2024 College Football 🏈 Season starts tomorrow…. Yee Yee

[VikingsGuy]

So, if you had an 18 yo son who was a top 15 football recruit who came to you and said, "I don't care about weather, or legacy, or academic programs, or NIL, or hope, or 'restoring' anything, or NFL draft. I just care about playing in at least one CFP title game during my 5 year window at college." How would you rank the the schools for him. I think it is pretty easy.

Tier 1 - Georgia and Ohio State -- flip a coin. (the Sabin-led Tide would be here in the past, but he isn't asking about the past)
Tier 2 - Michigan, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Clemson, Oregon, Texas
Tier 3 - ND, Florida, Florida State, Penn State
Tier 4 - Boise State and all other Power Four schools with a better than .700 record over the last five years not otherwise named above (google it)
Tier 5 - Good luck to you son

 

[jimh406]

I don’t think there is a tier 1. Hard to believe, but I’d include Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Ole Miss in the top Category. Subject to change for the next few years. I’d substitute SC for Auburn at the moment and include Florida.

Why aren’t there more Big10 schools?

 

[VikingsGuy]

I don’t think there is a tier 1. Hard to believe, but I’d include Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Ole Miss in the top Category. Subject to change for the next few years. I’d substitute SC for Auburn at the moment and include Florida.

Why aren’t there more Big10 schools?

Tier 3 max for those 4 programs.

As for B10 - I call them as I see it. I have no allegiance to any conference.

 

[antlerradar]

So, if you had an 18 yo son who was a top 15 football recruit who came to you and said, "I don't care about weather, or legacy, or academic programs, or NIL, or hope, or 'restoring' anything, or NFL draft. I just care about playing in at least one CFP title game during my 5 year window at college." How would you rank the the schools for him. I think it is pretty easy.

Tier 1 - Georgia and Ohio State -- flip a coin. (the Sabin-led Tide would be here in the past, but he isn't asking about the past)
Tier 2 - Michigan, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Clemson, Oregon, Texas
Tier 3 - ND, Florida, Florida State, Penn State
Tier 4 - Boise State and all other Power Four schools with a better than .700 record over the last five years not otherwise named above (google it)
Tier 5 - Good luck to you son

Or he could just go to NDSU and win three or four. As a MSU fan and grad, that was painful to say, but it is true.

 

[VikingsGuy]

Or he could just go to NDSU and win three or four. As a MSU fan and grad, that was painful to say, but it is true.

Some of those young men graduated having won more titles than suffered losses over their entire career. Pretty crazy.

No doubt the top 35 or so FBS teams are better, but the FCS is the best level of college football that still feels like college football. FBS, with NIL & portal, now are just a minor leagues for the NFL. Who knows, maybe it trickles down and breaks FCS too and then we will have to turn to DII.

 

[QuazyQuinton]

I do think it’s pretty ignorant to say the SEC has been cheating and now it’s even. If there was anything like that happening every school that invests in their football program was involved (MI, OH, PSU, Clemson, etc…)

I mean, the SEC all this time HAS had the mantra, "It just means more...."

QQ

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

I say we go back to the AP deciding the champion. That was easier. Oregon was champ this year!!!

 

[noharleyyet]

Damn fellas, at least charge the SEC rent . . .

 

[Beignet]

That’s it. It won’t say “end of the SEC”

I’ve never thought the SEC was going to cease being relevant or producing powerhouse teams. This just wasn’t the year for the conference. No amount of explaining it away changes an L to a W.

Petty though it may be, I’m sure there’s a lot of folks who have enjoyed seeing the SEC get a little comeuppance after so many years of cockiness. Personally, I’m happy to see the Big 10 develop into more than just Ohio State and (every so often) Fishigan.

 

[SwaggyD]

FBS coaches back single, shorter transfer window

Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) coaches voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of a proposal that would reduce college football's transfer windows down to a single 10-day period in January.

www.espn.com

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last 30 some years watching college football nobody stays on top forever whether that’s a team or conference….

It’s damn hard to win consistently, Nebraska was a bully in the early 90’s they’ve been unsuccessful to get back on top since Osborne left

USC was a west coast power for decades , since the mid 2000’s they’ve struggled. 2008 was the last time the Trojans won a conference championship.


Regardless of who’s on top conference or team wise , there always someone else looking to take your spot in the pecking order.

as a Duck they’ve been able to stay somewhat consistent the last 15 years with the one hickup in 2016 , losing season….

If it’s time for the SEC to be behind some teams …. Boo freaking hooo !!!

 

[crock239]

No doubt the top 35 or so FBS teams are better, but the FCS is the best level of college football that still feels like college football. FBS, with NIL & portal, now are just a minor leagues for the NFL. Who knows, maybe it trickles down and breaks FCS too and then we will have to turn to DII.

FBS maybe more than just minor league these days...

 

[VikingsGuy]

FBS maybe more than just minor league these days...
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Have you looked at the slot $$ for MLB top 50 draft picks who just get sent to the minors? From $2M to $10MM each. So yeah - minor leagues.