TTOWN RONMON

Lots of changes going on in CFB at the moment. I am about to do a thread where Denis Dodd confirms my suspicion, CFB scoring is way down, it is at its lowest mark since 2009 and for the first time ever, scoring has declined for three straight years.

I heard something by a pundit the other day, maybe G-Mac or one of those nerdy types, and it hit me why teams are now struggling. I fill in on the thread.

EDIT: Might as well put it here, I only log into SEC Rant and this board, all other boards ask me to log in. Di that way before, so I can't start a thread. Dennis Dodd Headline:

College football offenses continue declining in key categories resulting in lowest-scoring season since 2009


Dennis Dodd takes one last statistical look at the 2023 college football season

That was the 2023 season, and its gotten even worse. Then I heard one pundit talking about how Alabama managed to confuse OU this time (somewhat), the last game we lined up at the line of Scrim. and called the plays. Well, coaches now have communications with one players, most like a smart LB like Hightower, who can relay to both the D-Line and D-Backs, but that radio communication stops at the 15 seconds to go mark. So, Bama did some huddling remember? The ran to the line after the 15 second tom go mark, giving the defensive coaches no chance to get a read on what they were doing (very smart).

These communications no doubt are helping the defenses get back into the game, but teams will soon all start doing what Bama did. Many probably already are. I wonder if IU does that ? The reason Bama and Georgia defenses were so great 10....well, 15 years ago Bama, was that Saban and Kirby communicated every move, until the HUNH kind of muted their influence, then we started getting games like 2019 Bama vs. LSU where both teams scored in the 40s, which is really why I stopped watching, it was awful. I thought the offenses had just gotten bad lately, but it seems they made a new rule in 2024 that evens out the playing field.

I disagree, the one team that gets in with the soon to be 16 or 24 game playoffs will give the lowers teams something ton play for. JMU getting into the playoffs might give them enough bucks to but a couple of good D-linemen and I think with the 13 pens by those zebras that game is even closer, they could not stop them all night without pens.

The truth is if Indiana can go to number 1 in two years any of these teams can have a special year. The problem this year was getting in 2 teams because of Duke winning the ACC. Nobody minds the one team. Some years they can compete, Tulane was a bad choice they saw they lost to Ole Miss by 35. JMU might have beat Texas AM :lol: Its good for the game to get one team in, but not 2. And they could take the 2 best teams and play a play in game Friday night before the Sat Army Navy game.

That way all the other conferences start the year with a hope, they can have a shot, if they go like 11-0 or 12-0. We need Rocky to have a shot.

They beat OSU 13-10, and Oregon who themselves have beaten nobody.

Bama played 4 games against two of the best defenses in OU and Georgia. They are going to score against Indiana, not 33-40, but 23-27ish, the only question is will the allow Indiana to get to 30, they got to 30 vs. Oregon, but only 13 vs. OSU. so against the best 2 teams they are averaging 21 Bama against the top 2 defenses have averaged what 24, 21, 7 and 34 about the same and I think OU and Georgia are much better defenses than Oregon.

Its not like Bama will even be outmatched via talent. I still say in the UGA game DeBoer already knew he was in, or he never goes for it inside his on 5 on fourth and 3. Be a good game but its on grass, and it might be a tad warm. I say a 24-21 type game either way.

GET IN THAT HOLE.............BOOM

This would not be out of the ordinary, tbh. Teams who think they have just missed out on the playoffs......

1.) Don't mind losing and getting higher picks

2.) Need to see what the back-ups can do in real game situations ahead of next year

3.) If a QB has been hurt & banged up, especially and had concussions, they might as well shut him down where he had an extra month to recover

Oregon is way overrated, do not understand how their schedule puts the at 5, they dodged Ohio State and Mich. Beat Iowa by 2 on a last second FG, beat PSU in 2 OT in a game they should have lost, beat Wisc. 21-7,a team Bama beat 38-11.

IMHO, Ole Miss and Texas AM should be above them. JMU lost to Louisville, but they both had the same yards, JMU's turnovers did them in. These Jrs and Srs were coached by Cignetti, so he turns teams around fast, in te right situation, I can see them giving Oregon a game, I mean if they can only score 18 on Iowa, and 21 on Wisc. I can see a game where it might get hairy for them, probably not, of course, but the 21.5 points seems a stretch.

You guys are not Bama fans, all you do is bellyache and cry. Bunch of crybaby cowards. When Bama wins the title again, maybe this year, you will all jump back on the bandwagon. To me, its obvious the QB is hurt. He should have been replaced, but if you do that it gives the committee an excuse to replace you like they did FSU in 2023.

When the year is over I am sure the truth will come out.

Why would they want him? He followed Saban to a tacked Bama and has lost 7 games out of his first 26 games. Saban takes on average 5 years to lose that many games. They have a coach set to go no doubt.

With the money coaches are making now, would a school ever HONEY POT a coach so they could fire him. I mean, pay this staffer 250 K to seduce a coach, keep it on the down lo, save millions.

THINK, why is 5-7 Auburn in there? Because they play good teams tight.

Why is a 2 loss Notre Dame so high? Because they are running up the scores on "BAD TEAMS" so them only beating USC matters not, this computer loses cred by not limiting the scoring affect on its algorithm.

You would bet on Bama, not that sorry OU offense, even a blind man understands the weird stuff in that game will not happen twice. Your team is average, they stole the Auburn game for you.

I can say that this will be an easy game, more like no turnovers, drilled into the team, and since Auburn these coaches knew they were locked into OU. But we weren't going to give away our plan in the Georgia game. Blitz all you want, if the OC doesn't have a lot of Screens and Shovel passes ready to keep Ty from being pressured every down then he's an idiot. Every team self evaluates.

You guys had one drive for 3 points, no one at Bama is scared of the OU team, they are gleeful. Bama will roll through Norman like its 2011, I see a a 27-10 game