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CFB '17 Offseason |OT| Urban Meyer is pretty much just the worst.
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Canada was fucked from the start when Orgeron had him change everything about his offense and then shocker, it didn't go well. His offense relies on a ton of motions and formations, Orgeron didn't want that.
I feel like LSU's offense featured a ton of that last year. Am I remembering that wrong?
Midway through the season Coach O told him to stop and simplify the offense. Everyone knew Canada was going to leave one way or the other.
It was several games before. You probably saw some shifts in the game with Bama but not nearly as much as he wants to do.
FWIW, I never thought he was super great. He had one good season with a great RB at Pitt and he was suddenly an OC in huge demand.
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Kansas fired their AD.
Word is that Beaty is next if they don't get off to a strong start.
So, he gone.
Just a reminder that we fired Canada because he squandered the talents of the Brisket and was a total asshole to the rest of the staff.
Word is that Beaty is next if they don't get off to a strong start.
So, he gone.
Just a reminder that we fired Canada because he squandered the talents of the Brisket and was a total asshole to the rest of the staff.
Honestly once you leave college and join a professional team, I don't give a shit where you went to school.
The FBI investigation must have turned up some major dirt if they're firing Zenger now. I figured as long as KU made the Sweet 16, that he was relatively safe. Beatty on the other hand needed more than 1 win this season otherwise he was out. Now he's out unless he makes a bowl.
Since Mangino was let go, I don't think Kansas has been able to keep a coach for more than 3 years. Certainly not 4.
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I read he's out if he doesn't start 2-1. @CMU, Buttgers, and Nicholls State.
Doable but it's Kansas so they'll win 0.
That's like the safest 2-1 schedule. 0-9 is pretty likely in conference play, with their only real shot at a win is if Tech fires Kingsbury before that game.
I 'member when the college football world wanted a matchup between UCF and KU given both went 0-12 in 2015.
This is an interesting question via a site who got it from SECRant. Not sure if I want to link to the original cesspool or not.
Who is the first team below to lose to Tennessee?
Who is the first team below to lose to Tennessee?
Honestly you could really make a strong argument they lose to all those teams, and yet I could see them beating UF in an ugly game or even USCe.
To be fair too UK, Mizzou and Vandy may all be stronger teams but I don't think Butch lect the cupboard bare, just poorly coached.
My vote is that their first conference win is Kentucky, though I think Sakerlina is a toss up.
Agreed.
Though, SCAR goes into that game coming off of a bye week and it's a home game. But they would have UGA and Tex A&M behind them. Both seem like physical games with a lot of opportunity for attrition to kick in.
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Florida/USF have scheduled a 2 for 1.
The buyout is something ridiculous like $2.5 million per game so this one is happening.
Muschamp could pull a Muschamp. Otherwise I think it's UK, as Tennessee basically has a bye the previous week with Charlotte coming to town.
If they don't win either of those though 0-8 is definitely in the cards.
Absolutely. It's going to be a slaughter. By all accounts Louisville hasn't fixed their line problems and they no longer have da gawd Lamar.
I think Petrino is a candidate for the hot seat, given that he didn't win shit with the best player in program history. They might scrape to 6-6 because of the schedule, as outside of Bama they aren't playing anyone OOC.
The buyout is something ridiculous like $2.5 million per game so this one is happening.
Muschamp could pull a Muschamp. Otherwise I think it's UK, as Tennessee basically has a bye the previous week with Charlotte coming to town.
If they don't win either of those though 0-8 is definitely in the cards.
Absolutely. It's going to be a slaughter. By all accounts Louisville hasn't fixed their line problems and they no longer have da gawd Lamar.
I think Petrino is a candidate for the hot seat, given that he didn't win shit with the best player in program history. They might scrape to 6-6 because of the schedule, as outside of Bama they aren't playing anyone OOC.
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This is super cool. Hope both Mullen and Strong are still here for it.
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I do think that also has to do with the quality of the leagues though. Like, the P12 is down, so of course they aren't going to send their champ every year. Same goes for the parity fest that is the Big 12.
The first game is four years out, so if I had to guess Mullen probably will be (Florida firing him in four years would be tremendously stupid unless he misses multiple bowls) but Strong might not. This season will be telling for USF. Flowers is gone and their rival is on the verge of becoming the next perennial G5 power if Heupel pans out. I like Charlie, but there's a lot of pressure on that job now.
Also water wet, sun hot, etc.
Well, adding an extra X/2 (where X is # of teams in the conference) losses to your conference's overall record every year will make things appear to be "down" relative to conferences that don't.
Shit Jalen will be in by the end of the First Qtr cause Tua is gonna put up 28
And Saban will be happy as long as he can get both Reps. Everyone knows he's going to try and keep both as happy as long as possible as Jalen can leave after next season with out sitting out.
Pretty much.
The 9 game schedule has something to do with it, but claiming that's the sole (or even main) reason the B12 and P12 are perceived as down is disingenuous. There are multiple factors at play.
Niggas all still need to be on the 9 game schedule though.
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Sure, but looking at the advanced stats, the P12 is the weakest Power conference. The two P12 champs that deserved bids (2014 Oregon, 2016 Washington) received them.
I don't love the 9 game schedule, as I subscribe to the Bill Connelly school of more noncon games for more interconnectivity. It makes the numbers more fun.
Ideally though instead of another cupcake, Power teams would play 2 Power schools (possibly a higher tier G5), 1 lower tier G5, 1 FCS. But this would involve schools not scheduling so far in advance.
Would there be more "deserving" teams if they didn't have to play an extra conference game though? That's the problem.
I don't really care whether it's 8 or 9 as long as everyone plays the same number.
Obviously no one can say for certain.
But in the case of both conferences, probably not.
I'd like to see both tbh.
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I mean, the two years the P12 champ didn't get in they weren't deserving, no matter if they had 8 or 9 conference games.
2015 Stanford- lost to Northwestern OOC and lost to Oregon who they would play in an 8 game set-up.
2017 USC- spanked by ND OOC and lost to Wazzu, who they might not play in an 8 game set-up
This I can agree with. I'd like there to be a central scheduling authority but that would involve the conferences giving up too much power.
Agreed.
Eh, if USC beats a mid-level B1G team instead of playing Wazzu they have a pretty strong case.
I prefer 8 game conference schedules for the reasons Ryesing mentioned,BUT there needs to be some stipulation. Imo, the 4 OOC games must include at least 2 P5 teams. The other 2 can be FCS teams or G5 teams
I only want this bc of how stupid the Sec does it.
But then again I think all conferences should ditch divisions and teams should either be grouped in rotating pods and/or you play a wider selection of teams from across the conference. This way you get exposed to more of the conference and then the top 2 teams can play in the Championship game.
Yep.
Not for anything to do with playoffs or anything either, the SEC just does 8 games so weird that I'd like to see it changed.
The playoffs would still pretty much have been what they were depending on who that extra opponent was, though. There's something to be said for winning the games you're supposed to, and more often than not, close-but-undeserving teams don't do that one or two crucial times a year.
It's a mess is what it is.
Spoken as a nigga with shoulder-length dreads.
I mean dreds are fine, and so is short hair, but this is literally business in the front and party in the back.
This aggression will not stand, man.
Goodbye, sweet prince. From second round and never got a snap with the Jets to being traded for a 7th round conditional pick.
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