2025-2026 College Football Thread

[bootsy]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

The problem in judging that 2013 Noles team was their weak schedule. They won every game by two TD's or more except the national title game, but they played one of the weakest schedules of any national champion in the modern era. Personally, I think the 1993 and 1999 Noles teams were better, even if the 93 team narrowly lost a game.

I remember the 1995 Nebraska team well. They clobbered everyone, including what was probably Spurrier's best team ever.

I've been watching since the early about 1991 and I'd rank the best teams.
1. Miami 2001
2. Nebraska 1995
3. Clemson 2018
4. Texas 2005
5. USC 2004
Honorable mention:
Florida 1996
Florida St. 1999
Ohio St. 2002 - the only team to beat the 2001-02 Canes.
Florida 2008
Alabama 2009

Yeah I agree with you. They did have a weak schedule but they dominated that weak schedule. Also agree that 93 albeit with a loss and 99 were better teams.

[emac213]

I know on paper Clemson and Bama look like they will be hard to beat the next couple of year's, and I agree but each team is different. A lot can happen in a year, team chemistry changes, attitudes change. Will to win is different. Injuries. Complacency. Let’s just wait and see. Trust me I'm a victim of that after 2013 season, I was like "Jameis coming back the whole O line is coming back no body is going to beat us" boy was I wrong. The 2014 team looked nothing like the 2013 team, FSU made it though that season by the skin of their teeth that year, and got destroyed in the playoff game. What I really envy about Clemson is that they are able to hold on to their coaches, no real turnover.

[ChadFL]

Early 2019 ESPN rankings with number of offensive/defensive starters expected to return.

1. Clemson - 8/8
2. Alabama - 8/9
3. Georgia - 7/8
4. Ohio St. - 5/10
5. Notre Dame - 7/6
6. Oklahoma - 5/10
7. Florida - 5/7
8. Texas - 6/3
9. Texas A&M - 6/5
10. LSU - 8/8
11. Michigan - 8/5
12. Oregon - 10/7
13. Washington St. - 8/6
14. UCF - 8/6
15. Syracuse - 5/8

[ChadFL]

Texas A&M has a brutal 2019 schedule. They're the only team that plays both Alabama and Clemson.
@ Clemson
vs. Auburn
vs. Alabama
@ Georgia
@ LSU

[sycro]

Jalen Hurts is transferring. Georgia Tech needs a QB....

[sycro]

Originally Posted by emac213

I know on paper Clemson and Bama look like they will be hard to beat the next couple of year's, and I agree but each team is different. A lot can happen in a year, team chemistry changes, attitudes change. Will to win is different. Injuries. Complacency. Let’s just wait and see. Trust me I'm a victim of that after 2013 season, I was like "Jameis coming back the whole O line is coming back no body is going to beat us" boy was I wrong. The 2014 team looked nothing like the 2013 team, FSU made it though that season by the skin of their teeth that year, and got destroyed in the playoff game. What I really envy about Clemson is that they are able to hold on to their coaches, no real turnover.

At the same time, Clemson and Alabama have already been here for 4+ straight years.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by sycro

Jalen Hurts is transferring. Georgia Tech needs a QB....

Maryland makes a lot of sense.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by sycro

At the same time, Clemson and Alabama have already been here for 4+ straight years.

Yeah, both Alabama and Clemson have shown that they can reload year after year and keep winning big. It never seems to matter how many seniors or players they lose to the draft.

With the 4 team playoff it makes it extremely hard for either to not make the playoff. Either team can probably lose 1 game in any given season and still make it. It's very hard to see Clemson dropping more than 1 regular season game in the next few years and Alabama always manages to lose no more than 1 as well.

[emac213]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Yeah, both Alabama and Clemson have shown that they can reload year after year and keep winning big. It never seems to matter how many seniors or players they lose to the draft.

With the 4 team playoff it makes it extremely hard for either to not make the playoff. Either team can probably lose 1 game in any given season and still make it. It's very hard to see Clemson dropping more than 1 regular season game in the next few years and Alabama always manages to lose no more than 1 as well.

You think that Clemson can lose a game and still make it with the ACC being down? The way it played out if they drop that game to Syracuse they wouldn't have made it in. Most likely Ohio state would have been in over them. So Bama always have a larger margin for error based on the SEC having more quality teams.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by emac213

You think that Clemson can lose a game and still make it with the ACC being down? The way it played out if they drop that game to Syracuse they wouldn't have made it in. Most likely Ohio state would have been in over them. So Bama always have a larger margin for error based on the SEC having more quality teams.

Yes. They made the playoff and won the national title in 2016 losing a game to a bad Pitt team. They can likely afford to drop one game by a slim margin and still make it, especially if it's early in the season.

Unlike most SEC teams they tend to play quality non-conference schedules. They play South Carolina every year. They also play Texas A&M in 2019 and Notre Dame in 2020 to help their SOS. Ohio St.'s 2019 schedule isn't likely to be much harder than Clemson's. They play no-name non conference opponents and Penn St. and Michigan are likely going to be less talented than their 2018 teams.

[BizCat]

Ohio State's 2019 non-conference matchups are weak. Toughest is Cincinnati, which is not saying a whole lot.

Aug. 31 – Florida Atlantic
Sept. 7 – Cincinnati
Sept. 14 – at Indiana
Sept. 21 – Miami (Ohio)
Sept. 28 – at Nebraska
Oct. 5 – Michigan State
Oct. 12 – Off
Oct. 18 – at Northwestern
Oct. 26 – Wisconsin
Nov. 2 – Off
Nov. 9 – Maryland
Nov. 16 – at Rutgers
Nov. 23 – Penn State
Nov. 30 – at Michigan
Dec. 7 – Big Ten Championship Game (Teams TBD)

[BizCat]

In fact, Ohio State's non-conference matchups are weak but get better down the road.

As of right now:::

2020
09/05 - Bowling Green
09/12 - at Oregon
09/19 - Buffalo

2021
09/11 - Oregon
09/18 - Tulsa
09/25 - Akron

2022
09/03 - Notre Dame
09/17 - Toledo

2023
09/23 - at Notre Dame

2024
09/14 - at Washington

2025
08/30 - at Texas
09/13 - Washington

2026
09/05 - Texas
09/19 - Boston College

2027
09/18 - at Boston College

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by sycro

Jalen Hurts is transferring. Georgia Tech needs a QB....

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Maryland makes a lot of sense.

BetDSI put out odds on where Hurts transfers and they have Houston as the favorite at +150, followed by Arizona at +300, Maryland at +400, and UCLA and TCU at +500.

[LordSummerIsle]

Next year itll be a rematch

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by BizCat

In fact, Ohio State's non-conference matchups are weak but get better down the road.

We'll see if all those games actually happen. Games that far in the future get cancelled quite a bit, and Ohio State has cancelled games on multiple occasions. Ohio State was supposed to play Tennessee in 2018 and 2019 and North Carolina in 2017 and 2018 but cancelled the games when the Big Ten announced it was moving to a nine-game schedule, and they were supposed to play Georgia in 2020 and 2021 but backed out when they couldn't agree on dates to play.

[TxDave]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

BetDSI put out odds on where Hurts transfers and they have Houston as the favorite at +150, followed by Arizona at +300, Maryland at +400, and UCLA and TCU at +500.

They put Houston as the favorite because he is from Houston but UH already has a very good QB in D'Eriq King if he comes back from his injury.

[Moviefan1203]

Tate Martell is in the transfer portal. Interesting.

[ChadFL]

Early Vegas line for 2019 season football national champs.

Clemson +175
Alabama +250
Georgia +550
Ohio St., Penn St. +1200
Michigan +1400

Everyone else +2500 or greater.

[The Lizard King]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZivEBcvM8CM

[bootsy]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Tate Martell is in the transfer portal. Interesting.

Yeah mean Tathan Martell.