Arena 2023-24 NCAA Football Discussion

I just heard over the radio that the Big 12 Conference will have a Championship Game, most likely to start in 2017.

 

A lot of people seem to think my Buckeyes won't be so good this year but I have confidence with Barret leading from the start of the season, as should have been the case last year.

 

I have a hard time believing everyone Urban has recruited since 2013 is a bust, which would be the case if OSU is terrible this year. Going into 2014 we all thought they'd struggle and look what happened. Not worried in the least bit.

 

Have my tickets for Wisconsin vs LSU at Lambeau Field

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/sports/m-footbl/auto_bsi_wide/9319119.jpeg

Bad news is this is Wisconsin's worst team in years so I'm not expecting a close game.

 

The AP released a top 100 programs in the history of their poll.

THE number one team of all time, per this? THE Ohio State University.

 

#2 Boomer Sooner

 

Last year was a decent one! I was impressed

 

BYU's Anti-LGBT policies are going to cause issues for it if it wants Big XII Membership.

Certainly an interesting twist in the realignment saga that never ends. BYU, from most standpoints, is the best available partner for the Big XII From a geographic standpoint. From a football standpoint. From a footprint standpoint. Better than Houston. Better than Memphis. Better than Cincinnati. Better than UConn. Better than UCF or USF.

But, when you throw in an issue like this. That's a tougher call. For a conference with Baylor, another conservative religious institution, who has recently amended their own LBGT language, but still remains a little ambiguous.

Part of me wonders if the letter to the Big XII is because word started to leak that BYU was a front runner.

 

Okay, so how about some nightmare scenarios for the Playoff?

Scenario 1: 11-1 LSU beats 11-1 Alabama who beat 10-2 Tennessee in the regular season. Tennessee then beats LSU in the SEC Title Game. Leaving Alabama at 11-1, but without even a division title, Tennessee as the SEC Champion, but a loss to 11-1 Alabama. Who does the Playoff Committee take? If the other four champs are at 1 or 0 losses, does the SEC get left out?

Scenario 2: Ohio State loses to Oklahoma, and then a close one to Wisconsin. They then run the table, including a B1G Title Game win over Wisconsin to finish 11-2. Michigan is 11-1, only loss to the Buckeyes on the road.

Scenario 3: Houston beats Oklahoma, Oklahoma beats Ohio State and runs the table to go 11-1, and win the Big XII. Houston is undefeated at 13-0, with a win over the Big XII Champiion, and a possible transitive win over the B1G Champion (assuming something like Scenario 2).

Could you imagine if all three of these came out? I think ESPN would quickly change the rules to avoid the possibility of the B1G and SEC missing the playoffs. I think they'd just cry if the playoff was, say, Houston, Oklahoma, Clemson, and Stanford.

 

Sports, doing what it should

 

Someone took the time/effort to Lego the ending of last year's Michigan-Michigan State Game. And it's glorious.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJIXBSnDPM9/

 

Oof! You're on the Washington hype train, too, I see. Washington seems a bit too trendy pick this year. Lots of leaps to go from where they've been to winning the Pac-12. I can see them doing something more similar to what Utah did last year - a great start, a rise up the polls, and then a couple of stumbles that seal their fate.

 

Wisconsin vs LSU at Lambeau Field on Saturday. Awesome.

 

Okay, since I knocked one of your predictions, heelsy, I'll put my own predictions out there

B1G: Ohio State over Iowa
ACC: Florida State over North Carolina
Big XII: Oklahoma
Pac-12: Stanford over UCLA
SEC: Tennessee over Alabama

Peach Bowl: Stanford beats Florida State
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma beats Tennessee
CFB Champion: Stanford beats Oklahoma

Sugar: Alabama over TCU
Rose: Ohio State over Oregon
Cotton: Houston over Notre Dame
Orange: : Michigan over Clemson

First coach fired: Gus Malzahn
The Heisman goes to ... Josh Dobbs, QB, Tennessee
Upset of the Year: October 8th, Indiana beats Ohio State in Columbus

 

I'm braced for a three-loss season from the Bucks. I kind of view it as the year after Urban's Florida team won the title. Tim Tebow had a masterful season (and won the Heisman), but the team lost three games and went to the Citrus Bowl. Then, they rebounded and behind Tebow and that team with a full year of experience, and despite the loss to Ole Miss (and the letter) won the National Title.

Similarly, I can see JT Barrett garnering Heisman votes this year for a 3-loss team.

Hope I'm wrong and you're right. Maybe we can get Bucks and Vols for the title!

 

Happy Anniversary of this:

 

We're now enemies.