# 2015 College Football Omnibus Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 30, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398 "2015-08-30T16:01:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/621 "2015-12-14T15:38:13Z")
> [@Yersenia\_Pestis](#): > > Go army! Beat navy! > > That was ssooo close! Too bad, can’t say the army didn’t have a chance… > > You guys know the army players are at an huge disadvantage, right? They have made much more strict physical fitness requirements (gotta run 2 miles for the pt test, etc) and under a much tighter weight limit I just looked at [the West Point lineup,](http://www.goarmywestpoint.com/roster.aspx?path=football) and maybe I’m missing something: leaving aside the positions like cornerback or free safety, where being comparatively small and quick is pretty much the name of the game, it seems that Army’s quarterback had the choice of throwing to his 6’1", 224-lb wide receiver or his 6’3", 258-lb tight end – all while, y’know, his 6’5", 295-lb lineman was blocking for him. So – how much bigger do you figure those seniors need to _be,_ to equal Navy? (And, yeah, there’s apparently a 6’4", 318-lb underclassman on West Point’s roster as well, but leave that aside for a moment.) ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/622 "2015-12-14T18:58:17Z")
Tristen Wallace, the (according to somebody) 4th-best QB prospect in the nation, just switched commitments from Ohio State to Oregon. Hope he’s also coming to play school!😛 ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/623 "2015-12-26T19:08:46Z")
Wait, did they just delay the kickoff of the Sun Bowl 15 minutes because a basketball game is running long? Jeez, I know it isn’t the Rose Bowl, but come on. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/624 "2015-12-26T19:38:00Z")
Interesting , the sun bowl is one of the very few games not on ESPN . ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/625 "2015-12-26T20:28:24Z")
WTF??? Everett Golson doesn’t make the trip to the Peach Bowl? Kinda last minute notice. Personal reasons? > **[Florida State’s Golson does not make trip for bowl game](https://wgntv.com/sports/florida-states-golson-does-not-make-trip-for-bowl-game/)** > > ATLANTA  — Everett Golson is not with Florida State for its Peach Bowl game against Houston. The school announced on Saturday after practice for the Dec. 31 game that the quarterback did not make t… ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/626 "2015-12-26T22:23:45Z")
Nice snowstorm at the Sun Bowl. The skiers will be flocking to El Paso now. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/627 "2015-12-26T23:56:53Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > WTF??? Everett Golson doesn’t make the trip to the Peach Bowl? Kinda last minute notice. Personal reasons? > > [http://wgntv.com/2015/12/26/florida-states-golson-does-not-make-trip-for-bowl-game/](http://wgntv.com/2015/12/26/florida-states-golson-does-not-make-trip-for-bowl-game/) Supposedly there was a death in the family, but that may have just an excuse. He wasn’t going to start, so his playing days were probably done anyway. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/628 "2015-12-27T00:58:25Z")
If there’s a death in the immediate family , maybe I can understand. But this smells more of sour grapes and being a lousy teammate. If Maguire goes down in the early part of the game, then FSU is doomed and likely embarrassed on national TV. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/629 "2015-12-27T00:59:29Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > If there’s a death in the immediate family , maybe I can understand. Awfully generous of you. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/630 "2015-12-27T01:05:13Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Awfully generous of you. If it was me, I’d be Brett Favre and play after the death of an immediate family member. The extremely vague ‘personal reasons’ excuse sounds more like his third cousin’s cat died. I know he’s pissed about losing the starting job and the disappointing season. He should still man up and be a supportive backup QB. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/631 "2015-12-27T01:09:51Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > If it was me, I’d be Brett Favre and play after the death of an immediate family member. I understand that, and I’d support that, if it was you. It’s not you. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/632 "2015-12-27T01:16:06Z")
I hear ya, **dalej42**. If they had just said “He’s not playing because of a death in the family” I doubt anyone would have batted an eye. But to say “personal reasons” and then hint at a death in the family is necessarily opaque. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/633 "2015-12-28T15:18:29Z")
Ezekiel Elliott cited for driving without a license and driving on a suspended license. I assume , being a star, he will play in the Fiesta Bowl. However, Urban Meyer did set a precedent by suspending Adolphus Washington for soliciting a prostitute. I don’t think Washington should have been suspended for a silly infraction such as soliciting. It’ll be interesting to see what, if anything, the Buckeyes do. > **[Buckeyes Elliott cited for multiple offenses after Sunday crash](https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/buckeyes-elliott-cited-for-multiple-violations-on-sunday)** > > Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott was cited for multiple offenses stemming from a one-car crash prior to leaving for the Fiesta Bowl on Sunday afternoon.The Buckeyes star was cited driving under suspension, operating without a license, and... ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/634 "2015-12-28T20:48:43Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Ezekiel Elliott cited for driving without a license and driving on a suspended license. IANAL, but I don’t see how he could be doing both at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/635 "2015-12-30T20:25:20Z")
For those of you who missed the Armed Forces Bowl because it was mid-day Tuesday and you have jobs or some dumb excuse like that…it was what you’d expect. Neither defense was very good at preventing the other team from doing what they do best. But Air Force committed more mistakes, lost their best safety early to a targeting call, and had no answer for Jared Goff. Goff had 6 TD passes by the 3rd quarter … think about that for a minute … and Cal coasted to a 55-36 victory. Bears WR Kenny Lawler (3 TD catches) said that he told the Cal coaches “we can just run by these guys”, and they did. Goff will undoubtedly turn pro, so he went out in style. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/636 "2015-12-30T21:26:58Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Bears WR Kenny Lawler (3 TD catches) said that he told the Cal coaches “we can just run by these guys”, and they did. I’d like to see him do that if they had their jets. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/637 "2015-12-30T22:16:20Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > It’s really tough to judge how good the Big 12 teams are because they almost play in a vacuum. Between OU, OSU, Baylor and TCU combined they played 2 P5 teams. And neither of them was all that good. OU beat Tennessee in double OT and TCU beat Minnesota by 6. And then they each beat up on the rest of the Big 12. Not that big of a deal to come out of that schedule with 2 losses. I know that comparing scores is never a prudent thing to do, but I do like the fact that Baylor (still without a real QB) was able to run roughshod over the Tar Heels. I don’t know if it means anything for my Sooners or not but at least the Bears didn’t get clobbered. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/638 "2016-01-01T01:05:45Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > Yes it is and I’ve just purchased a futures contract on 2 tickets. Well crap. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/639 "2016-01-01T04:48:50Z")
Bama looks pretty tough. And I just realized there weren’t any posts about the Heisman here this year. WTF happened on that last TD run by Henry? The guy chasing him just kind of somersaulted away. The announcers called it a powerful stiffarm, but I replayed it several times, and I didn’t see any sign of Henry exerting much power. Maybe he’s a master of aikido. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/640 "2016-01-01T05:39:19Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Bama looks pretty tough. And I just realized there weren’t any posts about the Heisman here this year. > > WTF happened on that last TD run by Henry? The guy chasing him just kind of somersaulted away. The announcers called it a powerful stiffarm, but I replayed it several times, and I didn’t see any sign of Henry exerting much power. Maybe he’s a master of aikido. That was the Crimson Tide One-Hand Death Punch. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398.md?page=33)