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The weekend that was at Message Board Geniuses – week 12 edition

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Sark, who’s your daddy?

This weekend saw one team virtually eliminated from the playoff race while a rival that team beat convincingly keeps its playoff hopes alive with a big victory on the road. The message boards were lighting up all over the place. Let’s start out today’s trip in Louisville to check on the temperature of the Greater Anderson Cow College fan base.

Clemson wins a game, and it pisses off a portion of the fan base. I’m guessing Dabo isn’t going anywhere unless he decides to do it. I don’t see Clemson joining the coaching carousel fray voluntarily at this point in this season unless major donors force their hand. Clemson lost the game everywhere except on the scoreboard (the one place that matters).

The Tyler from Spartanburg segment of the fan base clearly believes that championships are their birthright. They forget that Dabo brought them that success (and expectation) and that there used to be a thing called Clemsoning.

I don’t care what Clemson does, but I am here to watch the fallout.

Let‘s move on to College Station to see the smoking crater that is the South Carolina football program following the biggest choke job you’re going to see.

Clemson lost the first game in program history when scoring 45 or more points a couple of weeks ago at home against the University of New Jersey at Durham. South Carolina says, “Hold my beer, Tiggers” by breaking a 286 game SEC winning streak since 2004 when leading by 27+. Ouch.

I’m here for the chaos in the Palmetto State. The only thing South Carolina has to play for is to ruin the remainder of Clemson’s season in Columbia.

Let’s move on to Tuscaloosa to check on the Bammers after their most recent loss to Oklahoma.

Bammers can’t decide if DeBoer is the genius that holds the key to success against Georgia or if he’s a bumbling fool from the West Coast who doesn’t get it. The Sooners get a blocked field goal, a pick 6 and 2 more turnovers while only generating 212 yards of offense themselves. Bama still controls their own destiny to get to Atlanta with a win at Jordan-Hare in the Iron Bowl. F-bum is going to be glorious on Monday with the Bammer whining and the Georgia gloating.

Let’s move on to Oxford as the Rebel fan base wants closure on Kiffin’s decision one way or another.

The Handbags are officially “there’s no place like home for the holidays” after Saturday’s loss to Ole Miss in Oxford (snicker). The majority of Rebel fans want Lane to stay in Oxford, and Lane said he loves Ole Miss after the game.

I still don’t think he wants to leave to take a higher pressure job in an inferior location (Baton Rouge or Hogtown). The media and the airplane watchers are going to be watching what happens over the next week as Ole Miss starts its preparation for the Egg Bowl.

Let’s end today’s trip in the Classic City after the Dawgs flex their muscles against Texas again.

Why can’t we bottle what we show against Texas to use against another opponent (cough, cough … Alabama … cough, cough)? After the Dawgs bowed up to force a field goal on the game’s first possession, the defense really allowed nothing except when put on a short field after the 3rd quarter interception.

Gunner Stockton > Arch Manning. I don’t think there’s much more to say than that.

On any remaining debate of Kirby vs. Sark, I’ll let a good follow on Dawg X who commented frequently at GTP summarize it for you:

While we’re on the topic of the win in Athens, let’s look in on the nerds’ take on Saturday night.

Talk about not being a ball-knower in this situation. I guess when it takes a last second field goal to beat a (checks notes) 1-win Boston College team, all you can do is to take a shot at your rival. Black Friday is coming, nerds. You’re going to get our best shot since we’re not likely to be in the SEC championship game. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

What did you see this weekend? Let us know in the comments.

The weekend that was at MBG – week 10 edition

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Hahahahahaha!

I admit I was going to go full Lewis Grizzard and do this in this space if the outcome yesterday had been different.

Thankfully, it wasn’t, and I have an opportunity to take us on a tour of the message board universe. We saw at least one team eliminated from CFP contention, a lot of pain inflicted on our main rivals and a program with a delusion.

Let’s start today’s trip in Baton Rouge to check in on the Corn Dogs’ coaching search.

If Nick Saban wanted to coach in the NIL and transfer portal era, he would have stayed in Tuscaloosa until he collapsed in his office. He looks very happy to be doing media, enjoying his ability to play golf, and living the high life after a successful coaching career.

Cajuns, Nick Saban isn’t coming back to save you from your governor’s decision to choose the next LSU football coach. He’s 74 (yes, a young 74). No way does he have the ability to look a recruit (and family) in the eye and say he’ll be a coach for 4 or 5 years at this point.

For all of those fan bases who believe Saban is coming back to save them, just stop.

Let’s move on to check in on Coach Amazon Prime in Boulder.

Colorado gets absolutely smashed in Boulder by Arizona. 5 turnovers and fewer than 300 yards of offense (3 turnovers of which led to extremely short fields for touchdowns) will get you run out of the stadium. The Wildcats led 38-7 at the half and played like Ralphie running over the Buffs.

I don’t know if Deion can be a successful head coach long-term. His formula isn’t working and probably isn’t going to work to make Colorado competitive. I wonder how happy Juju Lewis is in Boulder right now.

Let’s head to Dallas to see how the week 3 national champions are faring.

The Hurricanes are down bad after their 2nd loss to an unranked ACC opponent. Carson Beck throws 2 interceptions including a backbreaking pick on the goal line in overtime. Miami’s defense gives up 365 yards passing as Kevin Jennings takes care of the ball and engineers a 2:00 drive for the tying field goal aided by unnecessary roughness penalty.

Miami probably has to win out including the ACC championship game to be in the field of 12 at this point. Does Cristobal get blown out if that doesn’t happen? Coach Oeaux in Coral Gables would be a clash of cultures.

Let’s head to Greater Opelika to say “Thanks for the memories” to Hugh Freeze.

To those who believe #FireEverybody is the answer to your football program’s problems, Auburn should be the cautionary tale. Lather, rinse, repeat, War Tiglesmen. Your job is 3rd best of the conference’s open positions by a large margin. You have to convince someone that they can be successful being squeezed between 2 of the current giants of the sport while your past advantage (cough, cough … Auburn boosters … cough, cough) doesn’t matter any more. How quickly does Cam Coleman go into the portal with plans to play in Tuscaloosa?

I wondered if this was fake news. If not, this is pretty incredible. If Hugh was playing golf every Sunday in season, that’s a bad look, and I believe these guys should have a life.

Let’s move on to the Upstate of South Carolina for another update on the Greater Anderson Cow College.

Fun fact: Yesterday’s loss to Duke was the first time in 129 years of football that Clemson has lost when scoring more than 45 points. (134-1 now) Ouch. For the IPTAY crowd that loved Dabo for doing things the right way and looked down on the rest of college football, it sucks to be you now. Georgia broke Clemson in Charlotte on the night of September 4, 2021, and smashed them in Atlanta on August 31, 2024.

Can Clemson afford to fire Swinney or encourage him to find a new employer? Do they want to jump into a football coach hiring frenzy that already has LSU, Florida, Penn State and Auburn looking?

Sorry, Clive, but I’m guessing Dabo will be on the sidelines when Clemson goes to the Bayou in 2026.

Let’s move over to East Tennessee to check in on the fan base and team playing Halloween dress-up in a CFP elimination game.

Bobby Hill and the Vols likely save Brent Venables job with a loss on Rocky Top. Tennessee’s lines of scrimmage get dominated giving up 192 yards while gaining only 63 on the ground. Joey Aguilar’s 2 picks were both bad. One took points off the board for Tennessee, and the other enabled Oklahoma to steal 3 points right before the half.

Those 2 picks eventually led to the winning margin.

We’re going to take a short stop in Jacksonville to check on the geniuses of the UGA message boards.

This team keeps finding ways to melt down the fan base. This time it was a couple of explosive plays allowed by the defense while the offense sputtered for portions of the first 3 quarters. The first TD was the result of a poor punt leading to a short field and then a blown coverage. The field goal was the result of a turnover and then another blown coverage on a short field. The 3rd quarter was generally garbage.

I would love for this team to come out and blow people out. This team isn’t that right now, guys.

Sad, pathetic and soft aren’t words I would use to describe a team that has fought in every game for 4 quarters.

Let’s wrap up today’s trip on Tobacco Road to check in on America’s darlings, the Nerds of the North Avenue Trade School.

StinkTalk is probably saying how great they are because a 4-4 team rushed the field after beating them. Alas, since their board is blocked, we won’t know. I’m here for you to find other sources of amusement.

Nerd reaction to getting a swirlie on Saturday night in Raleigh

While no one cares enough about the other nerd boards to send any #MeltdownAlert posts to MBG, this post encapsulates their team. With Clemson’s implosion, they haven’t beaten anybody with a pulse and almost lost to Wake Forest who allowed FSU to break their ACC losing streak yesterday in Tallahassee by the score of 42-7.

NC State lost to Duke by 12, Virginia Tech by 2, Notre Dame by 29 and Pitt by 19. NC State’s offense then pistol-whipped the Jacketasses’ defense to the tune of 583 yards of total offense including 243 on the ground.

I’m sure Kirby is licking his chops over what much better athletes are going to do on a fast track in MBS against their defense.

That’s what I saw this weekend. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

The weekend that was at MBG – week 8

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You knew it wasn’t going to last because of this guy

It was hard to choose the stops on this weekend’s trip around the message boards. With the chaos of the weekend, I could have made Diamond Medallion in a weekend. All of this without a stop in Palo Alto to see the smoking crater that is the Florida State football program.

Let’s start on Friday night in the Sunshine State as the Hurricanes get exposed by Louisville.

In the words of Marc Antony through the Bard, I come to bury Mario Cristobal and Carson Beck, not to praise them. 63 yards rushing for a team whose coach is an offensive line coach by trade. 4 interceptions including a back breaker on the last possession in plus territory when all you need is a field goal to tie the game.

Miami is going to make the playoff because no one else on the schedule is that good and they have the win over Notre Dame. 9 penalties and 4 turnovers equals an undisciplined team that is going to have issues in the playoff.

Let’s head back to the Plains to check on the Auburn Family as they move closer to the ledge after another loss.

At this point, Auburn’s defensive players have to be throwing up their hands in frustration. They have played well enough throughout the season for the Tigers to be undefeated and positioned for a playoff berth. That offense is wretched. They won their turnover margin. They rushed for more yardage. Jackson Arnold wasn’t good but also wasn’t terrible.

That means one thing … Hugh Freeze sucks. This is what you can get when you decide to fire a coach with some success because you believe you can do better. I’m here to enjoy every moment of it.

Let’s head up to South Bend to check on the Boy Wonder and the temperature of Arrogant Nation.

The stat line from Saturday looks like a Lincoln Riley team – 306 yards rushing given up and they only rushed for 68. They got physically whipped by the Irish. Riley has the same advantages at USC that Cristobal has at Miami – an NIL war chest and a fertile recruiting base with no geographic equal. Yet, he can’t seem to get out of his own way in big moments. He could cover that up at Big 12 OU where his teams would just make you play basketball on grass.

Let’s head to Tuscaloosa to look in on Tooth Nation after the 3rd Saturday in October.

Butch Huepel? That’s genius worthy right there.

Alabama slaps down Tennessee in T-town again. I’ll admit I listened to part of the game on my way home from Athens last night. The Alabama radio announcers are the worst. Eli Gold loved Alabama, but he was a treasure. Their PbP guy is just a Bammer douche on the radio. I had to turn it off before my ears started bleeding.

On to the game, Bama used a flurry in the 2nd quarter to put Tennessee away capped by a 99(!)-yard pick 6 on the last play of the half after the Vols drove the length of the field. That reminded me of Sean Jones running down the sideline in 2003 in Kneeland.

I was happy because one team had to lose.

Let’s head to Music City where Corn Dog Nation has to be beside themselves today.

I didn’t know Cajuns knew any words to replace the f-word especially given the language in one of their cheers.

You would think the motivation message to the LSU Fightin’ Tigers would have written itself, “Vegas has you as a betting underdog to Vanderbilt! What are you going to do about it?” Get Pavia-ed looks like what the response was. Josh Pate haz a sad over Blake Baker’s defense being bludgeoned to the tune of 239 yards yielded on the ground.

I’ve said the Corn Dogs would turn on the Leprechaun as soon as things went south because he isn’t one of them. It’s happening. I’m guessing with A&M and Bama coming up next that Kelly is reading the fine print of his contract this morning.

Let’s head to the Palmetto State to check in on the state of South Carolina college football.

Clemson and South Carolina both lose by double digits, and both Dabo and Baby Beamer find themselves in the crosshairs of their fan bases. I’m not even going to go into the details of the games.

At this point, the Clemson-South Carolina game would be on Raycom or Jefferson Pilot in the old days of TV. If tickets were still paper, a Cock or Tiger fan may put them on the windshield of their car at the local Ingles and find more tickets on the windshield when they come back.

Let’s head up to the bluegrass to check in on how “Texas is back.”

If you looked at a team’s stat line and saw the following numbers, what would you think happened with 179-395 total offense, 132-258 passing, 47 yards rushing and 20:00 of ToP?

A loss by 2 TDs? Well, you would be wrong. That team wins in overtime.

The Archduke has a 25 game QBR with a below 50% completion rate. Kentucky sacks him 3 times.

This Texas team is not good at all. They go to Starkvegas next and then entertain Vandy prior to their off week prior to their visit to Athens. Is it possible Texas could have 4 losses when they visit between the hedges?

For the preseason #1 with the Heisman winner and #1 overall draft pick in the 2026 draft, that has to hurt.

Let’s move on to Hogtown to check in on the mental state of the Handbags.

Sun Belt Billy is out at Florida. When your fan base bemoans a win especially a conference win, you know you’re in trouble. My only question is whether the team quits on the staff heading into the Cocktail Party. As others have said, I wonder if Kirby would bring him up for an analyst role similar to the Jaden Rashada season just to get under the Gators’ hides.

My only message to Kirby is to annihilate them.

Let’s end this weekend back in the Classic City to check on both sides of the game of the weekend.

We have a segment of our fan base who needs to learn about resiliency. That statement isn’t about creating a bogey man or pumping sunshine.

To the Ole Miss fans, the game flipped when the Rebel defense finally completely broke and Trinidad Chambliss realized he wasn’t playing in Oxford or Ferris State any longer. it had nothing to do with ABC’s decisions for TV timeouts.

I have to say two things about the game. First, I would rather see us take chances in man coverage rather than give ridiculous amounts of cushion. Second, I don’t understand Kirby’s decision to go for 2 in the 3rd quarter.

What did you see this weekend? Let us know in the comments.

The weekend that was at MBG – week 6 edition

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How did I get outcoached by that guy?

A couple of big road upsets occur on what was supposed to be a boring Saturday of college football. Needless to say, the message boards lit up across the fruited plain as usual on a Saturday. Before we start our trip, take a quick look at this (remember most of these teams have beaten a ranked opponent at the time of the game).

Just leaving this here for Mumme Poll voters.

Let’s get started this morning this morning in the Classic City where it’s clear BBN isn’t happy with basketball season starting the first week of October.

Kentucky is probably the best job for a coach looking for stability while being the worst for maintaining consistency and acquiring talent. It’s the exact opposite of their men’s basketball coaching job. The problem is their fans are starting to expect close to the same performance from their football program that they expect from their basketball program.

Stoops is probably now a dead man walking unless he finds a way to beat Tennessee to save his job. I’m guessing Kirby told him after the game that he has a spot in his coaching rehab program when the time is right.

On to the game, I don’t understand why Kirby doesn’t coach this game in Lexington the same way he does in Athens. Turn the superior athletes loose and let them make plays. Kudos to Stoops for hitting the over for his buddies in Youngstown by leaving his starters in while Georgia was emptying the bench. I was surprised he didn’t try an onside kick to get a field goal to cover the spread.

Let’s move on to Tobacco Road to check in on the Bill Belichick Experience.

Before the season no one would be surprised that Clemson was going to beat North Carolina. I’m not even sure I would have been surprised to see the Tiggers beat the Heels convincingly.

I am surprised at how quickly things have gotten sideways with Belichick. I thought it was a dumb hire for a Kentucky type of program (football at a basketball school) to attempt to short-cut their way to national relevance, but this has gone worse than I thought it would.

Does Bill have the class to step down and go play golf after 1 year in Chapel Hill? We’ll see.

Let’s stay in the ACC to check in on Seminole Nation.

Yes, the final score was only by 6. -3 turnover margin gets you beat, and many times gets you run out of the building. Down 28-3, the Noles scramble to score 19 in the 4th quarter.

After the Alabama game, I thought Norvell had probably saved himself. His buyout is probably the only thing saving him now as the Noles season is officially on the brink. Trips to Clemson, Raleigh and Hogtown loom for the Tribe.

Is it just me, or does the new Doak just not have the same degree of home field advantage as the old one?

Now, we head to the 2 places you’ve been waiting for this week. Let’s start out at the land of the Big Bang Theory … Pasadena, California … to see how the Lions are doing this morning.

James Franklin has made a lot of money in Happy Valley by beating teams his team is supposed to beat. They went out and hired Jim Knowles away from the hated Buckeyes and threw a bunch of NIL money at players hoping to replicate what anOSU did to win a title.

Instead, now the season is close to half over, and they allowed Oregon to beat them twice. UCLA is one of the worst Power 4 teams in the country, and they controlled much of the game with Nico I accounting for 5 TDs and outplaying the preseason #1 overall pick in the Yankee Cade Klubnik.

I think it’s safe to say that Franklin is quickly wearing out his welcome and a trip to Columbus looms.

Let’s end today’s trip in Hogtown not for the reason we thought at the start of the weekend.

You ain’t wrong, collin12345. But we all think you’re a “laughing stock” because no one wanted you.

In the name of a meteor game, the north central, meth lab geniuses aren’t getting a pass this week.

Where’s F-bum today as Arch Manning’s Heisman campaign, after his moment against (checks notes) Sam Houston, crashes and burns in The Swamp? Watching this Texas offense has to be making the Shorthorns wonder where is the Sark who is supposed to be an offensive genius. The problem on Saturday was they sucked on defense as well.

To the Handbags, congratulations on keeping the Sun Belt Billy farewell tour going for another week. A trip to College Station to face an AgCult team who is now taking on the toughness of its coach probably isn’t going to end well for you.

That’s what I saw this week. Share your well wishes to Texas and Penn State in the comments.

The weekend that was at MBG – week 4 edition

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I was on a plane for much of the day yesterday, but Delta’s WiFi on an international flight allowed me to watch some ball and stay on top of the geniuses of the message board universe.

Not sure Kevin Bacon can ease the IPTAY crowd now

Let’s start today’s trip for a 4th(!) week in the Upstate of South Carolina where Fran Brown drops a bomb on the Clemson football program.

Syracuse goes into “Death Valley” and rips Clemson a new one 34-21. The Orange jumped on the Tiggers early and then held them at bay for the remainder of the game. I wonder if Fran spent a little time with Kirby during the Dawgs’ off week to gather some intel for game planning.

On the real topic, Dabo deserves to go out at Clemson on his own terms, but it’s apparent now that “all is not well” on Lake Hartwell and the Clemson faithful are not going to stay calm.

Other potential losses loom on Clemson’s schedule, and the path to Charlotte appears like the last stage to the summit of Everest.

Of course, the team they play next Saturday has a set of challenges of their own … let’s head to the land of the Mouse to check in on the Tar Heels and the Belichick Experiment.

83-104. That was Bill Belichick’s career record in the NFL without Tom Brady at quarterback.

I hate to say it to the Tar Heel fans who thought the supposed GOAT would make them into a college football power, but Tom Brady doesn’t have any college eligibility remaining. Also, I doubt UNC will get the treatment from the ACC officials that Belichick got for years in New England because of Brady.

They have been smoked by the 2 teams they’ve played that had a pulse. While Clemson may be reeling, I can’t imagine things are going to get better on Franklin Street in a couple of weeks.

Let’s head down to South Florida to check in on the mental state of the Hogtown Handbags.

First … delusion (3 days ago).

Today … misery.

What job is better now … Florida or Ole Miss? If Junior wants to be able to do whatever he wants, there’s no way he takes on the pressure cooker that is the Florida head coaching job. Crazy expectations, a fan base that believes Nattys (and the Light kind) are their birthright, and three currently top 10 rival programs around them or no expectations, good money and a nicer place to live. Give me Oxford over Hogtown any day.

To the game, Mario Cristobal and Carson Beck (that pick gave me 2024 flashbacks) tried to find a way to let the Gators steal one. I’m not sold on this team at all. It’s hard to believe they are #2 in the rankings this week. I think there are multiple teams in the top 10 that could throttle the Canes.

Sun Belt Billy looked resigned to his fate on the sideline last night. DJ Lagway is a disaster (12/23 for 61 yards and a QBR of 21), but their defense plays hard. They have 2 weeks to prepare for the Archduke and the Shorthorns. Could that be Billy’s final stand before entering the Kirby rehab center for fired coaches?

Let’s move on to Norman to check on the Auburn Family.

9 sacks allowed and they are complaining about playing straight up. I’m guessing someone in Norman has made up a “Honk if you’ve sacked Jackson Arnold” bumper sticker this morning. The SEC officiating responds regarding the play that was likely the cause of this genius’s post.

Was the play in question the difference in the game? Mathematically, the answer to that question is yes. Brent Venables would have likely blown a gasket if Auburn had scored on a similar play against his defense. It was low class, and Auburn fans have a right to complain about it although something like that costing them a game makes this guy smile given the karma of $Cam Newton and Nick Fairley.

You give up 9 sacks with a supposedly mobile quarterback? The OL coach should be tarmac-ed as a result. 287 yards of offense should be what the “geniuses” of Greater Opelika should be complaining about especially with a head coach who is supposed to be an offensive-minded coach.

Let’s head a little east to CoMo to check in on the other side of the complete implosion of football in the Palmetto State.

I agree with this genius … South Carolina doesn’t belong in the SEC. Neither do Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M and Missouri. Maybe the Lamecocks could join the Sun Belt or Conference USA. I’m guessing they could win one of those leagues.

Missouri ran over, through and around for 287 yards against the South Carolina defense while holding the Gamecocks to negative yards rushing. Ouch. 14 penalties for nearly 100 hidden yards added to the challenge of losing this game.

After next week’s home game against Kentucky, South Carolina stares into the abyss from playing 5 currently ranked teams in a row. Not good, Shane, not good.

While not officially MBG, we have to check on the Archduke of Austin.

Good grief, Arch. I’m sure this is this way you talked trash against the private school kids you played against in Louisiana. If something says, “Act like you’ve been there before,” this is it. Douche move.

We end today in Memphis where the end appears to be near for our favorite OL coach for a post I really didn’t want to write.

I love Sam Pittman. I wish he had never left Athens. Kirby only hired Jim Chaney because that was the only way to get the Pitt Boss to leave Arkansas to coach on a staff with a first time head coach. I don’t blame Pittman for leaving to take the job. It was truly life changing money for a coach toward the end of his career.

I wish him Godspeed in whatever is next whether that’s staying in the game or heading to the lake.

Thank you, Sam. You’ll always be welcome in Athens and probably would never have to buy a beer in the Classic City’s limits.

That’s what I saw this weekend. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

The weekend that was at MBG – week 3 edition

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9 in a row. As someone who lived through the 90s, this pays us back for 1992 and 1995.

We’ll be coming back to Ob-Knoxville, Tennessee at some point in this week’s travels around the message board universe. Let’s get started in Houston to check in on Coach Amazon Prime and the Buffs.

For all that Prime was a player (and he was one of the greatest DBs to play the game), physical was never a trait to describe him. Giving up over 430 yards while only gaining 300 with a -2 turnover margin gets you beat and often run out of the stadium.

Colorado gets slapped around by Houston. What is it about former Texas 8&4 QBs that they go to a lesser program and thrive? The Cougars are 3-0, and Connor Weigman accounts for 305 yards of total offense and 2 TDs against Colorado.

The genius who posted that title needs some remedial lessons in subject-verb agreement. Let’s move on to the one location hotter than the surface of the sun … Columbia, South Carolina … to check in on the mental state of delusional Lamecock Nation.

Don’t look now, but the Commodores have gone to Lane Stadium and the Dead Cockroach and put belt to backside to start 3-0. Vandy wallops South Carolina 31-7 to bring the South Carolina faithful back to earth to start planning for a meaningless bowl trip rather than the CFP. Sure, LaNorris Sellers got knocked out of the game, but the Dores are proving to be a tough out. To the Gamecocks, you typically aren’t going to beat a team with a pulse with a -3 turnover margin.

If this is a 1 week blip due to injury, this one may hurt in December, Cocks. Let’s jump on I-20 to check in on Tyler from Spartanburg and the Tiggers at historic Richt-Smart Field at Vince Dooley Stadium.

I don’t think since starting this series we’ve had to check in on a fan base 3 weeks in a row, but the Greater Anderson Cow College is a gift that keeps on giving. All the college football pundits that had Clemson in the top 5 have egg on their face at this point. The Tigers aren’t good this year, and the upstate IPTAY wolves are now out. Turnovers matter.

Now, for the nerds, storming the field after beating a team for their 2nd loss in 3 games and was behind Troy 16-0 during their only win is classic “At Georgia tech, you can do that” moment. I don’t want you losers to keep winning, but the positive if you do is that we’ll be totally focused on beating you senseless at Thanksgiving.

Let’s go check in to see how the leprechauns are taking the realization that their CFP expectations are going up in smoke with a home loss to Texas 8&4.

2 losses with no chance to win a conference with 1 or 2 losable games still on the schedule puts the Irish’s season officially on the brink. Marcus Freeman’s calling card is defense, and Marcel Reed splattered that defense to almost 400 yards of total offense while only generating a 77 overall QBR.

Irish fans are not entertained … but I am.

Let’s head down to Death Valley and the bayou to check in on the Handbags on the latest stop on the Sun Belt Billy farewell tour.

Watching Handbags who thought college football begin in 1990 crawl under their rocks is a beautiful sight for these eyes. DJ Lagway does his best Quincy Carter impression by throwing 5(!) picks in a game that Florida lost by 10. Once again, all the college football talking heads who raved about Lagway as the guy who was going to put the Gators at their rightful place at the top of the college football universe need to find a crow au vin recipe … cough, cough … Aaron Murray … cough, cough … Josh Pate … cough, cough … Joel Klatt … cough, cough … Chris Doering … cough, cough.

Now the Gators face a QB who hasn’t lost to them on a team that blew them out of the Swamp last year. Good luck in South Florida, Billy.

Let’s end today on the banks of Tennessee River where there are no goalposts floating on this morning.

Well, well, well, Tooth Nation. You pulled defeat from the jaws of victory.

Everything went your way, and you still couldn’t get it done. Face it. Kirby owns your asses between his time at Bama and now at Georgia. He is your Steve Spurrier without the shooting off at the mouth.

Kneeland is officially Sanford North.

Enjoy the likely 2 year break from playing us because we’re coming for double digits the next time in Sanford.

Before I end this week’s trip, I have to call out one of our geniuses.

GodTurley3 and any genius who thumbs upped the post on the Vent, you suck.

This team never gave up. Gunner Stockton had his David Greene moment dropping a dime on 4th down to London Humphreys. The defense was battered throughout the game but came up with a huge stop in the overtime. Finally, if Bo Hughley isn’t starting next Saturday, I wouldn’t blame him if he decided to enter the portal.

Let’s get ready for the Tide.

The weekend that was at MBG – week 2 edition

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I didn’t think the message board universe could get more off the rails than last Saturday with Alabama’s shocking loss to Florida State. Needless to say, Sun Belt Billy and the Handbags said to DeBoer and the Bammers, “Hold my beer.”

We’re not going to start in Hogtown but keep reading because we’ll get there. We’ll start up our trip this week on the prairies of Oklahoma to check on Cheater U.

The post in the upper right corner of the MBG TwiX sounds like it could have been a genius on the Georgia message boards on Mike Bobo. The wolves seem to be out in Ann Arbor not because they were found to be truly cheating but because Sherrone Moore is proving to be a placeholder in the aftermath of Harbaugh’s win at all cost approach.

Is Oklahoma for real (Josh Pate is already spiking the football on John Mateer) or is Michigan going to win a bunch of games because they are in the B1G? OU is better than I thought they would be.

Let’s move on to CoMo to check in on the losers of the Border War.

Rock Chalk Jayhawk doesn’t make an appearance on the football MBGs often, but when they do … it’s a doozy.

Other than for the short time Mark Mangino and now Lance Leopold have coached the Kansas program, Kansas has sucked like Vandy type of sucking. Any fan who really believes Nick Saban is going to move Miss Terry further away from the place in Jupiter is delusional.

  1. Nick Saban doesn’t want to come back to college coaching.
  2. He especially isn’t going to come to a program that plays 2nd fiddle to hoops.

Just stop.

Leopold gets a lot of buzz for doing more with less. The real coach who does more with less may have been on the other sideline in Eli Drinkwitz.

Back to back week visits to check in on Clemson and the fans who believe the game has passed Dabo by.

Dabo is officially in the CMR zone. Nothing he does short of winning a championship is going to please a vocal part of the fan base. Falling behind … checks notes … Troy 16-0 certainly hasn’t done him any favors. Barely 300 yards of total offense and a QBR just north of 42 for Cade Klubnik isn’t going to get things done when the Tigers take on others in the ACC. The wheels may come off if they lose in Atlanta on Saturday.

Let’s swing by T-town to check in the DeBoer death watch.

Cochran has a great story of recovery. He has all of 1 win as a head coach, and now a Bammer thinks he can be the savior of the program. The Tide gets off the mat to devour the cupcake ULM. DeBoer may be coaching for his and Greg Byrne’s jobs in 3 weeks in Athens. 73-0 against a cupcake doesn’t turn down the heat in Tuscaloosa.

Let’s end this week trip to check in on the Hogtown Handbags.

When your home crowd is chanting for you to be fired after a loss to a G5, it might be beyond the point of no return … Ray Goff never felt the wrath of Georgia fans like that. With the schedule coming for Florida, Napier may not being employed by the Cocktail Party.

Let’s finish this trip with this lack of discipline from the Gators during the game winning drive.

The shoe toss was the beginning of the end for Dopey Dan. Could this be it for Sun Belt Billy?

What did you see this weekend? Let us know in the comments.

The weekend that was at Message Board Geniuses – 1st round edition

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Who’s to blame now, Bobby?

I spent Friday night and Saturday at Disney World with the family, so I only checked in on the games when I had a chance. I think we can say the 1st round games delivered in proving college football is different from the NFL and March Madness. Talent matters, and Bobby Hill is overrated.

Let’s start our trip in South Bend where Marcus Freeman’s defense destroyed Indiana’s hope of a Hoosier state title.

Imagine not winning a game against a team currently ranked in the top 25 and being splattered by the 1 you did play. Indiana, you were a cute story throughout the year, but you should have been playing in a New Year’s 6 bowl or having a nice postseason celebration of your season in a sunny locale. Instead, you are home for the holidays with the most empty calorie 11-2 record we’ve seen since Hawaii got scattered, smothered, covered and chunked in the 2008 Sugar Bowl.

On the Notre Dame side, your All-American tailback gained 108 yards and you had almost 200 yards on the ground … good for you. 98 of those came on one play. Let me just put it this way. You aren’t going to overwhelm the Georgia line of scrimmage.

Let’s move over to State College for the Death Penalty Bowl to check in on the Ponies.

I said last week that SMU was this year’s TCU except TCU won a playoff game. This game was the classic “the moment was too big and they pissed down their leg” Coach 30 moment. Penn State had 74 yards of offense and a 14-0 lead due to 2 pick 6s. At that moment, the game was out of reach.

The big question coming out of the first 2 games is whether either of these 2 schools were worthy of an at-large bid. I think it’s safe to say the answer is no.

Let’s move on to Austin for what would turn out to be the game of the weekend.

A really bad 2nd quarter dooms Dabo and the Tiggers. Clemson cuts the lead to 7 and then gives up a long TD run to put the game away. To the geniuses on TigerNet, who are you going to hire to take Dabo’s place? Clemson is still the team in the ACC best constructed to play deep into January. Is Dabo the best in-game coach? No way. Has he built a program and a culture that can stand the test of time? I think so. The problem is he doesn’t have a pair of championship-quality coordinators to lean on for game planning and recruiting.

I did find this troll to be humorous.

Let’s end the trip segment of the weekend in Columbus. Damn, why didn’t the meteor show up?

Tennessee social media and message boards could be the most toxic in the world of the CFB internet. I admit I got this one wrong … bad wrong. Tennessee got boat raced. Jeremiah Smith is a man. Nico is still way overrated. When you get outcoached by the Just for Men spokescoach, you pretty much suck.

What’s the excuse this time, Vols? Face it. Your coach runs up big numbers against inferior competition, finds magic for a game every other year (Bama in Kneeland), and looks lousy against teams that are superior.

There’s going to be a winter of discontent in Knoxville.

What does all of this mean for Georgia? While ND doesn’t scare me, they could be a tough out if we don’t have a good game plan for Gunner or our execution sucks … not a time for a slow start. Penn State feasted on a QB not ready for prime time. Our offensive line will have to play their asses off in a game with them. Texas and Ohio State are both troublesome. Hopefully, Gunner has settled in by the time we possibly get to one of them.

For a bonus feature, here are some tidbits from other boards over the weekend.

Talk about toxic, bunch of Yankee idiots.
Ole Miss fans dunk on the Laner.
24-3, anyone?

What did you see this weekend? Let us know in the comments below.

First look at the We Lost to Georgia Bowl

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Orange is just butt ugly. Do not adjust your screen.

The middle game of CFP triple-header Saturday features the teams in the “We Lost to Georgia” Bowl, the Greater Anderson Cow College Tiggers and the Texass Hamburgers at DKR Memorial Stadium. This game has all the look of a Texas easy win based on the teams’ performance throughout the year … home field advantage, offensive line play, and overall defense. On the other hand, this game isn’t Dabo’s first rodeo in the CFP and Clemson’s defensive line play. Let’s get to the preview.

Series Record: First meeting (I was surprised that these 2 schools had not even played in a bowl game)

Gambling Degenerate Facts: The Harrah’s sports book at the Venetian has Texas as a 11.5 point favorite with a money line of -455 and a point total of 51.5.

How Should a Refugee Watch This Game: We beat both of these teams soundly in the regular season, one on a “neutral” site and one in their backyard. We turned around and beat the Hamburgers again in Atlanta in an SEC championship game for the ages. Texas is one of the 2 teams in this thing that is built in a way to compete with us (IMHO, Ohio State is the other). To me, the Greater Anderson Cow College has the defensive front to do to Texas what we did to them twice … get pressure on Ewers and control the Texas running game. I’ll never consider Texas as part of the SEC, so I’ll be fine if the Tiggers go ahead and take them out of this thing. I would enjoy the Message Board Geniuses’ X feed if that happened.

Interesting Statistic: 0.86/2.25 (net yards per play for Clemson and Texas, respectively)

The difference in this statistic is stark. After drilling into the detail, the Longhorns’ defense is the real difference between these 2 teams. That doesn’t mean I’m saying Clemson’s defense is the weak link, but the Longhorn defense should be the best total unit on the field on Saturday and have been the most consistent unit throughout the season.

Early Outlook

Texas should win this game and should cover the spread if the game goes as the teams on paper would indicate. The problem for Texas is that the game isn’t played on paper. Similar to the 2 games against Georgia, the media and the talking heads are lining up with Texas against “little ole Clemson.” Turnovers (game 1) and drive-killing mistakes (game 2) changed the games. If those equalizers show up again on Saturday, this game will be a 4 quarter fist fight.

Clemson’s path to victory requires them to be able to run the ball effectively, stay in front of (or with) the chains and stay out of 3rd and long … the thing they did not do consistently in Mercedes-Benz Stadium against Georgia. The Tigers really need to turn this game into a low-scoring street brawl to have a chance to steal it in the 4th quarter. I’m not convinced about Sark’s in-game coaching prowess, and a close game in the 4th would only magnify those concerns.

I think the team with the most paths to victory is the likely winner. Therefore, the burnt orange of Texas makes a return trip to Atlanta to take on Arizona State in the Peach Bowl.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.

The weekend that was at Message Board Geniuses – Championship Week edition

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I’m still on cloud 9 as I write this. After winning the SEC championship, everything from this point on is just gravy. I’ll get into the game in a bit, but I still have the privilege to share the misery and genius of the message board universe.

Let’s start our trip up in Charlotte where the Greater Anderson Cow College played 3D chess for the regular season.

“We have the smarts.” Yeah, right. I’m guessing this genius is making Beef & Cheddar sandwiches after getting promoted from the curly fryer at the Anderson Arby’s.

Clemson blows a big lead over SMU and then kicks a 56 yard field goal on the game’s final play to get their ticket punched as the 12 seed to the CFP. Their reward is a trip to Austin to take on a Texas team that knows it has a favorable draw to the semifinals if they can beat the Tiggers before Christmas. This seems like a terrible matchup for Clemson given how the Georgia front 7 overwhelmed the Clemson offensive line in Atlanta. The question is whether Sark can rebuild Quinn Ewers’s confidence over the next 2 weeks to have him ready to make a playoff run.

Let’s go check in on the state of mind of the Bammer Nation after they find that their dance card is sending them to (checks notes) Tampa for the Reliaquest Bowl for a Rose Bowl rematch with Michigan instead of their rightful place in the ESPN Invitational.

Bammers online everywhere are trying to gaslight the entire college football world by saying “they wuz robbed” and so Greg Byrne should cancel every high-profile OOC game for eternity. They lost 3 games in the conference to unranked opponents including an embarrassing loss to Oklahoma in Norman. The Vandy loss also hasn’t aged well.

SMU’s comeback makes it easy for the committee to make the decision take out Alabama. Once again, Finebaum should be a joy later this afternoon.

Roll Tears Roll.

Let’s head to downtown Atlanta to check on the Hamburgers after the Dawgs win the SEC and take the #2 ranking and overall seed.

Any Shorthorn making a comment about officiating and SEC favoritism just makes me laugh. To my view on the game, Texas had their chances to get total control of the game in the first half but could only scrape out a 6-3 lead at the break due to a turnover, penalties, missed field goals and Georgia pass pressure. When you really watch the game closely, Texas really only generated yards off big plays even a couple of improvising plays.

When the Dawgs went to Gunner, it was like the light came on for the offensive line. They started moving the Texas defense and the receivers seemed to decide to start catching the ball (Get well soon, Carson). The fake punt and the drive that culminated from it was beautiful … scoring a TD there would have been the only thing to make it perfect.

To me, the most valuable player of the game was the Georgia front 7. They dominated the Texas run game that had been so potent, and you can’t say enough about the 6 sacks and how those sacks completely affected the game.

To end our trip, let’s take the MARTA east and north lines to North Avenue to check in on the Birmingham Bowl bound Jacketasses of StinkTalk.

Those self-proclaimed geniuses don’t even know how the format of the expanded playoff is supposed to work. I can’t blame them … when they have no reason to understand it, we shouldn’t be surprised when some Dudd-like nerd tries to use the FSU argument to say we shouldn’t be in (note the time of the comment at 10 pm). That commenter was probably watching cricket or quidditch world championship reruns or participating in a tricycle race before a big tickle pile.

In summary, that bunch makes it really easy to hate them for the real inferiority complex dumbass little brothers they are. I hope Diego Pavia goes full Auburn on their asses in Birmingham.

It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog!

What did you see on Championship Saturday? Let us know in the comments below.