Agree, there is such a steep drop-off between 1 thru 8.  But I really, really hate the idea of bye weeks for playoff teams.

Group of 5 and ND are the real issue here.  The crazy "best 4 teams" rule has to allow for a group of 5 and/or ND.  If the P5 did their own thing where conference champs were the only 5 teams under consideration.  Then the committee would just need to seed the 5 teams and take the top 4.

I think (both?) school's ADs have already commented on that suggestion.

Yesterday(?) there was an article in The Dispatch about the surplus of testing capacity in Ohio (maybe it was just Central Ohio?), so there really is no reason not to test the players.  If for no other reason than to give the school and the athletic department piece of mind.

If you get up early you control the day, if you get up late, the day controls you.

The real issue is "quality" vs "developmental". Those two are in direct conflict with each other.  quality might give us a bunch of 27-30 yo former NFL players, but the NFL doesn't want to see that.  They already know how those players play against NFL talent.

If (big IF) the NFL "wants" anything it would be a Developmental league.  But they are not built to win, they play to give players time to grow and develop.  They might change QBs every half.  Or every other game.  Play 5 different RB over 2 games. That, is not fun for the fans to watch.  Especially once you realize your coaches/front-office are not playing to win but playing to build.

After reading the article, it is very interesting to note how much the written English language has changed in 115 years.  The article's word choices, phrasing etc.  It is quite difficult to read in several places.  That is nearly as interesting as the story's contents.

Thornapple (southern edge of hilliard) has been quite crowded the past few weeks any time the weather is remotely nice.  Looks like they don't rent golf carts, so you have to carry or use a push/pull cart.

Agree, as I had suspected this was a no-brainer for NCAA and OSU.  There are so few spring athletes (and even fewer scholarships!) and most play in sports that don't really have a huge professional league (except baseball) there is very little risk but lots of "good will".

Agree, as I mentioned above, coaches will need to re-recruit players every year.

That said, does this make for better NFL play?  Does it help eliminate the "hidden gems" in the NFL draft process as those kids 2/3-star kids can "move up" to bigger program rather than go unnoticed in some FCS/D2 school?

This puts much more stress on coaches that are already spread thin.  HS recruiting is tough, but having to recruit transfers as well as "re-recruit" your own players every year can be quite trying.

Long term does this affect coaching in college?  Go to NFL where you don't have to deal with this BS?

I watched maybe ~20 plays across 2 games on Sunday.  At times I sort of felt like the defenses were holding back a bit.  No hits, 80% effort.  Any one else notice that?  Or was it just the few plays I watched?

So, it is to block press box (only on Baylor's side of the field) from viewing hand signals?  That's a bit paranoid.  I would think the play caller's body would block some of the signals under normal scenarios (though I understand many of the signals our done outside the caller's body width).

Player and coach motivations are indeterminate in 'modern' bowl games. Bowl records shouldn't be counted or touted.  They are fun scrimmages that include a nice gift bag.  

We (fans, bloggers, press) need to stop taking non-CFP bowls seriously.  With the transfer portal, 4 Game red-shirts, future NFL players holding out and coaches moving, it is nearly impossible to take these games seriously.  They should be called 'The Winter Scrimmage' (not too different than the Spring Game).  The primary benefit of these games is 15 days of extra off-season practice and a gift bag from the scrimmage's primary sponsor.

He has excellent flow.  Should have been a Minnesota hockey player.  He would have been on the all-state team.

Agree, sort of.  The committee should just rank the conference champs (and undefeated non-conf teams?  They need an 'in' for ND).  Win it on the field.  None of the best win, worst loss, eye test crap.  Plus that (most years) gives 4 power 5 teams into the playoffs.  And the #1 seed would probably have an easier path (today that would mean LSU playing Oregon??).

What other sport puts the best into their playoffs?  None!

Never underestimate the transfer portal.  I suspect this off season the portal will be crazy busy.

I have no idea why Nick even addressed this question.  I would not expect starters to get pulled from the first half of a game.

Is Rutgers competitive in any sport?  I guess they weren't horrible in Men's LAX last year.

What about eye-candy athletes?  We could have a very attractive D2 tennis player that ends up with lots of followers on Instagram.  They make money hocking protein powder and/or Lululemon yoga pants.  Is that fair to the 'big uglies' on the O-line?

Will the school even matter?  We seem to be think of 'traditional' likeness usages (used car lot commercial, etc.).  What about social media?  Some goofball QB from a D3 school could have 1M followers and end up making more than the QB from OSU.

While a bigger school will more than likely bring more followers.  That doesn't have to be the case.  Ask your teenagers who are the 'biggest' social media 'stars' that they follow.  You'll probably want to drive your head thru a wall after seeing the stuff they actually make money on.  The world of 'social media influencers' is really crazy and quite fickle.

So, I wouldn't worry about the QB missing practice for shooting a commercial for a local used car lot.  I would be more concerned about the QB missing practice for shooting his latest YouTube video in which he does some crazy antics that he has been practicing in his 'off-time'.

If it is a run-only game due to weather it will be a much closer game.  If we can throw mid-to-long passes it will be a blow-out.

How is Clemson's SOS only few points behind ours (@40 we are @31)?  Their schedule seems to be really weak.

FWIW, here are a few more 'rankings' worth looking at now that we more than half-way thru the schedule.  Interesting to see where each one puts their emphasis....

https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/

http://www.colleyrankings.com/currank.html

https://www.masseyratings.com/cf/fbs/ratings

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2019-college-football-predictions/?ex_cid=rrpromo