# 2025 college football season thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [August 31, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628 "2025-08-31T04:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/41 "2025-09-18T00:27:09Z")
Note that Gameday has yet to not feature an SEC team this year. I can see the first three selections but Miami-Florida promises to be a dog. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/42 "2025-09-18T02:16:14Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I can see the first three selections but Miami-Florida promises to be a dog. From a historical perspective, the selection makes sense. This year? I think Illinois-Indiana or Oklahoma-Auburn would have been better options. In fact, I think Tulane-Ol’ Miss would have been a decent choice. Of course, two of those three also include at least one SEC team. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/43 "2025-09-18T05:17:54Z")
I quit watching Game Day (except for the picks at the end) once they got that loudmouth on the panel. Now that Corso is gone, I skip it all-together. Actually, my interest in the sport has gone to near zero with the teams all moving to nonsensical conferences. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/44 "2025-09-18T05:42:00Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Notre Dame is ranked #24 this week. The 0-2 Fighting Irish are ranked above the 3-0 Trojans. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/45 "2025-09-18T10:02:16Z")
Last year my was 3-11 in her tennis league and her UTR went up. This year she’s 7-1 and her UTR has actually gone down. The UTR must be taking something completely unrelated into account. Like the quality of her opponents and the score in the games. Not just wins and losses. How stupid is that? Positively UnAmerican. Bloody eggheads! ---
**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:** [September 19, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/46 "2025-09-19T06:09:38Z")
And they hung more points in those 3 wins than The Crack Fox’s Christmas Tree. It’s like actually winning games is irrelevant. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/47 "2025-09-21T02:08:54Z")
No. 19 Indiana is absolutely crushing No. 9 Illinois. A 39-point rout right now. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/48 "2025-09-21T15:22:33Z")
This is our year! Ohio State, we comin’ for you! ---
**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:** [September 22, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/49 "2025-09-22T05:05:09Z")
Hot Dog! Ranked Notre Dame finally wins a game! 4-0 Teams Rejoice! ---
**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:** [September 22, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/50 "2025-09-22T05:11:24Z")
I really hope that Michigan State guy that got clobbered by his team-mate is gonna be okay. That looked horrible. I fell asleep as soon as the game ended and haven’t heard anything since. Best Wishes, Spartan! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/51 "2025-09-23T18:23:49Z")
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Head Coach Mike Gundy just got fired at Oklahoma State. > **[Oklahoma State fires Mike Gundy: Cowboys oust longtime football coach amid...](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/mike-gundy-fired-oklahoma-state-head-coach/)** > > Gundy cemented himself as a school legend as he led the Cowboys program for 21 seasons ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/52 "2025-09-23T18:38:35Z")
Well, I confess to being a _little_ surprised, because of his success over that amount of time. I’ve seen speculation that he was reluctant to embrace the new economics of cfb but I don’t know much about the situation. Is Okie State at a financial disadvantage? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/53 "2025-09-23T19:14:08Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > Is Okie State at a financial disadvantage? They used to have a HUGE benefactor in one of their alumni named [T. Boone Pickens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Boone_Pickens). Pickens contributed, in total, over $1 billion dollars to OSU. But Pickens died in 2019. Oklahoma State used to have a healthy rivalry with the University of Oklahoma, which always generated a significant amount of national interest and certainly helped with recruiting. But OU is now in the SEC, so that’s gone as well. Even so, as recently as 2023 OSU was 10-4 and defeated Texas A&M in a bowl game. But last season the wheels came off as they lost their last nine games to finish 3-9. And last Saturday, a loss to Tulsa was evidently the final straw. Tulsa hadn’t beaten Okie State since 1998, but, more importantly, the win was the first for Tulsa in Stillwater since 1951. Why they went downhill so quickly is obviously open to speculation, but IMO it was because Gundy had lost most of the regional recruiting battles and couldn’t figure out how to use the transfer portal to his advantage. Don’t shed a tear for him, however. His buyout is 15 million bucks. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/54 "2025-09-23T19:23:45Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > They used to have a HUGE benefactor in one of their alumni named [T. Boone Pickens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Boone_Pickens). Pickens contributed, in total, over $1 billion dollars to OSU. But Pickens died in 2019. It’s a moot point because Ohio State can afford to buy an entire team of studs. It looks like they’ll be in the top 5 pretty much forever. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/55 "2025-09-23T19:26:23Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Ohio State In my post, OSU referred to Oklahoma State University, which was made evident in the sentence that immediately followed the one you quoted. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/56 "2025-09-27T20:13:43Z")
The way the Virginia fans stormed the field in a split second after the Cavaliers upset No. 8 Florida State……most frightening ant-swarm imitation ever seen. 19 injuries. > **[Field storming after Virginia's upset win over FSU leads to 19 people being...](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/field-storming-after-virginias-upset-win-over-fsu-leads-to-19-people-being-treated-for-injuries/)** > > It was the Cavaliers' first win over a top 10 team at home since beating Florida State in 2005 ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/57 "2025-09-28T03:13:30Z")
No. 17 Alabama pulls off the upset win over No. 5 Georgia. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/58 "2025-09-28T03:32:08Z")
#3 Penn St vs #6 Oregon was one heckuva game. Oregon wins in double OT. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/59 "2025-10-04T20:48:15Z")
Right now, both unranked UCLA and Florida appear on their way to pulling off big upsets against No. 7 Penn State and No. 9 Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628/60 "2025-10-05T00:21:44Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > both unranked UCLA and Florida appear on their way to pulling off big upsets against No. 7 Penn State and No. 9 Texas. And they do so. Before today, UCLA had not led at any point in any game thus far this season. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-football-season-thread/1022628.md?page=4)