2025 / 2026 College watch thread

[BobDigital]

I feel like the whole 'ranked team' thing as a bit of a bait-y thing to say. There are 25 ranked teams but we pretty much know the bottom 10-15 are pretty much the same as the next 10-15 or so just off the list. Typically the ranked teams year in year out are from the same 40 teams with only about 10 or so ranked every year. So to make this out to be a big upset like this tweet did isn't exactly true.

UNC and Virginia are pretty much at the same level just about. It wouldn't have been a huge upset. An upset yes... but not a huge one.

 

[mayoclinic]

Denzel Boston having a good game so far against Illinois, though he did have a fumble.

 

[manxman2601]

Harbor's speed in combo with his stride length is a cheat code. A limited one yes but you have to hope you can DK Metcalf him.

 

[mayoclinic]

Just hope he doesn't run in the wrong direction.

 

[manxman2601]

This S Carolina defense has been awesome. Alabama offense has only scored one TD. And the crowd is electric.

 

[mayoclinic]

SC playing Bama surprisingly tough.

 

[mayoclinic]

Huge turnover by the Tide.

 

[manxman2601]

Huge turnover by the Tide.

Simpson is going to have to show some leadership chops in this 4th quarter and can't be let down by his receivers.

I was worried this game was going to be a bit boring. Far from it. It's been one of my favourite games this year.

 

[BobDigital]

Harbor's speed in combo with his stride length is a cheat code. A limited one yes but you have to hope you can DK Metcalf him.

Harbor is just still so raw though... I looked at his 2024 tape can said he is an UDFA.... Then i looked at him early this year and had him as high as a 6th maybe.... So he is trending in the right direction. Someone is going to over spend on him in hopes he will figure it out. That was actually one of the best routes he's run. Good ball tracking and he actually looked fairly coordinated. Still have him as a 6th for now. But yeah, he can jump up a few rounds for me depending on how the end of the season looks.

But you know Ds aren't going to typically let him get that far behind them often where he can slow down and turn towards the ball to make an easy catch while also using his body as a back board as he falls over.

 

[mayoclinic]

Ty Simpson with 2 big 3rd down conversions on a critical drive. He seems to perform best under pressure, a quality that cannot be taught.

 

[manxman2601]

I was disappointed to see David Bailey hasn't got a sack yet. In fact none of the Texas Tech defense have. Then I took a look at what the Oklahoma State QB was doing. 9/19 for 48 yards. Well that explains it.

 

[mayoclinic]

He does have 0.5 TFL. That's when you sack the RB.

 

[manxman2601]

Ty Simpson with 2 big 3rd down conversions on a critical drive. He seems to perform best under pressure, a quality that cannot be taught.

He never looks panicked. If he pulls out this win, he might become a consensus no 1 because this defense have made things really tough for 'Bama.

 

[BobDigital]

Denzel Boston having a good game so far against Illinois, though he did have a fumble.

Boston to me is just such a safe prospect. He is kind of what McMillian was last year IMO. Will he be the best WR in this class? Maybe not, his talent and ceiling may not be exactly as high. But his floor is IMO the highest of all the WRs in this draft. Which is why i like him so much. He will fall out of bed and be a #2 year 1 automatically and it only goes up from there if he improves at all. At least i think so.

 

[mayoclinic]

Pro level drive. Multiple 3rd and a 4th down conversion, got the TD and the 2 pt conversion.

Can't do it any better.

 

[mayoclinic]

I wondered whether SC should have tried a 2 point conversion after their last TD.

Make it, and it's a 2 score game at 23-14. Miss and it's 21-14, and Bama might not have attempted a 2 point conversion.

 

[mayoclinic]

OMG.

 

[mayoclinic]

Simpson is going to have to show some leadership chops in this 4th quarter and can't be let down by his receivers.

I didn't quite get what you were saying.

 

[mayoclinic]

Wow.

Heartbreaking game for SC.

 

[mayoclinic]

Jake Golday with 6 tackles, 0.5 sack, 0.5 TFL and 1 PD against Baylor.