***2023-24 College Football Thread***

[fsanford]

About 25 FSU players opted out.

I guess if they won they would have had a legitimate claim to the title then wouldnt they. It's Florida State that was chirping this.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

I agree that opting out is best for the players involved. But, it’s not best for the sport if it wants to continue with the bowl system. So I’m looking at it from the perspective of CFB and what they can do to keep the bowl system relevant. And limiting the opt outs will be necessary to do so.

It can be possible that different groups have different objectives and goals. The players have all the leverage, so CFB will need to find a way to incentivize participating. Otherwise, the bowl system as we know it needs to just go away. This charade of teams playing without half their starters will make the bowls even more irrelevant than they already are.

I don’t think the bowl season has been relevant for awhile once the playoffs kicked off. The NY6 bowls had some mojo but once the top NFL talent opted out it became an issue, especially as the top NFL talent has consolidated to a handful of schools.

The expanded playoff is going to fix a lot of the opt out issue, outside of the playoff bowls don’t matter

 

[Cmonwhatarewedoinghereman]

Good for Craig Bohl at Wyoming. It’ll be a bummer not pulling for him anymore. You could tell they really played hard for that guy.

Not rooting for kleiman or the USC defense but it seems like a good coaching tree so far out of NDSU

 

[cycloneG]

Posting an article about a player this season leaving a team in October when my original point was about opt outs and transfers is...?

A player that never played?

 

[cyclones500]

I was not able to watch much of bowls today, just caught the 63-3 score. Had a feeling Georgia would win, but didn't expect anything like that.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

A player that never played?

I’m not sure where we lost him but I’m just letting it go.

 

[fsanford]

I don’t think the bowl season has been relevant for awhile once the playoffs kicked off. The NY6 bowls had some mojo but once the top NFL talent opted out it became an issue, especially as the top NFL talent has consolidated to a handful of schools.

The expanded playoff is going to fix a lot of the opt out issue, outside of the playoff bowls don’t matter

Bowl season has turned into a made for TV movie. Lower production value and some poor acting.

But I do think ESPN makes money on them, so they might try to keep propping them up.

 

[madguy30]

A player that never played?

And I never said starters? Do we know if he would have gotten time?

 

[ISUTex]

FSU was claiming that if they won they were national champs. So I guess it was quasi meaningful.
But the rest of the bowl games outside playoffs are exhibitions. Hell they even let a team with 5 wins in a game.

Next year we have more meaningful games. Thank goodness.

Given opt outs and transfers most of these games suck. Set up bowls to start the year. Have a Labor Day weekend of bowl games. That would give them meaning

I don't think FSU was serious. Why else would they have 100 opt outs in this game?

 

[cycloneG]

And I never said starters? Do we know if he would have gotten time?

 

[madguy30]

Can you please refer to where I moved the posts from this statement?

TIA.

Several players have opted out of the last few games over the last few years or entered the portal.

 

[Dirtguy4CY]

Good for Craig Bohl at Wyoming. It’ll be a bummer not pulling for him anymore. You could tell they really played hard for that guy.

Not rooting for kleiman or the USC defense but it seems like a good coaching tree so far out of NDSU

Agreed, nice to see him go out with a win. Wonder how long before NDSU makes a Mountain West / MAC type jump.

 

[Dirtguy4CY]

Agreed, nice to see him go out with a win. Wonder how long before NDSU makes a Mountain West / MAC type jump.

Also having the Barstool guys doing the game made it interesting.

 

[RoseClone]

Nope.

Scoreboard is what the casual fan will remember.

We were told earlier that nobody remembers these exhibitions. It doesn't matter.

 

[ISUTex]

I don’t think the bowl season has been relevant for awhile once the playoffs kicked off. The NY6 bowls had some mojo but once the top NFL talent opted out it became an issue, especially as the top NFL talent has consolidated to a handful of schools.

The expanded playoff is going to fix a lot of the opt out issue, outside of the playoff bowls don’t matter

Does an Iowa State vs Houston game in November matter 99% of the time? Is that game relevant? Why even watch? Why even play if you're TJ Tampa?

 

[SolterraCyclone]

Between opt-outs, injuries and transfers they were down like 30 players. Georgia was already the better team, but this was never going to be close, silly to draw any major conclusions from this game.

That game means nothing to justify the committee’s decision. I personally hope Michigan comes out and destroys bama by 30. Then we can really start skewering ESPN and the committee (moreso than they already have been)

 

[trajanJ]

That game means nothing to justify the committee’s decision. I personally hope Michigan comes out and destroys bama by 30. Then we can really start skewering ESPN and the committee (moreso than they already have been)

I hope that happens but I think the opposite will happen because the Big 10 sucks.

 

[RonBurgundy]

I hope that happens but I think the opposite will happen because the Big 10 sucks.

Yea, if I had to bet, Bama prob handles Mich and we get a constant drumbeat of “See, 2 SEC teams should have been in this year and should be 4 next year!”

 

[Clonehomer]

I just put a bet for Iowa to win outright. I feel really dirty right now, but Tennessee is missing a lot of pieces. I hope that is money lost forever.

 

[cyfanbr]

I just put a bet for Iowa to win outright. I feel really dirty right now, but Tennessee is missing a lot of pieces. I hope that is money lost forever.

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