The College Football Thread

[GASabresIUFAN]

Crazy NCAA season so far.

Clemson lost to ND of all people.  ND fans enjoy the win, but Trevor will be back for the rematch

Penn St is 0-3 (now ranked 52 by CBS a 31 place drop)

Michigan 1-2 (now ranked 48th by CBS)

Indiana 3-0 with wins over Penn St and Michigan, AP & Coaches Rank 10th.  For the First time since the 1960's

Northwestern is also 3-0 (behind Indiana's former QB) and leading the Big 10 West.  

Georgia is 4-2 despite not having a QB.  

The U is back 6-1, maybe.

Oklahoma (with a loss to K St) and Texas trail Iowa St and OK St in the SWC (ok Big 12 with only 10 teams)

Of course Alabama is undefeated, while defending champ LSU is 2-3.  

My guess is 3 of the 4 teams in the playoffs are pretty much decided; Alabama, Ohio St and the ACC winner between ND and Clemson

What is the biggest surprise so far?  In my semi-humble opinion, a top 10 ranked Hoosiers squad.  Okla, GA and LSU where bound to pullback after so many roster losses.  The total collapse of Penn St is also a huge surprise.  

 

 

 

 

Edited November 9, 2020 by GASabresIUFAN

[Taro T]

20 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Crazy NCAA season so far.

Clemson lost to ND of all people.  ND fans enjoy the win, but Trevor will be back for the rematch

Penn St is 0-3 (now ranked 52 by CBS a 31 place drop)

Michigan 1-2 (now ranked 48th by CBS)

Indiana 3-0 with wins over Penn St and Michigan, AP & Coaches Rank 10th.  For the First time since the 1960's

Northwestern is also 3-0 (behind Indiana's former QB) and leading the Big 10 West.  

Georgia is 4-2 despite not having a QB.  

The U is back 6-1, maybe.

Oklahoma (with a loss to K St) and Texas trail Iowa St and OK St in the SWC (ok Big 12 with only 10 teams)

Of course Alabama is undefeated, while defending champ LSU is 2-3.  

My guess is 3 of the 4 teams in the playoffs are pretty much decided; Alabama, Ohio St and the ACC winner between ND and Clemson

What is the biggest surprise so far?  In my semi-humble opinion, a top 10 ranked Hoosiers squad.  Okla, GA and LSU where bound to pullback after so many roster losses.  The total collapse of Penn St is also a huge surprise.  

 

 

 

 

Indiana being top 10 is surprising.  Cincinnati being top 6 (top 5 after last weekend?) has to be an even bigger surprise.  The friggin' Bear Cats w/ a shot at the playoff?  Absolutely crazy talk before this season started.

LSU's offense coming back to earth isn't surprising with all the graduations & the loss of the OC.  But their defense being about as good as Syracuse's IS surprising. 

[Eleven]

Miami of Ohio just pulled in about an hour ago.  For those who consider the MAC to be college football, well, one team will be tired tomorrow.

[freester]

When was the last time ESPN GAME DAY was at Bloomington?

[GASabresIUFAN]

24 minutes ago, freester said:

When was the last time ESPN GAME DAY was at Bloomington?

August 2017, when OSU came to town for the season opener.

[freester]

GA vs Missouri postponed due to Covid.  Ugh.

[GASabresIUFAN]

31 minutes ago, freester said:

GA vs Missouri postponed due to Covid.  Ugh.

We GA fans are kind of happy.  The team, while no Covid, is absolutely decimated by injuries.  Look how much Fla improved after a few weeks off.  GA needs the rest.

[freester]

18 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

We GA fans are kind of happy.  The team, while no Covid, is absolutely decimated by injuries.  Look how much Fla improved after a few weeks off.  GA needs the rest.

yeah but now I'm stuck watching Indiana at noon instead of UGA 🤪

[GASabresIUFAN]

5 minutes ago, freester said:

yeah but now I'm stuck watching Indiana at noon instead of UGA 🤪

It will fun watching the Hoosiers beat Sparty.  They can't do it in basketball for some reason.

[freester]

On 11/11/2020 at 1:39 PM, GASabresIUFAN said:

It will fun watching the Hoosiers beat Sparty.  They can't do it in basketball for some reason.

Indiana looks dominant 

[tom webster]

I don’t think anything in spirts has surprised me as much as Liberty being in the top 25.

if you asked me before this year I would have guess they played teams like Buff State.

Edited November 14, 2020 by tom webster

[Taro T]

11 minutes ago, tom webster said:

I don’t think anything in spirts has surprised me as much as Liberty being in the top 25.

if you asked me before this year I would have guess they played teams like Buff State.

Still think Cincinnati having a real chance to get in the playoff with just 1 or 2 more things breaking their way is a bigger surprise.

[tom webster]

6 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Still think Cincinnati having a real chance to get in the playoff with just 1 or 2 more things breaking their way is a bigger surprise.

Cincinnati to me is one of those places that just needed the commitment to the program.

[GASabresIUFAN]

1 hour ago, freester said:

Indiana looks dominant 

So far so good

[Taro T]

2 minutes ago, tom webster said:

Cincinnati to me is one of those places that just needed the commitment to the program.

That, and not being known as "Felon U."

But the AAC is roughly MAAC quality, so any of their teams being ranked as high as Cincy is is a story IMHO.

[tom webster]

3 minutes ago, Taro T said:

That, and not being known as "Felon U."

But the AAC is roughly MAAC quality, so any of their teams being ranked as high as Cincy is is a story IMHO.

MAAC OR MAC?

[Taro T]

43 minutes ago, tom webster said:

MAAC OR MAC?

Typo.  Meant MAC.

[Eleven]

1 hour ago, Taro T said:

That, and not being known as "Felon U."

But the AAC is roughly MAAC quality, so any of their teams being ranked as high as Cincy is is a story IMHO.

The AAC is several steps ahead of the MAC, bucko.  They're not close at all.  It's like comparing the AHL to the ECHL.  

[Taro T]

10 minutes ago, Eleven said:

The AAC is several steps ahead of the MAC, bucko.  They're not close at all.  It's like comparing the AHL to the ECHL.  

UCF is the only team in that conference that typically is good.

Neither conference is typically even close to the Mountain West.  Which can never get any respect either, even though they have Boise State. 

[freester]

Next week battle of unbeatens Ohio State vs Indiana. Will ESPN GAME DAY go to Columbus?

Edited November 14, 2020 by freester

[Eleven]

Just now, freester said:

Next week battle of unbeaten Ohio State vs Indiana. Will ESPN GAME DAY go to Columbus?

Why?  Big Ten is to football as white bread with mayonnaise is to food.

[freester]

9 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Why?  Big Ten is to football as white bread with mayonnaise is to food.

Because it’s the best matchup of the week. Indiana is a great underdog story and Justin Fields will probably be at worst 2nd pick in the draft. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

41 minutes ago, freester said:

Next week battle of unbeatens Ohio State vs Indiana. Will ESPN GAME DAY go to Columbus?

 

29 minutes ago, freester said:

Because it’s the best matchup of the week. Indiana is a great underdog story and Justin Fields will probably be at worst 2nd pick in the draft. 

Best matchup in the schedule (on paper).  Proud of my Hoosiers but OSU is on another level I think.  However,  I was in the Horseshoe in 87 when IU best them.

[freester]

5 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

 

Best matchup in the schedule (on paper).  Proud of my Hoosiers but OSU is on another level I think.  However,  I was in the Horseshoe in 87 when IU best them.

Gameday is going to Norman, Oklahoma 

[GASabresIUFAN]

14 minutes ago, freester said:

Gameday is going to Norman, Oklahoma 

Of course.  They were at PSU for the PSU/OSU game just a few weeks ago.  

Nice win by the Cats.  Now we both need to beat Wis.