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2025 College Football Thread

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Two things I completely nailed in week one:

- Arch Manning hype was utterly absurd

- Bill Belichick hype was utterly absurd 

Manning literally couldn't beat out a 5th round draft pick and in one case the current Oregon St. starting QB. Somehow we are supposed to believe that a kid that is being billed as literally one of the greatest QB's in college football history to the extent that they ranked his team #1 yet somehow sat for two years behind an oft injured Quinn Ewers? Never won that job from Ewers last season, either. Three years of college football and this kid still looks like a college freshman.

Bill Belichick couldn't get employed in the NFL because the game had obviously passed him by and he has no ability to handle anything less than complete control. What could possibly go wrong when a stubborn, inflexible 73 year old on his first CAREER CFB job gets paired with a historically bottom half/third college football program in a P5 conference??? Well, welcome to college football, Bill's GF. Turns out massive roster turnover and just simply telling everyone you are the "33rd NFL team" doesn't erase the advantages that dozens and dozens of football programs have over you because that's the way college football has always been. 

 

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25 minutes ago, HPPantherzfan said:

As I mentioned earlier, Carolina to the SEC would be an absolute disaster for them.  Vandy would love it though, there would be a new whipping boy.

Most of the ACC would fare similarly. Maryland is a far more accomplished football program historically and they have yet to ever finish above .500 in conference play since leaving the ACC. 

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1 minute ago, Tbe said:

Odds Bill comes back next year?

I think he dreams of being begged back to the NFL but it's a false dream. Could it happen? Yes. Is it likely? Definitely not. 

I don't anticipate him becoming suddenly self reflective or less stubborn although this college experiment is likely to end in a comically massive failure. 

The real question is how bad will it be for UNC when they have to buy out his son's HC contract?

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37 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Most of the ACC would fare similarly. Maryland is a far more accomplished football program historically and they have yet to ever finish above .500 in conference play since leaving the ACC. 

Exactly what I mentioned earlier, same with SC.  They follow the money, they will be a laughing stock.  Would not be a good move for any ACC school.  Which reportedly Clemson is out, each school has to be approved by the SEC board and in a test vote Clemson and FSU was a no go

 

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40 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Most of the ACC would fare similarly. Maryland is a far more accomplished football program historically and they have yet to ever finish above .500 in conference play since leaving the ACC. 

You think Maryland is a more prestigious football program than UNC?

You’re my guy, kfd, but that’s a wild take.  I actually think the ACC has never gotten the love it deserves for football.  There is a lot of tradition and prestige to a lot of the teams in the conference.

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1 minute ago, HPPantherzfan said:

Exactly what I mentioned earlier, same with SC.  They follow the money, they will be a laughing stock.  Would not be a good move for any ACC school.  Which reportedly Clemson is out, each school has to be approved by the SEC board and in a test vote Clemson and FSU was a no go

 

Damn, I didn’t know they were considering moving.  These new conferences and the constant moving of teams is complete ass.  But that is shocking for those two schools considering their pipelines and prestige.

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6 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

Damn, I didn’t know they were considering moving.  These new conferences and the constant moving of teams is complete ass.  But that is shocking for those two schools considering their pipelines and prestige.

Yea I know, if the SEC was going to take any ACC schools it would be one of those two.

https://247sports.com/college/south-carolina/board/44/contents/sec-turns-down-fsu-and-clemson-233705974/?page=2

 

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18 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

You think Maryland is a more prestigious football program than UNC?

You’re my guy, kfd, but that’s a wild take.  I actually think the ACC has never gotten the love it deserves for football.  There is a lot of tradition and prestige to a lot of the teams in the conference.

Easily so. 1 "National Championship", 11 conference titles.

UNC can boast 0 and 7.

Maryland is less so since they have left the ACC and will likely remain depressed for the remainder of their existence before the Big Ten collapses. 

I agree about the ACC and its football history but truthfully, it is becoming harder for the ACC to compete in the super conference era with the extreme amounts of money it takes to just stay competitive, much less excel. 

UNC is very odd case. On the surface, plenty of money to spend to attempt to become a relevant football program but then you spend it on....Bill Belichick??? That's....stupid.

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