College Football 2013-14 Season Thread

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, so it started today. This Ole Miss/Vanderbilt game has been completely fucking bonkers.</font>

[The Condor]

Demon Deacs won. Yeah

[road doggy dogg]

minor league football wooooo

[DaveBrawl]

VT gonna embarass 'Bama tomorrow.

[DaveBrawl]

Nah not really, probably won't be within 30. Tech sucks so bad now, or at least they did last year.

#HokiePride

[McLegend]

Lol Johnny Football is such a dick.

[loopydate]

Teddy Bridgewater is ridiculous.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, as long as he stays healthy he'll definitely be the top QB taken in April, probably no later than #2 overall depending on Clowney. Should probably start looking for property in Oakland and/or Jacksonville.</font>

[loopydate]

23/28, 355 yds, 5 TD, and a pick. So good

[Kris P Lettus]

Miami is beating up on Florida

[Emperor Smeat]

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[The Condor]

WE ARE.... No longer harboring child predators!

[Emperor Smeat]

At least eight former Oklahoma State football players say they received cash payments from people associated with the Cowboys program starting in the Les Miles era and identified another 29 players as having also taken money, Sports Illustrated revealed Tuesday in the first of a five-part investigative series on the football program.

Some players received $2,000 annually and others around $10,000, multiple players told SI, with a few stars allegedly receiving $25,000 or more.

Subsequent installments of the investigative piece allege that there also was widespread academic misconduct involving the football program, that the program tolerated recreational drug use and that members of a hostess program had sex with recruits.

The first part of the series concentrated on financial irregularities in the football program. SI reported that payments to players, which stretched from 2001 to at least '11 under head coaches Miles and Gundy, were primarily delivered three ways: a de facto bonus system based on performances on the field; direct payments to players from boosters and coaches independent of performance; and no-show and sham jobs -- including work related to the renovation of Boone Pickens Stadium -- that involved at least one assistant coach and several boosters.

Miles, now the coach at LSU, was instrumental in creating a "hospitable" environment for boosters, according to Sports Illustrated.

Several players claimed that former Oklahoma State special teams and secondary coach Joe DeForest played an integral role in the bonus payment system and would determine how much players would get.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9657658/report-oklahoma-state-cowboys-players-got-paid-les-miles-era

[Frank Drebin]

Cant wait for

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4583925257404844&pid=15.1


vs

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4898342641862018&pid=15.1

[Emperor Smeat]

Alabama and at least two other SEC schools likely to be getting investigated by the NCAA soon due to a recent report by Yahoo. Bama could end up loosing the 2012 BCS title depending on how strict the NCAA is with potential punishments.

Five Southeastern Conference football players, including former Alabama All-American tackle D.J. Fluker, allegedly received impermissible benefits prior to completing their collegiate careers.

According to a Yahoo! Sports report, former Alabama defensive end Luther Davis acted as an intermediary between the players and multiple NFL agents and financial advisers. The report says Davis funneled money and benefits totaling $45,500 to Fluker, Tennessee starting defensive end Maurice Couch, former Volunteers quarterback Tyler Bray, and former Mississippi State players Fletcher Cox and Chad Bumphis.

The allegations would violate NCAA bylaw 12.3.1.2, which prohibits athletes from receiving extra benefits from prospective agents or marketing representatives. The violation could impact Fluker's eligibility and potentially the Alabama wins he participated in, including the 2012 Discover BCS National Championship.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9663355/dj-fluker-five-sec-players-received-extra-benefits-college-according-report

[Kris P Lettus]

Smurf turf is the worst

[owenbrown]

NCAA needs to fuck off

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Wow, Wisconsin just got straight up fucked.</font>

[The Condor]

Lane Kiffin fired. Fuck him.

[The Condor]

When picking games with point spreads: Always take Air Force

[The Condor]

Wyoming Cowboys are pretty good.

[Frank Drebin]

Hope Ohio State is happy and forgot about Northwestern next week. Third largest crowd ever at the Horseshoe. Kinda surprised about that.

Speaking of point spreads, always take NU. Guessing when the line opens they will be 20 point dogs.

[The Condor]

They were favorites this week and I blew it.

[Frank Drebin]

Lane Kiffin fired. Fuck him.

No coaching for 18 months.

[The Condor]

You just know he'll get an HC job for some desperate school or a once great program trying to get back on track. Nebraska, Tulane, Kentucky, Maryland, Penn State after Bill O'Brien goes pro...

[Frank Drebin]

Texas sounds desperate too. Would have to be a program that won't care if he's a dirtball as long as they win.

[Frank Drebin]

Point spread opened with NU as 5 or 5.5 point dogs. Thinking that line gets a lil larger as people start betting on Ohio State. I think ill still put money on NU. Huge game for their program. National TV game at night. Should be fun.

[ClockShot]

UConn fired Paul Pasqualoni this morning.

I saw this coming, but not until the end of the season.

Please don't call Lane Kiffin.

[James Steele]

Either Lane Kiffin is the greatest interview ever or he digs up dirt on the AD/President before he interviews for a job.

[The Condor]

Point spread opened with NU as 5 or 5.5 point dogs. Thinking that line gets a lil larger as people start betting on Ohio State. I think ill still put money on NU. Huge game for their program. National TV game at night. Should be fun.

I hope Northwestern does something good.

[Frank Drebin]

College Gameday going to be in Evanston. Northwestern U is about to become upset city.

[ClockShot]

Thanks Florida State for annihilating Randy Edsall and Maryland for us Connecticut folk.

[Team Sheep]

Want Tennessee to get their first big win in years so bad!

[Frank Drebin]

Its game time!http://counterkicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/under-armour-northwestern-football-uniforms-21.jpg


GO CATS!!!

[owenbrown]

Northwestern might wanna start playing defense a little better if they wanna beat Ohio State

[Frank Drebin]

sigh......

[James Steele]

The fact that Northwestern was in a primetime game against Ohio State and literally fought until the last second is something to be proud of. Fitzgerald has turned Northwestern into something potentially very special. They could be the Big 10's answer to Stanford in a couple of years if they can keep Fitzgerald. I don't care what Musburger says, if Texas or USC or some other big name program comes calling and has a huge bag of money, he might leave.

[Frank Drebin]

Only program I would worry about if they came calling would be Notre Dame. Being from the Chicago area, he wanted to play for them badly but they never gave him a scholarship offer which is how he wound up at NU in the first place. NU is building a giant multimillion dollar training complex on the lakefront here which they basically did for him and the football team (and the donations that come with a successful program obvs). He signed a big contract extension a couple of years ago in which they were criticized for overpaying, but its looking like the smart move now. In short, he aint Gary Barnett who had his foot halfway out the door anytime another school came calling. NU is very lucky to have an ultimate homer as its head coach in this case.

[Frank Drebin]

....oh and beat Wisconsin please. I want a rematch.

[The Condor]

NU is getting there. Rome wasn't built in a day.

[James Steele]

Only program I would worry about if they came calling would be Notre Dame. Being from the Chicago area, he wanted to play for them badly but they never gave him a scholarship offer which is how he wound up at NU in the first place. NU is building a giant multimillion dollar training complex on the lakefront here which they basically did for him and the football team (and the donations that come with a successful program obvs). He signed a big contract extension a couple of years ago in which they were criticized for overpaying, but its looking like the smart move now. In short, he aint Gary Barnett who had his foot halfway out the door anytime another school came calling. NU is very lucky to have an ultimate homer as its head coach in this case.

If Texas comes calling offering around $8-$10 million a year, he's gone. Texas has the money to get whoever the hell they want. It is just a matter of if the guy is willing to leave. A lot of these dumbass longhorn fans here think they will poach Nick Saban from Alabama.

[Frank Drebin]

I'd be shocked if he left for a random top tier school just because of the cash. He isn't a Brian Kelly type who will ask the school for a few "exceptions". Its just not his bag. "Trust Yourself" doesn't work in a program like Texas and he knows it.

[Frank Drebin]

Sigh......to the Little Caesars Bowl we go I guess.

[The Condor]

We are.... Going to upset OSU this weekend.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Don't really see how Alabama lose a game this year.</font>

[ClockShot]

UConn sucks.

Can we just drop the program already.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Holy shit my local college (and alma mater) is getting a shout out on ESPN. This guy is a monster.</font>

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9885218/octavias-mckoy-western-connecticut-colonials-rushes-ncaa-record-455-yards

[ClockShot]

Damn, WCSU on the map today.

[The Condor]

We are.... Going to upset OSU this weekend.

Was a little off on this one. Should beat Illinois this week.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Poor Northwestern.</font>

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Same story every year with the Ducks. They score a million points on hapless defenses, the hype machine cranks, and then after a couple of months they play a physical team and crumble like tinfoil. The final score tonight was misleading, wouldn't have been that close if Stanford didn't pump the breaks and switch to an ultra-conservative defense in the 4th.</font>

[The Condor]

Stanford is a legit program because of Jim Harbaugh. Credit to David Shaw for keeping the ball rolling, but it is definitely a big time program anymore.

[James Steele]

:lol:

"Ok."

[McLegend]

I am pumped for this game.

[McLegend]

Fuck this is the college football thread

[Bad News Gertner]

Michigan State Spartans.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Michigan State Spartans.

Yeah, this is going to be by far MSU’s biggest test this season when they play @ Neb. in Lincoln later today. We’ve only got ½-gm. lead over them in the Legends Division, we’ve never beaten them EVER, and they have a runner who’s been averaging 130-something yds. rushing/gm. this season or something ridiculous which could pose a huge threat if our top-ranked D isn’t ready to shut him down.


Should be a fun game, but if MSU loses today, they can kiss any Rose Bowl/other BCS game hopes goodbye.

[Bad News Gertner]

Well they've totally exceeded my expectations already.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Well they've totally exceeded my expectations already.

Yeah, but you have to admit it would be totally awesome to see them run the table through Nov. to take them to 11-1. Sure they'd probably have to face OSU in the B1G title game and OSU would probably be 12-0 at the rate they're going, but I believe with our D, we can and should beat anyone in our path. Imagine winning the conference title, being 12-1 and having a spot not only in the Rose Bowl, but for this MSU team to do something no other has done: win 13 games in a season.


I’m dreaming big until and unless something brings me and all the rest of the Sparty nation crashing down.


And lets not forget, despite near disaster vs. Columbia yesterday, the MSU men’s hoops squad will be #1 in the land come Monday! #THISISSPARTA

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Aaaaand WCSU's time at the top of a record book is short lived. Cartel Brooks of Heidelberg is the new single-game rushing leader. 465 yards, beating the previous record by 10.</font>

[Bad News Gertner]

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[ClockShot]

In other news, Auburn shocks the College Football world by taking down 'Bama.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>The new top 5:

1. Florida State
2. Ohio State
3. Auburn
4. Alabama
5. Missouri

Florida State should be locked in to the National Title game with a win over Duke next weekend. However there is a lot of thought that Ohio State needs to win convincingly over Michigan State to get in. Otherwise the SEC Title game winner will probably surpass them. Because the SEC is the only conference that really matters.</font>

[Frank Drebin]

Wish the four team playoff were this year. All those teams listed above can make a case.

[Bad News Gertner]

Michigan State Spartans!

[Frank Drebin]

They've looked shockingly good. Too bad they'l get no at large consideration for a BCS bowl if they lose to Ohio State.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>THIS JUST IN: Ed Orgeron resigns from USC after not getting head coaching job; turns down raise to be asst. head coach. (via <a href="https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN">@McMurphyESPN</a>)</p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/statuses/407621249716613120">December 2, 2013</a></blockquote>
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USC hired Washington's head coach, Steve Sarkisian, today to be their new head coach.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Good on Orgeron for telling USC to shove it.</font>

[The Condor]

We are... Coming back

[DrA]

I wonder how many women in Alabama got the shit beaten out of them on Saturday.

[owenbrown]

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Looks like it's gonna be Florida State/Auburn.</font>

[DAMN iNATOR]

SPARTANS! 12 WINS IN A SEASON FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! Also they are headed to the 100th Year of the Rose Bowl, which is very exciting. First trip there in 26 years...for perspective, on Jan. 1, '88 my brother was still (exactly) 4 weeks from being born.

[James Steele]

Looks like all the BCS Bowls will be pretty damn good. Only concern is the projection of OU/Bama in the Sugar Bowl. My Sooners may just get the living shit beat out of them.

[James Steele]

Praying it will be like Bama/Utah, since it is a very similar situation.

[Krimzon7]

OU in any BCS game equals them getting the living shit kicked out of them.

[James Steele]

They have only gotten the shit kicked out of them twice in BCS Bowls under Stoops. Really, only got the shit kicked out of them 3 times in the Stoops era. The rest have been close games where OU was favored and got beat by an underrated team.

West Virginia and USC

[James Steele]

33 Independence Bowl L 25–27 December 31, 1999 1999 Ole Miss Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana 49,843 Bob Stoops
34 Orange Bowl W 13–2 January 1, 2001 2000 Florida State Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 76,835 Bob Stoops
35 Cotton Bowl W 10–3 January 1, 2002 2001 Arkansas Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 72,955 Bob Stoops
36 Rose Bowl W 34–14 January 1, 2003 2002 Washington State Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 86,848 Bob Stoops
37 Sugar Bowl L 14–21 January 4, 2004 2003 LSU Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 79,342 Bob Stoops
38 Orange Bowl L 19–55 January 4, 2004 2004 USC Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 77,912 Bob Stoops
39 Holiday Bowl W 17–14 December 29, 2005 2005 Oregon Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California 65,416 Bob Stoops
40 Fiesta Bowl L 42–43 January 1, 2007 2006 Boise State University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 73,719 Bob Stoops
41 Fiesta Bowl L 48–28 January 2, 2008 2007 West Virginia University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 70,016 Bob Stoops
42 BCS NCG L 14–24 January 1, 2001 2008 Florida Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 70,016 Bob Stoops
43 Sun Bowl W 31–27 December 31, 2009 2009 Stanford Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas 53,713 Bob Stoops
44 Fiesta Bowl W 25–48 January 1, 2011 2010 Connecticut University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 67,232 Bob Stoops
45 Insight Bowl W 31–14 December 30, 2011 2011 Iowa Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 54,247 Bob Stoops
46 Cotton Bowl L 13–41 January 4, 2013 2012 Texas A&M Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas 87,025 Bob Stoops

[James Steele]

Projected Bowl Games

The ones I think will be "slobber knockers" are highlighted.

1/6/2014 BCS National Championship (Pasadena)
Florida State vs Auburn

1/3/2014 Orange (Miami)
Ohio State vs Clemson

1/2/2014 Sugar (New Orleans)
Alabama vs Oklahoma

1/1/2014 Rose (Pasadena)
Michigan State vs Stanford

1/1/2014 Fiesta (Glendale)
Baylor vs UCF

1/5/2014 GoDaddy (Mobile)
Ball State vs Arkansas State

1/4/2014 BBVA Compass (Birmingham)
Vanderbilt vs Houston

1/3/2014 Cotton (Arlington)
Oklahoma State vs Missouri

1/1/2014 Capital One (Orlando)
Wisconsin vs South Carolina

1/1/2014 Gator (Jacksonville)
Michigan vs Georgia

1/1/2014 Heart of Dallas
UNLV* vs North Texas

1/1/2014 Outback (Tampa)
Iowa vs LSU

12/31/2013 Chick-fil-A (Atlanta)
Duke vs Texas A&M

12/31/2013 Independence (Shreveport)
Arizona* vs Boston College

12/31/2013 Liberty (Memphis)
Rice vs Mississippi State

12/31/2013 Sun (El Paso)
Virginia Tech vs UCLA

12/30/2013 Alamo (San Antonio)
Texas vs Oregon

12/30/2013 Armed Forces (Ft. Worth)
Middle Tennessee vs Navy

12/30/2013 Holiday (San Diego)
Arizona State vs Texas Tech

12/30/2013 Music City (Nashville)
Georgia Tech vs Ole Miss

12/28/2013 Belk (Charlotte)
Cincinnati vs North Carolina

12/28/2013 Buffalo Wild Wings (PHX)
Kansas State vs Nebraska

12/28/2013 Pinstripe (New York)
Notre Dame* vs Rutgers

12/28/2013 Russell Athletic (Orlando)
Louisville vs Miami

12/27/2013 Fight Hunger (San Francisco)
Washington vs BYU

12/27/2013 Military (Annapolis)
Maryland vs Marshall

12/27/2013 Texas (Houston)
Syracuse* vs Minnesota

12/26/2013 Little Caesars (Detroit)
Bowling Green vs Pitt*

12/26/2013 Poinsettia (San Diego)
Utah State vs Northern Illinois*

12/24/2013 Hawaii
Boise State vs Oregon State*

12/23/2013 Beef O'Brady's (St. Pete.)
Ohio* vs East Carolina

12/21/2013 Idaho Potato (Boise)
Buffalo vs San Diego State

12/21/2013 Las Vegas
Fresno State vs USC

12/21/2013 New Mexico (Albuquerque)
Colorado State vs Washington State

12/21/2013 New Orleans
UL Lafayette vs Tulane

[James Steele]

If these projections hold up, that is a hell of a bowl season.

[RoXer]

That sure is clean to read

[James Steele]

Tell Triple A to get WYSIWYG fixed.

[James Steele]

Fixed it for your old and tired eyes, RoXer.

[ClockShot]

UConn hired the DC from Notre Dame to be it's new head coach.

Yeah okay. Like he's gonna fix everything just because he's from Notre Dame. :roll:

[James Steele]

:lol:

ND must be about to fall off hard if he left to go to fucking UCONN.

[Emperor Smeat]

Nick Saban agrees to a contract extension with Bama. Wasn't revealed how much the extension is worth but keeps him at Alabama until 2020.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Looking forward to Colorado St. vs. Washington St. in the Gildan New Mexico bowl tomorrow. Have been to CSU's campus, way back in the summer of '97 and it is amazing.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Wonder if Gertner’s heard the BAD NEWS: Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio said in a statement just after midnight today that Max Bullough, just one of the many standout defensive players for MSU this year, would be suspended for the Rose Bowl due to what he would only go so far as to say was a violation of team rules.

The Rose Bowl would have been Bulloughs last game as a Spartan, and Dantonio went on to say that “Max will forever remain a Spartan and valued member in this team's achievements. We will have no further comment on this issue.”

Fuck. Rest of the ‘D’ had really better be ready to step it up if they have any hope of beating Stanford.

[Bad News Gertner]

Mother fucking Spartans nigga!!!!!

[Krimzon7]

Mother fucking Spartans nigga!!!!!

Great game, great coach, and a great win.

But take it easy on the Nigga's!!!


Now get out there and flip a car over!

[Bad News Gertner]

TIME TO BURN MY COUCH!!!!!!

[DAMN iNATOR]

Mother fucking Spartans nigga!!!!!

FUCK YEAH! 13 WINS AND WE WIN THE 100TH ROSE BOWL!

Most amazing play was Max Bullough’s replacement, Kyler (forgot his last name) jumped up and met the Stanford ball carrier short of the 1st down mark on 4th & 1 with 1:46 in the 4th Qtr to seal the game, but they all played spectacularly, especially Cook, who although he threw a Pick 6, bounced back on the next MSU possession to keep us within 3 at 17-14 at the half and went on to have a career day passing. Big props also to Kings and Langford on their running game finally wearing out Stanford just enough in the 2nd half to keep some key drives going.

Dantonio deserves every bit of the raise he got. Gonna be hard for him to top this season, though. Set the bar extremely high, and even with a huge recruiting class I don’t know if they’ll have what it takes to go to the next level and become national championship contenders next year, but who knows?

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-cards="hidden" lang="en"><p>Texas is reportedly interested in UCLA coach Jim Mora as its next head coach. <a href="http://t.co/td3Y4KNvT4">http://t.co/td3Y4KNvT4</a> (via <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter">@AdamSchefter</a>)</p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/statuses/418899063283539968">January 3, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Krimzon7]

Charlie Strong may be Texas' next head coach? The Big12 is in trouble.

[Corndad]

The end of both those Bowl Games Night were insane.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>What a fucking National Title game. Holy shit.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

:yes:

[SammyG]

Holy fucking fuck

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Finally the BCS comes through pretty fitting in it's last season. It still sucks and i'm glad it's gone forever. Congrats Seminoles and all their fans on TPWW.

[Bad News Gertner]

Congrats on the Michigan State Spartans on winning the National Championship!

[Krimzon7]

every BCS game was amazing. Even the Fiesta Bowl with UCF and Baylor was a blast to behold. Oklahoma smoking Alabama was righteous as well.

Way to go out on top BCS, you're the GSP of College football.