***Official 2024-25 College Football (non-ISU) Thread***
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Brett McMurphy with some way too early bowl predictions.
For all of us looking forward to expanded playoffs, here's the reality that its just an SEC Big 10 playoff
4 SEC Teams (Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Alabama)
4 Big 10 Teams (Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Michigan)
1 Big 12 (Utah)
1 G5 (Boise State)
of course have to include Notre Dame
He has Iowa State in the Texas Bowl playing Auburn
For all of us looking forward to expanded playoffs, here's the reality that its just an SEC Big 10 playoff
4 SEC Teams (Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Alabama)
4 Big 10 Teams (Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Michigan)
1 Big 12 (Utah)
1 G5 (Boise State)
of course have to include Notre Dame
He has Iowa State in the Texas Bowl playing Auburn
Finally acting like a league that's confident in itself rather than finding the cowardly way to protect their records.
And before Texas even officially joins the conference, they’re already upstaging the conference by leaking information to their sources. It’ll be nice to be rid of them.
Interesting read. New Clock rule ended up taking off only about 4.5 plays a game. They may make another change down the road though according to this:
"The new rule that changed one of the game's most fundamental tenets (in place since 1968) resulted in approximately 4.5 fewer plays per game, according to NCAA secretary rules editor Steve Shaw.
That's actually below projection, which was that seven plays per game would be lost if the clock was allowed to run after first downs. Previously, the first-down rule was the biggest differentiator between college football and the NFL. In the first season they played by the same rule, it was hardly noticeable.
"If you watched the game, and we lost four or five plays per games, no way you knew it," Shaw told CBS Sports. "The feedback is very positive on the clock changes. We'll let it soak another year."
Game times also shrunk an average of 5 minutes per game to 3 hours, 23 seconds. Although that wasn't the primary intent of the rule change -- it was mostly a health and safety measure -- improved efficiency was an appreciated bonus.
Entering the 2023 season, about a quarter of games were lasting more than 3.5 hours. In 2023, that ratio shrunk to about 14%, according to Shaw. Next up may be an alteration that would allow the clock to run after out-of-bounds rushes.
"There's an underlying [feeling] among the commissioners that, over time, they don't think that was enough plays of the game [taken out], especially as we go to the 12-team playoff," Shaw said. "But I think everybody wants to let it [go for a while]."
"The new rule that changed one of the game's most fundamental tenets (in place since 1968) resulted in approximately 4.5 fewer plays per game, according to NCAA secretary rules editor Steve Shaw.
That's actually below projection, which was that seven plays per game would be lost if the clock was allowed to run after first downs. Previously, the first-down rule was the biggest differentiator between college football and the NFL. In the first season they played by the same rule, it was hardly noticeable.
"If you watched the game, and we lost four or five plays per games, no way you knew it," Shaw told CBS Sports. "The feedback is very positive on the clock changes. We'll let it soak another year."
Game times also shrunk an average of 5 minutes per game to 3 hours, 23 seconds. Although that wasn't the primary intent of the rule change -- it was mostly a health and safety measure -- improved efficiency was an appreciated bonus.
Entering the 2023 season, about a quarter of games were lasting more than 3.5 hours. In 2023, that ratio shrunk to about 14%, according to Shaw. Next up may be an alteration that would allow the clock to run after out-of-bounds rushes.
"There's an underlying [feeling] among the commissioners that, over time, they don't think that was enough plays of the game [taken out], especially as we go to the 12-team playoff," Shaw said. "But I think everybody wants to let it [go for a while]."
So dumb. Lets have fewer plays and more commercials. That surely better for the game and will make it more popular.
While having a 2nd Big XII or ACC Team would be preferable than having a 4th B1G or SEC Team, this looks better than what we have had since 2014. At least the ACC and Big XII Champions receive a first round bye.
As an Iowa State fan, I LOVE the projection of ISU playing Auburn @ Texas Bowl. That would be super groovy!
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Ah, but are they including money for him to keep up that ridiculous Kewpie-doll haircut?
KidSilverhair
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I mean, it IS nice that Iowa (and Deacon Hill) is now the obvious, widely acknowledged national poster boy for “Scoring is down” lol
So, their goal is to make the game safer by reducing the number of plays run? And they aren't really focused on shortening the time it takes to play? Wow, I hate just about everything about that logic. I as a viewer want shorter games with more action. And having a goal of playing less to protect players is a slippery slope. The safest bet is not to play at all, yippee!
Iowa having an offense so bad that it has been made into a nationally recognized meme is absolute hilarious to me.
I think Avery Johnson will be good but the hype train behind him is something else.
Tech is way too high based on the criteria despite them having NIL and a good recruiting class coming in. UCF is probably too high but I get how people expect them to rise to the upper level given their location and recruiting. Not sure how their NIL is. Baylor might be too low but they seem to be either really good or really bad no in between.
Everything else looks ok.
