I just found out that the Duke’s Mayo Bowl will be hosting UNC vs West Virginia. In related news, the arena’s burger stands have all announced that the only condiment served during the game will be mustard.

\#cfb

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We're trying to make this "federation" thing work as intended, and moderation and administration are more responsive on the dedicated sports instance. The poll is active (you likely see the cross-posts), the header image gets updated, news stories and SEC shorts get linked, and game threads are posted with regularity, with the most visible ones chugging along with commenters updating a dozen times or more per quarter.

It's like a little slice of the old country for those of us trying to keep our engagement primarily on the Fediverse. Come on over and help us build it into something that's big enough to become unique and unwieldy!

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> As always honor system 1 ballot per voter, and do your best to make sure you don't repeat any teams. Pretty standard week 1, with a few big results. Can't wait to see what we think of the standings now. I still plan on trying to get results posted on Wednesday so if you're going to submit a ballot try to do so by sundown on Tuesday.

IRVING, TX (July 27, 2023) – The following statement was released today by the Big 12 Conference, through its Commissioner Brett Yormark, regarding the University of Colorado: "They're back."

Paul Finebaum reacts to Pete Thamel's report that Colorado is in discussions about leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big 12.✔️Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus...

So, as of July 2023 we've got about 183 subscribers here on kbin.social, and probably another 50 scattered across the fediverse.

lemmy.world/c/cfb (KBin.social link) is not some juggernaut, but they're at over 600 subs on their home instance, and probably another 100ish elsewhere? I will move my daily posting over there for, at least for a while.

Fanaticus.social is a thing now, too, but I think for now, while scraping /r/cfb is good for content to skim though, it's maybe less good for fostering discussion.

Caleb is not the problem. The 4th quarter "tackling" from USC in that Championship game was some of the saddest I have ever seen. I was embarrassed for them, and I wanted Utah to win.

How about I post a link about actual football games this time?

Debated even putting this one up, as the news is that there is no news, but when there is news, it will be good news. I suppose there's some value in noting that he's definitely doubling down on EVERYTHING. The Hollywood strikes may indeed have helped; let's see the numbers though. Colorado expects them to be third place to keep everyone happy, but again, amongst reasonable people, that's not news.

Rice and Northwestern catching strays... invisible golden plates. Nicely done.

Lawyers Say They Have Added Third Plaintiff Against Northwestern in Hazing Case: Oh I don't think we're done here.

CU chancellor Phil DiStefano: Buffs’ goal is to remain member of Pac-12, expects media rights update Thursday: In contrast, could this one almost be... done?

SAN DIEGO STATE TE CLAIMS TEAM WAS TOLD A YEAR AGO AZTECS WOULD JOIN THE PAC-12: I am appalled, sir, that a college football coach would blow smoke up a players ass while recruiting him. APPALLED!

Retraction demand by Georgia over report of abuses involving football team leads to substantial corrections: Now look here, at this university we only condone irresponsible and lethal levels of speeding! ... Still, I can acknowledge it's absolutely fair to push back on reporting that goes to far. The AJC did seem to get high on its own supply after the speeding stories got so much traction.

"Multiple reports claim new bidders have emerged for the Pac-12."

Of course I have a girlfr... err media partner. You don't know them. They live in Canada.

SDSU: "Whelp, gave it a shot." Also, makes a very nasty page about Kliavkoff in their secret "Mean Girls" style burn-book.

> > > SEC commissioner Greg Sankey called for a national standard for name, image and likeness, saying "only Congress can fully address the challenges facing college athletics." > >

Dude also said he hasn't met a single athlete who would like to be an employee... Pressing X to doubt for that one, or at least that he's not meeting the same athletes who are pitting collectives against each other and transferring three times.

More power to them, by the way; if we have to break the old CFB as a "game" to rebuild it in a way where athletes can better their situations while their time-sensitive skills are in demand, then so be it.

Not a ton of deep historical context here, but some fun factoids. Or, in the case of LSU, Ole Miss, and Mizzou, "fun" factoids.

Tennessee fined more than $8 million for over 200 infractions in football program: A wellness check has been called in for Missouri.

Big 12 Media Days 2023: Kansas State keeps 'underdog' mindset in quest to repeat as conference champions: Heck of a purple team, and returns more production than the other purple team, but the Cats are not leaving for the SEC, so they can't possibly be the preseason favorite.

Big 12 football coaches mixed on impact of new NCAA clock rules to speed up games (PAYWALL): If you're not a subscriber, some are mildly annoyed, but mostly they don't give a shit.

2023 SEC Media Days: Storylines to watch during the four-day circus in Nashville: If everyone would kindly ignore the passed-out alligator in the corner, that would be great, okay?

Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman is making necklace from surgically-removed rib, plans to wear it at games: Well, that's certainly a different direction than Jalon Daniels took.

Eww.

"Victoria Bowles, who survived the fatal car wreck that killed a University of Georgia football player and recruiting staffer on Jan. 15, has filed a lawsuit against the UGA Athletic Association and Eagles rookie Jalen Carter."

Obviously a plaintiff will lay things out according to their own perspective, but this is rough stuff.

The B12 will expand as soon as it finally gaslights the 4 corners into blowing up the PAC...

And I'm strangely okay with that.

Lookee here, somebody found a use for an Apple Watch.

But first, Northwestern. YOU get a hazing story, and YOU get a hazing story! EVERYBODY gets a hazing story!

• Pat Fitzgerald hires legal counsel to challenge Northwestern dismissal: Prudent of Pat, but the 2023 Tone-Deaf Tour continues.
• How desirable is the Northwestern job? Very, because it’s a Big Ten job: And here we are. Making up the numbers in the Super 2 is a consummation devoutly to be wished.
• Group of Northwestern faculty asks for delay in Ryan Field renovations due to hazing scandal: LOL, Nerds. Please ignore the Hamlet quote above, or my entire posting history on Kbin.
• Northwestern hazing under Pat Fitzgerald proves meathead culture still permeates game at highest levels: Pretty much.

And, finally moving on...

• Jalen Kitna reportedly enters transfer portal: Well, that's certainly... optimistic.
• Ohio State's Ryan Day tells Joel Klatt what college football could take from NFL: They open with hashmarks, of all things, but Day is clearly onboard with professionalizing the college game.
• Preseason top 25 for the 2023 season: From NCAA.com. Is that... legal?

"The Big 12 takes new members UCF and Houston to court to determine which institution gets sole custody of outer space."

A comprehensive look at Northwestern football’s hazing allegations: When you get a megathread, that's, umm, not good.

A left testicle, $1 billion and realignment roulette in the Big 12 Conference: Are we still doing "phrasing"?

Pac-12 media rights: The home stretch arrives (or maybe not) as changes come to the power structure: Wilner has just about given up trying to guess at anything anymore, but having blown right by the "this is fine," the "Arizona said now-ish," and the "SDSU is fucked" soft deadlines, we're rapidly approaching the "Kliavkoff will publicly look like a goober" soft deadline.

UTRGV releases helmets for inaugural season: The script Vaqueros is in the vein of some real classics, and the bevel-star V is close, but something isn't quite clicking. I think it could become iconic with some tweaks, but I can't quite tell you what they need to be.

San Diego State not part of Big 12 expansion plans: Yeah, the PAC dusfunction forced their hand and it all blows over if they get an invite somewhere in the near future, but just in general, WTF are y'all doing out there, west coast bros?

Northwestern to reconsider Fitzgerald penalty amid hazing probe: How to Destroy a Legacy in Three Days, a seminar hosted by Pat Fitzgerald.

Big 12 predicted order of finish for 2023: Texas back atop...: The fact that by all rights Texas should be back always makes it that much more hilarious when they aren't.

Six pressing questions facing the Big 12 ahead of media days: Read those, but here are the REAL pressing questions. One, what's the over/under on the season's combined number of holding or pass interference calls that will go OU/UT's way versus the H8+4? Two, will Chandler Morris be shattered into a thousand purple pieces some time in the first four weeks? Three, will Baylor or BYU claim the "Why do you make sure to take two [adherents of a certain religion] fishing" joke? Four, will WVU stop whining about how far they are from the rest of the conference now that BYU and UCF have similar situations? Five, will Kansas win the conference? Six, WTF is an LIU? Answers: 2.5; yes; Baylor but please make a jon-boat rivalry statue; never(!); maybe, and that is probably a sign of the apocalypse; Baylor's way to make sure they have a laughable non-con even with Utah on it.

Can Cal, Justin Wilcox recapture the good times as CFB continues to change?: If a headline poses a question, the answer is almost always "no." (paywall)

Georgia freshman LB cited for going 88 in 55 mph zone: This is a very specific thing for a coach to be unable to control. It's weird. Also, fuck Georgia.

Well, that escalated quickly.

No word on whether being forced to play on last year's 1-11 squad counted as part of the hazing.

Clint quickly becoming must-watch along with SEC shorts and and Roll Call. Also, dude gets the vestigial 'C' in TCU and my Pat McAfee revulsion.

OPOY: Jalon Daniels, KU, QB DPOY: Jaylan Ford, UT, LB

As a TCU and Florida fan, Brock Bowers should be numbers 1-10. Ugh.

The answer? Kinda, but not very.

Saturday is one of the busiest days yet in the latest wave of conference realignment...

Oops.

I don't have a problem with realignment rumors. I can stop any time I want!

My question is always about whether unusual winning requires unusual moral compromises, versus unusual winning draws unusual scrutiny.

But then, as a Gator and Frog fan, Kirby can go fuck himself and I'm sure it's all his fault.