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  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 4,104 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    @Basebal21 said:
    Lol its now been reported that the Memphis safety who was kicked off the team sent the defensive play calls to the UTSA QB before the game last year that Mephis gave up 44 points and lost. Text messages have been leaked. I dont know how Purdue where he is now doesnt immediately kick him off the team.

    https://www.on3.com/sites/tiger-sports-report/news/sources-messages-between-former-memphis-safety-utsa-qb-surface/

    Apparently "Bet" means cool now

    My girlfriends 14 year old says that all the time and I always say "Oh yeah how much" and looks at me with this confused look on his face 😂😂😂

    If you want to surprise him tell him some woman is chuzz or chopped lol Youll probably get that confused look from him again lol

    Fire AJ Preller

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The 1st coaches poll came out the other day. The AP poll is to be released Aug 11.
    When was the last time #1 vs #2 played each other opening week?

    Coaches top 25

    1. Texas (28) 1,606 13-3
    2. Ohio State (20) 1,565 14-2
    3. Penn State (14) 1,525 13-3
    4. Georgia (3) 1,466 11-3
    5. Notre Dame 1,360 14-2
    6. Clemson (2) 1,324 10-4
    7. Oregon 1,307 13-1
    8. Alabama 1,210 9-4
    9. LSU 1,056 9-4
    10. Miami 823 10-3
    11. Arizona State 806 11-3
    12. Illinois 734 10-3
    13. South Carolina 665 9-4
    14. Michigan 580 8-5
    15. Ole Miss 573 10-3
    16. SMU 555 11-3
    17. Florida 498 8-5
    18. Tennessee 492 10-3
    19. Indiana 460 11-2
    20. Kansas State 438 9-4
    21. Texas A&M 392 8-5
    22. Iowa State 392 11-3
    23. BYU 287 11-2
    24. Texas Tech 261 8-5
    25. Boise State

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,770 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's nice to not see Georgia auto ranked #1

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,436 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    It's nice to not see Georgia auto ranked #1

    Toughest schedule will do that. GO DAWGS!!

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DrBuster said:

    @perkdog said:
    It's nice to not see Georgia auto ranked #1

    Toughest schedule will do that. GO DAWGS!!

    Toughest schedule is in the BIG Ten. Sec no longer the best conference. Ohio State should be #1

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 4,104 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coolstanley said:

    @DrBuster said:

    @perkdog said:
    It's nice to not see Georgia auto ranked #1

    Toughest schedule will do that. GO DAWGS!!

    Toughest schedule is in the BIG Ten. Sec no longer the best conference. Ohio State should be #1

    Toughest schedules are in the SEC. 4 of the top 5 are SEC schools and 7 of the top 10 based on the coaches poll. Florida is number 1 and Wake has the easiest power 4 schedule this year

    As far as 1 and 2 preseason coaches poll playing week one Id be surprised if that wasnt the first time in the modern era

    Fire AJ Preller

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 8, 2025 8:58PM

    @Basebal21 said:

    @coolstanley said:

    @DrBuster said:

    @perkdog said:
    It's nice to not see Georgia auto ranked #1

    Toughest schedule will do that. GO DAWGS!!

    Toughest schedule is in the BIG Ten. Sec no longer the best conference. Ohio State should be #1

    Toughest schedules are in the SEC. 4 of the top 5 are SEC schools and 7 of the top 10 based on the coaches poll. Florida is number 1 and Wake has the easiest power 4 schedule this year

    As far as 1 and 2 preseason coaches poll playing week one Id be surprised if that wasnt the first time in the modern era

    Wrong. Sec teams are always overranked in the pre season polls, and that gives them a undeserving advantage. The only reason Alabama is at #8 is because of brand name only. Georgia and LSU are also too high. Ohio State should be number one, not Texas. Ohio State beat Texas on their field in the playoffs. BIG TEN has proved the last two years on the field that they are the best conference.

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 4,104 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coolstanley said:

    @Basebal21 said:

    @coolstanley said:

    @DrBuster said:

    @perkdog said:
    It's nice to not see Georgia auto ranked #1

    Toughest schedule will do that. GO DAWGS!!

    Toughest schedule is in the BIG Ten. Sec no longer the best conference. Ohio State should be #1

    Toughest schedules are in the SEC. 4 of the top 5 are SEC schools and 7 of the top 10 based on the coaches poll. Florida is number 1 and Wake has the easiest power 4 schedule this year

    As far as 1 and 2 preseason coaches poll playing week one Id be surprised if that wasnt the first time in the modern era

    Wrong. Sec teams are always overranked in the pre season polls, and that gives them a undeserving advantage. The only reason Alabama is at #8 is because of brand name only. Georgia and LSU are also too high. Ohio State should be number one, not Texas. Ohio State beat Texas on their field in the playoffs. BIG TEN has proved the last two years on the field that they are the best conference.

    Rosters change every year. I wont argue with you that I dont like Bamas coach being to friendly and not benching Milroe last year when he lost them a a game, but no they are not always over ranked and put the most players in the NFL every year

    Fire AJ Preller

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Everyone without sec goggles know the sec teams are overranked. Please tell me how in the World why Texas A@M and Florida are ranked? Both finished with 5 losses last year. Its a joke.

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,770 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think I'm looking forward to the heated debates here just as much as I am the games lol

  • bgrbgr Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In this battle of unproven QBs I’m going to take Manning coming out on top. But probably going to be a game won by Texas d-line.

  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coolstanley said:
    Ohio State should be number one, not Texas.

    Las Vegas agrees with you. Ohio State is favored over Texas in week 1, making Texas the first ever #1 to be an underdog in their opening game of a season.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,770 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 12, 2025 3:13AM

    @Tabe said:

    @coolstanley said:
    Ohio State should be number one, not Texas.

    Las Vegas agrees with you. Ohio State is favored over Texas in week 1, making Texas the first ever #1 to be an underdog in their opening game of a season.

    That is pretty crazy, Ohio State lost a lot of kids to the draft, like their starting QB and both running backs

    Pretty big game for week 1 either way

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,558 ✭✭✭✭✭

    oh snap

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Finebum the sec homer.

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    @Tabe said:

    @coolstanley said:
    Ohio State should be number one, not Texas.

    Las Vegas agrees with you. Ohio State is favored over Texas in week 1, making Texas the first ever #1 to be an underdog in their opening game of a season.

    That is pretty crazy, Ohio State lost a lot of kids to the draft, like their starting QB and both running backs

    Pretty big game for week 1 either way

    They reload every year. And they still have Jeremiah Smith and Caleb Downs.

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The first few weeks of every NCAA season can be hard to predict for reasons mentioned by @perkdog, lot of teams lose key players. Ohio State or Texas could lose that game and still end up playing in the Championship.

    "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin

  • Canes8387899101Canes8387899101 Posts: 305 ✭✭✭✭

    @Tabe said:

    @coolstanley said:
    Ohio State should be number one, not Texas.

    Las Vegas agrees with you. Ohio State is favored over Texas in week 1, making Texas the first ever #1 to be an underdog in their opening game of a season.

    This happened in 1988 as well. Defending National Champions Miami Hurricanes #6 opened as the betting favorites against #1 Florida State. Florida State made an awful rap video before the season started, and Jimmy Johnson showed the video to the team before the game. Canes blew them out 31-0.

  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Canes8387899101 said:

    @Tabe said:

    @coolstanley said:
    Ohio State should be number one, not Texas.

    Las Vegas agrees with you. Ohio State is favored over Texas in week 1, making Texas the first ever #1 to be an underdog in their opening game of a season.

    This happened in 1988 as well. Defending National Champions Miami Hurricanes #6 opened as the betting favorites against #1 Florida State. Florida State made an awful rap video before the season started, and Jimmy Johnson showed the video to the team before the game. Canes blew them out 31-0.

    Florida State was a 4-pt favorite in that game:
    https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45945260/longhorns-week-1-underdog-ohio-state-no-1-rank

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,770 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Maywood said:
    The first few weeks of every NCAA season can be hard to predict for reasons mentioned by @perkdog, lot of teams lose key players. Ohio State or Texas could lose that game and still end up playing in the Championship.

    Yep you can definitely still be a champion even if you lost 2 games now

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,770 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coolstanley said:

    @perkdog said:

    @Tabe said:

    @coolstanley said:
    Ohio State should be number one, not Texas.

    Las Vegas agrees with you. Ohio State is favored over Texas in week 1, making Texas the first ever #1 to be an underdog in their opening game of a season.

    That is pretty crazy, Ohio State lost a lot of kids to the draft, like their starting QB and both running backs

    Pretty big game for week 1 either way

    They reload every year. And they still have Jeremiah Smith and Caleb Downs.

    100%

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    @Maywood said:
    The first few weeks of every NCAA season can be hard to predict for reasons mentioned by @perkdog, lot of teams lose key players. Ohio State or Texas could lose that game and still end up playing in the Championship.

    Yep you can definitely still be a champion even if you lost 2 games now

    Last year, Ohio State lost two games by a combined 4 points. It all depends on how you lose sometimes.

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oklahoma ranked in the AP poll what? They were terrible last year :D

    Proves the sec homers really come out hot and heavy on voting day, to help the other sec teams SOS. What an embarrassment :/

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coolstanley said: Last year, Ohio State lost two games by a combined 4 points. It all depends on how you lose sometimes.

    For the most part and for most teams it is a matter of "WHEN" you lose, at least it used to be with the old playoff system. If a team lost early they could work their way back up in the polls, but a loss late in the season could be a death blow. With their last two Championships, in 2014 and 2024, the Buckeyes exposed the flaw in the way the playoff was in the past and reasons why it needed(and still needs) to be expanded. Until the NCAA finds the right number of teams to involve and the most fair way to determine who those teams are we won't always have the best teams playing for the prize.

    Right now, and this is just my opinion, there are teams riding higher in the polls based on their past and other teams who are overlooked because they have no "history" to be considered. Consistent current performance should really be all that matters.

    "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,770 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Will Ohio State beat Michigan this year??

    That is secondary to a National Championship by a small margin I'm thinking!

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    Will Ohio State beat Michigan this year??

    That is secondary to a National Championship by a small margin I'm thinking!

    I hope they beat Michigan, but I'll take a natty any day of the week. Being #1 is more important than any regular season win.

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • Basebal21Basebal21 Posts: 4,104 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    @Maywood said:
    The first few weeks of every NCAA season can be hard to predict for reasons mentioned by @perkdog, lot of teams lose key players. Ohio State or Texas could lose that game and still end up playing in the Championship.

    Yep you can definitely still be a champion even if you lost 2 games now

    Really 3 now. NIL has spread the talent out and its very likely going to 16 teams next year.

    Fire AJ Preller

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,770 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coolstanley said:

    @perkdog said:
    Will Ohio State beat Michigan this year??

    That is secondary to a National Championship by a small margin I'm thinking!

    I hope they beat Michigan, but I'll take a natty any day of the week. Being #1 is more important than any regular season win.

    I'd have to agree with that but I do think some OSU fans consider the season a loss if they don't beat Michigan

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    @coolstanley said:

    @perkdog said:
    Will Ohio State beat Michigan this year??

    That is secondary to a National Championship by a small margin I'm thinking!

    I hope they beat Michigan, but I'll take a natty any day of the week. Being #1 is more important than any regular season win.

    I'd have to agree with that but I do think some OSU fans consider the season a loss if they don't beat Michigan

    They still living in the 70's.

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

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