NCAA Football 2021 Thread

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:13 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:51 pm Wow, look at Mr. Judgmental up on his 35 foot pedestal.

Cringing while I slow clap.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:13 pm

It looks like our long national nightmare is about to end...

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:13 pm

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Post by **brian** » Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:20 pm

Guess we'll find out how much Jim McElwain really liked it in Fort Collins.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:24 pm

It should be a very desirable gig for an assistant at a major or head coach at a smaller mid-major, assuming they'll pay at least the market rate.

Personally, I love Fort Collins, so I'm keeping my phone line clear, just in case.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:41 pm

Second that emotion on Ft. Collins. You could do a LOT WORSE than being in quick-strike distance to about a dozen ski resorts and with a truly nice little downtown area for dinner/nightlife. There are also a lot of little cities/towns up in that area that are really nice and could get you away from prying eyes if desired.

/someone still thinking seriously of moving out that way

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:06 pm

Do football coaches see the world that way? I think for d3 maybe they view location like that...but most are tape nerds, program focused (planning and fund raising), and recruiting hustlers. The see schools for their ability to recruit. So does Colorado produce top caliber players that will come to my school...are there other areas I can pouch? Do I have state of the art facilities and $ to keep making my facilities better (so I can recruit).....and maybe location/campus/community to make my better half/family accept me at the office all the time.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:03 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:06 pm Do football coaches see the world that way? I think for d3 maybe they view location like that...but most are tape nerds, program focused (planning and fund raising), and recruiting hustlers. The see schools for their ability to recruit. So does Colorado produce top caliber players that will come to my school...are there other areas I can pouch? Do I have state of the art facilities and $ to keep making my facilities better (so I can recruit).....and maybe location/campus/community to make my better half/family accept me at the office all the time.

You make some good points. Denver is the best place in hundreds of miles for recruiting, but most schools west of the Mississippi get a lot of their players from either California or Texas. Colorado State should be able to recruit as well as any school in the Mountain West, for sure, given very good facilities and a desirable location (which might also appeal to coach's family.)

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:14 pm

CSU made a relatively huge investment in athletics recently. They should be able to recruit locally as CU still has leftovers from past regimes in terms of locals going there. Plus it's a relatively easy climb to the top of the Mountain West.

Fort Collins is a little close to Greeley though..

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:43 pm

Twitter is often a cesspool. But today, people of all backgrounds, race, creed, color, religion, political persuasion, … are joining together! To roast Brian Kelly for immediately adopting a fake southern accent.

Post by **brian** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:46 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:43 pm Twitter is often a cesspool. But today, people of all backgrounds, race, creed, color, religion, political persuasion, … are joining together! To roast Brian Kelly for immediately adopting a fake southern accent.

This is a man who as far as I'm aware has never lived further south than Cincinnati.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:55 pm

So cringy.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:03 pm

There was a tweet about Freeman doing his introductory press conference in a brogue which I found #funny.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:15 pm

Holy fuck, Utah is thirty minutes from a Rose Bowl berth.

My kid drove to Vegas today for the game. He’s loving it.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:01 pm

I'm here as well, in a sea of red. It's 80/20 Utes fans. Game has been pretty boring.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 1:22 am

Holy shit...Utah is going to the Rose Bowl. Would never have imagined it.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 3:34 pm

Oh man Oklahoma St lost by an inch or two.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 3:40 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 3:34 pm Oh man Oklahoma St lost by an inch or two.

I feel like sheer momentum would have worked if he turned that towards endzone 3 yards sooner.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 3:45 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 3:40 pm
rass wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 3:34 pm Oh man Oklahoma St lost by an inch or two.
I feel like sheer momentum would have worked if he turned that towards endzone 3 yards sooner.

He’s just a kid. A grown-ass man would’ve done that.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:46 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:15 pm Holy fuck, Utah is thirty minutes from a Rose Bowl berth.

My kid drove to Vegas today for the game. He’s loving it.

Utah fans are kinda insane. At least the ones around us were. Felt pretty white powery. Lots of ok signs being thrown on 3rd down.

Post by **brian** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:32 pm

Georgia laid an egg no doubt but these refs got the memo to get 2 SEC teams in the playoff.

Post by **brian** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:35 pm

If the committee has any balls and if (big if) Michigan wins it should be:

1) Michigan
2) Alabama
3) Georgia
4) Cincinnati

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:58 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:46 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:15 pm Holy fuck, Utah is thirty minutes from a Rose Bowl berth.

My kid drove to Vegas today for the game. He’s loving it.
Utah fans are kinda insane. At least the ones around us were. Felt pretty white powery. Lots of ok signs being thrown on 3rd down.

Good lord. I haven’t seen any of that around here, but given our demographics and politics I’m not surprised.

Post by **brian** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:00 pm

Most of the right-wingers I know from UT are more McMullin/Romney Republicans but yeah. Not terribly surprising especially given and the Fox propaganda about Oregon as the home of Satan.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:21 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:36 pm

That’s kinda bullshit.

Post by **brian** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:34 pm

The Big Teh refs have obviously not got the memo the SEC refs did.

Post by **brian** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:48 pm

It absolutely should be:

Michigan
Alabama
Georgia
Cincinnati

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:47 am

mister d wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:36 pm That’s kinda bullshit.

The moment he acted like he was sliding, he should've been called down.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:11 am

Jesus... I thought this team was going to be solid, but only the most insane homer would've predicted this. I discounted 2020 as a total anomaly, but, again, still... This?

Holy shit.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:49 pm

You're only allowed to say that if you're a Cincinnati fan.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 2:00 pm

OSU ranked over Baylor is a fucking joke.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 2:05 pm

They're both in the JV NFL tryout exhibitons. Matters zero.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 2:09 pm

You’re right. Still annoying.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:51 pm

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:49 pm You're only allowed to say that if you're a Cincinnati fan.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but as a reminder, MI was UNRANKED to begin the season. They were coming off of a 2-4 2020 that saw their head coach forced into taking a pretty significant pay cut.

Cincinnati made a pretty good argument for themselves last year and really needed to win one tough game (Notre Dame) to put themselves firmly in the discussion all year. And good for them! First non-P5 team to ever make the CFP... So I get that.

But to say ANYONE saw this coming from MI is looney tunes. This is absolutely bonkers.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:03 pm

C’mon. As shocked as the fanbase might be by this, there’s no world where a one loss B10 champ UM team misses the playoff. This exact Cincinnati team only made it because a couple of other teams lost one too many games, and lost them at the wrong time.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:42 pm

Um... I'm not talking about after the dust settles. That's almost a ridiculous conversation, frankly. Of course MI should be in the CFP after beating OSU and winning the trophy.

I'm talking about the expectations at the beginning of the season.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 7:05 pm

It's absurd either way. It's Michigan. Like saying your shocked that USC made the playoff. And people bitch about Pats fans.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 7:35 pm

Yeah man. I don’t know that citgo is talking about half the time and I’m in lockstep with him here.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 8:28 pm

Deleted whiny post, replacing it with.. "Cool, not a big deal how others perceive this... just very happy to be shocked as a long time (annoyingly), uber fan."