The Official 2025 College Football Random Thoughts Thread

[Silkk]

You better hope so, that way you don't gotta pay the buyout

We'll see. The season opens with four straight bytches before we go to Illinois.

 

[Silkk]

Same dummies saying that James Franklin doesn't win big games are the same ones that used to post these stupid ass comparisons

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Same dummies saying that James Franklin doesn't win big games are the same ones that used to post these stupid ass comparisons

Got it...so franklin going to have some magical turnaround like Jim had? Let's not forget michigan fans were out for jim's head until they beat OSU, and some wanted him gone as soon as he flirted w/ the NFL the first time. No one was like "ohhhh it's ok, he's won a big game or two". They were pissed off. They knew he wasn't getting it done at the time, and the pressure was HUGE

 

[Silkk]

Got it...so franklin going to have some magical turnaround like Jim had? Let's not forget michigan fans were out for jim's head until they beat OSU, and some wanted him gone as soon as he flirted w/ the NFL the first time. No one was like "ohhhh it's ok, he's won a big game or two". They were pissed off. They knew he wasn't getting it done at the time, and the pressure was HUGE

It wasn't a magical turnaround. It was one team in their way. The same team in Penn State's way.


Same as Georgia having to get past that one team that was in their way.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

It wasn't a magical turnaround. It was one team in their way. The same team in Penn State's way.


Same as Georgia having to get past that one team that was in their way.

nikka...they won TWO games in 2020, losing to MSU as 26 point favorites and ducking osu, and getting blown out by 40 vs. wisky...from there they then went to the playoffs 3 straight years. Yes it was a DRASTIC turnaround.

 

[Silkk]

nikka...they won TWO games in 2020, losing to MSU as 26 point favorites and ducking osu, and getting blown out by 40 vs. wisky...from there they then went to the playoffs 3 straight years. Yes it was a DRASTIC turnaround.

And what did they do outside of the COVID year

 

[Silkk]

#10 in 2015 vs Ohio State
#3 in 2016 vs Ohio State
#4 in 2018 vs Ohio State

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

And what did they do outside of the COVID year

9-4 in 2019...one win better than first year coach Sherone Moore had this year, with no qb and brand new coordinators. OSU dropped 60 on them too

10 wins was their max in that span...other years had 8 and 9 wins.

From there they started winning 12+ games, yes there's a big different's between 10 and 11-12+ wins, b/c it means winning the conference, and beating your rivals

 

[Silkk]

Ray Charles

 

[VegetasHairline]

When was the last time James Franklin beat Michigan or Ohio State?

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

When was the last time James Franklin beat Michigan or Ohio State?

Never in the same year. and back in 2020 when michigan probably had their worst year ever.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Never in the same year. and back in 2020 when michigan probably had their worst year ever.

I remember it took a crazy play to beat Ohio State and that was when Saquon Barkley was there.

 

[smitty22]

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

I remember it took a crazy play to beat Ohio State and that was when Saquon Barkley was there.

Correct, and that was damn near 10 years ago.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Silkk really got me out here defending why Jim Harbaugh is a better coach than James Franklin