The Official 2024 College Football Random Thoughts Thread

[Numpsay]

I saw this rhetoric coming some time ago which is why I proposed these conferences with 16+ teams have their own 4 team playoff to determine the CC. And the CFP be reduced to 6-8 teams. Preferably 6, 4 conference champs and 2 at large. That would help weed out the teams that got favorable conference schedules and other pretenders.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

You know It’s kinda annoying seeing Ohio state and Oregon get grace for their bad performances but people hold our “bad” performances against us like it makes us overrated. It seems nobody factors in that this Clemson game is probably the first game since UTSA we’ve been the most healthy.

Oregon is the only undefeated team not losing earns you grace.

NO ONE is gracing OSU, they've been ridiculed by man, woman & child for that performance against michigan. They were ridiculed for that winnable game vs. oregon too...Lanning out coached tf out of Day

Texas didn't get the same benefit of the doubt b/c until yesterday y'all hadn't beaten a ranked team (besides A&M). No one is selling texas short, y'all can def win the whole thing. I think people were hesitant until yesterday b/c of the UGA lose, and then y'all should've won the rematch but seemed to not finished UGA off with the killshots in the 1st half.

 

[JasoRockStar]

That Tennessee game really killed a lot of narratives.

 

[VegetasHairline]

That Tennessee game really killed a lot of narratives.

S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C!

 

[Drake's Tan]

Why wouldn’t it? Even the nfl has a lot of mid teams

That's partially why the nfl sucks

Plus NFL has actual parity.

We saw yesterday that even the top 4-8 teams are way ahead of 9-12.

It's bad TV and football and really pointless.

8 teams would be perfect for quality of play but like the NFL the CFP is just about money despite making the product much worse and even unwatchable

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

That Tennessee game really killed a lot of narratives.

It also strengthened a few others:
- SEC can't play in the cold
- Vols can't win on the road
- Vols DBs are ass
- Herbstreit watches beastiality porn

 

[Drake's Tan]

It also strengthened a few others:
- SEC can't play in the cold
- Vols can't win on the road
- Vols DBs are ass
- Herbstreit watches beastiality porn

The main one is the Vols are overrated frauds which I've been saying all week as a fan of an SEC team.

IDK about the whole SEC can't play in cold thing. The game result does align with that narrative but Tennessee is just not very good. I've been saying that, and people were telling me "no no Ohio State is ass because they lost to 7-5 Michigan" but I kept insisting that they would smoke the Volols. This game could've been played in Mexico City and Ohio State would've smoked Tennessee.

Lots of the big programs (Bama, UGA, Oregon, Ohio State, etc) have players from all over the country. Hell J Smith is a south florida guy and he balled out in the cold yesterday. That narrative is overblown imo.

 

[Drake's Tan]

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

There are levels to the SEC speed. Bama and UGA are tiers above Tenn, and like you mentioned OSU recruits nationally and recruits the south extremely well

 

[Drake's Tan]

There are levels to the SEC speed. Bama and UGA are tiers above Tenn, and like you mentioned OSU recruits nationally and recruits the south extremely well

At the end of the day the B1G/SEC are the big 2. There is no P5/4 any more.

Some other conferences have some pretty good teams, and there are mid and bad teams in the big 2 conferences, but the top elite teams are from one of those two conferences. Period.

 

[smitty22]

@Silkk finally learned that rocky top song.

 

[Silkk]

@Silkk finally learned that rocky top song.

Hit em with the WWE

 

[Drake's Tan]

@Silkk finally learned that rocky top song.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

I saw this rhetoric coming some time ago which is why I proposed these conferences with 16+ teams have their own 4 team playoff to determine the CC. And the CFP be reduced to 6-8 teams. Preferably 6, 4 conference champs and 2 at large. That would help weed out the teams that got favorable conference schedules and other pretenders.

I agree, but unfortunately we'll likely see an expansion before a contraction. I guess they might as well since now, the non playoff bowl games are irrelevant. They can give byes and start the playoffs the week after CCGs end.

Man idk b/c it all feels like it'll water down the product...the best part of CFB is that every game of the regular season matters and when you can lose 3 or 4 games in an expanded playoff and get in, it'll make the regular season pointless.

 

[Drake's Tan]

I agree, but unfortunately we'll likely see an expansion before a contraction. I guess they might as well since now, the non playoff bowl games are irrelevant. They can give byes and start the playoffs the week after CCGs end.

Man idk b/c it all feels like it'll water down the product...the best part of CFB is that every game of the regular season matters and when you can lose 3 or 4 games in an expanded playoff and get in, it'll make the regular season pointless.

For bigger programs it is, but for these schools like South Alabama, Eastern Mich, etc they still mean a lot.

I actually enjoy watching those games and seeing teams play for pride or for an opportunity to get noticed by bigger programs/ draft scouts etc.

I enjoyed watching the Veterans Bowl with South Alabama more than any of the first round games, minus the Tennessee loss because I can't stand the Vols.