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UConnJim said:
Boise is not small as there are about 240k in Boise and about 450k in the metro area and growing. Boise is focused on winning and everyone is aligned to make that happen.
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Idaho is 15 times larger in size, but CT has almost twice their population. That's sparse no matter how you slice it.
 
UCTitleTown said:
Idaho is 15 times larger in size, but CT has almost twice their population. That's sparse no matter how you slice it.
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What part of the metro Boise area having a population of close to a half a million don’t you understand. If you have ever visited Boise you would never think of it as rural or remote.
 
Jetskies said:
yeah, James Franklin is delusional if he thinks another penn state -level program is going to hand him the keys. The reasons he got fired are the same goals any of those other programs would have. he needs to humble himself, and re-set at VT, which is a big enough brand that he could build something awesome there and PROVE he's what he claims to be; someone who can win it all.
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I think Franklin would be a home run hire for Virginia Tech. Their biggest issue is recruiting as they are not recruiting as well in Virginia as in the past and Franklin would open up Maryland and Pennsylvania as well. 24/7 ranks VT's roster talent at #40, 9th in the ACC. Plus, VT has decided to increase investment in athletics and they have a large loyal fan base that is desperate for a winner. Franklin had 5 top 10 and 7 top 25 seasons at Penn St. and 2 top 25 seasons in 3 years at Vandy. Winning in the ACC is a lot easier than winning in the Big 10 or SEC.
 
Boise St football has grown with the city and surrounds since WW2. As Jim wrote, all oars have been rowing on the same stroke.
 
UCTitleTown said:
Someone explain Boise State's success in today's college football. Location is rural and remote, can't be a ton of in-state talent, and how can it compete on NIL with the big boys? Yet, despite all that it's a perennial Top 20 program and was in the CFB playoffs last year.
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Boise is a great destination, and they treat their FB'ers really well. No academic pressure, local heroes, usually great coaching, blue Turf was awesome(do they still have it?). Urban enough to be fun, physical geography is breathtaking. Tough to get there, but worth the trip.
 
UConnJim said:
Boise is not small as there are about 240k in Boise and about 450k in the metro area and growing. Boise is focused on winning and everyone is aligned to make that happen.
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Boise is a young and vibrant city. Awesome place. Not a large city by any stretch of the imagination.
 
Windham4th said:
Boise is a young and vibrant city. Awesome place. Not a large city by any stretch of the imagination.
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Not that it matters in anyway but I would be very surprised if the defined "metro area" for Boise was smaller than the entire size of CT
 
AllHusky said:
Boise is a great destination, and they treat their FB'ers really well. No academic pressure, local heroes, usually great coaching, blue Turf was awesome(do they still have it?). Urban enough to be fun, physical geography is breathtaking. Tough to get there, but worth the trip.
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They have exclusive rights to use blue turf.
 
UCTitleTown said:
They have exclusive rights to use blue turf.
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University of New Haven who is upgrading from D2 > FCS has had a blue turf field for years…

Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium - Facilities - University of New Haven Athletics

The official facilities page for the University of New Haven Chargers
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CCSUblue said:
That's just false. Any school may use any color they want.

Besides New Haven, University of New England in Maine and Luther College in Iowa also have blue turf.
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It's in between what each of you said. Just Google it. SUNY Morrisville dared them to sue with a black field and Boise didn't
 
jostar1 said:
College football's dynasty era is over, and the sport is better because of it
Dan Wolken
Sun, Oct 19, 2025, 1:40 PM EDT

Welcome to the new era of college football. We’ve known it and we’ve seen it, but as we reach the second half of the 2025 season, the impact of movement through the transfer portal, player compensation and an expanded playoff field have changed the sport in previously inconceivable ways.

Outside of Ohio State and maybe Alabama (at least until the next loss), every one of the sport’s traditional blue bloods wakes up today in some stage of an existential crisis. Meanwhile, Indiana is the nation’s No. 2 team, Georgia Tech is looking increasingly like a favorite to make the CFP and ESPN’s "College GameDay" is rightfully headed to Missouri at Vanderbilt next weekend.

sports.yahoo.com

College football's dynasty era is over, and the sport is better because of it

Parity reigns in college football, as evidenced by ASU's high-wire win over Texas Tech. This is now a year-to-year, week-to-week enterprise and nothing in American sports is delivering more drama for a wider array of teams and fan bases.
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Sounds like good news for a scrappy, up and coming Independent program that has a chip on its shoulder.
 
UConnJim said:
The portal has been very positive for UConn football.
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Definitely been a net positive for us. I said when it first started that we'd lose some good players, but we could easily reload with players that either graduated or want more playing time. Mora has shown he knows how to keep the team competetive in today's game.
 
I'm wondering if schools will rethink the timing of coach firings after what is happening at Penn State. The recruiting class has been blown up for this year and next year. For 2027, Penn St. had the #1 RB, #8 OT, #14 WR, and the #11 CB and all have decommited. And, they have had 10 decommits from the 2026 class. If they waited until the end of the year and hired a coach quickly, they may have saved the classes. Now, there is too much time for the recruits to commit elsewhere.
 
UConnJim said:
I'm wondering if schools will rethink the timing of coach firings after what is happening at Penn State. The recruiting class has been blown up for this year and next year. For 2027, Penn St. had the #1 RB, #8 OT, #14 WR, and the #11 CB and all have decommited. And, they have had 10 decommits from the 2026 class. If they waited until the end of the year and hired a coach quickly, they may have saved the classes. Now, there is too much time for the recruits to commit elsewhere.
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Yeah, they screwed up. I didn't love Franklin, but he's better than most of the potential candidates mentioned for the Penn State job. Firing Franklin in-season likely resulted in a worse record, higher buyout and loss of a top recruiting class. I know Franklin never won the big one, but the timing and consequences of his firing wasn't well thought out.
 
UCTitleTown said:
Yeah, they screwed up. I didn't love Franklin, but he's better than most of the potential candidates mentioned for the Penn State job. Firing Franklin in-season likely resulted in a worse record, higher buyout and loss of a top recruiting class. I know Franklin never won the big one, but the timing and consequences of his firing wasn't well thought out.
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Firing a coach mid-season only makes sense if there is a favored candidate who does not currently have a job. Otherwise, you might as well wait IMO.
 
UCTitleTown said:
Yeah, they screwed up. I didn't love Franklin, but he's better than most of the potential candidates mentioned for the Penn State job. Firing Franklin in-season likely resulted in a worse record, higher buyout and loss of a top recruiting class. I know Franklin never won the big one, but the timing and consequences of his firing wasn't well thought out.
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I don't know all the timing regs but the new coach will likely bring some of his own players and recruits, won't he? You lose some, you win some. Here's an interesting take by a Penn State site. Clark Lea is a Vandy almnus but I'm not sure Vandy could compete regularly in the SEC. Extremely costly for Penn State no matter which route they go

victorybellrings.com

This head coach possibility is an interesting case of déjà vu for the Nittany Lions

The hunt for a Penn State football head coach is on. Names across the country are being thrown into the pool of potential candidates. Of those possibilities is
victorybellrings.com victorybellrings.com
 

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