NCAA Football 2021 Thread

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Nov 28, 2021 11:08 am

Sic ‘em!

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Nov 28, 2021 3:57 pm

Lincoln Riley yesterday:

Lincoln Riley today:

Post by **brian** » Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:03 pm

I can’t really get exercised when these guys lie about that stuff though. What do you expect him to say “Yeah, I’m out of here.” It’s like if you’re cheating on your partner and you’re confronted about it you don’t cop to it. Keep lying. There’s no point being honest.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:09 pm

brian wrote: ↑Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:03 pm I can’t really get exercised when these guys lie about that stuff though. What do you expect him to say “Yeah, I’m out of here.” It’s like if you’re cheating on your partner and you’re confronted about it you don’t cop to it. Keep lying. There’s no point being honest.

Absolutely no point in not lying about it. There are no repercussions....people in Norman are mad? So what...he'll never be back there.

I do wonder if some reporters are kicking themselves though for not asking follow up questions like 'Are you going to be coaching here?'

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:28 pm

I mean, he didn’t lie.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:30 pm

All of that lying makes me tremendously exercised.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Nov 29, 2021 4:59 pm

HOLY SHIT

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:46 pm

Holy shit. Brian Kelly to LSU.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:50 pm

brian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:46 pm Holy shit. Brian Kelly to LSU.

Fickell and Campbell just both got major boners.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:57 pm

brian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:46 pm Holy shit. Brian Kelly to LSU.

I hope he got 24/7 use of a private plane.

duff · Post by **duff** » Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:17 pm

Is there a reason Kingsbury is coming in as possible replacements at ND and OU? Is it more of a pipe dream then a realistic option?

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 29, 2021 10:30 pm

I wonder what kind of odds you could have gotten 30 or 40 years ago on coaches leaving head coaching jobs at Oklahoma and Notre Dame for other college head coaching jobs on back to back days.

Like 50,000-1?

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:24 am

A move to USC makes sense to me big name that can recruit in a conference that's basically only got Oregon, but LSU from Notre Dame? Semi-lateral move in terms of recent prestige, and a harder road to the playoffs playing in the SEC.

and when I read Brian's 20-40 years ago I was thinking the 50-60s. Jesus.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:31 am

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:24 am A move to USC makes sense to me big name that can recruit in a conference that's basically only got Oregon, but LSU from Notre Dame? Semi-lateral move in terms of recent prestige, and a harder road to the playoffs playing in the SEC.

and when I read Brian's 20-40 years ago I was thinking the 50-60s. Jesus.

Plus, might be tough for a guy who’s never coached outside of Indiana, Ohio and Michigan to recruit at a school that traditionally gets most of its players in the Deep South.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:07 am

1) Guess who else left the midwest for LSU? Saban.

2) Weis already recruits well in the south at ND. He's a great recruiter.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:33 am

duff wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:17 pm Is there a reason Kingsbury is coming in as possible replacements at ND and OU? Is it more of a pipe dream then a realistic option?

Kingsbury's contract with the Cardinals runs for one more season. As he currently coaches the team with the best record in the NFL, this is very likely his agent posturing for a better extension, as evidenced by Schefter tweeting Oklahoma's interest in Kingsbury during the first quarter of the late afternoon games on Sunday.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:42 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:07 am 1) Guess who else left the midwest for LSU? Saban.

2) Weis already recruits well in the south at ND. He's a great recruiter.

what

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:45 am

The most random wlu_lax misspelling yet.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:52 am

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:58 am

I say this as someone who most definitely would be there if I was a football player at Notre Dame, but no way I'm going into a 7:00am meeting to hear my coach tell me he feels so bad he's getting $15 mil a year from another school.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:35 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:07 am 1) Guess who else left the midwest for LSU? Saban.

He’s no Nick Saban, imho.

The Weis mistake was funny!

Post by **brian** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:43 am

A buddy who works in the athletic department at CMU reminded me that Kelly is a guy who wears out his welcome after awhile with the AD personnel. Obviously, he is/was in no danger of being let go at ND any time soon, but one bad year could have changed that.

ND to LSU is a lateral move at worst and re-starts the clock with a new athletic department.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:21 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:58 am I say this as someone who most definitely would be there if I was a football player at Notre Dame, but no way I'm going into a 7:00am meeting to hear my coach tell me he feels so bad he's getting $15 mil a year from another school.

the $15M number is not close to correct. Dennis Dodd whiffed big time on that one.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:25 pm

Whatever the number, my point stands.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:54 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:42 am
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:07 am 1) Guess who else left the midwest for LSU? Saban.

2) Weis already recruits well in the south at ND. He's a great recruiter.

what

Yeah, wow. Thought I'd had enough coffee...

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:07 pm

Has LSU ever had a kid sit for a bowl game to preserve their draft slot? If so, I bet we could find some fun tweets.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:09 pm

Didn't Chase sit the whole year out?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:13 pm

DIdn't urban say that the Notre Dame job was his dream at some point? Or am I imagining that? Because this has Saban to Alabama written all over it.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:16 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:09 pm Didn't Chase sit the whole year out?

I want a one for one. "He's a fucking selfish quitter for leaving now" versus "hooray for Coach Kelly!".

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:23 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:16 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:09 pm Didn't Chase sit the whole year out?
I want a one for one. "He's a fucking selfish quitter for leaving now" versus "hooray for Coach Kelly!".

Sitting out for COVID isn't really the same thing.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:27 pm

Yeah, I mean like how McCaffrey skipped whatever bowl game he was in. A pretty direct comp.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:43 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:13 pm DIdn't urban say that the Notre Dame job was his dream at some point? Or am I imagining that? Because this has Saban to Alabama written all over it.

Yes. Ohio State and Notre Dame were reportedly his dream jobs from before he went to Florida.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:54 pm

Absolutely love that Stoops is staying put. I'm not writing that from a UF perspective as much as a fuck LSU perspective. Also, AB deserves nice things.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:17 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:54 pm Absolutely love that Stoops is staying put. I'm not writing that from a UF perspective as much as a fuck LSU perspective. Also, AB deserves nice things.

I'm glad he is staying too. But if he can win 7-10 games a year it's only 2-3 years before he will have to move and I won't have any hurt feelings about it. Really wouldn't have this year, but he seems to be getting what he wants from the AD that will help the program regardless of who is coaching.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 3:53 pm

Why would he ever leave making that much money, recruiting the hell out of Ohio (after OSU gets who they want), and not having to deal with the ridiculous expectations everywhere else?

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:06 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:07 pm Has LSU ever had a kid sit for a bowl game to preserve their draft slot? If so, I bet we could find some fun tweets.

Greedy Williams sat out the Fiesta Bowl vs. UCF

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:08 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:06 pm
mister d wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:07 pm Has LSU ever had a kid sit for a bowl game to preserve their draft slot? If so, I bet we could find some fun tweets.
Greedy Williams sat out the Fiesta Bowl vs. UCF

Well, for doing that, I’m guessing some wags accused him of being greedy !

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:24 am

TIL that Mark Dantonio is not the Michigan State football coach and hasn't been for a couple of years.

Post by **brian** » Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:25 pm

This story is making the rounds about what kind of a guy Brian Kelly is.

That's two future NFL coaches he was a major dick to. Sooner or later that shit tends to come back and bite you in the ass.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:51 pm

Wow, look at Mr. Judgmental up on his 35 foot pedestal.