Week 11 - NCAA Football

[Tdaley]

There is something about seeing "SMU in the driver's seat in the ACC now" that seems so...........................WRONG!

SMU is made for this NIL money era. They may be winning many conference titles in years to come with their very strong donor base. They can now do legally what they did illegally for years.

 

[Redding Husky]

SMU is made for this NIL money era. They may be winning many conference titles in years to come with their very strong donor base. They can now do legally what they did illegally for years.

Every program did it back then.

 

[traitor71]

Every program did it back then.

I think they were a special kind of bold about it. Didn't they get caught actually writing checks or something? I seem to recall that 30 for 30 talking about that. Just classic.

 

[ZooCougar]

SMU is made for this NIL money era. They may be winning many conference titles in years to come with their very strong donor base. They can now do legally what they did illegally for years.

It's so funny how people still kill SMU for doing what every big program back then did.

And yet people sing the praises of Penn State, who literally covered up abuse of numerous children instead of doing the right thing.

Their whole program is based on ill gotten gains. The stadium and everything associated with their football program should have been bulldozed and they should have built an institute dedicated to protecting kids.

But go ahead, keep killing SMU for slipping Eric Dickerson a few rolls of cash.

 

[ZooCougar]

I think they were a special kind of bold about it. Didn't they get caught actually writing checks or something? I seem to recall that 30 for 30 talking about that. Just classic.

Oh stop.

You're a Miami fan.

Do you know anything about Howard Schnellenburger? Do you think that was all on the up and up? You slay me.

 

[Tdaley]

Florida State getting smoked by ND tonight.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Pitt just stopped Virginia on 4th and 1 around the Pitt 20. AFTER the play was over, and Pitt had clearly stopped Virginia, the officials called "Officials were not in position for the play" and gave Virginia another down. That call could cost the ACC a second team in the playoffs. I have been watching football since I was a little kid, and that is the first time I have ever seen that call.

If I am the ACC, i do a full investigation of the entire officiating team. I have seen more bizarre calls and player breakdowns in college football and basketball in the few years since sports betting has become legal than I did in the decades previous to that.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Goldenflash]

Former UCONN WR Keelan Marion just returned a kick-off for a 96 yard touchdown against Utah BBB for BYU. Earlier this year he had a 100 yard return against Wyoming.

 

[BigTenFan]

IU v Ohio State actually means something this year.
Cignetti truly a transformational coach.
IU has a bye week to prepare

 

[traitor71]

Oh stop.

You're a Miami fan.

Do you know anything about Howard Schnellenburger? Do you think that was all on the up and up? You slay me.

You seem upset, as if you feel I am targeting SMU or something. I don't care what they, or anyone else ever did, when it came to money. I am just pointing out that they were much more careless or arrogant about how they went about things. If you watch the 30 for 30 about SMU, they have the news footage of SMU officials being shown, and asked about documented payments to a player. It may have been a check, or a record of payment that had been signed off on by a university admin. The news guys totally ambushed them with it and they had no answer. Those guys took it to a very bold and reckless level.

 

[traitor71]

Pitt just stopped Virginia on 4th and 1 around the Pitt 20. AFTER the play was over, and Pitt had clearly stopped Virginia, the officials called "Officials were not in position for the play" and gave Virginia another down. That call could cost the ACC a second team in the playoffs. I have been watching football since I was a little kid, and that is the first time I have ever seen that call.

If I am the ACC, i do a full investigation of the entire officiating team. I have seen more bizarre calls and player breakdowns in college football and basketball in the few years since sports betting has become legal than I did in the decades previous to that.

That league has some of the worst officiating you will ever see, to say the least. From blatantly ignored calls, to crazy replays, to claims of "not having enough cameras to get the right view of a play", and now that one. I'd say the officials in that league are crooked, but too many of their calls don't seem to work in favor for the top teams in the league, and are just insanely bad.

 

[traitor71]

They aren't even guaranteed of that are they?


edit--yeah, 5 highest rated conference champions by the selection committee, so there isn't exactly an auto bid for anybody

Now BYU doing their best to screw their season.

 

[KryHavok]

Utah AD 'disgusted' by refs after frantic BYU rally

"This game was absolutely stolen from us," Harlan said. "We were excited about being in the Big 12, but tonight I am not. We won this game. Someone else stole it from us. Very disappointed.

"I will talk to the commissioner. This was not fair to our team. I'm disgusted by the professionalism of the officiating crew tonight."

Hey, leave, we'll take your spot that should have gone to us instead.

 

[mike012]

Ehh the Big12 is only ever getting one team in anyway. The Sec and Big said be happy with your one playoff allotment before you have 0. So even if Byu loses that game the conference champ would get in and that’s it.

 

[huskymedic]

Utah AD 'disgusted' by refs after frantic BYU rally

Wonder how big the check he is writing on Tuesday is:

 

[Vowelguy]

Ehh the Big12 is only ever getting one team in anyway. The Sec and Big said be happy with your one playoff allotment before you have 0. So even if Byu loses that game the conference champ would get in and that’s it.

Still a small chance boise and army pass byu, knocking cougars out.

 

[DoctorWho85]

Kansas is thumping Iowa St. Big 12 is getting shut out of the playoff, right?

BYU will be in it

 

[nwhoopfan]

Now BYU doing their best to screw their season.

I was totally forgetting about BYU. Yeah if they stay undefeated they would get in. I stopped paying attention to the score at halftime, thought Utah was going to take them out.

 

[huskymedic]

Wonder how big the check he is writing on Tuesday is:

 

[MilliniumPrince]

What then hell happened in that game? Did a ref trip someone? That is a very strong condemnation by an AD.

 

[Patman]

What then hell happened in that game? Did a ref trip someone? That is a very strong condemnation by an AD.

There's a lot going on there that I haven't really digested but there's some people even saying that the ad was walking on the field which would negated the game winner and speculation if the ad will get fired.

 

[BugsyCT]

What then hell happened in that game? Did a ref trip someone? That is a very strong condemnation by an AD.

Defensive holding called on Utah on 4th & long near BYU's goal line allowed them to stay alive & eventually drive down to kick the game-winning FG (BYU player held was former UConn WR Keelan Marion).

 

[Kolumbo]

Defensive holding called on Utah on 4th & long near their goal line allowed them to stay alive & eventually drive down to kick the game-winning FG (BYU player held was former UConn WR Keelan Marion).

I gotta say I watched this and I don't even know if I see a penalty. If there was holding, would it usually be called when the QB was sacked so quickly? I don't know the nuances of this rule in this situation. 4th and 10 from the BYU 9 with 1:30 to go. That's a tough call. And here is how the game played out.

 

[Vowelguy]

I don’t know rule specifics either but seems like holding to me. Has the receiver locked up down the field.

Btw, those red & blue uniforms look awesome.