2025-2026 College Football Thread

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by sk33tr

first, i don't know what, or who, "baa boy" is.

and you keep talking about this ass whooping that 'BAMA is gonna get from aTm. so again i ask, how do you know? please tell us so we can all share in your wisdom.

yes, i do take it personal. when you start talking about my team i'm gonna back them up. i stand behind my team. i got their back, so yeah, i do take it personal when someone talks crap about them.

and yes, Coach Saban (he's not my boy. he's not anybody's boy. he's the head coach of my team, get that straight) has said he wants to do away with up-tempo, no huddle offenses. but for safety reasons; not because he doesn't think his defense can't keep up. and if you think our defense is slow, then you haven't been watching. which i don't blame you. i wouldn't want to watch a clemson game so i wouldn't expect you to watch any 'BAMA games.

Did you wAtch the game last year? That is where my wisdom comes from. Baa lost their best players on d from last year and if you don't think they were slow then you obviously missed the game. The nighty SEC opponents that bama had had a combined losing record and that is with LSU and A&M on the schedule. Bama is a good team but a horrible schedule and OT awful again this year. 3out of 4 is impressive but you didn't belong in 1 of them. Still 2 of 4 is nice too. Saban is over rated as a coach but has great talent and a poor schedule.

Originally Posted by The Lizard King

Smack talk against a coach/program that has won 3 of the last 4 MNCs (as flawed of a system that it is) is just plain silly.

TLK

Smack talk is what makes the season fun until people take it way to serious. Like poisoning trees at your rival school.

[sycro]

Georgia Tech signed up my alma mater for the 2016 season opener. It'll be our 4th year playing football, and our 3rd with scholarship players.... so it's going to be embarrassing.

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by sycro

Georgia Tech signed up my alma mater for the 2016 season opener. It'll be our 4th year playing football, and our 3rd with scholarship players.... so it's going to be embarrassing.

With that high school offense they run you will havea chance. Ask Middle Tenn.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

With that high school offense they run you will havea chance. Ask Middle Tenn.

I'd rather ask USC

Or Clemson.... they're 2-3 (2-4 if you count the vacated game) against the high schoolers.

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by sycro

I'd rather ask USC

Or Clemson.... they're 2-3 (2-4 if you count the vacated game) against the high schoolers.

Yeah I know. just giving you a hard time. I'm not looking forward to that game but glad it's here and not there.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

Yeah I know. just giving you a hard time. I'm not looking forward to that game but glad it's here and not there.

I want to know why we have to play there back-to-back years. The new teams messing up the schedules?

[sk33tr]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

Did you wAtch the game last year? That is where my wisdom comes from. Baa lost their best players on d from last year and if you don't think they were slow then you obviously missed the game. The nighty SEC opponents that bama had had a combined losing record and that is with LSU and A&M on the schedule. Bama is a good team but a horrible schedule and OT awful again this year. 3out of 4 is impressive but you didn't belong in 1 of them. Still 2 of 4 is nice too. Saban is over rated as a coach but has great talent and a poor schedule.

Smack talk is what makes the season fun until people take it way to serious. Like poisoning trees at your rival school.

yes, i did watch the game last year. but last year's game doesn't mean it'll be the same outcome as this year's game. and again, i don't know what, or who, "baa" is.

and why did we not belong in one of the nc games? am i correct is assuming you're talking about the one in new orleans where we played lsu? alot of people said we didn't belong in that game. so be it. that's how the polls wound up that year. if it had happened to two other schools from the same conference then people would have said the same thing about them. it's part of the sports world. you can't please everyone so why even try?

and gee, how many times have i heard how overrated Coach Saban is or how soft our schedule is? it seems like every time we schedule a "top" team and we beat them, someone has to come out and say, "well, they weren't as good as everyone thought they were...they didn't have this player...they didn't have that player...blah, blah, blah." or better yet, even when a team does have all their top players people make excuses for them.

and what happened with clemson in 2008 when they played 'BAMA? you guys had your top players in the game but still couldn't come away with a win. plus, you guys were ranked #9 and we were ranked #24...barely inside the top 25. and it was only Coach Saban's second season; and his first game of that season as well. alot of people thought it would be pretty much the same score, but the other way around. after that game, there were some that questioned Frank Beamer's abilities as a head coach and whether or not he'd be there for much longer.

the following year we opened with virginia tech. they were ranked #7 and we were ranked #5. now granted the outcome of this game was a bit closer than the previous year's opening game, but we still came away with a win. after that game, alot of people started to question whether or not virginia tech was a genuine threat. and even though they finished 10-3, alot of people didn't give them much credit so we got blasted by those same people saying we didn't deserve to be ranked as high as we were.

last year we opened with michigan and had a decent win there. we were ranked #2 and they were ranked #8. after we had a pretty good win, alot of people said that michigan wasn't the team that everyone said they were.

and what i'm trying to say with all of this is.....

no matter who we play or by how much we beat them, there are always those that say the win probably doesn't mean that much because the other team wasn't that good to begin with. and it was these same people who, in the pre-season, said that team would go on to challenge for their conference and maybe make a run for the national championship.

so no matter how well we do, or who we play, there are always naysayers who don't like the fact that we are winning. and that's all well and good. but if someone is gonna start talking smack about my team then yeah, you better believe i'm gonna stand up and take notice and get a little bothered by it.

and by the way, talking smack is NOT what makes the season fun. i don't do it. i think it's classless and tasteless. the games are what make the season fun. tailgating is what makes the season fun. hanging out with family and friends is what makes the season fun.

and the comment about poisoning trees at a rival school; don't put all of us in the same basket as that nut case. that guy is an idiot and got what he deserved and probably should have gotten a lot worse. it's people like that that make other fans look bad to other programs. so please, don't even try to make all of us out to be like him. and don't think for one second that every program doesn't have some nut-bag like that in their fan base. we all have them, and we all abhor them. but we all have to deal with them in one way or another.

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by sycro

I want to know why we have to play there back-to-back years. The new teams messing up the schedules?

GT wanted to split up CU and the UGA games. Didn't want both games at home or both on the road in one year. Thought they were losing season ticket sales.

Originally Posted by sk33tr

yes, i did watch the game last year. but last year's game doesn't mean it'll be the same outcome as this year's game. and again, i don't know what, or who, "baa" is.

and why did we not belong in one of the nc games? am i correct is assuming you're talking about the one in new orleans where we played lsu? alot of people said we didn't belong in that game. so be it. that's how the polls wound up that year. if it had happened to two other schools from the same conference then people would have said the same thing about them. it's part of the sports world. you can't please everyone so why even try?

and gee, how many times have i heard how overrated Coach Saban is or how soft our schedule is? it seems like every time we schedule a "top" team and we beat them, someone has to come out and say, "well, they weren't as good as everyone thought they were...they didn't have this player...they didn't have that player...blah, blah, blah." or better yet, even when a team does have all their top players people make excuses for them.

and what happened with clemson in 2008 when they played 'BAMA? you guys had your top players in the game but still couldn't come away with a win. plus, you guys were ranked #9 and we were ranked #24...barely inside the top 25. and it was only Coach Saban's second season; and his first game of that season as well. alot of people thought it would be pretty much the same score, but the other way around. after that game, there were some that questioned Frank Beamer's abilities as a head coach and whether or not he'd be there for much longer.

the following year we opened with virginia tech. they were ranked #7 and we were ranked #5. now granted the outcome of this game was a bit closer than the previous year's opening game, but we still came away with a win. after that game, alot of people started to question whether or not virginia tech was a genuine threat. and even though they finished 10-3, alot of people didn't give them much credit so we got blasted by those same people saying we didn't deserve to be ranked as high as we were.

last year we opened with michigan and had a decent win there. we were ranked #2 and they were ranked #8. after we had a pretty good win, alot of people said that michigan wasn't the team that everyone said they were.

and what i'm trying to say with all of this is.....

no matter who we play or by how much we beat them, there are always those that say the win probably doesn't mean that much because the other team wasn't that good to begin with. and it was these same people who, in the pre-season, said that team would go on to challenge for their conference and maybe make a run for the national championship.

so no matter how well we do, or who we play, there are always naysayers who don't like the fact that we are winning. and that's all well and good. but if someone is gonna start talking smack about my team then yeah, you better believe i'm gonna stand up and take notice and get a little bothered by it.

and by the way, talking smack is NOT what makes the season fun. i don't do it. i think it's classless and tasteless. the games are what make the season fun. tailgating is what makes the season fun. hanging out with family and friends is what makes the season fun.

and the comment about poisoning trees at a rival school; don't put all of us in the same basket as that nut case. that guy is an idiot and got what he deserved and probably should have gotten a lot worse. it's people like that that make other fans look bad to other programs. so please, don't even try to make all of us out to be like him. and don't think for one second that every program doesn't have some nut-bag like that in their fan base. we all have them, and we all abhor them. but we all have to deal with them in one way or another.

I would have read all of that but... Don't take it so seriously. I'm just talking smack and stoked about the upcoming season. Hope you have a great season.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

GT wanted to split up CU and the UGA games. Didn't want both games at home or both on the road in one year. Thought they were losing season ticket sales.


I would have read all of that but... Don't take it so seriously. I'm just talking smack and stoked about the upcoming season. Hope you have a great season.

Makes sense. We did always have VT, Clemson and UGA road or home in the same year.

Either way, hopefully I get to see a beat down of the Bulldogs in person this year

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by sycro

Makes sense. We did always have VT, Clemson and UGA road or home in the same year.

Either way, hopefully I get to see a beat down of the Bulldogs in person this year

You coming to the Clemson game?

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

You coming to the Clemson game?

If I were in the area at the time

But UGA is right after Thanksgiving, so when it's in Athens, my parents and brother come out here. When it's in Atlanta, I go home and go to the game.

I could have gone to the Clemson/LSU game last year though, but I passed.

[fatediesel]

Real football starts 2 weeks from today

[MD-Blu]

Ohio St AD has said no to a game against Louisville. (either in 2014 or 2015, I forgot which year)

I really don't know why Ohio St doesn't play Louisville, it would be a fun matchup AND it'll help Louisville's OOC games even more since they'll be in ACC next year.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

Ohio St AD has said no to a game against Louisville. (either in 2014 or 2015, I forgot which year)

I really don't know why Ohio St doesn't play Louisville, it would be a fun matchup AND it'll help Louisville's OOC games even more since they'll be in ACC next year.

Because they'd rather play cupcakes obviously.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

Ohio St AD has said no to a game against Louisville. (either in 2014 or 2015, I forgot which year)

I really don't know why Ohio St doesn't play Louisville, it would be a fun matchup AND it'll help Louisville's OOC games even more since they'll be in ACC next year.

Ohio State has no reason to play Louisville. Their schedule is already set for next year and they have a very respectable schedule with games against Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Kent State, and against Navy in the Ravens stadium. In 2015 they've only got two games scheduled but they include the return game at Virginia Tech and a game against Northern Illinois, who is usually a good mid-major team. Ohio State also has future home-and-home series scheduled with North Carolina, TCU, Texas, Boston College, and Oregon so they don't need to add another quality opponent since their strength of schedule will already be good, especially with the Big 10 going to a nine-game conference schedule in 2016.

[MD-Blu]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Real football starts 2 weeks from today

Yes it does and I (like many others) can't wait!

[nremdn]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Their schedule is already set for next year and they have a very respectable schedule with games against Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Kent State, and against Navy in the Ravens stadium.

This is sarcasm right?

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by nremdn

This is sarcasm right?

While it's impossible to know how good those teams will be next year it's still 4 teams that made bowl games last year. It's not a murdering schedule, but it's not a cupcake schedule either. There's plenty of teams that play a much easier non-conference schedule.

Another thing to point out is teams schedule games so far out that a game that was scheduled to be a marquee contest can look like a fairly easy game by the time it's actually played. When Ohio State scheduled the game against Cal they figured it should be a tough game because Cal was a top 20 team at the time. They had no way of knowing that Cal would go downhill by the time they played. When they scheduled Virginia Tech they figured they'd be getting a top 10 opponent who was always in the mix for the ACC title.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

While it's impossible to know how good those teams will be next year it's still 4 teams that made bowl games last year. It's not a murdering schedule, but it's not a cupcake schedule either. There's plenty of teams that play a much easier non-conference schedule.

Another thing to point out is teams schedule games so far out that a game that was scheduled to be a marquee contest can look like a fairly easy game by the time it's actually played. When Ohio State scheduled the game against Cal they figured it should be a tough game because Cal was a top 20 team at the time. They had no way of knowing that Cal would go downhill by the time they played. When they scheduled Virginia Tech they figured they'd be getting a top 10 opponent who was always in the mix for the ACC title.

The Big Ten is terrible. There's no excuse for not playing high quality non conference games.

Here's Ohio St.s strength of schedule (out of 120 D1 schools) in previous years.

2012 - 54th
2011 - 32nd
2010 - 57th
2009 - 52nd

These are laughable schedules for a BCS conference school.

[Ferris]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

The Big Ten is terrible. There's no excuse for not playing high quality non conference games.

Here's Ohio St.s strength of schedule (out of 120 D1 schools) in previous years.

2012 - 54th
2011 - 32nd
2010 - 57th
2009 - 52nd

These are laughable schedules for a BCS conference school.

Was Michigan's any better. I know it won't be starting in 2016 since Notre Dame tucked their rails and bolted from the rivalry.

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