2021 College football thread - Auburn’s gotta Auburn. (1 Viewer)

[Jayded]

Kelly put Coan and Kyren back in on the final series to get Kyren his 1000 yards and to get more points. Probably won’t be enough still, but feels good to end the season on 4 straight no doubters. 

Kelly HAS to win the next game, no matter who we draw. He has to win a big game so I’m hoping for the biggest opponent we can get, playoffs or not. 

 

[Instinctive]

They absolutely cannot get rid of this game when OU goes to the SEC. College football is way worse off without these games. 

Hard disagree. This game has had some good moments but is basically always just a chance for us to lose to a bad team we don't take seriously. 90-20 all time records aren't that worth keeping. Maybe I'd feel differently if I was from Oklahoma itself and had more OSU friends.

 

[Capella]

Hard disagree. This game has had some good moments but is basically always just a chance for us to lose to a bad team we don't take seriously. 90-20 all time records aren't that worth keeping. Maybe I'd feel differently if I was from Oklahoma itself and had more OSU friends.

Yes it’s much more interesting to get rid of this game and sub it out for OU vs South Carolina or OU vs Mississippi State. 
 

CFB at its core used to be about bragging rights and getting results to hang over your friends and rivals for the next year. Not playing some school 6 states over  you have nothing in common with other than a tv contract. I know things are changing but there should be room for both. 

 

[Instinctive]

Yes it’s much more interesting to get rid of this game and sub it out for OU vs South Carolina or OU vs Mississippi State. 

If the SEC is so good, they should be better football games right?

 

[Moe.]

They absolutely cannot get rid of this game when OU goes to the SEC. College football is way worse off without these games. 

I hope so too, but I don’t want to lose the big OOC games either, so I’m a bit conflicted. If the SEC goes to 9 I’m not sure if it makes sense to play OSU and Notre Dame/Ohio State/Nebraska etc. Unless the playoff expands and it’s not as a big of a deal to drop a game or two. 

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Some LSU student on Twitter says Riley has a verbal agreement with LSU. 

Exactly who will likely break the news, if true.

 

[Capella]

If the SEC is so good, they should be better football games right?

There will certainly be good football games added to the schedule. And also some bad, and totally meaningless ones. 

 

[Moe.]

Exactly who will likely break the news, if true.

I’m being a little facetious, apparently he’s a reporter of some kind. @dillysanders is his handle 

 

[Instinctive]

There will certainly be good football games added to the schedule. And also some bad, and totally meaningless ones. 

Yeah. That's just college football. 

Personally, I would split the power 5 in half, do a promotion and relegation system of some kind, and you play like half games in your region, 2 rivalry games, and however many games left across the other regions. 

ETA: Probably need a 3rd tier for the rest of FBS to have a chance to move up too.

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

Hard disagree. This game has had some good moments but is basically always just a chance for us to lose to a bad team we don't take seriously. 90-20 all time records aren't that worth keeping. Maybe I'd feel differently if I was from Oklahoma itself and had more OSU friends.

Yeah I kind of agree with this. Growing up in Michigan the OU-OSU games were on sometimes, especially mid 80s, but mostly it’s a non competitive series. I mean them beating OU is a huge ####### deal, it’s just a conference win for us. 
 

They could go with a two on two off with them and Nebraska or something. OU already has two big rivalries entering the SEC and I’m sure they’ll develop a few more. 

 

[Zeppelin]

Some LSU student on Twitter says Riley has a verbal agreement with LSU. 

My brother in laws uncles best friends dad said that too. 

Sorry, couldn't resist. 

 

[MAC_32]

Capella do I have your permission to complain about the no PI there?

I think we should encourage the zebras to leave the laundry in their pockets on plays like that and the GW LSU and Bama TD's.

 

[Zeppelin]

I hope so too, but I don’t want to lose the big OOC games either, so I’m a bit conflicted. If the SEC goes to 9 I’m not sure if it makes sense to play OSU and Notre Dame/Ohio State/Nebraska etc. Unless the playoff expands and it’s not as a big of a deal to drop a game or two. 

Yet another reason to expand the playoffs. 

 

[hagmania]

Time for Auburn to muff a punt...

that Alabama fumbles on the runback...

at the 5 yard line...

which Auburn runs back for a TD to go up by 2 with 90 seconds left.

Wrong game!

 

[WDIK2]

When are Texas and OU leaving the Big XII?  

 

[Moe.]

I think we should encourage the zebras to leave the laundry in their pockets on plays like that and the GW LSU and Bama TD's.

Are you talking about the flag they picked up for the personal foul (that would have been incredibly soft) or the pass interference at the end of the game?

edit: just saw the LSU TD. Those two plays couldn’t be more different if you ask me. The A&M defender and the LSU receiver were both hand fighting and trying to make a play on the ball. The Oklahoma State defender had his back to the play, didn’t know the ball was in the air, and prevented the OU receiver from making a play on the ball. 
 

Not a huge deal and the right team won, but even my friends that are OSU fans think that was PI. 

 

[Kal El]

Well it was a good beat down.  For a rivalry to be good both teams need to win once in awhile.

For it to be a rivalry, teams need to trade winning streaks more than once a quarter century, which is the last time Michigan won multiple games in a row against Ohio State.

 

[Tom Servo]

Some LSU student on Twitter says Riley has a verbal agreement with LSU. 

Has he been checking flights online or is that so 2011?

 

[Tom Servo]

When are Texas and OU leaving the Big XII?  

Not until every Big 12 opponent gets to yell SEC! SEC! at them. 

 

[MAC_32]

Are you talking about the flag they picked up for the personal foul (that would have been incredibly soft) or the pass interference at the end of the game?

edit: just saw the LSU TD. Those two plays couldn’t be more different if you ask me. The A&M defender and the LSU receiver were both hand fighting and trying to make a play on the ball. The Oklahoma State defender had his back to the play, didn’t know the ball was in the air, and prevented the OU receiver from making a play on the ball. 
 

Not a huge deal and the right team won, but even my friends that are OSU fans think that was PI. 

Of course it was letter of the law PI. It shouldn't be is all. Reward good plays and missing wide receivers by 8 yards are not good plays. That kinda PI isn't targeting bad, but the game would be better with both out of it.

 

[Summer Wheat]

For it to be a rivalry, teams need to trade winning streaks more than once a quarter century, which is the last time Michigan won multiple games in a row against Ohio State.

I don`t gave a dog in this fight. To start anything though you have to get a win. There were saying yesterday that OSU went through a streak losing something like 10 out of 11 to Michigan in the 90s.  So that is not fun either.

I just liked watching the energy at The Big House yesterday.  Can`t get that anywhere but college sports.   Sounds like you are an OSU fan.  OSU has a good team it just was not their day.

I wanted to see Auburn take doem Bama too and really shake things up and get new teams in the playoffs.

 

[gump]

Auburn’s win probability was 99.9%.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

These teams first started playing in the 19th Century. We are talking bout 5-6 generations of Michigan vs Ohio State. It ebbs and flows. It's just nice to see a game worthy of the history, one that is remembered forever. 

Pretty sure 62-39 (2018) and 56-27 (2019) will be remembered forever as well. 

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

For it to be a rivalry, teams need to trade winning streaks more than once a quarter century, which is the last time Michigan won multiple games in a row against Ohio State.

 

[Da Guru]

Pretty sure 62-39 (2018) and 56-27 (2019) will be remembered forever as well. 

Day is eating some humble pie today though after saying he would "hang 100" on Michigan and then got dominated.

Bottom line is in the past OSU has had better recruiting and better players. 

Yesterdays game Michigan had a bunch of 4-5 Star players in for a recruiting visit and from what I heard it could not have gone better.  So maybe it will be give and take now going forward.

Do we even know what kind of coach Day is?  It is not like he took over Rutgers and made them a top 10 team.  Day took over a loaded program.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Day is eating some humble pie today though after saying he would "hang 100" on Michigan and then got dominated.

Bottom line is in the past OSU has had better recruiting and better players. 

Yesterdays game Michigan had a bunch of 4-5 Star players in for a recruiting visit and from what I heard it could not have gone better.  So maybe it will be give and take now going forward.

Do we even know what kind os coach Day is?  It is not like he took over Rutgers and made them a top 10 team.  Day took over a loaded program.

This sounds like a Freep or DetNews article. 

 

[Da Guru]

This sounds like a Freep or DetNews article. 

Not really.  Meyer built a great program and would still be there without the scandal.  Was not like Day stepped in to an OSU team that was 6-5 and had to rebuild anything.

To be honest I have not been happy with Harbaugh.  Yesterday was a big win for the programs future though.  Hopefully now they can sustain it going forward.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Hoping UGA, UM and Cincy handle their business in the title games.

Watching Notre Dame, Alabama and Ohio State complain about the playoff selection criteria would be a pretty powerful drug.

Oh, man -- and now I see Okie State came back too after I gave up.

Win and in for Michigan, Cincinnati and Oklahoma State?

 

[FairWarning]

They absolutely cannot get rid of this game when OU goes to the SEC. College football is way worse off without these games. 

What makes it worse is it just waters down the SEC and their rivalries just to fit in Texas and OU.  Tenn-Bama used to be a great rivalry, now they rarely play.  
 

The great thing if Georgia beats Bama, is the SEC fanboys can experience Bama in a lessor bowl and have 3-6 studs beg out for the NFL.  

 

[FairWarning]

Oh, man -- and now I see Okie State came back too after I gave up.

Win and in for Georgia, Michigan, Cincinnati and Oklahoma State?

Yup.  Oregon just on the outside.  ND has no realistic chance, no matter who wins next week.  It really hurt them not being in a conference championship game this year.  Their schedule really let them down.  To be fair, they outperformed the expectations (picked to win 8.5 in a rebuilding year).  They will get a nice consolation prize in something like the Cotton Bowl.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

You know it's a rivalry game when the losers get salty and start talking about how it's not really a rivalry.

 

[NutterButter]

I see ND as next in if Georgia wins AND either Michigan, Ok St or Cinci lose.   Logic would say that Cinci still gets in b/c of the head to head but still think ND gets by them all things considered.   Georgia loses, then would take 2 out of those 3 to lose.  

 

[Ilov80s]

Pretty sure 62-39 (2018) and 56-27 (2019) will be remembered forever as well. 

Not by me  

 

[AAABatteries]

For it to be a rivalry, teams need to trade winning streaks more than once a quarter century, which is the last time Michigan won multiple games in a row against Ohio State.

This is a fairly crazy take.  Are you telling me UM-OSU, UGA-GT and Clem-SC aren’t rivalries?

 

[Capella]

This thing could get haywire next week if Bama, Michigan and Cincy lose. Should be interesting. 

 

[AAABatteries]

I see ND as next in if Georgia wins AND either Michigan, Ok St or Cinci lose.   Logic would say that Cinci still gets in b/c of the head to head but still think ND gets by them all things considered.   Georgia loses, then would take 2 out of those 3 to lose.  

Cincy handled them pretty comfortably at ND - I would be pretty surprised if ND jumped them

 

[gump]

What makes it worse is it just waters down the SEC and their rivalries just to fit in Texas and OU.  Tenn-Bama used to be a great rivalry, now they rarely play.  

I’m sure the SEC will keep UT-Bama and AU-UGA in place, regardless of divisions. A historically lesser rivalry like Bama-LSU may drop off though.

 

[WDIK2]

Cincy handled them pretty comfortably at ND - I would be pretty surprised if ND jumped them

Cincy absolutely gets jumped with a loss.  They already have the G5 strike against them.  Not saying that's fair, just the way it is.   

 

[JaxBill]

@Brett_McMurphy: .@Southpointlv conference title lines via @andrewssports

AAC: Cincinnati -10½ UH

ACC: Pitt -2½ Wake

Big Ten: Michigan -10½ Iowa

Big 12: Okla St -6½ Baylor

C-USA: UTSA -2 WKU

MAC: Kent St -2 NIU

MWC: SDSU -3½ Utah St

Pac-12: Utah -3½ Oregon

SEC: Georgia -6½ Bama

SB: App St -3 UL

 

[NutterButter]

Cincy handled them pretty comfortably at ND - I would be pretty surprised if ND jumped them

I wouldn't be unsurprised if they didn't, but just getting the sense how grudgingly they put Cinci in that top 4, for them to lose right at the end when that spot was there's to lose, the fact that game was almost two months ago when ND seemed like a different team as well as the edge ND gets b/c of the name, I also wouldn't be surprised if they did.   

 

[WDIK2]

Not until every Big 12 opponent gets to yell SEC! SEC! at them. 

The reason I asked was because of all the "Don't let the door hit you in the ### on the way out" type Reddit comments.  And I'm just like, um, won't you guys be playing a couple more times?   

 

[Capella]

Cincy handled them pretty comfortably at ND - I would be pretty surprised if ND jumped them

They will not. Cincy has a good game this Saturday and ND is off and just played Stanford. Not gonna happen. 

 

[FairWarning]

I’m sure the SEC will keep UT-Bama and AU-UGA in place, regardless of divisions. A historically lesser rivalry like Bama-LSU may drop off though.

Bama- LSU are in the same division.  I hate when the conferences get big, then it comes down to who you didn’t play versus who you did.  

 

[Capella]

Bama- LSU are in the same division.  I hate when the conferences get big, then it comes down to who you didn’t play versus who you did.  

The word is the SEC is likely going to go to four, four-team pods (for instance UGA, UF, UT and South Carolina in one; OU, UT, AM and Missouri in another) which will allow each team to play every other year. Would be the best thing to come out of the realignment imo. 

 

[AAABatteries]

Cincy absolutely gets jumped with a loss.  They already have the G5 strike against them.  Not saying that's fair, just the way it is.   

I thought he meant undefeated Cincy - I didn’t read it right.  I agree ND jumps Cincy if they lose.

 

[AAABatteries]

I wouldn't be unsurprised if they didn't, but just getting the sense how grudgingly they put Cinci in that top 4, for them to lose right at the end when that spot was there's to lose, the fact that game was almost two months ago when ND seemed like a different team as well as the edge ND gets b/c of the name, I also wouldn't be surprised if they did.   

Yep - I just misunderstood your point.  The only team that gets in with a championship game loss is UGA - IMO.

 

[Moe.]

So UGA is in, with Bama, Michigan, and Cincy in control of their destiny (if you ask me). Oklahoma State and Notre Dame are up next in that order if anyone slips. Probably Ohio State after that, then who knows. 

 

[nysfl2]

So UGA is in, with Bama, Michigan, and Cincy in control of their destiny (if you ask me). Oklahoma State and Notre Dame are up next in that order if anyone slips. Probably Ohio State after that, then who knows. 

Michigan with a loss in the title game has to be ahead of OSU after just dominating them on the field

 

[Moe.]

Michigan with a loss in the title game has to be ahead of OSU after just dominating them on the field

Good point. It’s very unlikely to matter, hopefully the favorites take care of business. 

 

[The Commish]

You know it's a rivalry game when the losers get salty and start talking about how it's not really a rivalry.

Best part is, he's not even part of either fanbase.  Not sure what is going on with Kal though....I thought he was a Michigan fan.  Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.