# 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:** 33
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/641 "2016-01-01T06:10:37Z")
Happy New Year, everyone. Congratulations/condolences as appropriate. I see Boykin has been arrested for assaulting a cop and won’t play against Oregon! Mighty Christian of him. ---
**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, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/642 "2016-01-01T07:17:24Z")
> [@Thing\_Fish](#): > > Happy New Year, everyone. Congratulations/condolences as appropriate. > > I see Boykin has been arrested for assaulting a cop and won’t play against Oregon! Mighty Christian of him. To be fair, Texas comes first. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/643 "2016-01-01T19:38:28Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Bama looks pretty tough. And I just realized there weren’t any posts about the Heisman here this year. That is kind of remarkable. We could always talk about Marcus Mariota some more. That guy was awesome. It was just one year ago today he threw for 2000 yards\* and twelve touchdowns\* against FSU in the Rose Bowl. \*approximately ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/644 "2016-01-01T19:41:31Z")
So it appears that the theme for this year’s bowl season is that all the B1G teams win except the two that I care about, who get brutalized by the SEC. Rough. Do you think we should be calling the police for a wellness check on BobLibDem? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/645 "2016-01-01T21:37:32Z")
Well It looks like this bowl season went fairly well, but the matchups prevented it from swinging too far either way. The forces of Good(Michigan) crushed their enemies, saw them driven before them and heard the lamentations of the women. The forces of maximum evil(OSU) defeated the forces of lightly evil(ND) The forces of moderately evil(BAMA) defeated the forces of maximum stupid(MSU) and some other games were played. ---
**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, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/646 "2016-01-01T23:08:32Z")
Like I said last month, Stanford will destroy any team in the country. It was just so obvious to me. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/647 "2016-01-01T23:49:38Z")
Just in case anyone is wondering about that fifth Stanford touchdown: yes, the “fumblerooski” is still illegal, but it’s not a fumble if the QB never lets go of the ball. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/648 "2016-01-02T00:12:53Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Bama looks pretty tough. And I just realized there weren’t any posts about the Heisman here this year. Probably because everyone has their tails between their legs knowing that [Christian McCaffrey](http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/01/01/video-christian-mccaffrey-stanford-iowa-rose-bowl-highlights) of Stanford should have won the Heisman. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/649 "2016-01-02T01:52:06Z")
> [@Thing\_Fish](#): > > So it appears that the theme for this year’s bowl season is that all the B1G teams win except the two that I care about, who get brutalized by the SEC. Rough. Do you think we should be calling the police for a wellness check on BobLibDem? Don’t worry about BobLibDem… He’ll be back here next year slamming the SEC and praising the Big 10 no matter what happens! ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/650 "2016-01-02T03:43:00Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Like I said last month, Stanford will destroy any team in the country. It was just so obvious to me. It’s a shame that Stanford wasn’t good enough to be in the playoffs. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/651 "2016-01-02T17:39:41Z")
It’s not the first time that an inexplicable loss kept a completely dominant team out of the NCG, and it won’t be the last. Stanford did a complete banana peel pie-in-the-face against Oregon, and now we’ll never know how they’d do against Alabama. It’s been a pretty dismal bowl season from an entertainment standpoint. Of the 30-ish games played so far, I think 4 have been decided by 1 score or less; the average margin of victory is in the 20’s. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/652 "2016-01-02T17:41:31Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > It’s not the first time that an inexplicable loss kept a completely dominant team out of the NCG, and it won’t be the last. Stanford did a complete banana peel pie-in-the-face against Oregon, and now we’ll never know how they’d do against Alabama. > > It’s been a pretty dismal bowl season from an entertainment standpoint. Of the 30-ish games played so far, I think 4 have been decided by 1 score or less; the average margin of victory is in the 20’s. I’ll agree with your last point. Can’t think of any really exciting bowls this year. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/653 "2016-01-03T01:03:35Z")
> [@Doctor\_Who](#): > > I’ll agree with your last point. Can’t think of any really exciting bowls this year. I am finding the Alamo Bowl quite entertaining! ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/654 "2016-01-03T01:31:59Z")
Who is that in the Alamo Bowl? WC Stripling Middle School? ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/655 "2016-01-03T02:59:55Z")
> [@Thing\_Fish](#): > > I am finding the Alamo Bowl quite entertaining! I’ve always thought that 30 minutes is plenty long enough for a football game. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/656 "2016-01-03T03:37:12Z")
Oh. My. Fucking. God. ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/657 "2016-01-03T03:43:10Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Who is that in the Alamo Bowl? WC Stripling Middle School? If your ability to enjoy a college football game is dependent on which teams are playing, IMHO, you’re doing it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/658 "2016-01-03T03:50:15Z")
> [@Thing\_Fish](#): > > Oh. My. Fucking. God. Surely Adams has had time to walk it off by now. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/659 "2016-01-03T03:52:53Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > I’ve always thought that 30 minutes is plenty long enough for a football game. The typical game is about 11 or 12 minutes long. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/660 "2016-01-03T03:57:33Z")
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