Official 2023 College Football Thread

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

With the massive media deals the Big 10 have, they should be able to pull in a semi-decent name.

It is going to be really interesting how schools manage expectations as these mega conferences come together. I am not suggesting that the Indiana fanbase have outsized expectations for their new coach. I am just looking at a conference that has Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State, Iowa, Wisconsin, USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon and wondering if around 11th place in the conference is good enough for any fan base. Better yet, what does coming in 11th in that sort of conference mean to a fan base?

[Kodos]

At least with the new division-less setup, Indiana doesn't have to play Ohio State-Michigan-Penn State every year. One can hope for a relatively "easy" schedule light on the powerhouses and heavy on the Illinois-Rutgers-Northwestern type of opponents.

Personally, I realize that IU will almost surely never rise to the level of even a Penn State. But maybe an Iowa level of success is possible with the right coaching staff and support of the football program from administration.

[Ksyrup]

It's gonna be like EPL - 5-6 teams compete every year, a bunch in the middle are somewhat happy just to be in a big conference and making good money, and a fraction at the bottom are worried they are going to get dropped for the flavor of the month program looking to move up.

[sovereignstar v2]

Starting next season I just need the Gophers to be better than Indiana.

Haha j/k Kodos.. sort of

[Kodos]

I like your odds, Sov. Basically anyone good has entered the portal for IU.

[Ksyrup]

K-State too, it appears.

Treshaun Ward was 1.B. running back for FSU last year splitting carries with Benson and Toafili and he left to presumably get more carries in a less-full RB room. He ended up running for 15 more yards, lost more than zero games, and is on the move again.

[Atocep]

Mike Elko looks like a man who is already seeing exactly how this is going to end for him. pic.twitter.com/p41Brl79ER

— Heartland College Sports (@Heartland_CS) November 27, 2023

Mike Elko looks like a man that already has regrets.

[JonInMiddleGA]

QB Van Dyke and RB Cheney both enter the portal exiting Miami.

[GrantDawg]

Ummmmm.....what?

Sources: Arkansas is vetting hiring former head coach Bobby Petrino as the school's next offensive coordinator. Petrino has indicated in the recruiting space that he's in the mix for an SEC coordinator job.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 28, 2023

[Ghost Econ]

I guess the hogs want to get their motor running and head out of the highway while looking for adventure... or whatever comes their way.

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Ummmmm.....what?

Yeah, let's do this.

[GrantDawg]

I had a feeling you would be on board, Ed. I imagine you wouldn't want to ride on a motorcycle with him, though.

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[sovereignstar v2]

Gophers might not have a QB for their bowl game. QB1 and QB3 have entered the portal, QB2 might be next

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

I had a feeling you would be on board, Ed. I imagine you wouldn't want to ride on a motorcycle with him, though.

I would do ... many things ... to ... to ... er ... get back into the Top-10 and Jan 1 Bowl.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

QB Van Dyke and RB Cheney both enter the portal exiting Miami.

As well as their leading tackler LB and a 6th year DL.

I assume the dude who started at QB against FSU is too injured to play in a bowl game? So theyre down to #3?

[cartman]

not a bad deal for Elko at A&M. here's the contract details that were released:

Six years, $42 million total value (runs through Jan. 31, 2030)
A flat-rate buyout of 75% of the contract's remaining value in Years 1-3
A flat-rate buyout of 80% of the contract's remaining value in Years 4-6
$11,000,000 staff salary pool

If he hits any of these incentives, then a one year extension is triggered:

$1 million for a CFP appearance
$1.5 million for a CFP Quarterfinals appearance and/or SEC championship
$2 million for a CFP Semifinals appearance
$2.5 million for a CFP National Championship Game appearance
$3.5 million for a CFP National Championship

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I assume the dude who started at QB against FSU is too injured to play in a bowl game? So theyre down to #3?

Seems that way, so Jacurri Brown it is. And to my understanding there are no more scholarship QBs behind him.

[RainMaker]

Petrino has the weirdest coaching resumes you'll ever see. Just a little bit of everything.

Props to him for working his way back I guess. Not many people who were at that level would have gone all the way back to a middling FCS school and turned it around. Especially at that age and after all the money he's made.

[RainMaker]

I don't understand the rankings. Is it based on who they think is the best team or how the team performed?

If it's based on performance, Michigan should be #1 since they have had a much tougher schedule than Georgia. If it's based on just how good they think a team is, Alabama should not be #8 behind teams like Oregon.

[Brian Swartz]

It's not perfectly consistent of course, but also some of that is debatable. If you ask me, I think Oregon is probably a better team than Alabama.

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Ummmmm.....what?

A done deal (almost). The majority of Hog forum seem to be positive about this.

Sources: Bobby Petrino to be Arkansas offensive coordinator - ESPN

Bobby Petrino has agreed to become the next offensive coordinator at Arkansas, and the two sides are finalizing the deal, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Props to him for working his way back I guess. Not many people who were at that level would have gone all the way back to a middling FCS school and turned it around. Especially at that age and after all the money he's made.

Just think, he has Dan Enos & Sam Pittman to thank for the opportunity to complete the {cough} redemption arc.

[bob]

“oh brother...if you think that Bobby isn't already planning on ways to undermine pittman and make this happen, then you're fooling yourself.”

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by bob

“oh brother...if you think that Bobby isn't already planning on ways to undermine pittman and make this happen, then you're fooling yourself.”

Or if he can't, he'll just quit midseason.

[SirFozzie]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Ummmmm.....what?

Sources: Arkansas is vetting hiring former head coach Bobby Petrino as the school's next offensive coordinator. Petrino has indicated in the recruiting space that he's in the mix for an SEC coordinator job.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 28, 2023

what's old is now new again.

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Ummmmm.....what?

Sources: Arkansas is vetting hiring former head coach Bobby Petrino as the school's next offensive coordinator. Petrino has indicated in the recruiting space that he's in the mix for an SEC coordinator job.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 28, 2023

College Football is the craziest sport. I have trained myself to expect anything and be surprised by nothing.

And yet, some things still come across my feed and shock me.

[Edward64]

Petrino lucked out when Ryan Mallett left Michigan.

Our QB1 KJ Jefferson is a big guy, has more mobility, decent but not quite the same arm. He's got another season so hope he comes back. Gives Petrino a chance to recruit the QB he wants.

Have to be fair and manage my expectations. This season has been a stinker. Hog fans need to give Petrino at least 1 rebuilding year.

[tarcone]

No one is mentioning the 0.5 over/under in the 1st half for Iowa?

A little surprised. Our defense scores.

[sovereignstar v2]

weird bunch down there

Nebraska hasn't been to a bowl game in 2,524 days.

Matt Rhule was at Temple, P.J. Fleck was at Western Michigan, Rogue One was in theaters, and Apple just released the iPhone 7.

Nebraska Reporter: pic.twitter.com/59uCZw6yP5

— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) November 29, 2023

[tarcone]

I cant think of a more delusional fanbase than Nebby

[albionmoonlight]

I remember at some point we were asking on here what might be the worst job in CFB weighing fan expectations vs. ability to meet those expectations, and I think I remember Nebraska being the team that came up the most.

[Thomkal]

QB Grayson McCall appears not to be done with college football despite the injury sustained this season for Coastal Carolina. He has one year of eligibility left and enters the portal as a graduate transfer

[Ghost Econ]

If lil USC were smart they'd pony up some NIL.

[Kodos]

It’s sounding like Curt Cignetti from James Madison will be the hire for IU. I don’t know anything about him, but people on the IU boards seem to like him.

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Petrino lucked out when Ryan Mallett left Michigan.

Our QB1 KJ Jefferson is a big guy, has more mobility, decent but not quite the same arm. He's got another season so hope he comes back. Gives Petrino a chance to recruit the QB he wants.

Have to be fair and manage my expectations. This season has been a stinker. Hog fans need to give Petrino at least 1 rebuilding year.

Hog forum is saying Jefferson is headed to the portal.

I’m pretty surprised (and disappointed). I assume he knows he doesn’t fit Petrino’s schemes and/or he’s just PO’d about the past season.

I hope we get him to reconsider.

[Ksyrup]

Riley Leonard in the portal.

[Ksyrup]

Nebraska went 67-27 under Bo Pillini. They are 43-64 since firing him.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Nebraska went 67-27 under Bo Pillini. They are 43-64 since firing him.

I did not realize Pelini was the third Nebraska head coach after Tom Osborne retired. Frank Solich's firing might have been more egregious. From Solich (58-19) to Bill Callahan and then from Pelini to Mike Riley. Ouch!

The program was probably going to make a slow decline anyways but man, it is bad when you shitcan to very successful coaches for less successful ones twice in that short amount of time.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by Kodos

It’s sounding like Curt Cignetti from James Madison will be the hire for IU. I don’t know anything about him, but people on the IU boards seem to like him.

This appears to be a done deal now. He sounds good. Let's hope he can become the rare IU football coach with a winning record.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Kodos

It’s sounding like Curt Cignetti from James Madison will be the hire for IU. I don’t know anything about him, but people on the IU boards seem to like him.

He's a difficult one to judge. I think JMU is somewhat similar to UCF, Appy State, and a couple others where it's not necessarily the most difficult job to win at.

Due to his family ties to WVU he's been on the radar for several years but with his age it was time for him to take something if he ever wanted a P5 job.

[Thomkal]

Coastal Carolina gets its bowl game-in Hawaii on Dec 23 against San Jose State. Given how they played their last game, not too much to get excited for at this point.

[bob]

So Notre Dame fired their WR coach and now at least 5 of their WRs are in the portal. I’m not sure how they can run an offense in their bowl game.

[bob]

As to the CFP - let’s say Oregon barely win, Alabama barely win, Texas wins big, Michigan wins big, FSU wins big. Who is your 4?

[BYU 14]

Let's be honest, how awesome would it be if coaches really talked like this?

ᴬᴵJim Harbaugh gives Iowa no chance in Big Ten championship pic.twitter.com/LA1PD6jWq0

— Heavens! (@HeavensFX) November 30, 2023

[JPhillips]

I saw a fake Iowa hype video that was mostly downing punts inside the ten.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

I saw a fake Iowa hype video that was mostly downing punts inside the ten.

I'll have to look for that, but the thing I love about this is I could hear all that actually coming out of Harbaugh's mouth.

[Sweed]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

I saw a fake Iowa hype video that was mostly downing punts inside the ten.

Probably made by someone who's team didn't win 10 games?

[JPhillips]

New Iowa B1G 10 Championship hype video ��#Hawkeyes | #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/ihnTKBr5Xg

— Cover 3 Film Room (@Cover3FilmRoom) November 30, 2023

[BYU 14]

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Kodos

It’s sounding like Curt Cignetti from James Madison will be the hire for IU. I don’t know anything about him, but people on the IU boards seem to like him.

This seems like a really nice hire. Pretty remarkable job at JMU considering it's only their 2nd year in FBS.