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Mason and Shaw had a system whereby they could take mid-tier talent on the OL and coach them up to a dominant running game which enabled, over time, better recruiting of RB talent. Was this enough to beat OSU and Michigan head to head consistently? No - but, I thought we had a chance entering...

When the new system was announced, I wrote an post about how there would be the possibility for OSU/Mich to play in 3 consecutive games (which is partially true). If both go into 'the game' undefeated, there is a good chance that they both will advance to the conference championship game and...

Take away the Wally "pick almost-6" and we score 10 points on under 250 yards of offense. Putting this another way, for the first 58 minutes of the game, we were held to under 200 yards of total offense - which would be behind 2023 Iowa (235 yards/game). If UNC turns out to be a powerhouse, I...

I don't disagree with anything you wrote both with regard to the the 4 byes and likely have 5-8 mixed. Where I think this gets interesting as that I think B1G and SEC will both lobby hard to have as many of the remaining 8 teams as possible so I don't think it will be out of the question for...

NC is replacing a 1st round draft talent at QB and clearly they are taking a huge step back. Until we have more data, we don't know if this is similar to keeping powerhouse Iowa under 10 . I think we see some promise here though.

I will expand a bit on his accomplishments with my context from the last post: In the preceding 5 years before Mason, the Gophers had a record of 16-39, a .29 win % with 8 Big Ten wins. Further, the last bowl appearance was 12 years prior during Lou Holtz. In his 10 season, the Gophers were...

I use this website: https://tv247.us/ I am in Vietnam so I have limited package options so I usually just use this and a VPN.

I apologize if this was discussed already but I just heard about this aspect of the playoffs this weekend – I live halfway around the world so I cannot follow as closely as before. With the new playoff structure, the top 4 teams get a bye. In the first round, teams 5-8 play teams 9-12 with the...

PJ is playing 4D Chess. Mason was fired because he blew huge leads vs. Michigan and Texas Tech. PJ knows this and there are 3 possible solutions. First, he could build a lock down D so that the other team cannot stage a comeback - this is hard and takes time. Second, he could make great...

Michigan wins in the B1G because they literally get every call in their favor except when playing OSU. On top of that, I think it is blatantly obvious that Harbaugh used systematic cheating to gain an edge - which is now neutralized via the helmet radios and Harbaugh pulling a Pete Carroll and...

With 18 teams, this might be the last time in the history of the B1G where we have a team that is the bottom of the conference based on record alone without needing tie-breakers.

With the expanded B1G, this might be a feat never to be repeated.

Oregon benefited from playing in a weak PAC and the fact that USC was thrown into a decade of chaos as a result of Pete Carroll and incompetent coaching hires. On top of that, they had a huge advantage of Nike money in the pre-NIL era. I think OR comes back down to earth hard in the B1G. For...

I don't understand college football rules anymore. If anyone is watching the USC game, LSU just scored on a play where their WR blocked the USC corner into another USC player, before the ball was thrown, resulting in a wide open WR and TD. Not a word mentioned about this. No need to run pick...

You left out some important context: Mason had 1.) zero Admin support 2.) played in the off-campus, shared Dome competing with monster truck shows and tractor pulls 3.) no budget for coordinators 4.) zero success in the preceding 10 years to build off of What Mason accomplished here is nothing...

USC was 8-5 last year and lost the best player in college football. Now, they are playing even vs. a top SEC team. I think they will finally change the OSU/Michigan dynamic in the B1G - if not this year, it will happen next year.

I know I am in the minority here, but I think Adam Weber is likely the closest thing to a pro-QB that I will ever see in my lifetime as a Gopher fan - but, he was held back by constant change in coaching. I would have loved to see what he could have done in a system like we had in a system like...

It fits in the same way that new dorms and other student amenities do - it is their marketing arm as universities have transitioned to being big business and local economic drivers vs. a mission of educating. If the U of Minnesota tightened academic standards resulting in a 75% drop in...

I think as TV revenue models break (for college and pros - NBA already happened), college football will realize that they are actually a direct competitor for NFL and they need to change their relationship to that new reality to gain a bigger share of the remaining revenue. If you go back to...

I wrote this before and watching week 1, I feel it even more strongly - they should completely eliminate the idea of eligibility. If you are enrolled, you should be eligible. College athletics is 100% a business now so let's even the odds and allow unlimited eligibility. Bring back Leidner or...