2024 NCAA College Football Thread

[Boston Red]

Notre Dame -8 vs Indiana
Penn State -8.5 vs SMU
Texas -11 vs Clemson
Ohio State -7 vs Tennessee

[KoryMac5]

2 quarterbacks with interesting decisions...Ewers does he stay or transfer with Manning nipping at his heels and Drew Allar does he decide to go pro...I would probably stay the additional year if I was Allar both those picks last night were on really bad throws.

Ewers probably needs to go deep into the playoff to hold Manning off...

[Roy Tucker]

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/a...nnel-sites?amp

2024-25 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites

All times Eastern

Here's the full CFP schedule:

First round (Dec. 20-21)
Friday, Dec. 20: No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame | 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State | 12 p.m. | TNT/MAX
Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas | 4 p.m. | TNT/MAX
Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State | 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN

Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)
Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 6 Penn State/No. 11 SMU winner | 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 | ABC/ESPN
Peach Bowl: No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas/No. 12 Clemson winner | 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ABC/ESPN
Rose Bowl: No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State/No. 9 Tennessee winner | 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ABC/ESPN
Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame/No. 10 Indiana winner | 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ABC/ESPN

Semifinals (Jan. 9-10)
Orange Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 | ESPN
Cotton Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 | ESPN

CFP National Championship
7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 | ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

[Todd Gack]

2 quarterbacks with interesting decisions...Ewers does he stay or transfer with Manning nipping at his heels and Drew Allar does he decide to go pro...I would probably stay the additional year if I was Allar both those picks last night were on really bad throws.

Ewers probably needs to go deep into the playoff to hold Manning off...

Wait? Drew Allar is thinking of going pro? What am I missing? Must be like JJ McCarthy in that I just don't understand the fascination with JJ or Drew for that matter.

[Sea Ray]

Any major grievances with the selections anyone? No real gripes from me.

No major gripes but I think Alabama should have gotten in over SMU. I want the committee to reward tougher schedules. As a fan, I want to see more competitive non conference games, not less

[Boston Red]

Alabama played USF, Mercer, Western Kentucky and Wisconsin.

SMU played BYU, TCU, Houston Christian and Nevada.

In what world would picking Alabama this year incent teams to play stronger non-conference games?

[Sea Ray]

I'm thrilled that my Volunteers made the first ever 12 team CFP. I don't think they're a championship team this year nor do I see them winning in Columbus but they've accomplished so much in just a few years. When Josh Heupel took in 2021 the team was reeling under Jeremy Pruitt. They were 3-7 including a 34-7 loss to Kentucky. They also faced heavy sanctions from the NCAA from the Pruitt regime. Now here we are in 2024 and as of the end of the regular season they're on a par with Ohio State. I think the Vols best days are in front of them but let's see what they've got vs the Buckeyes. They've got the hardest draw in the tournament IMO.

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Alabama played USF, Mercer, Western Kentucky and Wisconsin.

SMU played BYU, TCU, Houston Christian and Nevada.

In what world would picking Alabama this year incent teams to play stronger non-conference games?

Alabama played a much stronger schedule than SMU. That strength happened to be the SEC vs the ACC but the principle still stands. I want hard schedules to be rewarded

[Slyder]

No major gripes but I think Alabama should have gotten in over SMU. I want the committee to reward tougher schedules. As a fan, I want to see more competitive non conference games, not less

Don't lose to 6-6 Vandy and get dominated by 6-6 Oklahoma. In no reality should Alabama or Miami should get in over a team "in" and loses a conference title game. If SMU weren't already "in" as 8 before the game you might have a point. But the committee also said they wouldn't penalize teams who made the champ and lost.

[plantmanky]

I think they have it wrong IMO.

The first round games should be neutral site bowl games.


The second round games should be home games for the conference winners.

[kaldaniels]

I'm thrilled that my Volunteers made the first ever 12 team CFP. I don't think they're a championship team this year nor do I see them winning in Columbus but they've accomplished so much in just a few years. When Josh Heupel took in 2021 the team was reeling under Jeremy Pruitt. They were 3-7 including a 34-7 loss to Kentucky. They also faced heavy sanctions from the NCAA from the Pruitt regime. Now here we are in 2024 and as of the end of the regular season they're on a par with Ohio State. I think the Vols best days are in front of them but let's see what they've got vs the Buckeyes. They've got the hardest draw in the tournament IMO.

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Alabama played a much stronger schedule than SMU. That strength happened to be the SEC vs the ACC but the principle still stands. I want hard schedules to be rewarded

UT and/or OSU do have the toughest road in the playoff. UT very well could win in Columbus so good luck.

Moving forward I have UT as a top-5 program as they are playing the NIL and recruiting game very well so a lot to look forward to.

[kaldaniels]

I think they have it wrong IMO.

The first round games should be neutral site bowl games.


The second round games should be home games for the conference winners.

I’m not opposed to that.

That said so long as the Top-4 conference winners get a bye the bracket is going to look silly most years.

[Boss-Hog]

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