The Official 2025 College Football Random Thoughts Thread

[skyrunner1]

Yup.

Even then a lot of the ACC schools aren't as sorry as cats think. Duke ain't really been trash for a while now. UVA getting their shyt together. If Cuse didn't lose their QB, they'd still be solid. And many of the schools got bread. Just the alums spent it on the school side of shyt and not the sports side. That's changing.

Big problem I see is last offseason alot of talent got picked off in portal to other conferences, that is not a good look at all. VT, Cal, NCST, GT, all loss key contributors off top of head.. NOT GOOD.


Also agree with everything else but ACC doesnt have a tv deal where taking heads will vouch for them, they are 2nd fiddle and teams dont get ranked because of it. Every SEC team is ranked and viewed as a quality loss where you can lose and move up in rankings ACC got worked on the business side of things and is on a slow death march to the inevitable.

 

[Redguard]

@Silkk

 

[Trav]

Still funny.

Bet he would've ascended into Valhalla at some of these buyouts today.

 

[daemonova]

Venebles looks like a burn victim mummy, easily unlikable. However, he beat scum so he gets a pass.

I went on a similar rant in this thread how OU stay getting styled on in the "big game" and never really won shyt since that 2000 title. There are blue bloods like Bama & OSU that are in the title hunt every year and have won multiple titles, and then there are blue bloods at the back of the line that are living of past glory days like Nebraska and it's former Big XII brethren

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

@Silkk

Does CA not produce this level of talent? or is it much more dispersed?

 

[Silkk]

@Silkk

Not loading for me

 

[Redguard]

Does CA not produce this level of talent? or is it much more dispersed?

Other teams are taking California talent.

Pete Carroll basically had a recruiting wall in the 00s.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Other teams are taking California talent.

Pete Carroll basically had a recruiting wall in the 00s.

Not to mention Bama & OSU weren't "death stars" recruiting nationally like that. USC was the program back then

 

[Trav]

Not to mention Bama & OSU weren't "death stars" recruiting nationally like that. USC was the program back then

 

[Drake's Tan]

Other teams are taking California talent.

Pete Carroll basically had a recruiting wall in the 00s.

Oregon has basically built their program off of CA kids

 

[Drake's Tan]

@Silkk

Technically the entire Defense was from CA because Tatupu went to high school in Mass but was born in San Diego.

 

[skyrunner1]

Couple surprises on here..

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Couple surprises on here..

OU's offense looked really predictable last game, esp with Mateer not really 100%, or if he is, he's had a mean reversion back to his true, mid-self

 

[skyrunner1]

OU's offense looked really predictable last game, esp with Mateer not really 100%, or if he is, he's had a mean reversion back to his true, mid-self

Yea I know OU paid big money for Mateer and Arbuckle to produce better than this.. I assume he was performing well prior to texas game and I get it but maybe he rushed back too fast to get behind that oline and take them hits.. He picked that situation to be in so lets see how it works out for all parties involved.. I see OU fans already done with him tho and doing the whole death threats thing so not looking soo good right now..

 

[VegetasHairline]

Lane's World: Carousel chaos and the looming big-money battle over Kiffin

More than $150 million in buyouts and multiple blue-blood job openings mean Lane Kiffin is the center of the CFB universe. It's a stunning turnaround for the once controversial figure.

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