2020-21 College Football Thread

[The Sultan]

That game was an advertisement for why the NFL review system is better. 

[Uncle Rico]

For all the talk about how long it takes to play the last couple minutes of a basketball game ... it took FOREVER to play the last couple mins and OT of this game.

College football games are too long because of TV mostly, but the reviews don't help.  Attending a game is a four commitment at a minimum

[Uncle Rico]

Freeze is damaged goods. A cheater, sleaze, and a liar.

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/columnists/geoff-calkins/2017/07/21/freeze-brought-down-hubris-vengeance-and-sex/498351001/

This is college football.  Someone will make enough excuses for him.

[GooooMarquette]

I find it interesting that we are discussing whether the coach at Falwell U is 'too dirty' to coach in the ACC or SEC.

[Billy Hoyle]

I find it interesting that we are discussing whether the coach at Falwell U is 'too dirty' to coach in the ACC or SEC.

Look at who his AD is. But yeah, he'll be in the SEC next year. Royce Waltman's statement will never be untrue:

http://blogs.pjstar.com/wessler/2007/03/02/royce-waltman-fired-now-that-was-how-to-do-a-news-conference/

"I can't get a head coaching job. ... If you get fired for cheating, you can get hired right back again. If you get fired for losing, it's like you've got leprosy, so young coaches need to bear that in mind. Cheating and not graduating players will not get you in trouble, but that damn losing.

[Heisenberg]

Is Harbaugh done?

I hope not ... I hate Michigan

[Hards Alumni]

Wouldn't it be great if the super spreader event in South Bend last night after the game rendered the team unable to play any more games this season due to covid?

[MUBurrow]

Wouldn't it be great if the super spreader event in South Bend last night after the game rendered the team unable to play any more games this season due to covid?

I was just staring at that in disbelief. Its not out of the question this happens.  I couldn't believe that the admin didn't take steps to prevent that yesterday.

And ND is lucky that they were playing a coach who has already staked out a position of not being particularly worried about covid.  Because if my players' seasons were being put in danger by all those kids pouring out of the stands before my team had a chance to leave the field, I would have been apoplectic.

[The Sultan]

Look at who his AD is. But yeah, he'll be in the SEC next year. Royce Waltman's statement will never be untrue:

http://blogs.pjstar.com/wessler/2007/03/02/royce-waltman-fired-now-that-was-how-to-do-a-news-conference/

"I can't get a head coaching job. ... If you get fired for cheating, you can get hired right back again. If you get fired for losing, it's like you've got leprosy, so young coaches need to bear that in mind. Cheating and not graduating players will not get you in trouble, but that damn losing.

That's because many fans don't really care all that much about NCAA rules.

[Billy Hoyle]

That's because many fans don't really care all that much about NCAA rules.

I was thinking more about AD's and college presidents. The ones making the decisions

[The Sultan]

I was thinking more about AD's and college presidents. The ones making the decisions

How many fans of South Carolina would be upset if they dump Muschamp for Freeze because he cheated at Ole Miss?

[Uncle Rico]

How many fans of South Carolina would be upset if they dump Muschamp for Freeze because he cheated at Ole Miss?

Very few

[JWags85]

How many fans of South Carolina would be upset if they dump Muschamp for Freeze because he cheated at Ole Miss?

Approximately zero if he does what he does. He's a skeevy dude, but he's a fantastic football coach who has won everywhere he's ever been. He'd be great there and they'd revere him

[Heisenberg]

I was just staring at that in disbelief. Its not out of the question this happens.  I couldn't believe that the admin didn't take steps to prevent that yesterday.

And ND is lucky that they were playing a coach who has already staked out a position of not being particularly worried about covid.  Because if my players' seasons were being put in danger by all those kids pouring out of the stands before my team had a chance to leave the field, I would have been apoplectic.

Did you think the same thing about the Biden celebrations earlier that day?

[shoothoops]

Do as I say, not as I do.

Perhaps it would have been wise to take personal responsibility first, at the beginning of this letter before speaking to students:

[wadesworld]

Do as I say, not as I do.

Perhaps it would have been wise to take personal responsibility first, at the beginning of this letter before speaking to students:

Football wins are more important than the lives of (non athlete) students there. They've shown it on more than one occasion.

[The Sultan]

I really don't think everyone rushing the field was that big of a deal Covid wise.  I think what those students did afterwards could be a problem.

[MUBurrow]

Did you think the same thing about the Biden celebrations earlier that day?

Did I think many of those celebrations were unwise? Hell yeah I did. But the people that partook in those made that choice independently.

But that is very different from a visiting team putting their season and their safety in the hands of the home team's administration and then having that administration permit thousands of unauthorized students to rush the field two days after a spike warning.

[Heisenberg]

nope, was just asking ... and I cannot disagree with your comments.

[MUBurrow]

god I'm a dick. I'm sorry.

[Heisenberg]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30286316/alabama-lsu-college-football-game-jeopardy-tigers-covid-19-tests

LSU's showdown against Alabama on Saturday is in jeopardy as the Tigers deal with multiple players in quarantine as a result of COVID-19 testing.

Multiple players, including starters, will be unavailable, coach Ed Orgeron said on Monday. Some have tested positive, while the majority are out as a result of contact tracing.

Testing has left the program thin at quarterback, and the number of quarantined players includes starters on offense, defense and special teams, a source told ESPN.

[GooooMarquette]

And the Auburn-Mississippi State game has been canceled because of an outbreak at MSU.

[GooooMarquette]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30286316/alabama-lsu-college-football-game-jeopardy-tigers-covid-19-tests

LSU's showdown against Alabama on Saturday is in jeopardy as the Tigers deal with multiple players in quarantine as a result of COVID-19 testing.

Multiple players, including starters, will be unavailable, coach Ed Orgeron said on Monday. Some have tested positive, while the majority are out as a result of contact tracing.

Testing has left the program thin at quarterback, and the number of quarantined players includes starters on offense, defense and special teams, a source told ESPN.

Just canceled.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/alabama-vs-lsu-game-postponed-as-tigers-battle-through-covid-19-outbreak-within-program/

[shoothoops]

Nick Saban when asked about players going home on the weekend:

"Everyone trusts their family. I trust my family. But no one knows where Uncle Tommy has been."

[GooooMarquette]

Nick Saban when asked about players going home on the weekend:

"Everyone trusts their family. I trust my family. But no one knows where Uncle Tommy has been."

Saban is spot on, and highlights how gatherings with 'trusted' friends or family members can become superspreader events. It sucks, but the best strategies in this pandemic remain (1) wearing a mask every time you're in a public place, and (2) keeping your 'trusted' circle small.