***2025 Week 4 (Sept.18-Sept. 20) CFB Games Thread***

Literally the definition of poor coaching.

They missed so many tackles...

Looks like a 6 or 7 win team to me, depending on schedule.
They already have 3 wins for the season, have to figure they are better than Minn, NW, UCLA, MSU and the squawks. The only game they do not have a chance to win is @Penn State and then maybe home to USC. Not sold on Maryland yet, they beat a poor Wisconsin team yesterday. Nebraska can get to 9 to 10 wins, if they figure it out.
 
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Literally the definition of poor coaching.

They missed so many tackles...

Looks like a 6 or 7 win team to me, depending on schedule.
Nebby has lacked discipline as a program for several years now. But they do have a lot of talent. Their schedule has some tough games the rest of the way out with @Maryland, v. USC, and @Penn St. I see them going 5-4 in conference play, that includes a win over Iowa. If we beat them in Lincoln they'd end up 4-5 in conference play, 7-5 overall.
 
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Can someone explain to me why Illinois was ranked so high to start the season? They were the darling upset pick against Duke, so it’s not like people thought that highly of them. Do the pollsters really think Bielema is a good coach or something?
 
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Can someone explain to me why Illinois was ranked so high to start the season? They were the darling upset pick against Duke, so it’s not like people thought that highly of them. Do the pollsters really think Bielema is a good coach or something?
I think #9 was too high but they're a good team. They won 10 games last year, beat a good South Carolina team in their bowl, and returned a ton of starters this year including 3rd year QB and entire OL. I'd have probably started them 15-20 somewhere to start the season instead of #12, that too seemed a bit high.
 
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I watched some of this game but apparently not at the right time.

I first heard about this morning but Auburn is saying Oklahoma pulled the “guy hides on the sideline” play on them.

Illegal but I guess TV could have whiffed on spotting it as well.
 
I haven’t looked at Utah boards since they joined the league. Do 99% of them still think the MWC is much better than the Big 12 after getting killed last season?
I don't even think of Utah as a P4 school, their fans apparently think they're a shoo-in for the Big 10. They continue to stink things up on the field, all hype, no results.
 
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The rankings right now are just starting to work their way out. Even now it's hard to determine the better teams because so many teams have played nothing but cupcakes for the first three weeks are being compared to teams that have played a decent team or two. Right now the best three teams in the B12 look like ISU, TCU and TT, but until about the half way point in the season, it's all nothing but guess work for the majority of teams.
 
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I don't even think of Utah as a P4 school, their fans apparently think they're a shoo-in for the Big 10. They continue to stink things up on the field, all hype, no results.
Don't know where this is coming from. They're going to be waiting a while, if at all.
 
I don't even think of Utah as a P4 school, their fans apparently think they're a shoo-in for the Big 10. They continue to stink things up on the field, all hype, no results.

If they were a great fit and added lots of value to b10, the Pac or Big 12 would’ve added them in the 80s or 90s. There’s no way they get a call over even Colorado, AZ or KU and those are long shots but next best adds outside of nd and acc.
 
The rankings right now are just starting to work their way out. Even now it's hard to determine the better teams because so many teams have played nothing but cupcakes for the first three weeks are being compared to teams that have played a decent team or two. Right now the best three teams in the B12 look like ISU, TCU and TT, but until about the half way point in the season, it's all nothing but guess work for the majority of teams.
I think Arizona state needs to be above Tcu and beats them Friday. It's close though
 
Don't know where this is coming from. They're going to be waiting a while, if at all.
When it became apparent that it was likely the PAC was going to break up, I listened to a couple of Utah podcasts where it was assumed that the Big 10 was going to give them an invite.