2024 CFB Hot Takes

[thall_]

Post your hot takes here.

Mine is that Texas will regress severely. Looking at their schedule, I only see 5 guaranteed wins: Colorado State, UTSA, ULM, Miss St, Vanderbilt.

Georgia is likely a loss. Oklahoma, Michigan, Kentucky, Arkansas, Florida, and Texas A&M could go either way. If I had to bet, they'll go 4-2 against that stretch.

Looking at last year, they played a total of 3 teams capable of a winning record in the SEC (Alabama, Oklahoma, Washington) and went 1-2 against them. Alabama was a good win, but it was early in the year and against an Alabama team that nearly lost to South Florida before getting their shit together later in the year. I do not see them getting it done week in, week out against teams with top 25 recruiting classes. remember this is the same team that beat a 4-8 Houston and 5-7 TCU by 1 score.

Also, I am a hater and I like to see good things fail.

 

[PeliniTheCrutch]

Utah in the semifinals.

 

[shocksker]

Colorado wins 8 games
Nebraska wins 12 games
Nebraska gets 3 BIG 1st team selections
Ole Miss wins the SEC
Iowa State wins the BIGXII
No undefeated teams this year

 

[Pennsyhusker]

Iowa will continue to suck
Ohio State will win the National Championship
Nebraska will win 10 games in the regular season if DR stays healthy. If he is injured for much of the year we will win 6.
Penn State will be the sleeper team to win the B1G if OSU stubs its toe. They are loaded on defense.
Don't sleep on Rutgers
Texas and OU will do just fine in the SEC and expose the conference for the overhyped thing that it is.

 

[Walleye79]

Not a hot take. But anyone ever heard of Tarleton State? They play Baylor. I have watched CFB for many years and seen many small schools taking paydays to play teams. But that name is definitely new to me.

 

[king_kong_]

Not a hot take. But anyone ever heard of Tarleton State? They play Baylor. I have watched CFB for many years and seen many small schools taking paydays to play teams. But that name is definitely new to me.

played a pretty wild opener against McNeese St last week

 

[ADV1]

Nebraska fans have forgotten what it was like to Win humbly and will turn obnoxious... It's been far too LONG, I just hope we don't make idiots of ourselves
Nebraska Gets a Top Win this year against either USC or tOSU - Hence my comment above
As Penny said above, Don't sleep on Rutgers, I think this will be a slug fest (Happy I'll be up in the South Stadium for the game)
PAC teams are gonna "Feel" the B1G way of playing... gonna have to adjust and I don't know that'll happen in year 1
Alabama has a Meltdown year with all the changes
GA vs tOSU in the championship (Coin toss on who wins)

 

[RBigredMax]

Not a hot take. But anyone ever heard of Tarleton State? They play Baylor. I have watched CFB for many years and seen many small schools taking paydays to play teams. But that name is definitely new to me.

I watched them play last week - they beat McNeese state. Not sure where they are in Texas but will google😎

 

[Walleye79]

I must have missed it. That is a new name to me.

 

[phoenix4nu]

Not a hot take. But anyone ever heard of Tarleton State? They play Baylor. I have watched CFB for many years and seen many small schools taking paydays to play teams. But that name is definitely new to me.

How about Kansas' opponent on Saturday - Lindenwood.
Edit: They are playing tonight, not on Saturday.

 

[ADV1]

Not a hot take. But anyone ever heard of Tarleton State? They play Baylor. I have watched CFB for many years and seen many small schools taking paydays to play teams. But that name is definitely new to me.

Yep, they're from Stephenville TX which is about an hour Southwest of Fort Worth. Fun team to watch!

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

I watched them play last week - they beat McNeese state. Not sure where they are in Texas but will google😎

FCS team in Stephenville, Tx. Moved up from DII in 2020ish

 

[cornhustler]

____________ will play ____________ for the National Championship and _____________ will win _______ to ________. (will fill in later)

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

How about Kansas' opponent on Saturday - Lindenwood.

It is in St. Charles, Missouri, Nebraska has typically sent coaches down there for their satellite camps in the summer.

 

[AVeritas]

1. N will win first seven
2. ohio state will win natty
3. texas will play in the sec championship game
4. colorado will win four but not at lincoln
5. utah/k-state will play for b12 title

 

[king_kong_]

washington will be better than most think and will win 8+

 

[IM4NUalways]

We could see 2 teams play each other 3 times in 1 season.

 

[TampaBaySkers]

Big Ten will cost themselves another team in the playoffs due to nine conference game schedule & title format.

 

[nostromo78]

Ohio State is much, much worse than predicted. NU is much better than predicted.

 

[IM4NUalways]

Ohio State is much, much worse than predicted. NU is much better than predicted.

There is always hope OSU is not good but it's a very small chance. Especially since Day hired a coach better than him to run the offense. Not that it was hard to find a coach better than him.

 

[leodisflowers]

1. B1G 10 wins another Natty. Either OSU or Oregon win it all.
2. Penn St. - Still the fraud of Big 10. Allar sucks and will win a decent amount of games, but zero of substance.

 

[thall_]

1. B1G 10 wins another Natty. Either OSU or Oregon win it all.
2. Penn St. - Still the fraud of Big 10. Allar sucks and will win a decent amount of games, but zero of substance.

agree wholeheartedly.

Penn State is the Texas A&M of the Big 10. they'll give one of the conference titans a fit, but underachieve the rest of the way.

 

[z28craz]

How about Kansas' opponent on Saturday - Lindenwood.

I played NAIA baseball and at that time Lindenwood was in our conference. I graduated in 2003. I don’t remember when they moved from NAIA to NCAA, but I’m thinking it happened just in the last 10-15 years.

 

[AVeritas]

third year ...

Lindenwood University Advances to Year Three of NCAA Division I Reclassification Process - Lindenwood University Athletics

St. CHARLES, MO. — The NCAA Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee has officially notified Lindenwood University that it has advanced into year three

lindenwoodlions.com

 

[Zeke2005]

How about Kansas' opponent on Saturday - Lindenwood.

Geez in recent years UNK was playing and beating them.

 

[phoenix4nu]

Geez in recent years UNK was playing and beating them.

Actually, they are playing tonight, not on Saturday.

 

[c3o]

Kansas wins B12
Michigan is still elite even after losing so much
Georgia no longer is scary
TAMU plays in SEC championship
Oregon is disappointing
OSU wins title
Rutgers is actually good
ACC is trash
B12 will be the most fun conference
Neb will make a bowl
Kong will have one of you offering to fight him in a Wachovia parking lot
Most of these will be wrong
All of these will be true
And they'll shut off the grid and we will be Mad Max in less than a year