2017 College Football Thread: Hawaiian QB devastated to find out Jesus was "kinda rooting for Georgia" (2 Viewers)

[Beef Ravioli]

Right now.

I don't think OU is going to do it. But if they win out, they will have beaten OkSU on the road, TCU, WVU, and either OkSU/TCU a second time or revenged their loss to ISU. That ain't treading water.

Yeah, treading water isn’t accurate but they certainly haven’t been dominant like I thought they were going to be. 

I still think OSU is in if they win out. They will have beaten PSU, Michigan State, Michigan and most likely an unbeaten Wisconsin. Their only loss will be an early loss to top team while they were still figuring things out. If the Bucks struggle in some of these games but still win then maybe that plays into it but I think they are looking good for the playoffs.

 

[Politician Spock]

if anyone thinks Penn State still has a shot at getting in, they are Sorely McStaken. 

 

[facook]

  I care about NFL for $.  I care about CFB because it is fun...this is way more interesting than 90% of "pro" events.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Gruden would NEVER go to college, thats he's not doing year round recruiting

 

[RUSF18]

Football Scoop guys wondering if Taggart's surprisingly low buyout at Oregon could put him in play for Florida.

http://footballscoop.com/news/willie-taggarts-buyout-makes-shockingly-available/

 

[General Malaise]

I was considering PSU as well, but then I thought Wisconsin needs to be added as well if their only loss is in the big ten title game and I'd rather not the way the rest of their schedule looks.  

Let's not just completely forget about Washingt......ahhhh, #### it, I can't even feign to defend the Pac12 anymore.

 

[Capella]

Florida can do better than Taggert imo. He's not a great coach. 

 

[General Malaise]

if anyone thinks Penn State still has a shot at getting in, they are Sorely McStaken. 

I hate myself for laughing at this.

 

[General Malaise]

Florida can do better than Taggert imo. He's not a great coach. 

They can have him if they want.  Hell of a recruiter, but yeah, I'm not loving his X's & O's.  He got his star QB murdered in September.  That's not smart.  Tim Tebow he is not.

 

[Capella]

They can have him if they want.  Hell of a recruiter, but yeah, I'm not loving his X's & O's.  He got his star QB murdered in September.  That's not smart.  Tim Tebow he is not.

Right. Super recruiter. Couldn't get usf past the hump in the sorry American. Hope the Gators spring for him. 

 

[General Malaise]

From Chris Vannini of The Athletic, FWIW:

 

So what names could Florida go after?

It naturally starts with Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen, who was Meyer’s offensive coordinator at Florida for those two national titles. Stricklin was previously Mullen’s AD in Starkville. Mullen has shown interest in leaving in the past, but his $4.5 million salary was hard for some other schools to match. That wouldn’t be an issue for Florida, which paid McElwain around $4.4 million, according to USA Today.

“I want to be really careful, because I want to be respectful of their situation,” Stricklin said of Mullen and the Bulldogs during his Sunday night news conference. “They’ve got a good season going. I enjoyed working with Dan and I think he would probably say the same. Dan can be direct and I can be direct and sometimes we had direct conversations like you would anybody that you work with closely. He’s done a really nice job there, and as an alum of that school, I’m proud of the job he’s done at my alma mater.”

Who else? Scott Frost down the road at UCF could be a natural fit. His Knights are undefeated and making a lot of noise in the state after Frost took over a winless team two years ago.

Memphis head coach Mike Norvell is another sharp-minded offensive head coach and has kept the Tigers near the top after replacing Justin Fuente. South Florida head coach Charlie Strong has a defensive background, but he has deep ties to the state of Florida and has been a Gators assistant in four different stints. However, he also failed at his previous elite head coaching job.

It’s hard to see Fuente leaving a perfect fit like he has at Virginia Tech. Bob Stoops did not leave a top-five Oklahoma team to take over a messy Florida program — just look how happy he appears to be out of coaching. Every fan base thinks they can get Chip Kelly, but it’s always hard to predict what Kelly will do. Taggart may have fit if he didn’t go to Oregon last year.

A coach who won two division titles in two years was fired before the end of his third. You’d better find someone who does better.

 

[gump]

Butch Jones out at UT...  

 

[RUSF18]

Not that I don't believe you, but where are you seeing this?

Seems to be "message board board buzz" that he's been fired but will still coach this weekend. 

 

[General Malaise]

I remember when Tennessee played at Oregon and many of the Vol fans who traveled up for the game were wearing "Butch Slapped" and "Butch Please" t-shirts.  Good times, Tennessee.....good times.

 

[The Commish]

After the last few pages, I am reminded of what a nightmare it is between the first announcing of the "top 4" and the actual final "top 4"....this is gonna suck isn't it?

 

[JaxBill]

Butch Jones out at UT...  

Damn. This tweet from yesterday made me LOL

 @KegsnEggs: Butch Jones hearing the Florida news: https://twitter.com/KegsnEggs/status/924755856016756741/photo/1

 

[jb1020]

From Chris Vannini of The Athletic, FWIW:

 

Don't count on Mullen headed to Florida.  People like to make the connection of Mullen being the OC there under Meyer and now Stricklin being the AD, but reality is Mullen and Stricklin didn't get along.  Plus Mrs. Mullen has said a few times she is not a fan of Gainesville.   I'm sure money can sway anyone, but I doubt the Gators are wanting to go north of $5mil for a guy like Mullen. 

There are a few places that would make me nervous about losing Mullen...Florida isn't one of them.

My hunch, Florida is Chip or bust.

 

[General Malaise]

Don't count on Mullen headed to Florida.  People like to make the connection of Mullen being the OC there under Meyer and now Stricklin being the AD, but reality is Mullen and Stricklin didn't get along.  Plus Mrs. Mullen has said a few times she is not a fan of Gainesville.   I'm sure money can sway anyone, but I doubt the Gators are wanting to go north of $5mil for a guy like Mullen. 

There are a few places that would make me nervous about losing Mullen...Florida isn't one of them.

My hunch, Florida is Chip or bust.

Mrs. Mullen prefers Starville to Gainesville....wow.  That's like preferring syphilis to chlamydia.

I think Scott Frost would be a better hire than Chip.  Chip is not a deep south guy and his act won't play well down there.  

 

[RUSF18]

Mullen backchannels his name out there for every job. He'll either eventually leave, or MIss St will keep on paying him enough and get to the point where he isn't reaching his worth and they'll call his bluff and allow him to leave. 

 

[jb1020]

Mrs. Mullen prefers Starville to Gainesville....wow.  That's like preferring syphilis to chlamydia.

I think Scott Frost would be a better hire than Chip.  Chip is not a deep south guy and his act won't play well down there.  

The Mullens did not fit in with the Florida boosters.  They know how it works in Gainesville and they won't be going back. 

Plus I've never heard of Starville, but Starkville is a great town to raise a family in. 

 

[mr. furley]

you SEC guys know more about the personal lives of people attached to your programs than i know about my own kids

 

[jb1020]

you SEC guys know more about the personal lives of people attached to your programs than i know about my own kids

Small towns...these guys and their families are part of the community, at least when they are winning. 

 

[Politician Spock]

Small towns...these guys and their families are part of the community, at least when they are winning. 

Most NCAA schools are in small towns. SEC fans are just nuts. 

 

[jb1020]

Most NCAA schools are in small towns. SEC fans are just nuts. 

Starkville and Oxford have a population of about 20-25k, the next smallest SEC school is Auburn with about 60K. 

We might have different ideas of what a small town is. 

 

[Capella]

Dynamite drop in, Monty.

No no, he's right 

 

[Capella]

The Mullens did not fit in with the Florida boosters.  They know how it works in Gainesville and they won't be going back. 

Plus I've never heard of Starville, but Starkville is a great town to raise a family in. 

If Florida wants Mullen he'll be in Gainesville. Miss St is like 4 levels beneath the Florida program. Sorry not sorry. 

 

[Capella]

Shouldn't you have your kid at a Scientology indoctrination by now?

I can't wait till your kid tells you how stupid you are for picking Auburn. 

 

[JaxBill]

Don't count on Mullen headed to Florida.  People like to make the connection of Mullen being the OC there under Meyer and now Stricklin being the AD, but reality is Mullen and Stricklin didn't get along.  Plus Mrs. Mullen has said a few times she is not a fan of Gainesville.   I'm sure money can sway anyone, but I doubt the Gators are wanting to go north of $5mil for a guy like Mullen. 

There are a few places that would make me nervous about losing Mullen...Florida isn't one of them.

My hunch, Florida is Chip or bust.

That was believable until the Chip Kelly name drop. Like an Arizona Ron story that gets good until he reveals he's wearing a wifebeater, jorts and crocs.

P.S. Gators are willing to give McElwain 4.2 Mil to go away.

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

Let Penn State win out so they are 11-1 with only a 1 point loss on the road against one of the potential playoff teams.

Really, what will cause the playoff to expand would be seeing Bama, UGA, and ND making it where Clemson, Ohio St (or PSU) and Oklahoma are fighting for one spot.

NO!  The only way it is going to more than 4 teams is if Alabama loses to Georgia and is left out.    ESPN can honk their horns all year day in and day out how the SEC got hosed.  No one can compete with their amount of coverage.  

 

[Politician Spock]

NO!  The only way it is going to more than 4 teams is if Alabama loses to Georgia and is left out.    ESPN can honk their horns all year day in and day out how the SEC got hosed.  No one can compete with their amount of coverage.  

Yep. If you want an expanded playoff in the future, this is how you want this season to end (using current coaches poll, not where I expect them to be ranked at the end) 

1 Alabama 12-1

2 Georgia 13-0

3 Ohio State 12-1

4 Wisconsin 12-1

5 Clemson 12-1

6 Miami 11-1 or 8 Notre Dame 11-1

7 Penn State 11-1

9 Oklahoma 12-1 or 10 Oklahoma State 12-1 or 12 TCU 12-1

11 Washington 12-1

Who are the four that get in if it finishes like this?

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

Yep. If you want an expanded playoff in the future, this is how you want this season to end (using current coaches poll, not where I expect them to be ranked at the end) 

Who are the four that get in if it finishes like this?

Georgia, and I dunno 

 

[Moe.]

If Clemson finishes 12-1 they are in, no doubt. Obviously UGA and Ohio St would be in given the records you posted, and the rest of the Big 10 is out. 

Miami and ND are not going to both finish 11-1. If if ends that way it means ND beat Miami, which means Miami didn't lose a conference game and will have to play in the ACC Championship. If ND finishes with one-loss they are probably in, so there's your four under that scenario. One-loss Big 12 champ is probably next in line. SECC is a play-in game. Sucks for Bama but oh well.  

It'll end up being way cleaner than we can foresee right now. Always is. 

 

[Capella]

If Clemson finishes 12-1 they are in, no doubt. Obviously UGA and Ohio St would be in given the records you posted, and the rest of the Big 10 is out. 

Miami and ND are not going to both finish 11-1. If if ends that way it means ND beat Miami, which means Miami didn't lose a conference game and will have to play in the ACC Championship. If ND finishes with one-loss they are probably in, so there's your four under that scenario. One-loss Big 12 champ is probably next in line. SECC is a play-in game. Sucks for Bama but oh well.  

It'll end up being way cleaner than we can foresee right now. Always is. 

If UGA and Bama are undefeated at the sec title game they are both going in. None of those teams you mentioned would have a better resume. 

 

[Moe.]

Nah, strongly disagree. They aren't ready for two from the same conference, not at the expense of all those other 1 loss teams that would exist in his scenario.

 

[Capella]

Nah, strongly disagree. They aren't ready for two from the same conference, not at the expense of all those other 1 loss teams that would exist in his scenario.

Of course they are. They don't care at all. 

 

[Moe.]

I guess we will see if that crazy specific scenario plays out. I think it's pretty much impossible that a one-loss ND team gets left out, so you're telling me they will bump the defending champ or Ohio State for a team that just lost? I don't see it. 

 

[NutterButter]

I guess we will see if that crazy specific scenario plays out. I think it's pretty much impossible that a one-loss ND team gets left out, so you're telling me they will bump the defending champ or Ohio State for a team that just lost? I don't see it. 

Still would be crazy if it's Georgia that loses to the clear #1 team in the country and they don't get in over the team that they beat on the road.  I love it.   Madness. 

 

[Moe.]

I mean Ty Willingham will be in there throwing his weight around. He's a very convincing man. Clemson and OSU's ADs are on the friggin committee. 

 

[NutterButter]

I just hope the Russians don't interfere 

 

[Moe.]

I just hope the Russians don't interfere 

Beamer can be bought for sure. 

http://www.collegefootballplayoff.com/sports/2017/10/16/selection-committee.aspx

 

[Capella]

I guess we will see if that crazy specific scenario plays out. I think it's pretty much impossible that a one-loss ND team gets left out, so you're telling me they will bump the defending champ or Ohio State for a team that just lost? I don't see it. 

Why would they take Notre Dame over a team with a similar if not better resume that just beat them on the road. That doesn't make any sense at all. 

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

if anyone thinks Penn State still has a shot at getting in, they are Sorely McStaken. 

Your obsessive hatred of Penn State might border on unhealthy.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Mrs. Mullen prefers Starville to Gainesville....wow.  That's like preferring syphilis to chlamydia.

I think Scott Frost would be a better hire than Chip.  Chip is not a deep south guy and his act won't play well down there.  

To be fair, Meyer was not a deep south guy either.

 

[whoknew]

If UGA and Bama are undefeated at the sec title game they are both going in. None of those teams you mentioned would have a better resume. 

If UGA beat ALA, what would ALA's resume be? What top 25 teams would they've beaten? Miss St?

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

After the last few pages, I am reminded of what a nightmare it is between the first announcing of the "top 4" and the actual final "top 4"....this is gonna suck isn't it?

Not sure I understand your complaint. I thought the fussing and feuding over rankings was part of the fun.

 

[Capella]

If UGA beat ALA, what would ALA's resume be? What top 25 teams would they've beaten? Miss St?

Can't really argue that. Still would be floored if a 12-1 Bama team doesn't make it. 

 

[AAABatteries]

If UGA and Bama are undefeated at the sec title game they are both going in. None of those teams you mentioned would have a better resume. 

If this happens I’m sending a flaming bag of poop to FDAS’s house.

 

[Politician Spock]

Your obsessive hatred of Penn State might border on unhealthy.

Oh come on... don't be McSorely. 

 

[AAABatteries]

Your obsessive hatred of Penn State might border on unhealthy.

It’s still ok to hate you though, right?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

It’s still ok to hate you though, right?

Oh, absolutely!