College Football Thread 2023 Edition

[AlaskaGuy]

More against less...

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College Football Quarterly Review: The biggest surprises and disappointments in 2023

The first four weeks of the season have been chaotic and it seems the drama is just starting as clear-cut contenders have yet to emerge in most conferences.

247sports.com

DISAPPOINTING: SEC VS. THE WORLD
The SEC might still be the king, but the crown on the head is ajar.

The conference started the season 3-6 against Power Five opponents, the worst start since 2002, with Alabama's loss to Texas as the most notable. The SEC bounced back in Week 4 and is now 5-7, but who would have thought the SEC's only teams with wins against ranked opponents would be Mizzou and Ole Miss?

Six of the SEC's seven losses were by double digits. Even the wins against low-tier opponents have raised eyebrows. Auburn rallied in a late-night defensive battle against Cal, a four-win team a year ago. Kentucky struggled to hold off FCS Eastern Kentucky for a 28-17 win. Mississippi State needed a plus-4 turnover margin and overtime to beat Arizona, a team picked by the media to finish eighth in the Pac-12, at home.

Now, the SEC's programs turn their attention to each other in conference play. Other than Georgia, is there a powerhouse in the conference this fall?

 

[della]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1704157398653358437

College Football Quarterly Review: The biggest surprises and disappointments in 2023

The first four weeks of the season have been chaotic and it seems the drama is just starting as clear-cut contenders have yet to emerge in most conferences.

247sports.com

DISAPPOINTING: SEC VS. THE WORLD
The SEC might still be the king, but the crown on the head is ajar.

The conference started the season 3-6 against Power Five opponents, the worst start since 2002, with Alabama's loss to Texas as the most notable. The SEC bounced back in Week 4 and is now 5-7, but who would have thought the SEC's only teams with wins against ranked opponents would be Mizzou and Ole Miss?

Six of the SEC's seven losses were by double digits. Even the wins against low-tier opponents have raised eyebrows. Auburn rallied in a late-night defensive battle against Cal, a four-win team a year ago. Kentucky struggled to hold off FCS Eastern Kentucky for a 28-17 win. Mississippi State needed a plus-4 turnover margin and overtime to beat Arizona, a team picked by the media to finish eighth in the Pac-12, at home.

Now, the SEC's programs turn their attention to each other in conference play. Other than Georgia, is there a powerhouse in the conference this fall?

Maybe, the SEC should start scheduling high school teams like Washington?

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Maybe, the SEC should start scheduling high school teams like Washington?

The $EC plays the least amount of regular season P5 teams of all the P5 conferences. Only two $EC teams play 10 regular season P5 teams and that is Florida (Utah & FSU) and South Carolina (UNC @ neutral site & Clemson).

Now let's do Tennessee.

Tennessee OOC schedule: Virginia (P5) @ neutral site, Austin Peay (FCS), UTSA (G5), UCONN (G5) Nov 4th?

 

[PSUTE]

Pac-12 power ratings: Washington on top as Colorado holds steady, Utah, WSU and ASU rise

The Cougars have been impressive in two wins over ranked opponents.

www.mercurynews.com

1. Washington
The Huskies have more points (130) in the first half of their four games than 78 teams have scored through four quarters of all games. They also lead the nation in yards per game (593.3), yards per play (9.23), passing yards per game (467.3).
2. Utah
3. Oregon
4. Washington State
5. USC
6. Colorado
7. UCLA
8. Oregon State
9. Arizona
10. Arizona State
11. Cal
12. Stanford

Pay wall: Find it at KSL.com

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Pay wall: Find it at KSL.com

I edited that post with the KSL link but I'd like to know how you knew about the KSL thing seeing how I've been paying for Mercury News for over a decade now just so I could read Wilner's power rankings.

 

[PSUTE]

I edited that post with the KSL link but I'd like to know how you knew about the KSL thing seeing how I've been payingose who don't for Mercury News for over a decade now just so I could read Wilner's power rankings.

I get Wilner's insights in an email, hit the pay wall everytime. KSL is a partner. For those who don't know, Wilner is the best PAC reporter out there...

 

[AlaskaGuy]

I get Wilner's insights in an email, hit the pay wall everytime. KSL is a partner. For those who don't know, Wilner is the best PAC reporter out there...

I like Wilner's stuff but he's been going off the deep end ever since everyone decided to leave the PAC. He sided with Cal and Stanford .. probably because he's a bay area guy and he's got it in big time for USC seeing how USC was the biggest a$$hole of the bunch when it came to shady sh1t in regards to leaving. He's yet to condemn the PAC school presidents who kept pushing their woke ESG bs.

 

[PSUTE]

I like Wilner's stuff but he's been going off the deep end ever since everyone decided to leave the PAC. He sided with Cal and Stanford .. probably because he's a bay area guy and he's got it in big time for USC seeing how USC was the biggest a$$hole of the bunch when it came to shady sh1t in regards to leaving. He's yet to condemn the PAC school presidents who kept pushing their woke ESG bs.

It is after all the destruction of his meal ticket...

 

[AlaskaGuy]

College football rankings: The 25 best programs of the past 100 years

Success is everything at these programs and none have done it better.

247sports.com

1. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
2. ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
3. NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH
4. MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
5. USC TROJANS
6. OKLAHOMA SOONERS
7. TEXAS LONGHORNS
8. TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
9. GEORGIA BULLDOGS
10. LSU TIGERS
T11. PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
T11. NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
13. FLORIDA GATORS
14. AUBURN TIGERS
15. WASHINGTON HUSKIES
16. TEXAS A&M AGGIES
17. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS
18. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
19. WISCONSIN BADGERS
20. STANFORD CARDINAL
21. GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS
22. PITTSBURGH PANTHERS
23. IOWA HAWKEYES
24. CLEMSON TIGERS
25. PURDUE BOILERMAKERS

 

[AlaskaGuy]

College football rankings: The 25 best programs of the past 100 years

Success is everything at these programs and none have done it better.

247sports.com

1. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
2. ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
3. NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH
4. MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
5. USC TROJANS
6. OKLAHOMA SOONERS
7. TEXAS LONGHORNS
8. TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
9. GEORGIA BULLDOGS
10. LSU TIGERS
T11. PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
T11. NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
13. FLORIDA GATORS
14. AUBURN TIGERS
15. WASHINGTON HUSKIES
16. TEXAS A&M AGGIES
17. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS
18. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
19. WISCONSIN BADGERS
20. STANFORD CARDINAL
21. GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS
22. PITTSBURGH PANTHERS
23. IOWA HAWKEYES
24. CLEMSON TIGERS
25. PURDUE BOILERMAKERS

Washington got hosed. They should have went back further.

Washington Huskies football - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Gil Dobie era (1908–1916)
Gil Dobie left North Dakota Agricultural and became Washington's head coach in 1908. Dobie coached for nine remarkable seasons at Washington, posting a 58–0–3 record.[13] Dobie's career comprised virtually all of Washington's NCAA all-time longest 64-game unbeaten streak[13] (outscoring opponents 1930–118) and included a 40-game winning streak, second longest in NCAA Division I-A/FBS history.[3] In 1916, Washington and three other schools formed the Pacific Coast Conference, predecessor to the modern Pac-12 Conference. In Dobie's final season at Washington, his 1916 team won the PCC's inaugural conference championship. Dobie was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 as a charter member.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

It is after all the destruction of his meal ticket...

 

[Toadman005]

College football rankings: The 25 best programs of the past 100 years

Success is everything at these programs and none have done it better.

247sports.com

1. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
2. ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
3. NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH
4. MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
5. USC TROJANS
6. OKLAHOMA SOONERS
7. TEXAS LONGHORNS
8. TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
9. GEORGIA BULLDOGS
10. LSU TIGERS
T11. PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
T11. NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
13. FLORIDA GATORS
14. AUBURN TIGERS
15. WASHINGTON HUSKIES
16. TEXAS A&M AGGIES
17. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS
18. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
19. WISCONSIN BADGERS
20. STANFORD CARDINAL
21. GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS
22. PITTSBURGH PANTHERS
23. IOWA HAWKEYES
24. CLEMSON TIGERS
25. PURDUE BOILERMAKERS

247, an Auburn website trying to devalue Bama? Shocker.

 

[Hard2Bluff]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1706357980315390207

 

[AlaskaGuy]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1706357980315390207

That's going to be a classic.

 

[Hard2Bluff]

That's going to be a classic.

He seems pretty confident in that video which is usually not the case. Hopefully we wont have to hit the Bourbon hard in the second half.

 

[RuffledFeathers]

Pay wall: Find it at KSL.com

Soooo.....KSL isn't Kinky Sex Live?? Never can tell with y'all west coast fans.

 

[della]

The $EC plays the least amount of regular season P5 teams of all the P5 conferences. Only two $EC teams play 10 regular season P5 teams and that is Florida (Utah & FSU) and South Carolina (UNC @ neutral site & Clemson).

Now let's do Tennessee.

Tennessee OOC schedule: Virginia (P5) @ neutral site, Austin Peay (FCS), UTSA (G5), UCONN (G5) Nov 4th?

If the Orange don't scare you the schedule will.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

College Football Rankings 2024 - CBS Sports Rankings

Get the latest College Football rankings for the 2024 season. Find out where your favorite team is ranked in the AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, CBS Sports Rankings, or Playoff Rankings polls and rankings.

www.cbssports.com

CBS 1-133 CFB Ranking:
1. Georgia
2. Washington
3. Ohio St.
4. Michigan
5. Florida St.
6. Texas
7. Oregon
8. Penn St.
9. USC
10. Notre Dame
11. Oklahoma
12. Utah
13. Duke
14. Alabama
15. Washington St.
16. LSU
17. Miami
18. North Carolina
19. Ole Miss
20. Oregon St.
21. Missouri
22. Tennessee
23. Florida
24. Kentucky
25. Kansas

 

[Hard2Bluff]

College Football Rankings 2024 - CBS Sports Rankings

Get the latest College Football rankings for the 2024 season. Find out where your favorite team is ranked in the AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, CBS Sports Rankings, or Playoff Rankings polls and rankings.

www.cbssports.com

CBS 1-133 CFB Ranking:
1. Georgia
2. Washington
3. Ohio St.
4. Michigan
5. Florida St.
6. Texas
7. Oregon
8. Penn St.
9. USC
10. Notre Dame
11. Oklahoma
12. Utah
13. Duke
14. Alabama
15. Washington St.
16. LSU
17. Miami
18. North Carolina
19. Ole Miss
20. Oregon St.
21. Missouri
22. Tennessee
23. Florida
24. Kentucky
25. Kansas

Washington too low.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Washington too low.

UK beats Florida and the Cats are going to move up at least two spots if not more.