Official 2024 NCAA Football Thread

Pulling for Boise State but Penn State is doing exactly what I expected so far.

 

Same here. I'd like to see Boise win it all.

 

Also, geaux tigers. I’m glad Nuss is back next year.

almost as glad as I am that Milroe is back at Bama

 

I just love that they're getting the shot they earned with a respectable team. They had many years of BCS disrespect in the early 2010s when they had teams I felt were deserving of at least getting a chance against the big boys.

 

The beauty of this system.

did they deserve a bye? Nah, but they def deserved a chance. Just like some of the other teams.

 

Amen to that. Personally I'm not a fan of byes but I'll take this any day over the 4 team playoff or BCS system.

Boise is hanging in there. Jeanty looks much less effective against an actual B1G defense though (and not week 2 Oregon).

 

Tyler Warren is a BEAST

 

Not so sure about some of these penalties...

 

Think this one went as expected.
They have to change the system. The bye have to change. Just seed it by rankings.

 

Agreed for the rankings. Personally I thought that's how it was supposed to be going into it but I guess not.

 

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Yeah I personally don’t remember the free bye thing going into it, feels like everyone learned that littler tidbit at the same time…the day of the rankings haha

 

I remember the free bye for the format. But I assumed that would go to the top 4, which I'm not so sure was earned by Boise State or Arizona State at that time but then again, I'm not on the committee.

 

Michigan in 2024 was pretty mediocre (as expected this season) but still somehow managed:

2-0 vs Alabama
2-0 vs Kalen Deboer at two different programs
2-0 vs Caleb Downs at two different programs
2-0 vs their main rivals

All without any semblance of a QB or proper offensive line. Honestly, it is better than a lot of people were predicting before the season...well, minus those who thought that Michigan would run it back before reality set in. I predicted 3 losses but we got 5. However, this year I will gladly take 5 losses and those stats above.

 

Well shit….. that was easy.

 

Omg!!!

 

ND is in Big 10 for men's ice hockey I think

 

Looks like another blowout. 6 games so far. 6 essentially non competitive.

 

MAYBE get rid of the "committee" altogether and use a BCS-style ranking system (6-8 computers + 2 or 3 polls)???

Final rankings then provide seeding. The highest ranked 4 conference champs get in + best 'Group of 5' school, but NO byes except highest 4 ranked teams???

Under the "committee" this year, according to their final rankings it would have been:


1 Oregon........Bye
2 Georgia.......Bye
3 Texas..........Bye
4 Penn State...Bye
5 Noter Dame
6 Ohio State
7 Tennessee
8 Indiana
9 Arizona State
10 Boise State
11 Clemson
12 SMU

Just a thought

 

Idk why people are shocked that the games are not competitive sometimes. It’s football. There’s lots of teams and lots of players.

can’t always have every matchup be amazing. It’s not the committee or rankings fault for that, it’s just the way football is. I’m just glad we are finally at enough teams that we all feel quite confident that the best one is in here somewhere.