Who decided that it had to be 0 to be COLD ?7 would be above 0.
Again, temps that low aren't common in the lower midwest. Climate change appears to be making the polar vortex more wobbly, and it is venturing down "south" more often annually, but it isn't a thing that you can mark on the calendar as a certainty (yet). And when it comes, it is a fleeting visit. Except in 2013 (or 2014), that winter was COLD!!!
It is a drier cold too. Granted, any wind chill below 0 is awful, but honestly, if it is 0 and sunny, it isn't that bad, as long as one is bundled properly. The wind makes life awful. The South Shore of Massachusetts was warmer, but it was always "colder" with the ever present dampness from the Cape. Minnesota? That is a different story.
And the bugs are that long... in feet. Any state that requires AC in the car to be full force in May or you die is a state I can live not ever visiting.
I'd say lower Midwest cold stings the surface... damp cold air, that just goes right through your bones. Even NYC is "warmer" than Boston. Why locals laugh at the idea of Thanksgiving with the natives in Plymouth in November. NO FREAKING WAY!!!Well it would be far more fun watching southern teams playing in Dec. or Jan. in Minnesota, or Chicago snow or no snow. Humid cold air cuts like a knife. Gloves would make tackling, catching and throwing harder.
*points to Ronnie*Who decided that it had to be 0 to be COLD ?
Too cold for me now, after being here for over two years, I have become acclimated to the warmer temps here.7 would be above 0.
July and August are usually the worse, but I like the heat, fine with just a fan on me if outside on the patio during the day.And the bugs are that long... in feet. Any state that requires AC in the car to be full force in May or you die is a state I can live not ever visiting.
Yes, it can be hot in the summer and climate change is making it hotter, and extending that into the Fall too. But Florida just gets uber-humid, uber-uncomfortable.Also, kept checking the temps back home in Metro Detroit, they had a hot summer also, usually within a few degrees in July/August, I assume the humidity was a lot worse here.
Really? Don't see that issue around here in NE Ohio. Granted, I live in the valley, and maybe the bad winter drivers got weeded out naturally.Also I remember the hell I went thru typically in December till early March, have more then 4” and it always seemed that people forgot how to drive in it, or if more then 8” and it would take 3 days before the county gets around to plowing out our sub-division.
Again, I love it here.Yes, it can be hot in the summer and climate change is making it hotter, and extending that into the Fall too. But Florida just gets uber-humid, uber-uncomfortable.
Natural selection for bad drivers in the winter.Really? Don't see that issue around here in NE Ohio. Granted, I live in the valley, and maybe the bad winter drivers got weeded out naturally.
This is from 20-21. It implies that the SEC is tops, but it isn't by a huge amount. Including recent transferring schools is a little silly.Wow.
The northern teams really could compete with the southern teams if only the bowl games were held in the outdoors in January.
To learn why the South dominates the north in football, you don’t need to pay attention to the weather man. Just pay attention to Sunday or Monday night football when the players introduce themselves. And say where they played in college.
There are 505 NFL players that played in the SEC (all of these figures are pre- the latest realignment and ignore transfers), 381 from the Big 10, 307 from the ACC.
Kids want to see if they are really good enough, so they test themselves against the very best of their generation. That is the SEC. Same reason other kids test themselves by joining the Marines, taking organic chemistry, learning to play the oboe, going to flight school, and so on.
As long as the perception is that the best are in the SEC, it will also be a fact. The move of Texas and Oklahoma, both of which will right themselves very quickly, only makes this more true.
Atlanta will host another College Football Playoff national championship – this time the expanded version.
The CFP Board of Managers officially announced an expanded 12-team playoff starting with the 2024-25 season. The first national championship game will be played at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Jan. 20, 2025, following the 2024 season. Atlanta becomes the first city to repeat as a host destination for college football’s title game. Miami will host the title game the following year on Jan. 19, 2026, following the 2025 season.
“This is a big win for everyone involved and we are excited for the Atlanta community,” Atlanta Sports Council President Dan Corso said in a statement. “As soon as we wrapped up the successful hosting of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, we were ready and eager to throw our name back into the hat. Atlanta is accustomed to hosting major sporting events, but this event is one that fits our community really well. We are grateful to the College Football Playoff for allowing us this opportunity for a second time and look forward to officially beginning the planning process with multiple partners in the community.”
Additionally for Atlanta, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will be the site for a quarterfinal game in 2024 and a semifinal game in 2025, it was announced Thursday.
For the 2024 and 2025 seasons, the four quarterfinal games and two semifinal games will be played in bowls on a rotating basis. The 2024 quarterfinals will take place in the Peach Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, and the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl will host the semifinals. The 2025 quarterfinals will take place in the Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, and the Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl will host the semifinals.
The first round of the playoff in 2024 will take place the week ending Dec. 21, at either the home field of the higher-seeded team or at another site designated by the higher-seeded institution. (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7, and No. 9 at No. 8.) The specific game dates, likely late in that week, will be announced later.
“We’re delighted to be moving forward,” Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff, said in a statement on the playoff expansion. “When the board expanded the playoff beginning in 2026 and asked the CFP Management Committee to examine the feasibility of starting the new format earlier, the Management Committee went right to work. More teams and more access mean more excitement for fans, alumni, students and student-athletes. We appreciate the leaders of the six bowl games and the two future national championship game host cities for their cooperation. Everyone realized that this change is in the best interest of college football and pulled together to make it happen.” The CFP announced the expansion to a 12-team playoff, completing an 18-month process that was fraught with delays and disagreements.
The announcement comes a day after the Rose Bowl agreed to amend its contract for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which was the last hurdle CFP officials needed cleared to triple the size of what is now a four-team format.
Expansion is expected to produce about $450 million in additional gross revenue for the conferences and schools that participate.
Atlanta hosted the memorable national championship game following the 2017 season on Jan. 18, 2018. Alabama defeated Georgia 26-23, coming back from a 13-0 halftime deficit to win the first CFP national championship decided in overtime.
“Bringing the game back to Atlanta was a simple decision when we looked at everything,” Hancock said in a statement. “One of our greatest title games took place in Atlanta in 2018, and the city could not have been a better host. A state-of-the-art stadium, a walkable downtown with venues to host all the activities surrounding national championship weekend and great people made Atlanta an obvious choice to be the first city to host a second title game.”
How so, the committee has them at 21You misspelled Notre Dame at 10 or 11.
Because they'll make certain Notre Dame is in the playoff.How so, the committee has them at 21
2023 College Football Rankings - ESPN
Find the 2023 NCAAF rankings on ESPN, including the Coaches and AP poll for the top 25 NCAAF teams.www.espn.com
Those numbers clearly tell you that those 3 conferences provide plenty of players ...Wow.
The northern teams really could compete with the southern teams if only the bowl games were held in the outdoors in January.
To learn why the South dominates the north in football, you don’t need to pay attention to the weather man. Just pay attention to Sunday or Monday night football when the players introduce themselves. And say where they played in college.
There are 505 NFL players that played in the SEC (all of these figures are pre- the latest realignment and ignore transfers), 381 from the Big 10, 307 from the ACC.
Kids want to see if they are really good enough, so they test themselves against the very best of their generation. That is the SEC. Same reason other kids test themselves by joining the Marines, taking organic chemistry, learning to play the oboe, going to flight school, and so on.
As long as the perception is that the best are in the SEC, it will also be a fact. The move of Texas and Oklahoma, both of which will right themselves very quickly, only makes this more true.
Hosting the 1st Championship game is a Great thing, however, not as Great as it may seem .... there are only so many places being invited to be THE place.Playoff Expansion is a go for 2024/25
Where is the college football national championship in 2025?
Atlanta will host another College Football Playoff national championship – this time the expanded version at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Jan. 20, 2025, following the 2024 season. Atlanta becomes the first city to repeat as a host destination for college football’s title game. Miami will...www.ajc.com
And #18 Temple gets in ???? to a 12 team playoff ?If the new rules were in play this year, assuming the strongest team wins it's conference championships, the playoff teams would be:
1 - Georgia (SEC Champion)
2 - Michigan (Big Ten Champion)
3 - TCU (Big XII Champion)
4 - USC (Pac12 Champion)
5 - Ohio State (Big Ten at-large)
6 - Alabama (SEC at-large)
7 - Tennessee (SEC at-large)
8 - Penn State (Big Ten at-large)
9 - Clempson (ACC Champion)
10 - Kansas State (Big XII at-large)
11 - Utah (PAC12 at-large)
12 - Tulane (AAC Champion)
*note* Washington & FSU could go above Kansas State & Utah based on whether they fall or not after loosing to TCU & USC.
You forget that the highest 4 conference champions get a bye. So the lowest seed, in this case Tulane (not Temple) would play at #5 Ohio State.And #18 Temple gets in ???? to a 12 team playoff ?
So the group of 5 gets to get beaten by the #1 or #5 team in the nation year in and year out ....
This isn't basketball where a team gets lucky and beats a higher rank team regularly .... theres a BIG difference between Football and Basketball, but those that choose won't wake up till its too late.
I suppose Tulane COULD knock off Georgia and make the path that much easier to the top for the rest ....
Nah, that ain't happening.
So an #18 team moves to the top 12, how does that 12th team deal with that ?
If they win their division and then the championship game, they are the champion and Michigan is the runner up. Ohio State is nothing because they failed to win their division and make it to the championship game.Purdue should be the Big Ten Champion runner-up, not OSU.
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