SirAndrew

I agree, I didn’t think that Kelly and Day had this game in them. I’ve placed a lot of blame with Ohio State on the coaching staff, but it seems some fans blame the players. I think Howard with those skill position players is plenty good enough to be dominant in college football.

I historically like Ohio State, as I do any team that gives the SEC competition, but as a Syracuse fan I saw a lot of classless McCord posts coming from Ohio. We get it, you upgraded, now get over your ex, and enjoy what you’ve got. Give the guy props for helping lift up a moribund Syracuse program, and enjoy having Howard.

I don’t have any rooting interests in this playoff, but I’m disappointed Oregon didn’t show up. I’ve always rooted for Midwest teams in college football, but OSU fans online seem a little entitled these days.

Nice drive from Boise. PSU fans need to take it down a notch, they’re talking like it’s the 85 Bears.

TBD is funny, Mike McDaniel is a nerd and Dan Campbell is a Neanderthal. This board must be perfectly evolved somewhere in the middle 😆

To be fair, Aikman was flawless in Super Bowl games, and those are the things the average fan remembers.

I agree, Lamar always stumbles against KC/in the playoffs as a whole, and the Chargers are extremely overrated just because of Harbaugh. The Chargers basically had the same season back in 2022, they aren’t going anywhere.

Yeah, I agree with people who say Burrow lucked into having a great receiver group, but Brown is a terribly cheap owner. I wonder how many of these posters picking on Burrow complained about the Bills franchise before Pegula? The Bengals don’t even have legitimate practice facilities. Burrow probably wanted to overlook the issues when things were going well, but times change, and perception changes. He did “the right thing” by playing for the Bengals. Everyone who says he had a choice like Manning or Elway would have criticized him for being a brat. I think we’re being a bit harsh on Burrow, while taking it easy on the cheapskate team owner.

Lamar can have MVP if we get a Super Bowl parade in Buffalo. I love Josh, but an Allen MVP doesn’t matter to me. Does he deserve it? Yes, but it is what it is. An Allen MVP only gives us bragging rights over random fans and pundits. That doesn’t do much for me.

I agree, the NBA is suffering from the same issue as baseball. They aren’t enough recent star players with name recognition. It seems this has become an issue across the board in sports, but I’m not sure why. The NFL is too big to fail, but even football lacks mega stars outside of the QB position. It’s just not discussed because the game is thriving.

Herbsteit is awful, how are the Bears “in the process of breaking the cycle”?

That third down run followed by a punt is some real loser football. I feel bad for Bears fans.

The Bears are garbage, but I can’t believe a team that’s alive for a division title is playing like this. The Geno Smith resurgence was a nice story, but it’s been over longer than anyone wants to admit.

I find the fact that I suddenly look older than most NFL coaches troubling.

I think it’s a function of the rule book favoring offense, along with years of the QB’s increasing importance. It’s a QB centered game, in a league with very few elite QB’s. That creates awful matchups imo. I remember when non QB’s like Barry Sanders made a matchup worthwhile, who’s the non QB we can say that for these days?

I agree, the Bears are a very poorly constructed team. They need to clean house. Subpar coaching with years of bad GM moves is a tough combo.

I think this just proves that NCAA football is very top heavy. The top teams in the “best conferences” are far and away better than anyone else. This year you have Texas, OSU, Oregon, PSU, Georgia, and maybe Notre Dame. The ACC looks awful because they depend on Clemson and/or FSU, just as every conference depends on the top teams.

Apparently Tennessee doesn’t belong, and the SEC is garbage. That how this works right?

I actually wish the entire conference system could be restructured. I know it won’t happen because of money, but I’d like to see the idea of conference taken out of the college football equation. They aren’t important with the new playoff system. Let the best teams play, and create more matchups that allow us to know who’s the best during the regular season.

Yeah, that’s why I picked SMU for an upset. I thought they’d play well, but didn’t think Jennings would melt down. Drew Allar and the PSU offense is incredibly overrated, and I assumed SMU would score points.

Yes, he seems overwhelmed by the environment. I called an SMU upset, but was wrong. We’ve seen mid major teams pull upsets in these massive stadiums on a regular basis, but Jennings seems like it’s too much for him to handle.

I had SMU as the upset pick, but they seem overwhelmed by the big stage right now. Penn State/Franklin isn’t doing anything special, SMU just seems intimidated.

I agree with Penn State on upset alert. They only beat Big Ten cupcake opponents who run offense stuck in the 50’s. SMU is going to come in slinging the ball all over the place.

I hope we’re still in the race for the one seed. The idea of significant rest for starters over the course of two games frightens me. It seems like that could make us way too rusty going into the playoffs

Anytime Bass kicks is a poor decision at this point imo.