2023 College Football thread

[myboynoah]

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[LiveCoug]

Utah really, really, really needs to die. I hate them.

[USUC]

Utah really, really, really needs to die. I hate them.

I work with too many of their fans. This type of game only encourages their obnoxiousness.

[LiveCoug]

I work with too many of their fans. This type of game only encourages their obnoxiousness.

It needs to stop.

[Clark Addison]

One of the nice things about living in North Carolina is that, while I certainly WANT Utah to lose, no one around here really cares or even is aware of whether they win or lose.

[USUC]

It needs to stop.

I don't necessarily lose sleep over Utah winning, because f@$k em. But I'm fairly discouraged by the absolute domination they have with LDS recruits. It kind of is a sum zero game in that regard. The end of the Whittingham era can't come soon enough.

[Applejack]

I don't necessarily lose sleep over Utah winning, because f@$k em. But I'm fairly discouraged by the absolute domination they have with LDS recruits. It kind of is a sum zero game in that regard. The end of the Whittingham era can't come soon enough.

Saint Kyle is a football savant, coaxing wins in the coliseum from a walk-on from Milford high at qb, and a safety playing running back.

have fun owning an nfl team, Caleb! Hope that you stop by Utah some time.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Saint Kyle is a football savant, coaxing wins in the coliseum from a walk-on from Milford high at qb, and a safety playing running back.

have fun owning an nfl team, Caleb! Hope that you stop by Utah some time.

Congrats. Amazing game.

I HATED seeing utah win, but I was happy for the pig farmer.

[Applejack]

Congrats. Amazing game.

I HATED seeing utah win, but I was happy for the pig farmer.

The pig farmer is a great story. I think Oregon and Washington will absolutely shut him down, but if you'd have told me the Utes went to usc with a walk-on from Milford at qb and won, I'd have laughed in your face.

[Jeff Lebowski]

The pig farmer is a great story. I think Oregon and Washington will absolutely shut him down, but if you'd have told me the Utes went to usc with a walk-on from Milford at qb and won, I'd have laughed in your face.

It really is a great story.

Utah is proving that if you have a good defense, you have a chance to win any game.

[Moliere]

It really is a great story.

Utah is proving that if you have a good defense, you have a chance to win any game.

And USC is proving that if your defense sucks, it doesn’t matter who is your QB or how many offense playmakers you have.

[MartyFunkhouser]

It really is a great story.

Utah is proving that if you have a good defense, you have a chance to win any game.

Utah has the best defense that I've ever seen in the Whittingham era at Utah. It is also clearly the best depth on defense they have ever had because they have had significant injuries to impact players and are still playing elite defense.

It might also be the worst offense I've ever seen at Utah. When you are relying heavily on your starting safety to be your only playmaker on offense that is a serious problem.

The Pac-12 is really good this year. The Athletic's ranking of all 133 teams:

https://theathletic.com/4987597/2023/10/23/college-football-rankings-polls-fbs-standings/

Washington - 4
Oregon - 9
Oregon St - 10
Utah - 11
UCLA - 23
USC - 24
Arizona - 33
Washington St - 39
Colorado - 42
Cal - 66
ASU - 93
Stanford - 95
Average Ranking: 37.4

Compare that to the Big-12 this year:

Oklahoma - 5
Texas - 7
Oklahoma St - 28
Kansas - 30
Kansas St - 32
TCU - 43
BYU - 44
Iowa St - 51
West Virginia - 52
Texas Tech - 64
UCF - 66
Houston - 79
Baylor - 85
Cincinnati - 100
Average Ranking: 49

The Pac-12 is even giving the SEC a run:

Georgia - 1
Bama - 8
Ole MIss - 13
LSU - 16
Missouri - 17
Kentucky - 25
Florida - 26
Tennessee - 29
Texas A&M - 41
Mississippi St - 49
Auburn - 56
South Carolina - 68
Arkansas - 70
Vanderbilt - 106
Average Ranking: 37.5

The Pac-12 has been mediocre for a long time, but it is going out with a really good year. The Pac-12 still probably won't have a a CFP team, because Washington, Oregon, Oregon St, and Utah all have a really tough schedules the rest of the way.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Kind of funny that the P12 is having the best year in ages on its last year.

[BigPiney]

Kind of funny that the P12 is having the best year in ages on its last year.

I can't believe the stupid beavers lost to WSU. That said, their last two games of the year are set up to epic. Washington then Oregon.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I can't believe the stupid beavers lost to WSU. That said, their last two games of the year are set up to epic. Washington then Oregon.

I mean seriously, the Beavers should have beaten WSU and lost to the Utes.

The final Civil War could be a lot of fun.