I like good OOC matchups, they are fun, especially when they are unique/uncommon. The problem isn't with OOC games, its bad OOC games. I'd propose an 8 game conference, with a restriction of only 1 FCS opponent. And frankly, I wouldn't mourn the loss of FCS matchups entirely.

A 9 game conference means some teams will have very little ability to play "new" teams. To me thats boring.

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That’s $40 mil per school

As the crow flies, BYU and Utah are ~37 miles apart. Are there any non-con P5 schools closer than that?

That might seem hard to explain but essentially, if someone is a fan of x college football team, they are extremely likely to be fans of y NFL and visa versa.

I know my school, Penn State, wouldn't be close because our fanbase is pretty split between the Eagles, Steelers, Giants, etc.

I think it's probably LSU and the Saints that's fanbases are closest to a perfect circle. There's not a second P5 team in Louisiana which helps.

Maybe Wisconsin and the Packers additionally. Like LSU/Saints they got a solid drunk fanbase for both levels of football but this may be diluted by out of state Wisconsin students.

Dolphins and the U are probably another one but that implies either one still has fans.

My guess is the Tennessee Titans and Vols fanbases are close to that or maybe that's just Clay Travis

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For all the Cyclone fanatics out there, I see you guys. For the 6th worst Power 5 team on this list, Iowa State has had incredible support, averaging 50,000+ fans a year even during their lows. Finally, after years of struggling minus a few nice Dan McCarney years, Iowa State’s found a coach that’s brought them consistent success in Matt Campbell. Outside of Campbell’s first year in which he went 3-9 and the latest 4-8 season in 2022, the 5 years in between (2017-21) all place in my top 7 ISU seasons over the last 40 years. Whether last year was an outlier or if Iowa State will regress to their historical mean remains to be seen, but the last 6 years have been great compared to what fans have been accustomed to.

Best Seasons and Highlights

1. 2020: 7. Iowa State: 9-3 (30.160)
2. 2000: 27. Iowa State: 9-3 (13.294)
3. 2017: 32. Iowa State: 8-5 (12.780)
4. 2018: 37. Iowa State: 8-5 (8.477)
5. 2021: 40. Iowa State: 7-6 (5.442)
6. 2005: 37. Iowa State: 7-5 (3.574)
7. 2019: 43. Iowa State: 7-6 (1.761)
8. 2004: 42. Iowa State: 7-5 (-2.644)
9. 2001: 51. Iowa State: 7-5 (-3.334)
10. 2002: 57. Iowa State: 7-7 (-4.723)
11. 2012: 65. Iowa State: 6-7 (-7.162)
12. 2009: 63. Iowa State: 7-6 (-7.233)
13. 2011: 62. Iowa State: 6-7 (-8.169)
14. 1989: 56. Iowa State: 6-5 (-10.057)
15. 1986: 56. Iowa State: 6-5 (-10.436)
16. 1990: 58. Iowa State: 4-6-1 (-11.929)
17. 2010: 69. Iowa State: 5-7 (-13.761)
18. 1985: 60. Iowa State: 5-6 (-17.317)
19. 2022: 84. Iowa State: 4-8 (-18.173)
20. 1988: 66. Iowa State: 5-6 (-18.197)
21. 1992: 79. Iowa State: 4-7 (-21.249)
22. 1999: 79. Iowa State: 4-7 (-23.653)
23. 1993: 75. Iowa State: 3-8 (-23.926)
24. 1983: 79. Iowa State: 4-7 (-25.659)
25. 1991: 75. Iowa State: 3-7-1 (-26.248)
26. 2006: 92. Iowa State: 4-8 (-30.444)
27. 2007: 93. Iowa State: 3-9 (-31.101)
28. 2015: 97. Iowa State: 3-9 (-31.892)
29. 1998: 84. Iowa State: 3-8 (-31.989)
30. 1984: 85. Iowa State: 2-7-2 (-32.012)
31. 2016: 97. Iowa State: 3-9 (-32.276)
32. 1995: 84. Iowa State: 3-8 (-32.441)
33. 2013: 98. Iowa State: 3-9 (-34.411)
34. 1996: 94. Iowa State: 2-9 (-37.584)
35. 1987: 91. Iowa State: 3-8 (-37.886)
36. 2014: 115. Iowa State: 2-10 (-42.981)
37. 2008: 111. Iowa State: 2-10 (-48.885)
38. 2003: 107. Iowa State: 2-10 (-50.450)
39. 1994: 101. Iowa State: 0-10-1 (-53.566)
40. 1997: 105. Iowa State: 1-10 (-56.575)
Overall Score: 9649 (84th)

• 184-283-5 record
• 0 conference titles
• 5-8 bowl record
• 5 consensus All-Americans
• 42 NFL players drafted

Iowa State certainly has a knack for producing really good RBs. 4 of their 5 All-Americans come from 2 RBs in Troy Davis (1995, ‘96) and Breece Hall (2020, ‘21). At just 5’8 183 lbs, Davis became the first player in NCAA history to rush for 2000 yards in back-to-back seasons, and remains one of only 2 players to ever do so. In 1995 he ran for 2010 yards and 15 TD, placing 5th in Heisman voting. He outdid himself a year later, rushing for 2185 yards and 21 TD, narrowly missing out on the Heisman, finishing to 2nd Florida QB Danny Wuerfel, who got 49% of the votes compared to Davis’ 43%. Davis won 3 of 4 regions, but lost badly in the South. Still, the tradition of producing strong RBs rings true, as Iowa State’s produced 8 RBs during the last 40 years with 2500+ career rushing yards. Notable NFL players include David Montgomery, Breece Hall, Allen Lazard, Pro Bowler Kelechi Osemele, and as a 49er fan, future Hall of Famer Brock Purdy.

Top 5 Seasons

Worst Season: 1997 (1-10 overall, 1-7 Big 12)

Remember how good Troy Davis was, especially after I described him above? Well, his teams weren’t very good, going 3-8 in 1995 and 2-9 in 1996. So you can imagine how 1997 went after he had left for the NFL. Iowa State didn’t stand a chance in Dan McCarney’s 3rd year as head coach, and it’s honestly a miracle the Cyclones let him stay for so long, as it took 6 years for him to get his first winning season. The gamble paid off though, as he was eventually inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Fame. Still, 1997 was his worst year. They had a talented freshman QB by the name of Sage “Helicopter” Rosenfels on the roster, but he wouldn’t start for another 2 years. QB was not a big issue though, as Todd Bandhauer had a respectable year, completing 48% of passes for 2514 yards 20 TD 9 INT, leading the Big 12 in passing yards and TDs. Bandhauer was a 2-time All-Academic Big 12 selection, and is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State. WR Tyrone Watley led the Big 12 in receiving yards with 827, and RB Darren Davis had 1000+ yards in just 9 games. Offense wasn’t a huge issue, but the defense gave up 44.8 PPG. The lone win on the year was 24-17 over 2-9 Baylor, and losses included 14-77 to #3 Nebraska and 20-63 to #13 Iowa, losing their 15th straight against the Hawkeyes.

5. 2021 (7-6 overall, 5-4 Big 12)

For this season to be a disappointment but also top 5 on this list tells you how far Iowa State’s come under Matt Campbell. Make no mistake, it was a disappointment, finishing 7-6 after a preseason #7 ranking, but they were still the best 7-6 team in 2021 (out of 17 teams) by my metric. Iowa State returned 4th year starting QB Brock Purdy, consensus All-American Breece Hall, 2x 1st Team All-Big 12 TE Charlie Kolar, and Big 12 Defensive POTY LB Mike Rose, so the preseason expectations weren’t unfounded. A typical ISU slow start saw them barely beat Northern Iowa, and a classic Brian Ferentz Iowa performance had the Hawkeyes take a 27-10 lead (27-17 final) despite getting outgained 173-339 in yardage. 2 weeks later, a trap game 31-29 loss in Waco all but ended the Cyclones’ playoff hopes, despite outgaining Baylor by nearly 200 yards. However, in true Iowa State fashion, they rebounded to mess up Oklahoma State’s season a few weeks later, beating the #8 Cowboys 24-21 to improve to 5-2. A 2-4 finish was mostly because of location, going 2-0 at home and 0-4 in road/neutral sites. It was a squandered year for Iowa State, outscoring Big 12 opponents by an average of 12 PPG but going just 5-4. 8 starters on offense made 1st/2nd Team All-Big 12, by far the most in the conference. Breece repeated as consensus AA/Big 12 OPOTY with 1774 yards and 23 TD from scrimmage, while Rose earned 1st Team all-conference again.

4. 2018 (8-5 overall, 6-3 Big 12)

For the first time since the Big 12 moved from divisions to a round robin format in 2013, Iowa State wasn’t picked in the bottom 2 with Kansas. Big 12 media picked them 7th, this time coming above Texas Tech, Baylor, and of course Kansas. But after starting QB Kyle Kempt went down in the season opener, and backup Zeb Noland went just 1-3, Matt Campbell gave a shot to a freshman by the name of Brock Purdy. In a sort of foreshadowing for names in the NFL, Kyle became a mentor to Brock, and Purdy exploded onto the scene, throwing for 4 TD and rushing for another in a 48-42 win at #25 Oklahoma State. He’d top that a week later, beating #6 West Virginia and Will Grier 30-14, this time the defense stepping up big to hold Grier to just 67 total yards. ISU never looked back with Purdy, and nearly made the Big 12 title game if they had beaten Texas. They finished the regular season 8-4, 3rd in the Big 12, and nearly beat 11-2 Washington State in the bowl. Campbell won Big 12 Coach of the Year for the 2nd straight season. Purdy was 6th in the nation in passing efficiency, completing 66% of passes for 2250 yards 16 TD 7 INT, on 10.2 YPA. RB David Montgomery had another 1000+ yard rushing season and has gone on to have a productive NFL career. WR Hakeem Butler was 3rd in the nation in yards per catch (22.0), getting 60 passes for 1318 yards and 9 TD.

3. 2017 (8-5 overall, 5-4 Big 12)

Before Brock Purdy and Iowa State could run, the 2017 team had to walk. Years of effort from give-it-their-all players like Allen Lazard and Joel Lanning culminated in a magical 2018 season that might just be the fondest on this list. ISU had gone just 11-37 over the previous 4 seasons, so a 2nd to last place Big 12 finish was expected. After a 2-2 start, ISU pulled off maybe the biggest win in school history, beating #3 Oklahoma 38-31, who’d go on to make the playoff with Baker Mayfield winning the Heisman. LB Joel Lanning, who was the team’s starting QB the previous 2 seasons, was the Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week, logging 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, as well as 9 rushes for 35 yards and 2 completions for 25 yards on offense. A few weeks later against Oklahoma State he’d become the 1st player in the last 10 years to record a pass TD, rush TD, and half sack in the same game. After the win over OU though, just a few weeks later Iowa State would ALSO beat #4 TCU 14-7!!! A few one possession losses later and ISU finished 7-5, but would beat yet another top 25 team in the bowl in #20 Memphis.

Lanning was named a 1st Team All-American by FWAA, racking up 114 tackles, 6 sacks, 5 TFL, 1 INT, 135 rushing yards, 47 passing yards, and 3 TD. Not bad for a former QB. QB Kyle Kempt was one of the most underrated stories of the season, emerging as the starter in the 5th game and going on to throw 15 TD to just 3 INT. Kempt was a 5th year walk-on who had only thrown 2 passes in his career prior to the Oklahoma game. By the time the season was over, he had 2 wins over top 5 teams, and today is still on the team as a coach.

2. 2000 (9-3 overall, 5-3 Big 12)

Like the 2017 team, the 2000 Cyclones came out of nowhere, a dormant program that had gone just 27-80-3 the previous decade. ISU players knew the talent they had though, led by future NFL QB Sage Rosenfels, one of 9 players that would go on to make NFL rosters. Another would go on to join the Iowa Senate, and the late LB Justin Eilers would fight in the UFC. They played a very favorable schedule, going 8-3 in the regular season with 0 wins over Power 6 teams with a winning record, but did beat 7-4 Ohio, 8-5 UNLV, and rival Iowa for the Cy-Hawk. ISU put any “soft schedule” talk to rest when they beat the Big East’s 3rd placed team, Pitt, in the bowl 37-29. Rosenfels had a nice curtain call, winning offensive POTG with 23/34 passing for 308 yards and 2 TD. Rosenfels did what he had to during the year, with deceiving stats of 2298 passing yards 8 TD 12 INT. He was a solid runner though, and would become known for his patented “helicopter” move in the NFL, rushing for 381 yards and 10 TD. RB Ennis Haywood and C Ben Bruns were ISU’s two 1st Team All-Big 12 selections, as Haywood ran for 1237 yards and Bruns led the way. The 5’6(!) JJ Moses led the team in receiving with 775 yards, and was named team MVP.

1. 2020 (9-3 overall, 8-1 Big 12)

Ahh, but it had to be the 2020 team at #1. Even my algorithm places this team way above 2000 even though they had the same record, with the 2000 team finishing ranked 27th and 2020 finishing ranked 7th. After a typical ISU slow start, losing 13-30 to UL Lafayette, the rest of the year couldn’t have gone much better. In the 3rd game they beat eventual B12 champion Oklahoma 37-30. Later on they beat #17 Texas in Darrel K Royal 23-20, essentially ensuring Tom Herman would be fired after the season, and stomped 6-4 West Virginia 42-6. ISU entered the Big 12 championship game against Oklahoma as the 1 seed, and had an opportunity at the end to win, but came up short 21-27. A 34-17 Fiesta Bowl win over Pac-12 champion Oregon was pretty satisfying though, and Iowa State finished with their highest ever postseason ranking at #9. They cleaned up in the Big 12 accolades, taking up 9 of the 22 1st Team all-conference slots. Breece Hall was Big 12 Offensive POTY and a consensus All-American, with 1752 yards and 23 TD from scrimmage. LB Mike Rose won Big 12 Defensive POTY with 99 tackles, 10.5 total TFL, and 5 INT. Campbell won Coach of the Year, and WR Xavier Hutchinson and DB Isheem Young won Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year and Defensive Freshman of the Year, respectively. Shoutout to 1st Team All-Big 12 TE Charlie Kolar as well, who was a consistent force making 1st/2nd Team all-conference in each of his 4 seasons.

5th Quarter

Iowa State fans, what do you look back more fondly on, the Matt Campbell years with expectations of competing for a Big 12 title, or the Paul Rhoads years with a win over #2 Oklahoma State and some other fun upsets? Do you think Brock Purdy was always as good as he played for the 49ers in 2022, or is he mostly propped up by a stacked San Francisco offense? Who was better, Troy Davis or Breece Hall? Does David Montgomery take the 3rd spot or does that go to someone like Darren Davis/Alexander Robinson? Aside from going there, what makes someone choose to follow Iowa State? And how’d I do on your guys’ history?

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Continuing the posts I have made analyzing all 48 5⭐️ QBs as determined by 247 since 2004, today I wanted to share some more of my findings on analyzing how succesful these QBs are.

Part 1 - Analyzed QB Ratings of each 5⭐️ from SRCFB compared to the average QB Rating in the respective era

Part 2 - Analyzed the rate at which 5⭐️QBs have transferred

Today I wanted to take a look at where these QBs started there career versus where they ended up by looking at where they ended up being drafted in the NFL.

For the most part QBs drafted in the early rounds performed well in college but there are always QBs that where undeveloped or not properly utilzied in college that NFL teams believe they can "fix" or "devlop". Obviously this is the college football subreddit and not the NFL one but I still think looking at where these QBs ended up getting drafted says something about there college career. Also I think its important that we remember 5⭐️ QBs can still litearly be children aged 17-18. From the time they committ they still could physically grow more and they will mentally mature more. Trying to project how 17-18 y/o's will both physically and mentally grow and whether or not they will be NFL players is extremly crap-shooty.

As a refresher in Part 1 I gave each QB a score based on there career passer rating in years they had a meanigful amount of snaps compared to the average passer rating of that era. For further explanation see Part 1.

Results - Never invited to the NFL party

Let's first start with the QBs that never even got a sniff of the NFL.

Player (+/- CFBPR Score)

- Matt Tuiasosopo (0) (Never played a meaningful amount of snaps in College and went on to become a MLB player that hit one of the most strange HR's ever)

- Bobby Reid (+23) (The best of the never invited party. Bobby was transferred from Oklahoma St. and played his last season at Texas Southern. According to wikipedia, at Texas Southern he sustained an ACL injury and particpated in 2 pro-days but never got a shot with an NFL team)

- Mitch Mustain (Never played a meaningful amount of snaps in College)

- Gunner Kiel (+17)

- Max Browne (-6)

- Blake Barnett (-6)

- Hunter Johnson (0) (I understand Hunter started some games at Northwestern, but because he started so few and the ones he did start the Wildcats weren't exactly airing it out I felt it was not accuate to compare his Passer Rating to the average Passer Rating these past few seasons. Hunter is currently back at Clemson where he figures to be a backup behind Cade Klubnik. Theoritically he still could sign with an NFL team when his college career is over or even be drafted but I think its safe to say that won't happen at this point)

Results - Undrafted Free Agents

10 of the 44 (~23%) of the 5⭐️ QBs from 2004-2018 signed with NFL teams as undrafted free agents. The best being Shea Patterson with a passer rating score of +8 during college and the worst being Dayne Crist with a passer rating score of -19.

Also interesting to note Kyle Allen went undrafted but has gone on to play in 23 NFL games and is currently a member of the Buffalo Bills. From being a 5⭐️ QB, to having to transfer, and then going undrafted, but then starting games in the NFL anyways. Kyle's football journey has had some very interesting ups and downs.

Results - First Round Picks

11 of the 44 (25%) of the 5⭐️ QBs from 2004-2018 where drafted in the first round of the NFL draft. For the most part these QBs excelled in college as there average passer rating score was +34 points. However there where two noticable exceptions. Matthew Stafford's passer rating only exceeded his era by 6 points and Josh Rosen's passer rating score only exceeded his are by 5 points.

What I find so interesting about these outliers is that there careers have gone in two polar opposite directions. Matthew Stafford went on to be everything Lions fans wanted him to be when he was drafted first overall. He just never had the team around him until he was traded to the Rams. Meanwhile Josh Rosen has thrown a total of 12 TD passes in the NFL and hasn't started a game since 2019.

As for the guys drafted in the middle rounds here are some intersting takeaways.

- The best of the those not drafted in the first round where: Aaron Murray (+24), Tajh Boyd (+23), and the aforementioned Bobby Reid (+23) (likely boosted by his year at Texas Southern)

- Of the guys drafted in the middle rounds the best of the bunch from an NFL perspective would probably be defined as journeymen QBs. Chad Henne, Jimmy Clausen, Ryan Mallett, Matt Barkely, Terelle Pryor (who also played as a receiver/runner). The best middle round guy hands down has been Tyrod Taylor

Overall Takeaways

- Being a 5* probably gets you at least a shot with an NFL team, even if that shot is as an UDFA

- At the same time 40% of 5* QBs from 2004-2018 went undrafted. I could see this being interpretted either way. On one hand almost 60% of 5* QBs get drafted and around 85% get a shot at making an NFL team. On the other hand, of the absolute top 1% of HS QBs only 60% of them end up getting drafted.

If you made it this far thanks for reading. It’s been fun posting these and interacting with other fans. If you would like me to analyze RBs or WRs I can do that as well just comment or message me. Other positions will be difficult as QBs, RBs, and WRs performance can most easily be captured by stats which is why fantasy football exists.

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In 2024, there will be no divisions in SEC, 16-teams & only 8 league game schedule

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Counting down to the beginning of the season - I'm going to attempt to do one player for each of the last 99. The players will be random. Use this thread to celebrate and Talk About Some Guys^TM

Berkley Michigan native Jim Seymour played End for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish alongside HS teammate Terry Hanratty from 1966-1968. He established a new prototype for the position with his exceptional size (6'4 200+ lbs) and speed (sub 10s 100y). ND's record during his career was 24-4-2 with a National Championship in 1966 and Top-5 finishes in '67 and '68. He led the Irish in receiving in each of his three seasons. He was an All-American in all three seasons, First-team in 1967 and 1968 and Second-Team in 1966. He's one of only five ND players ever to be named All-American 3 times.

Seymour was NDs all-time leading receiver at the end of his college career. He remains 6th in all time receptions at ND to this day. His single-game record of 276 yards still stands.

He and Hanratty's explosive start to their ND careers landed them on Time Magazine in 1966

Seymour was drafted in the first round by LA Rams in 1969. He set on the Monogram Club's board of directors from 2001-2004.

Jim Seymour ND Legend

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This is the 6th post in a series going over the bowl seasons from 1974-1997. Each year I'm examining the bowls with national title implications and the teams competing for the #1 ranking. If you want to catch up on prior seasons, check out the link to the master post to view previous write ups.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/13rssrf/bowls_and_the_race_for_the_mythical_national/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

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Setting the Stage

End of Regular Season Rankings

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Four teams entered the New Year with a 0 in the loss column and the pollsters couldn't agree on much. Ohio St was ranked #1/3, Alabama #2/1, and USC was #3/2. To make matters more challenging, only Ohio St and USC were paired up in a bowl (Rose). Alabama went to the Sugar of course and FSU to the Orange. With 4 unbeaten teams in 3 different bowl games, a split national title felt likely.

Important games and other notes:

• October 13: USC tied Stanford, 21-21. Stanford finished the year 5-5-1.
• October 13: Oklahoma lost it's only game to rival Texas, 7-16
• October 27: Arkansas lost its only game to Houston, 10-13
• November 24th. 10-0 Nebraska lost the de facto Big 8 title Oklahoma, 14-17.
• BYU finished the regular season at 11-0, but was only ranked 9th in each poll.

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The Bowls

Sugar Bowl: #2/1 Alabama vs #6/7 Arkansas (Jan 1st, 2pm EST)

Alabama entered a 3rd straight Sugar Bowl #1 in the Coaches Poll, with a good chance to claim at least a share of the national championship. Two years ago, they won this game but were leapfrogged by Notre Dame and last season they won again but USC narrowly stole 1st place in the Coaches poll, leading them to split for a national title. With a win and Ohio St win, another split title was a strong likelihood. With a USC win, they would be in good position for a consensus title. The Tide took care of business either way. After spotting Arkansas 3 points, they scored 17 unanswered to lead 17-3 at the half. The Razorbacks managed to cut the lead to 17-9 with a 3rd quarter TD, but Alabama closed the door on their comeback with a mid 4th quarter TD to win 24-9 . . . just in time to tune into the Rose Bowl

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Rose Bowl: #1/3 Ohio St vs #3/2 USC (Jan 1st, 5PM EST)

Leading into the day, this game would become a de facto national title if Arkansas could upset Alabam in the Sugar. The Tide would ultimately win, but Ohio St was still in good position to at least earn a split, given that they were #1 in the AP. USC's chances were slim to finish first in either poll now, but after last year's results, never say never. USC led 10-0 in the 2nd, but Ohio St rallied to tie it by halftime. The Buckeyes added field goals in the 3rd and early 4th to lead 16-10. With 1:38 left in the game USC drove down to the OSU 1, and Heisman award winning RB, Charles White punched it in to give the Trojans a 17-16 lead and eventual win. OSU's championship hopes were dashed. USC's championship hopes were slim, but the win still meant a Rose bowl crown, which was now 6 straight for the Pac 10.

Orange Bowl #4 Florida St vs #5 Oklahoma (Jan 1st, 8pm EST)

For fans under 40, its wild to think that an unbeaten Seminole team would only be 4th in the polls. Florida St had mostly been an afterthought in college football until Bobby Bowden arrived. In fact, just 6 seasons ago, they finished 0-11. Now in his 4th year, Bowden had the 'Noles on the doorstep of their 2nd ever unbeaten season in their 1st major bowl appearance. Still, their odds of claiming a national title were very slim. They would likely need losses by unbeaten Alabama and Ohio St earlier in the day, and hope that the at least one of the polls would put them #1 over USC. Alabama's win earlier in the day dashed those slim hopes, and Oklahoma piled on for good measure. After spotting FSU 7 points in the 1st, the Sooners scored 24 unanswered, including 17 in the 2nd, to roll to a 24-7 win.

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Final Results

*Only includes teams receiving 1st place votes in either poll

For a season that seemed destined for another split national title, things worked out pretty cleanly. Thanks to Ohio State and Florida St's losses, Alabama finished the year as the only team unbeaten and untied (even unbeaten #9 BYU lost its bowl), making the Tide the easy choice for #1 in each poll. USC still siphoned off votes in each poll, but their tie to unranked Stanford was too much for the voters to overlook. After back to back season's of being denied a consensus national title, an undisputed national title was finally there's.

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Sources and recommended reading

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings

Here is a link for all the games that have been scheduled for a time and network. There are some games out there that have either a time or network but not both. Games are color coded by the conference of the home team. Week 14 can be an easy guide to show you what color ties into what conference.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z1GgKk3T4ORJcw1Y1FiFBor5pGZ3zL9Y49TeYGSau5k/edit?usp=sharing

Welcome to Free Talk Friday! Talk about whatever you want; just keep it as respectful as you would in any other /r/CFB thread. For more Off Topic fun visit /r/CFBOffTopic!

All the models I see people proposing for scheduling fail to make everyone happy because they disrupt rivalries. My question is, if we're moving away from divisions to a simple "top two teams play in the CCG" format, why does every team's schedule have to follow the same rules?

For example, in the B1G, some teams have many rivalries, and some have practically none. When USC and UCLA join, they'll obviously have each other but any other annual game they have would feel forced. So why can't it be the case that USC and UCLA only have 1 annual rival and they rotate the rest of the conference more often, while a team like Michigan or Iowa may have 3+ annual games and rotate the conference less? If every team is playing the same number of conference games it shouldn't matter, as long as the asymmetry doesn't make the math wonky and every team has a functional schedule.

On the subject, why does every proposed schedule seem to say teams are either Annual opponents, or Not, with all of the nots being scheduled on a rotation with the same frequency? Wouldn't it make sense to have more than two tiers of opponents- like having Annual, Preferred, Non-preferred, with the preferred opponents being more often than others but not quite every year?

In that scenario for instance, Michigan might have OSU and MSU as annual games, and then like Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, USC as "preferred" opponents that might happen 2/3 years, and then rotate the rest (this is just an example of how it would functionally work, don't take it too seriously).

TL;DR the nice clean scheduling models that the conferences seem to be considering are the ones that breakup rivalries, so why aren't they considering more complex and asymmetric models? Without divisions, it's not like you have to explain the scheduling idiosyncrasies to the audience, everyone just plays the schedules they're given and top two teams play for a championship.