Smith72 Moderator No. 1 Share Posted 6 hours ago Oregon mentioned in all categories. Good insight on our friends to the south USC. The teams, coaches and players who have the most to prove next season - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Spring football is coming up and our college football experts give their thoughts on who has the most to prove next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted 4 hours ago Great article. My first thought for coach, team, QB, was Alabama. DeBoer is coaching for is job in 2025, and just making the CFP might not be enough, them if DeBoer is out, what coach would want to jump in to that mess? Oregon, as noted, left the post season abruptly the last two seasons. 2025, with a new QB, new lines, new WR's, new RB's, new secondary, new kicker is not th season when Oregon HAS to win the Natty. USC? I don't see the urgency, with Riley, USC is what it is. He's brought in some players, particularly on defense, but talent isn't the issue at USC. Riley's tenure should be tenuous, but it hasn't been yet. Franklin might be in some trouble, after losing to osu2 during the season, and to Oregon in the B1G CCG, the path to the Natty was cleared for Penn State, and they stumbled and fell. If Penn State's passion for football is higher than it is at UCLA, or Cal, Franklin is out if the Lions don't roar in 2025. Last year, "Google, me, I win" Cignetti was the story, except for Finebaum, nobody else noticed or cared, that the: "emerging superpower" was racking up the wins with a schedule produced by Sara Lee. We can't tell now, but the forecast says that the schedule in 2025 isn't going to be a gauntlet. Now that his Heisman winner & QB kid are gone, what does Prime do in 2025? Cristobal a QB Whisperer now? No Skattebo at ASU? What does Dilly do for an encore? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 3 Share Posted 2 hours ago Thank you, Mr. Smith. As I read this article, it was easy to observe that most of the attention was paid to teams in the B1G and the SEC, with some mention of the ACC, and only three B12 mentions if I recall correctly, two in regards to CU and one making mention of Utah's incoming QB transfer. Yet, ESPN scribes are largely up in arms over the B1G and SEC reportedly asking for four automatic qualifiers each in the 2026 playoff field and thereafter. Follow the Market. Follow the Money. In this day and age of expected roster cuts in football and expected cuts in current varsity sports, the B1G and the SEC would be negligent if they did not push for more money from cash cow football where the conferences have more money invested than other conferences. In any business, the leading companies and not lesser organizations lead. BTW, the scribes are making more money than ever. To help out the B12 and the Pac-7 plus Gonzo, are they willing to take a pay cut? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
