NCAA Football 2023 (1 Viewer)

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FSU without their QB would lose 100-0 to Bama or Georgia. Sorry those are just facts. They barely beat Louisville in one of the ugliest games of the season. No one wants to watch that. With that said, I do think FSU should have gotten in. They were undefeated and a conference champ. I can understand why FSU fans are upset. But as someone who just plans to watch and doesn't really care who wins, I'm fine without more noncompetitive games. Bama-Michigan will be a competitive game. I don't hate anyone. There are certain coaches who cheat (Harblow and Belicheat) and numbskulls like Sark who was paid millions to coach USC and often showed up to game drunk and then sued the school when he was fired claiming his alcoholism was a disability. If you think cheating and drinking while coaching kids is ok, then knock yourself out. I have a different opinion and can control my emotions. USC had a terrible year. I don't go on a rant when someone says they have a terrible defense. They stunk. Life goes on.

 

[Warrior]

In my opinion, the committee got it right, they picked the 4 best teams at the END of the season, not week 2, 3, 4 whatever.

FSU was undefeated, but limped to the finish line; mother of Christ, they barely beat BC..........you know, the local school here in MA that if they were good, I'd be on their bandwagon because I know people who went there and drive past the campus on the way to my Sisters house.

They beat TWO top 25 teams, LSU and Louisville................how Louisville finished ranked with that tomato can of a QB is beyond me, watching him **** down his leg for 4 quarters on Saturday night was pure torture, if they playe for 40 quarters he wasn't throwing a TD pass.

Alabama and Texas both played two of the hardest schedules, Bama beat FOUR top 25 teams as well as the #1 ranked/29 wins in a row/back to back national champion Georgia bulldogs.

Someone said Texas won more convincingly that Bama did....................sure, they played a weaker opponent, what are people looking at when they make these statements is beyond me.

What I really hope happens is Bama and Texas meet in the final; we'll see who the better team really is.

 

[tdubel]

Here are my thoughts:

A. FSU got screwed, that is what is broken with the system. You can't predict how a team will play in the future. Their defense is world class and I have a feeling they are going to beat Georgia in the bowl game. Talk about a hungry team, I would take them and the points they will inevitably be given 10 times a week and twice on Sunday. Their pass rush (if they all play) is wicked. NOW, with not being in the hunt, their could be a ton of defensive stars who opt out and we might not see how good they really are.

B. Alabama is just not as dominant as they have been, I am not sure they are the 4th best team. They are shaky, they legit could get blown out by Michigan, all you have to do is look at the Auburn game and for argument sakes, a lackadaisical Georgia team that made mistake after mistake, bad play calling, you name it they did it in addition to Alabama playing well. The end result was a 3 pt game. On the flipside, I never count Nick Sabin out of anything, I do believe they will be prepared and if they execute like the stretch in GA from the 2nd qtr til midway 4th, they can beat anyone.

C. Georgia had the problem this year of winning too many in a row. They were tight and mistake prone all year (especially first half), they trailed I think in 8 games this year for a majority of the game or at least til half? Sounds to me that it wasn't a lack of talent, it was complacency.

This is an odd year, there is not a really dominant team other than arguably Michigan, but I am always suspect of Big 10 teams. They typically underperform in championships, i.e. they don't win the big one.

As to a Texas vs Alabama final, it is probably what the committee is hoping for. The reason..................money. These 2 schools have the most rabid fanbases who will travel and spend and attend those games. As a ticket buyer, I have gotten literally 45 emails since Saturday with different packages available. My son as a student has also received the same amount of emails - 90% from the University itself!

Anyhow, by way of my post and the point/counterpoints above, I think there are a lot of unknowns going in to this. Will you have any opt outs in the Top 4? Maybe, if that happens, holy moly, will change a lot of what we see. The lure of pro Money is strong too. Think about it, if you know you are a legit pick, are you going to risk $40 Million for a game?

Tom

 

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Tom-
I agree with you a thousand percent. Michigan should be banned from the post season. FSU should have been in the playoff even though Bama is the better team due to the injury to the QB.

 

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Caleb Williams is done at USC. He is not playing in the bowl game against Louisville. Ordinary, I would hold that against a player, but in his case, he carried this team for the last couple of years. Why risk an injury in a meaningless bowl game when the team let him down time and again. Time to cash in with the NFL. Either the first or second pick.

 

[tdubel]

Tom-
I agree with you a thousand percent. Michigan should be banned from the post season. FSU should have been in the playoff even though Bama is the better team due to the injury to the QB.

Not what I was saying and you know it. Like I said previously, this ought to be a very interesting post season for you. It is a very real possibility that Michigan wins this whole thing. There will be no asterisk, they will simply be National Champions.

No one cares about the NCAA and their vacating of titles. FSU and Bobby Bowden told them to stick it. Paterno told them to stick it. UNLV and Tarkanian told them to stick it. They are a dinosaur organization that no one cares about. This is the minor leagues, not an academic exercise. The whole point of college athletics in the end it to identify pro talent and to make money for the University. Period. Of course there are a whole lot of not pro worthy athletes who get a college education out of it - Bonus.

Do I necessarily agree with all of the above, No. Was I a beneficiary of a bonus education thanks to College Football, yes I was, they paid for my school. Do I very much dislike the NCAA - resounding yes - reason - it is an arbitrary and political organization that does not in any shape or form enforce the rules fairly.

In the end though I am a realist. What Michigan did was blatant, but it is old news and the reason I think it is - everybody else is doing some form of it and they want this to go away. I am not even sure what authority the NCAA will have over this in the end. Conferences and TV Contracts mean more than the NCAA rulings. I would not be surprised if the 2 Super Conferences (Big Gazillion and SEC) somehow orchestrate the disbanding of the NCAA in next 5 to 10 years. Would not surprise me at all.

 

[Panzer ace]

I'm conflicted with all of this.

Jason is a good customer/better friend, Texas fan.
Tom's son is a great kid/attends Texas.
Tom is a good egg, he and I talk all the time, we've teamed up on a major purchase/have made major bank.
I'm an Alabama fan from way back (and no, I did not attend/play on the team/have friends who went there/drive by there on my way to the Appalachian Mountains on the way to vacation.)
So, that said................

ROLL TIDE!!

OR

HOOK EM HORNS BABY!!

George:

As usual, great post.

Unequivocally, you and Tom are friends. You are also incredibly knowledgeable sports fans.

All of the aforementioned teams have legit gripes about the playoffs.

I am happy that UT is in, however I have a real problem with FSU being left out because of an injury. Alabama and/or Texas should not have gotten their playoff spot based on the availability of a particular player.

-Jason

 

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Between the transfer portal and players sitting out of the bowl games, they are becoming even more pathetic than usual. The commentators said last night that the ONLY player on the Boise St. roster to ever through a pass in a college game was their punter. Good grief. It's getting as bad as the NFL where one or both starting QBs are not playing for many teams.

 

[tdubel]

Between the transfer portal and players sitting out of the bowl games, they are becoming even more pathetic than usual. The commentators said last night that the ONLY player on the Boise St. roster to ever through a pass in a college game was their punter. Good grief. It's getting as bad as the NFL where one or both starting QBs are not playing for many teams.

It is like literally 20 headlines a day about this on the portal. It is ruining the bowl games.
Tom

 

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You know things have gone sideways when the starting QB of the 11-1 Ohio St. Buckeyes transfers to Syracuse. That's a tough one to understand.

 

[Panzer ace]

College football is a mess.

Transfer portal issues, conference regalement, and worst of all the Championship games happen 6 months and 800 bowl games after the end of the regular season.

 

[Combat]

Some God awful football so far with many players sitting out or transferring before the bowl game. I turned on the Utah-NW game last night in the 3rd quarter. The score was 7-0. Painful to watch. Like a pickup game with some high school players.

 

[tdubel]

Once again, PC Woke Crap airs its head in the college football playoffs. Another article about the Texas Fight Song - The Eyes of Texas comes out again. I can only tell you first hand experience from a non Texan. When I am at the University and Austin in general, all I see is people of all colors and backgrounds literally screaming that song whenever it is played. I wish in our world, outside agitators would stop trying to rewrite every historical item they can.

Jason - you are from San Antonio and a Texan, am I wrong on this? I have not seen one "Texas" complaint about this song, it is much ado about nothing.

Tom

 

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Some God awful football so far with many players sitting out or transferring before the bowl game. I turned on the Utah-NW game last night in the 3rd quarter. The score was 7-0. Painful to watch. Like a pickup game with some high school players.

Just found out that UMd's Qb (basically their entire offense) has decided to forgo their bowl game. UMd is a .500 caliber team with Tugaviloa, so the chances they will be competitive with him sitting out are zip. What a joke. No chance this game will be worth watching. -- Al

 

[lancer]

Once again, PC Woke Crap airs its head in the college football playoffs. Another article about the Texas Fight Song - The Eyes of Texas comes out again. I can only tell you first hand experience from a non Texan. When I am at the University and Austin in general, all I see is people of all colors and backgrounds literally screaming that song whenever it is played. I wish in our world, outside agitators would stop trying to rewrite every historical item they can.

Jason - you are from San Antonio and a Texan, am I wrong on this? I have not seen one "Texas" complaint about this song, it is much ado about nothing.

Tom

Tom, forgive my ignorance, but what is it about The Eyes of Texas that the woke mob finds objectionable? -- Al

 

[Panzer ace]

Once again, PC Woke Crap airs its head in the college football playoffs. Another article about the Texas Fight Song - The Eyes of Texas comes out again. I can only tell you first hand experience from a non Texan. When I am at the University and Austin in general, all I see is people of all colors and backgrounds literally screaming that song whenever it is played. I wish in our world, outside agitators would stop trying to rewrite every historical item they can.

Jason - you are from San Antonio and a Texan, am I wrong on this? I have not seen one "Texas" complaint about this song, it is much ado about nothing.

Tom

Tom:

You are 100% correct.

Furthermore I have seen exactly what you describe at every UT game I have been to.

Best,
Jason

 

[tdubel]

Tom, forgive my ignorance, but what is it about The Eyes of Texas that the woke mob finds objectionable? -- Al

To be honest I can’t figure it out. The only thing I have understood is that it may literally may have been part of a minstrel show. Which I mean really??? Just incredulous. But that is the world we live in.
tom

 

[Panzer ace]

Still another week to go before the “playoff”.

I remember when the gap in-between the end of the regular season and bowls was for “students” to take finals etc.

That argument has disappeared as the NIL has made these “students” employees.

If you get paid, everything, especially time off, changes.

 

[Combat]

Still another week to go before the “playoff”.

I remember when the gap in-between the end of the regular season and bowls was for “students” to take finals etc.

That argument has disappeared as the NIL has made these “students” employees.

If you get paid, everything, especially time off, changes.

It's just a matter of time before they expand the playoffs to eight teams, then 16. Too much money on the table. I'm surprised that they haven't done it already. That will mean starting the playoff right after the season ends.

 

[Terp152]

It's just a matter of time before they expand the playoffs to eight teams, then 16. Too much money on the table. I'm surprised that they haven't done it already. That will mean starting the playoff right after the season ends.

The playoff system expands to 12 teams next yr.