OSU & college discussion Football thread

[Dzone1]

Announcers were saying a Georgia win last night basically guaranteed them a spot in the playoff.  Losing in the CCG would have no effect as long as they won last night.  They said why should Georgia be punished for playing in that extra game?  Have you heard any ESPN talking head ever make a case like that for us?  Fwiw, we’re in now anyway, but I mean in general.

SEC & ESPN

[Dzone1]

Announcers were saying a Georgia win last night basically guaranteed them a spot in the playoff.  Losing in the CCG would have no effect as long as they won last night.  They said why should Georgia be punished for playing in that extra game?  Have you heard any ESPN talking head ever make a case like that for us?  Fwiw, we’re in now anyway, but I mean in general.

SEC & ESPN

[ScarletHayes]

Adding insult to injury today, Kyle McCord engineered a 21 point comeback and beat Miami.  Lmao.  Good for Kyle, but this has NOT been a good day for Ryan Day.

[lrrps21]

Playoff projection. tOSU hosts TN.

[lrrps21]

Clemson has a pulse. With the Miami loss it will play in the ACC title game. It wins and it locks an automatic bid. A 3 loss team will knock out a 2 loss team. Maybe it's SMU.

[Hightop77]

Clemson has a pulse. With the Miami loss it will play in the ACC title game. It wins and it locks an automatic bid. A 3 loss team will knock out a 2 loss team. Maybe it's SMU.

It appears to me that the two best teams in the ACC are SMU and Louisville.  Cards unexplainable loss at Stanford after close losses to ND, SMU and Miami finished off any playoff shot.  Finished 8-4 after drubbing Kentucky but should have been better.

[lrrps21]

Clemson has a pulse. With the Miami loss it will play in the ACC title game. It wins and it locks an automatic bid. A 3 loss team will knock out a 2 loss team. Maybe it's SMU.

It appears to me that the two best teams in the ACC are SMU and Louisville.  Cards unexplainable loss at Stanford after close losses to ND, SMU and Miami finished off any playoff shot.  Finished 8-4 after drubbing Kentucky but should have been better.

I watched a couple of those losses. Stanford was odd.

Clemson might backdoor into the playoff but it won't be easy. SMU seems legit even with its soft resume.

This has been a really whacky season.

[Hightop77]

Clemson has a pulse. With the Miami loss it will play in the ACC title game. It wins and it locks an automatic bid. A 3 loss team will knock out a 2 loss team. Maybe it's SMU.

It appears to me that the two best teams in the ACC are SMU and Louisville.  Cards unexplainable loss at Stanford after close losses to ND, SMU and Miami finished off any playoff shot.  Finished 8-4 after drubbing Kentucky but should have been better.

I watched a couple of those losses. Stanford was odd.

Clemson might backdoor into the playoff but it won't be easy. SMU seems legit even with its soft resume.

This has been a really whacky season.

SMU apparently has good NIL money and a lot of talented players now.  Might surprise someone in the play off.

[lrrps21]

Clemson has a pulse. With the Miami loss it will play in the ACC title game. It wins and it locks an automatic bid. A 3 loss team will knock out a 2 loss team. Maybe it's SMU.

It appears to me that the two best teams in the ACC are SMU and Louisville.  Cards unexplainable loss at Stanford after close losses to ND, SMU and Miami finished off any playoff shot.  Finished 8-4 after drubbing Kentucky but should have been better.

I watched a couple of those losses. Stanford was odd.

Clemson might backdoor into the playoff but it won't be easy. SMU seems legit even with its soft resume.

This has been a really whacky season.

SMU apparently has good NIL money and a lot of talented players now.  Might surprise someone in the play off.

Indiana coach took 13 players with him when he left James Madison. Indiana U. has money. It's one of the wealthiest in the Big Ten. SMU always had the "Dallas" money but the Death Penalty destroyed the program for decades. With NIL/Portal, and being in the ACC, SMU can be successful.

[zigbee]

Associated Press Top 25
First-place votes in parentheses
TEAM REC.
1. Oregon (62) 12-0
2. Texas 11-1
3. Penn State 11-1
4. Notre Dame 11-1
5. Georgia 10-2
6. Tennessee 10-2
7. Ohio State 10-2
8. SMU 11-1
9. Indiana 11-1
10. Boise State 11-1
11. Alabama 9-3
12. Arizona State 10-2
13. South Carolina 9-3
14. Miami 10-2
15. Ole Miss 9-3
16. Iowa State 10-2
17. BYU 10-2
18. Clemson 9-3
19. UNLV 10-2
20. Colorado 9-3
21. Illinois 9-3
22. Missouri 9-3
23. Syracuse 9-3
24. Army 10-1
25. Memphis

[zigbee]

Associated Press Top 25
First-place votes in parentheses
TEAM REC.
1. Oregon (62) 12-0
2. Texas 11-1
3. Penn State 11-1
4. Notre Dame 11-1
5. Georgia 10-2
6. Tennessee 10-2
7. Ohio State 10-2
8. SMU 11-1
9. Indiana 11-1
10. Boise State 11-1
11. Alabama 9-3
12. Arizona State 10-2
13. South Carolina 9-3
14. Miami 10-2
15. Ole Miss 9-3
16. Iowa State 10-2
17. BYU 10-2
18. Clemson 9-3
19. UNLV 10-2
20. Colorado 9-3
21. Illinois 9-3
22. Missouri 9-3
23. Syracuse 9-3
24. Army 10-1
25. Memphis

So, is Freeman good coach?

11-1, ranked 4th

Comments in this thread didn’t age real well

https://www.zigbeenuthouse.com/thread-97...us+freeman

[Hightop77]

Freeman is 30-9 over all after inheriting a well stocked program.

11-1 this year and his biggest wins are Louisville by 7 points (after the Cards made several key turnovers) at home and at Texas A&M.  He lost to Northern Illinois at home.  Good record this year but still no big career wins.  His season will be determined by what ND does in the playoffs.

[maize]

[zigbee]

Its apparent finding right coach is hard.  Day ain't the answer.  2 coaches in 25 years since cooper have done the job.  Day aint it.

[ScarletHayes]

I keep circling back that our defense really only gave up one legit scoring drive which resulted in a FG, and UM’s qb stat line was pretty terrible, yet they won.  I believe both teams had two turnovers.  So it’s not like they played even a dull but clean game.  They were as awful as we were on offense.  Our defense played lights out.  Just a surreal outcome.  It was the play calling, but still…. You give me those facts ahead of time and I assume we cruise to a double digit win.