College football

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GO @Georgia Tech (-3) > Virginia, 7:30 PM EDT, TV: ESPN

1 FG total from both teams in the 2nd half. 16-9 Virginia.
0-1 for the weekend.

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GO @Temple > Tulsa (-13.5 ), 7:30 PM EDT TV: ESPN2

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GO @Temple > Tulsa (-13.5 ), 7:30 PM EDT TV: ESPN2

16-27
0-2 for the weekend.

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GO:

12:00 PM EDT
(14) Syracuse 6-0 > @(5) Clemson (-14 ), TV: ABC. Huge game.
@Rutgers (-3) > Indiana, TV: BTN
Kansas > @Baylor (-10.5), TV: ESPN2
(21) Cincinnati (-3.5) > @SMU, TV: ESPN
Louisiana-Monroe > @Army (-6.5), TV: CBSS
Houston (-3) > @Navy, TV: ESPNU

12:30 PM EDT
Duke > @Miami (-10), TV: RSN

1:00 PM EDT
@Central Michigan (-6.5) > Bowling Green, TV: ESPN3
@Buffalo > Toledo (-7.5), TV: ESP+

2:00 PM EDT
Eastern Michigan > @Ball State (-2.5), TV: ESP+
Northern Illinois (-3) > @Ohio, TV: ESP+

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GO:

3:30 PM EDT
@Maryland (-14.5) > Northwestern, TV: BTN Go Terps!
(20) Texas (-6.5 ) > (11) Oklahoma State, TV: ABC
@Wisconsin (-1.5) > Purdue, TV: ESPN
@(10) Oregon (-7) > (9) UCLA, TV: Fox. Too bad one of them has to lose.
@LSU (-1 ) > (7) Ole Miss,TV: CBS. Go Pac12!
@Charlotte (-13.5) > Florida International, TV: ESPN3

4:00 PM EDT
@Stanford (-3) > Arizona State, TV: PACN
Hawai'i > @Colorado State (-6), TV: SPEC

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GO:

12:00 PM EDT
(14) Syracuse 6-0 > @(5) Clemson (-14 ), TV: ABC. Huge game.
Damn, they had a shot but blew it with some blatant Clemson help from the refs, 21-27.
@Rutgers (-3) > Indiana, TV: BTN
Yes, 24-17
Kansas > @Baylor (-10.5), TV: ESPN2
Nope, 23-35.
(21) Cincinnati (-3.5) > @SMU, TV: ESPN
4th 1:57, SMU 2pt attempt failed, phew, 29-27.
Louisiana-Monroe > @Army (-6.5), TV: CBSS
Nope, got stomped.
Houston (-3) > @Navy, TV: ESPNU
Yes, sunk 'em, 38-20.

12:30 PM EDT
Duke > @Miami (-10), TV: RSN
Ouch, O Really got crushed at home . . . by Duke!

1:00 PM EDT
@Central Michigan (-6.5) > Bowling Green, TV: ESPN3
Nope, got stomped in an upset.
@Buffalo > Toledo (-7.5), TV: ESP+
Wow, Buffalo 24-0 in the 4th, 34-27. The home fans must have gone nuts.

2:00 PM EDT
Eastern Michigan > @Ball State (-2.5), TV: ESP+
Phew, 10-0 in the 4th for the win, 20-16.
Northern Illinois (-3) > @Ohio, TV: ESP+
Nah, 17-24.

6-5, 7-7 on the weekend.

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GO:

7:00 PM EDT
Boise State > @Air Force (-2), TV: CBSS

7:30 PM EDT
Minnesota > @(16) Penn State (-5.5), TV: ABC
@East Carolina > UCF (-5.5), TV: ESPNU

8:00 PM EDT
(17) Kansas State > @(8) TCU (-3.5), TV: FS1. Go Ducks!

10:30 PM EDT
San Diego State (-7) > @Nevada, TV: CBSS Go O Really!
Washington (-7.5) > @California, TV: ESPN. Go Lady O!

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GO:

3:30 PM EDT
@Maryland (-14.5) > Northwestern, TV: BTN Go Terps!
Woohoo, 2nd half comeback, 31-24, 5-2.
(20) Texas (-6.5 ) > (11) Oklahoma State, TV: ABC
Texas choked in the 4th, 34-41
@Wisconsin (-1.5) > Purdue, TV: ESPN
Yes, 35-24.
@(10) Oregon (-7) > (9) UCLA, TV: Fox. Too bad one of them has to lose.
Nice, 45-30, closing on the playoffs.
@LSU (-1 ) > (7) Ole Miss,TV: CBS. Go Pac12!
Stomped 'em 45-20, Bye-bye Top Ten.
@Charlotte (-13.5) > Florida International, TV: ESPN3
Nope, 15-34

4:00 PM EDT
@Stanford (-3) > Arizona State, TV: PACN
Phew, survived the final ASU drive, 9-0 2nd half, 15-14.
Hawai'i > @Colorado State (-6), TV: SPEC
Nah, 13-17.

5-3, 12-10 for the weekend.

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GO:

12:00 PM EDT
(14) Syracuse 6-0 > @(5) Clemson (-14 ), TV: ABC. Huge game.
Damn, they had a shot but blew it with some blatant Clemson help from the refs, 21-27.

Nah, 17-24.

6-5, 7-7 on the weekend.

Arrrrgh! Yeah, the refs wore Tiger shirts under their stripes, but it was that irresponsible asshole Syracuse #99 that single-handedly cost them the game. The Orange has played well all game, is up 10 in the 4th. Clemson is 3rd and 21 - the QB is trapped and running for the sideline, basically out. All 99 had to do was herd him on out. But nooooo! He slams the QB hard out of bounds. Clemson gets the first down and proceeds on down to score. Hopefully 99 was spoken to harshly by all and spurned by his girl friend if he has/had one.

Miami apparently didn't want to play today. Probably DeSantis' fault somewhere along the line.

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GO:

12:00 PM EDT
(14) Syracuse 6-0 > @(5) Clemson (-14 ), TV: ABC. Huge game.
Damn, they had a shot but blew it with some blatant Clemson help from the refs, 21-27.

12:30 PM EDT
Duke > @Miami (-10), TV: RSN
Ouch, O Really got crushed at home . . . by Duke!

6-5, 7-7 on the weekend.

Arrrrgh! Yeah, the refs wore Tiger shirts under their stripes, but it was that irresponsible asshole Syracuse #99 that single-handedly cost them the game. The Orange has played well all game, is up 10 in the 4th. Clemson is 3rd and 21 - the QB is trapped and running for the sideline, basically out. All 99 had to do was herd him on out. But nooooo! He slams the QB hard out of bounds. Clemson gets the first down and proceeds on down to score. Hopefully 99 was spoken to harshly by all and spurned by his girl friend if he has/had one.

Miami apparently didn't want to play today. Probably DeSantis' fault somewhere along the line.

Agreed, then it was made worse when the refs stifled a subsequent Syracuse drive by not calling the same late hit out of bounds on Clemson.

Cooper > DerSantis.

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GO:

7:00 PM EDT
Boise State > @Air Force (-2), TV: CBSS
Like a Stinger missile, 19-14.

7:30 PM EDT
Minnesota > @(16) Penn State (-5.5), TV: ABC
Yuck.
@East Carolina > UCF (-5.5), TV: ESPNU
Upset. Pirates are cooler than Knights, 34-13.

8:00 PM EDT
(17) Kansas State > @(8) TCU (-3.5), TV: FS1. Go Ducks!
Nope, coulda been, 28-38.

2-2, 14-12 for the weekend.

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FCS Coaches Poll

1 South Dakota State(26) 6-1 up2. Won.
2 Montana State 6-1 up2 Next week vs #5 Weber State
Montana State won.
Weber State loses undefeated record after allowing FCS-record 4 safeties in 43-38 loss
Long snapping. Maybe just go for it on 4th from wherever on the field after the second safety?
3 Sacramento State(1) 6-0 up2
Middle of 1st vs Montana, no score. ESPN 2. Sacramento State ties it with 3:39 remaining, wins in OT1 31-24
4 North Dakota State 5-2 down3 Bye.
5 Weber State 6-0 up1
6 Jackson State 6-0 up1 GoDeionGo. Won.
7 Montana 5-1 down5 fair enough. Next week vs @#3 Sacramento State, a chance for redemption.

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10:30 PM EDT
San Diego State (-7) > @Nevada, TV: CBSS Go O Really!
23-7, congrats!
Washington (-7.5) > @California, TV: ESPN. Go Lady O!
28-21, congrats!

2-0, 16-12 on the weekend.

#7 Ole Miss lost
#10 OR beat #9 UCLA, should move up as least 2 slots
#12 USC lost to #15 Utah
#14 Syracuse lost to #5 Clemson
#17 Kansas State lost to #8 TCU
#20 Texas lost to #11 Oklahoma State, may get knocked out of the Top 25
#22 North Carolina bye
#23 North Carolina State bye
#24 Mississippi State lost to #6 Alabama, may get knocked out of the Top 25

None of our teams are in position to move into the rankings, but Maryland may get closer to it.

Montana has just gone into OT. I'll never get to bed.

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#7 Ole Miss lost
... #10 OR beat #9 UCLA, should move up as least 2 slots
#12 USC lost to #15 Utah
#14 Syracuse lost to #5 Clemson
#17 Kansas State lost to #8 TCU
#20 Texas lost to #11 Oklahoma State, may get knocked out of the Top 25
#22 North Carolina bye
#23 North Carolina State bye
#24 Mississippi State lost to #6 Alabama, may get knocked out of the Top 25

None of our other teams are in position to move into the rankings, but Maryland may get closer to it....

AP Top 25

No changes in Top 6.
1 Georgia(31) 7-0
2 Ohio State(18) 7-0
3 Tennessee(13) 7-0
4 Michigan 7-0
5 Clemson(1) 8-0
6 Alabama 7-1

7 TCU 7-0 up1
8 Oregon 6-1 up2, as predicted
9 Oklahoma State 6-1 up2
10 USC 6-1 up2, Pac12 strong
10 tie Wake Forest 6-1 up3
12 UCLA 6-1 down3, coulda been worse
13 Penn State 6-1 up3
14 Utah 5-2 1
15 Ole Miss 7-1 down8, ouch
16 Syracuse 6-1 down2, coulda been worse

21 North Carolina 6-1 up1
22 Kansas State 5-2 down5

24 NC State 5-2 down1

(30) Maryland 6-2, was (33)

(33 tie) Washington 6-2, 1 vote

Dropped from rankings, as predicted: (26) Texas 20, (29) Mississippi State 24

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FCS Coaches Poll

1 South Dakota State(26) 6-1 up2. Won.
2 Montana State 6-1 up2 Next week vs #5 Weber State
Montana State won.
Weber State loses undefeated record after allowing FCS-record 4 safeties in 43-38 loss
Long snapping. Maybe just go for it on 4th from wherever on the field after the second safety?
3 Sacramento State(1) 6-0 up2
Middle of 1st vs Montana, no score. ESPN 2. Sacramento State ties it with 3:39 remaining, wins in OT1 31-24
4 North Dakota State 5-2 down3 Bye.
5 Weber State 6-0 up1
6 Jackson State 6-0 up1 GoDeionGo. Won.
7 Montana 5-1 down5 fair enough. Next week vs @#3 Sacramento State, a chance for redemption.

FCS Coaches Poll
No changes with the top 4
1 South Dakota State(25) 7-1
2 Montana State 7-1
3 Sacramento State(1) 7-0 603
4 North Dakota State 5-2 546
5 Jackson State 7-0 up1 GoDeionGo.
6 Chattanooga 6-1 up2
7 Weber State 6-1 down2 after getting beaten by #2 Montana State and their own long snapper.

10 Montana 5-2 down3 , but fair enough after getting beaten by #3 Sacramento State.

4 games left, including @#7 Weber State and @#2 Montana State. With Big Sky Conference losses to #3 Sacramento State and #23 Idaho, and with Montana State and Sacramento State unbeaten in the conference, the automatic conference bid to the playoffs may be out of reach. However, there are 11 automatic bids and 24 slots, so an at-large bid is definitely still in play.

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Well Auburn screwed up big time by not firing this guy weeks ago.
https://www.si.com/college/auburn/footb ... t-the-team

Blufield Bryan "is telling players that have asked for redshirts that their only options are to quit the football program or enter the transfer portal."

"Of Auburn's 18 signees in the 2021 recruiting class, nine have already left the program, including five of the top ten."

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I don't know a lot about Auburn, don't think I know anybody personally who went to Auburn, except billy.p., and certainly don't have a lot of emotional investment in their program. Nevertheless, even I can't stand the guy. Dump him! Do it today. WDE

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Well Auburn screwed up big time by not firing this guy weeks ago.
https://www.si.com/college/auburn/footb ... t-the-team

Blufield Bryan "is telling players that have asked for redshirts that their only options are to quit the football program or enter the transfer portal."

"Of Auburn's 18 signees in the 2021 recruiting class, nine have already left the program, including five of the top ten."

I was going to post this last Sat, but got distracted and forgot.
Now #8 Oregon 45 vs then #9 UCLA 30:
Bo Nix: 22/28, 283 YDS, 10.1 AVG/ATT, 5 TD!, 0 INT!, 96.3 QBR, 0 Sacks!

Ouch. What O Really says.

[billy.pilgrim]

Well Auburn screwed up big time by not firing this guy weeks ago.
https://www.si.com/college/auburn/footb ... t-the-team

Blufield Bryan "is telling players that have asked for redshirts that their only options are to quit the football program or enter the transfer portal."

"Of Auburn's 18 signees in the 2021 recruiting class, nine have already left the program, including five of the top ten."

I was going to post this last Sat, but got distracted and forgot.
Now #8 Oregon 45 vs then #9 UCLA 30:
Bo Nix: 22/28, 283 YDS, 10.1 AVG/ATT, 5 TD!, 0 INT!, 96.3 QBR, 0 Sacks!

Ouch. What O Really says.

Blufield refused to take advice about Bo from Bo's qb Dad and essentially ran Bo off.

His running off these other players will harm Auburn's future after this PoS is long gone. I don't understand not firing him immediately. If they were waiting for Cause, this is it.

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I was going to post this last Sat, but got distracted and forgot.
Now #8 Oregon 45 vs then #9 UCLA 30:
Bo Nix: 22/28, 283 YDS, 10.1 AVG/ATT, 5 TD!, 0 INT!, 96.3 QBR, 0 Sacks!

Ouch. What O Really says.

Blufield refused to take advice about Bo from Bo's qb Dad and essentially ran Bo off.

His running off these other players will harm Auburn's future after this PoS is long gone. I don't understand not firing him immediately. If they were waiting for Cause, this is it.

Guessing: Poor coaching decisions don't constitute Cause. If not, the question is whether Auburn Athletics can afford another buyout.