooper home for bumping, pointing & yelling @ S.Carolina players.

[Amazin69]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

I can only imagine the histrionics amazin69 is going thru right now.

Technically, gin, vodka and red wine, but you get the drift…

Is Shane Beamer fired yet?

More fun: the tip of my headphones broke off in the jack, meaning that I have no sound (internal speakers don't work with a "plug" in the jack) and I need to buy a new comp. In the meantime, I won't be able to play white noise to drown out the construction sounds during the day, or my neighbors apparently having a party right now. The cocoon doesn't work so well without a nice "whiiiirrrrr" to compensate.

So that's fun, too.

s Shane Beamer fired yet?

[dsvitak]

I don't get the lack of respect for Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy.

Dude just rushed for 300+ yards, and is leading the universe in rushing.

[dsvitak]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

A&M sends trooper home for bumping, pointing & yelling @ S.Carolina players.

Classic Texas cop. When did civil servant become civil master?

[Amazin69]

Maybe Beamer should have brought the cop over to yell at the whole team?

Is Shane Beamer fired yet?

[Cobra Mgr]

Spin cycle...............repeat.............

.........Here's a "no duh" thought......conferences are too large. They have made the "regular" season a joke. You're seeing the potential for multiple conferences to have ties at the top for the conference title game & no clear tiebreakers. Because the teams at the top are playing each other.

Currently, the American has 4 teams (Navy, N.Tx, ECU, Tulane) tied for 1st w/one loss each. Navy & N.Tx have only played each other, not the other 2. ECU & Tulane have only played each other, not the other 2. So does the Mean Green & the Green Wave play for the title because they are the only ones w/a win vs the top 4? And what if either Tulane or NTx loses but the other 3 win out. How do you fairly pick 2 from that w/o cheating the fans of the one left out?

But the American is just an example, not an anomaly. The ACC has currently 4 tied w/one conference loss. GT will play Pitt, so that will cut it to 3 maximum. But UVa hasn't played any of the other 3. How fair will it be if they get to Charlotte w/o playing the Jackets, SMU, Pitt, even Miami & Clemson?

The SEC? You have the unbeaten Aggies w/Ole Miss, Georgia & Bama tied @ one loss. Bama & the Mississippi never played. Georgia beat OMiss, lost to Bama. Ole Miss probably had the easiest schedule you could possibly have in the SEC. No Aggies, Bama, Vols, Horns, Mizzo or Vandy. The only team from the bottom 7 of the SEC not on Ole Miss sched was Auburn. Is there a way from them to reach Atlanta over 2 teams w/harder slates?

Big T1e8n? We should know by now....Michigan vs Ohio St is never a given. Say the Buckeyes lose to a one conference loss Michigan. That would be 3 teams under Indiana w/1 conf loss. Ohio St, Mich, USC/Oregon. Ducks would have no games vs the other 2. Wolverines would have a win vs OSU & a loss to USC.

Big 12ish? Tex Tech & BYU have one loss, Utah, Houston, Cincy, ArizSt have 2 conference losses. If the Cougars & Raiders get upset, that is 6 teams w/2 losses. Sort that dumpster fire out. TexTech & Utah played 4 of those top 6. BYU & Arizona St 3, Houston & Cincy 2.

The conferences are too large. They don't offer a fair equal chance for everyone to sort out the 2 best teams. The schedules are uneven. Sometimes a school doesn't get a chance to prove who is best. Some get schedules against an unfair amount of top teams.

And the thing is, if you have national title aspirations, do you really want to play in the conference title game? If you are in the group of 5, OK. But if you are Georgia, are you really disappointed that Bama gets more wear & tear vs the Aggies while you rest up & possibly strengthen your ranking just by sitting at home & watching other teams take an additional loss? They have kind of made the conference championships anti-climatic......

.....What happened to Andy Katzenmoyer?........................

.....It is going to be interesting what happens w/the Irish & the playoff. They have to be pulling for So.Cal vs Oregon next week. Oklahoma's Bama upset has tightened the window for Notre Dame. Imagine, again, Michigan beating OSU. OU has a win over Michigan. Two road wins in a row vs Bama & Tennessee. We think the Irish would deserve to get in over that resume? What if Tex Tech loses in the Big 12ish title game? I think the Raiders resume is still better than ND's..........

......In 7 conference games, Wisconsin has 47 points total. Indiana has scored 55+ 3 times in the T1e8n............

........Did you know Texas has -3 pt diff in the SEC?..................

[Cobra Mgr]

1. No team with a loss will be ranked ahead of an unbeaten team. No matter the schedule or conference.

2. Once there are less than 5 unbeatens, the rankings will reflect the 12 I think should be in the playoff.

1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Georgia
5. Texas Tech
6. Bama
7. Oregon
8. Ole Miss
9. Oklahoma
10. Notre Dame
11. Georgia Tech
12. James Madison

[Amazin69]

Five teams that beat South Carolina, seven that didn't. (I think we can take James Madison.)

Is Shane Beamer fired yet?

[Cobra Mgr]

SEC Shorts - Texas A&M almost blows it

[Amazin69]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

SEC Shorts - Texas A&M almost blows it

I must say I'm not too high on SEC Shorts, but "And that's why I will always have a job" hit home…

[Cobra Mgr]

SEC Roll Call - Week 12

[Cobra Mgr]

Hokies hire James Franklin

[monkeyman576]

How does the committee justify Ohio St ahead of Indiana. Yes Ohio St beat Texas when they were #1 but they are out of the top 25 now. Inidana has beaten two teams that are currently in the top 10.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

How does the committee justify Ohio St ahead of Indiana. Yes Ohio St beat Texas when they were #1 but they are out of the top 25 now. Inidana has beaten two teams that are currently in the top 10.

Ohio St OOC is an SEC school, Grambling & Ohio (2nd place in the MAC)

Indiana's is Kennesaw St, ODU & Indiana St.

I don't think it is in the best interest of college football if an OOC like the Hoosiers is rewarded. Their conference sched would have to be a true gauntlet to justify it. If USC or Michigan was on their slate, then they probably would be over the Buckeyes.

[dsvitak]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

How does the committee justify Ohio St ahead of Indiana. Yes Ohio St beat Texas when they were #1 but they are out of the top 25 now. Inidana has beaten two teams that are currently in the top 10.

No one cares where you're ranked on November 19th. At some point, they may play each other.

[monkeyman576]

No one cares is not a justification.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

No one cares is not a justification.

You have no idea what the rankings are for. They are nothing but a means of hyping interest in the playoffs. They mean nothing. Even in their description of how they figure out the rankings, they are telling you it means nothing. Cause they say after each poll, they tear it up & start from scratch the next week. It is meant to create discussion. And if there is controversy in the ranking, the better. Caused people pay attention more. Their ranking before the championship week has no more pull than mine does.

[monkeyman576]

The rankings should still reflect who is better than who, I would think.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

The rankings should still reflect who is better than who, I would think.

It does. But it is all opinions no matter how you choose to look at it. Computer polls are the opinion of math nerds who program the computer to reflect their opinion on what makes a good team. Media polls are the opinions of whatever criteria the voter decides should be given heavier weight.

So you think Indiana's win over Oregon should be given more weight. I think Indiana's OOC should be penalized. It is all opinion.

That is why every other team sport used for a century and more a true playoff tournament w/definitive qualifications to decide the champion. Because opinion based "champions" aren't satisfactory answers to who is #1.

[Cobra Mgr]

UAB player stabs 2 teammates