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My cousin used to run a site that centred around politics. For a time I would visit it and he would show me the headaches of running a website. I haven't frequented it in a while and I'm not sure if he still operates it, but I wouldn't have imagined all the effort that goes into keeping a site clean if I hadn't seen what he paid people to help him keep it clear. I appreciate the job Charles and all those that help him do in keeping this site free and clean of clutter. Even if I occasionally make it a little harder with a boneheaded post. I can say this is one of the few message boards that I feel like a welcome guest even as an outsider.

Everyone in the top ten excluding Liberty and UCF are top football programs. I wonder if UCF fans will hang a banner.

There's big money invested in those championship games. They matter as much as the format allows it . Maybe you give the winners a double bye or a second round home game. I don't know, maybe it'll all sort out over time. I grew up looking forward to the championship Saturday. Florida had to beat Arkansas in 2006 and Alabama in 2008 to get into the BCS Championship game. That 2008 game vs Alabama was a great game.

Ice is cold. The sun is hot and Duh U is cheating. If Super Mario is such a great recruiter than why does he have to cheat? Obviously he's got money behind him, but he or they still cheat. It's like a billionaire cheating on his tax forms or not tipping.

I've said it plenty and my friends here likely share my sentiment regarding one program that finds ways to cheat even in this age of anything goes. Redshirt Sophomore corner Xavier Lucas is from the Miami Dade area and was a consensus four star that committed to Wisconsin. Well apparently he signed a two year agreement through NIL that was meant to keep him in Madison for two years. Except now he doesn't want to be there and tried to enter the transfer portal under the guise of his father being ill and wanting to be closer to home. Guess where that destination is?? Yeah it's duh U under Super Mario. Wisconsin refused his transfer request but Xavier left school and enrolled at Miami anyhow. I'm only guessing that it isn't for the private school education and word is that his father is fine. I have a hunch there was a bag involved and we don't need Miami Vice to find it. Mr. Lucas and his attorney put out a statement saying Wisconsin was playing checkers while they were playing chess. Wisconsin is fighting this and alleging tampering from duh U. I foolishly thought there was no way Miami could find a way to cheat in today's game, but maybe I was wrong. I hope Wisconsin wins and Miami faces discipline because if not there are absolutely no rules, and you could have guys switching in season. Why Wisconsin DB Xavier Lucas' transfer to Miami triggered tampering accusations, potential legal battle - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Big Ten, NCAA and Wisconsin have all weighed in the DB's transfer in a battle that could set a precedent for future...

Yes sir!! Washington is playing their best ball but I don't see Hurts throwing three interceptions. Third time is the charm hopefully.

I agree with you on the later part Jon. I'll still say the first three titles were due to Bill, especially the first against the greatest show on turf. He did to St. Louis what the Giants would do to him six years later. Tom Brady proved to be the greatest QB when he led a franchise that hadn't been to the playoffs since 2007 to a Super bowl in year one. Belichick subsequently only reached one playoff after Tom left. I think Bill can't get that out of his head. It's crazy but it's a motivation to win something without Tom as his QB.

Don't worry. Miami has Super Mario as their coach. They'll beat themselves.

It didn't help that Goff had three turnovers that killed drives. The Lions defense hasn't been able to stop a sneeze all year. Props to Washington. I feel a little bad for Lions fans though. But I'm an Eagles fan and now we get to host the NFC championship. The Commanders have won both meetings vs the Eagles this far so I'm hoping Philly does what many teams that have lost to an opponent already has done.

Minnesota claims 7 National Titles, the last being in 1960. In reality only three are considered undisputed. Those being the wire to wire ones in 1930, 1936, and 1940. What does any of that mean to current day events? I don't know, but if a Gopher fan tries to flex on you for your lack of titles I'm sure you could go claim one like 2002 or 1941. There has to be some fifth party publication that thought Oregon deserved recognition. The Western Canadian Duck Lodge Association Of Feathered Friends In American Lore. Alabama has 18 claimed titles. Probably a couple involving Forest Gump. AOL or Ask Jeeves maybe.

I think Brady was responsible for those last three championships. But Belichick was more responsible for the first three, definitely the upset of the greatest show on turf.

Well it is quite different actually. The question going forward is does this mean other sports like basketball or women's volleyball are going to get GMs as well? It's through the school and I can see people asking why only the football program gets an extra position and logically I would respond that it's the moneymaking program that funds lacrosse and bowling. But logistics aren't considered in these things. "Michael Lombardi, who serves as GM of North Carolina football, has responded to a report from CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones revealing that Bill Belichick and the university do not have a fully executed and signed contract. His plea? Stop making an issue because the Tar Heels coach is currently hitting the recruiting trail with ferocity and the NFL is not an option" Access to this page has been denied WWW.KXAN.COM px-captcha

What drew my attention was the mention of the word GM. Is it any different than an AD or is it specifically centered on football operations?

UNC has all the resources to make the leap. It'll be interesting to see if Miami, UNC, SMU, FSU or Clemson can compete yearly against top members of the B1G or SEC. The ACC should put pressure on Notre Dame to join. That's the only way I see them holding onto their top programs. If it drives them to the B1G so be it.

Bill Belichick is returning to coaching after a one year broadcasting gig. Surprisingly enough it isn't to try and resurrect the Jets, Bears, Browns, Titans or Jaguars. It's at an ACC basketball school. While he has yet to ink his deal officially, he has brought in several assistant coaches already that are reportedly only there to coach. UNC has a GM now and the model looks to have talent scouts recruit players instead of assistant head coaches. Think of it like the NFL draft. Many NFL coaches would never come to CFB because they don't want to do anything but coach. Apparently this is going to be the model UNC is going with. I can see the benefits of streamlining operations like this but I also see the pitfalls. Most young position coaches want to get their guys, many feel like that puts them at an advantage instead of being given guys by scouts. Herman Edwards tried to bring an NFL approach years ago to ASU but all it resulted in was major recruiting violations and many losses. But that was before NIL. Perhaps the game is changing and we'll see a more pro like model. Either way it's going to be interesting to see how Belichick does. Nick Saban failed in the NFL so just because you're the greatest of all time at one level doesn't mean you'll do it at another.

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.