2025 College Football Thread

[LinvilleGorge]

I guess Penn State told him no thanks. Smart move on their part.

[electro's horse]

44 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I guess Penn State told him no thanks. Smart move on their part.

Has he beat a ranked opponent yet 

[electro's horse]

I didnt write this but I think it’s the right read on rhule

Rhule’s conference win percentage at Nebraska is like 40%, that’s a far cry from almost always winning. 

I don’t think Rhule was anyone’s first choice. LSU and PSU just fired guys who are better versions of what Rhule is supposed to be, a “program builder.” The dollar store version isn’t going to be appealing. Florida probably needs someone like that but they’d be much better off with Franklin. 

Then a tier down you’ve got schools that have comparable of fewer resources than Nebraska and they wouldn’t target him because why would he leave Nebraska to go somewhere that’s in worse shape than Nebraska? 

If he can actually do something at Nebraska maybe he will be a hot commodity again but he’s six years removed from being a guy anyone’s getting excited about hiring.

[LinvilleGorge]

6 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Has he beat a ranked opponent yet 

Not that I'm aware of.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, electro's horse said:

I didnt write this but I think it’s the right read on rhule

Rhule’s conference win percentage at Nebraska is like 40%, that’s a far cry from almost always winning. 

I don’t think Rhule was anyone’s first choice. LSU and PSU just fired guys who are better versions of what Rhule is supposed to be, a “program builder.” The dollar store version isn’t going to be appealing. Florida probably needs someone like that but they’d be much better off with Franklin. 

Then a tier down you’ve got schools that have comparable of fewer resources than Nebraska and they wouldn’t target him because why would he leave Nebraska to go somewhere that’s in worse shape than Nebraska? 

If he can actually do something at Nebraska maybe he will be a hot commodity again but he’s six years removed from being a guy anyone’s getting excited about hiring.

The only thing Rhule has proven at this point is that he can drag a program out of the gutter and get them back to a decent level of respectability and competitiveness. What he has definitely not shown yet is that he can beat good teams. I don't mean consistently, I mean literally at all. LOL 

[LinvilleGorge]

I told my wife there's some special olympics coming on in an hour and she was like "the Panthers???" and I'm like "nah, UNC". She just laughed. I love football but football does not love me. LOL 

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

On 10/30/2025 at 3:19 PM, LinvilleGorge said:

Not that I'm aware of.

Rhule beat Cincinnati to open the season, and they are ranked 17th currently.  But even a "down" Nebraska team should beat a "good" Cincinnati team based on talent / recruits alone. Cincinnati is feasting on a very weak pre-conference and Big 12 schedule for 7 wins in a row after losing to Nebraska. 

Rhule's extension is Nebraska knowing they won't get anyone better than him, and Rhule knowing Penn State is not going to hire him because he isn't the splash he was 7 years ago, which was unwarranted then and even more so now. 

Halloween game for Carolina tonight.  Syracuse starting a kid that didn't take a snap in the offseason practices.  There is a good chance we watch Filardi and Lopez try to outdo one another with who sucks more and can throw a game away. 

Still reminiscing on the Halloween game against #2 Miami like 20 years ago when the Heels won on a last second field goal.     

[LinvilleGorge]

UNC strikes first with the hilariously atrocious mistake with a fumble returned for a TD.

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

7 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

UNC strikes first with the hilariously atrocious mistake with a fumble returned for a TD.

We are watching the Gasparilla, Pop Tarts, and Pinstripe Bowls slip right through our fingers.

[LinvilleGorge]

19 minutes ago, HeelsPanthersCanes said:

We are watching the Gasparilla, Pop Tarts, and Pinstripe Bowls slip right through our fingers.

The fuged up thing is that we suck but we should honestly be 4-3 with the arrow pointing up. We should've won our last two games and now we're machine gun shooting ourselves in the dick again tonight. It's unreal.

[UnluckyforSome]

Can't bring myself to watch UNC football tonight. Not when it's Game 6 of Blue Jays-Dodgers.

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

1 minute ago, UnluckyforSome said:

Can't bring myself to watch UNC football tonight. Not when it's Game 6 of Blue Jays-Dodgers.

Watch both.  TVs are like $75 now, no reason to not have 5 or 6 of them going for Saturday, Sunday and the occasional weeknight when multiple things are on. 

And that's how you admit to a gambling problem without admitting to a gambling problem.  

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

7 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The fuged up thing is that we suck but we should honestly be 4-3 with the arrow pointing up. We should've won our last two games and now we're marching gun shooting ourselves in the dick again tonight. It's unreal.

I was thinking the same thing pre-game.  Defense is continuing to look decent, but as we know with Bryce in our pro vice, you can't offset small / lack of skill set at the QB position (Gio). 

 

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

Did I just hear the kid who returned that last punt for Syracuse is 16 years old?!?!