NCAA Football 2024 (national discussion)
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The guantlet appears to be a huge October home game against the Dawgs. Maybe Oklahoma will give em a game, but rest of schedule is a cakewalk.
Definitely could be worse but A&M on the road to end the season will be tough and then the potential conference championship.
Doubt Midnight Mike is up to it
. They do avoid Bama, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Missouri, LSU until the conference championship. I’d guess they’re in the playoffs.
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CameronBornAndBred
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I read today that they've also announced coming rate hikes. Every time I read a headline like that it makes me so happy I ditched them to the curb in favor of streaming a few years ago.
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Not even close to the biggest expense of that game.
I'll stick with what I've got, but I'm always looking...it's not like streaming prices have stayed static, though...
RoseBowl1942
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Yeah he’s not good at the NFL level. But as far as college and showing the signs that he could be good on Sundays, I think he demonstrated the characteristics worthy of taking a gamble on (though not a top 10 gamble in my view, though let’s be honest, they’re all gambles outside of a very small number; last I can remember thinking they would definitively be a star is Trevor, as that dude has been a freak QB forever)
I'm sorry, I saw this comment over the weekend, and marked it for response today. Riley Leonard's Oline at Duke was all experienced upperclassmen, with 2 of them (Monk, Barton) going on to play in the NFL. The idea that Duke's line was subpar is ridiculous. It was one of the key strengths for the team in 22 and 23, and the reason why the run game is struggling now, they all left.
I agree with you the OL was a strength in 22 and 23 but I disagree they all left. Brian Parker and Justin Pickett are returning starters and Matt Craycraft played lots of downs plus he started in the bowl game. Three of this year's five starters were significant contributors in 2023.
JasonEvans
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Wow, I had not realized what a favorable SEC schedule Texas had! Holy heck!!! I came here to post about there being "no such thing as an easy SEC schedule" and then I saw what Texas faces this season.Doubt Midnight Mike is up to it
I’d guess they’re in the playoffs.
Here are the latest Sagarin rankings --
Texas does not play a single team in the top half of the conference on the road. Sure, @TA&M is a tough game, but considering there are 8 SEC teams in the top 16 and Texas doesn't have any of them on the road... wow. In fact, the only ones of those top 16 teams that Texas plays are UGA and Oklahoma.
It sure does feel like Texas is gonna make the playoff. I doubt they have more than 2 losses on the sked and 2 losses will certainly get them in.
scottdude8
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Yeah, we talk about how college basketball conference schedules have become imbalanced with expansion, but all those problems are exaggerated in football. Part of why Michigan's loss to Texas was so back-breaking, besides the obvious fact that we didn't look like a good football team, is that we have a murderous schedule that includes USC and Oregon (at home) and Ohio State and Washington (on the road). The home game against Michigan State isn't looking like the cakewalk it did a month ago either, and weird things happen in that rivalry game, and we play an Illinois team in Champaign that just beat a ranked Kansas team too. Amongst the teams we don't play are likely bottom-feeders Rutgers, Purdue, UCLA, and Maryland.
It'll be fascinating to see how the CFP selection committee deals with this. College basketball fans are used to the raw W/L record not being the most salient factor come tourney time, but football fans are used to the number of losses being an obvious demarcating statistic. What's going to happen if, for instance, a 3 loss Michigan team (I can dream!) that has a couple big wins under its belt gets in over a 2 loss B1G team with no wins over the upper echelon of the conference?
CameronBornAndBred
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UNLV vs Kansas was really good tonight. And they were playing football.
UNLV won it with a 4th and goal drive, 23-20.
UNLV won it with a 4th and goal drive, 23-20.
CameronBornAndBred
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Usually when #14 beats #20, #20 will still be at least ranked.
However, when #20 gets absolutely smoked by #14, #20 gets the boot.
#20 Arizona is about to get the boot by #14 Kansas State.
However, when #20 gets absolutely smoked by #14, #20 gets the boot.
#20 Arizona is about to get the boot by #14 Kansas State.
CrazyNotCrazie
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Sorry to be Debbie Downer on a football thread but this is a pet issue for me - UGA football players have an epidemic or traffic violations and here is another - driving 106. I used to be supportive of their team (I briefly lived in ATL and my bosses were all huge UGA fans so got me into it) but I no longer can support this program - it is really horrible. And they don't see to really care.
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Georgia CB Harris arrested for driving 106 mph
Georgia cornerback Daniel Harris was arrested and charged with reckless driving Thursday night for going 106 miles per hour, 41 mph over the speed limit, according to a police report.
CameronBornAndBred
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Some cop is about to be put on administrative leave.Sorry to be Debbie Downer on a football thread but this is a pet issue for me - UGA football players have an epidemic or traffic violations and here is another - driving 106. I used to be supportive of their team (I briefly lived in ATL and my bosses were all huge UGA fans so got me into it) but I no longer can support this program - it is really horrible. And they don't see to really care.
Georgia CB Harris arrested for driving 106 mph
Georgia cornerback Daniel Harris was arrested and charged with reckless driving Thursday night for going 106 miles per hour, 41 mph over the speed limit, according to a police report.