GeotechDuck

Good article! The Alabama situation is hilarious. First they lose to a 6-6 Vandy team. Then, after losing again to Tennessee in late October (who got blasted by tOSU in the playoff), they got rolled by three scores and didn’t score a TD against a team with 2 conference wins in late November. If that happened to any team outside the SEC, they wouldn’t be ranked in the Top 20. Of the three loss SEC schools, Alabama is actually the least deserving of the three to be in the discussion IMO. They certainly don’t clear South Carolina, who won their last 6 games in October and November, three against Top25 teams and one against a playoff team. Ultimately, I think the committee got it right with SMU and Indiana in the field, and completely agree with the article that there is a huge gap between the Top 4-6 teams and the rest of the pack every year.

I don’t really see any issue with what he said. He’s pissed they lost and essentially, he didn’t get down soon enough. That wouldn’t sit right with me either and I would want a second chance at it.

The way I look at this right now is that you are going to have to beat OSU2 to win this thing one way or another. Might as well be the next round.

Buckeyes 38; Vols 10.

Is Drew Allar wearing an ascot?

Wow. Very unimpressed with Cignetti. Punting at the opponents 37? Punting down three scores in the 4th at midfield. Mario 2.0. terrible.

Update on Evans. Sounds like he is back at practice, but limited a little. Oregon forward Kwame Evans Jr. could return to practice following left knee injury WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Oregon forward Kwame Evans Jr. appears to be OK following a left knee injury on Sunday.

I am with you. He made the Freshman All American team in 2023 and led the country in both kick and punt return average. He is a dynamic player and if used correctly, he should have similar production to Tez if he joins Oregon.

Branch come on down.

100% agree. If you look at the Top 20 rated Oregon QB recruits of all time, half of them didn't play much and/or ended up leaving. That list includes: Johnny Durocher, Jeff Lockie, Cody Kempt, Terry Wilson, Braxton Burmeister, Morgan Mahalak, Jake Rodrigues, Tyler Shough, Ty Thompson, and Travis Jonson. Even with blue chip QB prospects, you essentially have a 50/50 shot that it is going to work out.

Branch at Oregon??? Yes please!!!

Does Franklin do anything except complain?

LOL. GOAT? So this kid is better than Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders, Troy Aikman, Lamar Jackson, Herschel Walker….etc? Not even close! Props to Hunter on a great season and playing both ways. He is a special talent. But he is not even the best player in the 2024 class. That honor goes to Jeanty, who was the highest rated position player EVER in the running for a Heisman.

I like Option 1 with eliminating the CCGs. Just let the 16 best teams in at the end of the regular season and include the conference winners. Then seed them properly. Is getting a bye an advantage in this format? In addition to the current seeding issues, I believe the bigger issue is that these teams are going to be off for 25+ days between games. I am curious to see how that plays out.

I had no idea that the Sports Illustrated magazine was still in production. I had not seen one or heard anyone mention it in years. I figured it was toast like a lot of other stuff in print. If it is not digital, I don't read it.

Where did this kid come from? He has no ranking, but his video looks pretty good! Anyone know anything about the kid?

There are a bunch of guys that are struggling right now, and this team is still winning games in November and December. That is a great sign for an Altman team. Shelstad has just been off. Bamba is working through a terrible shooting slump. The last three games he is 2-13, 0-fer, and 2-7. Moss just doesn’t look comfortable out there yet. Evans had a rough stretch too, but was looking good last night before the injury. The good news is this team is very deep and there almost no dropoff when you go to the bench. There are 10 guys that can hurt you on any given night. If Shelstad, Evans, and Bamba can turn the corner, this is going to be a very hard team to beat in March.

Dana said in his presser that he banged it really hard and that it is going to be sore, but they didn’t think anything was structurally wrong. That is great news if true.

Does he mean the guy that was held to 150 yards passing and 6 points the last time he played Oregon? 🤣 Okay Prime.

Speaking of elite recruits, Cliff was one of them. That kid was seriously special. I wish it would have turned out differently for him, but he was sure fun to watch while it lasted. One of my favorite Duck players of all time (along with Reuben Droughns). Oregon with a 95% blue chip rate? Never in a million years did I think that would happen in my lifetime. What a great time to be a Duck fan.

This is an awesome article.

If I was starting a team from scratch and I had to pick one player to be on my team from the finalists, I am taking Jeanty every time. Just imagine what that guy could do behind an elite OL. Thinking about it that way, I would probably still vote for Gabriel for Heisman because I am a total homer. But Jeanty is him.

They need to fix this already. Why is the portal open before the season is over? It’s ridiculous. Open it on February 1.

I am not sure what is funnier for me. Miami getting knocked out of the playoff and ending up in the Pop-Tarts Bowl or the fact that Cam Ward just doubled down on it: "You about to see the best thing that ever happened in the Pop-Tarts Bowl" Ward said. Seriously Cam? Nobody is about to see that, because they will be watching the playoffs instead.