2025 College Football Season Has Arrived

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  1. Terry O'Keefe

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    This Alabama/Missouri game has turned into a dogfight.
     
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    Fake punt by Mizzu fails, Tide gets great field position.
     
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    Great play by Simpson on 4th and 8 to complete it for 29 yards...perfect throw.
     
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    Gutsy call on 4th and goal by the Tide, and they score. now it's a 2 score game. I guess the thinking about not kicking the FG, is that 6 point lead means a FG can't beat you or send it to OT, but a TD makes it nearly impossible while if they had missed it they would have forced a 97 yd drive on Mizzo to get a score to win and if they kick a FG then it's OT. I imagine that analytics said go for it.
     
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  5. Terry O'Keefe

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    Well right now 9 SEC teams are in the top 25 while the Big 10 has 5.
     
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    No quit in Missouri, they take the KO and drive the field for a TD it's 27-24. only took 1:30 and there is about thet amount of time for Alabama. Do they onside kick or hope they can force a punt?
     
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    Onside kick covered by Alabama...that's the ball game.
     
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    Another big upset is going on at FSU where Pitt is ahead 34-24 with under 3 minutes to play. Things have really gone south for FSU after that huge upset of Alabama.
     
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    Oops! That’s what I get for questioning Coach Saban. :oops:
     
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    6 of the 7 ranked teams Alabama plays this season are SEC opponents. Probably 6 of 6 since FSU lost.
     
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    I don't think there is any doubt that top to bottom the SEC is the best conference. I do think that Ohio State though has as good a program as any SEC team
     
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    I see that IU is giving Oregon a battle and it's 13-10 IU at the half.

    Texas and OU is a defensive battle I guess as neither team has TD, Arch has 69yds passing, and Mateer has thrown 2 picks. 6-3 OU at the half.
     
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    I think you’re right, although as of right now they only have 2 ranked teams on their schedule.
     
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    Buckeyes are loaded with talent and well coached, they rise to the occasion as we saw last year.
     
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    Manning having a much better day than Mateer
     
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    Saban can KMA. Yeah the SEC is better top to bottom but it ain’t THAT much different. Those 5 Big 10 teams and a couple of others can play with anybody. IMO.
     
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    IU Oregon is a heck of a game. Hoosiers just went up 7 with 6:20 left.
     
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    Haha, so basically you are agreeing with him?
     
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    What about KMA did you miss? :p
     
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    I would agree that at the top the Big 10 with Ohio State, MIchigan,Penn State, and now IU apparently and Oregon is pretty even with the SEC, but as we go down the roster of teams the differences start to show up.