2025 College Football Thread

[WhiteTrash]

I wasn't aware that he was an AD or coach.

Of course you'd be silent if the Indiana Governor jumped in with threats of legal action on ND's behalf. 

The selection committee got it right while simultaneously torpedoing it's legitimacy.  No reasonable person will pay attention to the in season polls.

[Pakuni]

The same way? He was a total arse.

Others have expressed disappointment over the years without being d-bags. Unlike ND, Florida State actually was hosed two years ago, and their reaction wasn't as dirtbaggy.

Not to re-litigate old controversies, but Florida State wasn't hosed. They weren't a playoff-quality team at the end of the season, a fact supported by every single metric the CFP is supposed to use.
As for dirtbaggy, I mean, the AD did claim the decision made the playoff results illegitimate and later used the snub to extort the ACC for better terms on its possible exit. That's pretty dirtbaggy, I'd say.

[JWags85]

You expected better from Trailer Park Manziel?

It gets better...

https://x.com/nfl_dovkleiman/status/2000301228274901283?s=46

I like cocky players that back it up.  Arrogant athletes backing it up and balling out are amazing.  Manziel was electric and a a spectacle.  But Pavia has taken all the negative aspects of Manziel and amplified them.  He was fun as hell and a great story at NMSU, but since he got to Nashville it's been a steady descent into peak hateability.

Manziel did plenty of dumb stuff that was varying levels of unlikable depending who you asked, but that's nothing compared to having your family wandering on the field at games starting fights and getting arrested multiple times while you smirk and condone it.  That's not swag, that's not cocky, that's just trash behavior championed by a try hard douche.

I also have never seen a media tour come off so poorly as Pavia the last few weeks.  It was short on charm and charisma and veering into anything but.  For all his faults, Manziel was the unquestioned biggest story and most exciting player in CFB that Heisman season, nothing was forced.  Pavia is none of that but thinks he is and more AND thinks it's complete BS that he's not thought of as such so F everyone else. It's just not remotely entertaining or engaging, that ship sailed months ago.

[WhiteTrash]

One of my partners is a Vanderbilt alumn, and in his his words in October, " nobody's quite sure how he got into Vanderbilt" .

[MU82]

Not to re-litigate old controversies, but Florida State wasn't hosed. They weren't a playoff-quality team at the end of the season, a fact supported by every single metric the CFP is supposed to use.
As for dirtbaggy, I mean, the AD did claim the decision made the playoff results illegitimate and later used the snub to extort the ACC for better terms on its possible exit. That's pretty dirtbaggy, I'd say.

Ok, thanks.

[MU82]

Pavia's apology:

"To be so close to my dream and come up short was painful," Pavia wrote. "I didn't handle those emotions well at all and did not represent myself the way I wanted to. I have much love and respect for the Heisman voters and the selection process, and I apologize for being disrespectful. It was a mistake, and I am sorry."

He continued:

"Fernando Mendoza is an elite competitor and a deserving winner of the award. I have nothing but respect for his accomplishments as well as the success that Jeremiyah and Julian had this season. ...

"I've been doubted my whole life. Every step of my journey I've had to break down doors and fight for myself, because I've learned that nothing would be handed to me. My family has always been in my corner, and my teammates, coaches and staff have my six. I love them — I am grateful for them. — and I wouldn't want anything to distract from that. I look forward to competing in front of my family and with my team one more time in the ReliaQuest Bowl."

[wadesworld]

He's only been in college 6 years.  Just needs to mature a little bit.

[Shaka Shart]

I wasn't aware that he was an AD or coach.

Mmm hungwy

[Shaka Shart]

Pavia's apology:

"To be so close to my dream and come up short was painful," Pavia wrote. "I didn't handle those emotions well at all and did not represent myself the way I wanted to. I have much love and respect for the Heisman voters and the selection process, and I apologize for being disrespectful. It was a mistake, and I am sorry."

He continued:

"Fernando Mendoza is an elite competitor and a deserving winner of the award. I have nothing but respect for his accomplishments as well as the success that Jeremiyah and Julian had this season. ...

"I've been doubted my whole life. Every step of my journey I've had to break down doors and fight for myself, because I've learned that nothing would be handed to me. My family has always been in my corner, and my teammates, coaches and staff have my six. I love them — I am grateful for them. — and I wouldn't want anything to distract from that. I look forward to competing in front of my family and with my team one more time in the ReliaQuest Bowl."

Can anyone ever make an apology without making it into them facing adversity. Just apologize.

[WhiteTrash]

Can anyone ever make an apology without making it into them facing adversity. Just apologize.

Literally, everyone is a victim these days, most especially SEC starting QBs. You don't know the trials they experience every day. I give them credit for just getting out of bed :"I've been doubted my whole life. Every step of my journey I've had to break down doors and fight for myself" . Pavia is cut from the same cloth as Gandhi and Mandela.   

[MU82]

Can anyone ever make an apology without making it into them facing adversity. Just apologize.

Sorry for posting that, but it was tough being a Jewish kid in Connecticut.

[CreightonWarrior]

I highly doubt he even wrote it. More of an agent or PR team doing damage control.

[MU82]

Since Matt Rhule signed an extension on Oct. 30, Nebraska went an ugly 1-3, then mostly skipped early signing day. The latest: Two-year starting QB Dylan Raiola is expected to transfer out.

(From The Athletic)

[wadesworld]

Since Matt Rhule signed an extension on Oct. 30, Nebraska went an ugly 1-3, then mostly skipped early signing day. The latest: Two-year starting QB Dylan Raiola is expected to transfer out.

(From The Athletic)

Raiola desperately jumping around his apartment trying to tear his ACL to match Mahomes, who he wishes the comparisons to would stop despite stealing his looks, warmups, number, etc.

[JWags85]

I highly doubt he even wrote it. More of an agent or PR team doing damage control.

Not even good PR.  Its ChatGPT-level garbage.

"My family has always been in my corner, and my teammates, coaches and staff have my six. I love them — I am grateful for them. — and I wouldn't want anything to distract from that."

This is hilarious for someone whose family has been the ultimate sideshow.

Since Matt Rhule signed an extension on Oct. 30, Nebraska went an ugly 1-3, then mostly skipped early signing day. The latest: Two-year starting QB Dylan Raiola is expected to transfer out.

(From The Athletic)

His schools of interest is limited to only Texas Tech to continue ultimate fulfillment of his brand

[Billy Hoyle]

Not even good PR.  Its ChatGPT-level garbage.

"My family has always been in my corner, and my teammates, coaches and staff have my six. I love them — I am grateful for them. — and I wouldn't want anything to distract from that."

This is hilarious for someone whose family has been the ultimate sideshow.

His schools of interest is limited to only Texas Tech to continue ultimate fulfillment of his brand

Temu Mahomes.

[CreightonWarrior]

The revisionist history around him is already starting in Nebraska. Just like Lane Kiffin they are very quickly throwing him under the bus.

[Pakuni]

The revisionist history around him is already starting in Nebraska. Just like Lane Kiffin they are very quickly throwing him under the bus.

At least Kiffin was good at his job.

[JWags85]

The revisionist history around him is already starting in Nebraska. Just like Lane Kiffin they are very quickly throwing him under the bus.

I mean what's the revisionist history?  He was the #1 ranked recruit (and QB) in his class and he had 2 decent years.  Not exceptional, never was a top 5 QB in the B10, much less top 3 (or a top QB nationally) and never elevated an average team to anything more than that.  And now he's leaving midway through his career. 

Pretending they didn't like him or weren't excited about him would be silly revisionism, but its not like they are suddenly bagging on a great player who did amazing things for the program and downplaying his success(like Kiffin at Ole Miss). 

Raiola has 2 years left, he still may become a very good QB, he's got the arm talent, but midway through his college career, he's not been a bust like Malachi Nelson or Air Noland, but he's certainly been quite disappointing compared to expectations.  He doesn't have a signature moment or win, his career is centered around his obsessive Mahomes cosplay.

[CreightonWarrior]

They spent the entire off season talking about how he made the next step and how great he was. Now that he's gone it's shifted to he was never that good and it won't hurt the team.

[JWags85]

They spent the entire off season talking about how he made the next step and how great he was. Now that he's gone it's shifted to he was never that good and it won't hurt the team.

To be fair, I don't necessarily see how those both can't be true.  Everyone thought he was making the step, as you'd expect a top recruit to into his sophomore year.  But turns out he didn't and was just alright, like I mentioned previously.  Now he's leaving, so with him goes the benefit of the doubt and good riddance.

I've got no love or affinity for the Huskers, but I don't really blame their fans here.

[Captain Quette]

Raiola first committed to Georgia,  then osu, then Nebraska. Looking for the bag now. I actually do think he could be decent with good, consistent coaching.


Since jim Harbaugh started coaching at um, they have had 11 coaches banished and / or charged criminally. He lost 5 games in a row to osu. Was afraid of losing his job, took a payout, statred cheating and hiring creeps.