The Official 2020-2021 Season College Football Thread*

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Holy shit, NC jumped Ohio State in the AP



What a funny and interesting season. I'm used to NC receiving zero credit, now there's an overwhelming abundance of it. I don't like it really, in the back of my mind I still consider NC 11th or something. There's some major haters saying NC shouldn't even be ranked period haha(hating on ACC as well as NC). But, as I've advertised to y'all many times they're a pretty stacked team. Only time will tell, but clemson fans seem to acknowledge NC as the main challenge in the conference. Most everyone else aren't on the Carolina train yet 

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https://mobile.twitter.com/Lane_Kiffin/status/1315350518890483718

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Auburn fucked up spiking the ball, Arkansas recovers, then the refs rule in Auburn's favor 5 minutes later. Auburn then kicks the game winning field goal.

Looked like he fumbled the handoff but then grabbed it and spiked it to where Auburn should've rightfully kept the ball if they had any downs left. What was the issue?

[|iR|Focalor]

What a funny and interesting season. I'm used to NC receiving zero credit, now there's an overwhelming abundance of it. I don't like it really, in the back of my mind I still consider NC 11th or something. There's some major haters saying NC shouldn't even be ranked period haha(hating on ACC as well as NC). But, as I've advertised to y'all many times they're a pretty stacked team. Only time will tell, but clemson fans seem to acknowledge NC as the main challenge in the conference. Most everyone else aren't on the Carolina train yet 

Ranking means somewhere between "not much" and "jack shit" this year due to the fact that no one is playing anyone outside of their conference which gives no one any way to compare anyone from different conferences with real seasonal stats. Ranking shit by conference is more important. As long as you're #1 or #2 in your conference, you're in a position to move on come December.

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Auburn fucked up spiking the ball, Arkansas recovers, then the refs rule in Auburn's favor 5 minutes later. Auburn then kicks the game winning field goal.

Looked like he fumbled the handoff but then grabbed it and spiked it to where Auburn should've rightfully kept the ball if they had any downs left. What was the issue?

A spike has to be a forward pass technically to serve it's purpose as an incomplete pass. His spike was a reverse pass.

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What a funny and interesting season. I'm used to NC receiving zero credit, now there's an overwhelming abundance of it. I don't like it really, in the back of my mind I still consider NC 11th or something. There's some major haters saying NC shouldn't even be ranked period haha(hating on ACC as well as NC). But, as I've advertised to y'all many times they're a pretty stacked team. Only time will tell, but clemson fans seem to acknowledge NC as the main challenge in the conference. Most everyone else aren't on the Carolina train yet 

Ranking means somewhere between "not much" and "jack shit" this year due to the fact that no one is playing anyone outside of their conference which gives no one any way to compare anyone from different conferences with real seasonal stats. Ranking shit by conference is more important. As long as you're #1 or #2 in your conference, you're in a position to move on come December.

I know that. I typed that under the presumption those reading would not think I'm an idiot. 

[|iR|Focalor]

Auburn fucked up spiking the ball, Arkansas recovers, then the refs rule in Auburn's favor 5 minutes later. Auburn then kicks the game winning field goal.

Looked like he fumbled the handoff but then grabbed it and spiked it to where Auburn should've rightfully kept the ball if they had any downs left. What was the issue?

A spike has to be a forward pass technically to serve it's purpose as an incomplete pass. His spike was a reverse pass.

Ooooooh. Well.... in any case, I don't think either one of them would be 1st or 2nd in the SEC West by the end of "regular season". Auburn, maybe. And I'm trying to conjure up a way Auburn could use it to their advantage to beat out Alabama in the West for the 1st spot... but of course they'll PLAY Alabama towards the end of the season... so more than likely alabama would have to LOSE to auburn for any scenario to materialize where Auburn would move past them.

So I was kinda thinking next weeks Alabama vs Georgia game would be a big deciding game for the SEC in relation to the national title, but... maybe not. The winner and loser of this one really matters very little for everything other than # rank nest to their name. If things work out like I think they probably will, it'll likely be Georgia and Alabama in the SEC Championship, and what happens Saturday will be simply an intel gathering session for whatever strategy they want to use in December.

As far as their ranks go, everyone's gonna be hyping the game up. But in reality... who fuckin' cares who wins. Doesn't really matter. 1 loss won't change much for either team.

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Wow. I watched this game and it was good (the teams weren't great, but very GG). I recommend watching the "condensed game" on YouTube. Easy to find, indiana vs penn state condensed game.

Also rutgers beat Michigan State. 

[Sgt. Dick]

That play was awesome, he laid out completely going for the win. 

I give the coaches a  for having the balls to go for it and not just kick the extra point and continue OT.

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Cincinnati is a joke. They haven't played anyone good at all. So many charity rankings due to covid cancellations. Oh, and they do shit like this to:


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vHaLcQQCDWY

Note the quarter and game clock.

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Yesterday was really good for Sam Howell. He broke several records and was only 30 yards shy of deshaun watson's record for most yards in a single game.

Highlights:


https://youtu.be/S2x9blixIKQ

Condensed game:


https://youtu.be/Kuv4pjkmSc0

Still no D from UNC. I really hope we can get our 2 5 star corners back. Else, UNC will have to play like that or better offensively to hang with ND next week.

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Cincinnati is a joke. They haven't played anyone good at all. So many charity rankings due to covid cancellations. Oh, and they do shit like this to:


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vHaLcQQCDWY

Note the quarter and game clock.

 
Hey, it's only a stupid decision if it doesn't work. And if they're paying attention to the clock and score, then obviously East Carolina isn't gonna be expecting that play either. I think even if Cincys defense phones in the rest of the game and lets them get 7 in one play per possession, it isn't very likely they could've come back from that. It would've taken 5 scores. Even if the Cincy offense just took knees for 3 plays and kicked it back every time, probably not enough time on the clock to do it.

Why not try it? Give them some in-game experience running the play in case one day they actually NEED it to go right.

[Sgt. Dick]

It is a no class play. 
They are lucky East Carolina did not start taking dirty/cheap shots on Cincy players.

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It is a no class play. 

Yea but it's Cincinnati. How many times have they had their asses handed to them in a paper bag by bigger schools? It's kinda like spawn-killing on the DM server. It's shitty, but everyone's doing it to YOU, so why should anyone else get any special consideration from you?