College Football

[Carey]

The fact is Notre Dame spent nine weeks to prepare and look ahead to Clemson,  That's why they're a pile of glorified crap

[Xeliou66]

Bama takes the lead on LSU 21-17. Should be an exciting finish.

In other news, FSU is beating Miami 38-3 in Miami. So much for “the U” being back, they aren’t even going to make a bowl, all of the people saying they were back (and that’s a lot of media talking heads) look absolutely stupid now. 

[Carey]

I think the people that thought they were back were the ones that needed to talk out loud & hear their own voice.  This was around the time the turnover chain was done away with.  To which I say, "Meh.  The on-field results matter more than the fate of a turnover chain."

[WritinMan]

31 minutes ago, Carey said:

The fact is Notre Dame spent nine weeks to prepare and look ahead to Clemson,  That's why they're a pile of glorified crap

Absolute gibberish.

[Court]

5 hours ago, Xeliou66 said:

This wasn’t the first time the Buckeyes looked underwhelming on offense. They have an immensely talented offense but have underperformed a few times this season, and this was a weak performance against a one win team, regardless of the weather.

Agreed. They manage to win which is good but their offense was underwhelming last week as well. Their defense won that game for them. 

Very disappointed in the Ten/UGA game. I was hopeful it would be close. They looked awful. 

So did Clemson but this felt like a loss coming. I was marveling that they were undefeated because they haven't always looked great either.

In interested to see where TCU ends up after this weekend. 

[Stats Queen]

Somewhat off topic, but I find Pat McAfee really annoying in College Game Day.

[Court]

2 hours ago, Stats Queen said:

As a Bulldog, I totally understand why other SEC teams consider that Georgia has the home field advantage for the SEC championship game. 
I personally think it is a partial advantage but not a total home field advantage because Athens is well over an hour and a half away from the Mercedes Benz Stadium (I live midway between the two) and Atlanta is a huge, diverse city with a wide variety of fans and lots of SEC schools recruit from Georgia.

As for the asshole Georgia fans, that is unacceptable but they really are the exceptions (as are assholes in other fandoms, sports and otherwise. 

But I am embarrassed as a Bulldog that any fan or alumnus acted so bad.

Just my perspective which may be different from your’s which is what makes the world go around

I think Bama is only a couple hours away from Mercedes Benz and there are a ton of Bama fans in Atlanta. So for other SEC teams, it probably is home field advantage for Bama and UGA. I don't think it's an advantage for UGA/Bama at all. 

Looks like Bama/LSU is headed to OT. That was one ugly kick that barely made it. 

[Popples]

Houston/SMU was WILD! 77-63 with SMU's QB throwing 9 TDs with 0 INTs. Houston's QB was 7 TD/3 INT. It was the highest scoring regulation game in NCAA history with over 1300 yards of offense.

[Carey]

12 minutes ago, WritinMan said:

Absolute gibberish.

I guess I have to put a line through my posts going forward.

The fact is Clemson isn't on their dominant level from 2015-2020.  They have rebounded from last season to where they're likely to win the ACC Atlantic and the ACC outright.  With the culture of the league, they're probably a playoff team with a conference win.  Maybe not now, but who knows.

Here's the joke: Notre Dame isn't elite, Clemson is a good team that usually doesn't lose to bad teams, but it happens.  ND fell under their usual standards.  However, if you take away the Ohio State game, they lost everything else by a combined score of 7 points.  Looks like the criticism was overblown, but it is fair to say that the Tigers looked horrible and maybe Notre Dame prepared harder for this game to where they might have stumbled earlier.

Not really the case since they're on a 2-game winning streak.  Still most didn't expect a 28-point deficit, period

[Xeliou66]

HOLY SHIT LSU KNOCKS OFF BAMA!! No playoff for Bama this season!! WHAT AN UPSET!!

[Court]

Holy shit. Kelly went for 2 and LSU wins. 

[Popples]

DOWN GOES BAMA! The late games are making up for the tepid 3:30 ones.

[Carey]

Georgia still looks unstoppable anyway.

At least I finally picked Bama to lose AND be right this time!

[Salacious Kitty]

LSU pulls out a thriller! Gutsy call to go for 2.

[roamyn]

Congrats to ND and LSU!

Georgia should jump to #1

tOSU should stay at #2

I'd like to see TCU at #3

And even tho I despise them TTUN will probably be #4.

[xaxat]

I always cheer against Brian Kelly, but tonight was fun.

[Carey]

TCU might go that high, but they should be no worse than 5.

The good news is that Tennessee is back in the mix.  If they win out they're in.  I don't know or think LSU is beating Georgia if it gets to that point

[Xeliou66]

Holy shit, Mississippi St onside kicks it tied at 33 with 26 seconds left against Auburn. Unreal, crazy decision by “the Pirate” Mike Leach.

[Salacious Kitty]

3 minutes ago, Xeliou66 said:

Holy shit, Mississippi St onside kicks it tied at 33 with 26 seconds left against Auburn. Unreal, crazy decision by “the Pirate” Mike Leach.

FG is short, headed to OT.

[Xeliou66]

And Mississippi St wins it in OT 39-33, exciting game, what a day of sports!!

[Carey]

Best. Day. Ever.

Okay no it wasn't, but it was exciting full of exciting moments, big games, and great wins.  Several upsets.  From start to finish.

The NFL might not live up to the standard on Sunday even though the numbers will show otherwise!

[Bastet]

Pretty much the only time I'd ever root for LSU is to keep Nick Saban out of the playoffs, so I was mildly cheering the Tigers when I tuned in for the final minutes of regulation while waiting for the USC game to start.  I wound up hella pissed at LSU scoring too early (a pass play, seriously?!), knowing full well Alabama was going to - with almost two minutes left and two timeouts - tie the game and send it into OT; if I'm going to root for you, do it right!

I only checked back in during breaks in play, so I missed most of OT.  My Saban hatred leaves me glad LSU pulled it out, but that was lucky after really stupid play calling that guaranteed OT to begin with.

[Chit Chat]

Well, both my NFL & college teams are on the ropes!  I'm not sure what's going on with Bama, but they haven't looked really sharp the whole season, but this year's schedule has us on the road for some of the hardest games (not that I'm making excuses), so that probably plays into it too.  Is it the revolving door of coaching staff, or new players finding their way?  Whatever the reason, I still say Roll Tide!!  

[PepSinger]

My family and I are purely disgusted with Bama this year. If I were Greg Byrne, I would call Saban to my office this morning (on a Sunday! In the South!) and give him two options: 1) You fire O’Brien and Golding and get to keep your job or 2) submit your resignation. To be fair, it isn’t BOB’s fault that players keep DROPPING CATCHABLE BALLS, but the entire team is undisciplined. Let’s not forget the almost comical moment when, after coming out of a timeout, there was a 12th man on the field, and they had to yell at him to run off the field before they got a penalty.

O’Brien and Golding both sucked last year, and Saban kept them. WHY? It’s also telling that not a single other school has tried to poach them, unlike our previous coordinators. Saban is losing his edge, and he needs to find it again. Fast. Alabama fans, boosters, and donors will not accept mediocrity with this football team.

Bryce Young hasn’t looked right since his injury.

Like, not even kidding. This season has been completely unacceptable. I could live with losing if I honestly thought we gave it our all, but we didn’t.

[Carey]

If Greg Byrne boots Saban, then the guy will die an unemployed man.  And going through 3 decades without work to end your Planet Earth run probably is not ideal.

This is the first year in over a decade Alabama hasn't looked like Alabama.  I know they lost twice in 2019, but even if they'd survive against Auburn, they weren't going to the SEC Title game or the playoff in 2019 anyway.

It's a down year for the Tide, and I think they can have it.  More than everyone else.  Even Clemson & Ohio State had down years.  Bama will be fine.  If not, then the right thing will be done.  Chances are things will be handles & addressed before 2023.  They'll get LSU & Ole Miss at home, so any chance to avenge 2022 will be easier done than said.  OTOH, LSU could be an actual threat regardless of what Bama does.  BK can coach

[Chit Chat]

53 minutes ago, Carey said:

It's a down year for the Tide, and I think they can have it.

That's how I feel.  We're bound to have an "off" season at some point.  That doesn't mean I like it, but I'm still proud of the program and everything Saban & his staff have accomplished over the years.  Hopefully they can fix whatever problems they're having and finish strong this season.  It's not like last night's game was a blowout.  It was a typical competitive SEC vs. SEC team game!!  And of course, LSU hates Saban, so it's always a grudge match.  No matter what, Roll damn Tide!! 

[Chit Chat]

One request please to the fans of teams that beat Bama:  Please don't rush the field and then proceed to approach our coaches with whatever intent you have in mind.  I was watching some footage of an LSU fan approaching Saban on the field who then had to be pushed away by his security.  Then another rowdy fan got up in the face of another one of our coaches who then had to ask security to escort him off of the field.   C'mon people! Act like you've been there before!  The LSU fans' hatred of Saban doesn't justify them rushing the field and endangering everyone trying to make their exit.  We know you hate Saban.  For the love of all that's holy, just let it go!!  That's ancient history! 

[Popples]

[PepSinger]

On 11/6/2022 at 12:55 PM, Carey said:

If Greg Byrne boots Saban, then the guy will die an unemployed man.  And going through 3 decades without work to end your Planet Earth run probably is not ideal.

Hee! I take your point. I said that because there is NO way Saban would be stupid enough to keep O’Brien and Golding next year.

Of course I’m thankful for Saban; I remember attending games knowing that we would lose. I remember cheering loudly for them in a parade only to get trounced by Auburn the next day. Ah, the Mike years. There have been down years even with Saban, but he’s always been able to bounce back. My concern lies in the fact that I don’t see the same fight from him that I used to in previous years, and he usually runs a tight ship with his staff. Recently, I was watching a show, and the guy was talking about a conversation he had will BOB off camera. He said what struck him the most is when he said, “yeah, we’re good, but we’re not great.” I mean, WTF? Who’s fault is that?? And you’re just okay with that? That is not a winning mentality, and if there’s one thing that Alabama has is a winning mentality. Magic doesn’t just happen because you have a “A” on your chest. That “A” means you better fucking go to work, players and staff alike.

Edited November 7, 2022 by PepSinger

[Stats Queen]

10 hours ago, ChitChat said:

One request please to the fans of teams that beat Bama:  Please don't rush the field and then proceed to approach our coaches with whatever intent you have in mind.  I was watching some footage of an LSU fan approaching Saban on the field who then had to be pushed away by his security.  Then another rowdy fan got up in the face of another one of our coaches who then had to ask security to escort him off of the field.   C'mon people! Act like you've been there before!  The LSU fans' hatred of Saban doesn't justify them rushing the field and endangering everyone trying to make their exit.  We know you hate Saban.  For the love of all that's holy, just let it go!!  That's ancient history! 

That is unacceptable behavior.

My dislike of Saban was because we (Georgia) kept losing to Bama. But we finally won! It wasn’t really dislike but being really, really annoyed.

Saban created a lot of amazing great coaches, including Georgia’s Kirby Smart. 
I credit Saban for elevating the game especially in the SEC.

I personally like Saban as a person and mad respect for him as a coach.

Alabama has been on top for years, I’m sure you will come back at full power.

[PepSinger]

1 minute ago, Stats Queen said:

Saban created a lot of amazing great coaches, including Georgia’s Kirby Smart. 
I credit Saban for elevating the game especially in the SEC.

Kirby Smart is probably my favorite former Saban coordinator. He seems like a nice guy, and I can’t help but root for GA as long as they’re not playing Bama. 😉 

[Chit Chat]

1 hour ago, PepSinger said:

He said what struck him the most is when he said, “yeah, we’re good, but we’re not great.”

I remember from a couple of years ago when he was talking about the freshmen players and how some of them come out of high school thinking they know everything, and they won't listen to him or the other coaches on how to do things correctly.  It's not until they're in a game and they're making the same mistakes that they were warned about, and then they realized the coaches were right!  Maybe there's some of that still going on.   I'm sure it's difficult for the seasoned players to have different coaches from year to year too.

Saban & his coaching staff can only do so much.  Once those players hit the field, it's up to them to execute the game plan and not make mental errors.  The penalties and mistakes are what drive Saban nuts!  

[Chit Chat]

On 11/7/2022 at 4:49 PM, PepSinger said:

I said that because there is NO way Saban would be stupid enough to keep O’Brien and Golding next year.

Word on the street is that Saban might be planning a major shake-up with his coaches.  Hmm. 

[Carey]

CFB Playoff: Second rankings have Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, TCU, and Tennessee in the Top 5 spots.  Tennessee probably needs TCU to lose as the Big Game on 11/26 may not be enough to get in if they win out

[Popples]

[Xeliou66]

USC off to a weak start against a 1 win Colorado team - down 3-2 after the 1st quarter, Williams is 1-6 for 2 yards.

[Carey]

USC survives so one of the things Alabama & Clemson needed to happen didn't (and the former, who may not even win today, needs a lot more than Clemson).

Here come Week 11 picks.  Nothing fancy, just straight up.  No guesses how high or low the scores will turn out.

Notre Dame, Tennessee, Ohio State, LSU, Illinois, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Virginia, Michigan, Ole Miss, Penn State, Clemson, Tulane, NC State, Oregon, Georgia, Baylor, Texas, Wake Forest, Florida State, Utah, UCLA

There will be a new ACC champion.  Clemson has the Atlantic, the Coastal is still up for grabs, just not for Pittsburgh.  North Carolina should clinch the coastal soon.  They will with a win.  The ACC Title game would be Clemson vs North Carolina.  Baylor has a shot to retain the Big 12.  It'll be tough, but they're not out of the game yet.  Same for Utah and the Pac 12.  Michigan likely has to win in the Horseshoe to retain the Big 10.  Finally, Alabama needs to win out and hope LSU quits the season.  That's just for the West.  No one's beating Georgia.  Though LSU could if their rapid rises continues (for the Kelly era)

[Xeliou66]

Ohio St clobbering Indiana 42-7, Buckeyes look really strong all around, I think they have the second best team in CFB behind Georgia, extremely dominant performance from Ohio St.

Tennessee up 35-24 on Missouri, Vols offense is rolling once again.

Arkansas crawling back in the game against LSU, down 13-10 in the 4th, not a good day for either offense.

Kentucky now up 15-14 on Vandy.

[Carey]

LSU might be in that trap role where one just won the championship with their dramatic win at home against Alabama.  It is a road game & Arkansas is pretty good.

The SEC West is (almost) LSU's to lose.  It's not automatic Alabama beats Ole Miss (I did pick Bama to lose again), but they could wrap things up today with 3 weeks before a big game in Atlanta.

There's no reason to be on FOX anymore unless 49-7 is your cup of tea

[Xeliou66]

Vandy upsets Kentucky. Disappointing season for Kentucky, and I don’t get all the hype surrounding Will Levis, he’s not that good of a QB, really I think only Bryce Young and CJ Stroud are good QB’s in this years draft class.

West Virginia upsets Oklahoma, talk about disappointing, Oklahoma has been a disaster this season. 

[Popples]

With LSU winning today, Alabama is officially out of contention for the SEC West and LSU can win it if Ole Miss loses to Alabama.

[Carey]

With Pittsburgh routing Virginia, all 2021 conference champions are officially Bowl eligible.  Meanwhile, if Ole Miss can survive against Alabama, they need to win out and hope Texas A&M wins its home game against LSU.  A rather tall tasks for Mississippi since Arkansas might be a tough matchup next week on the road.

I have to double check the Big XII criteria since it seems to change a ton, but it might be possible for TCU to go from hero to zero in a matter of 2 weeks.  If the Horned Frogs lose tonight and next week, then all of a sudden tradition returns with championship talk featuring just Baylor & Texas barring one more loss by either two.  All three would have the same conference record assuming TCU beats ISU

[Salacious Kitty]

Had to check in on Michigan since I have a niece who goes there. Not impressive enough with tOSU steamrolling to victory earlier. The Wolverines will have a tall task beating the Buckeyes for the outright B1G title.

[kathyk24]

On 11/9/2022 at 9:26 AM, Popples said:

They need to do that for the callers to the Paul Finebaum show. Some of them are convinced that Alabama is the best team ever even with two losses.

[Xeliou66]

Bama beats Ole Miss, meaning LSU wins the SEC West. Ole Miss played a poor second half. 
Michigan destroys Nebraska.  
Clemson handles Louisville.

[galaxygirl76]

I can not believe that this dumpster fire of an Iowa offense is going to a bowl. I also can't believe that this dumpster fire of an Iowa offense can still end up in Indy.

In related news, Phil Parker is the GOAT. Don't ever leave us.

[Salacious Kitty]

Oregon/Washington and UNC/Wake have turned into high scoring dogfights. Great games. Both totally trap games for UNC and Oregon. 

Edited November 13, 2022 by Salacious Kitty
Autocorrect, you didn't catch orefon? Whaaaa?

[Xeliou66]

Georgia is taking care of Mississippi St, Dawgs have an underrated offense, their defense gets most of the focus but Stetson Bennett is quietly having a strong season and they have some strong receivers and a deep backfield.

Wow, Florida St up 34 on Syracuse in the dome, Syracuse is in total free fall mode after a good start.

Oregon/Washington and Wake/UNC are thrillers.

TCU up 10-3 on Texas. 

[Xeliou66]

Wow, Dan Lanning elects to go for it on his own 35 and the Ducks get stuffed, and now Washington is in great position to win the game. 

[Salacious Kitty]

1:40 to go, Oregon/Washington tied at 34. Bo Nix is injured, and Oregon just failed on a 4th and 1 around midfield. 1:00 to go. Washington driving. Just kicked a 53 yard fg to take the lead! 😲

Edited November 13, 2022 by Salacious Kitty