College Football 2021 Offseason

[NOLA]

So, interesting games in the SEC fall schedule.

 

Hugh Freeze and Liberty at Ole Miss

Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss at Tennessee

BAMA vs Miami

Auburn at Penn St

[Andy]

Literally nothing else matters this off-season now

 

[NOLA]

LOL

 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Kansas now has Less Miles

 

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[champaignchris]

Kansas now has Less Miles

 

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Illinois’ ex-coach, Tim Beckman was an apple that didn’t fall far from Miles’ coaching tree. Gundy at Okie St, too, for that matter. Some real weirdos. Frankly, I don’t know how any rational person could sit them down for a job interview and say, “Yes! This is the guy I want leading my football program!”

[NOLA]

Kansas now has Less Miles

 

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Not sure if anyone has been following this story, but it is getting very ugly for LSU, who is clearly trying to use Les Miles as a distraction from the serious allegations against the university.

 

In a nutshell, Les had several sexual harassment allegations made about him eight years ago by women in the athletic department staff. The AD at the time wrote a letter to the LSU BOT that Miles should be fired for cause, only to be overruled as Les was popular and winning at the time.

 

On a seperate rail, LSU football players were accused of physical and sexual assault by some female students, about which the university did zilch and the players were not disciplined nor was it made public. A female LSU tennis player was apparently beat up repeatedly by RB Darrius Guice, which was covered up by the tennis coaches and the entire athletic department. Again, no reprimand whatsoever and Guice was allowed to continue playing.

 

Add to this the improper recruiting investigation in football and the ongoing wire tap scandal in the men's basketball program and it is looking a lot like Baylor a few years ago, or at minimum a lack of institutional control. I have to think civil suits may follow.

[Andy]

It's not the most important issue coming out of this, but Kansas football continues to be FUBAR. They're not getting a coach worth a damn in March.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

It's not the most important issue coming out of this, but Kansas football continues to be FUBAR. They're not getting a coach worth a damn in March.

 

They're now at 12 years and 4 coaches(including 2 fairly high profile guys in Weis and Miles) since their last FOUR win season. It kinda boggles the mind how they can't seem to stumble into being only mediocre if only for a single season.

[jersey cubs fan]

Says a lot about the culture of college football fans that the first two responses to a story about serial sexual harassment and violence at a top program are about the wins/losses and coaching options of one of the teams tangentially involved.

[Andy]

Says a lot about the culture of college football fans that the first two responses to a story about serial sexual harassment and violence at a top program are about the wins/losses and coaching options of one of the teams tangentially involved.

Alright, everyone make 4 or 5 posts making the completely obvious condemnation of Les Miles being a giant horsefeathers who abused his power in a disgusting way so that Jersey won't judge us

[OleMissCub]

Kansas now has Less Miles

 

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Not sure if anyone has been following this story, but it is getting very ugly for LSU, who is clearly trying to use Les Miles as a distraction from the serious allegations against the university.

 

In a nutshell, Les had several sexual harassment allegations made about him eight years ago by women in the athletic department staff. The AD at the time wrote a letter to the LSU BOT that Miles should be fired for cause, only to be overruled as Les was popular and winning at the time.

 

On a seperate rail, LSU football players were accused of physical and sexual assault by some female students, about which the university did zilch and the players were not disciplined nor was it made public. A female LSU tennis player was apparently beat up repeatedly by RB Darrius Guice, which was covered up by the tennis coaches and the entire athletic department. Again, no reprimand whatsoever and Guice was allowed to continue playing.

 

Add to this the improper recruiting investigation in football and the ongoing wire tap scandal in the men's basketball program and it is looking a lot like Baylor a few years ago, or at minimum a lack of institutional control. I have to think civil suits may follow.

 

You left out the part about where an LSU booster currently in prison admitted to embezzling at LEAST $800,000 from a children’s cancer hospital and funneling the money to players parents. This booster also admitted to federal investigators that he stole gift cards meant for child cancer patients and flying friends to LSU and New Orleans Saints football games on chartered flights labeled “outbound patient transports”.

 

Good times in Red Stick

[NOLA]

Oh yeah. It’s tough to keep up with it all. I hope they burn LSU down. They’ve been doing this horsefeathers for years.

[OleMissCub]

Oh yeah. It’s tough to keep up with it all. I hope they burn LSU down. They’ve been doing this horsefeathers for years.

 

Oh ya, let’s not forget another one. Their CURRENT basketball coach is on a federal wiretap buying players.

 

My gut tells me very little happens from all of this. The NCAA are cowards. Not sure why, but the silence from the national sports media about all of LSU’s misdeeds is deafening. You’d think that stealing money from kids with cancer to pay football recruits would have been one of the biggest stories of the decade in the sports world, but nope.

[NOLA]

Oh yeah. It’s tough to keep up with it all. I hope they burn LSU down. They’ve been doing this horsefeathers for years.

 

Oh ya, let’s not forget another one. Their CURRENT basketball coach is on a federal wiretap buying players.

 

My gut tells me very little happens from all of this. The NCAA are cowards. Not sure why, but the silence from the national sports media about all of LSU’s misdeeds is deafening. You’d think that stealing money from kids with cancer to pay football recruits would have been one of the biggest stories of the decade in the sports world, but nope.

I’ll admit that I likely am blinded by having a very strong anti LSU bias, but I think they’re going down worse than that. An LSU beat writer got confirmation today from the US Dept of Education that they were opening an investigation. It’s Title IX, sexual abuse, wire taps of the head BB coach offering money to a recruit, blatant coverups by people in the AD, and just for kicks, a sweeping under the rug of Les’ multiple allegations of sexual harassment by the BOT. It’s as shitty as it gets.

[Derwood]

Apparently the FCS playoffs are happening now? Weird

[raw]

Apparently the FCS playoffs are happening now? Weird

 

Yes sir and next week live on ESPN you can see my nephew (freshman LB) and #2 Sam Houston St. take on 3-time defending champions, North Dakota St.

[Andy]

ICYMI, and they hope you did, the CFP people said they played around with dozens of potential expansion scenarios before saying they're happy with the current one, which essentially confirms that they're expanding the thing by the time the current contract ends, if not before.

[Andy]

ICYMI, and they hope you did, the CFP people said they played around with dozens of potential expansion scenarios before saying they're happy with the current one, which essentially confirms that they're expanding the thing by the time the current contract ends, if not before.

And right on cue, The Athletic has released a report today saying that a 12-team CFP with 4 byes is gaining support.

[Derwood]

ICYMI, and they hope you did, the CFP people said they played around with dozens of potential expansion scenarios before saying they're happy with the current one, which essentially confirms that they're expanding the thing by the time the current contract ends, if not before.

And right on cue, The Athletic has released a report today saying that a 12-team CFP with 4 byes is gaining support.

 

12 teams? They would somehow still figure out a way to include a 9-3 SEC team over an 11-1 Group-of-Five team

[Andy]

ICYMI, and they hope you did, the CFP people said they played around with dozens of potential expansion scenarios before saying they're happy with the current one, which essentially confirms that they're expanding the thing by the time the current contract ends, if not before.

And right on cue, The Athletic has released a report today saying that a 12-team CFP with 4 byes is gaining support.

 

12 teams? They would somehow still figure out a way to include a 9-3 SEC team over an 11-1 Group-of-Five team

A 12-team format would likely include 1 guaranteed G5 spot. However, with 6 at-larges, you're not wrong about the SEC part.

[soccer10k]

ICYMI, and they hope you did, the CFP people said they played around with dozens of potential expansion scenarios before saying they're happy with the current one, which essentially confirms that they're expanding the thing by the time the current contract ends, if not before.

And right on cue, The Athletic has released a report today saying that a 12-team CFP with 4 byes is gaining support.

 

So theoretically a team could end up playing as many games as an NFL team does (in the regular season at least). 12 regular season games, conf title game and potential 4 playoff games if they don’t get a bye.

 

So stupid.

[snoodmonger]

I think KU finally got it right with their coaching search. (Full disclosure: I've been able to convince myself they made a good hire every time.) Leipold is the first guy they've hired who has a history of outworking his opponents and turning less into more. You have to be able to do that at KU. No idea if he'll succeed, but I think he was out best shot out of the candidates we interviewed.

[Andy]

I think KU finally got it right with their coaching search. (Full disclosure: I've been able to convince myself they made a good hire every time.) Leipold is the first guy they've hired who has a history of outworking his opponents and turning less into more. You have to be able to do that at KU. No idea if he'll succeed, but I think he was out best shot out of the candidates we interviewed.

I'd agree as a MAC fan. Obviously this isn't the first time they've hired a Buffalo guy, but Turner Gill wasn't really even very good at Buffalo except for getting piss lucky in one MAC title game at 7-5 (speaking as an alum of the team he got piss lucky against); Leipold turned Buffalo into a consistent MAC threat for 3 years running, a pretty remarkable feat, and has a strong resume at UW-Whitewater in D-III to back him up. He may or may not end up working out, but it was the right decision.

[raw]

Apparently the FCS playoffs are happening now? Weird

 

Yes sir and next week live on ESPN you can see my nephew (freshman LB) and #2 Sam Houston St. take on 3-time defending champions, North Dakota St.

 

My nephew is a national champion!

[Andy]

This wouldn't start until at least the 2023 season, but here we go.