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Virginia has understandably canceled their home finale against Coastal Carolina. I wouldn't blame them if they wanted to cancel the rest of their season.
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2023 & On - College FOOTBAW Thread
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Boston College podcast I listen to mentioned the other week that some BC Fans want Deion to take over the head coaching job. I'm not sure if he wouldn't be better off staying at Jackson State.
I'd be shocked if Primetime wasn't coaching somewhere (presumably much more appealing than BC) in in the FBS in the next year or two.
I'd be shocked if Primetime wasn't coaching somewhere (presumably much more appealing than BC) in in the FBS in the next year or two.
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The FCS Playoffs are set! Lots of discussion at Florida A&M (9-2) not being included because they're a SWAC team while several 7-4 teams got included. Not helped by Deion stating he doesn't care about the playoffs while heading one of the best FCS teams in Jackson State... I'm torn as I always think that the teams with the best records should be in so I'd have voted in Florida A&M but if you go 8-4 in the SEC, it's a whole lot different than going 8-4 in the AAC. Same goes at the FCS level comparing say a CAA team going 8-3 against a Pioneer Conference team going 8-3. And check out IDAHO being an FCS playoff team already after moving back down 
"I do think there either needs to be a distinction made between what’s considered to be a power conference in FCS or just flat out say it,” HC Willie Simmons said of the selection process. “It’s winning the conference or bust for teams in the MEAC or SWAC and those other conferences, you finish middle of the pack, win six or seven games and you’re in the playoff to have a chance to extend your season and I just don’t see how that system is justified in anyone’s mind.” *cough* Look at the FBS and the way it treats schools that go 9-3/10-2 and don't win the middle-tier conferences... par for the course.
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"The Big Sky had an FCS-high five teams make the field, tied with the Colonial Athletic Association. It has three teams ranked in the country’s top 10 and three others ranked throughout the top 25. Playing within that gauntlet gives Montana [7-4 Record] the upper hand as opposed to teams from weaker conferences."
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"I do think there either needs to be a distinction made between what’s considered to be a power conference in FCS or just flat out say it,” HC Willie Simmons said of the selection process. “It’s winning the conference or bust for teams in the MEAC or SWAC and those other conferences, you finish middle of the pack, win six or seven games and you’re in the playoff to have a chance to extend your season and I just don’t see how that system is justified in anyone’s mind.” *cough* Look at the FBS and the way it treats schools that go 9-3/10-2 and don't win the middle-tier conferences... par for the course.
Willie Simmons speaks on FAMU’s FCS playoff snub
The Rattlers overcame an 0-2 start to win nine straight yet they’ll have no postseason appearance to show for it.
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"The Big Sky had an FCS-high five teams make the field, tied with the Colonial Athletic Association. It has three teams ranked in the country’s top 10 and three others ranked throughout the top 25. Playing within that gauntlet gives Montana [7-4 Record] the upper hand as opposed to teams from weaker conferences."
FCS playoff committee chair Jermaine Truax explains why Montana Grizzlies made the field
Which teams make the FCS playoffs comes down to numerous factors, and the FCS playoff committee chair explained those in depth.
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Hoping Holy Cross brings a championship to Worcester.
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As an FCS grad and fan, the HBCUs belong in the playoffs and the NCAA needs to accommodate them to participate and also have their Classic bowls. I'm not paid to figure out the logistics. I just know we've played enough SWAC teams at home to know they bring a crowd and will make huge bank for the NCAA. And if the SWAC team hosts a playoff game, that'll be a sell out game. You get Jacksonville State @ Grambling you're going to have to build another set of stands to fit the fans.
Also, I'm a fatty and Southern, Grambling, and Texas Southern had some damn good tailgating hospitality for the band. I wasn't enrolled for Prairie View or the handful of D2 HBCUs that we've played, but I smelt what I smelt, and it smelt good. Good way to get a bunch of rednecks to behave, tailgating friendships. Holy shit the neckbeards hugging and high fiving the Grambling tailgating fans was the most profound thing I've seen for race relations since Forrest Gump gave that nice lady, Vivian, her textbook.
Also, I'm a fatty and Southern, Grambling, and Texas Southern had some damn good tailgating hospitality for the band. I wasn't enrolled for Prairie View or the handful of D2 HBCUs that we've played, but I smelt what I smelt, and it smelt good. Good way to get a bunch of rednecks to behave, tailgating friendships. Holy shit the neckbeards hugging and high fiving the Grambling tailgating fans was the most profound thing I've seen for race relations since Forrest Gump gave that nice lady, Vivian, her textbook.
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My issue centers around the HBCU treating their classic bowls as a priority (which they understandably should) and then decrying that the FCS Playoffs don't choose their 3rd or 4th best team in the division because the best two teams are playing the bowl game instead and/or have outrighted stated they don't care about the playoffs, which further hurts the perspective from the playoff committee. With all that said, Jackson State, who are 11-0, are going to be playing a 6-5 Prairie View A&M squad so that also hurts Florida A&M's point of being in a strong enough conference.
I do wish the Ivy League would get off their asses and send their winner to the playoffs already though. Yale, Princeton, and Penn all went 8-2 with Harvard & Columbia finishing at 6-4. The other sports such as Men's Hockey & NCAA Basketball result in programs going to the post-season so they can't use the argument of "academics" over all.
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Ohio (9-3, 7-1) won the Mid-American Conference East Division and will play for its first league title since 1968 when it faces Toledo on Dec. 3 in Detroit.
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I would love to see how the traditional playoff conferences would fare in Ivy League match ups. NDSU @ the Yale Bowl would be fun. Fantasy booking, HBCU vs Ivy games with playoff stakes. Southern hosting Harvard. Grambling @ Cornell. Eastern Washington @ Jackson State.
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Eastern Michigan tied with Toledo for first in the MAC West, but lost the head-to-head tiebreaker. Still, EMU won 8 games for the first time since 1987 and swept Central Michigan and Western Michigan for the first time since 2012. Chris Creighton has worked miracles with that program.Ohio (9-3, 7-1) won the Mid-American Conference East Division and will play for its first league title since 1968 when it faces Toledo on Dec. 3 in Detroit.
In other news, the Big Ten West is still a clown show after Iowa dropped a big one to Nebraska. Here are the updated scenarios:
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I like that it all hinges on Purdue!
Jim Harbaugh went from on the verge to being ran out of Ann Arbor to snatching control of the Ohio State rivalry. The NC is a realistic possibility.
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LOL. The Boston College game ended with them squabbling with Syracuse and storming off the field before everyone could sing the school fight song. Fittingly crappy end to a crappy season.
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Umass also got their doors blown off to finish the season with 1 win under new HC Don Brown...
The following small schools are 10-2: Tulane, UTSA, Troy, and South Alabama with Coastal Carolina at 9-2.
In the FCS playoff side: Furman cruised past Elon 31-6; Delaware steamrolled St. Francis 56-17; New Hampshire knocked off Fordham in a shootout 52-42; Richmond shut out Davidson 41-0; Weber State continues its miracle run beating North Dakota 38-31; Gardner-Webb beat Eastern Kentucky 52-41 in a slugfest; SE Louisiana survived Idaho(!) 45-42; and Montana knocked out SE Missouri State 34-24.
So next week's matchups
New Hampshire vs. Holy Cross in a game only the Northeast cares about.
Furman vs. Incarnate Word
Gardner-Webb vs. William & Mary
Delaware vs. South Dakota State
Weber State vs. Montana State
SE Louisiana vs. Samford
Montana vs. North Dakota State in a classic Northwest Plains FCS Playoff Battle
Richmond vs. Sacramento State
Also, the SWAC Title Game will feature Southern and Jackson State squaring off. Jackson State shut them out 35-0 in their prior meeting.
The following small schools are 10-2: Tulane, UTSA, Troy, and South Alabama with Coastal Carolina at 9-2.
In the FCS playoff side: Furman cruised past Elon 31-6; Delaware steamrolled St. Francis 56-17; New Hampshire knocked off Fordham in a shootout 52-42; Richmond shut out Davidson 41-0; Weber State continues its miracle run beating North Dakota 38-31; Gardner-Webb beat Eastern Kentucky 52-41 in a slugfest; SE Louisiana survived Idaho(!) 45-42; and Montana knocked out SE Missouri State 34-24.
So next week's matchups
New Hampshire vs. Holy Cross in a game only the Northeast cares about.
Furman vs. Incarnate Word
Gardner-Webb vs. William & Mary
Delaware vs. South Dakota State
Weber State vs. Montana State
SE Louisiana vs. Samford
Montana vs. North Dakota State in a classic Northwest Plains FCS Playoff Battle
Richmond vs. Sacramento State
Also, the SWAC Title Game will feature Southern and Jackson State squaring off. Jackson State shut them out 35-0 in their prior meeting.
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Samford left the Southland Conference around the same time Southeastern brought back football. Should be a good match up.
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Rose Bowl OK's new deal for 12-team CFP in '24
The Rose Bowl has agreed to terms that will pave the way for the College Football Playoff to expand in 2024, executive director Bill Hancock announced on Thursday.
Early expansion to 12 Teams for 2024 Season seems to be on the way!
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Utah steamrolled USC to win back-to-back Pac-12 Championships. Buffalo became bowl eligible at 6-6 with a win over Akron 23-22. Finally, UTSA slaughtered North Texas to win the Conference USA Championship and is sitting at an 11-2 record!
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FCS Playoffs roll on! No real upsets or surprises in this round although IW and Sacramento State got scares from their opponents.
- Holy Cross steamrolled UNH in a rain fest 35-19.
- Incarnate Word survived Furman 41-38.
- William & Mary cruised past Gardner-Webb easily 54-14.
- South Dakota State crushed Delaware 42-6.
- Montana State beat Weber State 33-25 to dash their miracle run.
- Samford knocked out SE Louisiana in OT in a 48-42 shootout.
- North Dakota State easily handled Montana convincingly winning 49-26.
- Sacramento State scored 14 unanswered in the 4th quarter to beat Richmond 38-31.
- Holy Cross steamrolled UNH in a rain fest 35-19.
- Incarnate Word survived Furman 41-38.
- William & Mary cruised past Gardner-Webb easily 54-14.
- South Dakota State crushed Delaware 42-6.
- Montana State beat Weber State 33-25 to dash their miracle run.
- Samford knocked out SE Louisiana in OT in a 48-42 shootout.
- North Dakota State easily handled Montana convincingly winning 49-26.
- Sacramento State scored 14 unanswered in the 4th quarter to beat Richmond 38-31.
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Incarnate Word is led by Lindsey Scott who was at Nicholls State last year and the COVID season where we put up huge numbers. I can't find anything in terms of personal reasons as to why he went to UIW. He wasn't specifically benched at Nicholls but he definitely was sharing snaps with other players. Dude has played college football all over the damn region thanks to transfer rules, injury redshirt, and COVID stuff. From what I can tell, he's a good dude and originally enrolled at LSU simply b/c his mom worked there. That's an alright guy in my book. I hated seeing him lead the Cardinals all over our faces this season though. That hurt knowing he was leading our guys just a year ago in a similar ass kicking fashion. UIW seems to appreciate him and is helping him get his masters degree. Can't have hard feelings for that.
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Phil Jurkovec is headed to Pitt to reunite with his old offensive coordinator from when Phil was actually an NFL Draft prospect.
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I heard on the radio one guy who transferred got a $5 Million NIL deal... and the host made the valid point of: Why not just jump every year and rake in that NIL money at that point as opposed to entering early for the NFL Draft and potentially not being a 1st/2nd Round pick.
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NCAA granting Virginia football players who were in their final seasons of eligibility additional year of eligibility
The NCAA will grant any UVa football player whose college eligibility expired this past season an extra year to play, a response to the shooting on Grounds that killed three
Glad that those players will get the chance to end their careers on a much happier note.
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North Dakota State whipped Samford 27-9 while Montana State easily rolled William & Mary 55-7.
Incarnate Word beat Sacramento State in the highest scoring FCS playoff game ever 66-63. South Dakota State cruised past Holy Cross 42-21.
Incarnate Words goes on the road to face North Dakota State in what could be an epic game while Montana State goes on the road against South Dakota State in a battle of the northern plains to get to the FCS Title Game.
Incarnate Word beat Sacramento State in the highest scoring FCS playoff game ever 66-63. South Dakota State cruised past Holy Cross 42-21.
Incarnate Words goes on the road to face North Dakota State in what could be an epic game while Montana State goes on the road against South Dakota State in a battle of the northern plains to get to the FCS Title Game.
Double A's Bowl Viewing Guide
Friday, December 16
HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl: Miami (OH) vs UAB
Duluth Trading Cure Bowl: UTSA vs Troy
Saturday, December 17
Wasabi Fenway Bowl: Cincinnati vs Louisville
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Florida vs Oregon State
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented by Stifel: Washington State vs Fresno State
LendingTree Bowl: Rice vs Southern Miss
New Mexico Bowl: SMU vs BYU
Frisco Bowl: North Texas vs Boise State
Monday, December 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Marshall vs UConn
Tuesday, December 20
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl: Liberty vs Toledo
Wednesday, December 21
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Western Kentucky vs South Alabama
Thursday, December 22
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Baylor vs Air Force
Friday, December 23
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Louisiana vs Houston
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Wake Forest vs Missouri
Saturday, December 24
EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs San Diego State
Monday, December 26
Quick Lane Bowl: New Mexico State vs Bowling Green
Tuesday, December 27
Camellia Bowl: Georgia Southern vs Buffalo
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: Memphis vs Utah State
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State
Wednesday, December 28
Military Bowl Presented by Peraton: UCF vs Duke
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Kansas vs Arkansas
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl: Oregon vs North Carolina
TaxAct Texas Bowl: Texas Tech vs Ole Miss
Thursday, December 29
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Syracuse vs Minnesota
Cheez-It Bowl: Oklahoma vs Florida State
Valero Alamo Bowl: Texas vs Washington
Friday, December 30
Duke's Mayo Bowl: Maryland vs NC State
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Pittsburgh vs UCLA
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Notre Dame vs South Carolina
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl: Ohio vs Wyoming
Capital One Orange Bowl: Tennessee vs Clemson
Saturday, December 31
TransPerfect Music City Bowl: Iowa vs Kentucky
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs Kansas State
CFP Semifinal at the VRBO Fiesta Bowl: TCU vs Michigan
CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Ohio State vs Georgia
Monday, January 2
ReliaQuest Bowl: Mississippi State vs Illinois
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Tulane vs USC
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: LSU vs Purdue
Rose Bowl Game: Penn State vs Utah
Monday, January 9
CFP National Championship pres. by AT&T: TBD
Friday, December 16
HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl: Miami (OH) vs UAB
Duluth Trading Cure Bowl: UTSA vs Troy
Saturday, December 17
Wasabi Fenway Bowl: Cincinnati vs Louisville
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Florida vs Oregon State
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented by Stifel: Washington State vs Fresno State
LendingTree Bowl: Rice vs Southern Miss
New Mexico Bowl: SMU vs BYU
Frisco Bowl: North Texas vs Boise State
Monday, December 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Marshall vs UConn
Tuesday, December 20
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl: Liberty vs Toledo
Wednesday, December 21
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Western Kentucky vs South Alabama
Thursday, December 22
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Baylor vs Air Force
Friday, December 23
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Louisiana vs Houston
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Wake Forest vs Missouri
Saturday, December 24
EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs San Diego State
Monday, December 26
Quick Lane Bowl: New Mexico State vs Bowling Green
Tuesday, December 27
Camellia Bowl: Georgia Southern vs Buffalo
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: Memphis vs Utah State
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State
Wednesday, December 28
Military Bowl Presented by Peraton: UCF vs Duke
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Kansas vs Arkansas
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl: Oregon vs North Carolina
TaxAct Texas Bowl: Texas Tech vs Ole Miss
Thursday, December 29
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Syracuse vs Minnesota
Cheez-It Bowl: Oklahoma vs Florida State
Valero Alamo Bowl: Texas vs Washington
Friday, December 30
Duke's Mayo Bowl: Maryland vs NC State
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Pittsburgh vs UCLA
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Notre Dame vs South Carolina
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl: Ohio vs Wyoming
Capital One Orange Bowl: Tennessee vs Clemson
Saturday, December 31
TransPerfect Music City Bowl: Iowa vs Kentucky
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs Kansas State
CFP Semifinal at the VRBO Fiesta Bowl: TCU vs Michigan
CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Ohio State vs Georgia
Monday, January 2
ReliaQuest Bowl: Mississippi State vs Illinois
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Tulane vs USC
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: LSU vs Purdue
Rose Bowl Game: Penn State vs Utah
Monday, January 9
CFP National Championship pres. by AT&T: TBD
Bored Poster Memorial Bowl Rankings
Top Tier
1 (4) Ohio State vs (1) Georgia
2 (5) Alabama vs (9) Kansas State
3 (11) Penn State vs (8) Utah
4 (3) TCU vs (2) Michigan
5 (6) Tennessee vs (7) Clemson
6 (20) Texas vs (12) Washington
7 (16) Tulane vs (10) USC
8 (22) Mississippi State vs Illinois
9 Oklahoma vs (13) Florida State
10 (21) Notre Dame vs (19) South Carolina
11 Texas Tech vs Ole Miss
12 Iowa vs Kentucky
13 Florida vs (14) Oregon State
14 Cincinnati vs Louisville
15 Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State
16 Pittsburgh vs (18) UCLA
17 Maryland vs (23) NC State
18 Washington State vs Fresno State
19 (17) LSU vs Purdue
20 Kansas vs Arkansas
21 Baylor vs Air Force
22 Wake Forest vs Missouri
23 UCF vs Duke
24 (15) Oregon vs North Carolina
Harley Tier
25 Syracuse vs Minnesota
26 (25) UTSA vs (24) Troy
27 SMU vs BYU
28 Louisiana vs Houston
29 Western Kentucky vs South Alabama
30 Ohio vs Wyoming
31 North Texas vs Boise State
32 Memphis vs Utah State
33 Liberty vs Toledo
34 Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State
35 Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina
36 Georgia Southern vs Buffalo
37 Middle Tennessee vs San Diego State
38 Miami (OH) vs UAB
39 Marshall vs UConn
40 Rice vs Southern Miss
41 New Mexico State vs Bowling Green
Top Tier
1 (4) Ohio State vs (1) Georgia
2 (5) Alabama vs (9) Kansas State
3 (11) Penn State vs (8) Utah
4 (3) TCU vs (2) Michigan
5 (6) Tennessee vs (7) Clemson
6 (20) Texas vs (12) Washington
7 (16) Tulane vs (10) USC
8 (22) Mississippi State vs Illinois
9 Oklahoma vs (13) Florida State
10 (21) Notre Dame vs (19) South Carolina
11 Texas Tech vs Ole Miss
12 Iowa vs Kentucky
13 Florida vs (14) Oregon State
14 Cincinnati vs Louisville
15 Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State
16 Pittsburgh vs (18) UCLA
17 Maryland vs (23) NC State
18 Washington State vs Fresno State
19 (17) LSU vs Purdue
20 Kansas vs Arkansas
21 Baylor vs Air Force
22 Wake Forest vs Missouri
23 UCF vs Duke
24 (15) Oregon vs North Carolina
Harley Tier
25 Syracuse vs Minnesota
26 (25) UTSA vs (24) Troy
27 SMU vs BYU
28 Louisiana vs Houston
29 Western Kentucky vs South Alabama
30 Ohio vs Wyoming
31 North Texas vs Boise State
32 Memphis vs Utah State
33 Liberty vs Toledo
34 Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State
35 Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina
36 Georgia Southern vs Buffalo
37 Middle Tennessee vs San Diego State
38 Miami (OH) vs UAB
39 Marshall vs UConn
40 Rice vs Southern Miss
41 New Mexico State vs Bowling Green