Saturday, October 28, 2023

I Tell Ya' Herbie

 I Tell Ya' Herbie is our weekly take on topics from the world of college football.

I Tell Ya' Herbie:

                            The Michigan sign-stealing scandal continues to gain steam and more details seem to emerge every day but so far the one smoking gun appears to be that Michigan's staff never expected to play TCU in last year's playoff.

Michigan apparently did their video work for most of the Big Ten teams and a few teams that they thought they could face in the playoff but not TCU, who dealt them a humiliating upset defeat in the playoffs 51-45 and was tipped off about the Wolverines scheme, dealing with it with dummy signals.

I Tell Ya' Herbie:

                             I'm not sure if Caleb Williams will be the top overall pick in next year's NFL Draft but someone needs to talk to Williams and his representatives and explain two things.

The first is demanding ownership in whatever team selects Williams is not only a bad look but it's also against NFL rules.

Patrick Mahomes attempted to do just that and was told it was against league rules.

The second is that it looks really bad to be dropping demands for the NFL before your college season ends-especially when you have lost your last two games.

I Tell Ya' Herbie:

                            Another year North Carolina raises hopes that they are going to finally break through to the top of the sport and disappoint by losing to a team that they should defeat.

This year, the undefeated Tar Heels fell for the first time to a Virginia team that had won only one game entering the game and the game was in Chapel Hill!

North Carolina has traditionally lost when they appear to be past their reputation and oops, they did it again.

I Tell Ya' Herbie:

                            Arkansas has changed from loving Sam Pittman two years ago to being ready to be rid of Pittman now with the Hogs at 2-6 overall, holding a current losing streak of six games, and lost to almost as woeful Mississippi State last week by the stimulating score of 7-3.

Pittman fired offensive coordinator Dan Enos after the game but with remaining conference games against Florida, Auburn, and Missouri, only a non-conference game against Florida International looks like a win in a season that could place Pittman firmly on the hot seat for 2024.


I Tell Ya' Herbie:

                             It's funny how the swagger of Dabo Swinney left as soon as Clemson started losing games inside the ACC.

The Tigers have already lost three games for a mediocre 4-3 record and could lose more with games against Notre Dame and North Carolina still to be played.

Swinney has been an advocate of not using the transfer portal to shore up weaknesses on his roster and though I might even agree with his stand on principle, programs will have to adapt to the times.

Still, it is somewhat fair to think of how Swinney was so full of himself when the times were good and lacked the same personality when they were not.

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