It’s crazy because Auburn is the 7th most talented SEC squad:
Fwiw, I love that link. It really is pretty accurate because it compiles all the websites and gives you a rough estimate on who SHOULD win based on talent.
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Colorado should have beat GaTech, especially since they were at home and the Jackets coughed up 3 turnovers in the first 8 minutes of the game.
Motivation, scheme and coaching are key ingredients.
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Whoa. I didn’t watch it closely. They were +3 in Turnovers and lost at home. That’s just nasty work.
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Neon Deion will always be able to attract certain talented players to CU (especially at the skill positions), but it’s clear his coaching acumen is mediocre at best
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UCLA’s score is better than any BigXII school. 776 to Utah’s 707. Highest rated BigXII is TT at 757.
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Both CU and Baylor gave up over 300 yards rushing to Ga. Tech and Auburn respectively.
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We have some big games this week that can continue the conference’s street cred.
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Iowa @ #16 Iowa State ISU -3.5 O/U:41.5
Baylor @ #17 SMU SMU -3 O/U: 65.5
Kent State @ #24 Texas Tech TTU -48.5 O/U: 58.5
Ok. State @ #6 Oregon Ducks -28.5 O/U: 57.5
Kansas @ Mizzou Tigers -6.5 O/U: 51.5
Bowling Green @ Cincinasty Bearcats -21.5 O/U: 46.5
Delaware @ Colorado Buffs -23.5 O/U: 50.5
WVU @ Ohio Neers -3.5 O/U: 60.5
Cal Poly @ #25 Mighty Utes Off the board
Army @ K. State Wildcats -17.5 O/U:46.5 Houston @ Rice Houston -14.5 O/U: 39.5
NCA&T @ UCF Off the Board
#12 Arizona State @ Mississippi State ASU -6.5 O/U:59.5
Weber State @ Arizona Off the Board
Stanford @ Unranked Zoobs Zoobs -18.5 O/U: 46.5
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I’m hoping that the Hens get a win in Boulder.
PS I like that you use the term zoobs.
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The P4 matchups are critical:
- The Cy-Hawk Trophy is an important Big12 B1G matchup
- There were high hopes from Baylor, so hopefully they can pull off an ‘upset’ against an ACC foe
- Pokes don’t have a chance against the Duck (B1G)
- Hoping Daniels takes it to Mizzou (SEC), but on the road is always tough
- Scum Devils better be careful. SEC on the road, even with a crap team like Miss St. is dangerous. But I still want them to lose the rest of their games
- TDS win good for the conference over an ACC cellar team, but screw it, I want them to lose (they won’t, Stanford is bad - they do do NIL, but hard to get some kids with the academic requirements)
Everyone else better beat their G5 or FCS opponents bigly.
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I didn’t know Stanford canned Troy Taylor in March, messy situation, he deserved it. Sheesh.
They lost 40 players in the spring. That splains why they barely beat Hawaii.
Stanford is toast.
Heh, somebody should put a photo of a piece of toast on their Wikipedia entry.
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There was a very good article in The Athletic about Andrew Luck and the task he has taken on in Palo Alto.
A blurb…
Luck has become the public face of the program, the emcee at fundraising events, the star of social media posts, the sounding board for former Stanford stars sick of watching their alma mater slog through losing seasons. It’s been a stunning reversal for a man who was all but invisible the first few years after he retired. Luck’s not simply tolerating the spotlight; he seems to be enjoying it.
“I did not take this job to hide in a cocoon,” he says.
But even luring the program’s “Quarterback for the Ages” back to campus might not be enough. The gig is among the toughest in the sport: Not only is Luck tasked with turning Stanford around, but he must do so while the ground shifts beneath his feet. Years of conference realignment, including the dissolution of the traditional Pac-12, left Stanford and archrival California in the lurch. The Cardinal now play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, with half their road games taking place on the opposite coast.
And consider: In an exercise that attempted to place a valuation on every team from the Power 4 conferences — the SEC, Big 10, Big 12 and ACC — The Athletic ranked Stanford 60th out of 68 teams.
“College football is hard right now,” says Pritchard, a Cardinal assistant for 12 years and now the Washington Commanders’ quarterbacks coach. “And Andrew’s going to try and do this in a way that still feels very Stanford.”
The question is: Can that way still work?
Shaw, the winningest coach in program history, leans on something he used to tell Luck and his teammates all the time: “The fact that it’s hard, that’s what makes it great.”
The program has finally decided to pay players — “We’re serious about it,” Luck vows — but won’t earn a full slice of media rights money from the ACC for several seasons. The school won’t bend on academics, either, and compared to other schools, Stanford’s transfer rate remains incredibly low. How will Luck navigate a new era for the sport in which some top prospects prize a fat payout over a prestigious degree?
“We’ve got a lot to prove,” he says, undeterred. “I’m fine with that.”
It wasn’t until late March that most in the college football world fully grasped his authority. He had been on the committee that hired Troy Taylor as head coach in 2022, but after two third-party investigations into Taylor’s behavior were made public in an ESPN report, Luck decided the program needed a reset. (Taylor sued ESPN last month, alleging defamation.)
It was the first time Luck had ever fired someone. He did not enjoy it. But it was not the athletic director’s call to make. It was his.
“I’m in charge of the program,” he says. “I’m not sure that fully resonated with folks until then.”
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Maybe clickbait but grounded in some basis. Like discontent and how terrible of a fit this conference is.
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Well, Whitt said our stay in the “Truckstop Conference” was going to be short…
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That feels 100% like clickbait.
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It says REPORT, but there’s no article, just a video made by that Big 12 blogger dude, crack reporting from the Sacramento ABC affiliate.
Yes there’s been a good bit of it out there the last few days, fueled by the Maryland AD’s comments and a handful of other things. Here’s another common variation. All entertaining, nothing of much substance.
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zero entertaining
who takes the time to watch a video anymore?
give me text, let me make up my own mind, for cripesake
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Would that it were NOT clickbait…
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Well to be correct it’s a daily podcast. Clickcast? Castbait?
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Casturbate.
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