2025 College Football Thread

[wadesworld]

Nebraska is gashing Michigan on the ground and they decide on 2nd and 3 to throw a fade and 4th and 2 to toss it to their tight end on a touch pass. Great drive goes for nothing.

[MU82]

People act like losing at home by 17 to a ever-mediocre program is a bad thing.

[MU82]

Under Mike Gundy's restructured contract, according to a copy obtained by The Athletic, the buyout is $15 million if he's fired without cause before Dec. 31, 2027, paid out in monthly installments and offset by future employment. The buyout drops to $10 million in 2028, the final year of the deal.

[tower912]

Head coaching is a Fickell career choice.

[PointWarrior]

Madison is back to the Morton years.  Do they pull the trigger now to placate fans and play out with an interim coach or let him do the deadman's march the rest of the year?

[The Sultan]

Madison is back to the Morton years.  Do they pull the trigger now to placate fans and play out with an interim coach or let him do the deadman's march the rest of the year?

And the rest of the schedule is brutal. Maybe they beat Iowa...maybe Washington..but there isn't many opportunities there.

I would be much more concerned with the lack of effort than anything else though.

[tower912]

Soft.  Back in the pre-NIL days, they had to perform to get under the table benefits.   All those contracts and money up front disincentivizes them.

[Shaka Shart]

Can someone do a wellness check on Uncle?

[Scoop Snoop]

Can someone do a wellness check on Uncle?

He's fine. He's at my place and I am making him earn his keep by him doing some bush hogging and stump removals.

[wadesworld]

Viper's BIL is the one that needs a wellness check.

[Shaka Shart]

No fan of Syracuse but doing that to Clemson is extremely funny

[BM1090]

Wisconsin being this pathetic is really satisfying.

[MuggsyB]

Fickell has a 25 million dollar buyout???  Lol.

[pbiflyer]

Little pbiflyer goes to UCF, they played North Carolina today and the trolled the hell out of belichick.



"But you promised we'd go to Disney World after the game"'

Daddy I need $20 for the concession stand before the game starts.

"Tiffany is asking if I can go to the movies with her and her mom after the game"


https://x.com/ucfknights/status/1969539589393039430?s=61&t=jsIZllSIAp6Fe-FmvZNVnw

[BM1090]

Indiana being a legit football program is fun.

Illinois top 10 feels crazy to me but I haven't watched much CFB this year

[Shaka Shart]

Indiana being a legit football program is fun.

Illinois top 10 feels crazy to me but I haven't watched much CFB this year

Illinois was overrated but they aren't a bad team. In the 20s for sure. But this is a demolition. Good grief

[MuggsyB]

Illinois was overrated but they aren't a bad team. In the 20s for sure. But this is a demolition. Good grief

So ergo, both teams will beat the Weasels comfortably? 

[MU82]

Either Indiana has the best defensive line in the Big Whatevs or Illinois has the worst offensive line. Or both.

[wadesworld]

Either Indiana has the best defensive line in the Big Whatevs or Illinois has the worst offensive line. Or both.

Didn't get to watch the game, but what Michigan did to Patrick Maho...err, Mr. I'm going to copy every single thing I possibly can from Patrick Mahomes from haircut to number to how I run onto the field to how I warm up to my number to how I call the team into the huddle, but then I'll claim I don't want to be compared to Patrick Mahomes, Dylan Raiola, was pretty dominant. Guy should probably study more film on getting the ball out than stalking Mahomes.

[Uncle Rico]

We'll be fine

[Billy Hoyle]

Either Indiana has the best defensive line in the Big Whatevs or Illinois has the worst offensive line. Or both.

Indiana's D line is that good. Kamara will be at least a second round pick, Tucker is becoming a stud, Wyatt started 28 games in three years for Maryland and led them in TFL before transferring.

[MU82]

Indiana's D line is that good. Kamara will be at least a second round pick, Tucker is becoming a stud, Wyatt started 28 games in three years for Maryland and led them in TFL before transferring.

That's good for Illinois, because it was like a turnstile into their backfield.

According to the AP, it was the most lopsided win ever for a non-top-10 team against a top-10 team.

[Badgerhater]

Fickell has a 25 million dollar buyout???  Lol.

Does Bucky football have the money to buy out Fickell and then pay big bucks for a new coach? It would be one of the largest buyouts in College football history.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/luke-fickell-buyout-contract-wisconsin-head-coach/

I am all for such a buyout because it means less money for rodent basketball.  I also don't see South Central Wisconsin State pulling off the football equivalent of paying Wojo to go away and hiring Shaka Smart
 

[The Sultan]

Does Bucky football have the money to buy out Fickell and then pay big bucks for a new coach? It would be one of the largest buyouts in College football history.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/luke-fickell-buyout-contract-wisconsin-head-coach/

I am all for such a buyout because it means less money for rodent basketball.  I also don't see South Central Wisconsin State pulling off the football equivalent of paying Wojo to go away and hiring Shaka Smart
 

I think McIntosh and Fickell get one more year regardless.

[PointWarrior]

I think McIntosh and Fickell get one more year regardless.

Why?  Badger insiders hate MacIntosh. There is not a shred of talent on the Fickell year 3 team.   They likely will not win a game the rest of the year.  Move on is the smart move.