The OFFICIAL 2023 College Football RANDOM THOUGHTS Thread

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Train running full steam into 2026

Reported

Typical

Florida State Trustees set meeting for Wednesday. FSU conference realignment in works?

The Florida State Board of Trustees has a meeting schedule for Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 3 p.m. Will it involve anything to do with conference realignment?

www.tallahassee.com

A bunch of old white men punching air cuz that grant of rights got them on a Boston crab til 30 something

 

[Rigby.]

Sleaze doing a damn near unprecedented job of competing for the actual good talent local to Auburn.

 

[malbaker86]

Try harder

I spoke to the commission and if the gators pull this off we gon finally let @malbaker86 slide down I-10 cuz as of now he’s persona non grata at the Florida boarder, for that momma Mia slander

My Mia X and UGK slander never goes unchecked by yall

 

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My Mia X and UGK slander never goes unchecked by yall

Long as you know

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

 

[KneeGrow.]

Freeze back

 

[Sauce Dab]

Freeze back

Hugh really not fukking around. And Thompson from south Alabama too. Saban done had a chokehold on that region for 15 years now. It's getting spooky

 

[dtownreppin214]

saban tantrum incoming…

 

[Rigby.]

Breaking into Baldwin County is something the best Auburn recruiters haven’t been able t do. Even the 251 in general, I think we may have 3 dudes I can think off of the top of my head. I would say for Auburn, this flip is bigger than the Julio commit, which is probably one of the 5 biggest commits of the Saban era (imo).

 

[Rigby.]

One other lil tiny 5 star who happens to be announcing soon:

 

[HabitualChiller]

They just post whatever gets engagement, but realistically speaking, I don’t think many Auburn fans expect a miracle. 8 wins is the upper ceiling I’ve seen the most often, which is pretty much what a competent Auburn has gotten for the last 15 years or so

I will say, the “everything breaks right” route is pretty easy to see. They had a top 5 transfer class, the team pretty much competed against everyone other than PSU, UAT and UGA, and that was with Harsin/Carnell. Add that plus an odd year, and you can see where Auburn makes a top 3 SECW case pretty easy

Honestly, Kats rate transfer classes too highly, in my opinion. Usually, the transfer portal is comprised of kats that either committed to a school with the hopes of starting, and decided to dip once they realized they were way over their head.

Or

Dudes that lost their spot because someone with more talent rolled around.

Or

Players that performed well in middle-of-the-road conferences.

A top transfer class isn't the equivalent of a top recruiting class, and that goes doubly so if said transfer class doesn't included a top transfer quarterback. Auburn got Payton Thorne, who was JUST a pretty good quarterback in a conference that's known for porous offenses. Thankfully for him, Hugh Freeze makes mid quarterbacks look like Heisman candidates, so Auburn might actually have something now that I think of it

 

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[Rigby.]

Honestly, Kats rate transfer classes too highly, in my opinion. Usually, the transfer portal is comprised of kats that either committed to a school with the hopes of starting, and decided to dip once they realized they were way over their head.

Or

Dudes that lost their spot because someone with more talent rolled around.

Or

Players that performed well in middle-of-the-road conferences.

A top transfer class isn't the equivalent of a top recruiting class, and that goes doubly so if said transfer class doesn't included a top transfer quarterback. Auburn got Payton Thorne, who was JUST a pretty good quarterback in a conference that's known for porous offenses. Thankfully for him, Hugh Freeze makes mid quarterbacks look like Heisman candidates, so Auburn might actually have something now that I think of it

I think it has so much value for a situation like Auburn or Colorado because the average talent was so low before. Auburn upgraded at virtually every position that they recruited heavy in the transfer class. When it's some Ole Miss shyt where they can't organically recruit and HAVE to depend on the TP, then it's a lil bit of a misnomer then

 

[jadillac]

We back. America’s Team is back.

What are you hearing about Dominic McKinley?

You think he's OU, UT or LSU?

 

[RammerJammer]

Congrats @Rigby. @Sauce Dab @Dray5K Hugh doing things over there

I’m just glad we weren’t the only school with a 5 star that got flipped by him