2017 random college football

posted by Automatik

Some serious try harding going on in Orlando...

 

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21951014/ucf-knights-raise-national-championship-banner

I think this is awesome.   If TCU and Boise would have done stuff like this,  maybe we would have a playoff now.   

They aren't the first to do it.  There's precedent set.

Did you guys see the LSU defensive coordinator just signed a new contract for $2.5 million per year.  College football has lost the plot.  

posted by superman

I think this is awesome.   If TCU and Boise would have done stuff like this,  maybe we would have a playoff now.   

No, they would just look equally stupid.

Meaningless banner, meaningless PARADE. LOL. 

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

Did you guys see the LSU defensive coordinator just signed a new contract for $2.5 million per year.  College football has lost the plot.  

Why do people like you get so upset over someone making a lot of money? 

What's the plot?

posted by Automatik

No, they would just look equally stupid.

Meaningless banner, meaningless PARADE. LOL. 

not meaningless......makes NCAA playoff comittee look like idiots

posted by Spock

not meaningless......makes NCAA playoff comittee look like idiots

UCF has grown into the largest university passing Ohio State and Texas-Austin. They have well over 60,000 undergrad students now. Their resources are growing significantly and consistent efforts to highlight successes all lead to a longer term effort to push this football program into the big money bowls/business that is college football.  Claiming a national championship isn't meaningless.  It's one peice.

An interesting note was that the athletic department paid their assistant coaches the contractual bonuses for winning the "National Championship".  They didn't pay Scott Frost any more because he capped out is contractual opportunities.

posted by Spock

not meaningless......makes NCAA playoff comittee look like idiots

No, it makes UCF look like try hards.

0-12

6-7

13-0, 54th ranked hardest schedule. 

Faux National Championship. LOL

What they should do, is hire another coach, beef up the schedule, and maintain the success. That's how you get recognized.

Florida INternational is on a massive growth surge too.  They are going to be interesting to watch with regards to their efforts in resources applied to their football program.I think they are approaching 50,000 undergrad students.

Their next step needs to be conference change.  Let's face it.  AAC will not get you anything.  If you really want the recognition, then jump on in with the big dogs. 

posted by ernest_t_bass

Their next step needs to be conference change.  Let's face it.  AAC will not get you anything.  If you really want the recognition, then jump on in with the big dogs. 

 What conference takes them?  Florida won't want them in the SEC. Miami and FSU won't want them in the ACC.  

Nobody else really makes sense geographically. 

posted by superman

 What conference takes them?  Florida won't want them in the SEC. Miami and FSU won't want them in the ACC.  

Nobody else really makes sense geographically. 

Big 12. 

But it doesn’t matter. They won’t have another season like this anytime soon...if ever. 

posted by Automatik

 

, beef up the schedule, 

I immediately thought, hey they should schedule Mercer.

Rich Rod.  Epic fail.

posted by superman

 What conference takes them?  Florida won't want them in the SEC. Miami and FSU won't want them in the ACC.  

Nobody else really makes sense geographically. 

Still gotta try.  Those two conferences make the most sense.  Screw Florida, Miami, and FSU as well.  If UCF is good for your conference, add them. 

posted by SportsAndLady

Why do people like you get so upset over someone making a lot of money? 

I'm not upset at all about it.  I just think it is interesting that the defensive coordinator for a school's football team makes about 20X the salary of the state's governor.  

posted by Automatik

What's the plot?

It once was amateur athletics for college students.  

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

I'm not upset at all about it.  I just think it is interesting that the defensive coordinator for a school's football team makes about 20X the salary of the state's governor.  

Again, why are you so concerned with someone’s salary? 

posted by SportsAndLady

Again, why are you so concerned with someone’s salary? 

I'm not concerned about it at all.  I'm making an observation about priorities at colleges and universities.  If this guy worked in the NFL and made $1 billion, I would say more power to him.