Kentucky vs. South Carolina - who ya' got.

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volfanhill said:
Maybe the other teams, looking in a mirror here, should do something.
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The 25 signing rule makes it extremely difficult to unseat the ones at the top. You basically can’t have any misses with recruits and little to no attrition for multiple years, all while playing second fiddle with the blue chips that want to go to current Championship schools.

The days of going through cycles are over. The system keeps those at the top, well, at the top now.
 
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rjd970 said:
College football is predictable and boring. There is a 100% chance the playoffs will be chosen from the same 6 teams every year. I haven’t watched a single minute of football today and haven’t missed it. I can’t remember the last time I was like this.
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North Carolina almost shook things up... almost.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
North Carolina almost shook things up... almost.
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But that is just the thing. A one loss Clemson ACC championship team is more than likely still in. Bama has gotten in with losses and not even winning the conference before. Oklahoma has only Texas to go through. OSU? Lol.

It’s the same teams. It just is.
 
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rjd970 said:
The 25 signing rule makes it extremely difficult to unseat the ones at the top. You basically can’t have any misses with recruits and little to no attrition for multiple years, all while playing second fiddle with the blue chips that want to go to current Championship schools.

The days of going through cycles are over. The system keeps those at the top, well, at the top now.
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Horse ****. Maybe it takes a year or two longer but that’s it. Bama, Ohio state, LSU, UGA, Ohio state, Clemson, Oklahoma, and maybe Auburn have a shot at making the playoff. That’s 8 teams for 4 spots. Maybe it takes you 4 instead of 2 years but even that’s debateable
 
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rjd970 said:
But that is just the thing. A one loss Clemson ACC championship team is more than likely still in. Bama has gotten in with losses and not even winning the conference before. Oklahoma has only Texas to go through. OSU? Lol.

It’s the same teams. It just is.
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A one loss Clemson isn’t getting in over a one loss big 10 team or sec team
 
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volfanhill said:
Horse ****. Maybe it takes a year or two longer but that’s it. Bama, Ohio state, LSU, UGA, Ohio state, Clemson, Oklahoma, and maybe Auburn have a shot at making the playoff. That’s 8 teams for 4 spots.
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It’s going to be the same 6 teams, with maybe a couple of new ones every couple years added in. But it will be some combination of Bama, OSU, OK, UGA, Clemson. You can pretty much pencil in 3 of those teams will be in the playoff every year. Bama has made it every year. The most intriguing thing to watch for is which Washington or Notre Dame type team will make it in to lose in the first round.
 
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rjd970 said:
It’s going to be the same 6 teams, with maybe a couple of new ones every couple years added in. But it will be some combination of Bama, OSU, OK, UGA, Clemson. You can pretty much pencil in 3 of those teams will be in the playoff every year. Bama has made it every year. The most intriguing thing to watch for is which Washington or Notre Dame type team will make it in to lose in the first round.
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I don’t disagree with you on that. But you are kidding yourself if you don’t think the Florida’s, Texas, Michigan’s, etc Dont eventually figure it out and start getting in the mix. Miami too. I should include us but we have been lost at sea a long time. Oh and I left off the USC’s and UCLA’s of the world.
 
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Gosh...that was a brutal game.

Team has completely fallen apart since the middle of the Florida game.

I'd be all for benching Smith and giving Walker Wood or Gilmore a chance. Heck let's experiment with Bowden at QB. This season is lost. Injuries, new players...just pray we can keep people committed.
 
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LittleCat said:
Gosh...that was a brutal game.

Team has completely fallen apart since the middle of the Florida game.

I'd be all for benching Smith and giving Walker Wood or Gilmore a chance. Heck let's experiment with Bowden at QB. This season is lost. Injuries, new players...just pray we can keep people committed.
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You sound like a UT fan. Well at least you are going to win more then two games and have a competent coach.
 
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volfanhill said:
I don’t disagree with you on that. But you are kidding yourself if you don’t think the Florida’s, Texas, Michigan’s, etc Dont eventually figure it out and start getting in the mix. Miami too. I should include us but we have been lost at sea a long time.
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I’ll believe it when I see it. Until then, there has been nothing in recent history to suggest the top teams will be unseated by anybody. It’s just stacked against the other teams.
 
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rjd970 said:
I’ll believe it when I see it. Until then, there has been nothing in recent history to suggest the top teams will be unseated by anybody. It’s just stacked against the other teams.
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The only thing stacked against them is coaching staffs. That’s it.
 
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volfanhill said:
The only thing stacked against them is coaching staffs. That’s it.
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On paper we have one of the best staffs in the country. I know, on paper. Michigan is the same, on paper. OSU and OK haven’t skipped a beat so far with new HC’s and Bama cycles through new staffs every year and still gets in.

I’m convinced is almost all about roster management and flipping a bad roster takes prohibitively long if your lucky, and it’s impossible if you’re not. It’s a lot easier to maintain a good one.
 
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volfanhill said:
You sound like a UT fan. Well at least you are going to win more then two games and have a competent coach.
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Yeah I still have faith in Stoops...but every now and then we have games like last night where we look so unprepared. Constant mental breakdowns, problems lining up, a lot of simple mistakes.

And random thought but something that hit me...we seem to have a lot of decent defensive players, but no one who actually consistently steps up and makes plays. No Allen or Edwards. A lot of young guys with promise, but no true standouts to me.
 
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LittleCat said:
Gosh...that was a brutal game.

Team has completely fallen apart since the middle of the Florida game.

I'd be all for benching Smith and giving Walker Wood or Gilmore a chance. Heck let's experiment with Bowden at QB. This season is lost. Injuries, new players...just pray we can keep people committed.
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volfanhill said:
You sound like a UT fan. Well at least you are going to win more then two games and have a competent coach.
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We'll, at least we have basketball season to look forward to.
 
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rjd970 said:
On paper we have one of the best staffs in the country. I know, on paper. Michigan is the same, on paper. OSU and OK haven’t skipped a beat so far with new HC’s and Bama cycles through new staffs every year and still gets in.

I’m convinced is almost all about roster management and flipping a bad roster takes prohibitively long if your lucky, and it’s impossible if you’re not. It’s a lot easier to maintain a good one.
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Historically it's worked out for most schools that had a "coach in waiting" for schools already having some success. AFAIK.

UT with Fulmer.
FSU with Fisher
OSU and OK
 
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