Tonight wasn't fun my friends, but there will be better days. I truly think Oregon will invest in more transfer talent, and will find a defensive system that can stop NFL type offenses.

But, you weren't alone in not seeing this blowout coming. Nobody did. At least you can point to mistakes to correct, Alabama just got out manned, and that's what leads me to post this little article. The writer goes on about past championship winners, and their blue chip ratio.

Michigan was the lowest rated winner with a 56%. Georgia, and Ohio State were above 75 percent, and Alabama was above 80. Clemson was around 65. So the baseline is fifty percent, which is where his 18 teams come in. Guess who is fifteen percentage points below his baseline?

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/blue-chip-ratio-2025-these-18-college-football-teams-can-actually-win-the-national-championship/

And Indiana has “zero 5 stars”.

With the Wild West of the portal, the high school ratings start to become less and less impactful I think. How many of USCs mega 2026 class will still be there in a year or two if they go 9-3 next year? Means nearly nothing to get em if you don’t keep em…very few true frosh really move the needle.

Edited Saturday at 07:46 AM2 days by JabbaNoBargain

2 hours ago, JabbaNoBargain said:

And Indiana has “zero 5 stars”.

With the Wild West of the portal, the high school ratings start to become less and less impactful I think. How many of USCs mega 2026 class will still be there in a year or two if they go 9-3 next year? Means nearly nothing to get em if you don’t keep em…very few true frosh really move the needle.

Why pay a guy to sit on your bench, when he'll just demand more money after you've developed him? You get proven guys that weren't highly touted, but they proved themselves to be above that. That's what Cignetti has done. Fernando Mendoza or Nico Iamaleava were miles apart in hype.

Mendoza got a couple million from Indiana, which was a raise. Iamaleava was making 2.4 and left Tennessee because he wanted that doubled.

Stars by a name mean nothing compared to quality experience in years

Indiana is continuing the trend, their next QB is Hoover from TCU.

Source: X https://share.google/u6RuhqsXj7BLXqt8j

Edited Saturday at 01:14 PM2 days by GatOrlando

Cig just changed the CFB game by his coaching alone. It's no longer about star ratings. Anyone with me when I say this - when he coaches in game and looks like staring, he is actually mind-controlling his players. That's how IU is so freaking good 😡

Edited Saturday at 08:11 PM2 days by DuckFan93

14 hours ago, GatOrlando said:

Tonight wasn't fun my friends, but there will be better days. I truly think Oregon will invest in more transfer talent, and will find a defensive system that can stop NFL type offenses.

But, you weren't alone in not seeing this blowout coming. Nobody did. At least you can point to mistakes to correct, Alabama just got out manned, and that's what leads me to post this little article. The writer goes on about past championship winners, and their blue chip ratio.

Michigan was the lowest rated winner with a 56%. Georgia, and Ohio State were above 75 percent, and Alabama was above 80. Clemson was around 65. So the baseline is fifty percent, which is where his 18 teams come in. Guess who is fifteen percentage points below his baseline?

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/blue-chip-ratio-2025-these-18-college-football-teams-can-actually-win-the-national-championship/

Thanks, Gat. Yep, Cig and his Hoosiers have the chance of breaking the BCS/Playoff Blue Chip Roster ceiling.

I hope it happens with homeboy Fernando taking down fellow homeboy and Cubano, Mario.

7 hours ago, GatOrlando said:

Indiana is continuing the trend, their next QB is Hoover from TCU.

Source: X https://share.google/u6RuhqsXj7BLXqt8j

Yep, Cig is trying to vacuum up CFB. 🤑🤪

It's a small world after all!

Fernando Mendoza's Dad, Fernando Sr., played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami.

One of his teammates was another Cubano, Mario Cristobal.

Cannot make this stuff up.

12 hours ago, 1Ducker1 said:

Stars by a name mean nothing compared to quality experience in years

Herbert & Mariota -- Both 3 star high school players.

I be curious to know how many stars one of the greatest Oregon linebackers in history, as in Eugene's own -- and sophomore walk-on -- Bryce Boettcher, had out of high school.

4 hours ago, Jon Joseph said:

It's a small world after all!

Fernando Mendoza's Dad, Fernando Sr., played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami.

One of his teammates was another Cubano, Mario Cristobal.

Cannot make this stuff up.

Three of the Canes titles have come in their home stadium. Of course those being at the old Orange Bowl. That place actually had an atmosphere, the stadium they play at now has no aura to it at all. It's just a huge NFL stadium. Hurricane fans have never filled that place, there are plans for an on campus stadium.

It sticks in their crawl that USF is going to have an on campus stadium, before them.