2025 College Football Thread

[PointWarrior]

You should be a pundit.  You're quite good at pointing out when they're wrong.  Would love your insight beforehand.  Hot picks today?

I know, I missed my calling...

[MU82]

Sometimes game officials who screw up do face consequences. From The Athletic:

The Big 12 has suspended an officiating crew for allowing Missouri to punt after scoring a touchdown rather than attempting a traditional kickoff in the Tigers' 42-31 win against Kansas on Saturday.

Missouri scored a touchdown with 10:53 left in the first quarter but was assessed a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty, which backed up the Tigers to their 20-yard line on the ensuing kickoff. Missouri's Connor Weselman punted the ball rather than kicking off from a tee.

For punting on the kickoff, officials should have assessed Missouri a 5-yard penalty for an illegal kick, which would have given Kansas the ball at its 43-yard line rather than its 38.

According to a Big 12 statement, the play violated Rule 2, Section 16, Article 6 of NCAA Football rules, which reads: "A kickoff is a free kick that starts each half and follows each try or successful field goal attempt (Exception: In extra periods). It must be a place kick or a drop kick."

Meanwhile, Mizzou's coach had absolutely no moral or ethical problem employing the old, "If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'" slogan.

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz asked the officials if the Tigers could punt the kickoff but knew it was against the rules.

"Just wanted to see if we could," Drinkwitz said today at his weekly news conference. "It's like asking your parents if you can do something that you know they probably shouldn't let you do. But sometimes they get it wrong."

[The Sultan]

Did the refs think it was a drop kick? That's so odd. Doesn't everyone already know its against the rules?

[MU82]

Did the refs think it was a drop kick? That's so odd. Doesn't everyone already know its against the rules?

Apparently, they simply had a collective brain fart as to what the rule is. Not a good look, given that's their entire job.

[JWags85]

I don't know what it is, and Ive not spent tons of time watching Mizzou or dissecting the feeling behind it, but Drinkwitz has always rubbed me the wrong way as a snakey douche of sorts.  In a sport full of that kind, something about him is weird, maybe its the lack of charisma to go with it.

[RJax55]

I don't know what it is, and Ive not spent tons of time watching Mizzou or dissecting the feeling behind it, but Drinkwitz has always rubbed me the wrong way as a snakey douche of sorts.  In a sport full of that kind, something about him is weird, maybe its the lack of charisma to go with it.

Yes, but he's the kind of character that makes college football its own unique thing in the American sports landscape.

So, while I'm not a fan on his, I do have an appreciation for him. If that makes sense.

[WhiteTrash]

I don't know what it is, and Ive not spent tons of time watching Mizzou or dissecting the feeling behind it, but Drinkwitz has always rubbed me the wrong way as a snakey douche of sorts.  In a sport full of that kind, something about him is weird, maybe its the lack of charisma to go with it.

Mizzu fans I've know since well before SEC times, have always acted like the school and teams are disrespected. Not sure why, but they feel like the basketball should be treated KU and football like OU. They are a funny sort but mostly nice people.

[Uncle Rico]

Anyone going to any watch parties for the Badgers this weekend?

[Pakuni]

Anyone going to any watch parties for the Badgers this weekend?

Badger world:
Discussing Wisconsin's upcoming Week 3 trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alvarez said he thinks the Badgers have a real chance to be favored over the No. 21-ranked Crimson Tide.
"I would guess, right now, that (Wisconsin) will be favorites going into that game," Alvarez said.

Real world:
Alabama -21

[Uncle Rico]

Badger world:
Discussing Wisconsin's upcoming Week 3 trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alvarez said he thinks the Badgers have a real chance to be favored over the No. 21-ranked Crimson Tide.
"I would guess, right now, that (Wisconsin) will be favorites going into that game," Alvarez said.

Real world:
Alabama -21

We should be favored.  We're better than Alabama

[wadesworld]

Mizzu fans I've know since well before SEC times, have always acted like the school and teams are disrespected. Not sure why, but they feel like the basketball should be treated KU and football like OU. They are a funny sort but mostly nice people.

Nah.  Living in Columbia now, they're like Lions fans.  Even when things are going well, they're waiting for things to fall apart.  They're definitely little brother to KU and do the F K U chant at all basketball and football games regardless of who they're playing.  But they know where they stand.

They definitely get NIL support from throughout the state, though.

[JWags85]

Badger world:
Discussing Wisconsin's upcoming Week 3 trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alvarez said he thinks the Badgers have a real chance to be favored over the No. 21-ranked Crimson Tide.
"I would guess, right now, that (Wisconsin) will be favorites going into that game," Alvarez said.

Real world:
Alabama -21

Could be the most humbling data point for the UW football program in a long time.  Chaos in Tuscaloosa, people calling for DeBoer's head and questioning his leadership...and they are still favored over Wisconsin like its a Sun Belt team/

[Shaka Shart]

Could be the most humbling data point for the UW football program in a long time.  Chaos in Tuscaloosa, people calling for DeBoer's head and questioning his leadership...and they are still favored over Wisconsin like its a Sun Belt team/

I fear for Rico's mental wellbeing if the Badgers don't cover

[Uncle Rico]

I fear for Rico's mental wellbeing if the Badgers don't cover

Not worried about covering.  We're winning straight up

[MuggsyB]

Is there any concern that Wisky could win this game at Alabama?  I assume, no?  Ty.

[wadesworld]

Is there any concern that Wisky could win this game at Alabama?  I assume, no?  Ty.

No.

[CountryRoads]

Is there any concern that Wisky could win this game at Alabama?  I assume, no?  Ty.

Alabama could for sure lose. It's early in the season and they aren't what they used to be. Though even with that, this is like a buy game for them.

[MuggsyB]

Penn St. is playing Villanova???  Why?

[MuggsyB]

No.

Perhaps my concerns were silly.  My apologies. 

[Uncle Rico]

Kind of a discouraging game, tbh. Going to be hard to run the table now

[PointWarrior]

The Wisconsin football program has essentially become a buy game for Alabama without Alabama having to pay them $1M for the privilege of pounding them. 

[Jockey]

Back to pre-Barry days.

Worst OL in 30 years at least.

[Badgerhater]

Bucky losing in all things is wonderful.  I only want Bucky football to be good enough to keep the majority of the resources from the basketball team.

[MU82]

I have to admit that I felt a little bad for the Weasels' hapless backup center who was instantly beaten for a sack on his one play. Not a good look that Fickell put the first-string center back in despite the fact that the kid was pretty badly hurt.

Meanwhile, Oregon just kept waiting for Northwestern to make mistakes and then capitalized on those mistakes. The NW QB is quite bad, and there simply isn't enough talent on the roster, but the Wildcats played hard and kept it close for awhile.

[GB Warrior]

I've seen enough, Nova isn't joining B1G for football