2025-2026 College Football Thread

[emac213]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Neo

Bowl Date Location Matchup

[Show spoiler]BCS Title Game Jan. 6 Pasadena, Calif. Florida State vs. Auburn
Orange Jan. 3 Miami, Fla. Clemson vs. Ohio State
Sugar Jan. 2 New Orleans, La. Alabamavs. Oklahoma
Fiesta Jan. 1 Glendale, Ariz. Baylor vs. UCF
Rose Jan. 1 Pasadena, Calif. Michigan State vs. Stanford

Non-BCS Games
Bowl Date Location Matchup
GoDaddy.com Jan. 5 Mobile, Ala. Ball State vs. Ark. State
BBVA Compass Jan. 4 Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt vs. Houston
Cotton Jan. 3 Arlington, Tex. Oklahoma State vs. Missouri
Outback Jan. 1 Tampa, Fla. Iowa vs. LSU
Capital One Jan. 1 Orlando, Fla. Wisconsin vs. South Carolina
Heart of Dallas Jan. 1 Dallas, Tex. UNLV vs. North Texas
Gator Jan. 1 Jacksonville, Fla. Nebraska vs. Georgia
Chick-fil-A Dec. 31 Atlanta, Ga. Duke vs. Texas A&M
Liberty Dec. 31 Memphis, Tenn. Rice vs. Mississippi State
Sun Dec. 31 El Paso, Tex. Virginia Tech vs. UCLA
AdvoCare V100 Independence Dec. 31 Shreveport, La. Arizona vs. Boston College
Holiday Dec. 30 San Diego, Calif. Arizona State vs. Texas Tech
Alamo Dec. 30 San Antonio, Tex. Texas vs. Oregon
Music City Dec. 30 Nashville, Tenn. Georgia Tech vs. Ole Miss
Armed Forces Dec. 30 Fort Worth, Tex. Middle Tennessee St. vs. Navy
Buffalo Wild Wings Dec. 28 Phoenix, Ariz. Kansas State vs. Michigan
Russell Athletic Dec. 28 Orlando, Fla. Louisville vs. Miami (FL)
Belk Dec. 28 Charlotte, N.C. Cincinnati vs. North Carolina
Pinstripe Dec. 28 New York, N.Y. Notre Dame vs. Rutgers
Fight Hunger Dec. 27 San Francisco, Calif. Washington vs. BYU
Texas Dec. 27 Houston, Tex. Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Military Dec. 27 Annapolis, Md. Maryland vs. Marshall
Poinsettia Dec. 26 San Diego, Calif. Utah State vs. Northern Illinois
Little Caesars Dec. 26 Detroit, Mich. Bowling Green vs. Pittsburgh
Hawaii Dec. 24 Honolulu, Hawaii Oregon State vs. Boise State
Beef O'Brady's Dec. 23 St. Petersburg, Fla. Ohio vs. East Carolina
New Orleans Dec. 21 New Orleans, La. La.-Lafayette vs. Tulane
Famous Idaho Potato Dec. 21 Boise, Idaho Buffalo vs. San Diego State
Las Vegas Dec. 21 Las Vegas, Nev. Fresno State vs. USC
New Mexico Dec. 21 Albuquerque, N.M. Colorado State vs. Washington State

Damn the SEC bias is strong you pick every SEC team to win. Only team you didn't pick was LSU and that might be because their QB is done for the season.

[Blu-ray Neo]

Originally Posted by emac213

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Damn the SEC bias is strong you pick every SEC team to win. Only team you didn't pick was LSU and that might be because their QB is done for the season.

You call it bias, I call it a statistical fact. Let's look at them one at a time....


Auburn (12-1-0) vs. Florida State (13-0-0)

Not once has FSU been truly tested this year. Not once have they faced a legitimate Top-30 defense.

This game will be a hard fought game decided by a margin of victory of 10 points or less. Auburn is going to run the ball while controlling the tempo and milking the seconds off the clock.

Statistics? Here they are...

Auburn is 13-4-1 against FSU all-time and is 22-13-2 in the bowls.



Alabama (11-1-0) vs. Oklahoma (10-2-0)

While Alabama is only 1-2-1 all-time against Oklahoma, they are on a 4 bowl game winning streak and has won 3 out of the last 4 BCS National Championships.

Oklahoma on the other hand, should be renamed "Chokelahoma". Overall, Oklahoma is 1-4 in the last 5 bowls against SEC opponents. (ATM, Florida, LSU, Mississippi) In these bowls, Oklahoma has been outscored 116-76 in total points scored.


Missouri (11-2-0) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2-0)

Missouri is the real deal this year. Their only regular season loss was a double overtime game against South Carolina. This Missouri team has a quick strike offense and a good aggressive defense. Nevermind that Missouri's Michael Sam is a Defensive Player of the Year nominee.

Aside from that, Missouri is 28-23-0 against OSU.




South Carolina (10-2-0) vs. Wisconsin (9-3)

South Carolina has one of the best quarterbacks and leaders in the nation in Connor Shaw who has passed for 2,135 yards and 21 touchdowns with only 1 interception, hitting Bruce Ellington 43 times for 635 yards and six touchdowns. Damiere Byrd is not too far behind with 33 catches for 575 yards and four touchdowns on the season. Don’t sleep on the run game as Mike Davis might be one of the best running backs in the nation, rushing for 1,134 yards and 11 touchdowns with seven 100-yard rush games on the year.

QB Connor Shaw is also a danger with his feet. The Badgers have seen their fair share of read-option looks and scrambling quarterbacks, and they will get one more on Jan. 1 when they go up against Shaw. The senior quarterback is South Carolina's second-leading rusher this season. (138 rushes-511 yards-5 touchdowns)

Shaw also happens to be getting it done with his arm, which had been a criticized aspect of his game earlier in his collegiate career. He has thrown 21 touchdowns to just one interception, making for one of the best ratios in all of college football.

Wisconsin has had its issues on the back end of the defense, so it will have its hands full with Shaw and his dual-threat ability.

Defensively, Clowney and Quarles will get to Stave early and often. Bet on it.

Clowney Hit vs Michigan 2013 Outback Bowl - YouTube

Statistically, South Carolina has won back to back bowls over Big Ten opponents (Nebraska, Michigan) and has won 4 out of the last 5 against the Big Ten. It's no secret that the Big Ten isn't what it once was while the SEC continues to reign supreme in college football. This simply isn't a favorable matchup for Wisconsin.



I'll continue this later today.

[walruswarrior]

Originally Posted by emac213

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Damn the SEC bias is strong you pick every SEC team to win. Only team you didn't pick was LSU and that might be because their QB is done for the season.

I'm ok with his picks. He chose UCF over Baylor

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by walruswarrior

I'm ok with his picks. He chose UCF over Baylor

Is Bortles turning pro?

[Blu-ray Neo]

Originally Posted by walruswarrior

I'm ok with his picks. He chose UCF over Baylor

I've seen Bortles in action. That dude could play QB for ANY major college/university.

This guy is the real deal. I think UCF beats Baylor convincingly.

[walruswarrior]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Is Bortles turning pro?

That's the million dollar question on campus. I hope he doesn't pull a Kevin Smith and turn pro. I want him to come back, but who knows. I don't think so, but you never know. If he lights it up in the Fiesta Bowl, he might go up in the draft rankings.

[fatediesel]

I didn't think there was much of a chance of Bortles turning pro, but in the last couple weeks there's been a lot of hype that he could be a top 10 pick and possibly even the first quarterback taken. I know nothing about Bortles family situation or if money is an issue, but it's very possible that his stock will never be higher than it is now. Should be interesting to see what he does.

[emac213]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Neo

You call it bias, I call it a statistical fact. Let's look at them one at a time....


Auburn (12-1-0) vs. Florida State (13-0-0)

Not once has FSU been truly tested this year. Not once have they faced a legitimate Top-30 defense.

This game will be a hard fought game decided by a margin of victory of 10 points or less. Auburn is going to run the ball while controlling the tempo and milking the seconds off the clock.

Statistics? Here they are...

Auburn is 13-4-1 against FSU all-time and is 22-13-2 in the bowls.

[Show spoiler]Alabama (11-1-0) vs. Oklahoma (10-2-0)

While Alabama is only 1-2-1 all-time against Oklahoma, they are on a 4 bowl game winning streak and has won 3 out of the last 4 BCS National Championships.

Oklahoma on the other hand, should be renamed "Chokelahoma". Overall, Oklahoma is 1-4 in the last 5 bowls against SEC opponents. (ATM, Florida, LSU, Mississippi) In these bowls, Oklahoma has been outscored 116-76 in total points scored.


Missouri (11-2-0) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2-0)

Missouri is the real deal this year. Their only regular season loss was a double overtime game against South Carolina. This Missouri team has a quick strike offense and a good aggressive defense. Nevermind that Missouri's Michael Sam is a Defensive Player of the Year nominee.

Aside from that, Missouri is 28-23-0 against OSU.




South Carolina (10-2-0) vs. Wisconsin (9-3)

South Carolina has one of the best quarterbacks and leaders in the nation in Connor Shaw who has passed for 2,135 yards and 21 touchdowns with only 1 interception, hitting Bruce Ellington 43 times for 635 yards and six touchdowns. Damiere Byrd is not too far behind with 33 catches for 575 yards and four touchdowns on the season. Don’t sleep on the run game as Mike Davis might be one of the best running backs in the nation, rushing for 1,134 yards and 11 touchdowns with seven 100-yard rush games on the year.

QB Connor Shaw is also a danger with his feet. The Badgers have seen their fair share of read-option looks and scrambling quarterbacks, and they will get one more on Jan. 1 when they go up against Shaw. The senior quarterback is South Carolina's second-leading rusher this season. (138 rushes-511 yards-5 touchdowns)

Shaw also happens to be getting it done with his arm, which had been a criticized aspect of his game earlier in his collegiate career. He has thrown 21 touchdowns to just one interception, making for one of the best ratios in all of college football.

Wisconsin has had its issues on the back end of the defense, so it will have its hands full with Shaw and his dual-threat ability.

Defensively, Clowney and Quarles will get to Stave early and often. Bet on it.

Clowney Hit vs Michigan 2013 Outback Bowl - YouTube

Statistically, South Carolina has won back to back bowls over Big Ten opponents (Nebraska, Michigan) and has won 4 out of the last 5 against the Big Ten. It's no secret that the Big Ten isn't what it once was while the SEC continues to reign supreme in college football. This simply isn't a favorable matchup for Wisconsin.

I'll continue this later today.

Ok but before you continue throw out that All time record stat because that has nothing to do with now. Another thing you know FSU can run the ball too right? Another thing You haven't said how awful Auburn D is, you only bring up their strength which is their Offense. UF had a lot of injuries this year and is still way better than Auburn's D.

What I learn is its better to be lucky than good. FSU is getting criticize for blowing teams out and AU is getting praised for being lucky.

[fatediesel]

According to Chip Brown of Orangebloods.com here are the coaches Texas will go after:
1. Nick Saban
2. Urban Meyer
After that he lists Mike Tomlin, Jim Harbaugh, and David Shaw

What I wonder is where does Texas go if they can't get any of those coaches. I think Saban is using Texas to get more money from Alabama, and I don't see Tomlin and Harbaugh leaving the NFL. David Shaw is a Stanford grad and has his dream job and I don't know if any amount of money could get him to come to Texas. Urban Meyer could be a possibility, but he may decide he's got a better chance at success in the Big 10 rather than the Big 12. Texas may be setting themselves up for failure because any coach they end up hiring is going to pale in comparison to the names that have been mentioned.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...xas-candidates

[emac213]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I didn't think there was much of a chance of Bortles turning pro, but in the last couple weeks there's been a lot of hype that he could be a top 10 pick and possibly even the first quarterback taken. I know nothing about Bortles family situation or if money is an issue, but it's very possible that his stock will never be higher than it is now. Should be interesting to see what he does.

I know he has a smoking hot girlfriend.

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[emac213]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

According to Chip Brown of Orangebloods.com here are the coaches Texas will go after:
1. Nick Saban
2. Urban Meyer
After that he lists Mike Tomlin, Jim Harbaugh, and David Shaw

What I wonder is where does Texas go if they can't get any of those coaches. I think Saban is using Texas to get more money from Alabama, and I don't see Tomlin and Harbaugh leaving the NFL. David Shaw is a Stanford grad and has his dream job and I don't know if any amount of money could get him to come to Texas. Urban Meyer could be a possibility, but he may decide he's got a better chance at success in the Big 10 rather than the Big 12. Texas may be setting themselves up for failure because any coach they end up hiring is going to pale in comparison to the names that have been mentioned.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...xas-candidates

Thats a random name.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by emac213

Thats a random name.

Serious question.... how would a lot of their more ignorant fanbase respond to a black coach?

[Terjyn]

ESPN Radio was reporting that if Texas wants Nick Saban they'd have to start with a 10 million $/year offer.

Start.

That's insane. That would have Saban making several million per year more than Sean Payton, the highest paid NFL coach.

The scariest part is Texas can afford that.

[emac213]

Originally Posted by sycro

Serious question.... how would a lot of their more ignorant fanbase respond to a black coach?

Thats a good question. I think they would rather have David Shaw then Mike Tomlin. I say that just because the way Tomlin comes off sometime.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by emac213

Thats a good question. I think they would rather have David Shaw then Mike Tomlin. I say that just because the way Tomlin comes off sometime.

I don't see Shaw leaving Stanford unless it's for an NFL gig.

[Blu-ray Neo]

Originally Posted by emac213

Ok but before you continue throw out that All time record stat because that has nothing to do with now.

Yeah. I'm sure Vegas doesn't look at past performances/head to head records/venues, etc, etc when compiling a potential spread.

Originally Posted by emac213

Another thing you know FSU can run the ball too right? Another thing You haven't said how awful Auburn D is, you only bring up their strength which is their Offense. UF had a lot of injuries this year and is still way better than Auburn's D.

1. FSU can run the ball against the likes of Duke, Wake Forest, Nevada, Idaho and many teams of that caliber. Auburn's defense may not be the best, but it sure as hell beats that linage of teams.

FSU's lowest rushing totals for the year came against Florida. (107 total yards between Wilder Jr. and Freeman) The same (4-8-0) injury plagued Gators that held FSU to their lowest scoring total this year. We'll see about Auburn's "D" in a few weeks.

Originally Posted by emac213

What I learn is its better to be lucky than good. FSU is getting criticize for blowing teams out and AU is getting praised for being lucky.

No. FSU is being criticized for playing a whole conference full of cupcakes while demanding respect. Auburn just whipped the 5th ranked team in the nation (Missouri) and also beat the number one team the week before (Alabama).

You talk about the SEC Media bias. Well, in order to be the best, you have to play the best. The fact is, the SEC has and is the most competitive conference in the country. The SEC has won SEVEN BCS Championships in a row with a chance to make it eight.

FSU fans have no right to cry foul about the lack of respect. When the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) starts acting like they care about football instead of trying to figure out a way to turn a football into a basketball, then maybe people will view them differently.

FSU had their chance to join the SEC right before they settled on Missouri. Your loss.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Neo

Yeah. I'm sure Vegas doesn't look at past performances/head to head records/venues, etc, etc when compiling a potential spread.







1. FSU can run the ball against the likes of Duke, Wake Forest, Nevada, Idaho and many teams of that caliber. Auburn's defense may not be the best, but it sure as hell beats that linage of teams.

FSU's lowest rushing totals for the year came against Florida. (107 total yards between Wilder Jr. and Freeman) The same (4-8-0) injury plagued Gators that held FSU to their lowest scoring total this year. We'll see about Auburn's "D" in a few weeks.







No. FSU is being criticized for playing a whole conference full of cupcakes while demanding respect. Auburn just whipped the 5th ranked team in the nation (Missouri) and also beat the number one team the week before (Alabama).

You talk about the SEC Media bias. Well, in order to be the best, you have to play the best. The fact is, the SEC has and is the most competitive conference in the country. The SEC has won SEVEN BCS Championships in a row with a chance to make it eight.

FSU fans have no right to cry foul about the lack of respect. When the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) starts acting like they care about football instead of trying to figure out a way to turn a football into a basketball, then maybe people will view them differently.

FSU had their chance to join the SEC right before they settled on Missouri. Your loss.

The top of the SEC is the most competitive. Those FCS teams at the bottom though....

[emac213]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Neo

Yeah. I'm sure Vegas doesn't look at past performances/head to head records/venues, etc, etc when compiling a potential spread.





1. FSU can run the ball against the likes of Duke, Wake Forest, Nevada, Idaho and many teams of that caliber. Auburn's defense may not be the best, but it sure as hell beats that linage of teams.

FSU's lowest rushing totals for the year came against Florida. (107 total yards between Wilder Jr. and Freeman) The same (4-8-0) injury plagued Gators that held FSU to their lowest scoring total this year. We'll see about Auburn's "D" in a few weeks.







No. FSU is being criticized for playing a whole conference full of cupcakes while demanding respect. Auburn just whipped the 5th ranked team in the nation (Missouri) and also beat the number one team the week before (Alabama).

You talk about the SEC Media bias. Well, in order to be the best, you have to play the best. The fact is, the SEC has and is the most competitive conference in the country. The SEC has won SEVEN BCS Championships in a row with a chance to make it eight.

FSU fans have no right to cry foul about the lack of respect. When the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) starts acting like they care about football instead of trying to figure out a way to turn a football into a basketball, then maybe people will view them differently.

FSU had their chance to join the SEC right before they settled on Missouri. Your loss.

Yeah man, we have no chance against the mighty SEC. Why even play the game. Will see on Jan 6th

Another thing Clemson beat UGA before the injuries and Miami beat UF before their injuries and we smoked both Clemson and Miami. What is your excuse for that since the ACC is so weak?

[emac213]

marcus lattimore gets knock the f out - YouTube

I had to post this vid since you post the Clowney hit bro.

[Bizdady]

Yay! Not only does UCLA lose a home game next year (playing a home game against Texas at "neutral" Dallas stadium lol) My UCLA season tixs are going up! The downside of being semi popular again and a pretty strong home schedule lol

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