2024 -25 College Football and College Football Playoff Thread

[MUBurrow]

Watching Nebraska fans convince themselves they're getting Urban Meyer and ending up with Dave Doeren will be wild

Clay Helton? Idk if I'm kidding.

[Uncle Rico]

Rooting for Mickey Joseph to do a great job

He was fun to watch when he played QB for The Huskers back in the day

Me, too.  That would be a disaster long term

[MU82]

Michigan went into the 4th quarter with a 46-point lead but Hawaii scored on its first possession of the quarter to make it 49-10. Michigan added a TD to make it 56-10 with about 8 minutes to go, but Hawaii then ate up almost the entirety of the clock before failing on 4th down at the Michigan 2 ... so Michigan ended up winning by "only" 46.

In other words, Michigan failed to cover.

[Herman Cain]

Nebraska getting blown out by Oklahoma

[JWags85]

Nebraska getting blown out by Oklahoma

Started out hot, fired up, and motivated for Mickey Joseph...then reality set in

[tower912]

The second Gerry Faust era.

[rocket surgeon]

bucky taking out frustration on nm state much like the pack is going to do against da bears(still suck)tomorrow

[Billy Hoyle]

If Trev Albert's hasn't offered Lance Leipold $10 million a year to coach the Huskers by now he's not serious about turning that program around.

[Uncle Rico]

If Trev Albert's hasn't offered Lance Leipold $10 million a year to coach the Huskers by now he's not serious about turning that program around.

Not sexy enough.  I agree, though.  If I were a Big Ten West Coach, I wouldn't want him on the other sideline

[JWags85]

Not sexy enough.  I agree, though.  If I were a Big Ten West Coach, I wouldn't want him on the other sideline

He would do great things there.  I don't know if there is a more blinding example of being the real deal.

We all know the Whitewater accolades.  But he turned Buffalo around and into a top 25 team in a HURRY.  And that was a garbage program.  He had the best winning percentage since they went D-1 and that was even with inheriting a terrible program.  Turner Gill won a little bit but his best years were nothing compared to Leipold.

He's got more to prove than winning 3 in a row, but man, thats an impressive start to year 2

[Uncle Rico]

He would do great things there.  I don't know if there is a more blinding example of being the real deal.

We all know the Whitewater accolades.  But he turned Buffalo around and into a top 25 team in a HURRY.  And that was a garbage program.  He had the best winning percentage since they went D-1 and that was even with inheriting a terrible program.  Turner Gill won a little bit but his best years were nothing compared to Leipold.

He's got more to prove than winning 3 in a row, but man, thats an impressive start to year 2

It's entirely possible they finish 5-7 or something like that, too.  I'd still hire him.  You saw by the end of last year, Kansas wasn't overly talented but they weren't the same old Kansas.  They'll ruin someone's Big XII title hopes this year

[MU82]

Gotta at least call Billy Donovan!

[tower912]

Hologram Tom Osborne.

[The Sultan]

He would do great things there.  I don't know if there is a more blinding example of being the real deal.

We all know the Whitewater accolades.  But he turned Buffalo around and into a top 25 team in a HURRY.  And that was a garbage program.  He had the best winning percentage since they went D-1 and that was even with inheriting a terrible program.  Turner Gill won a little bit but his best years were nothing compared to Leipold.

He's got more to prove than winning 3 in a row, but man, thats an impressive start to year 2

He has had the same OC and DC since Whitewater too. 

Also used to work at Nebraska and at Nebraska-Omaha when it had football as a D2 program.  His wife is from Nebraska as well.

[RJax55]

Herm Edwards fired at Arizona State.

Urban Meyer at ASU would be something. Seems like destiny at this point.

[Pakuni]

Bedlam is dead.
Oklahoma and Okie State say they won't play one another after the Sooners move to the SEC.
Another reason realignment sucks.

[The Sultan]

Bedlam is dead.
Oklahoma and Okie State say they won't play one another after the Sooners move to the SEC.
Another reason realignment sucks.

Eh. If the schools wanted to play, they most definitely could. Maybe they just don't want to because they are annoyed at one another and contracts with other schools make it difficult in the short term. But they could definitely bring back this rivalry after a couple of years.

Texas and Texas Tech are playing every year post realignment. And other SEC schools play rivalry games outside the SEC (Georgia, Florida, South Carolina...)  There is no reason why Bedlam has to go away.

[WhiteTrash]

Bedlam is dead.
Oklahoma and Okie State say they won't play one another after the Sooners move to the SEC.
Another reason realignment sucks.

Yep, sad to see. I'd guess ND-USC is going to end soon too. Texas v TA&M used to be a good game too. Lots of rivalries dying. But new ones will emerge.

[Uncle Rico]

Yep, sad to see. I'd guess ND-USC is going to end soon too. Texas v TA&M used to be a good game too. Lots of rivalries dying. But new ones will emerge.

Who is Maryland's rival in football or basketball?  Texas A&M?  Missouri?  I guess rivalries can emerge but they sure haven't yet for most schools that have moved conferences. 

[The Sultan]

Who is Maryland's rival in football or basketball?  Texas A&M?  Missouri?  I guess rivalries can emerge but they sure haven't yet for most schools that have moved conferences. 

What do you mean by "rival?"  Does A&M have an arch-rival a la Texas in the SEC?  No, but they certainly have rivalry-type games with the likes of LSU.

Do you think that A&M fans regret going to the SEC even if it means sacrificing the Texas rivalry? Doubtful. And regardless, these games COULD have continued if both schools wanted to. They just chose not to.

And one of the reasons they chose not to is because the stands are full and people will still watch. I think people get a little over-nostalgic for these things, when it reality they are ever-changing.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Yep, sad to see. I'd guess ND-USC is going to end soon too. Texas v TA&M used to be a good game too. Lots of rivalries dying. But new ones will emerge.

TU vs. TA&M is coming back baby!

[The Sultan]

TU vs. TA&M is coming back baby!

Despite what I said above, I do think my favorite part of this rivalry is that A&M's fight song is entirely about how much they hate Texas and want to saw the horns off their mascot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h7T_zbPGBw&t=2s

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Despite what I said above, I do think my favorite part of this rivalry is that A&M's fight song is entirely about how much they hate Texas and want to saw the horns off their mascot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h7T_zbPGBw&t=2s

While I certainly cheer for TAMU, we are the definition of little brother syndrome

[Uncle Rico]

What do you mean by "rival?"  Does A&M have an arch-rival a la Texas in the SEC?  No, but they certainly have rivalry-type games with the likes of LSU.

Do you think that A&M fans regret going to the SEC even if it means sacrificing the Texas rivalry? Doubtful. And regardless, these games COULD have continued if both schools wanted to. They just chose not to.

And one of the reasons they chose not to is because the stands are full and people will still watch. I think people get a little over-nostalgic for these things, when it reality they are ever-changing.

A&M fans may not want to go back but there's a couple of things at play with that thought.  They thought they were leaving Texas behind and "sticking" it to them.  Also, the SEC establishment still looks at A&M as just another school and nothing other than that.  They don't have rivalries.  They have 4+ hour games because commercials

No school is looking back because their pocketbooks are flush.  But let's not kid ourselves, none of these schools have gotten better on the field or on the court because  of the moves.  I'd argue most have gotten worse and in most cases, lack an identity.  If A&M wasn't paying Jimbo Fisher the GDP equivalent of a third world nation, they'd hardly register in the consciousness. 

[JWags85]

Herm Edwards fired at Arizona State.

Urban Meyer at ASU would be something. Seems like destiny at this point.

Nah.  He'll sit and take TV money unless a marquee job opens up, ASU co-ed jokes aside