NCAA FOOTBALL 2024 MEGA THREAD - WELCOME TO THE PLAYOFF ERA
Just 8 days until Florida State plays Georgia Tech!
A lot happened while you were away:
Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC
The Pac-12 went out in a blaze of glory:
Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA are headed to the B1G
Utah, Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado are headed to the B12
Cal and Stanford along with SMU are somehow headed to the ACC
Poor old Wazzu and Oregon State are now aligned with the MWC in some sort of in-flux relationship
The conferences are huge now, and the schedules are wildly imbalanced. Florida might have the hardest schedule in the history of the sport, while Missouri's playing a sun-belt slate.
FSU and Clemson play each other, but then play ZERO common ACC opponents
Utah/Baylor and Arizona/Kansas State play non-conference games against conference opponents
LSU and USC play in Vegas!
Boise goes to Oregon, a team they've never lost to!
Texas at Michigan!
Alabama at Wisconsin!
Notre Dame at ATM!
Clemson vs Georgia!
And there are some incredibly juicy new conference matchups:
Texas @ ATM is back!
Texas vs Georgia
Oregon vs Ohio State
USC @ Michigan
USC vs Penn State
And then the bizarre:
UCLA @ Rutgers is now a conference game
Syracuse plays home and away against Cal and Stanford for some reason
Half the teams have new coaches, transferred quarterbacks, or both!
Let's get it on!
VAWLS
1.0 flags/play average
The Saban Curse!
this ain't your papa's bama
"It does look like targeting."
No ****. That's because it meets all the criteria.
Jesus, USF! Show some heart. Go for it.
eta: Grats, dumbass!
the 'Bama-USF final score will be one of the most deceptive in CFB history.
...and 'Bama can still cover this game which is mind-blowing.
If I was FBS dictator, I would mandate the annual regular season Leach Cup.
Wazzou-Cowbell-Gunsup
Last place not allowed to wear red the following season
First place gets the bust of Mike with an eyepatch and a parrot on his shoulder
If I were a voter, I think my top six would be some order of OSU, Texas, Georgia, USC, Tennessee, and Miami.
PAC-12 after dark has turned to a zillion leagues after dark.
I miss the old days!
Ohio States over/under on losses is 5.5? What?
isn't offensive powerhouse Arizona supposed to have more than 6 pts. vs Northern Arizona in the 3rd qtr? I'm pretty sure someone itt said they had the best WR in CFB history...
oh nvm...refs to the rescue for U of A just as I typed this lol
The SUU UTEP showdown is in OT.
Holy s**t alert: I'm only realizing now that (former UNLV HC) Tony Sanchez is New Mexico St's HC.
If u r a LV local, u will remember that Sanchez led the best HS team in the region (Bishop Gorman, they are still a national HS powerhouse) back in the day. He was hired by UNLV in 2015 to lead the Rebels to similar glory but it never panned out. The Rebels did get upgraded workout facilities from donations after he was hired...his ultimate fate sucks but I do wish him well at NM St.... he always seemed bummed out that he didn't do better with UNLV.
wazzu and boise are extremely fun football teams
We had New Mexico State +1200
Unbelievably terrible embarrassing performance today. Missing a bowl game for the first time in 8 years is squarely on the table. OL is made of Swiss cheese. QB is supposed to be a former 5* transfer from Georgia, but hard to tell when he has no time. **** there was one play where South Carolina only rushed 3, and all 3 quickly got to the QB.
Stoops isn't getting fired. But like I said Calipari wasn't getting fired, have to wonder if there is a chance Stoops calls it quits after this season. Of course, he could still salvage this season but man that game was brutal.
Oh hey look at Notre Dame
