If this is Penn State, the calls for 8 will go up

It just feels like the goalposts move around every year. Probably goes back to the Big 12 snub of TCU dropping three spots because they didn't have the thirteenth datapoint/championship and that being so important, until apparently it's not. The committee needs to get it's messaging right.

 

I do believe Ohio State is one of the best four teams in the nation, but the reasoning the committee gives every year is different.

Who you beat and lose to are important and the OOC was weak for those teams so the conf title broke the tie. This year it's not close. What was close was a two loss team with a better resume than a one loss team that played cupcakes.

And if who you played wasn't important then two loss conference champ Oklahoma has a say.

As we all predicted, Pittsburgh vs Penn State had massive playoff implications.

Western Kentucky HC Jeff Brohm is the new coach at Purdue. Excellent hire for the Boilermakers. I love his pro style spread system. It's a tough rebuild there but he's a Petrino disciple and really knows QBs and the passing game. Has a good young QB in David Blough.

Of course, right when we get them back on our schedule. House of horrors.

Love the social media outrage over Peppers being a Heisman finalist. Of course he doesn't belong but who cares? It's obvious who's going to win.

Love the social media outrage over Peppers being a Heisman finalist. Of course he doesn't belong but who cares? It's obvious who's going to win.

Because there are players who probably did deserve to attend and instead you have a guy who doesn't have enough plays to fill up a highlight reel when they introduce him. I cannot recall a less deserving player of a trip to the ceremony.

And I understand if you think just being nominated is a joke, but not everyone feels that way. Just to be nominated is an honor IMO and he doesn't deserve it.

 

I'll add I don't agree with most of the list. Not just him.

Edited December 6, 20169 yr by RockRaines

For anyone to say he doesn't at least deserve to be nominated shows how unaware you are.

 

Were there or deserving guys? Of course. But he's still one of the best athletes in college football and deserves to at least make the trip to NY for,the recognition, as you said.

Illinois just got a 4* JuCo QB that was committed to VTech. Has offers from almost everyone. Impressive

Illinois just got a 4* JuCo QB that was committed to VTech. Has offers from almost everyone. Impressive

Jeremy Werner seeks to indicate the staff doesn't know about that, ha.

 

Edit: okay he reversed course a bit: "I can now confirm that #illini have taken a commitment from former Virginia Tech QB Dwayne Lawson."

 

 

Edited December 6, 20169 yr by Buehrle>Wood

For anyone to say he doesn't at least deserve to be nominated shows how unaware you are.

 

Were there or deserving guys? Of course. But he's still one of the best athletes in college football and deserves to at least make the trip to NY for,the recognition, as you said.

Why does being the best athlete make him deserving?

 

There are 5-10 guys in the Big Ten with better resumes.

I was hoping Donnel Pumphrey from SD St would get an invite. Kid is fun to watch, and absolutely deserved it over some of those guys.

For anyone to say he doesn't at least deserve to be nominated shows how unaware you are.

 

Were there or deserving guys? Of course. But he's still one of the best athletes in college football and deserves to at least make the trip to NY for,the recognition, as you said.

At least 50 more deserving guys, but yeah he's an "athlete."

 

Show me ONE metric that puts him in the top 10 players in the country. He's a LB so it should probably be tackles, or sacks, or TFL, or if you consider him a DB as well, how about pass defended, INTs, completion percentage when targeted. Or we can use his offensive stats?

 

Anything, just show me anything.

Lane Kiffin to Houston

I hope he fails again but OTOH I like Houston.

I hope he fails again but OTOH I like Houston.

Ha, I pretty much had the exact same thought.

there is nobody that can fall upwards quite like Kiffin

I hope he fails again but OTOH I like Houston.

I liked them until I saw what their boosters did to Tom Herman

there is nobody that can fall upwards quite like Kiffin

He's going to end up having the most head coaching jobs in the history of sports.

He's going to end up having the most head coaching jobs in the history of sports.

 

I would never hope for anyone to intentionally fail.

 

It's Lane Kiffin.

 

Nevermind. F that guy.

The Norv Turner of NCAAF

Which old man got their kid further

 

Monte

Buddy

 

I would say Bum but Wade is doing pretty well.

 

 

Yay, we finally broke the national award slump