I predict that having never, EVER been there before, Iowa State will struggle with the expectations. Like losing 2 games they're easily favored in.Like Texas and OU???
No SEC team is going to have fewer than three non-P5 opponents on their slate, and instead of Cincinnati, Toledo and Navy, the SEC teams will have scheduled their non-P5 games against FCS HBCUs.UGA plays Tech and Clemson OOC, then UAB and Charleston Southern. If you count Tech as a P5, that means they have fewer than 3 non-P5 opponents.
I know you're just trying to touch all the bases here, but the Husker's sched it tougher.oops,
Well, it's at least arguable
I believe the Badgers will be much improved this coming season.I think SP+ has them as a top 10 team, so I can't disagree.
The only position group that truly concerns me right now is tailback. How is that possible at Wisconsin? There is very little depth behind starter Jalen Berger, and he was banged up all spring, as were many of the other backs. It got so bad that they were running tailback plays with fullbacks, for God's sake.
Has Miami or FSU have some shot at being decent? Been hearing that for years now.FSU? No.
And my claim will still hold true......that's the point, lol.I think ND's schedule is . . . interesting.
Your thoughts?Yes
- Will it seem fairly normal with tailgating and full capacities?
- What does your top ten look like at the moment?
- What are pluses and minuses for your team, and where would you rank them?
- What is the toughest out on your schedule?
- What is a sleeper team quasi-forgotten you think could make a run for the top ten?
- What is an asleep highly regarded team you think could slide to 9-4ish?
All that is fair.
I see it as a weird schedule because an NC contender should easily go at least 11-1 against it but a borderline top-25 quality team might struggle to go .500 because nearly every game could be competitive.
Honestly- with Michigan falling off the cliff from it's 2016 peak and sucking ass- to Ohio State just running roughshod and steam-rolling the entire B1G- to Clemson/BAMA swapping MNC titles year after year - completely losing interest in the damn sport. Might not even watch CFB in 2021.Ahh... #helmetteamproblems
The Wolverines were a title contender for most of 2018.How quickly things can change.
Ahh... #helmetteamproblemsI don't care if my team is involved, but it doesn't feel like many teams are involved.
If my interest in the sport was related to the chances of my team winning the MNC...
...I'd never have gotten interested at all.
I don't care if my team is involved, but it doesn't feel like many teams are involved.this. not a helmet team problem.
I've mentioned before how "nice" it might be to be a fan of "Kansas State". You are occasionally decent, 8-5 or 9-4, play in a semimiddlin' bowl game and are thrilled to be there, you tailgate and party etc. and have fun and if they lose, meh.I think the other nice thing about Kansas State/Indiana is that it's not like you have a football power as a rival. I think MSU fans *would* be similar, except they always end up getting compared to UM. Same with like a Georgia Tech or Virginia
They also had a really nice coach for a while. If you had this philosophy and could somehow choose, who would you pick? Stanford could be an option. Teams like South Carolina have too rabid fans with expectations. Miami is boring. Ole Miss would be good, trust me.
Indiana would be a nice pick, the town is nice. Washington? Might be too occasionally good.
this. not a helmet team problem.be patient - things will change
just sick of the whole thing if I already know how it pans out.
Ohio State will steam roll the B1G, Bama or Clemson will win the title.
I think the other nice thing about Kansas State/Indiana is that it's not like you have a football power as a rival. I think MSU fans *would* be similar, except they always end up getting compared to UM. Same with like a Georgia Tech or VirginiaGood point, though I'm not sure Tech has a rival of any note. I'm thinking of a program located with pretty good fall weather and a nice campus with modest aspirations and great tailgating, Ole Miss would be a good choice I think.
Honestly- with Michigan falling off the cliff from it's 2016 peak and sucking ass- to Ohio State just running roughshod and steam-rolling the entire B1G- to Clemson/BAMA swapping MNC titles year after year - completely losing interest in the damn sport. Might not even watch CFB in 2021.Good Post it's always more rivoting when there is ballance.I preferred it when MSU/M/UW/PSU etc are in the mix.It's great when the contest is in question with time ticking off - my fingernails,sanity & Jim Beam disappear
I've mentioned before how "nice" it might be to be a fan of "Kansas State". You are occasionally decent, 8-5 or 9-4, play in a semimiddlin' bowl game and are thrilled to be there, you tailgate and party etc. and have fun and if they lose, meh.The problem with a team like Indiana is that it's too far down the bottom of the barrel. It's not a lot of fun cheering for a team that is going to typically go 3-9 or 4-8... Yeah, they've been on an uptick lately, but we'll see if it's sustainable. When they're 3-9 or 4-8, though, it becomes too apathetic.
They also had a really nice coach for a while. If you had this philosophy and could somehow choose, who would you pick? Stanford could be an option. Teams like South Carolina have too rabid fans with expectations. Miami is boring. Ole Miss would be good, trust me.
Indiana would be a nice pick, the town is nice. Washington? Might be too occasionally good.
You want a team that can win some games, but isn't good enough that their expectations (a bowl game, not the conference championship or MNC) aren't dashed by any single loss.Iowa Hawkeyes??? Northwestern Wildcats?
Looking at a list online of the longest active bowl streaks, I could see OkSU and Virginia Tech as potential programs in this category. Given that OkSU will always be "little brother" to OU, I'm going to go with VT.
Iowa Hawkeyes??? Northwestern Wildcats?I don't know that Northwestern works... First, even when they're good, nobody cares. Due to Chicago being the magnet city of Big Ten country, they also find themselves being the team that plays 12 "away" games every season because the visiting fans are such a high proportion of their ticket sales. And because they're a small nerdy school, I'm not sure their tailgate game is all that impressive...
The Utes would be a good one for CD's exercise, at least for myself.Two what?
I also think the ability to attend games matters.THIS
If I went back to East Lansing for every home game, tailgated, met up with college friends, hit up some of the campus restaurants, I'd be more ok with mediocrity than when it's just a weekly obligation on my couch.
I don't know that Northwestern works... First, even when they're good, nobody cares. Due to Chicago being the magnet city of Big Ten country, they also find themselves being the team that plays 12 "away" games every season because the visiting fans are such a high proportion of their ticket sales. And because they're a small nerdy school, I'm not sure their tailgate game is all that impressive...It is when Badger fans are there. :)
I could see Iowa fitting into the "good but not that good" category though. That's a good one.
I've mentioned before how "nice" it might be to be a fan of "Kansas State". You are occasionally decent, 8-5 or 9-4, play in a semimiddlin' bowl game and are thrilled to be there, you tailgate and party etc. and have fun and if they lose, meh.The Kansas State fans that Fearless and I know from another site long ago, got their hopes pegged quite high in the 90s, and now refer to pretty much every season as "a bitterly disappointing kick in the nuts."
They also had a really nice coach for a while. If you had this philosophy and could somehow choose, who would you pick? Stanford could be an option. Teams like South Carolina have too rabid fans with expectations. Miami is boring. Ole Miss would be good, trust me.
Indiana would be a nice pick, the town is nice. Washington? Might be too occasionally good.
I bet that you can get a pretty mean hot dog at a Northwestern tailgate.Mustard's Last Stand is right across the way from Dyche Stadium, assuming it made it through COVID.
The Kansas State fans that Fearless and I know from another site long ago, got their hopes pegged quite high in the 90s, and now refer to pretty much every season as "a bitterly disappointing kick in the nuts."the kitties say, "It was great while it lasted"
So, I'm not sure KSU fits the bill.
Maybe someone with success much further in the past like... Minnesota?
(no offense GR!)
Mustard's Last Stand is right across the way from Dyche Stadium, assuming it made it through COVID.I was gonna mention that place. You beat me to it.
Can you order the Chicago dog without the tomato wedges? Or would that be viewed as some sort of a major diss?Yes. Not all Chicago dogs have tomato (or pickle or celery salt).
the kitties say, "It was great while it lasted"Ski might say that, but WC4E is a bitter, bitter man. :)
about what Husker fans remember
Yeah I knew that ketchup would get you blacklisted/shot, which is why I asked.(https://i.imgur.com/MTA4BPy.png)
I don't like ketchup on a dog either, but if I had to pick between that and an actual slimly tomato... I'm choking it down with ketchup.
Is it impossible to get a proper Chicago dog outside of Chicago, like it is with the Chicago pizza?
What the heck is on that monster?Corn, green peas, tomato and onion stewed mixture, shoestring fries, grated parmesan cheese. They put all sorts of crazy stuff on them down there, they'll add bacon or ham or even ground beef (think, taco filling). Their street vendors serve you the wiener and bun, and then they have a huge assortment of condiments to add. The dogs themselves are stewed with the onion/tomato mixture.
Yeah I knew that ketchup would get you blacklisted/shot, which is why I asked.Pretty close to impossible, unless it's a shop owned by a transplant. That's how I found ONE legit deep dish joint here in SoCal and ONE good Italian Beef shop.
I don't like ketchup on a dog either, but if I had to pick between that and an actual slimly tomato... I'm choking it down with ketchup.
Is it impossible to get a proper Chicago dog outside of Chicago, like it is with the Chicago pizza?
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Pretty close to impossible, unless it's a shop owned by a transplant. That's how I found ONE legit deep dish joint here in SoCal and ONE good Italian Beef shop.
But at least Portillo's now has a location out here in SoCal so I can get my hot dogs.
If a place doesn't get Vienna Beef, it's not a real Chicago dog. Pretty much every other ingredient can be found locally in most of the US.
Yes, the Cleveland "Stadium Mustard" is the cat's pajamas.Actually "Stadium Mustard" and BallPark Mustard are two different brands.Though have local ties both sold nationally.The Stadium Mustard is a little spicier the other a bit sweeter
I have yet to find a suitable replacement.
Mustard doesn't look right, but otherwise looks familiar.
We actually have a restaurant here that sells them. I haven't tried one yet, but I bet it is delicious because their burgers and sandwiches just slam. I wouldn't be able to vouch for it's authenticity, but it looks rather spot on to the pic that Badge posted.
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Mustard doesn't look right, but otherwise looks familiar.I think that mustard looks right. It's the celery salt throwing you off??
I think that mustard looks right. It's the celery salt throwing you off??Was that what that was? Looked to me like "fancy" mustard...
Yes, the Cleveland "Stadium Mustard" is the cat's pajamas.It's about the only good reason to go to an Indians game.
I have yet to find a suitable replacement.
should open a brats store next doorThe wife puts mustard on steak at times, she has resisted somewhat as I look askance when I get some nice steaks and she adds mustard.
The French love their sauces and condiments that's for sure.including their soucy wenches
It's about the only good reason to go to an Indians game.
a very good mustard on a med grade steak wouldn't be horridWe like flatiron steaks, which I'd call "mid-grade", but very tasty, I have tried various mustards on it, not really adding anything for me, but the wife likes it.
We like flatiron steaks, which I'd call "mid-grade", but very tastylast week end Test Kitchen did a segment on grilling those up.I was a foamin' like a St Bernard,gonna re-watch that and give it a shot
Order ketchup just to get a rise from the waiter.Or A-1! :)
Going to a good steakhouse tomorrow to help a friend celebrate his 50th birthday. Leaning toward the aged NY strip.great choice
Flatiron, to me, has the best taste out there. It also is thick on one end, so I can grill it blu like the wife likes and the thinner end will be rare-med rare like I prefer.When I was in Nantes for several months, the cook at my hotel restaurant always served steaks blu. I could order bien cuit and it still came out blu. He just didn't believe anyone could possibly want a steak cooked beyond blu.
It's the mark of a nice restaurant when the server understands what blu means.
Or A-1! :)A-1 will get an eyeroll, ordering ketchup for your fancy steak might get him kicked right out of the joint!
I'm told the steak in France is all grass fed, with few exceptions, and they are used to it. No large feed lots, apparently.Don't forget the RABBIT!
Wagyu would be the opposite. The good news is that lamb or fish or duck is so good, usually, there is no reason to order beef, other than on occasion.
I keep telling the wife to order the thing a place is known for, don't go to some fried chicken place and order a burger. She'll do this sort of thing fairly often. Don't order a croissant at Arby's and think it will taste like those in France. She doesn't know our regionalities very well. I've learned to tell here, "Hey, we're in Calabash, it's time to order fried shrimp, not raw oysters."
We found a Carrefour in Marseille near the hotel that had breakfast for three euros, coffee, croissant, and fresh OJ, it was amazing at the price.
But I digress.
I'm not a fan of seiche either.What does water level have to do with dining?
Some pretty damn good steaks in Tuscany.Second the motion. I laid waste to an excellent 800-gram bisteca Florentina on New Years Eve 2020.
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Get that out of Bon Appetit,Badge ;-) ? What does water level have to do with dining?seiche -- cuttle-fish
I'm not much of a fan of rabbit, it's "OK". I'm not a fan of seiche either.Mmmmm, I like both. The French will eat pretty much anything though, that's for sure.
When I was a kid, my Mom was limited by what my Dad would eat, which wasn't much, really the typical US diet of stuff, no pizza, no spaghetti, nothing remotely "foreign".I can't imagine a life growing up without pizza. Every other Tuesday evening, our family went to the nearby Pizza Inn, because it was buffet night.
Get that out of Bon Appetit,Badge ;-) ? What does water level have to do with dining?Bon Appétit doesn't seem to write or talk about food anymore. Between the test kitchen controversy and the former editor's brown face hypocrisy, it's turned into a thin layout of nonstop apologies and navel gazing.
I can't imagine a life growing up without pizza. Every other Tuesday evening, our family went to the nearby Pizza Inn, because it was buffet night.My wife's Italian family always had Pizza Friday. I've enthusiastically embraced this trend.
When I was a kid, my Mom was limited by what my Dad would eat, which wasn't much, really the typical US diet of stuff, no pizza, no spaghetti, nothing remotely "foreign".My parents were a lot more adventurous than that. I wouldn't say we ate "exotic" cuisine, but being in Chicago there was plenty of excellent Greek food and of course pizza, Italian, and like most Americans I grew up on mediocre American Chinese food and bad Tex-Mex...
Hamburger Helper with lettuce and cheddar cheese grated on the top of it.I don't see the problem.
I don't see the problem.You have a point...
if it's hamburger helper, I have a problemNo, it's not okay to pay like $12 at a restaurant for HH, but it's perfectly fine at home for $3. We must have had vastly different culinary experiences in college. I was eating ramen and gas station hotdogs while learning.
I wouldn't even eat that in college
CD, I should have spent a little more time eating at joints on Buford Highway when I lived there. I went out there to El Taco Veloz once or twice, and it was the best burrito I had by far while living in GA.That is our problem, it's a drive, not that terrible, but we can walk so many places here. But I love bi bim bop and have not found that in midtown.
But it was just such a hike from Marietta that I didn't make it out there to any of the various Asian restaurants. As I recall, I don't remember eating much Asian food at all for those two years...
I do like escargot a lot when done well. I'm not very finicky."Waiter take those snails out of here and bring me my ham & cheese like I originally ordered!!!"
In 2016 my buddy got married at Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, KY. My wife [then girlfriend] and I hit a couple spots on the bourbon trail the day before the wedding, and managed to find a rural Kentucky Mexican restaurant--had to pull in just to see it...Something tells me that the California yuppy 5 star take on Mexican and Chinese isn't very authentic either.
It was an experience. The menu literally had a pronunciation guide on the back in case people didn't know how to pronounce complicated words like tacos... "tah-kos" lol...
The food was as terrible as the menu. I could almost see the shame in the Mexican waiter's eyes when he brought us our meal. Like the old environmental commercial where the Native American sheds a tear over litter or something--this man knew it was a completely bastardized version of his heritage. It was like Hamburger Helper with lettuce and cheddar cheese grated on the top of it.
I've had better representations of Mexican food at Taco Bell.
No, it's not okay to pay like $12 at a restaurant for HH, but it's perfectly fine at home for $3. We must have had vastly different culinary experiences in college. I was eating ramen and gas station hotdogs while learning.I never had ramen in college, 1981-1984.
Something tells me that the California yuppy 5 star take on Mexican and Chinese isn't very authentic either.No doubt, especially with Chinese... Some people here don't know that Chinese food beyond Panda Express on the low end and PF Chang's on the higher end exist. Despite there being some outstanding Chinese food, it hasn't permeated culturally that deeply.
I never had ramen in college, 1981-1984.lol, so one college due screws it up so it's bad forever? Mkay.
Ate plenty of kraft mac & cheese and hotdogs from the grocery. Baked beans. the really cheap frozen pizzas.
couldn't afford to eat from the gas station
the was a butcher shop a couple blocks down from the house 3 of us rented...... lots of chicken and sausage, burger, cheap steaks. had a small table top charcoal grill... knocked the glass panes out of the window on the porch off the kitchen. Grilled year around. Landlord didn't mind.
one of my roommates tried to feed us HH. I came back from a night of drinking, looking for food in the kitchen, ran across the 5 or 6 boxes of his HH. Threw it all in the garbage.
I think I hurt his feelings.
lol, so one college due screws it up so it's bad forever? Mkay.he screwed it up by buying it
I ate gas station food because my parents gave me a gas card. I even used it for gas sometimes!
one of my roommates tried to feed us HH. I came back from a night of drinking, looking for food in the kitchen, ran across the 5 or 6 boxes of his HH.What is this HH that you speak of?
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it sets up in your stomach like concreteOn a rare occasion when pressed for time mom would whip some HH up.I guess it didn't bother me because dad had a keg of Genessee in the basement
Everything a growing boy needs.Looks like you and I might be the only ones around here that are finely cultured enough to enjoy HH. So, what was your favorite kind?
So, is anyone planning to attend any games this Fall?
I think I'm going to hit up a Gator game, and maybe a USF game. Might even go to a Hurrigangster game, to help boost their attendance.
Probably won't make it to Madison this year though.
Is The Swamp a super-tough ticket to come by?
I'd guess one can get tickets on StubHub to about any game, the price is the issue of course, but one can usually find a game against "Akron" pretty cheap. I'm willing to consider meeting up in Jville for the WLOCP, I've never been, figure maybe $220+ for nose bleeds.I'd be up for a board meeting. It's been a long time.
I'd be willing to try and get everyone together anywhere, we deserve it.
In addition to raucous neutral site games, I think the programs with enthused fans would be those listed below, I probably forgot some:Take out big sanctuary cities/counties/states. We all want to be safe on the trip. :)
VaTech
Clemson
PSUOSU
WisconsinIowa
NebraskaUGA
Auburn
FloridaLSU
BamaTenn
A&MOU
Texas
(I almost added A&M here)
Notre DameUSC???Washington(That wouldbehave been cool.)Oregon
Looks like you and I might be the only ones around here that are finely cultured enough to enjoy HH. So, what was your favorite kind?Stroganoff was good, but we ate it too often, so I got tired of it. I don't remember too many, besides maybe cheesy broccoli and maybe that enchilada one. It was macaroni, it was meat.....perfectly fine.
The cheeseburger macaroni and stroganoff were my standards, but I occasionally got a little crazy and bought the Mexican one (enchilada I think they called it) and some Italian ones.
So, is anyone planning to attend any games this Fall?Florida plays at USF this year (2 for 1). The week after that, the Tide enters the Swamp. If you want a full Swamp experience, that'll be it. Nice and early in the season, too, so it'll be a sauna.
I think I'm going to hit up a Gator game, and maybe a USF game. Might even go to a Hurrigangster game, to help boost their attendance.
Probably won't make it to Madison this year though.
Is The Swamp a super-tough ticket to come by?
I'd be up for a board meeting. It's been a long time.The last college football game I attended was Nevada at Vandy. If Vandy becomes the last TWO games I attended...yikes. Granted, the mid-afternoon bar scene with all the different fan bases is fun.
I no longer have bookface, but if someone wants to put something on the CFN section, that'd be good.
Maybe @GopherRock (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=47) could do it, if he's still on it.
Location... Nashville?? Austin?? New destination?? WLOCP?? RRS??
Dammit.It’s the off-season. By the end of it one and three schools will be packed to surprise. Leaving a small class schools not picked a surprise along with the set of schools that can’t surprise.
I would also like to host another meeting in Lincoln.I have always wanted to see a game at Nebraska, but we'll be in Colorado that week, Breckenridge. I guess we're all traveling now.
The Michigan game on October 9th would be attractive to some here.
And I'll supply the Sharkwater
(https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Top-five-defensive-tackles-on-Georgias-2021-schedule-165780883/)Well LSU has to rise almost by default.
Five CFB teams set to rise in 2021 — and 5 set to tumble (247sports.com)
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Someone's opinion, Wisconsin among the risers, as is LSU.
All of UW's best games are at Noon, including ND at Soldier Field.Noon is bad, 1100 is worse.
Bammer and Clemmons are projected at 11.5 wins, which means playoff barring CG upset. Might not happen of course. Ohio State should win the weak Big Ten.Someone has to step up and stop those three from winning the conference every year.
I'm joking.
Throw in Oklahoma and you have same old thing.
Wisconsin is going to win the B1G this year.McKewon: With Barry Alvarez retiring, can Wisconsin remain the Big Ten West bully?
Wisconsin is going to win the B1G this year.And Texas will win the B12, and we'll get to see our teams match up finally, in the CFP no less! :)
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I sure as hell wouldn't put money on Michigan or TennesseeThe casino lights don't pay for themselves.
Wisconsin is going to win the B1G this year.Stop it,that's just crazy talk
And Texas will win the B12, and we'll get to see our teams match up finally, in the CFP no less! :)Must have been a turrible fall,just turrible
so, Ryan Day is gonna whisper up another QB?You never know how QBs will turn out, but he has 3 highly ranked QBs to choose from. It's kind of an awkward situation where I expect one to transfer out at some point. Seems like Miller may be #3 right now, so he may transfer out around bowl season if he ends up there.
Will there be a team "from nowhere" unexpectedly make the playoffs? Probably not, I don't think Iowa State is really that obscure in the polls. My somewhat darker horses ti win their conferences are the usual:Iowa State has Matt Campell at the helm,therefore one has to consider them in the mix! Don't believe me ask Brutas or Bay Area 😎
that get's the Dawgs a bit closer to Bama's talent levelI'd opine they are equal, if not better, in talent on the field. Of course, you need that talent in the right spots, like QB, and you need elite coaching.
UGA just collected a couple portal guys who fill some slots.Getting Kendrick shows UGA is either deeply serious or borderline desperate.
Reaction: Georgia addresses need with elite talents Arik Gilbert, Derion Kendrick (247sports.com) (https://247sports.com/college/georgia/LongFormArticle/Arik-Gilbert-Derion-Kendrick-Georgia-Bulldogs-transfer-portal-reaction-Kirby-Smart-166009693/#166009693_1)
As a freshman during the 2020 season, Gilbert caught 35 passes for 368 yards (10.5 average) and two touchdowns in eight games. Gilbert was the 247Sports Composite's top player at his position and the highest-rated tight end recruit in 247Sports history.
Kendrick appeared in 39 games for Clemson over the past three years with 23 starts. He started his career at wide receiver in 2018 but moved to cornerback in 2019 where he was a second-team All-ACC selection. He was a first-team selection after the 2020 season.
I predict that having never, EVER been there before, Iowa State will struggle with the expectations. Like losing 2 games they're easily favored in.Agreed. But, they do have some really good skilled players as in Brock Purdy at 5th year QB, and Breece Hall at RB with almost 1,600 yards in 2020.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4qNbfaXwAEdqNi?format=jpg&name=360x360)That November is tough, but I like how Nebraska's schedule sets up before that. I could certainly see 8-1 through October
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Blue-Chip Ratio 2021: The 16 teams who can win a national title (247sports.com) (https://247sports.com/college/georgia/LongFormArticle/Blue-chip-ratio-college-football-2021-16-teams-who-can-win-national-title-166530729/#166530729_4)I wouldn't positively rule out any of those. Obviously the teams near the bottom are a LOT less likely but, IMHO even USC/Miami/ND have enough baseline talent that they *COULD* have a "magical" year in which everything comes together just right and they win an NC.
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I think we can safely rule out a few of those prospects.
Blue-Chip Ratio 2021: The 16 teams who can win a national title (247sports.com) (https://247sports.com/college/georgia/LongFormArticle/Blue-chip-ratio-college-football-2021-16-teams-who-can-win-national-title-166530729/#166530729_4)Been saying this for years. I just didn't have a pretty graphic.
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I think we can safely rule out a few of those prospects.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4qNbfaXwAEdqNi?format=jpg&name=360x360)I'd make a joke about Indiana's schedule being this hard because they don't get to play Indiana...
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Michigan... Heh.Don't sleep on Texas or Kansas either.
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Does that seem a bit more than we usually have in a season?a couple that aren't usually on the list
a couple that aren't usually on the listCajuns-Horns
#6 ISU vs #14 Iowa
#9 Cincy @ #11 Indiana
Texas is top 25 preseason in most polls.Every year.
I don't know if coaches are state employees, technically. Mebbe. Why those states?Alabama and South Carolina make sense. The rest are just to hide true motivations
I don't know if coaches are state employees, technically. Mebbe. Why those states?Because of their stances on transgenders competing in sports, bathroom use, etc.
Gameday in Bloomington for Cincinnati-Indiana?It could actually happen. That game is scheduled for Saturday, September 18. Here are both teams' schedules prior to that:
I understand the Horns have been down and changing coaches, but didn't know they were in the Husker's level of troubleHa!
I almost feel bad for them
Head coach Kirk Ferentz is back for his 22nd season in Iowa City, and the Hawkeyes are again hoping to push for a Big Ten West title this year.Thanks for posting this. I will state the obvious, I suspect the west will be a three-way race between Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Based on recruiting the past 3-years Nebraska could break through into the top-3 BTW.
We caught up with Tom Kakert of HawkeyeReport.com to get the latest on Iowa coming out of spring ball.
Iowa returned its starting quarterback in Spencer Petras and has one of the best running backs in the Big Ten with Tyler Goodson.
But the most pressing questions facing the Hawkeyes came at its two bread-and-butter units on the offensive and defensive lines.
Iowa introduced a new o-line coach in George Barnett and lost first-team All-Big Ten left tackle Alaric Jackson, second-team all-conference right guard Cole Barnwart, and starting right tackle Mark Kallenberger.
The shoes weren't any easier to fill on defense, either. The Hawkeyes lost three starters on the front four, including two consensus first-team All-Big Ten selections in Chauncy Golston and unanimous All-American Daviyon Nixon, the 2020 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
The good news for Ferentz and Co. was there was still strong talent to rebuild around on both sides of the ball. Tyler Linderbaum returns as arguably the best center in the country, and second-team all-conference defensive end Zach VanValkenburg is back as a Super Senior.
https://nebraska.rivals.com/news/spring-opponent-review-iowa-2 (https://nebraska.rivals.com/news/spring-opponent-review-iowa-2)
Frost has always had the talent according to recruiting rankings, it's about the culture and discipline and executionAin’t going to happen. It violates my 3 season rule. All they’re gonna be is what they are by their third season. Loosely it means that if they’re not competing for championships and playing at a high level they probably never will.
season 4, it's time to show up
Ain’t going to happen. It violates my 3 season rule. All they’re gonna be is what they are by their third season. Loosely it means that if they’re not competing for championships and playing at a high level they probably never will.King Barry hit it big in his 4th season in Madison.
Ain’t going to happen. It violates my 3 season rule. All they’re gonna be is what they are by their third season. Loosely it means that if they’re not competing for championships and playing at a high level they probably never will.rules are made to be broken
what is winning big?For Georgia, it's 1980, 1980, 1980.
Only 2 losses - Clemson and Bama
Only one loss - Clemson or Bama
undefeated #1 seed going into the playoff
or winning the playoff with 2, or 1, or undefeated?
Given that Georgia now ranks above Ohio State on the Blue-chip ratio, I believe the Bulldogs are out of excuses, they need to win big this season, or quit talking about being an elite football power.I think Kirby is pretty much a shit and meddles in his offense, but they have done a good bit by most measures. They've won 83 percent of their games since 2017. Nearly half their losses came to Bama or that great LSU team.
Kirby Smart is a terrific recruiter, that hasn’t done very much with all the accumulated talent. I have listened to many podcasts, getting ready for the current season, and when they discuss coaches and win totals, there is an upward adjustment for Pat Fitzgerald (usually exceeds expectations), and a negative adjustment for Kirby Smart (he finds ways to lose games he should win).
what is winning big?National championship or shithole. Only two outcomes in CFB :57:
Your thoughts?I think it will be fairly normal now. That is great.
- Will it seem fairly normal with tailgating and full capacities?
- What does your top ten look like at the moment?
- What are pluses and minuses for your team, and where would you rank them?
- What is the toughest out on your schedule?
- What is a sleeper team quasi-forgotten you think could make a run for the top ten?
- What is an asleep highly regarded team you think could slide to 9-4ish?
Given that Georgia now ranks above Ohio State on the Blue-chip ratio, I believe the Bulldogs are out of excuses, they need to win big this season, or quit talking about being an elite football power.Just curious: where did you hear any lack of confidence coming out of the UGA program? Everybody down here thinks this should be the year. All Kirby has been missing is a qb good enough to match the rest of the roster and we think he has found one at least good enough not to be a glaring weakness.
Kirby Smart is a terrific recruiter, that hasn’t done very much with all the accumulated talent. I have listened to many podcasts, getting ready for the current season, and when they discuss coaches and win totals, there is an upward adjustment for Pat Fitzgerald (usually exceeds expectations), and a negative adjustment for Kirby Smart (he finds ways to lose games he should win).
Georgia is loaded from a personnel standpoint, with an experienced QB, which is rare at the elite schools this season, and they start out by playing Clemson (a huge game), but when I would expect to see swagger from a team this talented, I hear and read doubt (about injuries, about Clemson, about winning). Clemson is one of the elite teams, but their final game showed that they were very beatable, so I don’t understand the lack of confidence that I am hearing from the Georgia program going into this season. The rest of the SEC East powers are looking like this may be a down year (opportunity).
National championship or shithole. Only two outcomes in CFB :57:😂😂. You have really optimized use of the word “shithole”
(https://i.imgur.com/VsADk7p.png)good luck finding a school that wont eventually have this requirement along with the many other immunizations that are already on the list to get into schools
University of Rutgers...
How many here watch these pregame shows? I stopped maybe 15 years back, I realize they can be entertaining at times, but not very edifying.Not anymore. If it's a home game day we're down on the Flats drinking and throwing buckets.
exercising?!?!?Yup, Saturday mornings are one of the few times I have a decent block of time. I typically run 3-5 miles and work in some resistance training every Saturday morning.
usually on just for background noise until kickoffFIFY
might catch a few interesting comments
I getbettermore entertaining comments here
exercising?!?!?It's a bastardization of Golf
It's a bastardization of Golf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aPl3lC35ZAdouche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aPl3lC35ZAThis is why video sucks.
This is why video sucks.Just double the speed. :098:
I just want a nice list of what someone said so I can quickly scan and ignore it. Seven minutes?!? I mean, I figured out how to quickly get through, but I didn't want to.