The OFFICIAL 2017 College football RANDOM THOUGHTS thread

[Francium]

It's time for Graham to give Burnett a go

 

[PortCityProphet]

It's time for Graham to give Burnett a go

Not behind that shyt oline. Gave up 5 sacks already

 

[Francium]

That was an incomplete

 

[Swagnificent]

Okie State DL is gonna be their only weakness this year rest of their defense is legit tho. Good thing they only have to worry about a strong run game vs Oklahoma

Talk about Big 12 football brehs.

shyt is basically JV.

Stop wasting our time. Any team in the top 3 of the SEC East or West is blowing these scrubs out. They simply lack the talent to compete outside of their weak conference.

 

[Swagnificent]

Ohio State losing to Oklahoma.

I called that in the preseason.

Them nikkas secondary a huge liability.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Cool little article.

Joel Erdmann was at a soccer regional at Florida State when his phone light up with a call from an unknown California number.

The caller wanted to know whether South Alabama needed a home-and-home series after UAB folded its program in Dec. 2015. After Erdmann made clear that he very much did, the caller from San Diego State pitched South Alabama on heading west in 2015 with a promised return trip to Mobile in 2016.

"That deal was done in about three minutes," Erdmann says.

It doesn't get much better than that though it rarely works out that smoothly. It took years for Alabama and Florida State to get on the same page for this weekend's highly anticipated Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic in Atlanta. Each school has different needs and scheduling philosophies; two schools simply wanting to play each other isn't enough. More often than not, it takes patience, coordination and lots of communication to get a deal done.

"Football scheduling consumes more of your time than people realize," Erdmann says. "It's four games a year, but it's four very important games a year. You pay a lot of attention to it."

"A wolf in sheep's clothing"

In the state of Alabama, each of the five FBS schools handles its non-conference scheduling a little differently. It should be obvious that what Alabama needs compared to Troy is quite different, but even within the two groups (Power 5 and Group of 5) there are significant strategic differences.

Alabama's non-conference scheduling preferences are well established. The Crimson Tide will play a marquee opponent on a neutral site in the season opener, two Group of 5 schools early in the season and then an FCS opponent the week before the Iron Bowl. Alabama already has Louisville, Duke and Georgia Tech as its big games on the docket through 2020. The strategy is undoubtedly both successful and lucrative -- the Tide will make at least $5 million for playing FSU -- but does deprive fans of a home-and-home series against a big program.

"It's worked really well for us," says Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne. "For the foreseeable future, we'll continue that model."

That model includes not playing any of the state's FBS schools not named Auburn. All three of the Group of Five schools -- USA, Troy and UAB -- have initiated conversations with Alabama about scheduling a game but haven't gotten any traction.

 

[rantanamo]

Ohio State losing to Oklahoma.

I called that in the preseason.

Them nikkas secondary a huge liability.

Are you calling Ohio St middle school, by the transitive property?

 

[malbaker86]

Welp, first FCS vs FBS upset of the weekend.

Treon Harris led Tennessee State beat Georgia State

Pissed i missed that Treon Harris game.

Apparently the state of Georgia is his bytch

 

[smitty22]

Good first night of betting.

Cannot wait for Saturday.

Glad them Buckeyes could win you some money :quackquack:.. Coli pundits yelling OSU wouldn't cover . They upset this morning. :bumbytch:

 

[Brady-Carter]

What site do you use?

Sports Interaction.

 

[smitty22]

Looking like a young Saquan out there

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

Talk about Big 12 football brehs.

shyt is basically JV.

Stop wasting our time. Any team in the top 3 of the SEC East or West is blowing these scrubs out. They simply lack the talent to compete outside of their weak conference.

Idk about all that I think OKST can play with anyone

 

[MustafaSTL]

Looking like a young Saquan out there

:buckeyebanderas:

 

[Chrishaune]

That's your boy, Cole Cubelic, who said NC STATE was going to be in the playoffs.... Ya'll going to tell him?

 

[Swagnificent]

Idk about all that I think OKST can play with anyone

Come on bruh. How many times are y'all gonna fall for these teams filled with guys LSU would never recruit being able to compete with the big boys?

Ole Miss punked these dudes a couple of years ago in the Sugar Bowl.

I stopped falling for teams filled with 3-stars that run gimmick systems long ago. You put them up against superior athletes and they fold. If you put Oklahoma State against any of the SEC teams that are currently ranked (Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Georgia, Florida, and Tenneseee) they would get beat. In most cases rather easily.