Official College Football Bowl Season thread

[tarcone]

What a crazy game

This is fun

[dubb93]

Fuck Jabrill Peppers. His "injury" is something that I have a hard time buying.

[jbergey22]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Hmmmm. Look at Michigan out run FSU. They seem faster than FSU.

Fuck you B1G haters. Not really. But fuck you anyway.

Speaking as someone from Minnesota and a fan of the B1G it is sort of the little man syndrome with a lot of B1G fans. Simply because the SEC is a much better football conference(most years) by numerous different stats does not mean the B1G isnt a great conference.

If B1G fans would come to grips with the situation I am sure the "haters" would just let them be as the 2nd or 3rd best conference in the USA. Not really an insult. If you take Alabama out of the SEC and put them in the B1G the B1G is probably the best conference, Alabama's dominance has skewed the balance of power in a big way.

[Bobble]

So, we're going with "Jim Harbawl", right?

[Noop]

Florida State with the big win. This is a huge upset and a instant classic

[Kodos]

That was a crazy finish. Happy for my Dad, who is a Florida State alum.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by dubb93

Fuck Jabrill Peppers. His "injury" is something that I have a hard time buying.

All that footage of him limping in warmups was just an act?

[Brian Swartz]

Michigan had three close games this year and lost all of them, by a combined 5 points. Still a fine season but boy do they have a taste of being underachievers.

[HerRealName]

I don't doubt that Peppers was hurt but why would Harbaugh send the emotional leader of his team to the press box? It seems like he was trying to punish Peppers.

That was a very weird game and a very strange broadcast. Just by watching the game you would never know about all of the injuries in the FSU defensive backfield.

[MizzouRah]

Nice job taking those last timeouts... sorry but I just cannot stand Harbaugh.

Would I take him at Mizzou.. HELL YES.

[RedKingGold]

Originally Posted by Brian Swartz

Michigan had three close games this year and lost all of them, by a combined 5 points. Still a fine season but boy do they have a taste of being underachievers.

Or just bad luck and sample size.

[CrescentMoonie]

Originally Posted by Brian Swartz

Michigan had three close games this year and lost all of them, by a combined 5 points. Still a fine season but boy do they have a taste of being underachievers.

Two seasons ago they were 5-7. Harbaugh already has them within 5 points of being undefeated. Tastes a lot more like being overachievers.

[Young Drachma]

Jabrill Peppers of Michigan won't play in Orange Bowl against Florida State

"YEAH SCREW THAT GUY FOR BEING HURT I MEAN THE AUDACITY OF HIM NOT PLAYING HURT IN A MEANINGLESS GAME FOR MILLIONAIRES AND MY PERSONAL ENJOYMENT."

Oh wait..he was really hurt?

[CrescentMoonie]

Can't watch GA Tech and Kentucky right now. For some reason the Direct TV feed for ESPN is stuck 1:30 behind the actual time of day. No reset has worked. I guess it's LSU vs Louisville for me.

[JonInMiddleGA]

On behalf of all the legitimate Heisman candiates ...

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[tarcone]

Wow. Louisville was overrated.

[Atocep]

I know it's easy to pile on after a game like this, but Lamar Jackson hasn't impressed me at all as a QB. I think Tebow had more upside at the position than Jackson does.

[CrescentMoonie]

Fully expect a Bama win but couldn't pass up the +440 ML on Washington. They've got just enough that they could pull the upset.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Well, there's the formula, playing out in real time. Can they sustain it?

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Atocep

I know it's easy to pile on after a game like this, but Lamar Jackson hasn't impressed me at all as a QB. I think Tebow had more upside at the position than Jackson does.

I think it's easy to let one game obscure what he did for the first half of the season. He's probably has no NFL future at QB, but what did for a good part of the year was insanity.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Young Drachma

I think it's easy to let one game obscure what he did for the first half of the season. He's probably has no NFL future at QB, but what did for a good part of the year was insanity.

And what he did down the stretch revealed the reality.

[Young Drachma]

See if Chris Petersen has anything in his bag of tricks.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

And what he did down the stretch revealed the reality.

No denying that. But not the first Heisman winner to get the award prematurely based on a small sample size. Plus, I think Louisville uses him to do everything. When your QB is putting up RB numbers that indicates me to something is wrong with your team, not that your QB is the greatest of all-time.

Can a non-UL fan name someone on that team OTHER than Jackson?

But yeah, he got exposed big time in more than a few critical games.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Young Drachma

I think it's easy to let one game obscure what he did for the first half of the season. He's probably has no NFL future at QB, but what did for a good part of the year was insanity.

I honestly think what he's done is what Pat White would have been able to do in a similar offense. Pat White is one of my favorite Mountaineers ever, but I'll admit he was very limited as a passer. I see the same limitations with Jackson.

[CrescentMoonie]

Washington's D is definitely up to the task. If the offense can get 2-3 more quality drives today they've got a shot.

[tarcone]

I think this game just ended

[hollmt]

I don't care for this 5 split screen shit that is going on...what is this shit?

[tarcone]

You are on the wrong ESPN channel. Turn it to the original ESPN

[hollmt]

haha...ok, thanks for the heads up. dog on my lap and I cant move and not near the remote. I know...lame excuse, but it's all I have...

[digamma]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

And what he did down the stretch revealed the reality.

Honestly, did something happen to Louisville's offensive line or were they always this bad? From what I saw, dude was running for his life Tecmo Bowl blitz style (yes stole that from the Stanford game yesterday) for the better part of the last three games. Not sure if there were injuries or what, but that team looked like hot garbage.

[Brian Swartz]

I think too many people here are writing off what Jackson did early in the year based on the late-season failures. It's not either-or; both matter. Clemson, for example, was an objectively excellent defensive team this year and had all kinds of problems with him. What happened at the end of the season doesn't negate the first part of it.

[MrBug708]

This game has had way to many holding calls being ignored. the PAC-12 needs to adjust their reffing tendency

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Brian Swartz

I think too many people here are writing off what Jackson did early in the year based on the late-season failures. It's not either-or; both matter. Clemson, for example, was an objectively excellent defensive team this year and had all kinds of problems with him. What happened at the end of the season doesn't negate the first part of it.

It does say something that as teams got more and more film on what Petrino was doing with him that his numbers fell off sharply down the stretch. He gave Clemson some issues, but I'd be interested to see what he'd do going up against Clemson's defense again.

This is still a guy that completed 57% of his passes in an offense that is designed to boost a QB's completion percentage with easy short and medium passes off of the first read.

[bhlloy]

Thanks rules expert, but I'm pretty sure the referee vigorously making a five with his hand while obviously discussing with the coach whether he wants to accept the penalty means it's not roughing the kicker

[Silver Owl]

Originally Posted by Atocep

I know it's easy to pile on after a game like this, but Lamar Jackson hasn't impressed me at all as a QB. I think Tebow had more upside at the position than Jackson does.

Great, we now know who will be the Browns next QB.

[MrBug708]

Foster should be suspended for the next game.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Washington showed up, gave it an effort. Same result most, if not all, teams would get on their best day.

[MrBug708]

Allen should be tossed as well

[CrescentMoonie]

Foster and Allen both are playing like scumbags today. Too bad that guys that talented are that classless.

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Washington showed up, gave it an effort. Same result most, if not all, teams would get on their best day.

Pretty much the result that was expected. Our OL just isn't good enough to handle an elite front 7 like that. We had our shot, but:

- Our D didn't convert on two good interception opportunities and a great chance at a fumble recovery;
- Jake made a terrible play on that pick-6 and in general was not sharp;
- OL couldn't open any holes in the run game and our backs couldn't create yards on their own;
- Our D couldn't wrap up on Scarbrough

This wasn't Washington at their best. Had they been at their best it would have been more of a game. Still, a helluva season. A year earlier than most of us figured. Now we see who sticks around and who goes pro early.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by dawgfan

This wasn't Washington at their best. Had they been at their best it would have been more of a game.

Yeah, my phrasing may not have meant what it appeared to mean.

I was trying to say that very few teams would have gotten any different result on their best day, not whether it was UW's best day.

Bama just forcechokes the fuck outta people, it's what they do.

[CrescentMoonie]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Yeah, my phrasing may not have meant what it appeared to mean.

I was trying to say that very few teams would have gotten any different result on their best day, not whether it was UW's best day.

Bama just forcechokes the fuck outta people, it's what they do.

It really is impressive how they can just impose their will on almost any style and skill level of offense.

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

It really is impressive how they can just impose their will on almost any style and skill level of offense.

Washington's offense probably isn't the best-suited to go against this 'Bama D. The OL is too green (true frosh, true soph and RS-soph in the starting five) and Browning - while mobile - isn't the kind of running threat you need against them. They were explosive this season but the Tide just didn't give Jake the time to allow Ross or Pettis to make double-moves to get open deep, and since they rarely had to blitz they could keep safety help deep. With no run game thanks to our OL getting owned, there wasn't much play-action or RPO threat to be had.

The OL should be quite good next year and in 2018, but they're not there yet. And as good as Jake has been this season, he's struggled against great defenses (USC, Colorado, Alabama).

[hollmt]

1st quarter osu - Clemson:
1)ugh
2)weber and durbin are rattled. be nice if weber got a couple more touches and if durbin could make a damn fg
3)would also be nice if when we bring a LG in that hardly played all season and then on 3rd and 1, we DONT run the damn ball to that direction. stupid call.
4)osu defense really isn't looking bad, but at this rate, will be lucky to put up 10 pts.

[dawgfan]

Dola - our defense was good enough to give us a chance, but this was a longshot game. Washington needed to win the turnover battle by at least two and find a big-play score somehow.

[HerRealName]

Ohio State needs to stop tripping over their own dicks on offense if there's a chance to win. To be fair, they are getting some help:

... easy there big guy pic.twitter.com/1N9U2JEBEb

— CP (@_chasephelps3) January 1, 2017

[CrescentMoonie]

OSU clearly short of the 30, and the 1st down, but the replay booth won't even look at it even after a Clemson timeout. How can they not see that and review it? Very easy call and the cowardly replay official refuses to do his job.

I'm just about ready for football to ditch replay when the obvious calls aren't even getting looked at.

[hollmt]

well, when Durbin missed the first FG, I texted my buddies and said good game, its over. semi sarcastically.

if Clemson scores a TD on this drive, it is GG. might go to bed.

[hollmt]

goodnight.

[CU Tiger]

Not yet hollmt.

Clemson still has to take their trademark 3rd quarter nap.