2025 College Football Thread

[tower912]

Giving a new twist to the 'Mendoza Line'.

[cheebs09]

Michael Irvin might want to leave the belt at home for the championship.

[wadesworld]

Oregon is ducked.

[Shaka Shart]

Oregon in this game looks like if you asked a pickleballer to play a real sport

[MuggsyB]

I was wrong about Indiana earlier in tbe the year.  This is a total schellacking. 

[Jockey]

Who knew this would be the result of NIL?

[pbiflyer]

I'd never actually heard Mendoza talk before. He just kinda has one of those faces you want to hate. But after listening to him in the post game interview, I really like the kid.
His attitude kind of reminded me of of the Chris Farley interview on Saturday Night Live with Paul McCartney.

[WhiteTrash]

Who knew this would be the result of NIL?

Mark Cuban? 

[tower912]

Congratulations to Miami on having a home game for the national championship.

[Billy Hoyle]

Oregon is ducked.

I saw ducks hanging in Chinatown markets that were more alive than the Oregon Ducks were in that game.

[GB Warrior]

I didn't realize Charlie was a ducks fan. If he were a bigger fan of ducking he might still be here 

[MU82]

If Indiana beats Miami to go to 16-0, especially if they do so as impressively as they won their first two playoff games, the Hoosiers will rank among the greatest college football teams of all time.

Two years ago, they were 3-9, yet another failure in a century of football failures.

[PointWarrior]

Cignetti next Packer head coach

[wadesworld]

Cignetti next Packer head coach

Oh I'd love that.

[wadesworld]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25347106-patrick-mahomes-wears-oregon-jersey-video-after-losing-bet-texas-tech-bowl-game

Explains why Raiola is transferring to Oregon.

[wadesworld]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25347106-patrick-mahomes-wears-oregon-jersey-video-after-losing-bet-texas-tech-bowl-game

Explains why Raiola is transferring to Oregon.

And now it's to be a backup.  Lol.

[JWags85]

Wild fact and also kind of hilarious.

https://x.com/jakequery/status/2012019082472878096?s=46

Also amusing you gotta keep it to 15 years instead of a clean 20 otherwise Texas has not only an appearance but a title

[MU82]

Indiana laughs at teams with 5-star recruits ...

From Yahoo Sports:

Miami: They have five 5-star recruits and another 32 with 4-stars, led by starting QB Carson Beck, starting RB Mark Fletcher and All-American edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. Their roster — which, it should be noted, would itself look like an underdog against the sport's biggest Blue Bloods — is rounded out by 34 3-star recruits.

Indiana: What if I told you the No. 1 seed has zero 5-star recruits and just six 4-star recruits? Instead, this squad comprises mostly 3-stars, with none more important than Heisman-winning QB Fernando Mendoza. Here's where I remind you that they are 15-0 with the nation's second-highest scoring offense (42.6) and second-lowest scoring defense (11.1).

Consider this: Indiana's lack of top-end recruits is virtually unprecedented. The last 20 national champions had at least two top-10 recruiting classes in the four years leading up to their title, per On3. Indiana's last four recruiting classes? No. 53 (2025), No. 60 (2024), No. 59 (2023) and No. 29 (2022). Miami's, by comparison, were ranked 14th, 5th, 8th and 13th.

[Pakuni]

Indiana laughs at teams with 5-star recruits ...

From Yahoo Sports:

Miami: They have five 5-star recruits and another 32 with 4-stars, led by starting QB Carson Beck, starting RB Mark Fletcher and All-American edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. Their roster — which, it should be noted, would itself look like an underdog against the sport's biggest Blue Bloods — is rounded out by 34 3-star recruits.

Indiana: What if I told you the No. 1 seed has zero 5-star recruits and just six 4-star recruits? Instead, this squad comprises mostly 3-stars, with none more important than Heisman-winning QB Fernando Mendoza. Here's where I remind you that they are 15-0 with the nation's second-highest scoring offense (42.6) and second-lowest scoring defense (11.1).

Consider this: Indiana's lack of top-end recruits is virtually unprecedented. The last 20 national champions had at least two top-10 recruiting classes in the four years leading up to their title, per On3. Indiana's last four recruiting classes? No. 53 (2025), No. 60 (2024), No. 59 (2023) and No. 29 (2022). Miami's, by comparison, were ranked 14th, 5th, 8th and 13th.

Stars don't matter when 23- and 24-year-olds are playing 19- and 20-year-olds.

[MU82]

Stars don't matter when 23- and 24-year-olds are playing 19- and 20-year-olds.

Don't they all have 23- and 24-year-olds now?

[Pakuni]

Don't they all have 23- and 24-year-olds now?

Not really. The average Indiana starter was something like 2.5 years older than the average Alabama starter (23.2 to 20.8, I think?).
And that's average. In some cases, you had 24-year-olds lined up against 18- and 19-year-olds That's a massive gap for football players.
Good on Cignetti for being at the leading edge of figuring that out.

[MU82]

Not really. The average Indiana starter was something like 2.5 years older than the average Alabama starter (23.2 to 20.8, I think?).
And that's average. In some cases, you had 24-year-olds lined up against 18- and 19-year-olds That's a massive gap for football players.
Good on Cignetti for being at the leading edge of figuring that out.

Thanks for the info.

[CreightonWarrior]

Uninspiring start to an uninspiring matchup.

[CreightonWarrior]

lol why in the world is Marcus Freeman doing the halftime show? Kind of defeats the purpose of their bowl game boycott.

[MuggsyB]

WTH happened to Indy's defense?