*** Official 2015 College Football Thread *** (1 Viewer)

[The Commish]

EA and O'Bannon Settle

Now on to the NCAA

 

[The Commish]

Also...Alabama Cancels Home and Home with MSU

 

[Slapdash]

Also...Alabama Cancels Home and Home with MSU

 

[The Commish]

Also...Alabama Cancels Home and Home with MSU

I get why they did it. Both conferences are thinking of going to 9 games. The most intriguing part of the whole thing would be Saban and him being an ex-coach.

 

[roadkill1292]

EA and O'Bannon Settle

Now on to the NCAA

Freakin' players are getting uppity. They should know their places in the hierarchy.

 

[Slapdash]

Also...Alabama Cancels Home and Home with MSU

I get why they did it. Both conferences are thinking of going to 9 games. The most intriguing part of the whole thing would be Saban and him being an ex-coach.

Not a fan of having an extra conference game replace a strong OOC matchup.

 

[Premier]

Also...Alabama Cancels Home and Home with MSU

I get why they did it. Both conferences are thinking of going to 9 games. The most intriguing part of the whole thing would be Saban and him being an ex-coach.

Not a fan of having an extra conference game replace a strong OOC matchup.

There were like 5 really good OOC matchups this year.

 

[Slapdash]

Also...Alabama Cancels Home and Home with MSU

I get why they did it. Both conferences are thinking of going to 9 games. The most intriguing part of the whole thing would be Saban and him being an ex-coach.

Not a fan of having an extra conference game replace a strong OOC matchup.

There were like 5 really good OOC matchups this year.

Season is far from over....

 

[pollardsvision]

Also...Alabama Cancels Home and Home with MSU

I get why they did it. Both conferences are thinking of going to 9 games. The most intriguing part of the whole thing would be Saban and him being an ex-coach.

Not a fan of having an extra conference game replace a strong OOC matchup.

I think extra conference games will lead to better match-ups overall.

Teams are going to get as many cupcake extra home games as possible unless some outside force stops them.

Strong OOC games are nice, but a guaranteed extra SEC game/year is better, imo.

And honestly, I'm not dying to see MSU play anybody. Ever.

 

[The Commish]

Also...Alabama Cancels Home and Home with MSU

I get why they did it. Both conferences are thinking of going to 9 games. The most intriguing part of the whole thing would be Saban and him being an ex-coach.

Not a fan of having an extra conference game replace a strong OOC matchup.

I agree in principle, though I'm not sure the standard of "strong OOC matchup" applies to this particular series. It wouldn't be any better than when Michigan played Alabama last year. I think we can all agree that game sucked.

 

[prefontaine]

Also...Alabama Cancels Home and Home with MSU

I get why they did it. Both conferences are thinking of going to 9 games. The most intriguing part of the whole thing would be Saban and him being an ex-coach.

Not a fan of having an extra conference game replace a strong OOC matchup.

There were like 5 really good OOC matchups this year.

Season is far from over....

yeah but most of the big conferences are done with OOC. After this weekend the Big 12 is completely done. I think the Pac just has the ND matchups left. Nothing I can think of in the B1G. The SEC-ACC end of season matchups are pretty much all that is left for them.

Btw, for those interested....P5 conference records vs other P5 conferences (+ND) to date

B1G: 6-6

SEC: 6-4

PAC: 6-3

ACC: 3-6

B12: 1-4

ND: 2-1

The raw number (24) is appallingly low. The ACC-SEC have 4 at end of year so each will end up with better numbers. ND plays a few throughout the year. The Big 12 only has 1 more left (ND vs OU this weekend) so they played a total of 6

If you look at it, the ACC, B1G and SEC are the ones playing 8-game schedules. The Big 12 and PAC both play 9. It's unclear from that whether it's reducing it because the PAC's numbers seem reasonable compared to the 8-gamers esp when you consider the two ND games to come.

 

[strykerpks]

Wisconsin has BYU left, but no one is tuning into that outside of Madison and Provo.

 

[prefontaine]

yeah, there are quite a few P5 vs non-P5 games left. BYU is a weird case. Maybe they should be included but I put them more in the AAC level. Decent competition but not the games people circle on the schedule.

 

[jurb26]

Can't wait for LSU @ UGA this week. Curious to see just how good LSU looks. I'm not sure how Wisconsin @ OSU gets the primetime slot over that one.

Speaking of which, Wisconsin could be one of only 2 games on the schedule with a realistic, but slim, chance of an OSU loss.

OU @ ND is a game I have no idea what to expect. I could see either team getting blown out but hope its a decent game.

 

[Raider Nation]

So is it Clemson or LSU that is college football's *OFFICIAL* Death Valley?

 

[Tiger Fan]

So is it Clemson or LSU that is college football's *OFFICIAL* Death Valley?

you serious, Clark?

 

[Raider Nation]

So is it Clemson or LSU that is college football's *OFFICIAL* Death Valley?

you serious, Clark?

Quite.

 

[Tiger Fan]

So is it Clemson or LSU that is college football's *OFFICIAL* Death Valley?

you serious, Clark?

Quite.

LSU. No ####### questions asked.

You'll be my guest anytime you want to come down. You'll be an LSU fan for life

 

[Raider Nation]

So is it Clemson or LSU that is college football's *OFFICIAL* Death Valley?

you serious, Clark?

Quite.

LSU. No ####### questions asked.

You'll be my guest anytime you want to come down. You'll be an LSU fan for life

Thanks bud. Found this, BTW.

The only question for college football fans: Where is the real Death Valley — Baton Rouge or Clemson, S.C.?Both LSU and Clemson lay claim to the “real Death Valley,” with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney recently saying in a news conference his university’s stadium was the original in a response to South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier’s jab at which Death Valley was the real one.

“For the record, the original Death Valley is right here,” Swinney said, pointing to the stadium behind him. “In case anybody has any doubts, it’s right here. That’s the original Death Valley. I am pretty sure that is accurate, but I can see where [spurrier] might have a little confusion.”

LSU fans may be surprised to find out that Swinney is technically right — despite Tiger Stadium being built almost 20 years prior to Clemson’s Memorial Stadium.

As the story goes, Memorial Stadium’s nickname began in the early 1950s from the cemetery that was perched on the adjacent hill overlooking the field.

The name was solidified in the early 1960s when former Clemson coach Frank Howard received what came to be known as “Howard’s Rock” from an alumnus who had plucked it from the sands of California’s Death Valley.

One local legend suggests that a few years later, LSU began to refer to Tiger Stadium as “Deaf Valley” as a way to differentiate between the Tigers of Clemson, but eventually shifted into “Death Valley” after sports writers and opposing fans from other parts of the country confused the thick Southern accent locals used.

“We take pride in that place,” said LSU senior left tackle Josh Dworaczyk. “It’s more than just that building and the atmosphere. It’s really what possesses that stadium to be one of the worst to play in [for opponents]. … If any stadium deserves to be called Death Valley, it’s certainly ours.”

Memorial Stadium holds slightly more than 81,000 people, compared to LSU’s 92,000-plus capacity.

 

[Tiger Fan]

So is it Clemson or LSU that is college football's *OFFICIAL* Death Valley?

you serious, Clark?

Quite.

LSU. No ####### questions asked.

You'll be my guest anytime you want to come down. You'll be an LSU fan for life

Thanks bud. Found this, BTW.

The only question for college football fans: Where is the real Death Valley — Baton Rouge or Clemson, S.C.?Both LSU and Clemson lay claim to the “real Death Valley,” with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney recently saying in a news conference his university’s stadium was the original in a response to South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier’s jab at which Death Valley was the real one.

“For the record, the original Death Valley is right here,” Swinney said, pointing to the stadium behind him. “In case anybody has any doubts, it’s right here. That’s the original Death Valley. I am pretty sure that is accurate, but I can see where [spurrier] might have a little confusion.”

LSU fans may be surprised to find out that Swinney is technically right — despite Tiger Stadium being built almost 20 years prior to Clemson’s Memorial Stadium.

As the story goes, Memorial Stadium’s nickname began in the early 1950s from the cemetery that was perched on the adjacent hill overlooking the field.

The name was solidified in the early 1960s when former Clemson coach Frank Howard received what came to be known as “Howard’s Rock” from an alumnus who had plucked it from the sands of California’s Death Valley.

One local legend suggests that a few years later, LSU began to refer to Tiger Stadium as “Deaf Valley” as a way to differentiate between the Tigers of Clemson, but eventually shifted into “Death Valley” after sports writers and opposing fans from other parts of the country confused the thick Southern accent locals used.

“We take pride in that place,” said LSU senior left tackle Josh Dworaczyk. “It’s more than just that building and the atmosphere. It’s really what possesses that stadium to be one of the worst to play in [for opponents]. … If any stadium deserves to be called Death Valley, it’s certainly ours.”

Memorial Stadium holds slightly more than 81,000 people, compared to LSU’s 92,000-plus capacity.

Taj Boyd eats ####

 

[Raider Nation]

 

[Slapdash]

So is it Clemson or LSU that is college football's *OFFICIAL* Death Valley?

you serious, Clark?

Quite.

LSU. No ####### questions asked.

You'll be my guest anytime you want to come down. You'll be an LSU fan for life

Thanks bud. Found this, BTW.

The only question for college football fans: Where is the real Death Valley — Baton Rouge or Clemson, S.C.?Both LSU and Clemson lay claim to the “real Death Valley,” with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney recently saying in a news conference his university’s stadium was the original in a response to South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier’s jab at which Death Valley was the real one.

“For the record, the original Death Valley is right here,” Swinney said, pointing to the stadium behind him. “In case anybody has any doubts, it’s right here. That’s the original Death Valley. I am pretty sure that is accurate, but I can see where [spurrier] might have a little confusion.”

LSU fans may be surprised to find out that Swinney is technically right — despite Tiger Stadium being built almost 20 years prior to Clemson’s Memorial Stadium.

As the story goes, Memorial Stadium’s nickname began in the early 1950s from the cemetery that was perched on the adjacent hill overlooking the field.

The name was solidified in the early 1960s when former Clemson coach Frank Howard received what came to be known as “Howard’s Rock” from an alumnus who had plucked it from the sands of California’s Death Valley.

One local legend suggests that a few years later, LSU began to refer to Tiger Stadium as “Deaf Valley” as a way to differentiate between the Tigers of Clemson, but eventually shifted into “Death Valley” after sports writers and opposing fans from other parts of the country confused the thick Southern accent locals used.

“We take pride in that place,” said LSU senior left tackle Josh Dworaczyk. “It’s more than just that building and the atmosphere. It’s really what possesses that stadium to be one of the worst to play in [for opponents]. … If any stadium deserves to be called Death Valley, it’s certainly ours.”

Memorial Stadium holds slightly more than 81,000 people, compared to LSU’s 92,000-plus capacity.

Taj Boyd eats ####

I like the cut of your jib

 

[Tiger Fan]

So is it Clemson or LSU that is college football's *OFFICIAL* Death Valley?

you serious, Clark?

Quite.

LSU. No ####### questions asked.

You'll be my guest anytime you want to come down. You'll be an LSU fan for life

Thanks bud. Found this, BTW.

The only question for college football fans: Where is the real Death Valley — Baton Rouge or Clemson, S.C.?Both LSU and Clemson lay claim to the “real Death Valley,” with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney recently saying in a news conference his university’s stadium was the original in a response to South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier’s jab at which Death Valley was the real one.

“For the record, the original Death Valley is right here,” Swinney said, pointing to the stadium behind him. “In case anybody has any doubts, it’s right here. That’s the original Death Valley. I am pretty sure that is accurate, but I can see where [spurrier] might have a little confusion.”

LSU fans may be surprised to find out that Swinney is technically right — despite Tiger Stadium being built almost 20 years prior to Clemson’s Memorial Stadium.

As the story goes, Memorial Stadium’s nickname began in the early 1950s from the cemetery that was perched on the adjacent hill overlooking the field.

The name was solidified in the early 1960s when former Clemson coach Frank Howard received what came to be known as “Howard’s Rock” from an alumnus who had plucked it from the sands of California’s Death Valley.

One local legend suggests that a few years later, LSU began to refer to Tiger Stadium as “Deaf Valley” as a way to differentiate between the Tigers of Clemson, but eventually shifted into “Death Valley” after sports writers and opposing fans from other parts of the country confused the thick Southern accent locals used.

“We take pride in that place,” said LSU senior left tackle Josh Dworaczyk. “It’s more than just that building and the atmosphere. It’s really what possesses that stadium to be one of the worst to play in [for opponents]. … If any stadium deserves to be called Death Valley, it’s certainly ours.”

Memorial Stadium holds slightly more than 81,000 people, compared to LSU’s 92,000-plus capacity.

Taj Boyd eats ####

I like the cut of your jib

 

[Eviloutsider]

They are really playing up with is UW/OSU game as a serious matchup. If it's within 7 points I would be surprised as UW is going to be overwhelmed.

 

[MAC_32]

They are really playing up with is UW/OSU game as a serious matchup. If it's within 7 points I would be surprised as UW is going to be overwhelmed.

if they get into a shootout they will. Control the clock with white and Gordon and they can be in it late. Ohio St has some individual talent on defense but as a unit they have not played well.

 

[pollardsvision]

So, LSU used to partially rip-off Clemson, and that became a complete rip-off because the locals couldn't pronounce the word "deaf"?

 

[The Commish]

So, LSU used to partially rip-off Clemson, and that became a complete rip-off because the locals couldn't pronounce the word "deaf"?

This debate is as compelling as the real "Carolina" debate.

 

[Premier]

"Mark Richt turns my 5 star sign into a 3 star sign"

 

[Tiger Fan]

"Mark Richt turns my 5 star sign into a 3 star sign"

that was a great segment.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

"Mark Richt turns my 5 star sign into a 3 star sign"

that was a great segment.

Rinaldi in jorts was awesome.

 

[sports_fan]

What's the game to watch this week? I'm trying to get more into CFB.

 

[fasteddie_21]

For those of us that don't get the Pac-12 Network (I can since we have Comcast for internet, but that's a serious hassle), how can you watch the games online? Comcast doesn't provide access to the online network either :(

Justin.tv or similar?

TIA

 

[Leroy Hoard]

What's the game to watch this week? I'm trying to get more into CFB.

I'd say LSU/Georgia @ 3:30 eastern time on CBS.

 

[pollardsvision]

Love those UNC helmets. Not gonna watch the game though. Watching UNC lose to ECU isn't the way I want to spend a Saturday afternoon.

 

[sports_fan]

What's the game to watch this week? I'm trying to get more into CFB.

I'd say LSU/Georgia @ 3:30 eastern time on CBS.

Thank you.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Love those UNC helmets. Not gonna watch the game though. Watching UNC lose to ECU isn't the way I want to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Pirates looking good.

 

[Mjolnirs]

If I took a drink each time the talking heads in the USC-UCF game mention Clowney, I would be comatose.

 

[belljr]

this ejection due to targeting is ridiculous

 

[fasteddie_21]

For those of us that don't get the Pac-12 Network (I can since we have Comcast for internet, but that's a serious hassle), how can you watch the games online? Comcast doesn't provide access to the online network either :(

Justin.tv or similar?

TIA

 

[Mjolnirs]

this ejection due to targeting is ridiculous

Shouldn't have been a penalty.

 

[belljr]

this ejection due to targeting is ridiculous

Shouldn't have been a penalty.

agreed

 

[East Coast Bias]

For those of us that don't get the Pac-12 Network (I can since we have Comcast for internet, but that's a serious hassle), how can you watch the games online? Comcast doesn't provide access to the online network either :(

Justin.tv or similar?

TIA

I think they all share the same streams. VIPBOX works well.

 

[wazoo11]

What's the game to watch this week? I'm trying to get more into CFB.

Temple-Idaho

 

[Premier]

What's the game to watch this week? I'm trying to get more into CFB.

Temple-Idaho

Wow that game is actually happening. What a weird matchup.

 

[Mjolnirs]

That was an awful half of football. Gamecocks need to get their act together.

 

[MAC_32]

What's the game to watch this week? I'm trying to get more into CFB.

I'd say LSU/Georgia @ 3:30 eastern time on CBS.

I think lsu rolls, ohio st Wisconsin is more interesting.

 

[Raider Nation]

How is Okie State losing to a bunch of bananas?

 

[MAC_32]

How is Okie State losing to a bunch of bananas?

same way they usually lose, no defense.

 

[Raider Nation]

While we're doing Q & A... what the hell happened to South Florida?

They were really good a few years ago with the Grothe/JPP team. They aren't even competitive anymore.

 

[FDAS]

While we're doing Q & A... what the hell happened to South Florida? They were really good a few years ago with the Grothe/JPP team. They aren't even competitive anymore.

Cappy stopped funneling money to recruits. Actually true.