2015 College Football Season/Playoff Thread

[Ohio]

Ask yourself this...has Oregon received any sanctions against them in the years since he has been gone? Unlike when Pete Carroll left USC, Oregon hasn't been punished for shit, that's just the popular excuse to use when college coaches jump rank to the NFL (same shit was said about Saban at LSU).

And those are excuses? Coaching a college team is a full time job as is, but recruiting from Oregon where you have to go out of state for nearly all of your recruits is an additional full time job...shit would get old fast for me...same goes for sucking up to rich douches who think they can do your job better than you, especially when you are as arrogant as Chip Kelly.

Uhh, Oregon was under fire when Chip left...and then the investigation just...disappeared. Make of that what you will. Pretty typical of the NCAA these days though (botching investigations that is) unlike when Carroll left USC.

 

[BimboColesHair]

Uhh, Oregon was under fire when Chip left...and then the investigation just...disappeared. Make of that what you will. Pretty typical of the NCAA these days though (botching investigations that is) unlike when Carroll left USC.

If there was something there, you would have heard about it...you heard nothing and it went away because there was nothing there...just a couple players getting like free car rentals and shit.

 

[DJTJ]

Never in my wildest dreams (que some T Swift), as a BG grad, would I ever think I'd see a QB lead the NCAA in passing, especially after having three away games against two B1G and one SEC team.

There's a lot of MAC grads on this site, and it's great to me how good the MAC is getting. Makes for some fun Football.

 

[AZ_]

Putting $500 on BG over 5.5 wins this season makes me want to attend homecoming this weekend.

 

[DJTJ]

The over under was only 5.5 wins? For a team that's went to consecutive MAC title games? Wow.

 

[Ohio]

If there was something there, you would have heard about it...you heard nothing and it went away because there was nothing there...just a couple players getting like free car rentals and shit.

Oh?

"On April 16, 2013, the Oregonianreported that the University of Oregon has offered to put its football program on two years probation in response to NCAA violations that allegedly took place during Kelly's tenure as head coach.[20] On June 26, 2013 the NCAA Committee on Infractions issued its report concluding the investigation into Oregon's use of football scouting services. Oregon received 3 years of probation, reduction of scholarships, but no bowl ban. Kelly received an 18-month show-cause penalty, which would make his hiring by another NCAA institution difficult; Kelly had already left the NCAA for the NFL."

Slap of the wrist, probably should have been worse.

 

[spydy13]

Oh?

"On April 16, 2013, the Oregonianreported that the University of Oregon has offered to put its football program on two years probation in response to NCAA violations that allegedly took place during Kelly's tenure as head coach.[20] On June 26, 2013 the NCAA Committee on Infractions issued its report concluding the investigation into Oregon's use of football scouting services. Oregon received 3 years of probation, reduction of scholarships, but no bowl ban. Kelly received an 18-month show-cause penalty, which would make his hiring by another NCAA institution difficult; Kelly had already left the NCAA for the NFL."

Slap of the wrist, probably should have been worse.

I was gonna say (but was too lazy to verify) that something actually came out of that investigation.

 

[AZ_]

Here is the handwritten, signed note to Willie Lyles in order to get recruits to Eugene:

Their relationship, explained here:

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ys-robinson_scout_details_deal_oregon_kelly_070111

 

[spydy13]

Just wanted to do a rundown of the potential playoff contenders and their quality games left:

1 OSU (11/21 MSU, 11/28 @TUN, B1G IOWA/NW)

• They haven't been great and people want to drop them, but I have to assume if they figure out a way to run the table against two very good teams to end the regular season and then beat a potentially undefeated Iowa or one loss NW, they should be all good.

2 BAY (11/14 OKLA, 11/21 @OKST, 11/27 @TCU)

• TCU is obviously the big one. OKST and OKLA could be 3 and 4 loss teams (respectively) by the end of the year, so those might not carry a ton of weight.

3 TCU (11/7 @OKST, 11/21 @OKLA, 11/27 BAY)

• Same thing goes for TCU. Gotta run the table and hope a team from another conference (undefeated or 1 loss) doesn't have a better resume.

4 UTAH (11/21 UCLA, PAC 12 STAN/CAL)

• UCLA may not end up being a big win, but they've already done work with wins against MICH, ORE, and CAL (although the last two may end up being not as impressive in retrospect, especially ORE). Beating a good Stanford team would definitely secure a spot though.

5 CLEM (11/7 FSU)

• Beating FSU is important, but if FLA goes in the tank after losing their QB then FSU won't be the strongest of wins. They can still hope though that ND runs the table the rest of the year and beats a good STAN to close out the year.

6 LSU (10/17 FLA, 11/7 @ALA, 11/21 @MISS, 11/28 TA&M, SEC FLA)

• If they run the table they're in and probably #1. Losing 1 of those and they would still probably have a chance depending on the landscape of the rest of the SEC. Beating FLA (potentially) twice may not be as big of a deal anymore depending on if they go in the tank after losing their QB.

7 MSU (10/17 @TUN, 11/21 @OSU, B1G IOWA/NW)

• The ORE win has taken a hit, but running the table easily secures them a spot (probably second behind an undefeated SEC team).

8 FLA (10/17 @LSU, 11/28 FSU, SEC LSU/TA&M/ALA/MISS)

• Beating LSU on the road given their current predicament would be massive. FSU would be a good win too if they beat CLEM. Even if they lose to LSU this week, they have a unique chance to redeem themselves with a quality win in the SEC title game.

9 TA&M (10/17 ALA, 10/24 @MISS, 11/28 @LSU, SEC FLA)

• Again, run the table and they're in. That ASU win has taken a hit, but they still have a more than compelling argument to get in depending on what they do down the stretch.

10 ALA (10/17 @TA&M, 11/7 LSU, SEC FLA)

• That WIS game isn't impressive anymore. The UGA win is heading that way as well. But running the rest of the table still gets them in the conversation, I'm sure.

11 FSU (11/7 @ CLEM, 11/28 @FLA)

• Winning their only two big games on the road would push them up the board, but if FLA falls apart then they would be with TCU and BAY trying to talk up the one big win they have.

12 TUN (10/17 MSU, 11/28 OSU, B1G IOWA/NW)

• Their one loss looks pretty damn good right now. Winning out easily gets them in.

 

[Rich]

Kevin Hogan is gonna sucker some team into making him a 2nd round draft pick with this one-off senior season he's having.

Stanford is really, really good. Should be kicking themselves for losing that opener.

 

[Ohio]

The Tom Herman's just keep winning.

 

[Jordan]

I love watching Ole Miss's defense. They are outstanding.

 

[Ohio]

Northwestern predictably falling back into irrelevancy. This is why you don't get hype over beating Northwestern in early October...

Anyways, looking forward to the Silver medal game between Michigan State and Michigan.

 

[MRMsix6]

Northwestern predictably falling back into irrelevancy. This is why you don't get hype over beating Northwestern in early October...

Anyways, looking forward to the Silver medal game between Michigan State and Michigan.

Northwestern beat a good Stanford team and was 5-0, which was more impressive than anything OSU has done this year. I'm not sure if you're aware, but Iowa is a pretty good team - certainly better than any team OSU has played. And as I type this, it's 16-10 in the second quarter...sooo

It's going to be funny when OSU's season is ruined by one of those silver medal teams.

 

[Ohio]

I love watching Ole Miss's defense. They are outstanding.

Memphis with 24 points at halftime