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!
Nevermind. Read something about one Georgia lineman out, bad day vs gtech against the run. Sure.... Since we are clueless we go parlay. Gimmie... Georgia ML and Oregon -3.5.
This probably confirms a Texas win.
Oops I just posted this and saw articKnight respsonded. Thx man, put my bet in tho. Small bet, Used to losing, here we go. It was the physical dline against texas, I mean they really... just tossed texas around. If this changes today I am going to be so confused. The game was like
I'll add; Since that game Georgia has looked good once and legit bad 3 times (No one's quite sure why). Texas has looked good twice and been ~a little underwhelming~ 3 times. Power-ratings-wise, that's how they went from Texas -4.5 at home to Texas -3 on a "neutral" Atlanta field.
Not sure that will matter against the physical domination we saw the first time (and maybe Beck not throwing 3 picks).
It is just so absolutely utterly indefensible for Boise to be ahead of ASU
Just so, so, so stupid
Hopefully the committee acts like adults and admits their mistake and slides ASU ahead of them in the final rankings
It would be ridiculous given their prior rankings, but way less ridiculous than giving Boise the bye over ASU
Herbstreit went a little heavy on the bronzer today
Is there a scenario that bama is left out of the playoffs? Or is it assumed they are gonna be in regardless what happens tonight
Running it once in seven plays against a team that's been getting gouged on the ground the last couple of games is one way to do it.
Got the game on antenna and Skycam. It's amazing how similar the "Marines" commercial is to the "Marshals" one, like I lost track of where the sound was coming from. You become a Marshall's shopper!
"Texas has done a good job protecting"
3 sacks in 3 possessions, but sure. Good except when it wasn't.
Question. Does the B12 vs MWC debate change depending on whether Arizona State wins or Iowa State wins?
I was wondering if, for example, a blowout Arizona State win might bump the B12 ahead of Boise, but a blowout Iowa State win may not?
Or, considering that Boise St has one loss by 4 points on the road at Oregon, and the committee has Boise St 5 and 6 spots ahead in the rankings, could anything bump Iowa St or Arizona St past Boise? It seems the committee made the decision last week by leaving t
It seems a bit late to be asking this, but does the PC distinguish between Ranking and Seeding?
O/U?
Old School Decleater!
It seems a bit late to be asking this, but does the PC distinguish between Ranking and Seeding?
No, supposedly they just rank them and then whatever the seeds end up being they end up being
Although obviously in the real world, they are very aware of what the implications of each seed line are
I like the wasting time returning the pick
Texas burning all the time, but the announcers haven't noticed or said anything
let's describe all the stupid things that just happened
Kirk Herbstreit, like many TV personalities, uses makeup, including bronzer, to enhance his appearance on camera. The bright studio lights can wash out a person's complexion, and bronzer helps add color and definition to his face. It’s a common practice among broadcasters to ensure they look polished and presentable on screen. Plus, it can help create a more vibrant and energetic look, which is important in sports broadcasting.
Is the Texas head coach wearing yoga pants
Beck hurt. UGA no longer CFP eligible per the "FSU Rule"
If Beck hurt then both bama and smu can make it
Let's check in on the halftime interviews:
Sark: Refs are bullshit.
Kirby: It's my dumb QB's own fault that he got injured.
Ok then, back to you Kirk!
At this point, could their backup be much worse?
Saban sounding like his teleprompter broke or something
