2024-2025 College Football Playoff

[HuskerNation1]

I wanted to start a thread to discuss this years CFP games. I know there is another thread about the playoff expansion in general but this one will be focused on the 12 teams who made the CFP.  The BIG has the most teams in and I am curious if a BIG will win the title again.  Ohio State appears to have the toughest road to win it all.

 

 

[Crusader Husker]

Indiana reminds me of the old Oregon teams.  All flash and dash, but when they get punched in the mouth, they can't respond.  Good team?  Yes, but the lack of playing quality team is hurting them.

[krc1995]

Just now, Crusader Husker said:

Indiana reminds me of the old Oregon teams.  All flash and dash, but when they get punched in the mouth, they can't respond.  Good team?  Yes, but the lack of playing quality team is hurting them.

Notre Dame is dominating, but can’t seem to put them away.  
 

and I’m finding this whole playoff thing boring. I’m am not really interested in any game tomorrow. Very blah.  I think I’m over football for this year. 

[Crusader Husker]

2 minutes ago, krc1995 said:

Notre Dame is dominating, but can’t seem to put them away.  
 

and I’m finding this whole playoff thing boring. I’m am not really interested in any game tomorrow. Very blah.  I think I’m over football for this year. 

8 teams would have been right this year.  Go top 8 and throw everything else out.  With the rich getting richer through NIL and Portal??  May stay that way.  THink of contual Dodger-Yankee WS.  Only teams spending money.

[HuskerNation1]

12 minutes ago, Crusader Husker said:

Indiana reminds me of the old Oregon teams.  All flash and dash, but when they get punched in the mouth, they can't respond.  Good team?  Yes, but the lack of playing quality team is hurting them.

 

I am surprised how easily Notre Dame is dominating Indiana who we got killed by. Does that mean NIU would kill us too since they beat Notre Dame who beat Indiana who killed us?  

[SouthLincoln Husker]

Notre Dame is dominating both lines of scrimmage, but their offense is not good.

[Crusader Husker]

Rourke is missing on a ton of passes that he made earlier this year.  They also don't play with physicallity.  

[Toe]

1 hour ago, HuskerNation1 said:

I am surprised how easily Notre Dame is dominating Indiana

 

Anybody who looked at Indiana's schedule should have seen this coming. They played a grand total of two teams that finished the regular season above .500. They barely squeaked by one (7-5 Michigan) and got their asses kicked when they played an actual good team (23 point loss to Ohio State). With a decent schedule, they would've been more like 9-3 and bowling against Missouri or South Carolina instead of 11-1 and in the playoff. They're a good team, certainly, but by no means are they a great team.

[HuskerNation1]

20 minutes ago, Toe said:

 

Anybody who looked at Indiana's schedule should have seen this coming. They played a grand total of two teams that finished the regular season above .500. They barely squeaked by one (7-5 Michigan) and got their asses kicked when they played an actual good team (23 point loss to Ohio State). With a decent schedule, they would've been more like 9-3 and bowling against Missouri or South Carolina instead of 11-1 and in the playoff. They're a good team, certainly, but by no means are they a great team.

 

Fair points, but they kept it close to OSU through the first half and I expected this game to be much closer.  Nebraska played OSU much closer than they did Indiana so does that mean OSU is not good either?  I think college football has become a week to week event where a team that looks strong against some competition can look horrible against another team.  

 

Also, outside of Notre Dame's close loss to NIU, they have looked pretty dominant this season so today's showing may be more about how good Notre Dame is than Indiana being overrated.  Hopefully the BIG does not finish 0-3 this weekend.

[Toe]

Illinois vs Indiana would've been a good game this year. Don't read too much into how they did in one game (their respective games against us).

[krc1995]

1 hour ago, HuskerNation1 said:

 

Fair points, but they kept it close to OSU through the first half and I expected this game to be much closer.  Nebraska played OSU much closer than they did Indiana so does that mean OSU is not good either?  I think college football has become a week to week event where a team that looks strong against some competition can look horrible against another team.  

 

Also, outside of Notre Dame's close loss to NIU, they have looked pretty dominant this season so today's showing may be more about how good Notre Dame is than Indiana being overrated.  Hopefully the BIG does not finish 0-3 this weekend.

I don’t think it means anything but we’re very inconsistent.  I think winter/spring/fall we over focused on Colorado with no plan after that. 
 

by we I mean the coaches 

[Hilltop]

Some of the takes in here lol.  Grumpy old men

[HuskerNation1]

32 minutes ago, Hilltop said:

Some of the takes in here lol.  Grumpy old men

 

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[In the Deed the Glory]

I am excited for this playoff as I have two former athletes playing huge roles for teams that have a chance to win and I get to see them on a huge stage. That’s fun. Not as fun as if Huskers were in, but still fun. 

[Red Five]

I think Notre Dame is really good.  Wouldn’t be surprised if they beat UGA by 2 TDs.  And if that’s the case, then did UGA not belong in the playoffs?