Sports! 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈 College Football Thread

[49ersfootball]

So, given who won, Washington and Michigan are definitely in the CFP. Now there are two spots for the rest.

We know Texas beat Alabama who beat Georgia, so that's Georgia out of the running IMO.

Ohio State, FSU, Texas, and Alabama are the remaining. And if Alabama can only make it if Texas does.

FSU is an undefeated Power 5 conference winner... but... they're on their third string QB and their offense sucks, they just aren't a good team. Also, their strength of schedule was weak.

Alabama is the last chance for an SEC team to make it.

Texas, IMO, has the best chance of making it.

Then the wildcard is Ohio State. They didn't win their conference and didn't even place second, and already lost to a team in the CFP? Worse, they didn't play this week, and were ranked 6th. I don't see them making it at all.

Ohio State will NOT be in the CFB Playoffs!

They'll end up in New Years Six Bowl.

 

[49ersfootball]

I wouldn't say the offense sucks... but it's super limited when the QB doesn't have reps with the rest of the team.

In the last two games, the lack of familiarity between the receivers and the QBs has led to a lot of dropped balls. When you can't get the pass game going, it gets easy to shutdown the run game.

Also, after Tate Rodemaker got himself concussed last week, we didn't really want Brock Glenn running around, and every time he did, it produced a decent amount of puckering.

We're going to find out soon enough later this morning 11:00 AM CST on ESPN.

 

[49ersfootball]

Big 10 Championship: No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (13-0) wins their 3rd consecutive Big 10 championship by shutting out No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes (10-3) 26-0 last night in the 2023 Big 10 Championship Game in Indianapolis, IN.

MAC Championship: Miami-Ohio (11-2) defeated Toledo (11-2) 23-14 in the 2023 MAC Championship Game in Detroit, MI.

SunBelt Championship: Troy (11-2) wins back-to-back SunBelt conference championships defeating Appalachian State 49-23.

American Athletic Conference Championship: For the first time since winning the Southwestern Conference Championship in 1984, SMU Mustangs (11-2)wins their first conference championship in 39 years defeating defending AAC champion No. 22 Tulane Green Wave (11-2) 26-14 in the 2023 AAC Championship Game in New Orleans, LA.

PS: Tulane also loses their HC Willie Fritz, who according to ESPN, reportedly will be going to the University of Houston & becoming the Houston Cougars Football HC.

C-USA Championship: No. 24 Liberty Flames (13-0) wins the 2023 C-USA Championship defeating New Mexico (10-4) by double digits 49-35.

ACC Championship: No. 4 Florida State Seminoles (13-0) defeats No. 14 Louisville Cardinals (10-3) in underwhelming 16-6 victory as the Seminoles won the 2023 ACC Championship.

Pac-12 Championship: No. 3 Washington Huskies (13-0) all but clinched their spot in the 2023 CFB Playoffs after holding off No. 5 Oregon Ducks (11-2) 34-31 in the 2023 Pac-12 Championship Game in Las Vegas, NV. The Pac-12 went out with a bigly bang!

Big 12 Championship: No. 7 Texas Longhorns (12-1) crushes No. 18 Okla State Cowboys (9-4) in 49-21 blowout victory as the Longhorns win their 4th Big 12 conference championship in school history (1996, 2005, 2009, 2023). I know that my cousin @Sergeant Foley is especially happy that his beloved Longhorns are likely heading to the 2023 CFB Playoffs.

SEC Championship: No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) dethroned the back-to-back CFB Playoff national champion No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) in classic 27-24 victory; Crimson Tide snapping the Bulldogs 29-game winning streak & likely knock out the Bulldogs from the 2023 CFB Playoffs.

MountainWest Championship: Congratulations to the Boise State Broncos (8-5) for winning the 2023 MountainWest Championship defeating UNLV Rebels (9-4) in resounding 44-20 victory in Las Vegas, NV.

 

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[Abhorsen]

Poll closes 15 minutes or so before announcement, so guess now.

 

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[49ersfootball]

Poll closes 15 minutes or so before announcement, so guess now.

2023 CFB Playoffs:
(Rose Bowl)
1.) Michigan Wolverines (13-0)
4.) Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1)

(Sugar Bowl)
2.) Washington Huskies (13-0)
3.) Texas Longhorns (12-1)

 

[Abhorsen]

2023 CFB Playoffs:
(Rose Bowl)
1.) Michigan Wolverines (13-0)
4.) Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1)

(Sugar Bowl)
2.) Washington Huskies (13-0)
3.) Texas Longhorns (12-1)

Put it in the poll then.

 

[49ersfootball]

Put it in the poll then.

Just voted Alabama & Texas.

 

[Abhorsen]

It's Michigan v Alabama & Washington v Texas.

EDIT: IDK how I got that wrong.

 

[49ersfootball]

It's Michigan v Alabama & Washington v FSU.

Nope:
(Rose Bowl)
1.) Michigan Wolverines (13-0) vs 4.) Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1)

(Sugar Bowl)
2.) Washington Huskies (13-0) vs 3.) Texas Longhorns (12-1)

(Orange Bowl)
6.) Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) vs 5.) Florida State Seminoles (13-0)

 

[bullethead]

Punting FSU out of the playoff has apparently completely fucked up the ACC bowl distribution, made Jordan Travis so depressed that he publicly stated he wished he broke his leg earlier in the season so the injury would not be held against them, pissed off the legislature of Florida, and potentially has FSU so pissed it might boycott the Orange Bowl.

Also, they fucked over some Division II school that beat a Division I team too.

Slow clap at the Playoff Committee just pouring massive amounts of kerosene on the conference realignment nightmare fire, and potentially getting themselves setup to be the next against the wall after the NCAA gets fucked.

 

[49ersfootball]

Punting FSU out of the playoff has apparently completely fucked up the ACC bowl distribution, made Jordan Travis so depressed that he publicly stated he wished he broke his leg earlier in the season so the injury would not be held against them, pissed off the legislature of Florida, and potentially has FSU so pissed it might boycott the Orange Bowl.

Also, they fucked over some Division II school that beat a Division I team too.

Slow clap at the Playoff Committee just pouring massive amounts of kerosene on the conference realignment nightmare fire, and potentially getting themselves setup to be the next against the wall after the NCAA gets fucked.

I do NOT see Florida State boycotting the Orange Bowl. They're just venting & angry right now.

Heard about SMU getting passed over as well: being denied a New Years Six Bowl.