College Football Catch-All Thread

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EyeballKid said:
UF was ranked and just crushed #9 Texas today.
ND was ranked in the top 10 and looks like a solid top-20 team at a minimum.
USF was ranked and looks to be the top team in their conference and a strong contender for a playoff spot.

UM beat them all, and just beat #18 FSU. Shoulda been worse.

Any thoughts at this point? What ACC team do you see tripping them up?
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Miami is fully capable of losing any of its remaining ACC games (well, maybe not Stanford, but then look at UCLA today). They will be a heavy favorite in almost every remaining game. But it is asking a lot of Miami kids to stay focused 12 weekends in a row.
 
Calheel said:
Miami is fully capable of losing any of its remaining ACC games (well, maybe not Stanford, but then look at UCLA today). They will be a heavy favorite in almost every remaining game. But it is asking a lot of Miami kids to stay focused 12 weekends in a row.
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Sure. Same can be said of any team in CFB on any weekend.

My point is that UM looks damn good, and not a fraudulent team. They’re stout on both O and D line, and have a top-notch running game, good WRs, a good QB, a good kicker.

They don’t have a significant area of weakness.

That’s not to say they won’t lose focus somewhere along the way, and Cristobal’s penchant for dropping a game to an inferior opponent will remain a concern until he disproves it.

Yet in the last 20 years, this is the most complete team I’ve seen UM put together.
 
EyeballKid said:
Sure. Same can be said of any team in CFB on any weekend.

My point is that UM looks damn good, and not a fraudulent team. They’re stout on both O and D line, and have a top-notch running game, good WRs, a good QB, a good kicker.

They don’t have a significant area of weakness.

That’s not to say they won’t lose focus somewhere along the way, and Cristobal’s penchant for dropping a game to an inferior opponent will remain a concern until he disproves it.

Yet in the last 20 years, this is the most complete team I’ve seen UM put together.
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No doubt about that. Miami is a complete team and has been challenged by good teams more than any other top ranked team this year. It would be a real upset for Miami to miss the playoffs.
 
EyeballKid said:
UF was ranked and just crushed #9 Texas today.
ND was ranked in the top 10 and looks like a solid top-20 team at a minimum.
USF was ranked and looks to be the top team in their conference and a strong contender for a playoff spot.

UM beat them all, and just beat #18 FSU. Shoulda been worse.

Any thoughts at this point? What ACC team do you see tripping them up?
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"Crushed?"
 
stankeylegjones said:
It was a one-score game with around 5 min left in the third. UF definitely looked better, but "crushed" them is not how I'd describe it.
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And it was a 3-score game at half.

Granted, “crushed” is a subjective term, but Texas never led and was never less than 7 down. Given the yardage and TOP difference, it was a pretty thorough beating.
 
EyeballKid said:
And it was a 3-score game at half.

Granted, “crushed” is a subjective term, but Texas never led and was never less than 7 down. Given the yardage and TOP difference, it was a pretty thorough beating.
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It was never a 3-score game. UT had the ball with around 90 seconds left to drive and tie the game. But, as I said, UF was clearly the better team today.

I'd say Clemson crushed UNC today, but, as you say, it's a subjective term.
 
stankeylegjones said:
It was never a 3-score game. UT had the ball with around 90 seconds left to drive and tie the game. But, as I said, UF was clearly the better team today.

I'd say Clemson crushed UNC today, but, as you say, it's a subjective term.
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My bad. You’re right. It was a 15 pt lead twice during the 3rd quarter. Not quite a 3 score game.

None the less, Texas never really threatened. Call it what you want.
 
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EyeballKid said:
Duke

My bad. You’re right. It was a 15 pt lead twice during the 3rd quarter. Not quite a 3 score game.

None the less, Texas never really threatened. Call it what you want.
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Out of curiosity, what do you consider threatening, if down by one score, with the ball, and 90 seconds left isn’t?
 
stankeylegjones said:
Out of curiosity, what do you consider threatening, if down by one score, with the ball, and 90 seconds left isn’t?
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I would say advancing the ball to beyond where a Hail Mary and a 2pt conversion just to tie the game would suffice.

Again, UT never led—nor were they in any serious position to lead the game. This wasn’t close. It wasn’t a back-and-forth battle. UF led decisively throughout.

Fwiw, Arch Manning had 37 yds rushing. The rest of the offense had 15 yds.

UF’s D line dominated.
 
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EyeballKid said:
UF was ranked and just crushed #9 Texas today.
ND was ranked in the top 10 and looks like a solid top-20 team at a minimum.
USF was ranked and looks to be the top team in their conference and a strong contender for a playoff spot.

UM beat them all, and just beat #18 FSU. Shoulda been worse.

Any thoughts at this point? What ACC team do you see tripping them up?
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In case I am unclear, my view hasn't changed a lot. Miami is clearly the best team in the ACC. That alone doesnt mean much at all because the ACC is horrible. Miami will have a chance to prove something in the playoffs. They have done well against the schedule in front of them. No doubt about that.
 
wmheel1287 said:
In case I am unclear, my view hasn't changed a lot. Miami is clearly the best team in the ACC. That alone doesnt mean much at all because the ACC is horrible. Miami will have a chance to prove something in the playoffs. They have done well against the schedule in front of them. No doubt about that.
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You were quite clear that you didn’t think UM would be among the top 1/3rd of the SEC and wouldn’t win a game in the playoffs.

I’m just curious if that opinion has changed at all, given recent events.
 
EyeballKid said:
I would say advancing the ball to beyond where a Hail Mary and a 2pt conversion just to tie the game would suffice.

Again, UT never led—nor were they in any serious position to lead the game. This wasn’t close. It wasn’t a back-and-forth battle. UF led decisively throughout.

Fwiw, Arch Manning had 37 yds rushing. The rest of the offense had 15 yds.

UF’s D line dominated.
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Thanks.

Yes, UF definitely looked like the better team. That’s something we both have agreed on.
 
da u seems to finally be da back in the national picture after yrs of being over hyped and over ranked. still lots of fb left to be played
 
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