School Soccer Random Ideas Week 15: Politics and Human Error

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It was Championship Saturday and the stakes couldn’t be decrease. For the SEC and Huge Ten video games, it was mainly about seedings. For the B12 it was a play-in. For the ACC, it was straight up charity.

SECCG: Georgia 22 Texas 19 (OT) – UGA QB Carson Beck was absolute trash for the primary half. The Bulldogs managed 3 factors in that point with three punts. On their fifth and closing possession of the half, tragedy nice fortune struck as Beck was sacked, fumbled the ball, and was injured. Time ran out on the play with Beck mendacity on the bottom. He wouldn’t return for the second half, however that’s the place the fortune got here in. Seldom-used back-up Gunner Stockton got here in and truly appeared like a reliable sign caller.

Together with the working of Trevor Etienne and Nate Frazier, the Dwags scored 10 third quarter factors to take the lead. Texas responded with 10 factors of their very own within the 4th quarter, capped by a 37 yard area purpose with 18 tick to go. In OT, Texas kicked a area purpose. UGA got here again and on 2nd & 8, Stockton took a tough hit and misplaced his helmet. By rule, he needed to sit the subsequent play in and out got here Beck together with his passing arm dangling at his aspect. There was NO means Georgia was going to go. However for some purpose, Texas didn’t stack the field. Etienne scored fairly simply for the win.

Normally dependable UT kicker Bert Auburn missed area targets of 42 and 51 yards in regulation that will have stored the sport from going into time beyond regulation.

ACCCG: Clemson 34 SMU 31 – Alabama wanted SMU to win or Clemson to blow out the Mustangs. Neither a kind of issues occurred and each frauds transfer on to the CFP.

CU led 24-7 at halftime and 31-14 after three and it appeared just like the rout was on. Nevertheless, SMU stormed again to tie it at 31-31 within the fourth quarter whereas Clemson punted on three sequence. Following the Mustangs’ closing TD with 16 seconds left, the Tigers obtained a 41 yard kickoff return to close midfield. A 17 yard completion obtained the ball right down to the SMU 38. Nolan Hauser related from 56 yards for the win on the buzzer.

Huge Ten CG: Oregon 45 Penn State 37 – Dillon Gabriel threw 4 TD passes, two geese ran for over 80 yards. PSU outgained OU 523 to 469 however had two interceptions and a missed area purpose.

Big12 CG: Arizona State 45 Iowa State 19 – Cam Skaterboi abused the ISU protection with 16 rushes for 170 yards and a pair of TD. He additionally caught a scoring go. The Cyclones misplaced two fumbles and had an interception. ASU didn’t flip the ball over.

OTHER STUFF

MWCCG: Boise 21 UNLV 7 – Ashton Jeanty ran for 209 yards and a landing on 32 carries. Vegas QB Hajj-Malik Williams was harassed all night time and accomplished solely 13 of 28 passes for 110 yards and 1 decide. He was additionally sacked 6 instances.

C-USA CG: Western Kentucky 52 Jacksonville State 12 – Six days after falling to the Hilltoppers 19-17, JSU obtained some quick revenge. The Gamecocks led 28-6 at halftime and stored the foot on the pedal to the tip.

AACCG: Military 35 Tulane 14 – The Cadets put up 355 speeding yards led by QB Bryson Day by day who had 25 carries for 126 speeding yards and 4 TDs.

SBCCG: Marshall 31 ULL 3 – A extremely flat efficiency by the Rajuns gave Charles Huff his first convention championship and a transfer South. SEE KOACHES KORNER under.

MAC: Ohio 38 Miami (OH) 3 – Lisan al Gaib.

SABAN COACHING TREE BRANCH OF THE WEEK

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The Sunseri Brothers: Indiana QBs coach/co-OC Tino Sunseri will depart the Hoosiers for the open offensive coordinator job at UCLA on the finish of season. Tino, son of Sal, brother of Vinnie, was an Alabama Graduate Assistant 2019–2020. Vinnie Sunseri served as U of Washington’s safeties coach this season. The Huskies have been fifth within the nation is passing protection this season permitting solely 166.8 ypg. Dillon Gabriel had his second lowest passing output of the season towards UW with solely 209 yards.

DOINK OF THE WEEK, YEAR?

DERP OF THE WEEK

DISSING YOUR BOSS, PART 1

I’ve a sense Coach Bowl-Reduce is gonna pay for that in someway.

DISSING YOUR BOSS, PART DEUX

I really feel sorry for James Franklin’s spouse and/or canine. He has obtained to be the crankiest MF in school soccer.

RISKIEST TRICK PLAY OF THE WEEK

A better look:

NAME OF THE WEEK

Colorado security Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig – Key & Peele would recognize that one.

DIRTY HIT OF THE WEEK

THE ACC NEEDED A CLOSER GAME

TRAFFIC DIRECTING OF THE WEEK

WARDROBE MALFUNCTION OF THE WEEK

STATS OF THE WEEK

• Georgia is now 5-4 in SEC Championship Video games towards non-Alabama groups (5-8 in any other case, however shhhh don’t inform anybody).
• Bowling Inexperienced tight finish Harold Fannin completed the common season because the second main receiver within the nation. This stat consists of extensive receivers. He caught 100 passes for 1,342 yards and 9 TDs. It wasn’t simply MAC groups he was feasting on. Fannin had 11 catches for 137 yards and a rating towards Penn State, and 8-145-1 versus Texas A&M.

GAMEDAY SIGN OF THE WEEK

Probably the most masculine-looking UGA quarterback since Matt Stafford.

THE WACKY WORLD OF DESI NICK

No matter ESPN is paying Nick Saban, it’s not sufficient.

Sure, that’s proper. Dune, Wonka actor Timothée Chalamet was the visitor picker and OMG it’s essential read the comments on this one. I’m prepared to guess this NYC native has by no means seen a dwell school soccer recreation. He has some film to advertise and the percentages are he was in Atlanta filming a film anyway.

I’m not positive why, however this man has been making quite a lot of appearances recently and unconventional ones at that together with crashing an impromptu Timothee Chalamet lookalike competition. His agent have to be the hardest-working particular person in Hollywood. TC was 4-3 in his picks and the one one to select Ohio.

Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit, and Chalamet all put up $200K of their very own cash on a Texas fan area purpose kick with matching funds going to Hurricane aid. He was extensive left, a lot to McAfee’s aid.

PICK’EM

The GD crew’s picks:

Huge Midday Kickoff has wrapped for the season. The Boise-UNLV MWC Championship Sport was the ultimate broadcast for FOX for the season.

ADOPT-A-TEAM

• UNLV (10-3) The Runnin’ Rebs face Cal within the LA Bowl
• Indiana (11-1) will lose to Notre Dame within the first spherical of the CFP.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE

• WKU (8-5) vs James Madison within the Boca Raton Bowl
• USF (6-6) vs San Jose Cuervo State within the Hawaii Bowl
• Wisconsin (5-7) – A tragic collapse for Wisky. They obtained their man in Luke Fickell, however he’s 12-13 in his first two seasons in Madtown.
• Vandy (6-6) has Georgia Tech within the World-Well-known Birmingham Bowl.
• South Carolina (9-3) versus Illinois within the Citrus Bowl.
• Mizz (9-3) and Iowa get collectively for the Music Metropolis Bowl.
• LSU (8-4) will meet their former DC Dave Aranda and Baylor within the Texas Bowl.
• UGA (11-2) has a primary spherical bye within the CFP
• Tenn (10-2) is at Ohio State within the CFP.
• Oklahoma (6-6) Navy within the Armed Forces Bowl.
• Mercer (11-2) takes on North Dakota State on Saturday, Dec 14 within the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoff. Kickoff is at 2:30/3:30 and airs on ABC.

COUSINS

• Jacksonville State (9-4) – There was speak of Gamecocks coach Wealthy Rod returning to West Virginia who he coached 2001–2007 to some good success. Personally, I feel he’ll flop if the goes there. At age 61, he wants to complete his profession at JSU. The ‘Cocks will face MAC Champs Ohio within the Orlando Treatment Bowl.
• South Alabama (6-6) – The Jags will meet Western Michigan within the Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, AL on Dec 14.
• Troy (4-8) – The Trojans signed 12 3-stars on Signing Day, good for 4th finest within the Solar Belt. Apparently, they singed QB Jack James who can also be the reigning Kentucky state champ in wrestling.

THAT ANNOYING GUY WHO IS STAYING HOME IN DECEMBER

• UAB (3-9) – The Dragons AD Mark Ingram (no relation) introduced that head coach Trent Dilfer would return for a 3rd season. He cited Dilfer’s dedication, soccer IQ and dedication to UAB, amongst different causes, behind his choice to retain him. I can’t argue with any of these issues, however the man can’t run a profitable FBS program. UAB signed TWO gamers final Wednesday. A 3-star and a no-star.

SALUTE TO OUR TROOPS

Danny Wild-Imagn Photos

• Military (11-1) – The Black Knights ran roughshod over Tulane to win the AAC. They’ll play Navy on Saturday.
• Navy (8-3) – The Midshipmen had a relaxation this weekend. After teh Military recreation, they get Oklahoma within the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Value, TX
• Air Pressure (5-7)

ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION

Eradicated: Boston School, Cal, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, NC State, UNC, Pitt, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Arizona, Baylor, BYU, Colorado, Heart Florida, Cincy, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Ok-State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, WVU, Utah, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnie, Michigan, Nebraska, Sparty, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, Southern Cal, UCLA, Washington, Wisconsin, Oregon State, Wazzu, Alabama, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Arky, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Mizzou, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, UNLV.

In Rivalry: Oregon, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee.

Bulls**t: Clemson, SMU, Arizona State, Indiana, Boise.

A means WAY WAY too early take a look at the College Football Playoff (CFP) image:

Completely ludicrous. Alabama, South Carolina and Ole Miss would possible beat half of this area. Placing SMU in there seems like they needed one other ACC group in there apart from sorry ass Clemson. Or possibly they have been adamant to not have a 3-loss group or a 2-loss. Or extra possible, they didn’t need to perceived “screw” the ACC and put Bama of their place for a second yr in a row. No matter it’s, one of the best 12 usually are not on this factor. It’s one other PC transfer akin to TCU and Cincinnati however on a grander scale.

STORY TIME: I went to a Soccer Watching Occasion on Saturday and had a number of individuals questioning in what metropolis and state SMU is positioned and even what the “M” in SMU stood for. Probably not a recognized model, I’d say. It will likely be fascinating to see how the TV scores find yourself.

@RedditCFB has half-jokingly prompt a NIT for Soccer, however in all honesty it appears far more entertaining than the actual one.

RANK ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM

Clearly the CFP Committee has been utilizing the AP Ballot as a suggestion all season lengthy. Within the the latest AP Ballot, one poll was entered incorrectly. Consequently, SMU was mistakenly listed forward of Clemson – the group they only misplaced to. Had they gotten it proper, it’s curious how the Committee may need perceived the groups of their closing bracket.

LET’S GO BOWLING!

The SEC has 13 groups enjoying within the post-season.

• Union Residence Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa) – Florida vs. American – Dec. 20 – 3:30 pm ET – ESPN2
• CFP First Spherical Sport (Austin) – Clemson at Texas – Dec. 21 – 4 pm ET – TNT and MAX
• CFP First Spherical Sport – (Columbus) Tennessee at Ohio State – Dec. 21 – 8 pm ET – ESPN and ABC
• Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Value) – Oklahoma vs. American – Dec. 27 – 12 pm ET – ESPN
• Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham) – Vanderbilt vs. ACC or Huge 12 – Dec. 27 – 3:30 pm ET – ESPN
• AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis) – Dec. 27 – Arkansas vs. Huge 12 – 7 pm ET – ESPN
• SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas) – Dec. 27 – Texas A&M vs. Present/Former Pac-12 – 10:30 pm – ESPN
• TransPerfect Music Metropolis Bowl (Nashville) – Missouri vs. Huge Ten – Dec. 30 – 2:30 pm ET – ESPN
• Reliaquest Bowl (Tampa) – Alabama vs. Huge Ten – Dec. 31 – Midday ET – ESPN
• Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Orlando) – South Carolina vs. Illinois – Dec. 31 – 3 pm ET – ABC
• Kinder’s Texas Bowl (Houston) – LSU vs. Huge 12 – Dec. 31 – 3:30 pm ET – ESPN
• Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) – Georgia vs. Indiana/Notre Dame winner – Jan. 1 – 8:45 pm ET – ESPN
• TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville) – Ole Miss vs. ACC – Jan 2 – 7:30 pm ET – ESPN

HEISMAN HYPE

FINALISTS

• Travis Hunter (Colorado)
• Ashton Jeanty (Boise)
• Dillon Gabriel (Oregon)
• Cam Ward (Miami)

It looks as if a slam dunk that two-way participant Travis Hunter will win the Heisman over Ashton Jeanty.

Hunter is an effective receiver however did so towards some fairly awful Huge 12 defenses. Colorado conveniently missed out on going through the highest three B12 groups in passing protection: Iowa State (4th within the nation), Houston (twenty eighth), TCU (32th). Towards the fourth finest go protection Utah (forty first), Hunter had 55 yards and didn’t rating. He feasted on the Nebraska (51st), UCF (68th), Cincinnati (seventy fifth), Kansas State (78th), Baylor (84th), Colorado State (one hundred and first), Arizona (102nd), Kansas (103rd), Oklahoma State (132nd), and Texas Tech (133rd). Simply think about what Ryan Williams would have carried out towards that schedule.

Hunter might be higher on protection. Nevertheless, he spent a lot time concentrating on offense that he actually didn’t stand out on protection. He totaled 21 solo tackles, and 11 assists. He had 4 picks however not less than two of them have been fairly fortunate. His interceptions got here towards Colorado State, terrible UCF, give up mode Utah, godawful Okie State.

Jeanty has quite a lot of large speeding numbers, however once more the foes have been fairly weak. I can’t think about his having this sort of season towards SEC groups week in and week out.

The ceremony date December 14.

THE SICK REPORT

• Arizona State was with out star extensive receiver Jordyn Tyson because of the dreaded “higher physique harm” towards Iowa State. We’ll see if they will survive Texas with out him. He had 75 catches, 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns this yr.
• Carson Beck has an UCL elbow “harm” however extra possible a tear. He’s anticipated to overlook the Sugar Bowl.

R.I.P.

• Dana Dimel, 62, former head coach of Wyoming (1997-1999), Houston (2000-2002), and UTEP (2018-2023).

DRAMARAMA

• Some actual drama is unfurling in Stillwater. Oklahoma State is asking Mike Gundy to take a pay lower or be fired. To say the least, he’s placing up some resistance. The Cowpokes had a depressing season, one of many worst in OSU historical past, going 0 for the convention for the primary time since 1994 and 3-9 total. Gundy simply accomplished his twentieth season at THE Oklahoma State College. After Kirk Ferentz’s 26 seasons at Iowa, he’s the longest tenured coach at one faculty, tied with Utah’s Kyle Whittingham. His groups have gone to bowl video games each season besides the primary and the this present one. In that point, he has gone 169–88 total and 102–72 in convention play. The ‘Pokes have been 10-4 final season, so this will’t be about one dangerous season. Can it? It must be concerning the cash. With this entire paying the gamers silliness attending to ridiculous ranges, it must be about cash. Okie Lite can’t afford to maintain Gundy they usually can’t afford to fireside him both. The divide between the SEC/B1G and everybody else goes to proceed to develop. If OSU was getting SEC cash, this can be a non-issue. Simply take a look at Sam Pittman. 4-8 final season and 6-6 this season, and they’re preserving him. Gundy has fired each his OC and his DC.
• TJ Finley is on the verge of ridiculously becoming a member of a FIFTH school soccer group as he as soon as once more enters the Quitter Gap. He spent 2020 with LSU, adopted by two years at Auburn – the second of which he solely performed in 4 video games. His fourth season was a extremely profitable one with Texas State however then he inexplicably left the Bobcats for Western Kentucky. He was the starter of WKU for the primary three video games however was suffered a season-ending harm. The NCAA being the wimps they’re granted him a medical redshirt for a sixth yr of eligibility. Ridiculous. I hope that ULM indicators him in order that in 2025 Alabama could have crushed him with 4 totally different groups.
• The ACC fined UNC and NC State an undisclosed sum of money for his or her flag-planting brawl on Rivalry Saturday.

• Invoice Belichick interviewed for the UNC job. There isn’t a means, proper? Are they actually going to rent a 72 yr previous after canning their 73 yr previous.

QUITTER HOLE

• Sadly, South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers is within the portal.
• Duke beginning QB Maalik Murphy is looking for an improve.
• Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara entered the QH final Wednesday and can look to play a seventh season elsewhere in 2025. He sucked at Michigan, he sucked at Iowa. Significantly, man. Develop the fk up and get a job.
• Oklahoma bust QB Jackson Arnold is on the lookout for a brand new residence.
• QB Conner Weigman has seen the writing on the wall in School Station. And who may miss it? The letters are blood purple and 10 ft tall: “YOU’RE DONE HERE”. Maybe he can comply with another former Aggies QB to Georgia Tech.
• Keep in mind QB Kaidon Salter? He and his Liberty Flames made quite a lot of headlines final season going 13-0 earlier than being decimated by Oregon within the Fiesta Bowl. Now at 8-3, I suppose soccer will not be so enjoyable anymore in Lynchburg. I’d be completely shocked if Hugh Freeze doesn’t go full drive after his former participant.
• QB Thomas Castellanos obtained benched at Boston School, moped, after which give up the group in mid-season. Yeah. That’s EXACTLY the kinda man I need main my group.

• Might Alabama be fascinated about Vanderbilt OL Gunnar Hansen? The final Vandy OL the Tide obtained out worked out pretty well for him and for Bama.
• Sam Houston DB Caleb Weaver is an fascinating prospect. The rising senior had 86 tackles, the nation’s ninth most solos at 62, and 4 INTs for the Bearkats this season.
• Purdue security Dillon Thieneman is one other. He has tallied 210 tackles (106 and 104) in his first two years of faculty soccer.
• Northwestern OL Josh Thompson is seeking to grad switch. The 6-foot-5, 315-pounder has appeared in 31 video games with 21 begins. He has performed left guard, proper guard and proper deal with. He was the eighth highest ranked guard within the Huge Ten and SEC mixed per Professional Soccer Focus and was additionally Tutorial All Huge Ten. Thompson has an 18-game no sack streak to his credit score.
• NC State WR Kevin Concepcion (53 recs, 460 yards, 6 TDs) is predicted to go to Tuscaloosa this week.
• Thus far, there usually are not too many different extensive receiver names who soar off the web page. Oklahoma’s Nic Anderson had an enormous 2023 (38 rec, 798 yds, 10 TD), however sat out this season with a quadriceps (aka thigh muscle) tear. Kentucky is dropping each of their high receivers in Dane Key (47-715-2 TD) and Barion Brown (29-361-3), the latter of whom Alabama recruited for the Class of 2022. LSU’s CJ Daniels (42 rec, 480 yds) is a risk.
• Arkansas tight finish Luke Hasz, who Bama initially recruited out of highschool, is visiting LSU, Alabama, and Ole Miss this week. He had 26 recs, 324 yards and 4 TDs in 2024. With the Tide dropping three tight ends off their four-deep, it is a place of want. Hasz has two years of eligibility remaining.
• EDGE Kelby Collins (Florida) is a reputation price maintaining a tally of. The Tide gave the Gardendale, AL native a glance again for the 2023 class.

KOACHES KORNER

• Lastly, we’ve got an inspiring rent. Fresno State has chosen Southern Cal assistant Matt Entz as their subsequent head coach. Earlier to this one season at So Cal, he was DC beneath Chris Klieman at North Dakota State (2014-2018) the place the Bison received 4 FCS Nationwide Championships. When Klieman took the Ok-State head coach job in 2019, Entz succeeded him in Fargo and received two extra titles.
• Utah State has finalized a six-year deal for Bronco Mendenhall to develop into the Wolfpack’s subsequent coach. Bronco had a fairly good run at BYU (99–43) after which for some purpose took the job at recruiting blackhole at UVa (36-38). After sitting out 2022 and 2023, he reemerged with New Mexico this season. I suppose his 5–7 with the Lobos actually obtained the motors churning in Logan, Utah. Nate Dreiling served as interim this season at USU after the July firing of Blake Anderson and completed 4–8.
• Former Mizzou flop head coach Barry Odom is leaving a profitable run at UNLV within the rearview mirror for Purdue.
• Quickly after profitable the Solar Belt, Marshall coach Charles Huff agreed to develop into Southern Miss’s subsequent head coach. It’s an uncommon intraconference transfer from the highest of the Solar Belt to the underside. Huff simply led the Thundering Herd to a 10-win season and a SBC Championship. In the meantime, USM completed within the cellar at 1-11 and 0-8. The previous Bama Assistant Head Coach is from the DMV space which provides to the curiosity. Southern Miss will need to have discovered a cache of cash under the sofa seat cushions.
• Marshall wasted no time discovering a alternative in NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as head coach. The 52 yr previous is a West Virginia native who lately assisted on the College of West Virginia earlier than shifting to NCSU on 2019.
• Scott Frost hopes to rebuild his repute by returning to the college the place he had his first success. In two seasons in Orlando, Frost led Heart Florida to information of 6-7 and 13-0 profitable the 2017 t-shirt championship. Nebraska was so amazed by the shirt graphics that they introduced him in to steer the Cornhuskers. He had a disastrous tenure going 16–31 total and 10–26 within the B1G, and was fired halfway by means of his fifth season with nary a profitable marketing campaign. Since being let go, Frost was out of labor for nearly two years earlier than being employed by the L.A. Rams as an analyst earlier this yr.
• South Carolina offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains is the brand new App State coach. The 44 yr previous Arkansas grad spent the primary 13 years of his teaching profession within the NFL. He had two years as Arkansas’s tight ends coach earlier than shifting to SC in 2023.
• Tulsa has agreed to a deal to make Tre Lamb the college’s subsequent head coach. Lamb had reasonable success with Gardner–Webb (20-20) earlier than getting the job at East Tennessee State final yr. He went 7-5 with ETSU in his one season there. These ADs baffle me.
• FIU employed Duke working backs coach Willie Simmons. He was 45–13 in 5 season at FAMU earlier than becoming a member of the Blue Devils this season.
• Tim Albin celebrated profitable the MAC with Ohio by taking the Charlotte job. His Bobcats recorded three straight ten win seasons. Charlotte looks as if a lateral transfer however possibly UNCC got here up with some cashola from alum Clay Aiken.

It will need to have been ‘Rent An Jap European Week’ within the MAC teaching carousel.

• Right here we go once more with the five-year contracts for nobodys: Ball State has agreed to a half-decade deal to rent Butler head coach (BUTLER HAS A FOOTBALL TEAM?!?!) Mike Uremovich to switch Mike Neu. I’m guessing they made this transfer in order that they didn’t have to alter the lettering on his workplace door an excessive amount of, as a result of nothing else is smart. Uremovich went 7-4, 7-4, and 9-3 with Butler ending 4th, 4th, and T-Third within the Pioneer Soccer League. I don’t get it.
• UMass is hiring of Rutgers DC Joe Harasymiak on a 5-year cope with a wage between $1.3 and $1.4 million yearly. These ADs won’t ever be taught.
• FAU picks up Texas Tech offensive coordinator Zach Kittley.

OTHER STUFF

• South Carolina is working in direction of hiring TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati as the college’s new AD to switch Ray Tanner who’s stepping right down to develop into the college’s senior advisor to the president. That could be a golden parachute if I ever noticed one. #CroniesHelpingCronies
• Sadly, Bryan Harsin could have much less time to troll Auburn since he’ll develop into the brand new OC at Cal.

• NOT PARODY: Final week we witnessed but one more reason why we maintain such disdain for City Meyer and his Jupiter-sized ego. Completely NOBODY was reporting that Ohio State had curiosity in bringing Coach Lapdance again to Columbus, exterior of possibly some half-joking nitwits on message boards. However Urbie felt it was essential to place out a press release saying he wouldn’t be fascinated about such a transfer. He’s the worst.
• Talking of huge orbital spheres, Fats F*** Phil Fulmer remains to be a fats f***ing back-stabbing snitch.

TEEVEE

Final Saturday, the B12 and MAC each had midday video games for his or her championships. The B1G and ACC needed to duke it out for viewers in prime time (together with the Solar Belt). No person dared problem the SEC with the late afternoon slot.

ARMY-NAVY

December 14, 2024

Navy vs Military 2pm/3pm CBS – It’s the a hundred and twenty fifth assembly. Sport performed at NFL Washington’s Landover, Maryland stadium.

* ESPN has shamelessly scheduled the Salute to Veterans Bowl (previously the Camellia Bowl) on the identical day that has been reserved for less than Military-Navy for many years:

South Alabama vs Western Michigan 8pm/9pm ESPN (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL)

#ALABAMA

• Alabama legend Antonio Langham can be inducted into the School Soccer Corridor of Fame.

Alabama Quitter Gap:

To be trustworthy, the Bama QH listing will not be so dangerous as of but (knock on wooden).

• DL Jehiem Oatis had a extremely promising freshman yr and made many followers suppose maybe he may develop into the subsequent Quinnen Williams. His sophomore marketing campaign was good however not spectacular. This season, he all however disappeared in a rotation that thirsted for big-time gamers. Possibly it was the system. Possibly it was him. We could not discover out till he laces them up someplace else subsequent fall.
• It’s not a lot of a shock that WRs Kobe Prentice, Caleb Odom, and Kendrick Legislation need out. None of them noticed many alternatives to advance the soccer this season. Most of those points originated with a sure quarterback’s limitations. Freshman Odom is the massive shock and disappointment. The chances are the Crimson Tide could have a distinct man behind heart in 2025. You’d suppose they might stick it out not less than by means of spring to see the way it all goes.
• TE Danny Lewis was buried within the depth chart this yr however Bama loses their high two tight ends to commencement. He possible would have taken a much bigger function subsequent season (except he was “inspired” to maneuver on).
• We might even see extra OL hit the portal quickly. For now it’s simply Miles McVay and Naquil Betrand (faraway from roster in October)
• Others on the outs are DL Hunter Osborne, CB Jahlil Hurley, and EDGE Keanu Koht.

GAME 13: Saturday, December 31, 2024

Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) vs Michigan Wolverines (7-5)

Tampa, FL ~ 11am/midday ESPN

• The belief is that this recreation was arrange for the storylines. Each Alabama and Washington with head coach Kalen DeBoer misplaced to Michigan within the final season’s playoff. In case you go to the sport, be looking out for that fat-head Michigan AD Warde Manuel so you may name him an fool.
• Sherrone Moore is in his first full season with Michigan and went 7-5 with a spotlight win at Ohio State. Final season he stood in as head coach for the suspended cheater Jim Harbaugh and received 4 video games.
• Bama is 3-3 all-time towards the Wolvies. 5 of the conferences have been bowl video games with the sixth being a kickoff recreation at Jerry World. Thus, neither group has performed on the opposite’s residence stadium.
• In January 1988, this was the Corridor of Fame Bowl. Michigan beat the Tide 28-24 in that match-up. Too quickly?
• The sport takes place within the Buccaneers stadium in Tampa, FL. It’s possible you’ll recall the Tide performed USF on this area in 2023.
• Climate might be too far out to foretell but it surely ought to be within the decrease 70s.
• TV Announcers are TBA.
• Chris Stewart and Tyler Watts with Damion Sq. are on Alabama Radio.
• The purpose unfold has Alabama as a 12.5 level favourite as of submit. The Over/Below is round 42.5.