Is Virginia the best college football state?
Liberty U made the 2024 Fiesta Bowl
JMU made the 2025 college football playoffs
UVa made the ACCcg
ODU winning bowl games
VT on the rise w/ James Franklin
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7mo
But it’s it’s clearly among the top
10 to 15.
Clearly Texas, California and Florida will always be better. Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan are strong. Virginia is
In the discussion from there.
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7mo
Nationally people scoff at g5 auto New Year's Day Bowl and playoff slots. The Oregon Liberty game was over in the 2nd qtr. JMU will surprise if they cover the 21. ACC as a whole and especially the ACCCG was a national joke. Nobody knows or cares where ODU is. A little harsh but the truth.
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UT - 2nd most wins in the 21st century
TAMU - in the playoffs
TT - in the playoffs with a bye
SMU - ACC champion in their first year
BU - struggling of late but recent high level success under both Art Briles and Matt Rhule
TCU - recent playoff team
UH, UNT and others periodically catch fire
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7mo
Ohio has 5 bowl teams, with 1 being Ohio State
North Carolina has 5 as well, 3 ACC teams, ECU and App State
4 teams from Louisiana, and there's only 5 Div 1 FBS programs (like Virginia), made a bowl.
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7mo
all star team.
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7mo
If JMU is the best team in your state then states like Georgia, Texas aren’t super scared.
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7mo
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can't wait for VT to be part of that "best"...
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7mo
Other than JMU making the CFP none of the OP listed achievements are that impressive. Liberty got boatraced 45-6, ODU won a meaningless bowl game, and UVa is an 8-4 squad masquerading as a 10-3 team given the weak schedule and they crapped the bed against a 7-5 team in the ACCCG. VT on the rise is to be determined, but we can hope.
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** Edited by VT ChemE 1986 at 12/18/2025, 10:09:52 AM
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** Edited by marcbvtgm at 12/18/2025, 9:29:36 AM
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7mo
2 of those 9 are the playoff teams. 11 teams from the state of Texas in the postseason.
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Houston, TCU, Texas, Rice, Texas State and SMU.
This whole thread made me go through the bowl list and place each team in a state. Texas outstrips everyone with the next closest being 5 teams (Ohio and North Carolina)
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