2025 College Football Thread

[Billy Hoyle]

Still time to delete.

That dropped pass on third down (sure TD) was the game changing play. 17 point to Bama swing since then

[Captain Quette]

Ok qb not elite. Simpson really heating up. Was not fan of Simpson coming into this game, he is playing well. Ok weak at safety. Crazy game.

[Dish]

I think my awful take singlehandedly rejuvenated Bama.

[Captain Quette]

Dish, all good. Thought those chumps from s bend should've been in before bama.

[wadesworld]

Dish, all good. Thought those chumps from s bend should've been in before bama.

No they shouldn't have. Alabama had wins at Georgia, Tennessee, and Missouri and over Vanderbilt. Notre Dame had wins over...USC and Pitt? The only case for ND is total losses, and Alabama only had more because they had to play in a conference title game.

[Captain Quette]

A decent call, but that was earlier in the year. They were awful and really not even competitive v GA in last game. Had minus 3 rushing. Not nd fan but they crushed teams down stretch.

[wadesworld]

A decent call, but that was earlier in the year. They were awful and really not even competitive v GA in last game. Had minus 3 rushing. Not nd fan but they crushed teams down stretch.

They crushed Stanford, Syracuse, Pitt, Navy, and Boston College.

[Captain Quette]

But they didn't lose to 5 win fsu.

[Pakuni]

But they didn't lose to 5 win fsu.

The committee has always cared way more about who you beat than who you lose to.
The committee also focuses on three metrics: FIP, SOR and SOS. Bama was the only team in the country in the top 10 in all three.

[MU82]

Alabama beat several real good teams. ND lost to the only two real good teams they played. Easy call.

[jesmu84]

I always thought it was ND/Miami/BYU as last 3

[Shaka Shart]

Notre dame gave up 27 and 41 to these putrid displays of offense

[CreightonWarrior]

So glad we were blessed with a rematch of ole miss blowing out Tulane.

[Pakuni]

Saban may have had a point about auto-bids for G5 schools.

[MU82]

Saban may have had a point about auto-bids for G5 schools.

I like the idea of giving the little guys a chance. Unfortunately, they have no freakin' chance, so it just makes for horrible TV.

[WhiteTrash]

I like the idea of giving the little guys a chance. Unfortunately, they have no freakin' chance, so it just makes for horrible TV.

I'm no expert,  but I remember the FCS threatened moving its season to spring (damagingto FBS schedules and budget), and recently heard a P4 coach defend the Group of 5 bid(s) because the G5 could walk away from the P4 if they had no seat at the table. Maybe the P4 is walking a tight rope trying to keep this structure in place?

[Pakuni]

I like the idea of giving the little guys a chance. Unfortunately, they have no freakin' chance, so it just makes for horrible TV.

What Saban said would still give them a chance, but they would have to be among the top 12 teams, not automatically given a bid because they win their conference. It's not impossible ... Boise State would have qualified that way last year, and Cincy did it in 2021 when still in the AAC.

[HutchwasClutch]

It's only interesting giving the little guys a chance if they can be at least competitive and have a punchers chance at least of winning.  This isn't what's happening in the CFP.  That's why the small schools in the NCAAT are interesting sometimes.  Now and then they break through and win a game or even better make a run. 

They clearly need to set the bar higher for them to earn their way in.  Blowouts and non competitive teams is not at all fair to clearly more deserving teams and then legitimacy of the playoff gets questioned leaving far better teams out. 

[WhiteTrash]

It's only interesting giving the little guys a chance if they can be at least competitive and have a punchers chance at least of winning.  This isn't what's happening in the CFP.  That's why the small schools in the NCAAT are interesting sometimes.  Now and then they break through and win a game or even better make a run. 

They clearly need to set the bar higher for them to earn their way in.  Blowouts and non competitive teams is not at all fair to clearly more deserving teams and then legitimacy of the playoff gets questioned leaving far better teams out. 

Actually, if the ACC could simply act like the other P4 and produce quality teams, that would fix everything. it's that simple.

[Pakuni]

Because I apparently have nothing better to do this morning, I went over CFP rankings since 2014 to see when G5 schools would have qualified without an auto bid.

2014-16: None
2017: UCF
2018: UCF
2019: None
2020: Cincinatti, Coastal Carolina
2021: Cincinatti
2022-23: None
2024: Boise State
2025: None

[HutchwasClutch]

Actually, if the ACC could simply act like the other P4 and produce quality teams, that would fix everything. it's that simple.

Uh, Miami? 

But the problem of super conferences in football is the result of this year's ACC.  Not nearly enough weeks in a football season with way too many teams, requiring a deep dive into tiebreakers to sort it out.  That was the problem of this year's ACC and that's how Duke had the opportunity to win the conference championship., which paved the way for two teams who didn't belong in the CFP. 

[Billy Hoyle]

Yeah, those games were embarrassing yesterday and so bad for college football. I demand only playoff games involving P4 teams from now on so we can have more classics like

Georgia 65, TCU 7
Oregon 59, Florida State 20
Alabama 38, Michigan State 0
LSU 63, Oklahoma 28
Clemson 31, Ohio State 0
Alabama 52, Ohio State 24
Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3

This is what America wants.

[Pakuni]

Not sure what to make of this, but one way or another it has the potential to be highly entertaining.

Bobby Petrino has agreed to become the next North Carolina offensive coordinator under Bill Belichick, sources tell On3's Chris Low, Pete Nakos and Inside Carolina. The move comes after the Tar Heels fired offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens earlier this month after one season.

https://www.on3.com/news/north-carolina-finalizing-deal-to-hire-bobby-petrino-as-offensive-coordinator/

[JWags85]

Not sure what to make of this, but one way or another it has the potential to be highly entertaining.

Bobby Petrino has agreed to become the next North Carolina offensive coordinator under Bill Belichick, sources tell On3's Chris Low, Pete Nakos and Inside Carolina. The move comes after the Tar Heels fired offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens earlier this month after one season.

https://www.on3.com/news/north-carolina-finalizing-deal-to-hire-bobby-petrino-as-offensive-coordinator/

On one hand, for all his failings in his coaching career, Petrino can still coach the hell out of an offense.  They weren't losing games the last 2 years cause the offense couldn't score/move the ball (top 20 offense the last 2 years).  And his Missouri St teams scored the ball a ton.

On the other hand, everything at UNC is a disaster and I don't trust the dysfunction of the Bill and Jordyn show, so its bound to bloom the dysfunction that Petrino has had around him for years.

In other news, complete career implosion for Freddie Kitchens post-Browns.  From terrible HC to TE coach for the Giants...demoted to "offensive assistant" after a year.  Then canned and down to "senior analyst" back in college at South Carolina.  Then gets the TE coach job at UNC.  BB keeps him around in the transition, promotes him to OC and now tossed after a year.

[MU82]

In other news, complete career implosion for Freddie Kitchens post-Browns.  From terrible HC to TE coach for the Giants...demoted to "offensive assistant" after a year.  Then canned and down to "senior analyst" back in college at South Carolina.  Then gets the TE coach job at UNC.  BB keeps him around in the transition, promotes him to OC and now tossed after a year.

Well, you know the old saying: If you keep getting beat, take it out on the Kitchens.