Or as I like to call it, the end of Fulmer cup season!
As of current count there are 112 pages and 11,193 posts in the Offseason Thread. That's 20 pages and about 2000 more posts than last off season!
And now a quick primer to some important off season stories that will affect this season:
Coaching Changes!
28 of the 120 some off Division 1 programs have changed head coaches this season. Some notable changes:
Norm Chow in at Hawaii
Mike Leach in at WSU
Bobby Petrino out at Arkansas
Charlie Weis in at Kansas
Rich Rodriguez in at Arizona
Terry Bowden in at Akron
Houston Nutt out at Ole Piss
Urban Meyer in at Ohio State
Surely all these coaching changes will be successful and lead their formerly mediocre programs to new heights! Except for Jim Mora Jr, that guy is a dick.
Realignment!
Perhaps one of the potentially more confusing changes of the offseason, lots of teams are changing conferences. Let me break it down for you!
ACC
In: No on this year. Pittsburgh and Syracuse in 2013
Out: No one, yet.
Big East
In: Temple this year. Houston, SMU, UCF, Memphis, Boise State and SDSU in 2013. Navy in 2015.
Out: West F'n Virginia. Pittsburgh and Syracuse in 2013.
B1G
In: No one this year, but they still probably want Notre Dame.
Out: No one, but I'm sure they'd kick Indiana if it meant Notre Dame.
Big 12
In: West F'n Virgina and TCU
Out: aTm and Missouri.
C-USA
In: FIU, La. Tech, North Texas, Texas San Antonio. UNC-Charlotte in 2015 and ODU sometime in the future.
Out: UCF, Memphis, Houston and SMU.
Independents
In: No one.
Out: Navy in 2015
MAC
In: UMass
Out: Temple
MWC
In: Nevada, Fresno State, Hawaii. Utah State and San Jose State in 2013.
Out: Boise State, San Diego State in 2013.
Pac 12
In: No one this year, they'd probably love to get Texas but that seems unlikely.
Out: No one this year.
SEC
In: aTm, Missouri
Out: No one
Sun Belt
In: Georgia State, Texas State in 2013.
Out: FIU and North Texas in 2013.
WAC
In: Texas State and UTSA for one season.
Out: Everyone after this season
Post Season Bans!
For the first time in years USC will be eligible to return to the post season. Don't worry though! Several teams stepped it up and took their place on the list of teams who can't play in bowls!
UNC: The Tarheels were sanctioned back in March following a lengthy investigation that apparently barely cracked the surface of corruption. They are currently facing a 1 year bowl ban, 3 years probation, loss of 15 scholarships and a vacation of records.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes got a wrist slap back in December because former coach Jim "The Senator" Tressel let the players rampantly break rules. The total punishment came out to a 1 year bowl ban, return of bowl money, vacation of the 2010 season, 3 years probation, and a reduction of 3 scholarships per year until 2015. Also they can't talk about T-Peezy anymore, which probably isn't too hard.
Penn State: In the wake of one of the more saddening scandals in college football history the Penn State football program was hit with perhaps the hardest sanctions since SMU. The total came out to 4 years of post season bans, $60million fine, a loss of 10 scholarships per year and a limit of 65 total scholarship players for the same period as well as vacating all wins from 1998 until 2011. The NCAA also opened up all Penn State players for immediate transfer which cost them something like 11 players from their current roster.
UCF: The Golden Knights aren't the highest profile program in the NCAA but they proved that you don't have to have tradition to get sanctioned. The Golden Knights were hit with the dreaded LOIC and were handed a fine of $50,000, 5 years probation, vacation of basketball victories, scholarship reductions and a 1 year post season probation.
Heisman Pundit's 2012 Watch List
For my money, Heisman Pundit has been the best predictor of the Heisman for a few years now. Here is his list of players to watch:
1. Matt Barkley QB USC
2. Denard Robinson QB Michigan
3. Montee Ball RB Wisconsin
4. Landry Jones QB Oklahoma
5. Aaron Murray QB Georgia
6. EJ Manuel QB Florida State
7. Geno Smith QB West Virginia
8. Knile Davis RB Arkansas
9. De'Anthony Thomas RB/WR/KR/PR Oregon
10. Tajh Boyd QB Clemson
Pre-Season Polls!
We love to hate em, and there's no denying their power. Let's take a look at the pre-season polls!
Whew! That's a lot to process! Let's get to what really matters! The Week 1 schedule!
Schedule
Thursday, August 30
7:00 PM No. 9 South Carolina at Vanderbilt
7:00 PM UCF at Akron
7:00 PM Eastern Michigan at Ball State
7:00 PM Southeast Missouri State at Central Michigan
7:00 PM Towson at Kent State
7:15 PM Northern Colorado at Utah
7:30 PM UTSA at South Alabama
7:30 PM Massachusetts at Connecticut
7:30 PM UCLA at Rice
7:30 PM Texas A&M at Louisiana Tech
7:30 PM McNeese State at Middle Tennessee
8:00 PM Sacramento State at New Mexico State
8:00 PM Southern Utah at Utah State
9:00 PM Eastern Washington at Idaho
10:15 PM Washington State at Brigham Young
10:30 PM Northern Arizona at Arizona State
11:00 PM Minnesota at UNLV
Friday, August 31
7:00 PM Villanova at Temple
7:30 PM Tennessee vs. North Carolina State
8:00 PM No. 24 Boise State at No. 13 Michigan State
8:00 PM Wagner at Florida Atlantic
10:00 PM San Jose State at No. 21 Stanford
Saturday, September 1
9:00 AM Notre Dame vs. Navy
12:00 PM Buffalo at No. 6 Georgia
12:00 PM Marshall at No. 11 West Virginia
12:00 PM Miami (OH) at No. 18 Ohio State
12:00 PM Troy at UAB
12:00 PM Appalachian State at East Carolina
12:00 PM Northwestern at Syracuse
12:00 PM Ohio at Penn State
12:00 PM Western Michigan at Illinois
12:30 PM Elon at North Carolina
2:00 PM Idaho State at Air Force
3:00 PM Nevada at California
3:00 PM William & Mary at Maryland
3:00 PM Nicholls State at Oregon State
3:00 PM Richmond at Virginia
3:30 PM Northern Iowa at No. 12 Wisconsin
3:30 PM Southern Miss at No. 17 Nebraska
3:30 PM Bowling Green at No. 23 Florida
3:30 PM Tulsa at Iowa State
3:30 PM Miami (FL) at Boston College
3:30 PM Iowa vs. Northern Illinois
3:30 PM Eastern Kentucky at Purdue
4:00 PM Colorado State vs. Colorado
5:00 PM Southern University at New Mexico
6:00 PM Murray State at No. 7 Florida State
6:00 PM Youngstown State at Pittsburgh
6:30 PM Liberty at Wake Forest
7:00 PM North Texas at No. 3 LSU
7:00 PM Jacksonville State at No. 10 Arkansas
7:00 PM No. 14 Clemson vs. Auburn
7:00 PM Savannah State at No. 19 Oklahoma State
7:00 PM Chattanooga at South Florida
7:00 PM Austin Peay at Western Kentucky
7:00 PM Southeastern Louisiana at Missouri
7:00 PM Central Arkansas at Ole Miss
7:00 PM Florida International at Duke
7:00 PM Tennessee-Martin at Memphis
7:00 PM Lamar at Louisiana-Lafayette
7:00 PM Jackson State at Mississippi State
7:00 PM South Dakota State at Kansas
7:00 PM Northwestern State at Texas Tech
7:10 PM Missouri State at No. 22 Kansas State
7:30 PM Hawaii at No. 1 USC
8:00 PM No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 2 Alabama (GOTW)
8:00 PM Wyoming at No. 15 Texas
8:00 PM Indiana State at Indiana
8:00 PM Texas State at Houston
8:00 PM Rutgers at Tulane
10:00 PM Weber State at Fresno State
10:30 PM No. 4 Oklahoma at UTEP
10:30 PM Arkansas State at No. 5 Oregon
10:30 PM Toledo at Arizona
10:30 PM San Diego State at Washington
Sunday, September 2
3:30 PM Kentucky at No. 25 Louisville
6:30 PM Southern Methodist at Baylor
Monday, September 3
8:00 PM Georgia Tech at No. 16 Virginia Tech
Pick 'Em!
Every week TTK does the weekly Pick 'Em for us. The winner gets to name the Bowl Season Thread title. Maybe someday I won't be so broke and I can afford a real prize!
Don't forget to post your BCS conference predictions for bucknuticus!
Link to spreadsheet so you can see what everyone else is picking.
Post your off season gifs gentlemen! Best gif gets recognition next week!
As always, keep your piss hot!
As of current count there are 112 pages and 11,193 posts in the Offseason Thread. That's 20 pages and about 2000 more posts than last off season!
And now a quick primer to some important off season stories that will affect this season:
Coaching Changes!
28 of the 120 some off Division 1 programs have changed head coaches this season. Some notable changes:
Norm Chow in at Hawaii
Mike Leach in at WSU
Bobby Petrino out at Arkansas
Charlie Weis in at Kansas
Rich Rodriguez in at Arizona
Terry Bowden in at Akron
Houston Nutt out at Ole Piss
Urban Meyer in at Ohio State
Surely all these coaching changes will be successful and lead their formerly mediocre programs to new heights! Except for Jim Mora Jr, that guy is a dick.
Realignment!
Perhaps one of the potentially more confusing changes of the offseason, lots of teams are changing conferences. Let me break it down for you!
ACC
In: No on this year. Pittsburgh and Syracuse in 2013
Out: No one, yet.
Big East
In: Temple this year. Houston, SMU, UCF, Memphis, Boise State and SDSU in 2013. Navy in 2015.
Out: West F'n Virginia. Pittsburgh and Syracuse in 2013.
B1G
In: No one this year, but they still probably want Notre Dame.
Out: No one, but I'm sure they'd kick Indiana if it meant Notre Dame.
Big 12
In: West F'n Virgina and TCU
Out: aTm and Missouri.
C-USA
In: FIU, La. Tech, North Texas, Texas San Antonio. UNC-Charlotte in 2015 and ODU sometime in the future.
Out: UCF, Memphis, Houston and SMU.
Independents
In: No one.
Out: Navy in 2015
MAC
In: UMass
Out: Temple
MWC
In: Nevada, Fresno State, Hawaii. Utah State and San Jose State in 2013.
Out: Boise State, San Diego State in 2013.
Pac 12
In: No one this year, they'd probably love to get Texas but that seems unlikely.
Out: No one this year.
SEC
In: aTm, Missouri
Out: No one
Sun Belt
In: Georgia State, Texas State in 2013.
Out: FIU and North Texas in 2013.
WAC
In: Texas State and UTSA for one season.
Out: Everyone after this season
Post Season Bans!
For the first time in years USC will be eligible to return to the post season. Don't worry though! Several teams stepped it up and took their place on the list of teams who can't play in bowls!
UNC: The Tarheels were sanctioned back in March following a lengthy investigation that apparently barely cracked the surface of corruption. They are currently facing a 1 year bowl ban, 3 years probation, loss of 15 scholarships and a vacation of records.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes got a wrist slap back in December because former coach Jim "The Senator" Tressel let the players rampantly break rules. The total punishment came out to a 1 year bowl ban, return of bowl money, vacation of the 2010 season, 3 years probation, and a reduction of 3 scholarships per year until 2015. Also they can't talk about T-Peezy anymore, which probably isn't too hard.
Penn State: In the wake of one of the more saddening scandals in college football history the Penn State football program was hit with perhaps the hardest sanctions since SMU. The total came out to 4 years of post season bans, $60million fine, a loss of 10 scholarships per year and a limit of 65 total scholarship players for the same period as well as vacating all wins from 1998 until 2011. The NCAA also opened up all Penn State players for immediate transfer which cost them something like 11 players from their current roster.
UCF: The Golden Knights aren't the highest profile program in the NCAA but they proved that you don't have to have tradition to get sanctioned. The Golden Knights were hit with the dreaded LOIC and were handed a fine of $50,000, 5 years probation, vacation of basketball victories, scholarship reductions and a 1 year post season probation.
Heisman Pundit's 2012 Watch List
For my money, Heisman Pundit has been the best predictor of the Heisman for a few years now. Here is his list of players to watch:
1. Matt Barkley QB USC
2. Denard Robinson QB Michigan
3. Montee Ball RB Wisconsin
4. Landry Jones QB Oklahoma
5. Aaron Murray QB Georgia
6. EJ Manuel QB Florida State
7. Geno Smith QB West Virginia
8. Knile Davis RB Arkansas
9. De'Anthony Thomas RB/WR/KR/PR Oregon
10. Tajh Boyd QB Clemson
Pre-Season Polls!
We love to hate em, and there's no denying their power. Let's take a look at the pre-season polls!
AP said:
SID's Poll said:
Whew! That's a lot to process! Let's get to what really matters! The Week 1 schedule!
Schedule
Thursday, August 30
7:00 PM No. 9 South Carolina at Vanderbilt
7:00 PM UCF at Akron
7:00 PM Eastern Michigan at Ball State
7:00 PM Southeast Missouri State at Central Michigan
7:00 PM Towson at Kent State
7:15 PM Northern Colorado at Utah
7:30 PM UTSA at South Alabama
7:30 PM Massachusetts at Connecticut
7:30 PM UCLA at Rice
7:30 PM Texas A&M at Louisiana Tech
7:30 PM McNeese State at Middle Tennessee
8:00 PM Sacramento State at New Mexico State
8:00 PM Southern Utah at Utah State
9:00 PM Eastern Washington at Idaho
10:15 PM Washington State at Brigham Young
10:30 PM Northern Arizona at Arizona State
11:00 PM Minnesota at UNLV
Friday, August 31
7:00 PM Villanova at Temple
7:30 PM Tennessee vs. North Carolina State
8:00 PM No. 24 Boise State at No. 13 Michigan State
8:00 PM Wagner at Florida Atlantic
10:00 PM San Jose State at No. 21 Stanford
Saturday, September 1
9:00 AM Notre Dame vs. Navy
12:00 PM Buffalo at No. 6 Georgia
12:00 PM Marshall at No. 11 West Virginia
12:00 PM Miami (OH) at No. 18 Ohio State
12:00 PM Troy at UAB
12:00 PM Appalachian State at East Carolina
12:00 PM Northwestern at Syracuse
12:00 PM Ohio at Penn State
12:00 PM Western Michigan at Illinois
12:30 PM Elon at North Carolina
2:00 PM Idaho State at Air Force
3:00 PM Nevada at California
3:00 PM William & Mary at Maryland
3:00 PM Nicholls State at Oregon State
3:00 PM Richmond at Virginia
3:30 PM Northern Iowa at No. 12 Wisconsin
3:30 PM Southern Miss at No. 17 Nebraska
3:30 PM Bowling Green at No. 23 Florida
3:30 PM Tulsa at Iowa State
3:30 PM Miami (FL) at Boston College
3:30 PM Iowa vs. Northern Illinois
3:30 PM Eastern Kentucky at Purdue
4:00 PM Colorado State vs. Colorado
5:00 PM Southern University at New Mexico
6:00 PM Murray State at No. 7 Florida State
6:00 PM Youngstown State at Pittsburgh
6:30 PM Liberty at Wake Forest
7:00 PM North Texas at No. 3 LSU
7:00 PM Jacksonville State at No. 10 Arkansas
7:00 PM No. 14 Clemson vs. Auburn
7:00 PM Savannah State at No. 19 Oklahoma State
7:00 PM Chattanooga at South Florida
7:00 PM Austin Peay at Western Kentucky
7:00 PM Southeastern Louisiana at Missouri
7:00 PM Central Arkansas at Ole Miss
7:00 PM Florida International at Duke
7:00 PM Tennessee-Martin at Memphis
7:00 PM Lamar at Louisiana-Lafayette
7:00 PM Jackson State at Mississippi State
7:00 PM South Dakota State at Kansas
7:00 PM Northwestern State at Texas Tech
7:10 PM Missouri State at No. 22 Kansas State
7:30 PM Hawaii at No. 1 USC
8:00 PM No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 2 Alabama (GOTW)
8:00 PM Wyoming at No. 15 Texas
8:00 PM Indiana State at Indiana
8:00 PM Texas State at Houston
8:00 PM Rutgers at Tulane
10:00 PM Weber State at Fresno State
10:30 PM No. 4 Oklahoma at UTEP
10:30 PM Arkansas State at No. 5 Oregon
10:30 PM Toledo at Arizona
10:30 PM San Diego State at Washington
Sunday, September 2
3:30 PM Kentucky at No. 25 Louisville
6:30 PM Southern Methodist at Baylor
Monday, September 3
8:00 PM Georgia Tech at No. 16 Virginia Tech
Pick 'Em!
Every week TTK does the weekly Pick 'Em for us. The winner gets to name the Bowl Season Thread title. Maybe someday I won't be so broke and I can afford a real prize!
timetokill said:
Don't forget to post your BCS conference predictions for bucknuticus!
Link to spreadsheet so you can see what everyone else is picking.
Post your off season gifs gentlemen! Best gif gets recognition next week!
As always, keep your piss hot!
