2019 College football thread - On Controversy! On Outrage! On Hot Takes! On Overrated! On Underrated! On SEC Honks! HO HO HO!!!

[facook 3,596]

5 hours ago, JaxBill said:

Hoo Boy...Cupcake City

@MBakerTBTimes: #Gators just released their 2020 schedule. https://twitter.com/MBakerTBTimes/status/1159173561015296002/photo/1

 

I will forget to bet them to win SEC East.  Should come down to the Cocktail Party.

[ffldrew 3,234]

Auburn 2020 schedule goes to move the Georgia game to October and get away from finishing season UGA/Cupcake/BAMA - so new schedule comes out and its Cupcake/LSU/Bama. Not sure that "improves" anything - it might be worse playing LSU week before Iron Bowl instead of cupcake.  Still playing GA away and Bama away. I thought they were working to flip that so it would be split on location.

[Fat Drunk and Stupid 4,866]

2 minutes ago, ffldrew said:

  Still playing GA away and Bama away. I thought they were working to flip that so it would be split on location.

I think 2025 is the earliest this. An be reworked. At least, that's what I've read. 

[Ramblin Wreck 11,495]

We've figured out the solution to Clemson's success.  They used confetti during recruiting visits.  No lie, they self reported this violation.  God bless NCAA rules.

[Jayrok 2,827]

6 minutes ago, Ramblin Wreck said:

We've figured out the solution to Clemson's success.  They used confetti during recruiting visits.  No lie, they self reported this violation.  God bless NCAA rules.

T. Lawrence said the confetti shower is what tipped the scales to Clemson during his family visit.  Said he'd wanted one of those since the 5th grade. 

[ffldrew 3,234]

Also - awesome video from Miss State announcing the 2020 schedule

 

[Yogibear 87]

Here's how I expect the Top 25 teams to finish, and what their records will be after the regular season: (Note: I'm leaving out conference championship games because this is only based on the regular season):

1. Alabama (12-0)

2. Clemson (12-0)

3. Georgia (12-0)

4. Oklahoma (12-0)

5. Texas (11-1; Only loss is to Oklahoma)

6. Ohio State (12-0)

7. Notre Dame (11-1; Only loss is to Georgia)

8. LSU (10-2; Losses to Texas, Alabama)

9. Oregon (12-0)

10. Florida (10-2; Losses to LSU, Georgia)

11. Michigan (10-2: Losses to Notre Dame, Ohio State)

12. Washington (11-1; Only loss is to Oregon)

13. Texas A&M (8-4; Losses to Clemson, Alabama, Georgia, LSU)

14. Utah (11-1; Only loss is to Washington)

15. Central Florida (12-0)

16. Penn State (10-2; Losses to Michigan, Ohio State)

17. Auburn (6-6; Losses to Oregon, Texas A&M, Florida, LSU, Georgia, Alabama)

18. Iowa (10-2; Losses to Michigan State, Penn State)

19. Wisconsin (9-3; Losses to Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa)

20. Mississippi State (8-4; Losses to Auburn, Texas A&M, LSU, Alabama)

21. Michigan State (8-4; Losses to Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan)

22. Virginia Tech (11-1; Only loss is to Notre Dame)

23. Iowa State (9-3; Losses to Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas)

24. Nebraska (9-3; Losses to Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa)

25. Stanford (8-4; Losses to Central Florida, Oregon, Washington, Notre Dame)

Yes, I believe Auburn will go 6-6 because they have toughest schedule of anyone in college football, but I still see them getting a bowl game because of it.  And that means the SEC Championship Game will be between Georgia and Alabama with Alabama, and yes, I have those two in the college football playoff as well.  The other 2 I have in are Clemson and Oklahoma.

[bigmarc27 3,571]

You think 5 P5 teams finish the regular season undefeated?  That seems highly unlikely. 

[Long Ball Larry 11,397]

4 minutes ago, bigmarc27 said:

You think 5 P5 teams finish the regular season undefeated?  That seems highly unlikely. 

6 actually.  plus UCF.

NCAA would love it.  biggest BCS show ratings ever.

 

[facook 3,596]

26 minutes ago, Yogibear said:

Here's how I expect the Top 25 teams to finish, and what their records will be after the regular season: (Note: I'm leaving out conference championship games because this is only based on the regular season):

1. Alabama (12-0)

2. Clemson (12-0)

3. Georgia (12-0)

4. Oklahoma (12-0)

5. Texas (11-1; Only loss is to Oklahoma)

6. Ohio State (12-0)

7. Notre Dame (11-1; Only loss is to Georgia)

8. LSU (10-2; Losses to Texas, Alabama)

9. Oregon (12-0)

10. Florida (10-2; Losses to LSU, Georgia)

11. Michigan (10-2: Losses to Notre Dame, Ohio State)

12. Washington (11-1; Only loss is to Oregon)

13. Texas A&M (8-4; Losses to Clemson, Alabama, Georgia, LSU)

14. Utah (11-1; Only loss is to Washington)

15. Central Florida (12-0)

16. Penn State (10-2; Losses to Michigan, Ohio State)

17. Auburn (6-6; Losses to Oregon, Texas A&M, Florida, LSU, Georgia, Alabama)

18. Iowa (10-2; Losses to Michigan State, Penn State)

19. Wisconsin (9-3; Losses to Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa)

20. Mississippi State (8-4; Losses to Auburn, Texas A&M, LSU, Alabama)

21. Michigan State (8-4; Losses to Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan)

22. Virginia Tech (11-1; Only loss is to Notre Dame)

23. Iowa State (9-3; Losses to Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas)

24. Nebraska (9-3; Losses to Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa)

25. Stanford (8-4; Losses to Central Florida, Oregon, Washington, Notre Dame)

Yes, I believe Auburn will go 6-6 because they have toughest schedule of anyone in college football, but I still see them getting a bowl game because of it.  And that means the SEC Championship Game will be between Georgia and Alabama with Alabama, and yes, I have those two in the college football playoff as well.  The other 2 I have in are Clemson and Oklahoma.

If Oregon goes undefeated I'm going to poop my pants.

[Don't Noonan 4,531]

8 minutes ago, facook said:

If Oregon goes undefeated I'm going to poop my pants.

And I will wear said pants to college playoff game if it happens

[Capella 21,735]

Zero chance of 6 teams going undefeated. Slim chance of even 2. 

[General Malaise 22,066]

 

1 hour ago, facook said:

If Oregon goes undefeated I'm going to poop my pants.

 

54 minutes ago, Don't Noonan said:

And I will wear said pants to college playoff game if it happens

Recorded! 

I think Oregon can beat Auburn.  I'm not going to bet that way, but I think they've got a chance.  

I do NOT think Oregon will survive the Washington/Washington State gamut in back to back weeks.  

[Don't Noonan 4,531]

14 minutes ago, General Malaise said:

 

 

Recorded! 

I think Oregon can beat Auburn.  I'm not going to bet that way, but I think they've got a chance.  

I do NOT think Oregon will survive the Washington/Washington State gamut in back to back weeks.  

Flying to Dallas 3 weeks from today!

[General Malaise 22,066]

5 minutes ago, Don't Noonan said:

Flying to Dallas 3 weeks from today!

I'd tell you where to go to have fun, but I don't think we like the same things! 

Where you staying?

[Don't Noonan 4,531]

14 minutes ago, General Malaise said:

I'd tell you where to go to have fun, but I don't think we like the same things! 

Where you staying?

Honestly not sure, I think at a Hilton in Arlington.  My brother made the reservation and I am staying with him.

[General Malaise 22,066]

26 minutes ago, Don't Noonan said:

Honestly not sure, I think at a Hilton in Arlington.  My brother made the reservation and I am staying with him.

Well, if you like sandwiches, you can do a lot worse than this place in Grapevine.  One of the best Debris Po'Boys I've ever had.

Going to go out on a limb and guess you have no idea what that is. 

[Don't Noonan 4,531]

16 minutes ago, General Malaise said:

Well, if you like sandwiches, you can do a lot worse than this place in Grapevine.  One of the best Debris Po'Boys I've ever had.

Going to go out on a limb and guess you have no idea what that is. 

Thanks.  Yeah, no idea what that is.  I looked at the menu and didn't see anything called Po'Boys.  I like sandwiches though!

[SFBayDuck 5,931]

1 hour ago, General Malaise said:

 

 

Recorded! 

I think Oregon can beat Auburn.  I'm not going to bet that way, but I think they've got a chance.  

I do NOT think Oregon will survive the Washington/Washington State gamut in back to back weeks.  

Agreed, on both counts. I’d bet 2 losses, even with a win in week 1. One of @UW/WSU, and one of @Stan/@ASU.  

 

[Dickie Dunn 2,144]

2 hours ago, Capella said:

Zero chance of 6 teams going undefeated. Slim chance of even 2. 

Six is a bit much, but last year there were four unbeatens going into the bowls/playoffs ... Clemson, Bama, Notre Dame and UCF. That was the most since 2010 (Auburn, Oregon, TCU).

 

[Tom Servo 5,786]

19 hours ago, Capella said:

Zero chance of 6 teams going undefeated. Slim chance of even 2. 

Especially since last year was the highest with four. 

[Doctor Detroit 20,904]

:sehorn: 

[mr. furley 11,081]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27337861/college-football-best-offseason-jabs-squabbles-feuds

ESPN went ahead and compiled a list of jabs, snark and potshots to prep everyone for the 2019 season

 

#### 'EM, BUCKY!

[Tom Servo 5,786]

College Gameday on 8/24 will have no signs.

for the Washington State flag. 

[seahawk 17 527]

On 8/9/2019 at 3:50 PM, General Malaise said:

 

 

Recorded! 

I think Oregon can beat Auburn.  I'm not going to bet that way, but I think they've got a chance.  

I do NOT think Oregon will survive the Washington/Washington State gamut in back to back weeks.  

I am betting that way. I am a complete homer, but I think this season might be magical if Herbert can stay healthy.

[Capella 21,735]

58 minutes ago, Tom Servo said:

College Gameday on 8/24 will have no signs.

for the Washington State flag. 

They have to fix that. 

[Christo 6,013]

2 hours ago, Capella said:

3 hours ago, Tom Servo said:

College Gameday on 8/24 will have no signs.

for the Washington State flag. 

They have to fix that. 

The Most Magical Place on Earth, my ###.

[strykerpks 3,637]

2 hours ago, Capella said:

They have to fix that. 

They won't

[Tom Servo 5,786]

10 hours ago, Capella said:

They have to fix that. 

If only ESPN had someone at Disney they could talk to about this...

[Ramblin Wreck 11,495]

12 hours ago, Tom Servo said:

College Gameday on 8/24 will have no signs.

for the Washington State flag. 

Going to Disney is a cool idea but who is paying admission to Disney to hang out at the Gameday set?

[Capella 21,735]

32 minutes ago, Ramblin Wreck said:

Going to Disney is a cool idea but who is paying admission to Disney to hang out at the Gameday set?

We have annual passes and will probably be in Orlando for the game anyways so we were discussing going... but sounds like you won’t be able to access the set. The area they are talking about setting them up at is elevated above the rest of the park (where people go to get away from crowds during fireworks) so they’ll likely have fans blocked off. 

[The Commish 9,959]

4 minutes ago, Capella said:

We have annual passes and will probably be in Orlando for the game anyways so we were discussing going... but sounds like you won’t be able to access the set. The area they are talking about setting them up at is elevated above the rest of the park (where people go to get away from crowds during fireworks) so they’ll likely have fans blocked off. 

I'm trying to think about how they'd pull this off.  They're talking about being at the train station at the entry of MK, right?  GD comes on at 9am...that's when the park opens.  I can't begin to fathom a large group of people congregating right there in that little square as the masses begin to come in to start their day.  My initial thought is this is the dumbest thing they could do.

[Capella 21,735]

1 minute ago, The Commish said:

I'm trying to think about how they'd pull this off.  They're talking about being at the train station at the entry of MK, right?  GD comes on at 9am...that's when the park opens.  I can't begin to fathom a large group of people congregating right there in that little square as the masses begin to come in to start their day.  My initial thought is this is the dumbest thing they could do.

Probably just have people there moving them along I guess? Yea I don’t really know. Maybe they’ll open the park at 8.

[Ramblin Wreck 11,495]

55 minutes ago, Capella said:

We have annual passes and will probably be in Orlando for the game anyways so we were discussing going... but sounds like you won’t be able to access the set. The area they are talking about setting them up at is elevated above the rest of the park (where people go to get away from crowds during fireworks) so they’ll likely have fans blocked off. 

That makes sense for you since you have a pass and it doesn't cost you extra.  That's probably the case for a decent amount of Miami/Florida fans too. 

I've been to gameday once and it was a cool experience to see in person.  I even made my way up to the front row but we weren't THAT close to the stage anyway.  The little side prop field where Rinaldi and gang do a couple of features was cool.  It was more interactive during the commercials.  When they were live on air most people were just watching on the big screens they have setup.  

I'm a little surprised they aren't using the castle for the set for the space.

[Capella 21,735]

5 minutes ago, Ramblin Wreck said:

That makes sense for you since you have a pass and it doesn't cost you extra.  That's probably the case for a decent amount of Miami/Florida fans too. 

I've been to gameday once and it was a cool experience to see in person.  I even made my way up to the front row but we weren't THAT close to the stage anyway.  The little side prop field where Rinaldi and gang do a couple of features was cool.  It was more interactive during the commercials.  When they were live on air most people were just watching on the big screens they have setup.  

I'm a little surprised they aren't using the castle for the set for the space.

I imagine if they did it on the castle stage you wouldn’t be able to see the castle up close, which is probably the only reason they are doing this. It should be right behind them elevated like they are. Gonna be dumb. 

[Tom Servo 5,786]

Ohio State is trying to trademark the word THE.

And you wonder why people hate you. 🙄

[JaxBill 4,815]

4 minutes ago, Tom Servo said:

Ohio State is trying to trademark the word THE.

And you wonder why people hate you. 🙄

Meanwhile in Athens, Ohio

@ohiou: Good morning from THE first university in the state of Ohio. 😏 https://twitter.com/ohiou/status/1161643841046245378/photo/1

[Christo 6,013]

It's getting to be that time of year, boys! Boomer!

[whoknew 6,661]

6 hours ago, Tom Servo said:

Ohio State is trying to trademark the word THE.

And you wonder why people hate you. 🙄

 

Awesome troll work. 

[BroncoFreak_2K3 2,073]

20 minutes ago, whoknew said:

 

Awesome troll work. 

The responses are awesome

Edited August 15 by BroncoFreak_2K3

[whoknew 6,661]

If y'all have an Athletic subscription, this is amazing (Mike Leach).

[Dickie Dunn 2,144]

SI's list of 10 best college football traditions

How does the turnover chain even make the top 100? I get it, it's cool and all, but it's literally been around for only two years.

 

[Dickie Dunn 2,144]

2 hours ago, whoknew said:

If y'all have an Athletic subscription, this is amazing (Mike Leach).

I started, then realized I'll never get through this whole thing at 2 a.m.

So I leave you with a Mike Leach tweet.

[Tom Servo 5,786]

5 hours ago, Dickie Dunn said:

SI's list of 10 best college football traditions

How does the turnover chain even make the top 100? I get it, it's cool and all, but it's literally been around for only two years.

The RV parking lot at Penn State is more iconic that a stupid chain.

[Tom Servo 5,786]

On ‎8‎/‎14‎/‎2019 at 7:58 AM, Ramblin Wreck said:

Going to Disney is a cool idea but who is paying admission to Disney to hang out at the Gameday set?

Disney found a way to screw up Star Wars; this is easy by comparison.

[Encumbrance 130]

Yogi, come home...

[Moe. 1,777]

9 hours ago, Dickie Dunn said:

SI's list of 10 best college football traditions

How does the turnover chain even make the top 100? I get it, it's cool and all, but it's literally been around for only two years.

 

The turnover chain is not cool

[strykerpks 3,637]

9 hours ago, Dickie Dunn said:

SI's list of 10 best college football traditions

How does the turnover chain even make the top 100? I get it, it's cool and all, but it's literally been around for only two years.

 

https://youtu.be/sAzyPckMkFY

[gump 1,636]

9 hours ago, Dickie Dunn said:

SI's list of 10 best college football traditions

How does the turnover chain even make the top 100? I get it, it's cool and all, but it's literally been around for only two years.

 

They are debuting something new *IF* the UF game goes as they need it.  Anxious to see the reaction...not so much from here, which is clearly NOT the target market!

[WDIK2 485]

11 hours ago, Dickie Dunn said:

SI's list of 10 best college football traditions

How does the turnover chain even make the top 100? I get it, it's cool and all, but it's literally been around for only two years.

 

How does clanga make it?  I turn off the sound if I watch them on TV.  I can't imagine anyone enjoying that in person.