NCAA College Football -

some of our more “engaged” fans’ teams did not make the CFP. ND, USC, the other USC, etc.

so, some of you may not give two shits who wins this thing. my guess would be you’re more rooting AGAINST a certain team or teams (with THEosu and bama topping the list)

but if YOU do have a favorite, who would your “NEXT BEST” be?

I’m rooting heavily for THEosu, but if not them, I’d take texas tech. ole miss would be OK, too, just for the comedy.

Wobbie said:

some of our more “engaged” fans’ teams did not make the CFP. ND, USC, the other USC, etc.

so, some of you may not give two shits who wins this thing. my guess would be you’re more rooting AGAINST a certain team or teams (with THEosu and bama topping the list)

but if YOU do have a favorite, who would your “NEXT BEST” be?

I’m rooting heavily for THEosu, but if not them, I’d take texas tech. ole miss would be OK, too, just for the comedy.

My gf is from Louisiana and was a D1 scholarship athlete at Alabama.  As much as it pains me we root for 'Bama. Would rather be rooting for LSU.
I had a lot friends who went to JMU and spent some time there back in the day. I will root for them over Oregon but not having much hope.
Overall I am guessing it will be either IU or OSU (again, ugh) as champions. 

IU or Oregon 

Pulling for IU or Ole Miss.  I think Ohio State takes it.

Hoping the Hoosiers win it all.  

bootlegger10 said:

darwinstheory said:

IU or Oregon 

 Oregon is my adopted Big Ten football team.  

it’s absurd that that’s what we’ve come to.

Cal is my ACC team!

bootlegger10 said:

darwinstheory said:

IU or Oregon 

Same.  Oregon is my adopted Big Ten football team.  Lived in Indiana 42 years and love ND.  Never had a big ten team I was a fan of, but Oregon is my happy place so root for the Ducks.

Hell yeah, I didn't know you were an ND fan. I oft times feel like I'm on my own in this thread. 

I agree though, Oregon is a happy place. They aren't SEC or ACC, so that is helpful. I was wildly indifferent to either until the later half of November. 

Wobbie said:

some of our more “engaged” fans’ teams did not make the CFP. ND, USC, the other USC, etc.

so, some of you may not give two shits who wins this thing. my guess would be you’re more rooting AGAINST a certain team or teams (with THEosu and bama topping the list)

but if YOU do have a favorite, who would your “NEXT BEST” be?

I’m rooting heavily for THEosu, but if not them, I’d take texas tech. ole miss would be OK, too, just for the comedy.

Making a hierarchy or ranking of these teams is difficult. I really couldn't care less who wins. It's probably heresy to my SEC brethren, but as a South Carolina fan, I don't want the other conference teams to do well. If they all slip, maybe we can rise up? Unlikely, but I can dream...

Here's my hierarchy for this year:
1 a/b) JMU and Tulane - go underdogs!
2) Texas Tech - least objectionable power school
3) Oregon - no issues with them although I did like them better in the Pac12
4) Miami - meh, they're just kind of there for me...would pull for them more if they played and beat Clemson more often
5 a/b) Alabama and Oklahoma - respect their history and tradition, but ultimately don't care about them
6) Indiana - here's where my dislike really starts to heighten. Haven't cared about them for the most part, but there's just something about Cignetti that I don't like
7) Ole Miss - can't support anything built by taint stain Lane
8) Texas A&M - fans are obnoxious and the midnight yell practices are one of the stupidest traditions in CFB
9) Ohio State - I was close to having the bottom 2 as a tie, but if they played I would pull for OSU. The fans that moved from Ohio into my neighborhood really do them a disservice. Especially the douche that drunkenly paraded around the neighborhood wearing jorts and a wife beater, looking like he stepped out of Florida's News of the Weird articles, shouting "O-H" to no one in particular.
10) Georgia - To Hell, to Hell, to Hell with Georgia (sing it to their fight song). Our biggest SEC rival, even though we're more of a nuisance to them. Only time I ever pull for them is when they play Clemson. Truth be told, when those games happen I actively root for the ground to open up and swallow both teams.

markymark550 said:

Wobbie said:

some of our more “engaged” fans’ teams did not make the CFP. ND, USC, the other USC, etc.

so, some of you may not give two shits who wins this thing. my guess would be you’re more rooting AGAINST a certain team or teams (with THEosu and bama topping the list)

but if YOU do have a favorite, who would your “NEXT BEST” be?

I’m rooting heavily for THEosu, but if not them, I’d take texas tech. ole miss would be OK, too, just for the comedy.

Making a hierarchy or ranking of these teams is difficult. I really couldn't care less who wins. It's probably heresy to my SEC brethren, but as a South Carolina fan, I don't want the other conference teams to do well. If they all slip, maybe we can rise up? Unlikely, but I can dream...

Here's my hierarchy for this year:
1 a/b) JMU and Tulane - go underdogs!
2) Texas Tech - least objectionable power school
3) Oregon - no issues with them although I did like them better in the Pac12
4) Miami - meh, they're just kind of there for me...would pull for them more if they played and beat Clemson more often
5 a/b) Alabama and Oklahoma - respect their history and tradition, but ultimately don't care about them
6) Indiana - here's where my dislike really starts to heighten. Haven't cared about them for the most part, but there's just something about Cignetti that I don't like
7) Ole Miss - can't support anything built by taint stain Lane
8) Texas A&M - fans are obnoxious and the midnight yell practices are one of the stupidest traditions in CFB
9) Ohio State - I was close to having the bottom 2 as a tie, but if they played I would pull for OSU. The fans that moved from Ohio into my neighborhood really do them a disservice. Especially the douche that drunkenly paraded around the neighborhood wearing jorts and a wife beater, looking like he stepped out of Florida's News of the Weird articles, shouting "O-H" to no one in particular.
10) Georgia - To Hell, to Hell, to Hell with Georgia (sing it to their fight song). Our biggest SEC rival, even though we're more of a nuisance to them. Only time I ever pull for them is when they play Clemson. Truth be told, when those games happen I actively root for the ground to open up and swallow both teams.

even as a buckeye fan, that’s a good recap. 🤣

you run into the O-H…….I-O people all over the world. I wear some Buckeye gear (along with that of my “other” teams) and it’s happened to me.

P.S. if your boys hadn’t collapsed against bama, we wouldn’t have to deal with them.

P.P.S. agree about Cignetti’s “vibe.”