The OFFICIAL 2015 College Football RANDOM thoughts thread

[Swagnificent]

Joe Montana once said Ron Powlus was gonna win 4 Heismans at Notre Dame.

Dobbs is more talented throwing the ball than Cam in college. And is as dynamic a runner. The comparison isn't out of line.

Remember Cam won the heisman as a RS JR. Dobbs will be a true senior next year. I expect a similar heisman run.

 

[smitty22]

Dobbs is more talented throwing the ball than Cam in college. And is as dynamic a runner. The comparison isn't out of line.

Remember Cam won the heisman as a RS JR. Dobbs will be a true senior next year. I expect a similar heisman run.

U expect a lot Swag. None of that shyt ever comes true though . U need a new approach. Something less over the top. Time to switch up your gimmick. Its old and boring.

 

[Swagnificent]

U expect a lot Swag. None of that shyt ever comes true though . U need a new approach. Something less over the top. Time to switch up your gimmick. Its old and boring.

I think I'm a good judge of talent. And Dobbs is the most talented QB I've seen in college since Cam Newton and Vince Young. I agree this seems over the top based on his production so far in his career but I think he's set to blow up next year.

You guys can make fun of my preseason prediction that Tennessee would win the natty this year. I'll readily admit that was more hope than outright conviction.

What I was convinced about though during the preseason was this was a really good football team. Better than most people thought and filled with tons of future pros. 8-4 might not be the best record. But if anyone has watched them play and seen them compete, then you'll know these guys are pretty good. They have Alabama and Oklahoma all they could handle and most people think those are the two best teams in the country right now.

18 returning starters next year. Losing no one of significance. The 4 seniors we played are getting replaced by more talented players. Tennessee is gonna be a problem next year. And any talented QB of a potential playoff team will get heisman hype. See Deshuan Watson and Baker Mayfield.

 

[smitty22]

I think I'm a good judge of talent. And Dobbs is the most talented QB I've seen in college since Cam Newton and Vince Young. I agree this seems over the top based on his production so far in his career but I think he's set to blow up next year.

You guys can make fun of my preseason prediction that Tennessee would win the natty this year. I'll readily admit that was more hope than outright conviction.

What I was convinced about though during the preseason was this was a really good football team. Better than most people thought and filled with tons of future pros. 8-4 might not be the best record. But if anyone has watched them play and seen them compete, then you'll know these guys are pretty good. They have Alabama and Oklahoma all they could handle and most people think those are the two best teams in the country right now.

18 returning starters next year. Losing no one of significance. The 4 seniors we played are getting replaced by more talented players. Tennessee is gonna be a problem next year. And any talented QB of a potential playoff team will get heisman hype. See Deshuan Watson and Baker Mayfield.

Dobbs threw for 76 yrds in a game with 6 nfl recievers . With all that talent to throw to and a Eddie George with 4.5 speed rb, no excuse for him not to win the Heisman this year. Not even a thought in the conversation. Will he even be all sec even with a weak crop of sec qbs to pick from ?

 

[QuintessentialBM]

@Mike Gundy debate.

Gundy is a "one hot season every 10 year average" coach (I just wanted to use that line). Here's the reality...

Gundy is basically Mark Richt. He has only a couple conference championships and can't seem to win the big games that matter, especially when their team is better. Here are some notable moments when he "shyte the bed" as they say....

2011: Undefeated season, gets upsetted by perennial Big XII cave dweller Iowa State (they get a pass for that because of the plane crash and getting hosed by the ESEC-biased media that voted LSU to play Bama again)

2013: 1) Ice Bowl Bedlam. OSU had a BCS bowl bid on the line. All they had to do was beat a maligned OU team that was lead by the inconsistent QB tandem of Blake Bell and Trevor Knight. After Knight went out with another injury (he played like shyt anyways, we weren't going to win with him). OSU had OU dead in the water for most of the game, then they choked it away in spectular OSU fashion with Blake Bell throwing the game winning TD on the last play of the game.

2) After losing to OU in the manner they did, they had a chance to redeem themselves by beating old Big XII/OU punching bag, now SEC east champion, Missouri in the Cotton Bowl. They were up for most of that game, then the fourth quarter came, and OSU reverts to their OSU ways. TO's in the fourth quarter and bad game management doomed them.

2014: New season, new expectations..... Defending national champions FSU playing OSU in Dallas at Jerryworld. Had them on the ropes for half of the game. They couldn't cash-in their offensive opportunites after countless FSU turnovers. FSU ended up winning, only to be exposed in the CFB playoff against Oregon.

2015: Bedlam.... Conference championship and a chance to get in position to make the CFB playoff. Win and you're in. We all saw what happened....



Mike Gundy is Mark Richt without the Georgia expectations.... and OSU is happy about that. OSU lifetime Win percentage is slightly over .500 (.513). Mike Gundy's win percentage at OSU is not far off from .700 (.686).

Mark Richt just got terminated for similar production and Les Miles was about to be fired, but public pressure prevailed.

Gundy ain't going nowhere!

 

[Jplaya2023]

They're 3-9

 

[Tide Run This]

I think I'm a good judge of talent. And Dobbs is the most talented QB I've seen in college since Cam Newton and Vince Young. I agree this seems over the top based on his production so far in his career but I think he's set to blow up next year.

You guys can make fun of my preseason prediction that Tennessee would win the natty this year. I'll readily admit that was more hope than outright conviction.

What I was convinced about though during the preseason was this was a really good football team. Better than most people thought and filled with tons of future pros. 8-4 might not be the best record. But if anyone has watched them play and seen them compete, then you'll know these guys are pretty good. They have Alabama and Oklahoma all they could handle and most people think those are the two best teams in the country right now.

18 returning starters next year. Losing no one of significance. The 4 seniors we played are getting replaced by more talented players. Tennessee is gonna be a problem next year. And any talented QB of a potential playoff team will get heisman hype. See Deshuan Watson and Baker Mayfield.

You think Dobbs better than 2013 Jameis?

 

[RammerJammer]

Dobbs threw for 76 yrds in a game with 6 nfl recievers . With all that talent to throw to and a Eddie George with 4.5 speed rb, no excuse for him not to win the Heisman this year. Not even a thought in the conversation. Will he even be all sec even with a weak crop of sec qbs to pick from ?

From a CBS Sports article

The SEC East has never looked as bad as it does in 2015. While the SEC West ranks as college football's best division based on advanced statistics by Bill Connelly, the East is by far the worst among the Power Five conferences. According to Connelly's ratings, the SEC East is closer to both divisions in the American Athletic Conference and Mid-American Conference and one division each in the Mountain West and Conference USA than the SEC East is to the SEC West.

The SEC East is AAC status and Tennessee can't even win that division

 

[smitty22]

From a CBS Sports article



The SEC East is AAC status and Tennessee can't even win that division

Told @Swagnificent time to change his gimmick up. Instead of talking bout natty chips and Heisman's, start talking bout what will it take to win in the AAC east light division

 

[Rigby.]

ESPN analyst compares Tennessee QB Joshua Dobbs to NFL star

Looks like I wasn't alone in my preseason comparison. A former NFL QB and heisman winner agrees with me.

Josh Dobbs = next Cam Newton

Cam is actually clutch that's pretty much the massive difference

Dobbs went like 6-6 with most talented receivers in the conference

 

[malbaker86]

cave winches already f'ing it up for us

 

[The ADD]

cave winches already f'ing it up for us

 

[Osmar]

Ruffin McNeill fired

They probably want Lincoln Riley

EDIT: Bruce Feldman said McNeill and Riley are close, and no way would Riley go to ECU

 

[Black]

damn shame Cook isn't gonna win the Heisman.

 

[FakeNews]

Ruffin McNeill fired

They probably want Lincoln Riley

EDIT: Bruce Feldman said McNeill and Riley are close, and no way would Riley go to ECU

Damn I'm not checkin for ECU football but I thought Ruffin was doing okay there