Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[mr.checkerboards]

We should be playing 10 conference games a year. Remove divisions in SEC like we do in basketball. Let the 1 play the 2 in the SEC championship game. No permanent cross division games like Tennessee vs Alabama. The other 2 games should be one cupcake and one P5.

After this past season, I love the idea of 10 conference games every year, but I doubt it ever happens.

 

[rjd970]

Maybe we lose that Bama game?

You can guarantee that whatever they decide to go with the Bammers in the SEC front office in Birmingham will ensure it doesn't impact Alabama in any way.

 

[Catbone]

After this past season, I love the idea of 10 conference games every year, but I doubt it ever happens.

Absolutely agree because it allows a team to slip up and lose more than a single game without completely being eliminated for the SEC championship like what usually happens...

 

[Ten_Titans]

After this past season, I love the idea of 10 conference games every year, but I doubt it ever happens.

10 game regular season... 64 team playoff. Leggo

 

[mr.checkerboards]

10 game regular season... 64 team playoff. Leggo

Anarchy, let's do it.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Was a thread the other day asking about Quentin Diboundje Eyobo from Mt. Verde, have done some digging and not only is he now a definite take after the transfers, wouldn’t be surprised to see something happen this week.

Rob Lewis

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

This is embarrassing my goodness.

 

[The Comb]

14-1

 

[drvenner]

Absolutely not. Its a bloodbath every year. Make the playing field a little more even for once.

I am old school. If you would have asked me five years ago, I would have said, "hell no." We ain't scared. My opinion has changed. It is a huge disadvantage for us compared to the rest of the East to have to play them every year. It is time for that to change.

 

[Ten_Titans]

Anarchy, let's do it.

Only CFB has this obsession that the best team must be the champion at the end.

Sure, the regular season "matters more", but at the cost of being completely predictable. Bama, Clemson, OSU, Oklahoma. 2 of the 4 at least will be there every year, so how does that make the regular season mean more again?

CBB has the format exactly right. Regular season is still important. Conference championship means more (aka Bama can't lose to Auburn on purpose to get a bye any more). Doesn't have to be 64 teams but should be at least 16. The team that wins the championship is the team that puts the best 3-4 games together when it matters most. If you are concerned about the best teams taking games off, work it to where there are four byes or double byes.

 

[volbeast33]

I am old school. If you would have asked me five years ago, I would have said, "hell no." We ain't scared. My opinion has changed. It is a huge disadvantage for us compared to the rest of the East to have to play them every year. It is time for that to change.

Yeah me too..... traditions have been moved around so much now that I don’t care as much as I use too.

 

[Ten_Titans]

I am old school. If you would have asked me five years ago, I would have said, "hell no." We ain't scared. My opinion has changed. It is a huge disadvantage for us compared to the rest of the East to have to play them every year. It is time for that to change.

All we have to do is get to the point where we are good enough to beat Bama every third year or so, and Nick Saban will stroll down to the SEC office and get that **** changed for us in half of his hour long lunch break.

I'm only being semi sarcastic. If we beat Bama in 09 like we should have and cost Saban a championship, that **** would have been gone in 2010.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Only CFB has this obsession that the best team must be the champion at the end.

Sure, the regular season "matters more", but at the cost of being completely predictable. Bama, Clemson, OSU, Oklahoma. 2 of the 4 at least will be there every year, so how does that make the regular season mean more again?

CBB has the format exactly right. Regular season is still important. Conference championship means more (aka Bama can't lose to Auburn on purpose to get a bye any more). Doesn't have to be 64 teams but should be at least 16. The team that wins the championship is the team that puts the best 3-4 games together when it matters most. If you are concerned about the best teams taking games off, work it to where there are four byes or double byes.

I don't disagree, I think it would bring more parity to the sport. I like 12 if there is a good way to work it. Top 2 in each P5 and 2 at large. Have the conference championship games as the first round and go from there. I think it would also keep fans interested for longer as well, because unless your team is one of the big 4 or undefeated once you lose a game there's nothing to play for. But if you still had a chance to win your division or finish top 2 there's still plenty to play for.

Lastly, I also don't understand why we don't do it when FCS has a solid model that works well. The only 4 that should be against going to that model should be the top 4 which are pretty much guaranteed spots every year.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Rob Lewis

Have heard this name mentioned, could be something to watch, referred to Tennessee as a “dream school”...

Quinten Diboundje Eyobo, 2021 Shooting guard - Rivals.com

Basketball Recruiting - Rivals Roundtable: Under-the-radar prospects, Trevor Keels, March stars

Came up in basketball thread Sunday.

 

[butchna]

Only CFB has this obsession that the best team must be the champion at the end.

Sure, the regular season "matters more", but at the cost of being completely predictable. Bama, Clemson, OSU, Oklahoma. 2 of the 4 at least will be there every year, so how does that make the regular season mean more again?

CBB has the format exactly right. Regular season is still important. Conference championship means more (aka Bama can't lose to Auburn on purpose to get a bye any more). Doesn't have to be 64 teams but should be at least 16. The team that wins the championship is the team that puts the best 3-4 games together when it matters most. If you are concerned about the best teams taking games off, work it to where there are four byes or double byes.

Bama has never lost to Auburn “on purpose”. That’s your goofy conspiracy side taking dominance.

 

[PreacherWebb'sSon]

 

[Ten_Titans]

Bama has never lost to Auburn “on purpose”. That’s your goofy conspiracy side taking dominance.

Shouldn't you be off victim blaming about armed robberies or calling witnesses liars or something?

 

[PreacherWebb'sSon]

We just need to learn to live with the fact that, for now, our rivals are Kentucky and Vanderbilt, not Alabama and Florida.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I was wondering why my gym has been playing an obscure AC/DC song and video the last few months and discover it’s something called “Greta Van Fleet”

How dare you mention GVF in the same breath as AC/DC.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

This is embarrassing my goodness.

It’s not embarrassing. There isn’t a word in any language on this planet that accurately describes what that is.

 

[butchna]

Yeah me too..... traditions have been moved around so much now that I don’t care as much as I use too.

There was a time when Auburn was an annual opponent and both UGA/Florida weren’t. Was a great tradition...we adjusted. I’m against ending the Third Saturday In October tradition...but I’d adjust.

 

[engineerVOL]

Maybe we lose that Bama game?

Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Nothing changes until Saban retires. That man has ruined football. But I do like this.

 

[butchna]

Shouldn't you be off victim blaming about armed robberies or calling witnesses liars or something?

Or making rumors out to be actual charges? I cry for actual victims like the Uber Eats driver in DC. I’ll let you utilize your tear ducts for the unconfirmed.

 

[SSVol]

Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Nothing changes until Saban retires. That man has ruined football. But I do like this.

We aren't currently competing with Bama, UGA, or UF, but if we replaced those losses with wins, we'd recruit well enough to be competitive with them again. It's kinda circular.

 

[Vol423]

Nice to see that we managed to pull back to 0.500 in this series.