NCAA 2024/25 - NCAA - Bowl Season [Semifinal today @11:30AM]

[aussiedude]

Saturday, December 21 @ 12PM
College Football Playoff First Round
#10 Indiana @ #7 Notre Dame
ESPN2 WatchESPN Kayo

Sunday, December 22 @ 4AM
College Football Playoff First Round
#11 SMU @ #6 Penn State
ESPN2 WatchESPN Kayo [TNT Broadcast]

Sunday, December 22 @ 8AM
College Football Playoff First Round
#12 Clemson @ #5 Texas
ESPN2 WatchESPN Kayo [TNT Broadcast]

Sunday, December 22 @ 12PM
College Football Playoff First Round
#9 Tennessee @ #8 Ohio State
ESPN2 WatchESPN Kayo



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
ESPN ESPN2 WatchESPN Kayo

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
ESPN WatchESPN Kayo



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
ESPN WatchESPN Kayo

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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[aussiedude]

Transfer portal open and i saw a tweet saying a guy from South Carolina "agreed" to new terms a $1.5m NIL deal.
and Missouri's 5* DE is in the portal

I know it had been going on for decades but it still feels strange. but when it was under the table deals i dont think many players other then a Regie Bush got $1m+ deals.

 

[aussiedude]

Sounds like NIU are going to the MW as a football only program so i guess the rest stay in the MAC?

 

[gaskin]

Lol @ Oklahoma. They effectively forced Dillon Gabriel out so they could start Jackson Arnold and now Gabriel is in a great position to potentially win a National Championship while Arnold is in the portal.

 

[AJ_2000]

 

[Dirty Bird]

I view these UC David and NIU moves as the exact opposite as each other.

For UC Davis, I think it's great for the school, but terrible for the MWC.

Whereas for NIU, I think it's good for the MWC and terrible for NIU.

With UC Davis, they get to elevate their non-football programs and keep in the strong big Sky conference and compete for FCS nattys rather then bury themselves in a now shitty conference (The only good football product that stayed was UNLV, and they're broke and lost what made them good to Purdue - So much for West Virginia rumours). But for a MWC perspective, they're adding a mouth to feed for sports that don't generate income, and leave the one thing UC Davis can help you with, under the Big Skys banner.

Then with NIU, Yes, it's a SLIGHTLY upwards move. But the travel expenses. You'll run at a net loss. So unless you can increase your recruitment in Nebraska/Iowa/Dakotas etc. You're probably hindering yourself in the long term. The MAC is a midwest 2/3 star pipeline heaven. But you're going to lose that as they'll go Ball State, Eastern Michigan etc. As they can play infront of family for all games, rather than just half. But from a MWC perspective, you probably brought in the one FBS football program outside of Texas State which was achievable which would add tv value. Texas State probably better, but anyone else was either FCS or unobtainable.

 

[Jatz]

Belichick to UNC.

Sources: Belichick finalizing deal to coach UNC

Bill Belichick is finalizing a deal to become the new head coach at North Carolina, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

www.espn.com.au

Going to be honest, did not think that was actually going to happen.

 

[rumply]

 

[aussiedude]

SEC and Big10 schedules for 2025 were announced today

 

[AmericanCrow]

 

[AmericanCrow]

You guys are out of your minds…this overrated old man won’t win 10 games in any season he manages to stay upright for

 

[gaskin]

You guys are out of your minds…this overrated old man won’t win 10 games in any season he manages to stay upright for

It is about getting his son a job since part of the conditions he put forward is that his son becomes the HC after him.

 

[AmericanCrow]

It is about getting his son a job since part of the conditions he put forward is that his son becomes the HC after him.

 

[Dirty Bird]

We are Marshall 2 incoming?

 

[Fabab]

What does smu stand for ?

 

[gaskin]

What does smu stand for ?

Southern Methodist University.

It is the school in Texas with all the big wig oil money as alumni and where all the rich people send their kids.

 

[AJ_2000]

SMU had an electric team in the 80s known as the Pony Express.

There's a 30 for 30 about them Pony Excess. It's a ripper.



Southern Methodist University once had the best football team "money could buy." Here's a trailer that looks into the huge scandal that ultimately led to a death penalty sentence for SMU's football team....

Here is the trailer for the ESPN documentary series 30 for 30, Pony Excess. The show, to air for the first time on television on December 11, features Southern Methodist University, the first school to be given the NCAA death penalty for paying players

 

[aussiedude]

SMU had an electric team in the 80s known as the Pony Express.

There's a 30 for 30 about them Pony Excess. It's a ripper.



Southern Methodist University once had the best football team "money could buy." Here's a trailer that looks into the huge scandal that ultimately led to a death penalty sentence for SMU's football team....

Here is the trailer for the ESPN documentary series 30 for 30, Pony Excess. The show, to air for the first time on television on December 11, features Southern Methodist University, the first school to be given the NCAA death penalty for paying players

SMU got the death sentence and the last 30 years others got nothing. Not even just the SEC ones. But USC and the U, Ohio St were doing it too.

NIL just took it out of thr shadows and made it worse. Can't regulate it now because it will just have select boosters go back to under the table deals. And there are now more bad ones.

 

[aussiedude]

I did see someone dubbing the SMU/Penn St game. Ponies vs pedophiles.

 

[Fabab]

Southern Methodist University.

It is the school in Texas with all the big wig oil money as alumni and where all the rich people send their kids.

cheers matey I asked a few guys in pub yesterday and they both said no such team ! I googled and got that same result ffs.

 

[Fabab]

I appreciate you guys helping a relative newby,cheers.

 

[AJ_2000]

I appreciate you guys helping a relative newby,cheers.

There's a bunch of 30 for 30 documentaries that will help you build up some of the big historical stories which makes college football amazing.

It's the history that has a level that the NFL can't match.

Top 30 For 30 Shows In College Football | Gridiron Heroics

ESPN's 30 for 30 series is one of the top documentary series of all time. We dig into which top 30 for 30 shows are about college football.

gridironheroics.com

 

[gaskin]

Heisman top 10.

 

[Big Unit 30]

 

[Dirty Bird]

And that there is why the CFP committee will be hesitant in putting an AAC champion Army or Navy into the CFP

They should move this game to kick off the season. Otherwise, it could embarrass the whole system.

 

[aussiedude]