ToasterOverlord
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2 months later, here's what I'm thinking. There are still 2 more weeks of games to obtain more data, so I am going to hold off on submitting the prediction a little longer
- an Ohio State (12-1)
- Texas (12-1)
- Clemson (12-1)
- BYU (13-0)
- Oregon (12-1)
- Georgia (11-2)
- Penn State (11-1)
- Boise State (12-1)
- Notre Dame (11-1)
- Miami (11-2)
- Indiana (11-1)
- texas a&m (10-2)
ToasterOverlord
13h ago
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Texas embarrassing itself last night is much more understandable when you realize the Longhorns were looking ahead to facing ranked Vandy on the road.
You heard me correctly. RANKED VANDY
1. Oregon (+1) 2. Georgia (+3) 3. Penn State 4. Ohio State 5. Texas (-4) 6. Miami 7. Tennessee (+4) 8. LSU 9. Clemson (+1) 10. Iowa State (-1) 11. BYU (+2) 12. Notre Dame 13. Indiana (+3) 14. Texas A&M 15. Alabama (-8) 16. Kansas State (+1) 17. Boise State (-2) 18. Ole Miss 19. Pitt (+1) 20. Illinois (+2) 21. Missouri (-2) 22. SMU (-1) 23. Army 24. Navy (+1) 25. Vanderbilt (new) Others receiving votes: Washington State, Syracuse, UNLV, Duke, South Carolina, Nebraska, Liberty Dropped out: Michigan
ToasterOverlord
1d ago
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^12^Georgia @ ^1^Texas
Georgia may be fast on the streets, but our players are faster than theirs on the field. Horns by a million
ToasterOverlord
1d ago
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Michigan @ Illinois
Not sure if Illinois' unis are a crime against humanity or a brilliant fashion statement
ToasterOverlord
2d ago
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Watching Army for the first time this year and they are unlike any Army team I've ever seen. They can make awesome downfield passes, but still haven't lost their ability to churn out yards and slowly march down the field either. I love it
ToasterOverlord
2d ago
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Indiana @ Nebraska
The stat that Indiana leads the series all time 10-9-3 threw me for a loop, but looking it up it's because Indiana won 7 consecutive meetings in the 1940s...
ToasterOverlord
2d ago
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I have watched a few now because I'm intrigued by the drop-off from last year -- it really is unprecedented. I think their biggest issue is drops. That's plagued them from week 0 and it made DJ, Glenn, and their 3rd string (can't spell his name) look worse than they are. Next is O-Line, which can't stay healthy (and might not have been good to begin with). They said last night that it's their 6th different lineup in 7 games at the position. And then defense across the board was horrible at the beginning of the season. It looks better now, but offense looks much worse.
ToasterOverlord
2d ago
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ESPN's College Gameday
Really glad they moved the set back to the South Mall after having it next to the LBJ Presidential Library the last several years. The Tower makes a much better backdrop than DKR. Although I don't love that they used Smokey the Cannon to blow a hole through Beck's jersey. I was at Gameday in 2019 when they did that to Joe Burrow's jersey and remember how that turned out...
ToasterOverlord
2d ago
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ToasterOverlord
2d ago
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LOL, 5 minutes later: Brock Glenn turns the ball over on CONSECUTIVE plays (ignoring the kickoff after the pick 6)
ToasterOverlord
2d ago
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Aaaaand a couple minutes later they botch the FG attempt. Totally gross football
ToasterOverlord
2d ago
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I know FSU this year is sicko football, but it's the only thing on right now so I'm watching. And the Seminoles just executed a fake punt, so at least they're still trying
ToasterOverlord
3d ago
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In the BC-Tech game: I totally expected them to review that fumble. I've seen more than enough of the ACC replay center already this season. I wonder if they brought in some Pac-12 refs along with Stanford and Cal...
ToasterOverlord
3d ago
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Additional fun fact: I believe this is the first time (even going back to last year) that a state has had 2 teams in the top 10. We all thought it would be Indiana, right?
ToasterOverlord
3d ago
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The banner going into week 4: basically an SEC party with SIX teams
The banner going into week 8: "Where did everyone go?" -Texas
1. Texas 2. Oregon (+1) 3. Penn State (+1) 4. Ohio State (-2) 5. Georgia 6. Miami 7. Alabama 8. LSU (+5) 9. Iowa State (+2) 10. Clemson 11. Tennessee (-3) 12. Notre Dame (-1) 13. BYU (+1) 14. Texas A&M (+1) 15. Boise State (+2) 16. Indiana (+2) 17. Kansas State (+1) 18. Ole Miss (-9) 19. Missouri (+2) 20. Pitt (+2) 21. SMU (+4) 22. Illinois (+1) 23. Army (new) 24. Michigan (-14) 25. Navy (new) Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Arizona State, oklahoma, Washington State, Iowa, Texas Tech, Syracuse, Arkansas, Utah, Louisville, USC, Liberty, UNLV Dropped out: Utah, oklahoma
ToasterOverlord
1w ago
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My ballot. Computer poll. Glad to see it's giving props to Army, which was preseason #105. The way the algorithm is designed and the way a lot of G5 teams' schedules are structured, it's hard for G5 teams to get ranked (e.g. it still has Boise unranked, sitting at #35).
I'm also amused by some of the big swings over the course of the season: Wisconsin is this week's biggest mover (+40 spots) and looking back the computer had them at 14th in Week 1, all the way down to 118th in Week 4, and now back up to 33rd.
::: spoiler Full ranking:
| Rank | Change | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Texas | 6-0 | 479 |
| 2 | - | Ohio State | 5-1 | 425 |
| 3 | - | Ole Miss | 5-2 | 419 |
| 4 | +5 | Notre Dame | 5-1 | 413 |
| 5 | -1 | Alabama | 5-1 | 408 |
| 6 | +7 | Clemson | 5-1 | 394 |
| 7 | +1 | Penn State | 6-0 | 380 |
| 8 | +5 | Tennessee | 5-1 | 361 |
| 9 | +9 | Georgia Tech | 5-2 | 353 |
| 10 | -5 | Indiana | 6-0 | 352 |
| 11 | +4 | USC | 3-3 | 350 |
| T12 | +22 | Oregon | 6-0 | 348 |
| T12 | +10 | Iowa State | 6-0 | 348 |
| 14 | +13 | BYU | 6-0 | 347 |
| 15 | -9 | Miami (FL) | 6-0 | 342 |
| 16 | +8 | Georgia | 5-1 | 338 |
| 17 | +9 | Minnesota | 4-3 | 334 |
| T18 | +13 | Army | 6-0 | 331 |
| T18 | +13 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 331 |
| 20 | -3 | Washington | 4-3 | 329 |
| 21 | -14 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 326 |
| 22 | +13 | JMU | 5-1 | 322 |
| 23 | -14 | Virginia Tech | 3-3 | 321 |
| 24 | +1 | Kentucky | 3-3 | 320 |
| 25 | +8 | UNLV | 5-1 | 318 |
| 26 | +12 | Vanderbilt | 4-2 | 316 |
| 27 | -16 | SMU | 5-1 | 314 |
| T28 | +17 | LSU | 5-1 | 309 |
| T28 | -16 | Nebraska | 5-1 | 309 |
| T28 | +7 | South Carolina | 3-3 | 309 |
| 31 | -15 | Arkansas | 4-2 | 302 |
| 32 | +8 | Pittsburgh | 6-0 | 300 |
| 33 | +40 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | 298 |
| 34 | +9 | Cincinnati | 4-2 | 297 |
| 35 | +12 | Boise State | 5-1 | 294 |
| T36 | -7 | Oklahoma | 4-2 | 291 |
| T36 | -17 | Tulane | 4-2 | 291 |
| 38 | +30 | Missouri | 5-1 | 290 |
| T39 | -19 | Michigan | 4-2 | 288 |
| T39 | +14 | Louisville | 4-2 | 288 |
| T39 | +36 | Northwestern | 3-3 | 288 |
| 42 | +20 | Texas State | 4-2 | 287 |
| T43 | +14 | Kansas State | 5-1 | 286 |
| T43 | -22 | Boston College | 4-2 | 286 |
| T43 | +24 | Jacksonville State | 3-3 | 286 |
| T46 | -24 | Sam Houston | 5-1 | 282 |
| T46 | +7 | Northern Illinois | 4-2 | 282 |
| T46 | +28 | Iowa | 4-2 | 282 |
| 49 | +14 | Syracuse | 5-1 | 281 |
| 50 | +8 | Illinois | 5-1 | 279 |
| 51 | - | Colorado | 4-2 | 278 |
| T52 | -1 | Utah | 4-2 | 277 |
| T52 | -5 | North Carolina | 3-4 | 277 |
| T54 | -26 | Texas Tech | 5-1 | 272 |
| T54 | +9 | California | 3-3 | 272 |
| 56 | +13 | Memphis | 5-1 | 270 |
| 57 | -27 | Duke | 5-1 | 267 |
| 58 | +8 | Virginia | 4-2 | 261 |
| 59 | +12 | Louisiana | 5-1 | 259 |
| T60 | -25 | Connecticut | 4-2 | 257 |
| T60 | +5 | West Virginia | 3-3 | 257 |
| T62 | -3 | Toledo | 4-2 | 256 |
| T62 | -2 | Arizona | 3-3 | 256 |
| T64 | -11 | Maryland | 3-3 | 253 |
| T64 | +12 | Florida | 3-3 | 253 |
| 66 | +11 | Washington State | 5-1 | 252 |
| 67 | -28 | TCU | 3-3 | 251 |
| 68 | +22 | Miami (OH) | 2-4 | 247 |
| 69 | +9 | Nevada | 3-4 | 246 |
| 70 | -17 | Rutgers | 4-2 | 245 |
| 71 | -30 | Navy | 5-0 | 243 |
| 72 | +9 | UCF | 3-3 | 241 |
| 73 | -31 | Houston | 2-4 | 240 |
| 74 | +11 | UNT | 5-1 | 239 |
| 75 | +11 | Old Dominion | 2-4 | 238 |
| 76 | -33 | Oklahoma State | 3-3 | 237 |
| 77 | -32 | Baylor | 2-4 | 236 |
| T78 | +1 | San Jose State | 4-2 | 235 |
| T78 | +14 | Western Kentucky | 4-2 | 235 |
| T80 | -33 | Oregon State | 4-2 | 234 |
| T80 | +4 | Kansas | 1-5 | 234 |
| 82 | -32 | Auburn | 2-4 | 233 |
| 83 | +5 | NC State | 3-4 | 229 |
| 84 | -24 | Florida State | 1-5 | 224 |
| 85 | +2 | Bowling Green | 2-4 | 220 |
| 86 | -7 | Coastal Carolina | 4-2 | 216 |
| T87 | +13 | UL Monroe | 5-1 | 215 |
| T87 | -5 | Eastern Michigan | 4-2 | 215 |
| 89 | +2 | Fresno State | 3-3 | 213 |
| 90 | -21 | Michigan State | 3-3 | 212 |
| T91 | -20 | South Alabama | 2-4 | 211 |
| T91 | +1 | FIU | 2-4 | 211 |
| 93 | +4 | UCLA | 1-5 | 209 |
| 94 | +2 | Marshall | 3-3 | 208 |
| 95 | +2 | Ohio | 4-2 | 207 |
| 96 | +6 | Liberty | 5-0 | 205 |
| 97 | +8 | Buffalo | 4-2 | 204 |
| 98 | +9 | San Diego State | 3-3 | 197 |
| 99 | +4 | Georgia Southern | 4-2 | 196 |
| 100 | -17 | ECU | 3-3 | 195 |
| 101 | +11 | New Mexico | 2-4 | 191 |
| 102 | +3 | FAU | 2-4 | 189 |
| 103 | +5 | Mississippi State | 1-5 | 188 |
| T104 | -16 | Charlotte | 3-3 | 186 |
| T104 | -10 | Wake Forest | 2-4 | 186 |
| T106 | +7 | Western Michigan | 3-3 | 185 |
| T106 | +12 | Louisiana Tech | 2-3 | 185 |
| 108 | +1 | Central Michigan | 3-3 | 181 |
| T109 | -10 | Colorado State | 3-3 | 174 |
| T109 | +7 | Stanford | 2-4 | 174 |
| 111 | +5 | Rice | 2-4 | 170 |
| 112 | -17 | Troy | 1-5 | 168 |
| 113 | -2 | Hawaii | 2-4 | 164 |
| 114 | -11 | Massachusetts | 1-6 | 163 |
| 115 | -15 | Temple | 1-5 | 161 |
| 116 | -7 | Arkansas State | 3-3 | 160 |
| 117 | -2 | USF | 2-4 | 158 |
| 118 | +4 | UTSA | 2-4 | 155 |
| 119 | - | Wyoming | 1-5 | 154 |
| 120 | +1 | Georgia State | 2-3 | 150 |
| 121 | -2 | Air Force | 1-5 | 148 |
| 122 | +2 | Akron | 1-6 | 145 |
| 123 | +2 | Appalachian State | 2-4 | 140 |
| 124 | +6 | Ball State | 2-4 | 139 |
| 125 | +7 | Purdue | 1-5 | 138 |
| 126 | -4 | UTEP | 0-6 | 135 |
| 127 | -13 | Tulsa | 2-4 | 134 |
| 128 | -1 | Southern Mississippi | 1-5 | 129 |
| 129 | - | Utah State | 1-5 | 124 |
| 130 | -3 | UAB | 1-5 | 116 |
| 131 | -6 | New Mexico State | 1-5 | 115 |
| 132 | +1 | Middle Tennessee | 1-5 | 102 |
| 133 | +1 | Kent State | 0-6 | 99 |
| 134 | -3 | Kennesaw State | 0-5 | 92 |
ToasterOverlord
1w ago
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Wild ending to this one. When Oregon kicked the go-ahead FG with ~30 seconds left I thought that was too much time, but I did not expect an Ohio State to mismanage the clock so badly (not that I'm complaining!)
ToasterOverlord
1w ago
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I have this game on in the background while I do chores and I swear every time I check back in I see an injured Gator. I'm new to the SEC -- is this field really cursed as was purported in The Blind Side?
ToasterOverlord
1w ago
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Penn State survives! I really thought the B1G travel curse would get them. I hope that means an Ohio State University will succumb to the West Coast trip
ToasterOverlord
1w ago
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THE HAT IS OURS!
I don't know if it's possible to override a numbered list in Lemmy markdown, so note that 11-12 and 18-21 are ties: 1. Texas (+1) 2. Ohio State (+1) 3. Oregon (+3) 4. Penn State (+3) 5. Georgia 6. Miami (+2) 7. Alabama (-6) 8. Tennessee (-4) 9. Ole Miss (+3) 10. Clemson (+5) 11. (T-11) Iowa State (+5) 12. (T-11) Notre Dame (+3) 13. LSU 14. BYU (+3) 15. Texas A&M (+10) 16. Utah (+2) 17. Boise State (+4) 18. (T-18) Kansas State (+2) 19. (T-18) Indiana (+5) 20. (T-18) oklahoma (+1) 21. Missouri (-12) 22. Pitt (new) 23. Illinois (+1) 24. Michigan (-14) 25. SMU (new) Others receiving votes: USC, Nebraska, Navy, Army, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Washington State, Iowa, Texas Tech, Syracuse, Washington, Louisville, Colorado, Kentucky Dropped out: USC, Louisville, UNLV
1. Texas 2. Georgia 3. Ohio State 4. Alabama 5. Tennessee (+1) 6. Ole Miss (-1) 7. Miami (+1) 8. Oregon (+1) 9. Penn State (+1) 10. Utah (+2) 11. Missouri (-4) 12. Michigan (+6) 13. USC (-2) 14. LSU (+2) 15. Louisville (+4) 16. Notre Dame (+1) 17. Clemson (+4) 18. Iowa State (+2) 19. Illinois (+5) 20. Oklahoma State (-6) 21. oklahoma (-6) 22. BYU (new) 23. Kansas State (-10) 24. Texas A&M (+1) 25. Boise State (new) Others receiving votes: Washington State, Indiana, Boston College, UNLV, Pitt, Nebraska, Iowa, JMU, South Carolina, Liberty, Arkansas, UCF, Arizona, SMU, Navy Dropped out: Nebraska, Northern Illinois
With all the talking heads on TV proclaiming that this season is unlike any other, I'm curious how the community feels. Totally new landscape of CFB or just more of the same? How do we all feel about: - Helmet communication (for only 1 player on the field per team except on free kicks) - Tablets on the sidelines (up to 18 per team) - The 2 minute timeout - Corporate logos on fields (no longer requires the stadium to be named after the sponsor) - New homes for Arizona, ASU, Cal, CU, Oregon, ou, SMU, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington - Expanded playoff (probably too early to tell on this one) - New TV deals (SEC on ABC, B1G on CBS) - Current season of Fansville (Ewers could be a Heisman candidate but he sure won't be winning any Oscars) For reference, here are the P4 vs P4 records so far: - ACC: 6-8 - B1G: 5-5 (or 5-6 if counting ND) - Big XII: 5-6 - SEC: 8-5 (or 8-6 if counting ND)
gousfbulls.com
Rendering in the article. Kind of cool that it's exclusively a student section, but the end zone is kind of a crummy section. Although I suppose it would be foolish to try to sell premium seats in a spot with such a bad view. Gee, I don't know any program that would do that... (FWIW, I can't stand Texas's new south end zone and this one by USF is giving off the same vibes)
www.knoxnews.com
The newsworthy part of the article: > The University of Tennessee will increase football ticket prices and the required donations that accompany them by an average of 14.5% in 2025 with most of the new cost going to a “talent fee” to pay players. > > ... > > Here’s the breakdown of the average 14.5% price increase of tickets at Neyland Stadium in 2025: > > - Initial average increase of 4.5% per seat on single-game tickets and season tickets plus donations. Some will be higher, some lower. That increase accounts for UT’s rising costs for construction, food, travel and other athletic department expenses. > - An additional 10% increase per seat on all single-game tickets and season tickets plus donations as a “talent fee” to fund the revenue-sharing pool for athletes coming as early as 2025. > - Season ticket renewals will begin Thursday, and the renewal deadline is Feb. 27, 2025. UT is offering a 10-month payment plan to help fans absorb the cost increase. > > UT already doubled student ticket prices from $10 to $20 this season, and they’ll go up to $25 in 2025. > > **Paying Tennessee players, extra scholarships could cost $30 million** > > The details of revenue sharing aren’t known yet because they’re contingent on the settlement of the House v. NCAA federal antitrust case, which is still amid negotiations. Revenue sharing could go into effect as early as July 2025. > > But generally, schools will have the option of funding up to 22% of their annual revenue, or about $22 million, to pay athletes. It could work sort of like a salary cap for college sports, but that structure is also murky. > > All SEC and Big Ten schools are expected to opt in to the revenue-sharing model, and some schools from weaker conferences will attempt to keep pace. > > Paying athletes for their name, image and likeness could still be a factor in landing and retaining top players. But NIL’s place in a revenue-sharing model is uncertain. > > The cap on scholarships also will rise as early as July 2025. Football can go from 85 scholarships to 105. Baseball can go from 11.7 scholarships to 35, and so on. > > Many schools won’t be able to fund those extra scholarships unless they drop some sports. > > For schools like UT that are opting in, it will require about $30 million annually to both fund revenue sharing and additional scholarships. That’s where UT's ticket price hike comes in. > > “It’s really a $30 million-plus math problem,” White said. “We’re not just offloading it to our fans. We are asking them to help us with a portion of it.” > > **How ticket price hike will fund portion of player pay** > > UT estimates the 10% ticket price increase for a “talent fee” will account for $7.5 million, or about one-third of the annual $22 million revenue-sharing pool to pay athletes. > > ... And the whole second half of the article dissolves into fluff that is mostly blowing smoke up the AD's ass (nothing against the other UT, but being the highest paid AD in the country while asking for money is simply risible)
1. Texas (+1) 2. Georgia (-1) 3. Ohio State 4. Alabama 5. Ole Miss 6. Tennessee (+1) 7. Missouri (-1) 8. Miami (+2) 9. Oregon 10. Penn State (-2) 11. USC 12. Utah 13. Kansas State (+1) 14. Oklahoma State (-1) 15. oklahoma 16. LSU 17. Notre Dame (+1) 18. Michigan (-1) 19. Louisville 20. Iowa State (+1) 21. Clemson (+1) 22. Nebraska (+1) 23. Northern Illinois (+2) 24. Illinois (new) 25. Texas A&M (new) Others receiving votes: Memphis, Boise State, Syracuse, UNLV, Boston College, Washington State, Arizona, Iowa, Cal, Liberty, Toledo, UCF, South Carolina, UNC, Arizona State, BYU, Pitt Dropped out: Arizona, Boston College
From the article: > According to Rivals’ UGA Sports, Harris was cited for numerous offenses, including having no proof of insurance, materials that reduce visibility on his windows or windshield, driving without a seatbelt, having an unregistered vehicle and reckless driving. He was released shortly before midnight after posting the $10 bail on each charge. > > Per the incident report obtained by the Athens Banner-Herald, Harris was cited for going over 100 MPH while passing two other cars in the rain. > > ... > >Harris is also at least the sixth player to be arrested for a driving offense in 2024. > > ... > > Harris has seen significant playing time through the first two weeks of the season. The sophomore has recorded four tackles in the wins over Clemson and Tennessee Tech, and it’s unclear how Thursday night will affect his status for the team’s game against Kentucky on Saturday.