2025 College Football Thread

[Billy Hoyle]

Was reading on X, kind of funny...Crumbl was founded/based in Logan, home of Utah St.  One of the two founders, Hemsley, is an Utah St alum and was attending when it started, and Crumbl always had tie-ins and promos at USU events.  But Hemsley isn't really a big sports guy. Meanwhile, the other founder, McGowan, is a high school dropout but a rabid BYU fan and booster and is throwing money to keep Sitake around.  Lot of people thought Crumbl success was gonna be a growth engine for USU athletics, 'afraid not.  The Legend Stew Morill weeps

another amusing twist to the whole BYU thing - Hemsley came out as gay this past summer and the  BYU policy prohibits same-sex romantic behavior, including dating, holding hands, and kissing, saying it is not compatible with the university's honor code. The current policy explicitly states that all sexual relations must be between a man and a woman in lawful marriage and bans any same-sex romantic behavior. 

[Pakuni]

Ha.

https://x.com/EliManning/status/1995962703886909881?s=20

[WhiteTrash]

Ha.

https://x.com/EliManning/status/1995962703886909881?s=20

SEC passion is real.


(real scarry)

[Pakuni]

https://x.com/BryanDFischer/status/1996236462589948189?s=20

[The Sultan]

Klein is an alum, and their former OC who's done great work at A&M where he has been the last couple of years. Apparently Okie State looked at him. My guess is KSU wanted to make sure they got him and negotiated a "retirement" for Kileman, who has fell off the last couple of seasons.

[Jockey]

SEC passion is real.


(real scarry)

SEC passion is real.

Or, more likely, Kiffin is a liar.

When he leaves LSU in 4-5 years, I'm sure he'll make up another sob story.


(real scarry)

[MU82]

"Don't get me started on Lane. He's been a snake since I met him." - Former Ole Miss defensive tackle Tariqious Tisdale, who played for Kiffin in 2020.

[Billy Hoyle]

another amusing twist to the whole BYU thing - Hemsley came out as gay this past summer and the  BYU policy prohibits same-sex romantic behavior, including dating, holding hands, and kissing, saying it is not compatible with the university's honor code. The current policy explicitly states that all sexual relations must be between a man and a woman in lawful marriage and bans any same-sex romantic behavior. 

One more twist - Franklin served Crumbl cookies at his signing day press conference today.     

[MU82]

Crumbl cookies are massively overrated. Yesterday, my wife made peanut butter cookies with peanut butter chips that are 100 times better than Crumbl's best cookie.

[CreightonWarrior]

"Don't get me started on Lane. He's been a snake since I met him." - Former Ole Miss defensive tackle Tariqious Tisdale, who played for Kiffin in 2020.

ole miss people are doing great job of showing why ole miss isn't a destination job.

[Pakuni]

ole miss people are doing great job of showing why ole miss isn't a destination job.

By acting like every other fanbase would in the same circumstance?

I mean, I think you need more happening in your life if you can spend a Sunday afternoon waiting around an airport to boo a departing college football coach, but Ole Miss people are acting no differently than other program's people would.

[Pakuni]

Brian Hartline is landing a HC gig, and it's not Penn State.

https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1996232186471563628?s=20

[JWags85]

Ha.

https://x.com/EliManning/status/1995962703886909881?s=20

Eli has a very underrated sense of humor that gets overshadowed by Peyton.  He's cracked me up a few times on Manningcast.

Klein is an alum, and their former OC who's done great work at A&M where he has been the last couple of years. Apparently Okie State looked at him. My guess is KSU wanted to make sure they got him and negotiated a "retirement" for Kileman, who has fell off the last couple of seasons.

I also wonder how hard of a sell it was for Kleiman.  In 8 years at NDSU, between DC and then as HC, won 7 nattys and made another semi.  Then gets to KSU and has had some tougher sledding with a lot more pressure.  He's made like $30MM+ at KSU.  Might be welcoming a step back and a cushy athletic department gig back at NDSU or maybe Northern Iowa.

I don't know Klein's reputation as a recruiter, but otherwise pretty much a home run hire.  Best QB in program history (no disrespect Michael Bishop)

ole miss people are doing great job of showing why ole miss isn't a destination job.

They are really trying to bank heavily on using people's prior feelings on Kiffin to force the narrative on this.  A successful and VERY well liked coach who elevated the program to its greatest heights leaving to an unquestionably better job at one of the top 5 programs of the last 25 years...suddenly everyone has always hated him, knows he sucked/is actually overrated, and knew he was actually a scumbag.  This coming from a school and AD who employed Hugh Freeze and tried to cover for him so aggressively that they got sued for defamation.

Not at all biased sour grapes...just like that quoted player who actually played for 2 seasons under Kiffin and stunk so bad he only played 11 games over those 2 years after being a starter on bad teams before.

[JWags85]

Brian Hartline is landing a HC gig, and it's not Penn State.

https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1996232186471563628?s=20

Smart move by Hartline, IMO.  He wasn't ready for a top P5 gig, IMO.  I don't think he was every gonna get PSU.  But I heard rumors of UK being interested.  But a lot easier to have success quickly at USF, especially for an elite recruiter like Hartline.  A lot has been invested in the program, easy conference, and one (arguably 2 if you include FSU) of the huge in-state powers in chaos.  Win 8-9 games for 2-3 years and he'll have a bunch of prime jobs to choose from.

[Pakuni]

RGIII is just trolling, right?

https://x.com/RGIII/status/1995956852895744243?s=20