2025-2026 College Football Thread

[UK_fan_05]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

At least Charlie Strong is taking a harder line on Texas's off the field issues. I believe this makes 6 players kicked off the team for good and 2 others suspended indefinately.

I heard they already have offers from Louisville.

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by UK_fan_05

I heard they already have offers from Louisville.

Funny! Could use Auburn in that line too.

[Spurrier Sucks]

You can't make this stuff up. I'm sure everyone is just as shocked as I am that another Dawg goes down to the long arm of the law.
News: Georgia reserve OLB Davin Bellamy arrested on DUI and speeding charges, per Athens jail web site.
7:55 AM - 26 Jul 2014

[Bizdady]

Whats with these kids nowadays... OU 5 star running back accused of punching girl in the face and breaking it in 4 places.

UCLA recruited him and even then he seemed very arrogant so cant say im surprised to see him in the news so early.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...ng-back-update

[Terjyn]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Neo

http://www.foxsports.com/college-foo...re-dame-072314

Written like a pissed of Texas A&M(or Nebraska) fan. I don't know if Travis is one or not, but it's definitely written that way.

It's not enough that the SEC will make more money, no we must present Texas as evil alongside the facts.

[MD-Blu]

I wished that Directv would hurry up and get a deal done and get the SEC Network.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

I wished that Directv would hurry up and get a deal done and get the SEC Network.

Yeah, I'm getting quite worried myself that Verizon won't carry it either. We're getting down to crunch time.

[Blu-ray Neo]

Dan Morris: Charter customers want SEC Network


July 17 was the 40th anniversary of my arrival in Jackson to begin work as a sports writer at The Jackson Sun.

For you math-challenged readers, that was 1974, which turned out to be an historic summer for Jackson sports. The American Legion baseball team won the state title and advanced to the regionals. During the rain-delayed state tournament, I watched the motel television as President Richard Nixon resigned on Aug. 9.

Meanwhile, the Jackson Little League all-stars shined the brightest. They won a string of heart-stopping games to earn state and south-region championships and became the only Jackson team to play in the Little League World Series at Williamsport, Pa.

They lost 1-0 to Venezuela in the opener but crushed Canada and New Haven, Conn., in the consolation bracket. Taiwan won its fourth consecutive championship that year.

While baseball was big in the summer of '74, I quickly learned that football ruled. The first preseason football section I worked on had Brownsville native Rockey Felker on the cover. It was his senior season as quarterback at Mississippi State University, and he made the most of it. The Bulldogs finished 9-3 and beat North Carolina in the Sun Bowl. Felker was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year by the Nashville Banner newspaper.

Growing up in Middle Tennessee with a sports-loving father, it was in my blood to cheer for both the Tennessee Volunteers and Vanderbilt Commodores and appreciate the rich heritage of Southeastern Conference football. That was solidified even more during the 1990s when I covered University of Tennessee football and watched games at each stadium in the Southeastern Conference.

SEC Network

So it doesn't surprise me one bit that a firestorm is brewing among subscribers of Charter Communications about its delay in adding the new SEC Network to its cable television lineup. As of Saturday, Charter was the only system among the nation's top five cable television companies that has not signed to carry the SEC Network.

ESPN, as part of a 20-year deal with the Southeastern Conference, will launch the SEC Network on Aug. 14. It will feature unprecedented television coverage of SEC sports, including about 45 football games, 100 men's and 60 women's basketball games and 75 baseball games annually.

The SEC Network plans to air three football games involving SEC teams each Saturday and feature all 14 conference members within the first month of this football season.

The lure of such complete football coverage is causing the present uproar among Charter customers. They want to see the SEC Network's first live, regular-season games on Thursday, Aug. 28, when South Carolina plays Texas A&M and Vanderbilt plays Temple.

On Aug. 30, the network will show Tennessee Martin at Kentucky, Arkansas at Auburn and Southern Mississippi at Mississippi State.

And on Sunday, Aug. 31, the network will feature Utah State at Tennessee at 6 p.m. CDT.

Most Charter customers have alternative satellite and cable choices in their communities. Jackson has the Jackson Energy Authority cable TV, which has already announced it will carry the SEC Network.

Our household has been a Charter customer since it became available in Jackson. But if Charter does not offer the SEC Network, my bride of 32 years says we are jumping ship and signing with a company that will provide the network. She is an Alabama graduate and wants to see every Crimson Tide football game, even if it's Florida Atlantic at Alabama on Sept. 6.

She is not alone. You can Google the SEC Network and find a list of Facebook posts from fans ranting about Charter's lack of urgency in signing to carry the network.

Nathan writes to Charter, "There is a whole region of people wanting this channel. Stop dragging your feet and carry the channel or you will lose a LOT of customers."

Aaron writes, "Seriously, you are going to make thousands of people in SEC country miss Tennessee's first two games? Every time I see your commercial, you always brag about satisfied customers, but do these people (who are writing about the network) look happy to you? Actions speak louder than words! Charter, put up or shut up! I'm switching if you do not get the network."

And then there's Mike, who writes, "I just called Charter customer service. Nice lady was in Wisconsin and never heard of the SEC. Not a good sign. I pay over $200 a month to Charter. I will change if (the SEC Network) is not carried."

I am betting that Charter will come through and carry the network. It has too many SEC fans as subscribers who won't be happy otherwise. If you are among them, you can encourage Charter to add the SEC Network by calling (888) 438-2427 or by going to this website: http://www.getsecnetwork.com.

After all, who could stand to miss seeing a second of action when Lamar plays Texas A&M or Sam Houston State visits LSU?

Dan Morris can be reached at 668-1709 or by email at danmorris44@charter.net.

http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news...ey=&autologin=

[Spurrier Sucks]

After all, who could stand to miss seeing a second of action when Lamar plays Texas A&M or Sam Houston State visits LSU?

Dan Morris can be reached at 668-1709 or by email at danmorris44@charter.net.

If it's football I want to see it!

I encourage everyone, even those without Charter, to call and demand that they carry the SEC network. They carry the BIG10 network and no one in the south gives a damn about them.

[The Lizard King]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

After all, who could stand to miss seeing a second of action when Lamar plays Texas A&M or Sam Houston State visits LSU?

Dan Morris can be reached at 668-1709 or by email at danmorris44@charter.net.

If it's football I want to see it!

I encourage everyone, even those without Charter, to call and demand that they carry the SEC network. They carry the BIG10 network and no one in the south gives a damn about them.

I would EASILY trade the BT Network for the P12 Network. Easily.

[Spurrier Sucks]

My Tigers are killing it for the '15 class. Just picked up another big commit out of FL.

[emac213]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

My Tigers are killing it for the '15 class. Just picked up another big commit out of FL.

Yeah, you guys are killing it right now. I see you guys already have 20 commits ,how many can you guys take this class?

[The Lizard King]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

My Tigers are killing it for the '15 class. Just picked up another big commit out of FL.

Glad Ray-Ray didn't go to fugly!

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by emac213

Yeah, you guys are killing it right now. I see you guys already have 20 commits ,how many can you guys take this class?

I think they will take all the ones left on their board and over sign if they get them. Waiting on top talent to make a decision. 3 D line, 1 O line and 1 WR. I think they have a great shot at 1 D line, 50/50 on 1 DL, 1 OL 1 WR and a long shot on another DL. There is also talk of a JUCO DL committ to FSU, from here, flipping back to CU but we'll how that goes.

Originally Posted by The Lizard King

Glad Ray-Ray didn't go to fugly!

Me too.

[MD-Blu]

If you believe rumors, Directv will announce the addition of the SEC Network this Friday (8/1)

[sk33tr]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

If you believe rumors, Directv will announce the addition of the SEC Network this Friday (8/1)

i think the collective cheering might be audible across the southern states.

[Blu-ray Neo]

Charter finalizing deal with ESPN to carry SEC Network

James Crepea, Montgomery Advertiser 12:05 p.m. CDT July 30, 2014

College football fans in much of the state of Alabama will not miss out on any of the upcoming SEC football season as Charter Communications, a major telecommunications provider in the state, is finalizing a deal with ESPN to carry the SEC Network in time for its launch.

"We have an agreement that we are currently finalizing with ESPN and we will have the SEC Network for its Aug. 14 launch," a Charter Communications spokesman said.

Charter is a major provider in the state of Alabama, including the Montgomery and Birmingham markets. Birmingham has been the top television market for college football for 13 straight years, drawing an averaged 9.2 rating, the highest ever for the market, this past year.

Auburn's home opener with Arkansas at 3 p.m. Aug. 30, Alabama's home game with Florida Atlantic at 11 a.m. Sept. 6, and Troy's game at Georgia at 11 a.m. Sept. 20 are three of the 16 games that will be shown on the SEC Network in just the first four weeks of the season.

The SEC Network will televise 45 football games and more than 100 men's basketball games, 60 women's basketball games and 75 baseball games in its first year. Live events from the SEC's non-revenue sports will also be televised and streamed digitally.

Other programming will include the weekly SEC Nation traveling pregame show, which will be hosted by Joe Territore. SEC Nation will debut from Columbia, South Carolina on Aug. 28 when the Gamecocks host Texas A&M as part of a doubleheader on the network, with Vanderbilt hosting Temple in the nightcap, before traveling to Auburn for the opening Saturday telecast of the season.

The Paul Finebaum Show, one of the most listened to radio programs in the SEC, will be simulcast on weekday afternoons.

SEC Storied will be a film series dedicated to SEC institutions and their pasts. Bo, Barkley and the Big Hurt, a film documenting the short time when Bo Jackson, Charles Barkley and Frank Thomas were all at Auburn, will air Aug. 21.

The addition of Charter, which has more than 5.7 million customers in 29 states, brings the SEC Network's distribution up to approximately 65.7 million households. ESPN has targeted the 80-90 million range for distribution for the new network.

Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks signed on to carry the SEC Network last week and deals are also in place with Comcast, Dish Network, Cox Media and AT&T U-Verse.

DirecTV remains the major provider yet to reach a deal to this point, though the company told FoxSports.com it is "quite hopeful" a deal will be in place soon.

According to Sports Business Daily, distributors are paying $1.40 per subscriber per month for the channel within the SEC's 11-state footprint and $0.25 per month outside of it. The channel will be on expanded basic tiers within SEC territory and digital basic outside of it.

That level of pricing means the SEC Network, the product of a 20-year agreement between ESPN and the SEC, could generate as much as the Big Ten Network and Pac-12 Network combined.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/...ey=&autologin=

[Spurrier Sucks]

Great news there!^^^

Also CU and Auburn will play in '16 and '17.

[fatediesel]

First Coaches Poll is out:

1 Florida State Seminoles 14-0
2 Alabama Crimson Tide 11-2
3 Oklahoma Sooners 11-2
4 Oregon Ducks 11-2
5 Auburn Tigers 12-2
6 Ohio State Buckeyes 12-2
7 UCLA Bruins 10-3
8 Michigan State Spartans 13-1
9 South Carolina Gamecocks 11-2
10 Baylor Bears 11-2
11 Stanford Cardinal 11-3
12 Georgia Bulldogs 8-5
13 LSU Tigers 10-3
14 Wisconsin Badgers 9-4
15 USC Trojans 10-4
16 Clemson Tigers 11-2
17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-4
18 Arizona State Sun Devils 10-4
19 Mississippi Rebels 8-5
20 Texas A&M Aggies 9-4
21 Kansas State Wildcats 8-5
22 Nebraska Cornhuskers 9-4
23 North Carolina Tar Heels 7-6
24 Texas Longhorns 8-5
25 Washington Huskies 9-4

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/

[Bizdady]

Whoa Ucla

Hmmm Pac 12 with quite a few teams on there.

Oregon, UCLA, Stanford, USC, Arizona, and Washington