2025 College Football Thread

[WhiteTrash]

Arkansas booster friend said they might go after Gruden. Look out!

I guess some school has to finish last in the SEC every year, might as well be Arkansas.

[JWags85]

I guess some school has to finish last in the SEC every year, might as well be Arkansas.

Funny anecdote I forgot when posting before...

One of my old college roommates was from Louisville.  Dad was a former HS FB legend at one of the powerhouse Catholic schools there.  He was a solid WR, but his younger brother, Brian, was a stud QB, albeit an option QB so he wasn't a big prospect.  But he was dating Petrino's youngest daughter as this was the end of his Louisville heydey the first time around.  He was close to committing to Louisville when Ol Bobby bolted for the Falcons.  They actually didn't break up until they were done with Atlanta and in Arkansas (coincidentally cause she was going to Louisville to play golf but also cause...).  By that time, Bobby had agreed to bring him to Arkansas as a preferred walkon.  He played there 5 years as a backup behind Mallett and then Tyler Wilson, even after Bobby crashed out, eventually getting on scholarship from our beloved Bielema.

Well when Petrino came back to Fayetteville last year, he reached out to Brian cause he was still involved with the program from an alumni standpoint and cause they had kept in touch a bit since he had went back to Louisville the second time.  Basically asked/said he had an offensive coaching role for him if he was interested.  He was kind of flattered, but also kind of odd and was basically like "yea I'm in my early 30s with a wife and kids and a career living in Nashville now, I think I'm good."  He doesn't have the animosity some have towards him, but his wanderlust career also didn't instill a ton of confidence in the idea.  Given that he's likely finding a new job when Arkansas hires someone else in 2 months, probably a smart call.

I'd think a Sun Belt or CUSA school could do a lot worse than hiring him.  He's a scumbag but he can still coach the hell out of an offense.  He took Arkansas from a bottom half offensive team to a top 20 total offense team in 2 years and before that took a Missouri St program that hadn't won more than games or a conference title in 30 years to both of those in 2 years.  He won't be a lifer and he will potentially flame out, but he's gonna put the program in the right direction for awhile.

[Pakuni]

Arkansas booster friend said they might go after Gruden. Look out!

Gruden is a legitimately good coach, as long as someone else is in charge of his roster.

[cheebs09]

Gruden is a legitimately good coach, as long as someone else is in charge of his roster.

And probably email account too.

[Scoop Snoop]

Bump.

It was especially dangerous. I'll post if I get any info regarding how this will be addressed at UVA as I am live within an hour and am in C'ville frequently.

As Billy and Sultan have pointed out, it is at the very least difficult if not impossible to totally prevent the stormings. But the kind like the one in Cville will sooner or later result in serious injuries, possibly even a death if a crowd stampedes.

The report of 19 people treated for injuries needs a caution flag. After the initial news reports, it is now known that there was a big fight outside of the stadium after the game, and some of the reported 19 people injured MAY include some injuries from the fight.

Of course, this is not meant as a defense of the stormers. I think the report of 19 injured simply may need to be put in perspective.

[MU82]

O.G. college football observers remember when Oklahoma ran the wishbone and made stars of QBs like Thomas Lott, who went on to have an NFL career as a RB.

Well, with Gabriel set to start in Week 5 for the Browns, nearly a decade's worth of Oklahoma QBs are now starters in the NFL.

From Yahoo Sports:

Every Sooners QB who started the majority of games each season from 2015-2023 is now an NFL starter. That's six different players and nearly 19% of the league's starters.

Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield (2015-17)
Cardinals: Kyler Murray (2018)
Eagles: Jalen Hurts (2019)
Saints: Spencer Rattler (2020-21)
Bears: Caleb Williams (2021)
Browns: Gabriel (2022-23)

Sign of the times: In addition to all six QBs being former Sooners, they're also all former college transfers. Mayfield (from Texas Tech), Murray (from Texas A&M) and Hurts (from Alabama) finished their careers at OU; Rattler (to South Carolina) and Williams (to USC) began their careers at OU; and Gabriel (from UCF, to Oregon) arrived and departed via the transfer portal.

[MU82]

Lane Kiffin says that SEC dynasties are done. He said that NIL and the portal make it easier for others to keep the likes of Alabama and Georgia from stockpiling talent. Great QBs and WRs and LBs aren't gonna want to sit behind a starter for 2 years when other programs are willing to play them and pay them.

[wadesworld]

Land Kiffin says that SEC dynasties are done. He said that NIL and the portal make it easier for others to keep the likes of Alabama and Georgia from stockpiling talent. Great QBs and WRs and LBs aren't gonna want to sit behind a starter for 2 years when other programs are willing to play them and pay them.

Sea Kiffin says he'll pay up for talent.

[tower912]

Tiffin is winning with a DII transfer at QB.  Kudos.   Other than that, he hasn't shown himself to be an oracle.

[JWags85]

Tiffin is winning with a DII transfer at QB.  Kudos.   Other than that, he hasn't shown himself to be an oracle.

No, but he's been one of the most honest, frank, and unfiltered voices in the HC ranks about anything and everything NIL.  And doing that while on his way to his 4th 10+ win season in 5 years, which is more 10 win seasons than the last 60 years of Ole Miss football combined.  So its not like he's tilting at windmills cause he's struggling in the new environment.

People can still dislike Joey Freshwater, but he came out of 3 years of rehabilitation with Saban as a much savvier version of his former self and a pretty damn good FB coach.

[MU82]

Land Kiffin says that SEC dynasties are done. He said that NIL and the portal make it easier for others to keep the likes of Alabama and Georgia from stockpiling talent. Great QBs and WRs and LBs aren't gonna want to sit behind a starter for 2 years when other programs are willing to play them and pay them.

Sea Kiffin says he'll pay up for talent.

Effen autocorrect

[MuggsyB]

Why is the Weasel/Michigan game still competitive?  I thought it woukd be over by now. 

[MuggsyB]

Michigan looks terrible.  Very disappointing. 

[HutchwasClutch]

Michigan looks terrible.  Very disappointing.

Badgers really shoved them around. Impressive drive.

[WhiteTrash]

Badgers really shoved them around. Impressive drive.

Agreed. They should have felt good about themselves and directly jumped on the bus back to Madison.

[MuggsyB]

Nm.

[MuggsyB]

Michigan should have called a time-out and punched that in. 

[HutchwasClutch]

Agreed. They should have felt good about themselves and directly jumped on the bus back to Madison.

They're not talented enough at a lot of positions, but injuries a big part of their problems too.  Especially at QB. 

[Shaka Shart]

They're not talented enough at a lot of positions, but injuries a big part of their problems too.  Especially at QB. 

Wisconsin simply can't compete with their academic quality holding back talent. Institutions like Michigan have the advantage

[WhiteTrash]

Wisconsin simply can't compete with their academic quality holding back talent. Institutions like Michigan have the advantage

Michigan = Ann Arbor Community College.

[WhiteTrash]

The Bearcats with a nice win over Iowa State. I don't know if Fickell could even go back to Cincy.

[MuggsyB]

Michigan = Ann Arbor Community College.

Michigan was somehow rated +30 spots ahead of Wisky by US News and World Report?  Misprint?

[BM1090]

I think Wisconsin beats Iowa next week, but if they don't they might be looking at a winless big ten season.

[Dish]

We're getting really close to me firing off a "Penn State has fired James Franklin" post...

[WhiteTrash]

Michigan was somehow rated +30 spots ahead of Wisky by US News and World Report?  Misprint?

They also had Michigan ahead of Dayton, so you know......