2025-2026 College Football Thread

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

When Kelly accepted the Tampa job earlier this year (before later changing his mind) Oregon had agreed to a contract with their offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich to become the head coach, so I assume he would still be the choice to replace Kelly.

I was thinking they might try and pull Petersen away from Boise State.

[Spurrier Sucks]

All of or recruits are taken visits to Ole Miss. What the hell are they offering?

[Terjyn]

Originally Posted by sycro

I'm definitely not a SEC homer. But, this year, Texas A&M would be either #1 or #2 in the league. They would either beat or lose to KSU...

Right, and Texas A&M had no shot to beat 'Bama, they were just too good.

Don't give me this crap that Oklahoma, or Texas, or Texas Tech, or even West Virginia would have no shot to beat A&M.

College football simply doesn't work that way.

And yes, I knew you weren't an SEC-homer. But that is the type of thing they always claim. Doing things like defending an eek-out win against Vanderbilt because Vanderbilt is SEC! They'd probably win other conferences!

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Terjyn

Right, and Texas A&M had no shot to beat 'Bama, they were just too good.

Don't give me this crap that Oklahoma, or Texas, or Texas Tech, or even West Virginia would have no shot to beat A&M.

College football simply doesn't work that way.

And yes, I knew you weren't an SEC-homer. But that is the type of thing they always claim. Doing things like defending an eek-out win against Vanderbilt because Vanderbilt is SEC! They'd probably win other conferences!

Vanderbilt would finish last (or near it) in every major conference.

And West Virginia/Texas/Texas Tech's defenses would have no shot against TAM. Oklahoma could have a shot, but I don't think they're as good this year as people wanted to make them out to be.

[R3P0]

Or maybe the SEC isn't as good as ppl think it is? That could also be possible?

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by R3P0

Or maybe the SEC isn't as good as ppl think it is? That could also be possible?

We have a winner!

[Spurrier Sucks]

That great A&M D has giving up 17 pts a game in conference. The mighty SEC. They gave up 57 to La. Tech. They gave up how many last year in the Big 12 with more talent on D than this year? The SEC is over hyped and over rated this year and last year. OK St. was robbed and they played where? That's right, the Big 12.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

That great A&M D has giving up 17 pts a game in conference. The mighty SEC. They gave up 57 to La. Tech. They gave up how many last year in the Big 12 with more talent on D than this year? The SEC is over hyped and over rated this year and last year. OK St. was robbed and they played where? That's right, the Big 12.

Dood im so sick and tired of hearing about how great the SEC is and how they could totally take it to a pro NFL team that's doing bad etc etc. If say KC/Jax etc. and Alabama played 50 games id be shocked if Bama won like 1-2 games. Look at the SEC records there's like maybe 2 good teams the rest of the conference is utter shit. Of course I cant complain to much the Big 10 is horrible as well.

[Terjyn]

Originally Posted by sycro

Vanderbilt would finish last (or near it) in every major conference.

And West Virginia/Texas/Texas Tech's defenses would have no shot against TAM. Oklahoma could have a shot, but I don't think they're as good this year as people wanted to make them out to be.

Texas A&Ms defense wasn't good enough to deal with the SEC either. Yet it has. And with all due respect to "Johnny Football", there's nothing so magical about him that you can definitively say that TA&M's offense is significantly better than half the Big 12.

There is no proof that the SEC is a powerhouse this year.

The entire conference has ONE quality out of conference win. And that's only if you consider Michigan a quality team, which is actually dubious given how dreadful the Big 10 has appeared.

What have we seen beyond that? Games where the so-called SEC "powerhouses" struggle or lose against bad teams. South Carolina, if it's as good as claimed, shouldn't have to defend itself in a weak win over Vanderbilt. LSU shouldn't have had a weak win over Auburn. Alabama shouldn't have lost to Texas A&M.

And in fact Alabama would be favored of Texas A&M if they played again tomorrow. And rightfully so. Alabama, if they are as good as claimed, had no business losing.

[Terjyn]

And, regarding bowls, I believe that the SEC has a huge advantage in bowl games.

You see it (nearly) every year in the NFL. Offenses come out slow and defenses come out fast. The SEC, being a defense-driven league, gets to take advantage of this every single year in the bowls, because of the absurd layoff between the end of the year and the bowl game. No league in the nation is better equipped to take advantage of this.

I think if you threw the Big 12 and SEC together in a super-conference, the week-in week-out play would be remarkably even, because unlike the SEC-Big 12 bowl games, the Offenses would still be in sync.

[Spurrier Sucks]

People are actually getting it now! Now if the rest of the country would wake up we could retake college football back from ESPN.

[R3P0]

People have always gotten it, hell for years people have said this BCS was a joke. And we wanted a playoff system that ended the week before the Superbowl with the championship game on the sat before the pro bowl. problem is right now there's to much money in the BCS and the NCAA doesn't want to give the fans what we want. but it is what it is, hell when the entire restructuring was going on we wanted 4 super conferences of 16 teams blow that shit up but still the NCAA didn't do it.

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by R3P0

People have always gotten it, hell for years people have said this BCS was a joke. And we wanted a playoff system that ended the week before the Superbowl with the championship game on the sat before the pro bowl. problem is right now there's to much money in the BCS and the NCAA doesn't want to give the fans what we want. but it is what it is, hell when the entire restructuring was going on we wanted 4 super conferences of 16 teams blow that shit up but still the NCAA didn't do it.

Reading this thread at times I don't think that is true.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

All of or recruits are taken visits to Ole Miss. What the hell are they offering?

Hugh Freeze was an excellent hire, he is showing some real signs of life to that program.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

All of or recruits are taken visits to Ole Miss. What the hell are they offering?

Best booster incentives possible

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Hugh Freeze was an excellent hire, he is showing some real signs of life to that program.

Originally Posted by R3P0

Best booster incentives possible

I think R3P0 is right. You would think a 'Cane fan would know this also. Congrats on winning the Coastal and giving it up to start your probation early. Early congrats.

[Bizdady]

Big weekend for UCLA football! Hopefully can turn a corner and build on our already successful season. Have done much better than I expected under Mora.

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[sycro]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

I think R3P0 is right. You would think a 'Cane fan would know this also. Congrats on winning the Coastal and giving it up to start your probation early. Early congrats.

Hey... they haven't won anything yet!

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by sycro

Hey... they haven't won anything yet!

They will win it but you will get to go. Congrats, I guess, on being the 3rd best team in the worst division in football.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

I think R3P0 is right. You would think a 'Cane fan would know this also. Congrats on winning the Coastal and giving it up to start your probation early. Early congrats.

We made mistakes in the past, but we're taking the proper steps to show reform within our history rich program. We have the right coach to lead us past this dark cloud, and back to the promised land. It's All About The U, baby!