OFFICIAL 2021-2022 COLLEGE FOOTBALL THREAD

[N41D]

The Pac10 fighting playoff expansion when their conference champion is literally on the chopping block annually even with one loss in those meetings is hilarious.

It's inevitable. Might as well get it going sooner and make sure your teams at least have a chance to play for the natty.

 

[nako xl]

Basically you mean the B1G? PAC has no juice in this fight

It sounds like Kliavkoff though new is pretty charismatic and forward in his approach. And his reasoning seems to be hitting with Warren.

He's making the same argument Bowlsby did about how the decisions have all been driven by ESPN operating in bad faith and by Sankey who was involved in the expansion committee but had more information than every other commissioner and withheld it. Also how those same parties , ESPN and the SEC, stand to benefit the most from ESPN keeping sole rights to the playoff, while the B1G and PAC who have deals with Fox would be screwed out of a possibly even bigger pay day.

Whether they have any juice, or not, with the Big 12 dying, the playoff doesn't work if the PAC decides not to go along with things as they are. There's no world where playoff survives if you're just working on viewership from East of Austin. 5 of the top 20 TV markets are still in the Pac 12. As important as the SEC is because it just means more, they've only got 3 (including DFW and Houston) of the top 20 markets in their footprint (5 if you count Charlotte, Miami, and Orlando, but those are ACC/G5 markets.)

 

[nako xl]

The Pac10 fighting playoff expansion when their conference champion is literally on the chopping block annually even with one loss in those meetings is hilarious.

It's inevitable. Might as well get it going sooner and make sure your teams at least have a chance to play for the natty.

Expansion would help the PAC 12 for sure, because playoff participation is more money to all the schools and it makes them getting a team in more likely. But I think they're realizing more that the fight might be fixed and besides getting one team in more often, a 12 team playoff does nothing for them if it's just an ESPN and SEC conspiracy to slot 5 SEC teams in every year.

ESPECIALLY with the system the Sankey-led committee came up with that doesn't guarantee 6 conference champions an auto bid. Now with this Texas/OU and ESPN stuff coming out it's pretty obvious why they wanted to guarantee flexibility to squeeze in at large's, no?

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Is Jalen Brown that good? Or is he just super fast? dacomeup

 

[dacomeup]

Is Jalen Brown that good? Or is he just super fast? dacomeup

I honestly haven't watched his tape yet since it's so far out. Some contingent of local folks think he's 1(b) to Innis for next year. Haven't seen either of their sophomore films though. That speed is pretty crazy.

 

[sneakman88]

SEC Alabama
Big Ten Ohio State
ACC Clemson
Big XII Oklahoma
Pac 12 Oregon

Michigan's record 8-4

 

[AZwildcats]

 

[N41D]

Expansion would help the PAC 12 for sure, because playoff participation is more money to all the schools and it makes them getting a team in more likely. But I think they're realizing more that the fight might be fixed and besides getting one team in more often, a 12 team playoff does nothing for them if it's just an ESPN and SEC conspiracy to slot 5 SEC teams in every year.

ESPECIALLY with the system the Sankey-led committee came up with that doesn't guarantee 6 conference champions an auto bid. Now with this Texas/OU and ESPN stuff coming out it's pretty obvious why they wanted to guarantee flexibility to squeeze in at large's, no?

Oh 100% there's some SEC selfishness in some of this... But the SEC is where the overwhelming number of eyeballs are and they've got more of the higher-end revenue generating programs than any other conference does. They're going to hold most of the power.

Conference champions need to be guaranteed spots. But there won't be six conferences that matter. It might only be 4.

 

[sneakman88]

Going back to the desert swarm days

 

[Bobby Layne]

A red alt would look clean with that template too for Zona.

 

[Bobby Layne]

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[nako xl]

Going back to the desert swarm days

Wildcats fans always speak so glowingly about the "Desert Swarm days." One of their recent commits said he wanted to bring back the winning ways and glory days of the Desert Swarm.

Where they were 95-64-4 (60-49-4 in conference) only had double figure wins 2x, and only made 7 bowl games (4-3) in 14 years?

 

[nako xl]

Ruh roh bigmike23 tupac003 casper90403

 

[tupac003]

Ruh roh bigmike23 tupac003 casper90403

 

[nako xl]

 

[nako xl]

 

[dacomeup]

4 lol. Those Jordan cleats are ugly as hell to me

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Fall camp is here, time for the practice clip lies

The 7 second clip that tells you that the team is closer than ever or that the kid who has been unproductive his whole career has now turned the corner

 

[nako xl]

Complete this sentence:

"This is the year [BLANK] finally clears the Bama hurdle."

 

[witnesskb24]

Complete this sentence:

"This is the year [BLANK] finally clears the Bama hurdle."

Bama finishes with 2 losses

Hot take of the year

Final 4:
Buckeyes
Clemson
Oregon
UGA

 

[N41D]

Complete this sentence:

"This is the year [BLANK] finally clears the Bama hurdle."

I wouldn't bet on anyone at this point.

 

[dacomeup]

Complete this sentence:

"This is the year [BLANK] finally clears the Bama hurdle."

Isn’t it Georgia every year until it’s not Georgia?

 

[N41D]

Georgia and A&M on the surface seem like the only two with enough impact talent to challenge them.

But A&M’s quarterback situation needs to get figured out.

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Pretty sure Bobby Bowden has passed away

 

[fahqu001]

Pretty sure Bobby Bowden has passed away

If true, RIP RCB. He was a large part of my childhood We will miss you, Coach.