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I'd say this recent Kansas City run is already better than the 90's Cowboys or either half of the two Patriots dynasties. Mahomes just played in his seventh AFC Title game in 7 seasons as the starter. He'll be going to his fifth Super Bowl and if it wasn't for two overtime losses the Chiefs would be in their seventh straight Super Bowl. Remember it took heroics from Brady and Burrow to beat them in 2018 and 2021.

I think I could do it for three million. Good point on the family thing Jon. I don't know if Penn State is any easier a place to coach. I just don't think it's as high profile in Happy Valley because there's not much media coverage there. Ohio State is based in Columbus and while it's not New York or Philly it's still a top 30 city in the US. Imagine Oregon being in Portland. I'd say USC , UCLA, Miami, Rutgers, Northwestern, Georgia Tech, USF, UCF or Boston College are comparable but they aren't. People in LA, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Jersey or Tampa have many other things and sports to pay attention to than their college team. Columbus is a fairly large city, but their sports team isn't the Blue Jackets. So you have a top 30 market centered on a college team. I can tell you there are fanatics that have said some nasty things towards Florida coaches. But it's not as publicized because nobody knows where Gainesville is on the map. Closest big city I'd compare the Ohio State thing is in Austin. But there is just as much pressure in Norman Oklahoma, Lincoln Nebraska or Clemson South Carolina. I wish this wasn't true, but I've had conversations with guys who told me they wanted to burn Dan Mullen's boat down one year. I don't know if they were just venting or serious, but it kind of scared me how these people react to a game played by 18-22 year old men.

I hope you're wrong about that threepeat as an Eagles fan. I was hoping for an Eagles vs Bills matchup because if we lost I would've been happy to see those fans get their first championship at least. I personally think/thought that Oregon and Georgia were the two best teams last year. You both just faced a coach/program that knew how to game plan against you and win the small battles that helped offset deficiencies talent wise. Lanning exercised those demons this year but you know he probably feels like last year was a huge lost chance.

You guys would've beaten Michigan. I know Alabama beat you but Beck is a much better QB than Milroe. You didn't have the talent at receiver or tight end this year and had way too many drops but you still beat the third or fourth best team twice. Kirby has built the new SEC machine now that Saban has retired. Sarkasian has a darned good team but until they beat you I have to label you the champs. Georgia had to beat Alabama to get that crown and you did it. It's hard to admit that but it's true. Arch Manning is going to be good, maybe great.. it's going to be interesting to see how Alabama rebounds with a Kalen Deboer QB running his offense. Then you have to wonder if Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri, Ole Miss and Texas A&M live up to the hype they're going to get undoubtedly.

2002,2011, 2014 ,2023 and 2024. Those are the best years of Oregon Ducks football. They seemed to have their best team ever last year but couldn't quite beat one team. Call me crazy but I think 2023 Oregon matches up better against Michigan than Washington did. Point of post is what ifs and near misses. Especially 2011 in that game against Auburn and those two heartbreaker's last year. Now imagine making four straight Super Bowls, being blown out in three but missing winning one by a few inches. Imagine then going several years of misery before finding your franchise QB but finding him in an era where you are in a conference with Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert. The Bills just lost to the Chiefs 32 to 29 and have missed out on making the Super Bowl for the first time since 1991. This coming off losing to the Chiefs last year, the Bengals the year before, and the Chiefs once more the year before. Snakebit. Buffalo has beaten the Chiefs the last two regular seasons much like Oregon had beaten Ohio State. One has to question if it's better to lose in a blowout or get beaten last second. To me it's like asking if I'd rather be pinned with a pencil a thousand times or a hammer once. I'll take neither. Losing sucks, nothing makes it feel better but time.

Rumor is Knowles wanted D Line coach Larry Johnson fired. Johnson is a well respected former Penn State coach that Urban Meyer poached a decade ago. Evidently Day said no and the rift was created. Knowles didn't even attend the celebration of their title and it was said several players felt let down by Knowles. I find this to be hard to believe if the rumors of Ohio State matching at 2.7 just last night. My thought is Knowles is kind of a transient guy that likes new places and challenges. He's a Philly guy and when Penn State came with 3 million he didn't want to keep playing financial ping pong and he just accepted it. I would've played financial ping pong as long as it went on. Maybe could've got Jeremiah Smith type money.

Dan Wetzel: 'I don’t think [Kirk Ferentz has] ever been asked a tough question' AWFULANNOUNCING.COM Yahoo! Sports columnist Dan Wetzel joined 92.3 The Fan’s Ken Carman on Friday to discuss Kirk Ferentz's... "After the Hawkeyes were thoroughly trounced 54-10 by Ohio State last Saturday, the elder Ferentz lashed out at reporters over their questions about the state of the offense and what he intends to do about his offensive coordinator/child, some of which were asked by Doug Lesmerises of Cleveland.com, who has been critical of Ferentz and the Hawkeyes’ offense in his columns. While none of the questions he was asked rose above the level of “obvious given the situation,” the longtime head coach complained that he felt “interrogated.” “I complimented the guys on Sunday during some of the interrogations that I experience on Saturday,” said Ferentz. “It dawned on me coming home that as bad as today was it could have been worse. I could have been that guy (while pointing at a media member), I could have had his job and acted like he did. Could’ve been a hell of a lot worse, right?" This was from a 2022 article. It took a new athletic director to step in and fire Brian Ferentz after last season. There was talk about what Brian was being paid and what level Kirk was protecting him and keeping him on staff but nothing I can substantiate. But it's a bad look that I can't see being accepted anywhere, especially at a huge state learning institution like Iowa. Iowa is a darn good school and they have a pretty good history. I can't imagine Oregon State or Washington State doing this. Much less a program with over 700 wins and a proud B1G member.

Most coaches are incredible human beings as well. I hate when people attack a person or their family. No place for that garbage and if anybody is doing it they should be ashamed and be shamed for doing it. This kind of shocks me. I always heard he was well respected amongst his peers. But if he's doing something that draws this there may be truth to the rumors of him silencing local media in Iowa City. That should never be allowed.

I was surprised that a "lock" Hall Of Famer hasn't got any solo titles to his name. At what point does quantity overshadow quality? James Franklin and Ryan Day gets criticized for losing big games but how many has Captain Kirk won? Lanning in one year has done more in the B1G than Ferentz has. Beaten the big three and won an outright conference championship.

There are many longstanding and legendary coaches in CFB. People know the names well. But did you know that Kirk Ferentz is only a couple wins from breaking the all time B1G wins? Has he been there since forever? Yes.. he's entering his 27th season in an era where that's unheard of. Has he won anything of note? Yes and no. He's won multiple B1G West division titles and a couple shared B1G titles before the league implemented a CCG. He's appeared in a Rose Bowl and two Orange Bowls. Winning the 2009 Orange Bowl over Georgia Tech. He has run a clean program with a high graduation rate and no off field issues. He's also put some great players into the NFL like Kittles and Wirfs currently along with Hockenson. However, he isn't free from notable issues like hiring and keeping his own son on staff when it clearly wasn't working. Winning the B1G West was like being the fastest turtle tbh and Iowa got smoked in each title game except one. He's also been blown out in two of those three BCS bowls. Recently he is being blamed for his apparent acceptance of high floor and low ceiling since in his words "They do things the right way". Well, that's kind of an arrogant statement. That's like saying that winning at a high level is only possible within programs that stretch the rules or have questionable personnel. Notre Dame runs a clean program, and they do it at a high level. Putting all of that to the side though, I can say Iowa doesn't hit the transfer portal with the intensity of an Oregon or Texas because they don't have the means. So perhaps Iowa could be a little more aggressive and hit it big or strike out. You never hit the home run you don't swing at, but you also could bring in guys that don't buy into the culture and possibly make an eight win team drop down to barely bowl eligible.

The end goal and ultimate highlight was the NT. But they knew right as the playoff bracket was revealed that to get there they'd have to beat a team that already beat them. Beating Tennessee was just the first step and most of their fans were apathetic about that considering there were large swaths of orange in their stadium for the first ever home playoff game at night. Beating Texas was a nice big win and beating Notre Dame was the conclusion. But listen to their players and fans before everyone of their playoff games and compare it to what they said before Oregon. They gave respect to the other team but the wording was about moving on. For Oregon they talked about getting another shot against them particularly. Heck Chip Kelly was asked about that game particularly before Notre Dame. No question about the last opponent they played in Texas or Tennessee. It was about Oregon and their offense played well against Oregon. They asked about a game played weeks ago.

I think beating Oregon was a highlight tbh.

Ohio State respects Iowa. They hate Michigan. Which do you think Oregon is closer to? I remember prior to Florida throttling them in the BCS Title game in 2006 many many Buckeye fans predicting a blowout. They were right, just not in the way they wanted. To this day they won't put any respect on Florida's name. They really don't like us though. Florida is 2 and nothing against Ohio State.

I see what you're saying but if you'd have to have the same amount of teams in each league I would imagine. I can see the SEC absorbing some of the teams I mentioned above but I imagine the B1G would want to still have a couple of those because even if there is an agreement I don't think either side would give full autonomy like the AFL did when they merged into the NFL. That's not even trying to figure Notre Dame in as an independent. Do they get an ultimatum?

To me it's not SEC vs B1G. That's a fun conversation to have but it really points to what the future of CFB is. I don't really like what I think is going to happen because CFB will really just be NFL Lite if the P4 becomes the P2. But that day is coming unless the ACC and Big 12 can consolidate some power and influence. We don't need Clemson, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia Tech making the B1G or SEC even bigger. They're already big enough. There's going to be a large gap of years that you won't see conference mates playing each other in football. That's longer than what you'll see in the NFL.

Apparently the offer was for a million. Jeremiah Smith apparently had an offer of 4.5 million. Apparently Oregon or Texas are going to be used to get guys bigger deals in college now. If this is how it's going to be they might as well let these guys go pro. Smith certainly would be a top five pick. The NBA has the one and dones. The transfer portal is out of control, I mean look at the Xavier Lucas court case and tell me it isn't. One way to clean it up would be to let the guys go to the NFL right away. If a guy wants to go to a school and get a bag he should committ to at least two years. Any and all tampering should be dealt with severely and head coaches should have to honor their contracts for at least two years as well because it's not fair to hold teenagers to a standard that grown men don't have to reach. Now the school or NIL should be able to renegotiate with a player/coach if they outperform their deal in year one. But right now this is pure madness. I can see why Saban retired.

Carroll moves and speaks like a kid does when they are told they're going to Disney for the first time ever. He should be the spokesman for Folgers or Coca Cola. Maybe Red Bull.

Maybe I shouldn't be involved in this discussion. But I'll just throw my two cents in as a non emotional response. If it was Urban Meyer or Steve Spurrier saying those things about Florida I may not feel the same. But then again as time marches on I think I could understand it better. We often criticize "coach speak" during media sessions. Chip Kelly was asked directly about the adjustments he made from the first Oregon game to the second. He referenced an end of game situation that cost him five seconds in kind of a joking way. If he just spoke about it without prompting I may feel differently, but he was asked about it before a game against Notre Dame. If a coach for my program had been in that situation I would've said "Yeah buddy". Chip works for Ohio State and he's paid to get those guys fired up. He was asked a question and he gave a genuine answer. Two years ago Marcus Freeman hurt some Buckeye fans by saying he is one hundred percent committed to Notre Dame demolishing Ohio State. He implied they were a finesse team and that's how Notre Dame was going to try and overcome the talent disparity by playing old fashioned bully ball like his old coach Jim Tressel taught him. Buckeye tears were flowing and they were saying he was a traitor. The guy was/is being paid to coach Notre Dame. I imagine Dan Lanning would give an honest answer if he was asked how Oregon was going to attack Georgia if the two played down the road. I also imagine some Georgia fans might take it as a slight. But like I said that's just my opinion. Maybe Kelly is a big jerk and is bitter because Oregon has ascended even higher since he left and Lanning is a much better recruiter than he could ever be. I doubt it though, I imagine when Oregon finally breaks through that Chip will feel a sense of pride.

I agree with this 100 percent. If Ward goes to the Titans, Browns or Giants I see major issues going forward. Mahomes is often the lazy comparison with top prospects that play hero ball. Except Mahomes only throws off platform when there is no check down available and his team is in dire need of a big play. He throws the ball away a lot otherwise, but he also has one of the best offensive minds in football and he sat for a season behind a quality starter in Alex Smith. Kansas City was also a playoff team prior to Mahomes. The Bears, Jets and Browns haven't had a franchise QB in a long long time. It takes a franchise to build around a guy. Really the only two guys I've seen really elevate a franchise after a long span of mediocrity is Josh Allen and Joe Burrow. But even those franchises had made the playoffs and had some history of drafting decent talent. But I do believe a good coach in college can help a young guy excel earlier than in the old days. Look at Daniels, Maye, Stroud, Penix and Nix. Three of those guys led their team to a playoff their first year. One is playing in the NFC Championship. Maybe Caleb will bounce back under a better coach. Bryce Young seems to be on that route. Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold resurrected their careers..So it's really about the character of the person, I just don't see Riley as a grinder. I don't see him pulling a Ryan Day. When the going gets tough...... Two routes are the options.

With Riley I just see a guy that likes what the stage provides for him. Maybe I'm wrong but his teams seem soft and ill prepared whenever they face adversity. People say Franklin at Penn State can't win big games but they have a level of intensity no Riley coached teams have. Oklahoma never competed in their multiple playoff appearances. USC hasn't come close to even making it. Look at the two NFL QBs Riley has produced. Kyler Murray and Caleb Williams don't have the respect of their teammates and they fade in the big moments. Say what you want about Bo Nix but his teammates seem to love him. To me a QB is a reflection of his coach, especially if he's known as an QB whisperer. Look at those QBs that played Monday Night. Not five star guys but they are loved by their teammates and they were one year transfers. If you want to look further you can see how close Franklin and Allar were after that heartbreaking loss in the Orange Bowl. I just don't see the emotional investment at USC. Much like Miami. Cam Ward sat out the second half of a bowl game after he got some statistical achievement and his team lost by a point.

Much respect to Notre Dame. I think as long as Freeman is there they are going to be a threat. Better hope the NFL doesn't entice either him or Ryan Day in the future. Freeman would be the first guy Ohio State would call and probably the only college gig he would leave Notre Dame for. Good news is Day likely isn't going anywhere because he's already making boatloads and has job security for life now. Notre Dame needs to have their scheduling looked at going forward if they are going to continue being independent. With the SEC and B1G looking to change the format I think they need to let Notre Dame know that they will have to schedule a couple games against some SEC or B1G programs like Indiana, Oregon, South Carolina or Ole Miss. I don't know if it happens but yearly they will have an easier path and will keep all the profits from their CFP appearances while everyone else has to share. I enjoy traditions and Notre Dame has a million of them. But they have to make a few concessions because a SEC/B1G playoff doesn't need Notre Dame. But we as fans benefit from having them in it. Just like having a Boise or ASU, just not as the three and four seeds. Imagine a Boise vs SMU or ASU vs Tennessee first round matchup.

For us outside the Michigan vs Ohio State bubble it means nothing. Oregon could lose to Washington or Oregon State every year and if they go on to win the big gold trophy I reckon it won't matter. Same goes for Florida with Georgia, Tennessee or Florida State. Alabama fans have claimed the Iron Bowl is the greatest rivalry ever but they admit it doesn't matter in comparison to winning the big gold trophy. I'll say Michigan vs Ohio State is on another level because I've encountered their fans. Michigan fans were almost happier to win their third straight over Ohio State than winning everything last year.Ohio State fans love winning the title but there are still some really negative feelings because they've lost four straight to Michigan. I don't get it.

The fringe used to be banished to message boards or call in shows and since there wasn't as much access they could be filtered out. Now you have spyware, viruses, fake accounts and the very worst of them all social media. I had a video sent to me from a guy who is trying to to get Alligator eyes implanted and a full body scale tattoo so he can become a "humagator". If you want to spend millions of dollars in any legal way like this it's cool. You may even have a guy who wants to become Howard the Duck one day. What I'm saying is the world is full of different people and all of them have different opinions and thoughts. They all think they're right and as long as they aren't hurting anyone or trying to impose their thoughts on others I'm cool. But with that said.. Humagator? Lot's of free time and excess money. I wish I had those. Time and money, not Alligator eyes

Maybe make the seeding match the rankings... Crazy idea...