# 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:** 34
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/661 "2016-01-05T14:12:05Z")
In perhaps the biggest waste of talent in college football history, former OSU running back Maurice Clarett arrested for DUI. This guy really did piss it all away. > **[Ex-RB Clarett arrested for OVI after refusing test](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14503009/former-ohio-state-buckeyes-star-maurice-clarett-arrested-ovi)** > > Former Ohio State RB Maurice Clarett, after refusing field-sobriety and blood-alcohol tests, was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/662 "2016-01-05T17:42:10Z")
Enforcement of stupid NCAA rules wasted his career. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/663 "2016-01-12T03:11:27Z")
Good game so far. I think the right two teams are playing. ---
**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 12, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/664 "2016-01-12T03:17:42Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Good game so far. I think the right two teams are playing. Yeah this has been a good game so far. I was a little miffed at the sloppy clock keeper on Clemson’s last drive of the half. It’s the bloody National Championship! Get the clock right! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/665 "2016-01-12T03:32:13Z")
Well, that was a deuce dropped in the punchbowl. Long stinkin’ Alabama touchdown catch to go ahead. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/666 "2016-01-12T03:47:22Z")
Why would Batman fight Superman? ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/667 "2016-01-12T03:57:34Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Why would Batman fight Superman? And when did Superman get minions? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/668 "2016-01-12T04:06:29Z")
This game is like a bad Deja-Vu of the USC v. Texas championship game years ago, where Vince Young would simply slip away every time you thought he was done for and make the first, extending the drive. Except this time, I’m rooting for this guy! I’m really hoping Clemson owns the forth quarter. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/669 "2016-01-12T04:35:11Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’m really hoping Clemson owns the forth quarter. This is workin’ out pretty good for me so far. :rolleyes: ---
**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 12, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/670 "2016-01-12T04:50:12Z")
Oh, yaay, I have so been missing the Alabama chest pounding this past year. It has been eerily quiet. ---
**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 12, 2016, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/671 "2016-01-12T05:16:33Z")
Roll Tide! ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/672 "2016-01-12T05:17:33Z")
crap ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/673 "2016-01-12T05:19:41Z")
:mad: ---
**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 12, 2016, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/674 "2016-01-12T05:26:13Z")
That was tough one. Great to see Jake Coker fulfill his childhood dream. Really nice to see Kenyan Drake get that TD after the horrible injury he suffered last year. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/675 "2016-01-12T14:20:24Z")
I don’t like dynasties in any sport (I’m a big fan of Chaos), so this was about the worst possible outcome to the season. But it was a great game - the onside kick was an incredibly gutsy call - and hats off to Alabama. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/676 "2016-01-12T15:32:25Z")
The onside kick was not only a gutsy call, but executed to absolute perfection. And that’s why Bama is so good. They’re not only super talented, they’re also very, very well coached. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/677 "2016-01-12T18:23:20Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > They’re not only super talented, they’re also very, very well coached. Most of the time, yes, but Saban has made some really dumb calls in big games in the past. The “Kick 6” against Auburn stands out, along with some really poor choices against Ole Miss the last two years. That said, ROLL TIDE! ---
**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 12, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/678 "2016-01-12T19:18:08Z")
Sigh. Pretty much nothing in CFB has gone the way I wanted it to since New Year’s Eve. Well, congratulations to the Crimson King and see you all next year. At least it was a good game! **The Thing Fish Rankings – Final!** 1. Alabama! 2. Clemson 3. Oklahoma 4. Stanford 5. Ohio State 6. Michigan State 7. TCU 8. Iowa 9. Ole Miss 10. Baylor 11. Michigan 12. North Carolina 13. Houston 14. Oklahoma State 15. Northwestern 16. Florida State 17. LSU 18. Wisconsin 19. Notre Dame 20. Utah 21. Oregon 22. Western Kentucky 23. Mississippi State 24. Florida 25. USC Moving up: Miss St, Florida Moving out: Bowling Green, UCLA Just missed out: Bowling Green, Tennessee, Arkansas So it ends up matching up fairly well with the AP poll in the end. They have Notre Dame a bit and Navy a lot overrated IMO, and my system ranks Mississippi State and USC where they don’t. I can see that, since USC, although they had some impressive wins, did lose six games; maybe I need to tweak the system a bit so that each additional loss hurts a team more than the previous loss. I see I actually end up ranking my Ducks a couple spots lower than the AP.☹ Alright, hope you enjoyed this! ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/679 "2016-01-13T14:37:22Z")
Time for the 2016 preseason poll? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398/680 "2016-01-13T16:13:25Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Time for the 2016 preseason poll? [Apparently, it’s never too early.](http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/24958963/way-early-preseason-power-poll-ohio-state-tcu-lead-off-for-2015) Never mind. The above is a ridiculously early \*\*2015 \*\*poll, from exactly one year ago. I know I’ve seen the equivalent this year, but can’t seem to find it at the moment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398.md?page=35)