NCAA 2024/25 - NCAA - Bowl Season [National Championship Game Tuesday Jan 21st @11:30AM]

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Saturday, December 21 @ 12PM
College Football Playoff First Round
#10 Indiana @ #7 Notre Dame
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Sunday, December 22 @ 4AM
College Football Playoff First Round
#11 SMU @ #6 Penn State
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Sunday, December 22 @ 8AM
College Football Playoff First Round
#12 Clemson @ #5 Texas
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Sunday, December 22 @ 12PM
College Football Playoff First Round
#9 Tennessee @ #8 Ohio State
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Wednesday, January 1 @ 11:30AM
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
#6 Penn St Vs #3 Boise State
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Thursday, January 2 @ 4AM
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
#5 Texas Vs #4 Arizona State
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Thursday, January 2 @ 9AM
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
#8 Ohio St Vs #1 Oregon
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Thursday, January 2 @ 12:45PM
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the AllState Sugar bowl
Caesars Stadium, New Orleans Louisiana
#7 Notre Dame Vs #2 Georgia
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Friday, January 10 @ 11:30AM
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida
#7 Notre Dame Vs #6 Penn St
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Saturday, January 11 @11:30AM
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
#8 Ohio St Vs #5 Texas
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Tuesday, January 21 @ 11:30AM
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
XXX Vs XXX
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[TheGreatBarryB]

Got to say looking forward to first round playoffs. Never been a big Bowl fan so expanded playoffs format big step up

 

[aussiedude]

Megacast for the 2 games on ESPN this weekend.

 

[aussiedude]

Frisco bowl has been fun. Memphis player tripped and stumbled at the 1 on what would of been a 90yd TD

 

[aussiedude]

Oh no

 

[aussiedude]

That was close.

 

[aussiedude]

They reviewed it and ruled he started to slide and was ruled giving himself up so Memphis keep the ball. Game over

 

[aussiedude]

Seems the Indiana/ND and SMU/Penn St games both have a chance of snow.

 

[aussiedude]

Alabama are broke and cant keep up with the NIL arms race. LOL

 

[aussiedude]

what a fun trick play on the fake punt. Love how teams use the trick plays not used for the season in a bowl game

 

[aussiedude]

The timing sucks for Washington St with a bunch of coaches they might of targeted to replace him already moved.

Other news today. from next season the Ivy League will compete in the FCS playoffs.

 

[nobbyiscool]

what a fun trick play on the fake punt. Love how teams use the trick plays not used for the season in a bowl game

They have at least 3 men illegally downfield... is that rule different in college?

 

[aussiedude]

They have at least 3 men illegally downfield... is that rule different in college?

Pass was behind the LoS so its a screen cant have illegal downfield on a pass behind the LoS

 

[nobbyiscool]

Pass was behind the LoS so its a screen cant have illegal downfield on a pass behind the LoS

Oh shit, right you are! I just assumed it had gone past the line of scrimmage.

 

[aussiedude]

Oh shit, right you are! I just assumed it had gone past the line of scrimmage.

It fooled lots just because its from punt formation so it looks much deeper. You just know NFL teams will see it and someone will try it in the next few weeks

 

[AJ_2000]

what a fun trick play on the fake punt. Love how teams use the trick plays not used for the season in a bowl game

An absolute masterpiece . Executed to perfection.

 

[Big Unit 30]

The timing sucks for Washington St with a bunch of coaches they might of targeted to replace him already moved.

Other news today. from next season the Ivy League will compete in the FCS playoffs.

Think their highly touted QB just joined Oklahoma via the portal as well

 

[aussiedude]

Think their highly touted QB just joined Oklahoma via the portal as well

Followed his OC there.

 

[Dirty Bird]

And with Washington State losing their coaches, the transfer portal is destroying them.

Lost a quarter of the team, half their starters, and about all their offensive coaches.

Load up against them in the bowl game. Easy money. At this point I'd consider putting money on Kent State to beat them

 

[aussiedude]

new graphics for the playoff games.
Looks like a mix between the old NY6 graphics and the SEC ones they used this year. and like the NY6 games in the past is lower and removes the ticker

 

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Sports Reporters on the playoffs with Nicole Auerback, Ryan McGee, Josh Pate and Paul Finebaum

 

[aussiedude]

Watched the sports reporters ep i linked above. Really good discussion and everything like the playoffs, what changes should or might happen, if 16 would be a better number. the SEC/Bama. also talk about UNC/BB and other issues with CFB.

I like how they all think losses matter, but also it needs to stop with the power 2/4 because that makes it messy with the debates on stuff like 3 loss SEC team vs 2 loss from others and that the G5 is so undervalued. unbalanced schedules like like Notre Dame or Texas this season or Oregon next season which is their own making with super conferences there will always be teams getting weak schedules or harder ones.

 

[aussiedude]

Will a team be flagged because the fans throw snowballs at the other team in any of the games?

and great point by Pate at the end about what makes CFB so great. and how the players generally were loyal to the school who recruited them, but NIL and stuff they are free agents and mercenaries and the same with coaches. it is slowly turning fans off and will do so for more. its not just a CFB issue its all college sports. it sucks ive felt it, in the offseason it can be doom and gloom watching all the transfers or NIL buying players. but when the games start im back in.

I hate what NIL is doing, i love that players are getting paid. but hate the unregulated nature and unlimited transfers. dont like that players quit and transfer if they are not starting, dont like boosters buying players. I wish there was a middle ground with players getting paid and there still being loyalty. but now a salary cap wont work because it will lead to under the table stuff again. and like Alabama are learning its all about the rich.

 

[AJ_2000]

Watched the sports reporters ep i linked above. Really good discussion and everything like the playoffs, what changes should or might happen, if 16 would be a better number. the SEC/Bama. also talk about UNC/BB and other issues with CFB.

I like how they all think losses matter, but also it needs to stop with the power 2/4 because that makes it messy with the debates on stuff like 3 loss SEC team vs 2 loss from others and that the G5 is so undervalued. unbalanced schedules like like Notre Dame or Texas this season or Oregon next season which is their own making with super conferences there will always be teams getting weak schedules or harder ones.

Its a funny one, you can make all sorts of arguments about strength of conference etc, but the one benefit of the growth has seen moves away from divisions which almost seamed to stop certain match ups from ever happening - like Georgia and Alabama only met in the regular season for the 3rd time this season since 2008.

There will be hard years, and easier ones - but teams that deserve to be there (genuine top 10) need to put together a good resume and not sook that they hard a harder path as their division is strong. The rhetoric coming out of Alabama is embarrassing and just plain wrong