2025-2026 College Football Thread

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by secretsquirrel

Yes. He has a history of his defenses doing well against run first teams but struggling vs. The spreads of TTU, Mizzou, etc. Mike Stoops' defenses of the early 2000s were ranked much higher year-in-and-year-out than Venables' recent defenses.

OU give up 28 TDs this year in that league is pretty good. Big 12 is best offensive conference. Who is run first in Big 12? CU will take him with open arms.

[fatediesel]

3 more Maryland players are transferring, with quarterback Danny O'Brien, offensive lineman Max Garcia, and linebacker Mario Rowson all leaving. These are some significant losses, as O'Brien split time at QB before suffering a season-ending injury, Garcia starting every game last year at left tackle, and Rowson started 4 games last year. O'Brien is rumored to be interested in Vanderbilt where former Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin is head coach but in a petty move Maryland won't let him transfer there despite the fact that they aren't going to face Vanderbilt for at least the next 7 years. In total 24 players have transferred since Randy Edsall was hired, with 12 of those occurring since the end of the 2011 season.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...n-transferring

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

3 more Maryland players are transferring, with quarterback Danny O'Brien, offensive lineman Max Garcia, and linebacker Mario Rowson all leaving. These are some significant losses, as O'Brien split time at QB before suffering a season-ending injury, Garcia starting every game last year at left tackle, and Rowson started 4 games last year. O'Brien is rumored to be interested in Vanderbilt where former Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin is head coach but in a petty move Maryland won't let him transfer there despite the fact that they aren't going to face Vanderbilt for at least the next 7 years. In total 24 players have transferred since Randy Edsall was hired, with 12 of those occurring since the end of the 2011 season.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...n-transferring

when it rains it pours


we get one possibly great incoming player, but at the expense of that many proven players.

Edsall is such a failure.

[supersix4]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-...175545577.html

4 TCU players arrested in drug sting.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by supersix4

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-...175545577.html

4 TCU players arrested in drug sting.

That's some big losses for TCU. They were already going to struggle next year in the Big 12 but now without 3 defensive starters (plus a potential starting tackle) it could get ugly. I'm glad to see Gary Patterson take action right away and boot them off the team.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

3 more Maryland players are transferring, with quarterback Danny O'Brien, offensive lineman Max Garcia, and linebacker Mario Rowson all leaving. These are some significant losses, as O'Brien split time at QB before suffering a season-ending injury, Garcia starting every game last year at left tackle, and Rowson started 4 games last year. O'Brien is rumored to be interested in Vanderbilt where former Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin is head coach but in a petty move Maryland won't let him transfer there despite the fact that they aren't going to face Vanderbilt for at least the next 7 years. In total 24 players have transferred since Randy Edsall was hired, with 12 of those occurring since the end of the 2011 season.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...n-transferring

I can't believe Edsall has been this bad. Wasn't UConn I-AA when he started there? And he consistently improved the program and took them to a BCS bowl game.

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I can't believe Edsall has been this bad. Wasn't UConn I-AA when he started there? And he consistently improved the program and took them to a BCS bowl game.

I bet Edsall does better than the Fridge did in the past 6 years, hell he couldn't do any worse. He just landed a great WR and 2 RB's. O'Brien sucked anyway. Torrey Smith wasn't there this year to bail that noodle arm out and he couldn't complete a pass this year. Only Duke has a worse record in the ACC the past 6 years. Edsall is light years better coach than that fat slob. Only team he coud beat was Clemson and he did that at GT too.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I can't believe Edsall has been this bad. Wasn't UConn I-AA when he started there? And he consistently improved the program and took them to a BCS bowl game.

You and me could do that in the big east

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

I bet Edsall does better than the Fridge did in the past 6 years, hell he couldn't do any worse. He just landed a great WR and 2 RB's. O'Brien sucked anyway. Torrey Smith wasn't there this year to bail that noodle arm out and he couldn't complete a pass this year. Only Duke has a worse record in the ACC the past 6 years. Edsall is light years better coach than that fat slob. Only team he coud beat was Clemson and he did that at GT too.

Neither are or ever will be good.

I don't give Fridge much credit as the rosters he won with early were comprised of an outgoing scouting staff.

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by supersix4

You and me could do that in the big east




Neither are or ever will be good.

I don't give Fridge much credit as the rosters he won with early were comprised of an outgoing scouting staff.

He won at UCONN.

A staff that was fired and FSU and CU were way down.

[secretsquirrel]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

OU give up 28 TDs this year in that league is pretty good. Big 12 is best offensive conference. Who is run first in Big 12? CU will take him with open arms.

Out of the top tier in the Big 12, Texas, K State, and TAMU have all been pretty (nothing is static) consistently run first and OU has done very well against those three. Anytime Texas has a proven running back under Mack Brown they always tend to be run first. KState, no explanation needed. TAMU certainly run first more often than not. TAMU might run a version of the spread but they run the ball a lot and they usually have dual threat QBs looking to run.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

He won at UCONN.

A staff that was fired and FSU and CU were way down.

He won what the Big East(its a joke conference I'm sure Hawaii could have won that conference easy)? The right to get smashed by Oklahoma? who cares about that.

1 win vs. Ranked teams

All he did was quietly build an average to below average program. I bet any of the top coaches in football could have done a good job with zero pressure.

*Oh I forgot his graduating rates are absolute trash(while at uconn).

[fatediesel]

According to the linked story, on February 1 TCU coach Gary Patterson had his entire team take a surprise drug test. 3 players who were arrested and eventually kicked off the team believed much of the team failed the drug test. Before they were arrested, linebacker Tanner Brock told an undercover cop he believes around 60 players failed the test, cornerback Devin Johnson said 82 players failed the test, and offensive lineman Ty Horn guessed that there were 20 players on the team that could pass a drug test. These are just the guesses of 3 players that would eventually be arrested for drug dealing but it could point to a much more widespread problem on the TCU team.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...cu-drugarrests

[supersix4]

lol lotta drugs going on at TCU.

[Chordata]

I'm sure drugs are prevalent everywhere, but that's pretty damning.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Chordata

I'm sure drugs are prevalent everywhere, but that's pretty damning.

I know Kevin Plank was giving out under armor approved heroin, so the players could make it through a season with Randy Edsall.

[fatediesel]

Apparently TCU coach Gary Patterson decided to drug test the whole football program after a highly-sought recruit told him that he wouldn't sign with the team because of the drug use by the players.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/c...osition=recent

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

According to the linked story, on February 1 TCU coach Gary Patterson had his entire team take a surprise drug test. 3 players who were arrested and eventually kicked off the team believed much of the team failed the drug test. Before they were arrested, linebacker Tanner Brock told an undercover cop he believes around 60 players failed the test, cornerback Devin Johnson said 82 players failed the test, and offensive lineman Ty Horn guessed that there were 20 players on the team that could pass a drug test. These are just the guesses of 3 players that would eventually be arrested for drug dealing but it could point to a much more widespread problem on the TCU team.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...cu-drugarrests

And one recruit flatout told the TCU head coach that he would not sign with TCU specifically because he knew about the rampant drug culture within the program. That's bad when even HS kids know about the TCU drug culture. Bad timing for the program as they move to the Big 12.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Apparently TCU coach Gary Patterson decided to drug test the whole football program after a highly-sought recruit told him that he wouldn't sign with the team because of the drug use by the players.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/c...osition=recent

That story quotes a TCU player as claiming 82 players flunked the drug test. Has it been confirmed by the program how many failed? I'm sure many failed bit 82 is probably the whole team. Has to be an exaggeration.

[Chordata]

If that's the case, they'll have a hard time fielding a team for the opener.

Even if it's true, the coach will unfairly spread out the suspensions that are warranted. He'll suspend his stars for the first game against a scrub team, then suspend the scrubs when they play a good team. That's the Florida way, at least.

Speaking of UF, one of their freshman was arrested for knocking his live-in girlfriend down and dragging her by her feet out of their apartment door. If Meyer was there, he'd get a quarter suspension. Curious to see what Muschamp does (if anything).

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Chordata

If Meyer was there, he'd get a quarter suspension. Curious to see what Muschamp does (if anything).

As he should she burnt his toast


Really... If the entire team flunked it, the NCAA should really step in, even half a team is hugely unacceptable given they are public figures.