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    2025-26 College Football Coach Fired/Hired Thread

    The Athletic: perfect coaching fits? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6758442/2025/10/29/james-franklin-lane-kiffin-coaching-fits/ Eight Power 4 jobs are open right now. Seven are up for grabs because of in-season firings, and one will be because Stanford is doing the Frank Reich thing for a...
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    The Athletic: College football fans may need to get used to losing more often. Is anyone ready?

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6741983/2025/10/23/college-football-coach-firings-success/ In the SEC, where several teams expect 10-win seasons every year, the math just doesn't work out. Justin Ford / Getty Images Almost overnight, 8-4 became the new 10-2 in college football, and it is...
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    SEC fines Texas A&M $50,000, issues public reprimand of Mike Elko for having player fake injury

    https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-fines-texas-a-m-50000-issues-public-reprimand-of-mike-elko-for-having-player-fake-injury/ The SEC fined Texas A&M $50,000 fine and coach Mike Elko received a public reprimand Tuesday after the National Coordinator for Football Officiating...
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    We’re in the conversation!

    Athletic has Gophers up to #28, huge jump from #53 last week. Indiana 1 Ohio State 2 Oregon 10 USC 20 Michigan 21 Illinois 23 Nebraska 29 Washington 34 Iowa 36 Northwestern 50 UCLA 54 Maryland 62 Penn State 63 Rutgers 72 Michigan State 73 Purdue 84 Wisconsin 92...
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    Cignetti Extended At IU - 8 Yrs, $93M

    From The Athletic: Cignetti’s raise to an $11.6 million average would be behind only Georgia’s Kirby Smart ($13.3 million) and Ohio State’s Ryan Day ($12.6 million), both of whom have won a national championship...
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    Ranking 136 college football teams at midseason: The case for Indiana, not Ohio State, at No. 1, Gophers 53

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6711911/2025/10/13/college-football-team-rankings-indiana-ohio-state-oregon/ Gophers 53 Nebraska 22 Iowa 39 MSU 69 Oregon 9 Northwestern 59 Wisconsin 84 Indiana 1 OSU 2 USC 15 Michigan 21 Illinois 26 Cal 52 Maryland 55 Penn State 60, Wow how they've fallen...
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    Sorting through the Big Ten’s second tier: Who still has a shot at contention?

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6700272/2025/10/09/sorting-through-the-big-tens-second-tier-who-still-has-a-shot-at-contention/ Minnesota (3-2, 1-1) Path to contention: The Gophers have an advantageous schedule. Only one of their final seven opponents is ranked, and five of them played in the...
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    Why this college hockey season is the dawn of a new era for the sport (Adding CHL Players)

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6666264/2025/10/06/college-hockey-chl-rule-change-gavin-mckenna/ Adam Nightingale, Michigan State’s head coach, grew up in Cheboygan, in Northern Michigan. An hour to the north was Lake Superior State University. A few minutes past that, across the Canadian...
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    All Things 2025-26 College Basketball Coaches Fired/Hired/Retired Thread

    Bruce Pearl retires: Auburn coach abruptly steps down after 11-year tenure, greatest run in program history https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/bruce-pearl-retires-auburn-coach-abruptly-steps-down-after-11-year-tenure-greatest-run-in-program-history/
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    UCLA fires head coach DeShaun Foster after 0-3 start

    https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/ucla-fires-head-coach-deshaun-foster-after-0-3-start-170636578.html UCLA has fired head football coach DeShaun Foster following an 0-3 start to the season. UCLA announced the decision Sunday morning via a statement from athletic...
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    In the Big Ten’s early QB hierarchy, the familiar faces are outshining the new arrivals

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6609141/2025/09/08/big-ten-starting-quarterbacks-stats/ Transfers and impact freshmen soaked up most of the offseason conversation about the Big Ten quarterbacks, but after two weeks of action, the league’s holdovers have far outperformed the newcomers. By...
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    Pick'ems week 2 - Sponsored by GOPHERHOLE

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    All about Max Brosmer Making the Cut

    Not everyone bullish on McCarthy success. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/winners-and-losers-from-cutdown-day-in-nfl-plus-saints-name-qb-and-travis-kelce-and-taylor-swift-engaged/ 5. Predicting last-place teams in each NFL division for 2025 In the lead-up to the start of the regular season...
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    Minnesota Football: RoWINg to Buffalo – Opponent Preview

    https://sports.yahoo.com/article/minnesota-football-rowing-buffalo-opponent-163848792.html The Minnesota Golden Gophers kick off the 2025 college football season by hosting the Buffalo Bulls at 7 p.m. CST on Thursday, Aug. 28 at Huntington Bank Stadium. Can Buffalo score on offense? From an...
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    Pick'ems Week 1 Sponsored by GOPHERHOLE!

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    Big Ten vs. SEC challenge: Who would win a 16-game showdown?

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6569243/2025/08/24/big-ten-vs-sec-challenge-who-would-win-a-16-game-showdown/ LSU coach Brian Kelly is getting ready to coach a mammoth season opener at Clemson. The SEC versus the ACC. Earlier this summer, however, Kelly lobbied for the SEC to play a more...
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    Who has the easiest, hardest Big Ten schedules? Ranking all 18, from Wisconsin to Michigan

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6570309/2025/08/26/big-ten-football-schedule-strength-rankings/ With 18 teams under the Big Ten umbrella, the conference’s schedules have more disparity now than ever before. Eight of Wisconsin’s nine conference opponents this fall ranked in the top 50 of Chris...
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    All about Max Brosmer Making the Cut

    How has Vikings rookie Max Brosmer gone from undrafted free agent to potential No. 2 QB? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6565396/2025/08/21/max-brosmer-minnesota-vikings-new-hampshire/ They swear they’re not saying this in hindsight. Max Brosmer? Those who have witnessed his journey, from...
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    Our experts’ College Football Playoff, Heisman and national title predictions for 2025, Gophers mentioned

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6560979/2025/08/19/college-football-playoff-heisman-conference-predictions/ Bold predictions and hot takes Lastly, we asked our panelists to submit their bold predictions for the season. Here’s a selection of the best: Austin Meek: One of these four teams will...



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