College Football 2013 Season

[Imran Siddiqui]

I see your reading comprehension has gotten none the better!

[SlowwHand]

I understood you, Imran. I know you feel compelled to talk out your ass though.

[Boris Godunov]

That was a pretty awesome bowl season for the last hurrah of the BCS. I've taken a wait-and-see attitude towards the new system, but I do find it a bit ironic that so many sports news outlets are cheering the end of the BCS era while at the same time raving about entertaining this post-season has been.

Best Bowl Game: Orange Bowl. This was everything one could want in a college football game: back-and-forth lead changes, great plays on offense and defense, the game coming down to the last minute and Ohio State losing in the end. Who could want for more?

Biggest Bowl Upset: While the Fiesta Bowl held this honor for a brief moment, Oklahoma's Sugar Bowl rout of Alabama takes this honor. As with Baylor, Alabama was favored by 17 points over its opponent. While Baylor lost by 10, the Tide lost by 14. I believe that officially makes it the biggest BCS bowl upset of all time.

Worst Bowl Match-up: Sun Bowl (#17 UCLA v. Virginia Tech) The 3rd best team in the Pac 12 (Arizona State proved they weren't) deserved to be matched with a more formidable foe, and proved it with a 42-12 beatdown.

Most Embarassing Loss: Washington State blew a 15-point lead in the final four minutes of the New Mexico Bowl and lost to Colorado State as a result. Quintessential "Couging It."

[SlowwHand]

It really was a good one.

[Lord Avalon]

Hey, Guy, it's official: Borges is gone!!!

[Guynemer]

I would celebrate, but I just spent seven hours moving **** out of my office since the pipes burst and everything was flooded, and I'm in too much physical pain to even smile.

But good ****ing riddance.

[Lord Avalon]

I would celebrate, but I just spent seven hours moving **** out of my office since the pipes burst and everything was flooded, and I'm in too much physical pain to even smile.

Well, I'm sure you can find some pills for that.

Holy cow, CBS Sports says U-M's hiring Alabama OC Doug Nussmeier!

[Guynemer]

[Imran Siddiqui]

This is an FSU fan site, but this is very interesting:

http://www.tomahawknation.com/2014/1/8/5290644/kelvin-benjamin-appears-to-tell-jimbo-fisher-auburn-coach-dameyune

ESPN's cameras capture audio appearing to come from receiver Kelvin Benjamin, shouting at and over a discussion between Jameis Winston and Jimbo Fisher. "Dameyune [Craig] calling [out] all the plays," the audio says. Craig, of course, coached for Fisher from 2010 to 2012 before leaving for Auburn.

In response, Jimbo Fisher's offense used towels to shield the playcalls from Auburn.

After Benjamin shouts that, Florida State runs 30 pays for 229 yards. Its yards-per-play increased by about 75-percent, more commensurate with the highest scoring offense in college football history.

[Imran Siddiqui]

This may be one of the greatest trolls in college football history:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10275677/lane-kiffin-hired-alabama-crimson-tide-offensive-coordinator

Alabama has hired former USC coach Lane Kiffin as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the Crimson Tide announced Friday.

The sides agreed to a three-year deal, a source said.

[Guynemer]

So we hire Alabama's OC, because they wanted to replace him with Kiffin?

Has Saban lost his mind?

[Imran Siddiqui]

I think you are confusing cause and effect. Kiffin was hired because you hired Alabama's OC (mostly because I'm sure he realizes there is a good shot at him becoming the new HC at Michigan not too long from now).

[Guynemer]

Well... Kiffin was brought in as "an adviser" before Alabama's bowl game. The writing was on the wall.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Considering that Nussmeier is one of the 5 highest paid coordinators in college football now and is getting paid more than Kiffin, I think that any consideration of Kiffin was if Nussmeier was actually going to leave.

[Ben Kenobi]

Hilarious. Saban is a world class troll.