***2024-25 CFB Playoff/Bowl (Dec. 17-Jan. 20) Games Thread***

[NoCreativity]

It’s a G5 school, they just don’t belong in a playoff conversation. PSU isn’t even good. Hate that they get an auto bid and should be banned from getting a bye at the least

We get it man, you want more Alabama and South Carolina.

 

[3TrueFans]

Josh Allen is very good now, but he struggled when he came into the NFL so much, he was being talked about as maybe being over his head

Expectations are tough, you end up 2nd in mvp voting in your second full year as starter and people talk about how you struggled so much when you came in.

 

[Hoggins]

Boise didn’t belong? What? They make their field goals and that is a 4 point game with 9 minutes left. WHAT?

 

[3TrueFans]

It’s an interesting contrast to basketball because everyone loves an underdog Cinderella in March, in January not as much.

 

[FinalFourCy]

It’s a G5 school, they just don’t belong in a playoff conversation. PSU isn’t even good. Hate that they get an auto bid and should be banned from getting a bye at the least

Agree, and Clemson should have gotten the bye. Had Clemson scheduled a couple Mountain West schools instead of UGa and South Carolina, they’re undoubtedly getting a bye

IMO ASU, BYU, Clemson would have beat PSU tonight, and it’s unfortunate for the Big 12 they ended up on the harder side of the bracket because the committee and pundits don’t see a difference between the Big 12/ACC and G5

 

[ClubCy]

They don’t

So Boise State had zero belonging in this game with Penn State?

None. Zero.???

 

[Clone1992]

There is no shortage of NFL players from smaller schools. Josh Allen, Sauce Gardner (before they were in the Big 12), Maxx Crosby, Davante Adams, Jordan Love, Cooper Kupp, Haason Redick, Matthew Judon, ect.

Jerry Rice went to Mississippi Valley St or some stuff like that. No idea if that is even a school anymore or where the heck it is if so, but probably not the norm.

 

[AllInForISU]

Expectations are tough, you end up 2nd in mvp voting in your second full year as starter and people talk about how you struggled so much when you came in.

Revisionist history. He was not great his first 2 years. Made a huge jump year 3 obviously. It’s not really debatable that it was being discussed if he would be able to figure it out those first 2 years.

 

[Clone1992]

So Boise State had zero belonging in this game with Penn State?

None. Zero.???

.01% chance.

 

[3TrueFans]

Revisionist history. He was not great his first 2 years. Made a huge jump year 3 obviously. It’s not really debatable that it was being discussed if he would be able to figure it out those first 2 years.

Whoa he wasn’t mvp caliber in his first year and a half, can’t believe they didn’t cut him!

 

[AllInForISU]

There is no shortage of NFL players from smaller schools. Josh Allen, Sauce Gardner (before they were in the Big 12), Maxx Crosby, Davante Adams, Jordan Love, Cooper Kupp, Haason Redick, Matthew Judon, ect.

How many of them were drafted in the first round? I know Love was.

And how many of them were impact players immediately?

 

[12191987]

Jerry Rice went to Mississippi Valley St or some stuff like that. No idea if that is even a school anymore or where the heck it is if so, but probably not the norm.

LaDainian Tomlinson
Brett Farve
Terry Bradshaw

 

[Hoggins]

It’s an interesting contrast to basketball because everyone loves an underdog Cinderella in March, in January not as much.

For some dumb reason, CFB fans are determined to create an oligarchy. Like the ultimate goal is to get conferences and playoff setups down to one team that just wins the sport.

 

[AllInForISU]

Whoa he wasn’t mvp caliber in his first year and a half, can’t believe they didn’t cut him!

That’s not what I’m saying or even implying and you know it.

 

[NoCreativity]

Jerry Rice went to Mississippi Valley St or some stuff like that. No idea if that is even a school anymore or where the heck it is if so, but probably not the norm.

You aren't into basketball? We literally play them every other year and they are one of the worst teams in division 1.

 

[ClonerJams]

How many of them were drafted in the first round? I know Love was.

And how many of them were impact players immediately?

Josh Allen was a top 10 pick. Not sure about the others

 

[FinalFourCy]

.01% chance.

Higher than that. I mean it’s still a game, flukes happen

Motivated G5 always has a puncher’s chance. NIU beat ND in South Bend. I’m sure with a bye advantage and subpar PSU performance, NIU also could have lost by 17 tonight

 

[ClonerJams]

Jerry Rice went to Mississippi Valley St or some stuff like that. No idea if that is even a school anymore or where the heck it is if so, but probably not the norm.

Terrell Owens also, UT Chattanooga. Antonio Brown, Central Michigan (he was actually really good before CTE)

 

[3TrueFans]

That’s not what I’m saying or even implying and you know it.

I have no idea what you’re implying. Big school good, small school bad?

 

[3TrueFans]

I just wish we could go back to it being Alabama, Georgia, Clemson and Ohio State most years, that’s the way college football is supposed to be.