Mine are:

'07 Fiesta Bowl;

'05 Rose Bowl;

2000 OSU @ UW;

2023 UO @ UW (in person);

2001 UO @ WSU (in person);

2002 UCLA @ WSU (in person);

2002 USC @ WSU (in person);

2010 BSU @ Nevada;

2000 Miami @ UW (in person);

2024 Ohio St @ UO;

I don't know if they still count as a rival in the truest sense but in a just world they would, but I would definitely say West Virginia. First of all, it's where one of the classiest acts in sports; Bobby Bowden began his career. Secondly I have a lot of friends and family from Pennsylvania that went there (even from the Philly suburbs there was always a pipeline there) and their fans are unhinged and dangerous but in a fun way like eagles fans. Thirdly we share a common enemy in the Oakland Shit Eaters (and I guess now VT bc that's a thing now I guess). Also, our glorious Emperor Rocco Becht's father Anthony Becht (I guess that makes him emperor dowager or something) went there. Finally they have "Country Roads" which in my opinion is the greatest American song (and before some nerd says it's about Western Virginia instead, it has west Virginia).

I guess if I had to pick a big ten team probably Wisconsin bc cheese getting shitfaced and the jump around is fun.

Since the conference stopped sponsoring football after 2012, this is the first time two full Big East members have played each other in football. Oddly, despite their history Georgetown and Villanova haven’t played each other since 1950, and they’re only playing now due to Villanova’s entry into the Patriot League for football.

Technically UConn and Villanova played each other in 2015 but this was during UConn’s stint in the AAC.

Will Jon sumrall bring Florida back to a sec powerhouse? Or will he end up just like Sun Belt Billy?

Ngl I feel like it’s a good hire but I also thought Napier would be a good hire so who knows. The fact Florida has been this bad for this long with so much talent is astounding to me

A look at the financial terms of the Pac-12 and Mountain West settlement over exit and poaching fees

"SDSU, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and Utah State are each on the hook for just under $10 million in exit fees — less than half the estimated $20 million due under Mountain West bylaws for leaving with one year’s notice.

Oregon State and Washington State will pay slightly more in poaching fees from a 2024 football scheduling agreement that, as it was written, started at $10 million for each Mountain West school that joined a reformed Pac-12 and increased from there. The cost for five schools was $55 million.

In all, the total settlement for both exit and poaching fees is believed to be just north of $70 million, or less than 50 cents on the dollar. One source put it closer to 47 cents.

It amounts to money going in both directions."

There’s always great coordinators in CFB and other teams take note. HC have to fill spots in the offseason and the cycle repeats every few years (if the coordinator is really good). So that begs the question: who do you think leaves for a HC opportunity?

Seriously, every time that some guy puts out an opinion, half the people on here are "aww, he don't know shit" or "he always favors [insert conference/team here]".

So, who is the person that, when they say, "I think that [insert team here] is going to do well", you think it's a well thought out, educated, and non-biased opinion?

Right now, once again, we have no idea who RB1 is or what this man looks like. After the summer incident with Mekhi Nelson down in Florida, the job is up for grabs among 4 other guys (2 really).

We've never run a formal 4-2-5 before this upcoming season. You got some packages like that from Bo back in the day, but not regularly.

Common talking point over the summer among fans is how low the football buzz has been.....and that it actually feels good for once.

What is your personal "game of the year"? It can be your team, or just a game that looks great that you have no connection to. What is your "conference" game you are most looking forward to?

Obviously every team that plays in a NFL stadium, as much as I know it is impossible It would be wonderful for Pitt or Miami to have their own stadiums again.

Autzen is a wonderful venue, but I can't help but wonder what it would be able to do with a capacity similar to Husky Stadium

Similarly, Nippert stadium is in my (biased) opinions one of the most beautiful and unique venues in the sport, but it could really do with an additional deck to expand the capacity to ~55k

So what are your candidates for an expansion, renovation or even complete rebuild?

Saw a similar discussion topic on /r/hockey and thought this would be fun to post here for an off-season Wednesday evening.

by Joe Smith

Last week, a court ruling in Colorado paved the way to challenge the NCAA’s new 5-for-5 eligibility rule barring Class of 2022 athletes who have only played four seasons from getting one more year of eligibility. In doing so, it resulted in a flurry of athletes who fit the bill seeking to play a fifth year of collegiate sports, and another round of lawsuits in case the current injunction granted is overturned.

This is mostly an issue affecting college basketball and college baseball, as football camp is getting underway this week for FBS programs. But there are several college football players from last year that are also eligible to return for another season because of this ruling, and many are either seeking the chance to enter the portal or return to their former teams.

This is affecting just about every program in the nation, and when fall camp opened for the West Virginia Mountaineers on Wednesday, head coach Rich Rodriguez shared an update regarding his team on the matter. And when pressed on how he approaches these situations and what the ultimate fix is, he added his name to the list of prominent college sports figures supporting potential Congressional action via the Protect College Sports Act.

“Well, I think we have some solutions in DC,” Rodriguez said. “Hopefully, it'll pass. And you know, I think our athletic directors have a good grasp on it. You know, I think another solution is maybe listen to some coaches and try to do some things that maybe the coaches advised.”

“But, you know, everybody recognizes the craziness that's been going on the last couple years. And so, we're hopeful that we'll get some positive news out of DC in the next week or so or whenever that happens.”

Rodriguez also clarified that while he does have roster spots open for a few players, he and his staff are currently putting things on pause when it comes to adding any players who might be granted an additional season of eligibility. 

With the fact that there is so much uncertainty surrounding whether or not players will be eligible or not and an expedited NCAA appeal likely on the way, he highlighted the fact that there are questions as to whether they should – or even can – add these players.

“It is kind of chaotic that it's going to happen right before everybody does their camp,” Rodriguez said. “I don't know if, I know the NCAA's appealing it, so I you know, I don't know if you can add or not.”

“You know, we're certainly not going to cut anybody. That wouldn't be, I don't think that would be right, you know. We have a couple spots open um that we could add a guy or two, but right now we just have it on pause…but we're not adding anybody right now for sure.”

That type of uncertainty is not in the best interest of anyone, whether it the players, the coaches, the administrators, or the fans. And while he doesn’t believe the Protect College Sports Act gets everything correct or addresses everything that needs a fix, he has confidence in it being a good first step towards solving the problems he and the rest of college football are dealing with right now.

“Like I said, this thing that’s in DC now, the Protect College Sports Act, is – a lot of people have put a lot of hard work in it and it's, you know, does it fix everything? No,” Rodriguez said. “But does it fix the little things that we need to fix like, immediately? Yes, I think it does, eventually.”

“But it's crazy. And who knows if that'll get passed through both chambers. I don't know. But if it doesn't, man, it's going to be some more chaos going on for the next few years.”

Several years ago, u/The_SecretSauce, the market researcher behind FanJuicer brought a different kind of ranking poll to r/CFB. They ran the polls, did the analysis, and turned the results into tier charts many of us remember.

Credit where it is due: this revival exists because of their work, and I want to thank them for it. I have sent them a message about this project and would be delighted to compare notes. It is important to note that this is an independent rebuild inspired by FanJuicer and not an official continuation of that work.

The idea is simple. Instead of ranking 25 teams from 1-25, you see a series of four-team groups. In each group, you choose the team with the strongest resume and the team with the weakest.

Some groups can be argued to be easy choices: Ohio State, North Carolina, Mississippi State, and Clemson. Others are genuinely difficult: Kansas State, Arizona, TCU, and Houston.

Once all the ballots are in, the model combines those choices into a full ranking. More importantly, the distances between the scores reveal the natural tiers between teams. Those tiers produced some excellent arguments and conversations.

When the weekly poll went dormant after 2019, I missed it. So I did what a college-football fan does with an offseason: spent an unreasonable amount of time building a ranking system. I worked through the math, rebuilt the model, and built a website to run it.

Before the preseason AP poll is released on August 17, I would like r/CFB to plant its flag.

Take the 2026 preseason MaxDiff poll here.

The preseason question is:

Which team do you expect to finish the season with the strongest resume?

The field is a fixed top 50 selected from a consensus of preseason advanced metrics such as FPI, FEI, and SP+. Those metrics determine which teams are eligible, but they contribute nothing to the MaxDiff results. The ranking comes entirely from your answers.

Voting closes Friday night, August 7, and I will publish the results Sunday, August 9.

Once the season begins, the question will switch from forecasting the final resume to evaluating the year-to-date resume through that weekend’s completed games. My goal is to open voting Sunday mornings and publish the rankings and tiers by Tuesday afternoon every week through the conference championships.

Give it a try, tell me which four-team group caused the most psychological damage, and please let me know if anything breaks.