They don't. The Big 12 usually has good offenses and terrible defenses. This year, the offenses are bad too. The Big 12 has 2 offenses in the top 25. The ACC has 6 and the SEC 5. The ACC definitely plays defense, with 8 teams in the top half of the FBS defensively. Comparatively, the Big 12 and...
I hope so. I'd love a fresh face or two in the playoffs. There is no team in the country I'd rather Clemson play in the first round of the playoffs than USC. They haven't played in over 50 years. Oregon could be cool too.
Ratings definitely don't always add up. Etienne was a three star RB. Similarly, Kobe Pace (Kobe Pryor back then) was a three star and was considered the #32 RB in the country. He seems to have impressed Dabo and Elliott more and was ahead of Demarkcus Bowman on the depth chart. But I love big...
Definitely. That new QB they have is good. Very scrappy. I didn't realize they returned like 18 starters on defense. And they have one of the most experienced lines in football. It wouldn't shock me if they made it to Charlotte again. I think their all-around team is better than Miami or UNC...
Clemson puts in the second and third stringers. UVA scores but doesn't convert the 2 point conversion. I hope this was Clemson's annual head scratcher of a game. But great game to UVA. They played really hard, especially in the trenches. I'd say Clemson was out-played and out-coached, but UVA...
I think he's pretty good. Weirdly enough, the first two games, Clemson looked like they have a 2018 era defensive line but bad secondary. But the defensive line has been bad and the secondary has been on fire. UVA has had some good drives that ended up drying up or them turning the ball over...
Yep. The team just didn't seem to care with Blackmon. It was 21-7 and FSU couldn't do anything. Some guy named Jordan Travis came off the bench and had five straight scoring drives so the final score was 41-24 Noles. I suspect that's their new QB.
I don't know. My impression before tonight was that they were on the right track behind King, but probably weren't a legitimate threat. They didn't really dominate UAB or Louisville. They did FSU but everyone knows FSU might be the worst ACC team right now and were getting thumped by...
I bought the ACC network but hate it too. But I decided to make the thread to give small updates to smarter people who didn't waste their money. UVA's legitimately playing great in some ways. UVA's QB can't really pass (he's 5 of 15 right now). But they've methodically moved the ball on the...
There's still not a thread so decided to make one. UVA is playing really well so far, especially in the trenches. Clemson's lines have struggled so far but Etienne and Lawrence keep converting third and longs.
17-3 Clemson.
Muskrat is just the worst coach. They needed 14 points and wasted more than 6 minutes grinding out a drive. No clock management in the second half.
Also, Florida sucks. You will never convince me they're a top 5 football team. Their defense sucks and their offense is overrated based on two...
Why is Florida ranked #3? Their defense is absolute trash. South Carolina's terrible running game (Tennessee shut it down) is just gashing them despite tons of mistakes and penalties on SCar's part. And apparently Ole Miss put up 600 yards on them last week.
Also, that PI call. A corner is...
I'd still suspect Oklahoma to win the Big 12. It's terrible and I don't believe in Texas or Oklahoma State. But we're talking playoffs. Oklahoma's name is already mud in the post-season. The Big 12 looks like the 7th or 8th best conference and there are no more OOC games to raise your standing...
I know this is completely irrelevant, but I just don't see a scenario where the Pac-12 makes the playoffs with this stupid seven week plan. How would a 7-0 Oregon or USC, with MAYBE one ranked win, make the game over, say, a 9-2 UGA? Seven weeks is a joke. It's not even worth doing.
At 8-0, the BIG champ should be there. That's enough to be a legitimate team fo they go undefeated. If they play less because of their stupid rules, or if their champ is 7-1, then they should be out. I'd take a 9-2 ACC team, 2 loss SEC team, 1 loss Big 12 team over them, or undefeated G5 team...