October 04, 2025

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle:

A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 8 comments

Nice to see Mac Jones do well against the Rams on Thurs.

Always glad to see a player do well elsewhere after being put in a bad situation at a previous stop.

After wrecking the Pats, Belichick seems to have picked up right where he left off in Chapel Hill.

Although I'm tired of Dabo and quietly hope that UNC handles Clemson today.

posted by beaverboard at 11:46 AM on October 04, 2025

Air Force - Navy was wildly entertaining.
They went toe to toe trading scores. Two dynamic QB's getting it done.
I don't know why Horvath of Navy isn't in the Heisman discussion. C'mon.

posted by beaverboard at 05:23 PM on October 04, 2025

Although I'm tired of Dabo and quietly hope that UNC handles Clemson today.

Please don't look at the scoreboard.

posted by NoMich at 11:19 PM on October 04, 2025

Who had a worse Saturday, Belichick & North Carolina or Franklin & Penn State?

posted by tommybiden at 11:26 AM on October 05, 2025

Petrino to Belichick: Get one more win, then ditch UNC and come join me in Arkansas.

Don't bring your son. But bring your girlfriend.

posted by beaverboard at 01:16 PM on October 05, 2025

Who had a worse Saturday, Belichick & North Carolina or Franklin & Penn State?

My son, the Penn State grad, has informed me that he is going to go to grad school somewhere that doesn't have athletics. By doing so he will remove all of the odor attached to this season's Nittany Lions. Franklin should be asked to leave, preferably at the business end of a well-aimed foot. He can take both of his coordinators with him. I saw an unimaginative offense, verging at times on flat out stupid. I also saw a defense that didn't know how to adjust to what the opponent was doing. Can you not spy on a quarterback who is very capable running through the middle of the field?

posted by Howard_T at 01:33 PM on October 05, 2025

Franklin should be asked to leave, preferably at the business end of a well-aimed foot

Read in The Athletic this morning that Mr. Franklin's buyout right now is ~$50,000,000

posted by tommybiden at 04:41 PM on October 05, 2025

LOL. Coach Franklin is sticking around through the end of *that* contract. It's just amazing to me that schools will give out a contract like that. At the very least, there should be some numbers to hit before a coach gets that kind of payout just for getting fired.

posted by NoMich at 10:46 AM on October 06, 2025

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