The Official 2024 College Football Random Thoughts Thread

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Mayfield, Mark Andrews, Samaje Perine, Joe Mixon, Zack Sanchez.

Neyland Stadium was crazy.

What a leader Baker was. This was the first game he established himself.


i could see TN / OK being a new SEC rivalry going forward...two traditional blue blood / blue blood adjace schools, only 4 matchups ever and only 2 since 1970...huge fanbases...i'd like yall to face each other very regularly

EDIT: oh shyt, i went to see if you face TN next year and yes you do, but damn i forgot all about this:

Saturday
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Michigan Football Schedule Michigan WolverinesGaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OKTime TBA ETTV TBA
:damn: MAIN EVENT STATUS
 

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Oh.. so you about that trickle down shyt, huh?

You a believer in that trickle down shyt, huh?

You moved from cali blue to Texas red, huh?

I bet it reads 'send them back' on your MySpace headline, huh?

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I been talking to @Bigwhite2498 too much :sadcam:
 
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How do the protected rivalries work in the new SEC?

IIRC, Tenn considers Bama their biggest rival (Bama of course considers AU their biggest rival) but they don't play bama this year. UTenn fans dgaf about Vandy, but I could see Tenn loving that they get to lock Vandy as their protected rival instead of UGA, Bama, etc.
 
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They have talent and resources, fan base, location, recruiting base, etc.. I don't think it would be hard for the right coach to turn them around

It can take mad long if you miss on the HC hire...look at what happened to Mich after Lloyd Carr left, they went from being probably the most consistent program to missing bowl games, it took Harbaugh, one of the better coaches in the game, to right the ship, and they're already having a tough time in his absence. Look at UMiami, Tennessee, Penn State. Let's not forget how bad Bama was struggling pre-Saban. USC had some terrible years.

Seems like only Ohio St. has been able to seemlessly transition from coach to coach and still be title contenders

Ole Miss is only a worse job do to perception, not reality. Win 10 games there for a career and you're a made man
 

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How do the protected rivalries work in the new SEC?

IIRC, Tenn considers Bama their biggest rival (Bama of course considers AU their biggest rival) but they don't play bama this year. UTenn fans dgaf about Vandy, but I could see Tenn loving that they get to lock Vandy as their protected rival instead of UGA, Bama, etc.
Each team has one rival that sticks every year

Texas-OU
Bama-Auburn
Florida-UGA
Tenn-Vandy
Ole Miss-Miss State

The rest of the games rotate like any other game. Re-alignment pretty much :flabbynsick: other traditional rivalries, which is something I really don't like.
 
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