The Rest of College Football

[Dr. Strangelove]

Washington going down to Colorado eliminates them from any bowl and guarantees their worst season since 2009, Sark's first year.

[Hannibal]

The fourth CFP spot just got really interesting. Georgia, winner of UM/OSU, and Cincy are pretty obvious, assuming those teams win out. Then you’ve got to choose between one loss OK or ND. Or maybe two loss AL, but a GA-AL rematch seems really unpalatable.

[lineygoblue]

And then it gets really messy if Alabama knocks off Georgia in the SEC Championship game.

I want to see the talking idiot heads on ESPN asking the question, "Is Cincinnati or OSU the best team in Ohio?" There is only one answer to that, but I would love to laugh at them while they try to compare the two teams. Laughable.

OSU wins 10 out of 10 times. Home, away, neutral field, or on Bob Evans' front porch. OSU wins every time.

[Hannibal]

If Alabama knocks off Georgia then I think it’s actually easier. Both Bama and Georgia would be in it, along with OSU and Cincy.

[lineygoblue]

So.. 1st round playoffs:

Bama v Cincy
Georgia v OSU

???

lol

[THE_WIZARD_]

Soooo you are already saying a win over Wisky is a given?

[JRB]

Dan Mullen is out at Florida. The coaching carousel just got a lot more interesting.

[Mike]

Soooo you are already saying a win over Wisky is a given?

Is that a serious question?

[lineygoblue]

Dan Mullen is out at Florida. The coaching carousel just got a lot more interesting.

That surprises me a bit. Its not Mullen's fault that his team was whacked by Covid for the last month. He's not a bad coach. USC may want to talk to him.

[Jeff Buchanan]

In the SEC you can't loose to, what is it, 9 P5 teams and continue to coach, especially at UF.

I read a compilation somewhere of coaches going back a good while that supported the notion that coaching staff stability is the biggest factor behind championship football teams, second to that was inside hires groomed to take over at some point. About the same thing as HC being around for a long time.

Admittedly, I was done with Harbaugh after 2020 even though the COVID stuff was at play. My reasoning was that a good coach can manage through shit like that. He didn't. After his 4th win (Wisconsin in Madison) I came around. That the team is 10-1 this season, about to host the play-in game for the BTC in Indy and looks damn good supports the notion that firing him would have been a bad idea.

[iam416]

HARBAUGH!!! was certainly lucky M waved the white flag last year. Perhaps he’s the best M can do. I dunno. I think he deserves a 10-year extension.

[lineygoblue]

Standard sass aside, he doesn't deserve to be fired this year, no matter what happens on Saturday. He's made good moves with his staff, and the players have responded with much improved play. i'd have been glad to see him kicked after last season, but the improvement this year has been remarkable.

A 10-2 record and a Rose Bowl berth would be fine.

[iam416]

Honestly, I think The Wizard is right about how bad the B10 is. Ohio State is flawed. M is flawed. Fortunately, they both played really easy schedules. I mean, Sparty is 9-2 in this league. 9-2.

The winner of this game will probably make the CFP, but when/if they play Georgia or even Alabama they will get blasted. BLASTED.

M will probably win the conference under HARBAUGH!!! this season, but IMO they’ll never be elite. I’ve thought that from about 2017 or so on. Still think it.

[iam416]

I’m honestly not sure M has played even a legitimately good offense all year. I think Purdue may be legitimately good and that’s about it for OSU.

The B10 is just bad. IMO.

[Hannibal]

State has a legitimately good offense.