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Author Topic: 2021-22 College Football thread  (Read 63446 times)

JWags85

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #950 on: January 05, 2022, 01:06:49 PM »
Both Ohio State and Clemson have faded substantially. Maybe they'll recover and until they do and show they have some capability to beat Alabama, they fall into Category II.

I get the desire to bring more teams into the playoffs. It's like being one of the first four out in basketball. But the first team out realistically has no chance to win the NCAA tournament and no one but Georgia has a chance to give Alabama a game.

Cripe when Teams 3 and 4 (Michigan and Cincinnati) get blown out, why should the tournament be expanded? Anybody else on the pretenders list would fare no better.


Do you just mean this singular season?

Cause otherwise your list makes no sense.

OSU won a title a few years ago and hasn't finished outside the top 5 in almost a decade but they are a wannabe?  How is that fading substantially?

LSU has won 3 titles and had 7 top 5 finishes in the last 15 years, under 3 different coaches, just stole a coach from another top program, yet they are a "Faded Rose" nobody cause they had 1 bad year?

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #951 on: January 05, 2022, 01:08:14 PM »
Both Ohio State and Clemson have faded substantially. Maybe they'll recover and until they do and show they have some capability to beat Alabama, they fall into Category II.


"faded substantially" what!  ;D
OSU just played for the title last year. Will finish #5 this year. Clemson has down season this year and that was 10-3 and #15 in the polls.
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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #952 on: January 05, 2022, 01:16:17 PM »
"faded substantially" what!  ;D
OSU just played for the title last year. Will finish #5 this year. Clemson has down season this year and that was 10-3 and #15 in the polls.

OSU got their backside handed to them by Michigan who had their backsides handed to them by Georgia.

Clemson was a non-factor this year and had a recruiting class ranked below Stanford, Tennessee, North Carolina and Missouri. Unless Dabo can do a loaves and fishes trick, the talent he just acquired isn't going to compete against Alabama.

https://www.si.com/college/clemson/recruiting/clemson-tigers-drop-in-updated-2022-recruiting-rankings


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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #953 on: January 05, 2022, 01:25:50 PM »
Found this to be an interesting take I saw on twitter. I'm basically a college football agnostic (I do not care about it one way or another) but this seemed to make some sense to me:


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the answer to "the 3rd and 4th best teams don't belong on the field with #1 and #2 basically every year" isn't "so let's not have a 4-team playoff", it's "so let's have a 16-team playoff and maybe a really good team that went 10-2 and finished 6th might give 1/2 a game"
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weird, it seems that for the millionth consecutive season, using "having a 0 or a 1 in the loss column" as the sole criteria for selecting the playoff teams when everyone plays wildly disparate schedules might lead to mismatches!
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every really good college football team plays like 2-3 games where the outcome is slightly in doubt and half of them end 27-24

maybe the teams who lose those coin flips and end up 9-3 might still be pretty good? just spitballing here

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #954 on: January 05, 2022, 02:31:30 PM »
I watch TAMU football every year until they are eliminated from the CFP. I thought I would get to tune out early this year but that win over Bama kept the hope alive for a couple more weeks. If they expand the playoffs, I would be forced to tune in for longer every year. I doubt I'm the only fan who behaves this way.
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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #955 on: January 09, 2022, 08:39:56 AM »
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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #956 on: January 09, 2022, 10:11:04 AM »
North Dakota State wins FCS for 9th time in 11 Years . What a program .

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/33020274/north-dakota-state-football-continues-dominant-fcs-run-wins-ninth-championship-11-seasons

Even more impressive considering they were a D2 program less than 20 years ago.  And that stretch of titles spanned 3 different coaches

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #957 on: January 10, 2022, 12:47:22 PM »
No playoff expansion coming.  The sunset at the Rose Bowl is still safe
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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #958 on: January 10, 2022, 01:53:19 PM »
No playoff expansion coming.  The sunset at the Rose Bowl is still safe
Sort of disapointing on the first and glad on the latter. I just hope more networks get a piece of the pie.
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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #959 on: January 10, 2022, 07:28:02 PM »
99 on Georgia is my new favorite player.  VERY COOL

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #960 on: January 10, 2022, 08:31:55 PM »
The Jimbo Fischer feed is quite a fun watch.

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #961 on: January 10, 2022, 08:46:43 PM »
This game has stunk so far IMO.  Teams driving and stalling inside the 30 isn't fun viewing, especially in a championship game

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #962 on: January 10, 2022, 08:51:14 PM »
This game has stunk so far IMO.  Teams driving and stalling inside the 30 isn't fun viewing, especially in a championship game

I kind of like a good defensive game for a change. But sure, for those who want offensive fireworks, there have been very few.

Even though I'm rooting for Georgia, I sure wish the Bama receiver didn't get hurt.
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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #963 on: January 10, 2022, 09:21:10 PM »
BORING

College Hoops > College Football.

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #964 on: January 10, 2022, 09:38:33 PM »
First two plays of the second half, Georgia rips off two long runs. Then they try a flea-flicker that ends up being intentional grounding, then two more passes, then punt. They intercept Young to get the ball right back in Bama territory. First down, pass. Second down, pass. Third down, pass. Punt.

Run the ball!
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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #965 on: January 10, 2022, 09:42:52 PM »
First two plays of the second half, Georgia rips off two long runs. Then they try a flea-flicker that ends up being intentional grounding, then two more passes, then punt. They intercept Young to get the ball right back in Bama territory. First down, pass. Second down, pass. Third down, pass. Punt.

Run the ball!

Same with Bama. Running back was breaking down georgias defense and then they go pass, pass, pass.

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #966 on: January 10, 2022, 10:02:13 PM »
These obviously are great coaching staffs who have forgotten more football than any of us will ever know. But sometimes guys who are so intelligent outsmart themselves.

Georgia went back to the run, and that's why they're up right now.
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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #967 on: January 10, 2022, 10:41:24 PM »
Thought Georgia should have gone for 2 and the dagger there. Could have taken it from the 1 yard line after the roughing call.

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #968 on: January 10, 2022, 10:42:33 PM »
ALWAYS go for 2 when you get a TD to go up 7.

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #969 on: January 10, 2022, 10:43:19 PM »
Go for 2 from the 1 1/2 yard line. Win the game!
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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #970 on: January 10, 2022, 10:45:06 PM »
Glad we’re all in agreement. If you have a chance to bury Alabama, you take it.

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #971 on: January 10, 2022, 10:49:10 PM »
Young was making plays, getting first downs. Why he all of a sudden felt he needed to go deep on 3 straight plays is a mystery. The one play was open, the other 2 weren't.

Glad to see anybody but Alabama win for a change.
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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #972 on: January 10, 2022, 10:49:26 PM »
Even the best team is going to have a lot of trouble be when your top 2 WRs have combined for 17 catches on the season.

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #973 on: January 10, 2022, 10:49:31 PM »
I know his two stud wideouts are gone, but Young has been very meh tonight. You just can not attempt that throw.

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Re: 2021-22 College Football thread
« Reply #974 on: January 10, 2022, 11:09:53 PM »
I know his two stud wideouts are gone, but Young has been very meh tonight. You just can not attempt that throw.

And I can see if there were only 11 seconds left or something. But they've got a first down at midfield with 1:20 to go, all of their time-outs, and he's just completed a couple of nice underneath passes for first downs. Just move the ball downfield, give yourself some shots from the red zone.

Young usually "thinks" a better game than this one, but Georgia did beat the crud out of him. Lots of hits. And he obviously missed two WRs who will be making plays in the NFL.
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