GatOrlando

The NFL pretty much destroys it's competition regardless. It's always had Thanksgiving, now it's taken Christmas from the NBA. Roger Goodell needs to have a strong united front come to him and tell him that college football is the feeder system that helps keep the NFL alive. You have Oregon fans paying attention to the Broncos and Chargers. You have LSU fans becoming Bengals fans. Wyoming fans are Bills fans and Louisville fans are Ravens fans this week. But you don't get that without strong college fanbases. Heck you probably know a Washington fan who was rooting for the Falcons and how many of them have ever likely been to Georgia? Klatt was on Cowherd and he spoke on how college football was the number two sport in America to the NFL, but even college football has taken a backseat to the NFL Playoffs. He proposed college football start earlier and have Army vs Navy be the first game in August. Have it be a celebration and have college football start two weeks earlier and have no three week gap to start the playoffs.

It's not up to the college to tell McDonalds that they have to pay a female basketball player the same as or even at all that they would for Dillon Gabriel. Just like a female ice skater is more marketable than a male ice skater. It's not about feelings at all, it's about $$$ and that's what NIL is all about.

Pretty Simple, he wins.Google him!! ..* Unless it's a top 50 team.

Notre Dame has a unique place in college football. It's a much bigger version of BYU because most don't associate it with a region or state. The academic standards are high and they enforce them. I think the day is coming when they will be forced to join a conference because the fact they can make their own schedule, keep all their media and playoff revenue to themselves and avoid having to play an extra game and STILL get access to the playoff while everyone else has to participate in revenue sharing. Notre Dame is keeping twenty million for the heavyweight fight on Monday. Ohio State is keeping one million. To them that's gotta feel like a slap to the face. When the negotiations come up I can see the B1G and SEC demanding more teams in exchange for expansion. I can also see an issue brought up over scheduling, seeding and Notre Dames special status.

Wanna know what Oregon is going to get because they're in a conference that has a revenue sharing distribution plan? Nah you already know that. Get this though, Notre Dame gets 20 million dollars for playing Monday. It's not B1G vs the SEC. We should do something about those special rules those Domers get?

Part of me feels like he'll enjoy the NFL more if he can coach his boys. But his problem is the whole "Prime" things sparkles and impresses high school kids. Even those making millions. But his whole flash isn't going to impress NFL veterans. Plus there's more layers of leadership in the NFL. He won't have a dictatorship over the media and program like he does at a place like Colorado that isn't high profile. Whatever happens it'll be entertainment.

I get it. You had a championship squad and your program is at a point where they aren't the happy little gadget wielding Duckies that celebrate making it to the stage. You want to be the freaking star out there leading the production. But you gotta realize that you've made the jump and you are now a program that Ohio State celebrates beating. You aren't Michigan to them but you are likely going to become a yearly thorn in their side. It used to be USC that was considered the program Michigan or Ohio State feared. Now it's Oregon. The B1G hierarchy is Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon and Penn State. That's the big four in one of the two major conferences. Oregon is top shelf and Andy isn't taking you off that position anytime soon. USC is confined to the toybox.

It was a good comparison in pointing out how nothing is guaranteed. It's the first year of this expanded playoff and I think there are tiers from the top four and everybody else. One must look at 2019, you had three undefeated teams that were blitzing everyone and then Oklahoma. LSU made the Sooners look worse than any playoff team I've ever seen. Even worse than that Oregon vs FSU. Winston threw the Seminoles into oblivion. Oklahoma just lost because LSU was too much. Now I believe they would've beaten anybody that year, but Clemson at least looked like they could hang for three quarters. You gotta remember Clemson had been in a heavyweight fight the week before when they overcame a 16 point deficit to beat Ohio State. LSU might as well had a bye. Back to my point though. I think Oregon is still the second best team in the country and if they had faced Ohio State in the semis or championship rather than the quarters than we would've gotten a much closer affair. We're trying to find ways for Notre Dame to win. Most are saying Ohio State will have to handcuff themselves like they did against Michigan. Oregon didn't need Ohio State to handcuff themselves to win back in October. They just outplayed them. Put Oregon against Notre Dame on Monday and I think Oregon beats them by two scores.

Big difference is no 16 seed in college basketball has a National Championship roster. Ohio State had more five stars than everyone they've faced this season. Second difference is Oregon did something Texas couldn't.That Cotton Bowl was a pseudo home game for Texas btw, it was 70 percent burnt orange. So very close conditions to Oregon vs Ohio State the first time. Oregon beat Ohio State in that game . Coming close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. Ask Penn State how good almost winning feels. Give Oregon a home game against Clemson and a Fiesta Bowl against Arizona State and I guarantee you that they play a much better game in the Semis or Championship against the two teams playing Monday Night in Atlanta. I'll go as far as to say they beat Notre Dame and get a much closer result vs Ohio State.

Miami is the Diet Coke of college football. A lot of empty calories but you see the brand everywhere. Zero ACC Titles in their history.

The Irish play a very aggressive man defense. They're going to have to bracket Jeremiah like Texas did.

It's fun to watch a close game when you have no emotional investment in it. Franklin the turtle and Sark the shark made critical errors that cost us the joy of overtime.

The Beavis as Charles calls them got more than enough from you already. They are like IBS, you think it's gone and then it comes back like a migraine. One more year of payouts.

Penn State controlled the lines, why they decided to let that QB throw is beyond me. They don't have a receiver that can break a defense. Franklin the turtle did what he does best. He has one big win in his tenure and it came in 2016. Beating SMU and Boise aren't big wins.

Does Oregon get extra if a B1G team goes further? Trying to justify some of my fellow SEC fans for going for Texas. I can't become a fan of another team because of conference affiliation. I was hoping you guys would get your first title. Now I have to pick between Notre Dame and Ohio State? I'll just say good luck to either fan base. Maybe I'll switch to college basketball. Oregon got a big win over Ohio State last night and Florida crushed the undefeated and number one ranked Tennessee by thirty a couple nights ago.

Seeding should be consistent with playoff rankings. Lowest remaining seed should bracket with highest and so fourth. None of this should effect ticket sales since all first round participants don't need to purchase Bowl tickets until the winner is determined. You could also keep the two bracket system and achieve the scenario of Oregon not facing the true highest seed in the quarters.

He won't have the defense to back up his erratic play down in My-Amy land. Maybe Tony Montana left some treasure troves to make up for all the pressure he'll assume down there. Cam Ward had to have 2019 Joe Burrow like numbers just to finish 10-3 in the ACC.

Beavis lol. Florida State tried to force their way out of the ACC but they were dumb enough to sign a grant of rights deal through the 30's.

Did the Big 12 get anything close to this when Colorado left the first time to join the then PAC 10? How come Oregon has to agree to this when they and everybody else were leaving with no tethers? Was it to get the playoffs deal approved? It won't hurt those that left but it does prop up a worthless league who are putting those millions of dollars into their corrupt hands. It's not going into building a structure or the student athletes pockets.

Ohio State 34-24 0 turnovers 4 sacks 312 passing yards

Notre Dame 24-17 1 turnovers 2 sacks 260 yards passing

I think your 2001 squad was your best. 11-1 and you obliterated that hot Colorado squad in the Fiesta.

The Blake Simms Quarterbacked, Lane Kiffin Offensive Coordinated squad. I remember the "We want Bama!!" chants that lasted for about five years.

If this were the BCS it would've been Oregon vs Georgia for the title. If it were the four team playoff it would've been Oregon vs Texas and Georgia vs Notre Dame in the semifinals right now. Ohio State has a niche for making runs in innagural events.

Me thinks thou doth protest too much Kirkland.