2019 NCAA Football Thread

[Skinypupy]

Jesus, Oregon. WTF was that?

I especially liked how Herbert threw the last ditch Hail Mary 5 yards out of the end zone.

[Scuzz]

As much as I wanted to beat USC I hope Daniels isn't out for the year.

[Apollo]

Jesus, Oregon. WTF was that?

I especially liked how Herbert threw the last ditch Hail Mary 5 yards out of the end zone.

As an Auburn fan, I've learned to take our wins however we can get them. Still, you have to wonder how a team that was 8-5 last year with a lame duck coach and a true freshman QB ended up ranked #16 in the preseason polls.

Now if we can just beat Texas A&M, Florida, LSU, Georgia, and Alabama we might have a good year.

[Skinypupy]

As much as I wanted to beat USC I hope Daniels isn't out for the year.

Heard xrays were negative and he’s expected back this year. Haven’t heard an exact time frame though.

Your dudes put up a good fight, was hoping they’d pull it out.

[Scuzz]

As much as I wanted to beat USC I hope Daniels isn't out for the year.

Heard xrays were negative and he’s expected back this year. Haven’t heard an exact time frame though.

Your dudes put up a good fight, was hoping they’d pull it out.

That 14-0 deficit early on, and then the kickoff return for a TD was to much to overcome.

[Skinypupy]

USC QB Daniels has torn ACL and meniscus. Out for the season.

Adding insult to injury, their other 4-star QB (Jack Sears) just entered the transfer portal last week because he didn’t win the starting job. Whoops.

[ImLawBoy]

Michigan started out with an uninspiring win against Middle Tennessee State University. There were issues on both sides of the ball, but watch how I use the powers of rationalization to gloss over them!

On defense, we gave up 21 points to a C-USA team breaking in a new starting QB. The first two TDs were on short fields following turnovers, however, and the last one came in garbage time. I would have liked to see more pressure on the QB, but the game plan seemed focused on him not holding onto the ball very long.

On offense, most of the problems were self-inflicted. A careless turnover here, a dropped pass there, some unnecessary trickery with two QB sets. It's the first game under a new offensive coordinator with a wildly different offense than Michigan ran last year, though, so some fits and starts are understandable.

We weren't really in any real danger of losing (after all, how could MTSU beat any Big Ten team in any major sport, amiright?), but it would have been more fun to see more domination.

Headed down shortly to Neyland Stadium for my first Tennessee football game since 1996 and my son's first, ever.

Oof, sorry you had to witness that debacle firsthand.

Did a double-take when I saw that score.

No words

Believe me, I know how you feel.

[GungHo]

NU-CU game was really good. NEB still has some work to do but Frost has them.going the right way I think. But good on CU to win that after showing absolutely nothing in the first half and being down 17-0.

And also Clemson is really good.

[Skinypupy]

Oh Tennessee...how do you let that happen?? I think BYU may have just gotten a coaching staff fired.

Speaking of coaching staffs, how much patience does UCLA have with Chip? That's two really bad losses in a row, and DTR looks awful.

[Xmann]

Oh Tennessee...how do you let that happen?? I think BYU may have just gotten a coaching staff fired.

Speaking of coaching staffs, how much patience does UCLA have with Chip? That's two really bad losses in a row, and DTR looks awful.

[Scuzz]

Oh Tennessee...how do you let that happen?? I think BYU may have just gotten a coaching staff fired.

Speaking of coaching staffs, how much patience does UCLA have with Chip? That's two really bad losses in a row, and DTR looks awful.

As I said last week, Chip was supposed to bring an offense that, if nothing else, outscored the opposition. But UCLA is dreadful on offense.

[GungHo]

Oh Tennessee...how do you let that happen?? I think BYU may have just gotten a coaching staff fired.

Speaking of coaching staffs, how much patience does UCLA have with Chip? That's two really bad losses in a row, and DTR looks awful.

As I said last week, Chip was supposed to bring an offense that, if nothing else, outscored the opposition. But UCLA is dreadful on offense.

What happened to y'all's RB? Kid was from Plano, TX and I know the Horns were recruiting him but lost to UCLA. I think he'd be a senior by now (possibly graduated) but I never heard much about him after he left the state. Tough, even in the second year of a program rebuild, to still be having to bring in new kids and expect them to play like seniors. No doubt some do but those are 1 in a million


Rough beat down for my Horns tonight. We left a ton of points on the field and whether you want to credit outstanding lsu def play or blame predictability in the playcalling or if you just want to blame the poor kid who dropped a wide open td pass. It was still out there to be taken and Texas did not. Usually you lose those kinds of games. And you always lose them to an exceptional team. And lsu is exceptional.

Looking forward to next week with GameDay going to Iowa St. Their first ever trip. Love those 'first evers'. They always do it up right

[Skinypupy]

Wake up to see that Cal beat Washington (in Seattle, in a weather delayed game that ended at 4am ET ) and USCs backup QB is apparently the second coming of Peyton Manning. Good to know that utter chaos still reigns in the PAC 12, and that we’re doing an excellent job of cannibalizing ourselves right out of postseason contention

Some things never change.

[Scuzz]

Wake up to see that Cal beat Washington (in Seattle, in a weather delayed game that ended at 4am ET ) and USCs backup QB is apparently the second coming of Peyton Manning. Good to know that utter chaos still reigns in the PAC 12, and that we’re doing an excellent job of cannibalizing ourselves right out of postseason contention

Some things never change.

I watched some of the Cal-Wash game and Washington didn't look very good. But it was still the first half. I didn't know until now that they lost.

[Hyena]

Oh Tennessee...how do you let that happen?? I think BYU may have just gotten a coaching staff fired.

Speaking of coaching staffs, how much patience does UCLA have with Chip? That's two really bad losses in a row, and DTR looks awful.

As I said last week, Chip was supposed to bring an offense that, if nothing else, outscored the opposition. But UCLA is dreadful on offense.

What happened to y'all's RB? Kid was from Plano, TX and I know the Horns were recruiting him but lost to UCLA. I think he'd be a senior by now (possibly graduated) but I never heard much about him after he left the state. Tough, even in the second year of a program rebuild, to still be having to bring in new kids and expect them to play like seniors. No doubt some do but those are 1 in a million


Rough beat down for my Horns tonight. We left a ton of points on the field and whether you want to credit outstanding lsu def play or blame predictability in the playcalling or if you just want to blame the poor kid who dropped a wide open td pass. It was still out there to be taken and Texas did not. Usually you lose those kinds of games. And you always lose them to an exceptional team. And lsu is exceptional.

Looking forward to next week with GameDay going to Iowa St. Their first ever trip. Love those 'first evers'. They always do it up right

Yeah, that was a rough night. Ehlinger is going to scramble his brains if they keep on running him like that. But damn if that Burrows kid can't spin it...

[ImLawBoy]

The Michigan-Army game was an ugly slog, as is to be expected when a team runs the triple option flexbone or whatever the heck that is. I was actually pretty pleased with how the defense played overall. It's hard to stop Army from getting their 3 yards and a cloud of dust. Michigan's offense left a lot to be desired, though. Whether by design, because of injuries, or just bad decision making by Patterson, the new offense is a dud so far. Patterson almost never keeps the ball even when he'd be able to pull it for a big gain. There is some speculation that he's injured or that they're keeping the lid on the offense until the Big 10 season starts. The ground game seems to start off OK with true freshman Zach Charbonnet living up to his hype, but once the defense realizes they can key on him because Patterson isn't going to run, they shut us down. It's not surprising that it was a close game (Army took OU to OT last year), but it's still disappointing.

Because of weird Notre Dame related scheduling Michigan is off next week before heading to Madison. Here's to hoping we use the time to get healthy and figure out our offense, because we're going to get curb stomped if we play the Badgers the way we played our first two games.

[Remus West]

we're going to get curb stomped if we play the Badgers the way we played our first two games.

So much of this and I am so very unhappy about it. Expected so much better. Patterson has to hang onto the frigging ball too. So many short fields for our opponents. Come on Michigan. I'm a Lions fan too. Don't make me endure this at both levels of play.

[LawBeefaroni]

we're going to get curb stomped if we play the Badgers the way we played our first two games.

Patterson has to hang onto the frigging ball too. So many short fields for our opponents.

I'd have to go back and look but I remember him holding on the ball into a lot of sacks last year and backing them out of key field goals and first downs. I remember wishing he'd uncork a few into the sidelines. Or try to run/slide. Whatever to avoid a 10 yard loss.

I'm not optimistic at all but they have started out with some of the tougher cupcakes. Obviously not Notre Dame like last year but not the usual fodder.



At least the Lions are undefeated.

[Pyperkub]

we're going to get curb stomped if we play the Badgers the way we played our first two games.

So much of this and I am so very unhappy about it. Expected so much better. Patterson has to hang onto the frigging ball too. So many short fields for our opponents. Come on Michigan. I'm a Lions fan too. Don't make me endure this at both levels of play.

The Badgers are looking tough too. The true road shutout of South Florida was an impressive win in my eyes.

As to my Bruins. Ouch. The lack of our playmakers is killing us, along with our QB taking a step backwards from where he was at the end of last season. The other thing is that the DBs were supposed to be a strength (even with our top CB yet to play a snap), but they have been playing WAY too soft, and getting WAY too many crucial PI calls when they aren't. It's fixable, but the question is why it needs to be fixed. It's frustrating.

It was also bloody hot at the Rose Bowl this weekend. I think I came closer than I ever have in my life to heat stroke - my friends were telling me at halftime on the concourse that I looked like I was melting!

[Skinypupy]

The Michigan-Army game was an ugly slog, as is to be expected when a team runs the triple option flexbone or whatever the heck that is.

I hated, hated, hated playing Air Force every year back in the MWC days. It was always a weird, ugly game that the team could never really take anything away from. If you got out of it with a win (regardless of score) and no injuries, it was a success.

It was also bloody hot at the Rose Bowl this weekend. I think I came closer than I ever have in my life to heat stroke - my friends were telling me at halftime on the concourse that I looked like I was melting!

Ours was brutal on Saturday as well. Didn't help that the game started at 11am. Leaving home for a football game at 8:30am was...odd.

[Apollo]

My Auburn Tigers won again, but not convincingly. We have a Playoff-caliber defense and a High School offense led by a true freshman QB and a mediocre coach. We are probably the most overrated team in the AP top 20 at the moment.

[Pyperkub]

My Auburn Tigers won again, but not convincingly. We have a Playoff-caliber defense and a High School offense led by a true freshman QB and a mediocre coach. We are probably the most overrated team in the AP top 20 at the moment.

Michigan Fans may have something to say about that...

[Apollo]

My Auburn Tigers won again, but not convincingly. We have a Playoff-caliber defense and a High School offense led by a true freshman QB and a mediocre coach. We are probably the most overrated team in the AP top 20 at the moment.

Michigan Fans may have something to say about that...

But since the playoff started, 100% of Power Five teams that beat Army in overtime have gone on to make the final four.

[Pyperkub]

My Auburn Tigers won again, but not convincingly. We have a Playoff-caliber defense and a High School offense led by a true freshman QB and a mediocre coach. We are probably the most overrated team in the AP top 20 at the moment.

Michigan Fans may have something to say about that...

But since the playoff started, 100% of Power Five teams that beat Army in overtime have gone on to make the final four.

Dang! If only I knew a bookie... it must be a LOCK! (toll charges may apply...)

[ImLawBoy]

My Auburn Tigers won again, but not convincingly. We have a Playoff-caliber defense and a High School offense led by a true freshman QB and a mediocre coach. We are probably the most overrated team in the AP top 20 at the moment.

Michigan Fans may have something to say about that...

But since the playoff started, 100% of Power Five teams that beat Army in overtime have gone on to make the final four.

I like the way you think!

[Pyperkub]

In other news... Lynn Swann resignes as USC AD:

USC athletic director Lynn Swann has resigned, university president Carol L. Folt announced in a letter Monday.

In the letter addressed to the "Trojan Community," Folt said Swann's resignation is effective immediately and called him "a leader on and off the field at USC for nearly five decades."

Folt, who was hired in March, said the fact that she's putting together a new leadership team at the university led to Swann's decision.

Not unexpected, given that he probably would have been fired earlier had USC not been in the middle of a University President search, but things are going to be interesting at the University of Second Choice/Spoiled Children in the coming months. Helton has had a couple of good wins, but dear lord is that seat going to get hot if he loses a game....

[ImLawBoy]

Seems Urban Meyer must have wanted some new blood.

[Pyperkub]

Seems Urban Meyer must have wanted some new blood.

So much speculation about this, but I'm not feeling it the same way that I did when the Ohio St job was under gossippy-disscussion.

[ImLawBoy]

It doesn't feel as inevitable as Meyer to OSU did, but that may be in part due to OSU having an interim head coach that year while USC has a (nominal) permanent head coach at this point. Switching ADs makes a change more likely, though.

[Apollo]

It doesn't feel as inevitable as Meyer to OSU did, but that may be in part due to OSU having an interim head coach that year while USC has a (nominal) permanent head coach at this point. Switching ADs makes a change more likely, though.

With a new female University President and the fact that Swann was fired due to the scandals the University has been caught up in lately, I now feel that there is basically no chance for Urban Meyer to be the next USC coach. He may still take a coaching job somewhere next year, but unless Lincoln Riley gets an NFL job or FSU fires their coach at the end of the year, nothing looks likely. I now believe that it's most likely he stays in broadcasting for at least another year.

[Pyperkub]

We have an app for that!

this season, the university is rewarding students who attend games — and stay until the fourth quarter — with an alluring prize: improved access to tickets to the SEC championship game and to the College Football Playoff semifinals and championship game, which Alabama is trying to reach for the fifth consecutive season.

But to do this, Alabama is taking an extraordinary, Orwellian step: using location-tracking technology from students’ phones to see who skips out and who stays.

“It’s kind of like Big Brother,” said Allison Isidore, a graduate student in religious studies from Montclair, N.J.

[LawBeefaroni]

Draw straws. Whoever loses has to take everyone's drop phones and stay until the end of the game and then meet later the at the bar to return the phones.

[Isgrimnur]

Draw straws. Whoever loses has to take everyone's drop phones and stay until the end of the game and then meet later the at the bar to return the phones.

You just make the pledges do it. They're already on the hook to hold the open bleachers from the time the gates open.

[LawBeefaroni]

That's a waste of manpower (and perfectly good tickets) when seats are assigned. If not seats, rows for sure.

[Isgrimnur]

Student seating at my university was cattle call metal bleachers.

[ImLawBoy]

Wasn't a cattle call at Michigan, but students rarely sat in their assigned seats back in my day.

[pr0ner]

We had assigned seats when I went to Virginia Tech. Pretty decent ones on the sideline, too.

Gotta buy season tickets to guarantee access to all games; they started that process when I was a student. Otherwise, it's a lottery process.

[GungHo]

Kind of a slow day Sat but this hit...

[Scuzz]

I saw that live. He needed 15 yards I think on 4th down and ended up getting 14.

[Isgrimnur]

But he did get some frequent flier miles.