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2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

RhodeIslandBuck
AuTX Buckeye said:
Folks... CC games aren't going away... we're not getting LESS games... unless folks are gonna payout massive amounts of cash to the networks... .they are aren't going away... Fox isn't gonna agree to lose the B1G without getting some CFP games... which ESPN wont give up.... so the inventory of games will only increase ... never decrease.
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Agreed, frankly most of what I listed will never happen, but an expansion to 16 would increase the overall number of games or keep it the same, even with losing the CCs.

But yes, you're entirely right on how it would be divided up. I would also love to see CFB work like the NFL, where the playoffs are distributed amongst the big networks, but again, fantasy land.
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PK Jayden Fielding (All B1G, National Champion, Ottawa Redblacks)

billmac91
Captain Buckeye said:
I fully believe he’s the best we got. That just can’t be the case here at OSU.

Look what the kid from Ole Miss does. How elite is that to be automatic from 50 yards or greater? With our defenses we just need points. Sure would’ve been a month ago and couldn’t have hurt 2 days ago.

Could you imagine knowing that if you can just approach midfield you’re getting points? That’s nuts
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There’s “the best you got” in practice, which it sounds like he consistently wins.

And then there’s “the best you got” in clutch moments.

I think we all concede he’s a talented kicker in non-clutch moments. MaCafe, who is big on kickers, had great things to say about him from camps he’d been too (big leg for smaller size kicker)….

All that said, the sample size is large enough to know he’s not it. We brought in a transfer portal kicker from the MAC, and he didn’t get any run in-game presumably bc Fielding “out-kicked” him in practice.

I don’t now, at a certain point, don’t you have to make a change?? You can never truly replicate in-game situations on the practice field.
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2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

AuTX Buckeye
Folks... CC games aren't going away... we're not getting LESS games... unless folks are gonna payout massive amounts of cash to the networks... .they are aren't going away... Fox isn't gonna agree to lose the B1G without getting some CFP games... which ESPN wont give up.... so the inventory of games will only increase ... never decrease.
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Koi Perich (S Minnesota, transfer to Oregon)

Captain Buckeye
BuckBackHome said:
I haven't looked at the roster for Miami, but wonder if they are heavy with seniors and will be in rebuilding mode next year. I guess what I am thinking about is which team is closer to returning to the CFP next year, based on experience levels of each team. Again, I am leaning on my philosophy that the more experienced teams perform better in the CFP.
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Of course they do.

TCUN in 2023, our guys last year.

Extremely veteran teams.

With essentially the entire offense back in 2026 the defense just has to be great (not elite). Someone like Koi would borderline get this team to maintain the elite status provided we add on the DL too.

Seems we are strong candidates to get the #1 LB too. So if we can backfill with 4 kids from the portal on defense we are in business that’s for sure.
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Non-Playoff Bowl Games Discussion Thread

ScriptOhio
Duke's Mayo Bowl
ESPN
8:00 PM
Wake Forest (8-4) vs Mississippi State (5-7)

In the 2025 college football season, several 5-7 teams declined bowl bids, including Florida State, Auburn, UCF, Baylor, Kansas, Rutgers, and Temple, primarily to focus on player development and the transfer portal, disrupting bowl-filling efforts for games like the Birmingham Bowl. These teams often expected their season to be over and had already moved on, making it difficult to field a team, unlike some bowl-eligible teams that also opted out due to coaching changes or playoff snubs.

Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Southern (now 7-6) 29 defeated Appalachian State (now 5-8) 10.

Just sayin': When 5-7 gets you into a bowl game (needless to say) there are just too many bowl games.
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2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

ORD_Buckeye
Holy shit. The Sirius morning guys went ballistic on the sec. They must have been reading this board. They used the phrase "preseason sec hype," talked about how inflated rankings pump up the quality of wins and negate their losses and even mocked Greg Sankey pounding his fist on the table to hype the conference.

I wonder who'll be hosting that show next week.
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2026 tOSU Special Teams Discussion

ScriptOhio

Former Ohio State star sends Ryan Day some important transfer portal advice after Cotton Bowl loss to Miami​

The former Buckeyes star wants a major change made in how the team attacks the transfer portal this year.

Fresh off a frustrating Cotton Bowl loss to the Miami Hurricanes, the Ohio State Buckeyes staff has plenty to do this offseason. It was an impressive campaign for much of the regular season for them, but the ultimate goal was not achieved. They fell short, and clear holes on the roster made a massive difference in the end for OSU.

The transfer portal will play a key role in creating another dominant roster for the Buckeyes in 2026, but an underrated need is already getting pointed out as one that must be addressed in an impactful way by Ohio State’s staff and NIL plan.

Fresh off a frustrating Cotton Bowl loss to the Miami Hurricanes, the Ohio State Buckeyes staff has plenty to do this offseason. It was an impressive campaign for much of the regular season for them, but the ultimate goal was not achieved. They fell short, and clear holes on the roster made a massive difference in the end for OSU.

The transfer portal will play a key role in creating another dominant roster for the Buckeyes in 2026, but an underrated need is already getting pointed out as one that must be addressed in an impactful way by Ohio State’s staff and NIL plan.

Garrett Wilson pushes Ohio State to find top kicker after loss to Miami​

Former Buckeyes wide receiver and first-round pick of the New York Jets Garrett Wilson was understandably concerned with the inconsistency on special teams this season for Ohio State. He made that clear on social media, placing some pressure on head coach Ryan Day to go “big fish hunting” at kicker.

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Just sayin': So far here are the kickers in the transfer portal....


Does anybody actually stand out as a "top kicker"?
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2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

RhodeIslandBuck
Captain Buckeye said:
I agree. Go to 16 teams, get rid of conference championships (if we were co champions this year then so be it), first two rounds on campus, and my recommendation is re-seed every round so the top seeds play the lowest remaining seeds.

Or shoot let the top seeds pick who they’ll play (this would be hilarious).
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Yup, re seed every round as well, there needs to be incentive to finish in the top rung.
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Koi Perich (S Minnesota, transfer to Oregon)

BuckBackHome
I haven't looked at the roster for Miami, but wonder if they are heavy with seniors and will be in rebuilding mode next year. I guess what I am thinking about is which team is closer to returning to the CFP next year, based on experience levels of each team. Again, I am leaning on my philosophy that the more experienced teams perform better in the CFP.
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