Finished the First Responders Bowl, and about to check the Duke's Mayo Bowl.
I don't know why, but every time I hear Duke's Mayo Bowl, my mind flashes to the
opening scene of "An Officer and a Gentleman", and the May-O-Nnaise exchange
between Louis Gossett Jr, and Richard Gere
[ Edited by FlayvaMeister on Jan 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM ]
Breaking: Bill Belichick locks down his first major transfer, 4?? Texas QB, Will Angus. The RS Freshman will have all 4 years of eligibility remaining: pic.twitter.com/h6YjX0TYqd
Breaking: Bill Belichick locks down his first major transfer, 4?? Texas QB, Will Angus. The RS Freshman will have all 4 years of eligibility remaining: pic.twitter.com/h6YjX0TYqd
"The Draft Starts In Mobile"
As a last miinute reminder, the Reese's Senior Bowl is today. Saturday, 1 February 2025 Time: 2:30 PM EST / 19:30 GMT Venue: Hancock Whitney Stadium Location: Mobile, Alabama Broadcast: NFL Network
- The last bowl game before the Combine begins, is today - HBCU Legacy Bowl Saturday, 22 February 2025 Time: 4:00 PM EST / 21:00 GMT Venue: Yulman Stadium Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Broadcast:NFL Network
[ Edited by FlayvaMeister on Feb 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM ]
I've been hard at work prepping for betting this year. Let's start it off with my top 25 QB rankings (these are not draft stock, its their impact on the game in college and on if they were all playing on teams of equal talent).
1. Sellers, South Carolina
2. Allar, Penn State
3. Leavitt, ASU
4. Robertson, Baylor
5. Jennings, SMU
6. Hoover, TCU
7. Manning, Texas
8. Klubnik, Clemson
9. Reed, Texas A&M
10. Simmons, Ole Miss
11. Pavia, Vandy
12. Mendoza, Indiana
13. King, Georgia Tech
14. Avery Johnson, Kansas State
15. Mateer, Oklahoma
16. Mensah, Duke
17. Green, Arkansas
18. Beck, Miami
19. Nussmeier, LSU
20. Iamaleava, UCLA
21. CJ Bailey, NC State
22. Altmeyer, Illinois
23. Becht, Iowa State
24. Daniels, Kansas
25. Chiles, Mich St
26. Moore, Oregon
27. Holestein Pittsburgh
28. Gio Lopez, North Carolina
29. Moss, Louisville
30. Sorsby, Cincinnati
31. Morton, Texas Tech
32. Maiava, USC
33. Raiola, Nebraska
34. Brandon Lewis, Memphis
35. Julian Sayin Ohio State
Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:
I've been hard at work prepping for betting this year. Let's start it off with my top 25 QB rankings (these are not draft stock, its their impact on the game in college and on if they were all playing on teams of equal talent).
1. Sellers, South Carolina
2. Allar, Penn State
3. Leavitt, ASU
4. Robertson, Baylor
5. Jennings, SMU
6. Hoover, TCU
7. Manning, Texas
8. Klubnik, Clemson
9. Reed, Texas A&M
10. Simmons, Ole Miss
11. Pavia, Vandy
12. Mendoza, Indiana
13. King, Georgia Tech
14. Avery Johnson, Kansas State
15. Mateer, Oklahoma
16. Mensah, Duke
17. Green, Arkansas
18. Beck, Miami
19. Nussmeier, LSU
20. Iamaleava, UCLA
21. CJ Bailey, NC State
22. Altmeyer, Illinois
23. Becht, Iowa State
24. Daniels, Kansas
25. Chiles, Mich St
26. Moore, Oregon
27. Holestein Pittsburgh
28. Gio Lopez, North Carolina
29. Moss, Louisville
30. Sorsby, Cincinnati
31. Morton, Texas Tech
32. Maiava, USC
33. Raiola, Nebraska
34. Brandon Lewis, Memphis
35. Julian Sayin Ohio State
Do these ranking correlate w NFL draft or just situational for the college year ?
Big 12 week 1 has Iowa State vs. Kansas St in Ireland. Due to time change, it may be tought to predict. But on paper I see it as Kansas State by 10
Without going over all the numbers, I gave a raw strength value. So ASU (25sh) at Baylor (20sh) I'd pretty much say is a pick 'em game. Raw strength is ball park value, then adjust based on home field, health, momentum, matchup etc. So huge road test at somewhat difficult field without Skattebo, Baylor plays aggressive and gets at QB, going to be a ton of pressure on Leavitt.
Colorado at Houston I'd probably favor Colorado by 2.5. I don't think Houston carries much of a homefield advantage coming off a terrible season. Probably an ideal set-up game for Colorado D to shut them down as new QB gets comfortable.
Big 12 Power Rankings and in tiers.
Clear top teams (neutral point value ~25)
1. Kansas St
2. ASU
True contenders (neutral point value ~20)
3. TCU
4. Kansas
5. Baylor
Mediocre (neutral point value ~15)
6. BYU - losing their QB could send season in tailspin
7.Colorado - Deion has a great DC and reloaded again in portal
8. Iowa St
9. Cincinnati
10. Utah - should bounce back around .500 when not using a 5th string QB
11. Texas Tech - Great homefield advantage, some of their portal success is a mirage, not sold on QB
Bad teams (neutral point value ~10)
12. Oklahoma State
13. West Virginia
14. Arizona
15. UCF
16. Houston