[2023 game vs SMU]

I would like to propose locking any thread in the football forum that’s not about Cal today. It’s a workday!

[Confirmed sources tell me...]

[Mean Joe stops by the AD]

On 8/28/2023 at 3:36 PM, Tom McKrackin said:

That is special edition stuff only the coaches and AD can get at this time.

 

On 8/28/2023 at 4:30 PM, El Paso Eagle said:

only to let them know time after time after time that it is not for them

Oops

[AAC not interested in Oregon State or Washington State.]

14 minutes ago, Green Otaku said:

The process isn't as easy as just saying make it happen.

Oh, I think it will be. They’ll throw their weight around and it’ll get changed.

 

12 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

All renegotiated CFP talk I've seen from media sources still includes that +1 "G5" spot. I think the powers know if they close off the "G5" completely

I think it stays for now… But the SEC has pretty much already said they want it to be the Top 12 ranked teams no matter what.

[AAC not interested in Oregon State or Washington State.]

9 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Circle back to this day in 2030 when the MWC has filled the CFB playoff G5 slot 7 years running. 

This assumes the “G5” slot in the playoffs is even still a thing.

[AAC not interested in Oregon State or Washington State.]

23 minutes ago, Green Otaku said:

People that are saying this isn't a big deal forget that if the MWC takes the PAC name they will have written autonomy and a piece of the CFP money by name. Those things will need to be voted out for them to lose it, and the process of that is difficult and unclear. 

This is changing. Bank on it. SEC/B10 just have to say “change this or we are breaking away right now” and it will get changed.

 

[ACC officially invites Cal, Stanford and SMU]

1 minute ago, greenminer said:

With nothing to offer, against tons of better options out there, they were allowed in the room and got approved.

The one thing SMU football has taught me in my lifetime is that they are willing to pay to play. That’s it. That’s the one thing.

[ACC officially invites Cal, Stanford and SMU]

Who knew SMU would invent the reverse game guarantee? Instead of someone paying them $1M to come play, they’re going to pay $1M to them to go play.

[AAC not interested in Oregon State or Washington State.]

I don't actually think Oregon State and Washington State really make the MWC that much stronger. I think people are way overhyping those two programs. They don't add national exposure for the MWC. I can't imagine very many people in Gainesville or Miami staying up to watch WSU vs. SDSU.

The further they are removed from the PAC, the more "regular MWC school" they will become.

[AAC not interested in Oregon State or Washington State.]

I feel like this makes it very clear that the bump in the media contract wasn't going to cover the expanded cost of traveling to the Pacific Northwest for the current AAC members.

[With SMU leaving I am concerned]

6 minutes ago, cousin oliver said:

and they have joined a power conference

Just give it a couple of years. I don't think there's any way the B10/SEC let the ACC remain a "power conference." As a matter of fact, I give it 1-2 years before the B10/SEC pluck the schools they want and the ACC ends up in the same boat as the P12.

My prediction for the future

• The B10/SEC pluck the best of ACC schools
• The B10/SEC break off from the rest of FBS
• They create their own rules around paying players
• They create a similar structure to the NFL with conferences and divisions
• They end up with their own playoffs
• They crown their own national champion

At that point, I think the rest of the conferences and the ACC leftovers (like SMU) go back to being more regional and playing in a separate playoff system.

[ACC officially invites Cal, Stanford and SMU]

Stanford and Cal playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference... what could possibly go wrong?

[UAB]

1 hour ago, bstnsportsfan3 said:

Go support your team, the opponent doesn’t matter

On a personal level I completely agree with you, but the reality is that’s just not that realistic for casual fans at most schools not ranked in the top 50.

[UAB]

I’m going to assume they report tickets distributed just like we do instead of BIS

[UAB]

Worth Noting- Attendance was 25k

[UAB]

I mean, they played NC A&T on a Thursday night. I’m not sure the “big boys” would have drawn well for that one.

[UNT Football shared their facilities this week...]

Florida’s having a tough go at it tonight.

[Unis]

3 hours ago, southsideguy said:

anyone know if this is legit.

I can tell you my employer blocks that website, and they don’t block very much.

[Unis]

5 minutes ago, golfingomez said:

LOL... real original, coogs

The Houston nod to the Oilers is a million times cooler than SMU’s attempt to claim Dallas though.

[UNT Football shared their facilities this week...]

2 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Shows we have better IPF than Smut and TCU in the area.

No doubt. It’s easy to take for granted how well they thought out and planned our IPF. It’s first class.

[UNT Football shared their facilities this week...]

I think this is a big deal. Just a few short years ago pre-IPF they would’ve gone to Southlake High or somewhere like that.

[Cal 2023 Separated at Birth]

On 8/30/2023 at 12:46 PM, Christopher Walker said:

 

Okay, but sidebar–

Is it a good or bad omen that Coach Morris has gone with the Dr Phil look?

 

I get more of a Ted Lasso vibe

[Unis]

Love this look! Always wear green at home.

At least almost always

[Cal Opens 2023 Season At North Texas]

3 hours ago, Jason Howeth said:

I honestly thought the takes were going to be much more in favor of Cal simply because P5 v. G5, as it almost always happens. Pleasantly surprised. 

Agreed. Even being referred to as a mid-level group of five opponent is a step up from where we have been in the past.

[Who scores the first TD Saturday?]

Ridge Texada

OR

Andrew McNulty