College Football

[Potomac]

Well, that was the most exciting season for Penn State fans in a while.

 

[jmdirt]

ND and the THE O!

 

[Nomad]

Texas choked with 4 attempts near the goal line to tie the game late in the 4th only to fumble with OSU scooping it up for a score. Both Ewers & Howard threw the ball well & played solid games. If Ewers declares for the draft or transfers, it'll be the Arch Manning show next year

Should be a great final - the Big 10 vs Independent ND. The last time OSU & ND played was in 2023 where #7 OSU squeaked by #16 ND 17-14.

 

[jmdirt]

It looks like the committee got this one wrong too!

National Champions: THE Ohio State

 

[BullsFan22]

Good for THE Ohio State!

 

[Nomad]

Ohio St wins it's 9th national championship. Ryan Day wins his first putting a nice finish to a great season filled with some adversity. Day has been one of the more successful coaches at OSU in a short time going 70-10 & 46-5 in conference play in just 6 seasons.

The expanded playoffs worked which allowed OSU & ND to make the postseason who were outside of the CFP final 4 rankings before seeding (ND #5 & OSU #6). On the negative side of things, the bye doesn't seem to provide any benefit as all 4 bye teams lost in the quarterfinals.

 

[Potomac]

The Wall Street Journal published a speculative list on what college football teams are worth "if sold on the open market"

For what's it worth...

How Much Is Your Team Worth?​

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RANK	TEAM	ADJUSTED REVENUE	ADJUSTED CASH FLOW	ENTERPRISE VALUE
1	Ohio State	$223,594,829	$85,278,444	$1,957,000,000
2	Texas	$219,945,851	$105,599,656	$1,897,000,000
3	Michigan	$189,253,537	$80,923,273	$1,655,000,000
4	Georgia	$198,114,685	$82,861,050	$1,348,000,000
5	Notre Dame	$168,744,051	$71,278,000	$1,293,000,000
6	Lousiana State	$181,017,764	$60,513,664	$1,060,000,000
7	Penn State	$161,105,126	$53,990,551	$1,027,000,000
8	Tennessee	$162,819,481	$68,048,536	$1,017,000,000
9	Texas A&M	$161,661,122	$63,914,552	$1,001,000,000
10	Oklahoma	$169,985,767	$65,275,295	$881,000,000
11	Alabama	$142,369,686	$34,487,409	$846,000,000
12	Auburn	$164,452,125	$64,710,084	$843,000,000
13	Nebraska	$167,772,096	$65,600,013	$838,000,000
14	Florida	$161,267,346	$54,682,119	$793,000,000
15	Wisconsin	$155,512,471	$56,046,671	$734,000,000
16	Washington	$129,444,071	$48,601,963	$662,000,000
17	Kansas	$139,403,475	$57,900,408	$649,000,000
18	Iowa	$138,866,390	$43,759,987	$640,000,000
19	Arkansas	$135,222,445	$44,056,340	$616,000,000
20	Oregon	$119,303,080	$45,970,073	$608,000,000
21	Minnesota	$110,077,821	$40,854,398	$550,000,000
22	Virginia Tech	$109,406,716	$35,212,034	$476,000,000
23	Illinois	$102,269,438	$30,406,873	$453,000,000
24	Southern California	$142,964,386	$1,858,274	$452,000,000
25	Florida State	$115,070,076	$19,630,108	$446,000,000
26	Maryland	$102,888,453	$34,740,947	$445,000,000
27	Clemson	$105,459,421	$9,696,272	$439,000,000
28	Utah	$95,363,528	$33,168,332	$425,000,000
29	Kansas State	$89,248,004	$38,588,773	$420,000,000
30	Mississippi	$85,664,367	$17,767,856	$411,000,000
31	Michigan State	$96,307,866	$27,053,633	$411,000,000
32	Texas Tech	$92,424,081	$38,352,396	$389,000,000
33	Indiana	$75,868,430	$38,738,071	$386,000,000
34	Colorado	$89,742,972	$26,215,706	$378,000,000
35	Brigham Young	$83,742,845	$24,131,932	$366,000,000
36	Texas Christian	$98,739,302	$9,669,289	$348,000,000
37	Northwestern	$93,340,123	$32,141,771	$341,000,000
38	North Carolina State	$80,699,891	$23,204,934	$336,000,000
39	North Carolina	$86,892,741	$15,223,312	$327,000,000
40	Miami FL	$120,860,161	$2,331,349	$326,000,000
41	Iowa State	$76,461,582	$24,200,484	$324,000,000
42	Oklahoma State	$86,369,622	$27,425,668	$324,000,000
43	Georgia Tech	$81,550,443	$15,135,562	$317,000,000
44	South Carolina	$78,927,507	$17,470,623	$312,000,000
45	Arizona	$85,400,697	$22,395,578	$299,000,000
46	Louisville	$87,102,633	$15,371,047	$286,000,000
47	Purdue	$88,097,009	$14,291,796	$279,000,000
48	Duke	$80,219,673	$12,860,512	$258,000,000
49	Syracuse	$62,097,718	$25,010,464	$255,000,000
50	California	$65,697,423	$9,132,571	$247,000,000

Some of these amateur program's value exceeds many teams in various professional sports.

 

[Potomac]

I got curious, and found a Wikipedia entry for the 50 most valuable professional sports teams.

Forbes list of the most valuable sports teams - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The spot in 50th place was $4.3 billion. So I guess Ohio State's $1.9 billion is small change.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I got curious, and found a Wikipedia entry for the 50 most valuable professional sports teams.

Forbes list of the most valuable sports teams - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The spot in 50th place was $4.3 billion. So I guess Ohio State's $1.9 billion is small change.

At first I read the list you had posted as million and didn't think it was that much, but it's actually billion. Wow!

 

[scribers]

Thank god football is back!!!

Go Irish!

 

[Oldman]

Am not amazed that folks are laughing at ESPNs computer modelled standings after this weekend.

 

[Potomac]

I know the college started in earnest the other day, but I refuse to watch college football until September.

 

[Unchained]

I know the college started in earnest the other day, but I refuse to watch college football until September.

I hope you are not sneaking a peek at Grambling at Ohio State, 4th quarter just started and it's 63 to 0..

 

[Unchained]

And more OSU news..Oregon is destroying Oklahoma. 69-3. Humiliation

 

[scribers]

Would love to see this upstart South Florida stick one on Miami. South Florida has beat Boise State and 13th ranked Florida this weekend.

 

[Potomac]

Maryland 4-0 start to the season.

 

[Potomac]

For those that don't find turtles fearsome, just know they will eat anything they can catch.

 

[Nomad]

Mike Gundy fired after more than 20 years as the Oklahoma State head football coach

The winningest coach in Oklahoma State football history has been fired.

247sports.com

The winningest coach in Oklahoma St football history (170-90). Several Big 12 titles & bowl wins. Inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Played QB there & worked his way up to HC. First bad season last year at 3-9 (0-9 conference). Truly a legend in Oklahoma St football history.

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[Nomad]

Oklahoma QB, Heisman favorite John Mateer needs surgery on throwing hand; expectation is he'll return 'this season'

Mateer's injury has significant implications for the Heisman Trophy and SEC races.

sports.yahoo.com

Huge blow to the Sooners - could be out for at least a month. Oklahoma undefeated currently ranked #7. Top dual-threat QB in FBS & Heisman favorite. Apparently injured his throwing hand in the 1st qtr of the Auburn game & played the entire game (I watched the game & never noticed any obvious signs of an injury).

 

[Potomac]

Looks like the Maryland turtles fell back to earth today.

But even worse, my Nittany Lions have lost two in a row!

 

[Nomad]

The college experiment doesn't seem to working. Lol

Report: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina

As reports of a potential exit mount, UNC remains silent.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[Nomad]

But even worse, my Nittany Lions have lost two in a row!

How about 3 in a row & the firing of James Franklin!

Penn State will pay nearly $50 million to fire the coach who took it to the playoff last season

James Franklin's buyout is the second richest in college football history.

www.nbcnews.com

Wow...shock waves through FBS. I guess losing to Northwestern when you're a 21 pt favorite was the last straw. A $50m buyout on his contract? And on top of that, they lose Drew Allar to a season-ending leg injury.

 

[Potomac]

How about 3 in a row & the firing of James Franklin!

Penn State will pay nearly $50 million to fire the coach who took it to the playoff last season

James Franklin's buyout is the second richest in college football history.

www.nbcnews.com

Wow...shock waves through FBS. I guess losing to Northwestern when you're a 21 pt favorite was the last straw. A $50m buyout on his contract? And on top of that, they lose Drew Allar to a season-ending leg injury.

Semifinalist in the college football playoff earlier this year and kicked to the curb.
Preseason they were ranked No 2....which bothered me because I never thought Drew Allar was all that great. I never wish injury on any player, but I thought a school like Penn State must have someone better to choose from.

Who to hire next?

Penn State Football Head Coach Hot Board: 13 Candidates For The Job

Black Shoe Diaries, a Penn State Nittany Lions community

www.blackshoediaries.com

 

[Nomad]

Preseason they were ranked No 2....which bothered me because I never thought Drew Allar was all that great. I never wish injury on any player, but I thought a school like Penn State must have someone better to choose from.

If Allar would have come out for the draft this year, he was projected as a 1st rounder. I've talked about him before on the NFL thread. He's a clone of Josh Allen: Identical size, elite arm strength, excellent mobility & athleticism - a top mobile pocket passer. His stats were impressive last year playing in a tough conference like the Big 10 (compare his stats to Josh Allen's when he was at Wyoming). Granted, his stats this year at this juncture weren't quite on par as last year's but still above-average in accuracy & passer rating. This injury sounds like a significant setback for him & could jeopardize his high-draft potential:

Drew Allar's draft stock takes another hit with season-ending injury

Penn State QB Drew Allar's draft stock takes another big hit with season-ending injury

draftwire.usatoday.com

The backup QB they have is Ethan Grunkemeyer - RS FR who's a 4-star recruit & was selected to the HS Elite-11 competition. Anytime you have HS kid make the Elite-11, that's something special because only the top 20 or so HS QBs are invited to that competition every year. If they can develop him, he could their starter over the next couple of years.

 

[Potomac]

If Allar would have come out for the draft this year, he was projected as a 1st rounder. I've talked about him before on the NFL thread. He's a clone of Josh Allen: Identical size, elite arm strength, excellent mobility & athleticism - a top mobile pocket passer. His stats were impressive last year playing in a tough conference like the Big 10 (compare his stats to Josh Allen's when he was at Wyoming). Granted, his stats this year at this juncture weren't quite on par as last year's but still above-average in accuracy & passer rating. This injury sounds like a significant setback for him & could jeopardize his high-draft potential:

Drew Allar's draft stock takes another hit with season-ending injury

Penn State QB Drew Allar's draft stock takes another big hit with season-ending injury

draftwire.usatoday.com

The backup QB they have is Ethan Grunkemeyer - RS FR who's a 4-star recruit & was selected to the HS Elite-11 competition. Anytime you have HS kid make the Elite-11, that's something special because only the top 20 or so HS QBs are invited to that competition every year. If they can develop him, he could their starter over the next couple of years.

Injured or not I can't see Allar ever having been considered a first round pick.
How many times have you watched him play? I have only watched the big games these last few years...OSU, Michigan, Oregon.... and I was never impressed.

Throwing 4 TDs against Maryland or Iowa....big deal.

He,, and former coach Franklin, just can beat quality competition.

We can revisit Allar's draft position in April