BambooRdApp wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 18, 2024 1:30 pm

Group Conference team all the way. Let's go Boise St.!!

Stonewall wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 18, 2024 8:57 pm

I don’t like any of them.

Bigdaddyg1 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2024 8:57 am

I think that the collective group of 5 schools really needs Boise to win a game or at least be competitive because if they get whipped we could see a change in the selection format to eliminate the bye for the top 4 conference champs as well as simply picking the top 12 rated teams. The process used this year was probably on time gift to the minor league teams.

Saint3333 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:23 am

I agree, Boise St. and AZ St. getting byes is going to piss off the real powers, SEC and Big10. The ACC and Big12 are pretend powers going forward and will do whatever the P2 mandate.

BallantyneApp wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:29 am

Bigdaddyg1 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2024 8:57 am

I think that the collective group of 5 schools really needs Boise to win a game or at least be competitive because if they get whipped we could see a change in the selection format to eliminate the bye for the top 4 conference champs as well as simply picking the top 12 rated teams. The process used this year was probably on time gift to the minor league teams.

Probably
Notre dame can get blown out by 50 points for the next 20 years and they’ll get benefit of the doubt, but the 1st time a g6 school gets blown out it’ll be “evidence” we don’t belong

Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 18, 2024 1:28 pm

It starts this weekend and I’m pulling hard for Dabo and Clemson. Until some reasonable rules are in place I think Dabo’s stance on the portal has been the best way to manage the current madness. If more coaches would follow his lead the situation would be much better. The university’s really have much more power over this whole situation than they are exercising. As another poster pointed out in another thread, the university’s have the brand. As the other poster pointed out if a semi pro team called the Western NC Elks played this weekend in KBS the place would be pretty much empty. The fans come to see the App State Mountaineers and the Clemson Tigers.

AppState00_01 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2024 6:26 pm

Winning the conference championship should get a nice bump in the rankings as it should count more. Giving Boise State & the (other) ASU a bye is crazy but love it. I am not sure how they don’t expand the playoff to 16 teams with SEC teams being left out from a competitive conference. I hope they don’t go to a certain number of bids per conference though.

BambooRdApp wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2024 5:49 am

Yes, it has been a down year for App St football. A silver lining. Stink lost to a team qualifying for its first ever bowl appearance. At least I have that consolation Christmas present

311neers wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2024 4:59 pm

Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 18, 2024 1:28 pm

It starts this weekend and I’m pulling hard for Dabo and Clemson. Until some reasonable rules are in place I think Dabo’s stance on the portal has been the best way to manage the current madness. If more coaches would follow his lead the situation would be much better. The university’s really have much more power over this whole situation than they are exercising. As another poster pointed out in another thread, the university’s have the brand. As the other poster pointed out if a semi pro team called the Western NC Elks played this weekend in KBS the place would be pretty much empty. The fans come to see the App State Mountaineers and the Clemson Tigers.

I think he knows he can’t compete with the big dogs doing it the “old school” way. He’s taken 2 portal kids already! Times are changing, even Dabo is portaling. Wonder if he’s paying NIL since he was so adamately against it.