NCAA football 2025

[Phantom]

fix it for ya

ACC Miami? first time for everything I guess.

Do you still believe Miami won’t win? Georgia Tech? As of now, it seems like the ACC championship game will be between Georgia Tech and Miami.

[Kress]

Pitt is starting to peek around the corner.

[Noles1724]

ACC Miami? first time for everything I guess.

Do you still believe Miami won’t win? Georgia Tech? As of now, it seems like the ACC championship game will be between Georgia Tech and Miami.

Until it happens, it hasn't happened.

That said, looking like this might be the year

[Zarni]

Ouch

He is right tho

He is definitely right this year.

Crazy year in B1G

[Zarni]

Quick Prediction for this year

ACC - Clemson
B1G - PSU
Big 12 - BYU
SEC - Georgia



Final 4 - PSU, Oregon, Georgia, Texas

Ohio State goes 9 - 3 with losses to Texas, @Illinois, Penn State

So, what are your predictions for the final four, and who do you think will win group 5 USF or Memphis?

Im not sure

I suppose right now Id say

Miami, OSU, Alabama and know its crazy but ND



USF for group of 5

[Phantom]

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[mdb1958]

How far up do Indiana and Texas Tech move up?

[Phantom]

Ask Snake, as he believes himself to be an expert

[Zarni]

PSU fires Franklin. $50M buyout

Whatever administrator agreed to that contract needs to be shown the door as well

[Phantom]

PSU fires Franklin. $50M buyout

Whatever administrator agreed to that contract needs to be shown the door as well

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@BJJ34

I believe this year is the end for Franklin. He’s done for.

[Snake]

PSU fires Franklin. $50M buyout

Whatever administrator agreed to that contract needs to be shown the door as well

LOL

[BuccaNOLEer]

PSU fires Franklin. $50M buyout

Whatever administrator agreed to that contract needs to be shown the door as well

Same with the administrator at FSU agreeing to the Norvell contract after he gets fired this year. That will be a $63 million buyout.

[Selmon Rules]

I need to get myself fired from a head coaching job....

[BJJ34]

Franklin was a good coach and I hope it's not a "grass is greener" mentality for Penn State Fans.

It's unbelievable a guy loses 3 games, and who knows how good these teams actually are that we're playing. Allar goes down in the NW game too.

I don’t know. Grass is always greener when it comes to head coaches.

I guess I'm just from the Joe had rough years too.

[Zarni]

Franklin was a good coach and I hope it's not a "grass is greener" mentality for Penn State Fans.

It's unbelievable a guy loses 3 games, and who knows how good these teams actually are that we're playing. Allar goes down in the NW game too.

I don’t know. Grass is always greener when it comes to head coaches.

I guess I'm just from the Joe had rough years too.

I think you might be onto something here. Franklin was able to win 10 games a year with them. They might not like what comes next.

It happened to Nebraska when they dumped Solich because they thought they were still a powerhouse program that could compete for titles

[BJJ34]

Franklin was a good coach and I hope it's not a "grass is greener" mentality for Penn State Fans.

It's unbelievable a guy loses 3 games, and who knows how good these teams actually are that we're playing. Allar goes down in the NW game too.

I don’t know. Grass is always greener when it comes to head coaches.

I guess I'm just from the Joe had rough years too.

I think you might be onto something here. Franklin was able to win 10 games a year with them. They might not like what comes next.

It happened to Nebraska when they dumped Solich because they thought they were still a powerhouse program that could compete for titles

Especially considering ALL of our 2027 Recruits are now gone.

[Kress]

From Outkick today:

The Associated Press Top 25 Poll needs a complete overhaul. And as bad as the preseason poll was, it's never been more obvious than in the middle part of the season.

Though we're still several weeks away from the release of the first College Football Playoff poll, there's little doubt that the current AP poll is influencing strength of schedule debates. Not to mention potentially informing the selection committee as it deliberates in the coming weeks. And as usual, some of the most extreme outliers in the latest iteration of the AP Poll have benefited the SEC. Whether through over-ranking some teams, because of their conference affiliation, or by not ranking other teams that might deserve it. The published rankings are also exposing how many voters are either not watching games, or not updating their views based on week-to-week results.

Particularly with teams like the LSU Tigers, Washington Huskies and the USC Trojans. And these rankings are already being used to advance arguments that aren't actually supported.

The LSU Tigers enter the week ranked No. 10, just one spot behind their preseason ranking. Sounds reasonable, until you look at how the Tigers got there. They opened the season by beating the Clemson Tigers on the road, which at the time looked like a meaningful win over a top-5 opponent. But Clemson has fallen off a cliff, starting 3-3 with losses to Georgia Tech and Syracuse. As is so often the case however, poll voters never updated their rankings to adjust LSU down because Clemson isn't a top-5 team. Their other "big" win came over the Florida Gators. While Florida's not a bottom-tier team by any means, they're 2-4, including a loss to USF. The other difficult game LSU played? They lost. They're still No. 10, a standard that would never be applied were they not part of the SEC. And we know this to be the case, because we can compare them to other teams.

USC, for example, has one loss. On the road, to a team ranked No. 17 at the time. That team, Illinois, has two losses. Those two losses are to the best two teams in college football, Ohio State and Indiana. USC has a dominant win over Michigan on its resume. But because USC started lower than LSU in the preseason, and doesn't get the perceived benefit of the SEC's "quality loss" formula, they sit 10 spots behind the Tigers at No. 20.

What and how you value can change your perception of rankings. But even looking at objective data, based on opponent-adjusted efficiency, the SEC is being given undue credit because of its brand names. ESPN's Bill Connelly, creator of the SP+ metric, posted that ranking's list of teams based on their actual performance this season, with preseason expectations removed.

Lo and behold, four of the top-5 teams are in the Big 10. And the best team thus far? The Texas Tech Red Raiders. LSU? They're No. 22. Georgia? No 21. Alabama? No. 26.



Again, these are opponent adjusted. It already includes the strength of the opponent. Notice too, that the Washington Huskies are #12, 10 spots higher than LSU in on-field performance. Yet they're unranked in the AP Poll, while the Tigers are #10. What does this mean? It means, as always, that the SEC boosters are using AP Poll rankings to talk up their strength of schedule and the supposed difficulty of the SEC gauntlet.

Does the objective data mean that the SEC is a cakewalk and none of the conference's teams are deserving of being ranked highly? Of course not. It does, however, show that SEC teams are added to the AP Poll when they don't necessarily deserve it. But the talking points are out; the SEC has the hardest remaining schedule because of AP ranked teams. Except, once again, looking at data-driven rankings, remaining strength of schedule is remarkably similar between conferences. Six of the 11 hardest remaining schedules are in the Big Ten, per ESPN's FPI metric. The other five are in the SEC. Nine of the top 18 toughest remaining schedules are in the Big Ten. 10 of the top 18 are in the SEC. It's very evenly matched. Yet it won't be presented that way, because of biased human voters that don't watch the games.

As one quick example, an AP voter had Michigan No. 17 and USC unranked in this week's poll. Even though USC just beat Michigan, handily, at the Coliseum on Saturday. Why? Because they likely didn't watch the game and forgot to update it before Sunday morning's deadline. With an expanded playoff, this matters more than ever. And it's in the hands of people who aren't even paying attention.

[Phantom]

There’s a buzz in Gainesville that either James Franklin or Lane Kiffin will be the Gators new coach next year.

stay tuned


Dark Horse: Michigan State

[Zarni]

good article @Kress ...thanks for sharing

I agree that voters should completely reassess every week instead of simply adjusting week to week standings which it seems most of them do.

though the voters don't do good at that, I actually think the Committee does a good job in that regards.


All that being said, I don't think SP+ is very good (whether it is the one that includes preseason expectations or doesn't).

[Kress]

good article @Kress ...thanks for sharing

I agree that voters should completely reassess every week instead of simply adjusting week to week standings which it seems most of them do.

though the voters don't do good at that, I actually think the Committee does a good job in that regards.


All that being said, I don't think SP+ is very good (whether it is the one that includes preseason expectations or doesn't).

You don't know how many times I've had that conversation with my wife. It will be like the first or second week of the season, when nobody knows anything about anyone, and X team will be ranked 15 and beat a 2, while Y team will be 8 and beat a 5. In the next rankings, Y will stay way far ahead of X, and my only excuse to her for that is: "it's just harder to jump up that many spaces." "Why?" "It just is because it is and that's how it is."

[Zarni]

good article @Kress ...thanks for sharing

I agree that voters should completely reassess every week instead of simply adjusting week to week standings which it seems most of them do.

though the voters don't do good at that, I actually think the Committee does a good job in that regards.


All that being said, I don't think SP+ is very good (whether it is the one that includes preseason expectations or doesn't).

You don't know how many times I've had that conversation with my wife. It will be like the first or second week of the season, when nobody knows anything about anyone, and X team will be ranked 15 and beat a 2, while Y team will be 8 and beat a 5. In the next rankings, Y will stay way far ahead of X, and my only excuse to her for that is: "it's just harder to jump up that many spaces." "Why?" "It just is because it is and that's how it is."

Lol. that's awesome. One of those instances where guys, the supposed rational ones, have no explanation whatsoever.

[Phantom]

My brother is one of boosters.

Florida head coach Billy Napier could be fired as “soon as this weekend,” per USA TODAY Sports.

According to sources, Florida’s athletic director Scott Stricklin met with a handful of influential boosters on Tuesday and was told continuing financial support depends on a “new direction within the football program.”

[Kress]

You don't know how many times I've had that conversation with my wife. It will be like the first or second week of the season, when nobody knows anything about anyone, and X team will be ranked 15 and beat a 2, while Y team will be 8 and beat a 5. In the next rankings, Y will stay way far ahead of X, and my only excuse to her for that is: "it's just harder to jump up that many spaces." "Why?" "It just is because it is and that's how it is."

Lol. that's awesome. One of those instances where guys, the supposed rational ones, have no explanation whatsoever.

I did have an explanation, because I explained it to her, so the explanation shows there was an explanation otherwise I could not have explained what I so obviously did explain to her using my explanation.


Oddly, she hasn't divorced me yet.

[Phantom]

My brother said that Napier’s fired, regardless of the outcome this weekend’s.

[mdb1958]

Can anyone tell me what they think about Red Murdock LB Buffalo?

[Zarni]

Can anyone tell me what they think about Red Murdock LB Buffalo?

I can't tell you about him, but did you see that Mt Union is hanging tough at #2 this year, 6-0?

Dreaded North Central is #1.

[Buc2]

Can anyone tell me what they think about Red Murdock LB Buffalo?

I think it's a great cowboy name.

[mdb1958]

Can anyone tell me what they think about Red Murdock LB Buffalo?

I can't tell you about him, but did you see that Mt Union is hanging tough at #2 this year, 6-0?

Dreaded North Central is #1.

Listen Johnny come lately my family is from Canton/Akron. My brain won't hold all the stories from them growing up in that area.

Now go have one of the alt boys study Red.

[Zarni]

I don’t know what that really means, but I like it!!

[Kress]

I don’t know what that really means, but I like it!!

I recon them there was fightin words. I recon he called you'n yer kin yella.

[Buc2]

I don’t know what that really means, but I like it!!

I recon them there was fightin words. I recon he called you'n yer kin yella.

How can one tell you're not a Hillbilly or, if not a Hillbilly, you didn't at least come from a Hillbilly family. You spell reckon, recon. {sigh}

[Kress]

My family couldn't afford k. No K-Mart, no Special K, none of it.

[Buc2]

My family couldn't afford k. No K-Mart, no Special K, none of it.

To be fair, there are other ways to tell one isn't a Hillbilly. They have all their teeth. They wear shoes outside. They bathe more than once a week. Just little things, to be sure.

[Phantom]

What the fuck?

Memphis vs USF

https://gotigersgo.com/news/2025/10/13/ ... -11am-kick

The biggest game is set for 11 in the morning. They might face each other again for the conference championship game.

12 pm eastern time?!!?

[Phantom]

Penn State wants Matt Rhule and Ryan Day.per sources

Florida: Lane Kiffin, James Franklin

Michigan State: James Franklin

Stay tuned