2025 College Football Season

[mgk920]

Horrible terrorist attack in NOLA kills 10 and injuries more. Prayers to all affected.

The sugar bowl will be postponed to tomorrow.

And giving the bad guy * EXACTLY * what he wanted in the process.

 

Mike

[SEWIGuy]

Horrible terrorist attack in NOLA kills 10 and injuries more. Prayers to all affected.

The sugar bowl will be postponed to tomorrow.

And giving the bad guy * EXACTLY * what he wanted in the process.

 

Mike

What did he want?

[thspfc]

Horrible terrorist attack in NOLA kills 10 and injuries more. Prayers to all affected.

The sugar bowl will be postponed to tomorrow.

And giving the bad guy * EXACTLY * what he wanted in the process.

 

Mike

What did he want?

Attention. I suppose there's a discussion to be had about the obscene amount of media coverage that follows every terrorist attack (including and especially school shootings). The instant fame is a powerful incentive for an awful human being to do awful things.

However I'm not really sure what the Sugar Bowl has to do with that.

[SEWIGuy]

Horrible terrorist attack in NOLA kills 10 and injuries more. Prayers to all affected.

The sugar bowl will be postponed to tomorrow.

And giving the bad guy * EXACTLY * what he wanted in the process.

 

Mike

What did he want?

Attention. I suppose there's a discussion to be had about the obscene amount of media coverage that follows every terrorist attack (including and especially school shootings). The instant fame is a powerful incentive for an awful human being to do awful things.

However I'm not really sure what the Sugar Bowl has to do with that.

Right. He got attention for killing 15 people. Almost everyone involved with the game wanted it postponed, especially with a number of unknowns that have since been cleared up. To plow forward so the terrorist doesn't get to claim sort of victory, doesn't make a lot of sense.

[Roadgeekteen]

Notre Dame beats Georgia, another loss for the SEC. Texas is the last SEC team remaining.

[Big John]

All the 5-8 seeds won in the first 2 rounds.

[gonealookin]

What did he want?

Attention. I suppose there's a discussion to be had about the obscene amount of media coverage that follows every terrorist attack (including and especially school shootings). The instant fame is a powerful incentive for an awful human being to do awful things.

However I'm not really sure what the Sugar Bowl has to do with that.

Right. He got attention for killing 15 people. Almost everyone involved with the game wanted it postponed, especially with a number of unknowns that have since been cleared up. To plow forward so the terrorist doesn't get to claim sort of victory, doesn't make a lot of sense.

Being originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, I thought about the day in 1978 that San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were shot and killed.  The Steelers and 49ers were scheduled to play on Monday Night Football at Candlestick Park that same evening.  There was some pressure put on the NFL to postpone the game, but it was played as scheduled.

Not that there was any jeopardy to the public or any particular association between the shootings and the football game, but sometimes sports ought to step aside in respect of larger events.  The NFL was also criticized for playing its games the Sunday after JFK was assassinated on a Friday.  I think with 2025 judgment, those decisions by the NFL in 1963 and 1978 would be different.

[Max Rockatansky]

Outside of the game being in the same city, what exactly was the security concern?  Everything I've read keeps mentioning security sweeps, but what they were actually looking to find?  Was there actual reliable intel that there was threat to the Super Dome?

Not that I'm not suggesting the game should have been played yesterday...

[CtrlAltDel]

All the 5-8 seeds won in the first 2 rounds.

AKA, every team with a bye lost.

[SEWIGuy]

Outside of the game being in the same city, what exactly was the security concern?  Everything I've read keeps mentioning security sweeps, but what they were actually looking to find?  Was there actual reliable intel that there was threat to the Super Dome?

Not that I'm not suggesting the game should have been played yesterday...

There was still an investigation going on regarding if this might be part of something larger. It wasn't until later in the day that law enforcement was confident that he was a "lone wolf."

[Max Rockatansky]

Apparently Indiana's QB played the entire season with a torn ACL.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/43272059/indiana-qb-kurtis-rourke-played-torn-acl-set-surgery

[NWI_Irish96]

Outside of the game being in the same city, what exactly was the security concern?  Everything I've read keeps mentioning security sweeps, but what they were actually looking to find?  Was there actual reliable intel that there was threat to the Super Dome?

Not that I'm not suggesting the game should have been played yesterday...

So, I was actually in New Orleans over New Year's for the game. Our hotel was in Metarie, about 8 miles away. We had driven 13½ hours to get there on NYE, so we didn't even consider heading down to the French Quarter. Even if we had, I haven't stayed out past 3am in about 20 yeaars.

I woke up about 6am on New Year's Day, showered and shaved, and then turned on the local news just to see what might be going on ahead of the game. That's when I found out. At that point, the game was still on, so we kept our plans to meet up with a couple media friends at their hotel, on Canal just 2 blocks from Bourbon.

With a 7:45pm scheduled kickoff, they really had to decide by early afternoon whether or not to go ahead with the game. At that time, they didn't know whether this guy acted alone or whether something else might be planned. Also, much of the law enforcement/security presence scheduled for the Superdome was still working in the French Quarter securing that area. Playing the game that night just wasn't realistic.

Because we had driven we didn't have to try to change a flight, and because our hotel wasn't near the Superdome or French Quarter, there was plenty of availability for us to extend a night. We did have to change the return trip to a single day Friday rather than splitting it up over Thursday/Friday because my son has commitments this morning. There were plenty of fans who weren't as fortunate, evidenced by the significant number of empty seats at the sold out game, especially on the Notre Dame side.

As for the game, it was glorious. One more Thursday and hopefully one more after that.

[gonealookin]

It's good to hear that everything worked out OK for you.  Maybe except for

We did have to change the return trip to a single day Friday rather than splitting it up over Thursday/Friday because my son has commitments this morning.

because I'm showing 908 miles from Metairie to Munster, which is more than I've ever one in a single day (I think my max is around 800 miles).  It looks like you also beat some difficult weather on that route.

[NWI_Irish96]

It's good to hear that everything worked out OK for you.  Maybe except for

We did have to change the return trip to a single day Friday rather than splitting it up over Thursday/Friday because my son has commitments this morning.

because I'm showing 908 miles from Metairie to Munster, which is more than I've ever one in a single day (I think my max is around 800 miles).  It looks like you also beat some difficult weather on that route.

Yeah I think the final odometer reading was 912. Trip down had rain all the way through IL, but never heavy. Trip back had no issues at all. One of the main reasons we were not planning on driving all the way back Thursday was the weather, but Friday was perfect all the way.

[Roadgeekteen]

Congrats to the North Dakota State Bison for winning their 10th FCS national championship in the last 14 years

[hotdogPi]

If they've won that much, why aren't they in FBS yet?

[Max Rockatansky]

Why bother?  They stand basically no chance of doing anything significant unless they are in a big conference.   

[SEWIGuy]

If they've won that much, why aren't they in FBS yet?

They have looked at it. The Mountain West reached out to them this year after a number of their members left for the Pac 12. However the cost to transition from FCS to FBS is $5 million plus a requirement to fill 90% of the allowed athleteic scholarships.

So their cost would increase substantially, and as Max pointed out, their road to success is a lot harder being in a "Group of 5" conference. Recruiting talent to succeed at that level would be a lot harder too.

Why be a nobody in FBS if you can be a champion in FCS?

[NWI_Irish96]

If they've won that much, why aren't they in FBS yet?

They have looked at it. The Mountain West reached out to them this year after a number of their members left for the Pac 12. However the cost to transition from FCS to FBS is $5 million plus a requirement to fill 90% of the allowed athleteic scholarships.

So their cost would increase substantially, and as Max pointed out, their road to success is a lot harder being in a "Group of 5" conference. Recruiting talent to succeed at that level would be a lot harder too.

Why be a nobody in FBS if you can be a champion in FCS?

Of all the teams that have moved up to FBS since Division I split, only Boise State has had any level of success. NDSU is better than most of the FBS teams who have moved up. It's a losing proposition.

[ET21]

Two more Notre Dame wins for NIU to become transitive national champions 

[NWI_Irish96]

WHOOHOOO!!! 

[CtrlAltDel]

Two more Notre Dame wins for NIU to become transitive national champions 

One more now. 

[Buck87]

It'll be the battle of US 33 in the national title game.

(Well sorta, 33 goes to Elkhart, not South Bend...but close enough)

[NWI_Irish96]

It'll be the battle of US 33 in the national title game.

(Well sorta, 33 goes to Elkhart, not South Bend...but close enough)

Used to go right through South Bend, right along the west edge of campus.

[Roadgeekteen]

Dixie locked out of the national championship game for second year in a row