2025 College Football Thread

[Shocker]

LSU will beat Clemson. Not some big upset.  Buckeyes beat Texas as well.  Should be fun

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, Shocker said:

LSU will beat Clemson. Not some big upset.  Buckeyes beat Texas as well.  Should be fun

Neither outcome would be shocking.

[CRA]

3 games this weekend featuring matchups of top 10 teams? Heck yeah!  

and most of the more popular local teams got some fun looking matchups as well.  Really need to prep the wife about how little I plan to do for her this weekend. 

[CRA]

15 minutes ago, Shocker said:

LSU will beat Clemson. Not some big upset.  Buckeyes beat Texas as well.  Should be fun

Bit of a coin flip but I think you gotta favor Clemson in that one. 

Clemson probably rolling w/ the best overall roster in college football this year.   Everyone returning essentially. At home.  At night.  

LSU obviously has Brian Kelly as a HC and it's opening weekend.  So, that's what it is.  Plus, LSU got all sorts of new players and bodies everywhere to figure out. 

I do think the Clemson game will be the best of the big games from a pure entertainment aspect.   And as a Clemson fan, best time to catch LSU is right now vs later when they figure things out more. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Early season games are always a big coin flip since preseason rankings are just complete projections based on some varying combination of legit expectations and hype. I mean, we all know that the blue bloods are gonna be good but how the tiers are gonna actually break out and which mid-tier teams are gonna end up punching well above their weight? Total crap shoot.

I think my Heels may have a chance to be one of those mid-tier teams simply riding competent coaching and a feather soft schedule. We'll see...

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

Let's go Elon, East Carolina.

[Basbear]

ArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgGGGhH

[LinvilleGorge]

South Florida just killing themselves with penalties and miscues. QB overthrew what should've been a deep ball TD. Then a drop. Then a hold wipes out a big gain. Then the QB pulls off a Cam Newton looking 40 yard TD run and it gets called back with a very questionable holding call.

[LinvilleGorge]

USF's QB just absolutely BAPTIZED a BSU DB just a couple plays after the same guy got a personal foul flag for hitting him late. I mean, absolutely planted his ass. Looked like it was going for no gain and homie just got TRUCKED to give up a 1st down on 3rd and 8.

[PantherChris]

5 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Early season games are always a big coin flip since preseason rankings are just complete projections based on some varying combination of legit expectations and hype. I mean, we all know that the blue bloods are gonna be good but how the tiers are gonna actually break out and which mid-tier teams are gonna end up punching well above their weight? Total crap shoot.

I think my Heels may have a chance to be one of those mid-tier teams simply riding competent coaching and a feather soft schedule. We'll see...

Ooof rooting for the heels is gonna be hard now (heels fan) Belicheater 

[LinvilleGorge]

20 minutes ago, PantherChris said:

Ooof rooting for the heels is gonna be hard now (heels fan) Belicheater 

Yeah, didn't want that hire made but it is what it is. Gotta hope for the best now