Jack Bauer said:

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OU Fans can pay almost $700 to sit in the post game press conference after the Michigan game.

What's next - for $500 you get to clean the locker room toilets??

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Now you know good and well fans of any team will pay for that right. I can think of several from this site, particularly the pay side, that would jump at that to be able to then come on here and act like they were in the know even more.

Welcome to Week 0. #BRADDAHHOOD x #GoBows pic.twitter.com/oS87E4woJi

— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) August 17, 2025

Jack Bauer said:

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Welcome to Week 0. #BRADDAHHOOD x #GoBows pic.twitter.com/oS87E4woJi

— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) August 17, 2025

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Getting so damn close

While he makes great points, sadly, those days are over in college football.

That cat is way out of the bag at this point.

And it's 10x worse in college basketball.

With college football - At least you have to wait 3 years before you can get to the league. And while kids might still be transferring left and right during that stretch, they are at least able to mature and learn somewhat.

In college basketball, kids are able to jump ship after 1 year. And with the NBA willing to pay an insane amount of money to an unproven player these days, why would a kid stick around and take school seriously?

NBA teams are paying players $50 million+ per year now, and they don't even have to be named LeBron, Steph or KD (which at this point, are probably the only 3 players actually worth that amount of money, given what they bring to the league).

College football had a chance to get things under control years ago, had they just provided a respectable piece of the pie to the athletes.

But they didnt do it then, and they aren't even doing that now - and are forcing fans and alumni to foot the bill.

This seems unnecessary...

Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium will host North Dakota State vs. Montana State in 2027 & South Dakota State vs. Montana in 2029

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 18, 2025

LTBear19 said:

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While he makes great points, sadly, those days are over in college football.

That cat is way out of the bag at this point.

And it's 10x worse in college basketball.

With college football - At least you have to wait 3 years before you can get to the league. And while kids might still be transferring left and right during that stretch, they are at least able to mature and learn somewhat.

In college basketball, kids are able to jump ship after 1 year. And with the NBA willing to pay an insane amount of money to an unproven player these days, why would a kid stick around and take school seriously?

NBA teams are paying players $50 million+ per year now, and they don't even have to be named LeBron, Steph or KD (which at this point, are probably the only 3 players actually worth that amount of money, given what they bring to the league).

College football had a chance to get things under control years ago, had they just provided a respectable piece of the pie to the athletes.

But they didnt do it then, and they aren't even doing that now - and are forcing fans and alumni to foot the bill.

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So true. The NBA has some insane salaries for unproven players. And since they have less players on a team it seems like there are more "failures" or "didn't live up to expectations" type players that make a tone of money and are out of the league in a few years. Just look at some of the rosters in Europe or that 3 on 3 league for examples.

Jack Bauer said:

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This seems unnecessary...

Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium will host North Dakota State vs. Montana State in 2027 & South Dakota State vs. Montana in 2029

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 18, 2025

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The game between the first two teams in Frisco for the national championship had almost 19,000 at it. A stadium with 65,000 capacity will seem empty.

Auburn will retire its Heisman Trophy winning QB Cam Newton's No. 2 jersey on Oct. 11 in a ceremony during the Tigers' rivalry game against Georgia. https://t.co/Mf6aEAcirS

— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) August 18, 2025

No. Just no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cinderella team in March Madness does not correlate to college football.

What are your thoughts on a 28 team CFB playoff with 7 SEC and Big Ten auto bids and 5 auto bids for the Big 12 and ACC. Debate, discuss. My analysis: pic.twitter.com/n1eTr4FPPT

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 19, 2025

Jack Bauer said:

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No. Just no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cinderella team in March Madness does not correlate to college football.

What are your thoughts on a 28 team CFB playoff with 7 SEC and Big Ten auto bids and 5 auto bids for the Big 12 and ACC. Debate, discuss. My analysis: pic.twitter.com/n1eTr4FPPT

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 19, 2025

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Agreed. Even if a Cinderella wins their first game they will most likely get beat in their second game. Just like many of the 12 and below in March madness. Which is why I am also not a fan of it expanding. But I also don't like a team having to "play in" but they are and 11. The play ins should be for a 16 spot.

One thing about the Wave is that we are going to set the standard in everything that we do! #UptownFootball pic.twitter.com/iDN8EdNhew

— Tulane Football (@GreenWaveFB) August 18, 2025

Funniest thing I have seen in Dublin so far: this bar clearly searched "Iowa State flag" and "Kansas state flag" and ordered the first thing that popped up, doing no other research pic.twitter.com/AM9V86y8Yy

— Noah Wolf (@nchaunceywolf) August 21, 2025

We can confirm that the 2025 team lids look exceptional on Irish soil 🇮🇪#MuchMoreThanAGame | #TouchdownDublin | #TouchdownIreland pic.twitter.com/Hgv7utt7mV

— Aer Lingus College Football Classic (@cfbireland) August 21, 2025

Jack Bauer said:

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No. Just no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cinderella team in March Madness does not correlate to college football.

What are your thoughts on a 28 team CFB playoff with 7 SEC and Big Ten auto bids and 5 auto bids for the Big 12 and ACC. Debate, discuss. My analysis: pic.twitter.com/n1eTr4FPPT

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 19, 2025

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I am not sure that is right. TCU was a Cinderella (admittedly won one game).

28 teams is way too many.

I would say let's let the 12 team PO play out a little before we change everything again. The issue is SEC and B10 want to grab everything now.

GoodOleBaylorLine said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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No. Just no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cinderella team in March Madness does not correlate to college football.

What are your thoughts on a 28 team CFB playoff with 7 SEC and Big Ten auto bids and 5 auto bids for the Big 12 and ACC. Debate, discuss. My analysis: pic.twitter.com/n1eTr4FPPT

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 19, 2025

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I am not sure that is right. TCU was a Cinderella (admittedly won one game).

28 teams is way too many.

I would say let's let the 12 team PO play out a little before we change everything again. The issue is SEC and B10 want to grab everything now.

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TCU was 12-0 and finished 2nd in the nation, that's not on the same level as the 1985 Villanova Wildcats.

They were 12-1 and #3. And 8 point underdogs against UM, who was actually undefeated.

But fair enough, They were not 1985 Villanova.

Yall mad about the Cracker Barrel logo and I’m still not over this pic.twitter.com/G4M63z2bNr

— Vaughn Hunter III (@VaughnHunterIII) August 21, 2025

ESPN's showing High School football (Folsom vs Grant Union). Grant Union got a pre-game penalty 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/40FcV0x4Ek

— 🏆🥇 (@fsh733) August 24, 2025

Jack Bauer said:

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ESPN's showing High School football (Folsom vs Grant Union). Grant Union got a pre-game penalty 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/40FcV0x4Ek

— 🏆🥇 (@fsh733) August 24, 2025

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Hopefully they got it handed to them after that.


Edit: LOL!!!!

Just looked it up and they (grant) got beat 51-13.

Week 1 is officially here 🙌

There are 91 GAMES over a FIVE-DAY SPAN, giving us approximately 40 HOURS of College Football on TV from Thursday to Monday. 🥹

(H/T @BenScottStevens) pic.twitter.com/yxLJAQJjbG

— CFB Kings (@CFBKings) August 25, 2025

The Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears (NAIA) have a player named Indiana Jones @BunkiePerkins pic.twitter.com/NYcYIbWYcH

— Dan Why-Ner (@ReallyDanWeiner) August 25, 2025

Florida inventing Gatorade and forcing fsu to spend decades drinking Powerade remains one of the more underrated rivalry flexes in sports. https://t.co/esEBlMOH18

— Astute Alligator (@AstuteAlligator) August 24, 2025

This is why college football is the best..

https://t.co/iZtAt2rGDw pic.twitter.com/V5NotTorNy

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) August 26, 2025

NEWS: Fox and YouTube TV are in a carriage dispute ahead of the College Football season.

The deadline to reach an agreement is Wednesday at 5 PM EST😬

Auburn at Baylor (Friday) and Texas at Ohio State (Saturday) could be impacted... https://t.co/ZRQq9rjDf2 pic.twitter.com/QGxswVyMma

— On3 (@On3sports) August 25, 2025

2025 Season

Main ESPN/ABC Broadcast Teams
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George
Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor
Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich
Bob Wischusen, Lousi Riddick, Kris Budden
Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony

ACC Network Primetime
Wes Durham, Steve Addazio, Dana Boyle

SEC Network Saturday Night
Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic

HBCU Spotlight
Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker

Returning Teams
Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
Roy Philpott, Sam Acho and Taylor Davis
Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport
Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang
Jay Alter and Rocky Boiman
Courtney Lyle and Rene Ingoglia
Matt Schumacker and Dustin Fox
Eric Frede and Jack Ford
Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)
Mike Couzens, Max Starks and Jordan Reid (ESPN Radio)
Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega, Ciro Procuna and Carlos Nava (ESPN Deportes)

New Broadcast Teams
Matt Barrie, Tom Luginbill and Harry Lyles Jr.
Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray and Lauren Sisler
Wes Durham, Steve Addazio and Dana Boyle
Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker and Morgan Uber
Chris Cotter, Max Browne and Kendra Douglas
Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod and Victoria Arlen
Chuckie Kempf and Darius Walker
Clay Matvick and Chase Daniel

Jack Bauer said:

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2025 Season

Main ESPN/ABC Broadcast Teams
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George
Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor
Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich
Bob Wischusen, Lousi Riddick, Kris Budden
Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony

ACC Network Primetime
Wes Durham, Steve Addazio, Dana Boyle

SEC Network Saturday Night
Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic

HBCU Spotlight
Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker

Returning Teams
Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
Roy Philpott, Sam Acho and Taylor Davis
Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport
Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang
Jay Alter and Rocky Boiman
Courtney Lyle and Rene Ingoglia
Matt Schumacker and Dustin Fox
Eric Frede and Jack Ford
Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)
Mike Couzens, Max Starks and Jordan Reid (ESPN Radio)
Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega, Ciro Procuna and Carlos Nava (ESPN Deportes)

New Broadcast Teams
Matt Barrie, Tom Luginbill and Harry Lyles Jr.
Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray and Lauren Sisler
Wes Durham, Steve Addazio and Dana Boyle
Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker and Morgan Uber
Chris Cotter, Max Browne and Kendra Douglas
Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod and Victoria Arlen
Chuckie Kempf and Darius Walker
Clay Matvick and Chase Daniel

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This might be the first year that Chase Daniel has to actually put in some true work to get his paycheck. Lol. He didn't seem to need to do it much in his long career but made some good money.

UNM’s first two-deep is out — sorta.

Since Michigan didn’t release one, UNM has put out a two-deep with Tom Hanks characters in place of the offense, Tom Cruise characters in place of the defense and Leonardo DiCaprio characters in place of special teams starters. pic.twitter.com/pkrO71v2cf

— Sean Reider (@lenaweereider) August 26, 2025

This is good stuff

"This thing about people getting married on Saturdays during college football season is a scourge, Mr. President....There's seven other months of the year people can get married." - Marco Rubio

Ban fall weddings! pic.twitter.com/DsU5uUwYpr

— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) August 27, 2025

Bill Belichick's company has filed a trademark for GOLD DIGGER.

The filing, made with the USPTO on August 25th, claims that Bill intends to launch a GOLD DIGGER-brand of jewelry.

The company that filed the trademark lists Bill's girlfriend, Jordon, as a manager. #Belichick pic.twitter.com/SjV7Sbu1CJ

— Josh Gerben (@JoshGerben) August 27, 2025