2025 College Football Season Has Arrived

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  1. Bobdawolverweasel

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    Benched. 2nd week in a row.
     
  2. Don Ballard

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    Now the week 11 has been completed, it appears to me that almost any team in the top 10 can win the college football championship this go around. I do not believe any team, including my Buckeyes, is a lock at this point. Remaining games should prove to be very interesting.
     
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  3. BuckeyeT

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    Sounds familiar..... I think we're in the same boat. Struggled again yesterday to establish a consistent running game. It wasn't terrible, it just isn't good and certainly not dependable. Day continues to pound away at it to get the young backs the work, but I fear we have a weak link at RG and the #2 who was pushing the starter is injured. Not optimal but like Bama, the way the passing game and the defense are playing, that might be enough. One can dream.....
     
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    It is baffling to me as well. With all of the 4 and 5 star athletes we have, I don’t understand not being able to control the line of scrimmage. Thank goodness our quarterback has been deadly accurate. It was a sloppy win but a win is a win.
     
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    Amen!
     
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  7. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    The rubber meets the road this week for the the Longhorns in Athens and for the Sooners in Tuscaloosa.

    Lose and you are out.
     
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    Yeah, lucky for Alabama our loss was out of conference so a loss this weekend wouldn’t eliminate us from the conference championship game. Apparently it was devastating to our SOR , but we hold the tiebreaker over Georgia and I’m not sure how we would stack up with Ole Miss if they win out from here so we would still have a chance to get into the SECCG.
     
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  9. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Longhorns not only have UGA, but also finish with likely still unbeaten A&M.. win both and it's going to require tiebreakesr between us, A&M, and Ole Miss.
     
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  10. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    I see that the Big 10 has said the jersey switcheroo that USC pulled on the fake punt, is illegal.
     
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    I wondered about that when I read it. I thought that kind of deception wasn't allowed but I figured maybe things have changed. Leave it to a program like USC to ignore the rules.
     
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  12. Terry O'Keefe

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    I see that Kelly and LSU are battling over his buyout. Kelly (through attny's) gave them a demand that they acknowledge their obligation to pay the contractual amount owed (54M) by 6 pm tonight.

    They reportedly have offered about half in a lump sum and he's rejected it.
     
  13. Scott88

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    RE: Kelly and L$U... ya just hate to see it...

    NOT!!!! :D
     
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  14. Bobdawolverweasel

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    Kind of like trying to figure out who to root during the Iraq-Iran war.
     
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    I've heard rumors L$U is trying to get out of paying Kelly. Something along the lines of Woodard didn't have authority to fire Kelly so now they can fire him with cause for abandoning his job.
    Please pass the popcorn.
    :D
     
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    Did that argument come from the Governor. He may just be jockeying for a job at the Justice Department.:D
     
  18. Terry O'Keefe

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    Longhorns move to #10, they have a big opportunity to move up even more by playing both UGA and A&M. I will be surprised if they don't beat one of them, but unfortunately a loss to UGA this weekend probably is the end of the CFP even if they beat A&M. Doubtful a 3 loss team makes it.
     
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    That's some good stuff!
    And best of all they didn't show Elko. :D