College Football 2023

[Gary]

Ray Anderson has resigned as the AD of Arizona State. 5 years too late in my opinion. 

[See Red]

Lucky ASU.  I wish Florida’s AD would resign. 

[BBTV]

On 11/12/2023 at 11:40 AM, Germanshepherd said:

Is this the most anybody’s been paid not to do their job ever?

 

And there's still people who think players shouldn't get paid big bucks.

 

Not only did players get him that big contract in the first place, but ironically, they also got him fired so he could live out his days with more money than 99% of them will ever see.

 

Players deserve salaries, not just NIL compensation.  Whatever happened to them unionizing?  Maybe let's open that door again.  What a lousy message to send to the kids that the school can afford to pay >$100M for a guy to not work, but can't give the a dime.  It's a godsdamn disgrace. 

 

[FiddySicks]

5 hours ago, Gary said:

Ray Anderson has resigned as the AD of Arizona State. 5 years too late in my opinion. 

Yeah his whole tenure was a disaster. Time to get someone in there who actually has a desire to navigate the system honestly. 

[Gary]

10 hours ago, FiddySicks said:

Yeah his whole tenure was a disaster. Time to get someone in there who actually has a desire to navigate the system honestly. 

Knowing Crow it'll be someone who values education first and set the athletic program back another 30 years 

[MJWalker45]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38913428/big-12-wwe-pairing-hands-title-belt-conference-championship-mvp

Big XII championship MVP gets a title belt, and the WWE will have branding at the game to include on the field. Looks like they're already spending that Saudi money. 

[oldschoolvikings]

Michigan fires their Linebackers coach for destroying evidence.   
 

When I was a kid I loved playing dominoes. 

[DG_ThenNowForever]

What a lame ass call against Maryland.

 

Come the hell on.

[TrueYankee26]

Well this could be an all time dark day in Tallahassee. Florida State trails North Alabama 13-0, YES, that sentence is correct. Also Jordan Travis broke his ankle.

[Dynasty]

I know they're not any good this season, but there's something funny about Auburn losing to a subdivision team (New Mexico State) that they, like everyone in their conference, schedule in an attempt to get an extra win.

 

Screw the ACC and SEC for doing that. Play nine conference games like everyone else.

[WestCoastBias]

On 11/14/2023 at 6:15 AM, Gary said:

Knowing Crow it'll be someone who values education first and set the athletic program back another 30 years 

 

Universities shouldn't value education first??

[See Red]

4 hours ago, Dynasty said:

I know they're not any good this season, but there's something funny about Auburn losing to a subdivision team (New Mexico State) that they, like everyone in their conference, schedule in an attempt to get an extra win.

 

Screw the ACC and SEC for doing that. Play nine conference games like everyone else.

 

I'm not going to defend the ACC because that conference is a joke, but as a fan of a team that consistently plays one of the toughest schedules in the country and that, next season, plays the most difficult schedule I've ever seen, it gets a little old seeing this argument.  I'd say the average SEC team plays a more difficult schedule than the average non-SEC team.  Go after the Michigan's and Oregon's of the world for their joke non-conference schedules.

 

My team, Florida, is pretty mediocre and likely won't be bowl eligible and would probably be a nine or ten win team with Michigan's schedule or Penn State’s. 

 

4 hours ago, WestCoastBias said:

Universities shouldn't value education first??

 

The benefit of having high-performing athletic departments to universities is clear enough and, frankly, there's a large enough separation between athletic departments and actual universities, that yes, schools would be wise to hire athletic directors with an eye on actually be as good as possible at sports, in my opinion.

 

edit: I guess I can't speak specifically about Arizona State's situation but for Florida, for instance, it would absolutely benefit the university to get serious about their academic programs.

[BBTV]

1 hour ago, WestCoastBias said:

 

Universities shouldn't value education first??

No they shouldn’t. Athletes are revenue generators. Nothing more. Same with the coaches and AD.  The football coaches aren’t professors, and the players shouldn’t have to fake being students. 

[infrared41]

1 hour ago, WestCoastBias said:

 

Universities shouldn't value education first??

 

That's so cute.

[MJWalker45]

11 hours ago, BBTV said:

No they shouldn’t. Athletes are revenue generators. Nothing more. Same with the coaches and AD.  The football coaches aren’t professors, and the players shouldn’t have to fake being students. 

At the FBS/FCS level sports are money makers. Beyond that, they're nice things to have that bring attention to your school every year. Schools should find ways to make it affordable for students that aren't playing sports for them. 

11 hours ago, See Red said:

 

The benefit of having high-performing athletic departments to universities is clear enough and, frankly, there's a large enough separation between athletic departments and actual universities, that yes, schools would be wise to hire athletic directors with an eye on actually be as good as possible at sports, in my opinion.

Athletic departments at the top level aren't even run by schools anymore, they just use the facilities that the school supplies. Clemson even has the initials for its booster club on the football field. Texas A&M isn't even the one paying Jimbo's retirement fund. It's the Aggies boosters.

[TrueYankee26]

We will see Cam Rising in the Big 12 next year 

 

[GDAWG]

23 hours ago, TrueYankee26 said:

Well this could be an all time dark day in Tallahassee. Florida State trails North Alabama 13-0, YES, that sentence is correct. Also Jordan Travis broke his ankle.

 

And Jordan Travis has no more eligibility left.    It could be a Hendon Hooker situation where some NFL team takes him in Day 2 or Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft and staches him on PUP or NFI for the entire season. 

[See Red]

I can’t imagine he has much of an NFL future. I’m not just saying this as a rival fan since I’m on the record saying he’s a great college player, but his athleticism won’t be as big of a weapon in the NFL as it is against the future pros in something other than sports he currently plays against and his passing skillset is pretty much just throwing up jump balls to Wilson and Coleman.  And frankly, a lot of his success is probably just from having six years of experience in CFB, four of them starting games in the same system. 

[See Red]

5 hours ago, TrueYankee26 said:

We will see Cam Rising in the Big 12 next year 

 

 

Ugh... will be the guys seventh year.  Maybe I'm just an old man yelling at clouds but medical redshirt or not, I don't think this should be allowed.  I'd be in favor of a five year max, personally.  We've seen this year what a huge advantage having one of these sixth year QBs is.  I also think the extra covid year of eligibility was a mistake.

[infrared41]

25 minutes ago, See Red said:

Ugh... will be the guys seventh year.  Maybe I'm just an old man yelling at clouds but medical redshirt or not, I don't think this should be allowed.

 

For reference, Andrew Luck's NFL career was seven years.