College football

[billy.pilgrim]

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to. 24 to 25
WGDMFE

[O Really]

What a fine weekend for football!
'Heels win; 'Canes don't, but WTH
Aztecs win
Huskies win - happy Lady O
Clemson gets stomped
Order up some corn dogs, take back the foul things we said about LSU earlier in the season, laissez le bon temps roulle!
And no matter what happens after 2OT, WDE!

[Vrede too]

This game sucks

You can watch Clemson getting beaten and Bama getting barely beaten.

Wow - we looked good in the 3rd. One stupid screwup kept us from going ahead.

I'd given up on WDE. What a comeback! 33-39 in OT , but a decent debut for Greenfield.

GO:
CFB Selection Committee ranks

7:00 PM EDT
@(10) LSU > (6) Alabama (-13.5), TV: ESPN
Exciting! 32-31 in OT! Bye-bye playoffs.
@Boise State (-8.5) > BYU, TV: FS2
28-31 on the blue "turf".

7:30 PM EDT
@Miami (FL) > Florida State (-7.5), TV: ABC
O Really got STOMPED!
Auburn > @Mississippi State (-12.5), TV: ESPN2
Awww.
@Notre Dame > (4) Clemson (-3.5), TV: NBC
What a brilliant day, regardless of other games. Bye-bye playoffs.

2-3, 11-11 on the weekend with one tiebreaker game left, UCLA-AZ St.

Also:
(21) Wake Forest 21 @(22) North Carolina State 30. Okay, bye-bye Top 25.
UNLV 10 @San Diego State 14. Congrats, O Really. 2-2 on the day.
Houston 63 @SMU 77. Damn, I thought I was looking at a basketball score for a moment there.
(24) Texas 34 @(13) Kansas State 27. They may flip positions.

[billy.pilgrim]

I've never felt so good about a loss. There were 3 or 4 stupid mistakes that cost us the game and I'm not even pissed about the incredible luck state had with their last kickoff.
I'm not sure how intentional it was, but he kicked a hard line drive into an Auburn guy's chest, it bounced off of him and back to the state guys.
Whatever else may be, but this team proved it can win - to me anyway.

Wish I could have watched bammer go down. Seeing little nicki stomp and throw things is always fun.

https://youtu.be/Ba7SlDQYTwc

[billy.pilgrim]

At least Auburn High won

https://al.com/highschoolsports/2022/11 ... yoffs.html

[Vrede too]

... Wish I could have watched bammer go down. Seeing little nicki stomp and throw things is always fun.

https://youtu.be/Ba7SlDQYTwc

You don't get ESPN, or do you just mean that you stayed focused on the Auburn game? Funny that both went to OT.

GO:
CFB Selection Committee ranks

10:30 PM EDT
(12) UCLA (-11.5) > Arizona State, TV: FS1

Sweet 50-36. I'm 12-11 for the week.

1. Tennessee 8-1 LOST
2. Ohio State 9-0 was played tighter than they should have been. Yay GoCubsGo.
4. Clemson 8-1 LOST. Ironically, this will make it less significant when UNC beats it in the ACC Championship.
6. Alabama 7-2 LOST

3 of the top 6 losing is a BIG deal. I'm not even going to try and predict what AP and later the PSC will do besides moving 5. Michigan into a playoff slot.

7. TCU 9-0 was played close by unranked TT.
8. Oregon 8-1 WON
9. USC 8-1 barely BEAT unranked Cal.
10. LSU 7-2 BEAT #6.
11. Ole Miss 8-1 barely BEAT unranked TAMU.
12. UCLA 8-1 BEAT AZ St
13. Kansas State LOST
16. Illinois 7-2 LOST to unranked Mich St
17. North Carolina 8-1 barely BEAT unranked UVA

The door might be cracked open for the Pac-12 team that comes out on top. GO Ducks > UCLA >> USC >>> Utah.

[billy.pilgrim]

... Wish I could have watched bammer go down. Seeing little nicki stomp and throw things is always fun.

https://youtu.be/Ba7SlDQYTwc

You don't get ESPN, or do you just mean that you stayed focused on the Auburn game? Funny that both went to OT.

GO:
CFB Selection Committee ranks

10:30 PM EDT
(12) UCLA (-11.5) > Arizona State, TV: FS1

Sweet 50-36. I'm 12-11 for the week.

1. Tennessee 8-1 LOST
2. Ohio State 9-0 was played tighter than they should have been. Yay GoCubsGo.
4. Clemson 8-1 LOST. Ironically, this will make it less significant when UNC beats it in the ACC Championship.
6. Alabama 7-2 LOST

3 of the top 6 losing is a BIG deal. I'm not even going to try and predict what AP and later the PSC will do besides moving 5. Michigan into a playoff slot.

7. TCU 9-0 was played close by unranked TT.
8. Oregon 8-1 WON
9. USC 8-1 barely BEAT unranked Cal.
10. LSU 7-2 BEAT #6.
11. Ole Miss 8-1 barely BEAT unranked TAMU.
12. UCLA 8-1 BEAT AZ St
13. Kansas State LOST
16. Illinois 7-2 LOST to unranked Mich St
17. North Carolina 8-1 barely BEAT unranked UVA

The door might be cracked open for the Pac-12 team that comes out on top. GO Ducks > UCLA >> USC >>> Utah.

Yeah, the barners kept my attention. By the end of the game I was full of football and turned off the tv.

[billy.pilgrim]

After a year of being mishandled, misdirected and finally run off the team by the idiot of Boise, Bo left his dream school and took his last (?) year of eligibility to be a Heisman contender thousands of miles from home.

https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-fo ... an-trophy/

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/ ... 0.amp.html

5. Bo Nix, QB, Oregon: The bad news is Nix threw two picks against Cal. The good news is he shredded the Golden Bears for 412 yards through the air, 59 on the ground and six total touchdowns. Nix should have another gaudy line against Colorado's awful defense this weekend.

[Vrede too]

... Nix should have another gaudy line against Colorado's awful defense this weekend.

Yup, I had forgotten to post it.
49-10
20/24, 274 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT, 88.9 QBR
9 CAR, 16 YDS, 2 TD
The Ducks also benefited from 195 team rush yards and a 3-0 TO margin.

AP Top 25
1 Georgia(62) 9-0
2 Ohio State(1) 9-0 I guess the Northwestern scare didn't hurt.
3 Michigan 9-0 up1
4 TCU 9-0 up3
5 Tennessee 8-1 down3
6 Oregon 8-1 up2 Getting close.
7 LSU 7-2 up8 after barely beating Alabama
8 USC 8-1 up1
9 UCLA 8-1 up1
10 Alabama 7-2 down4
11 Ole Miss 8-1
12 Clemson 8-1 down7
13 Utah 7-2 down1 after stomping Arizona but I ain't complaining.
14 Penn State 7-2 up2
15 North Carolina 8-1 up2 GoO ReallyGo
16 Tulane 8-1 up3
17 NC State 7-2 up4

24 Washington 7-2, was unranked GoLady OGo
0 votes: Auburn, MD, Miami, NW, SDSU

In the FCS #13 Montana won huge, but every team ahead of it also won except for #11 Mercer which had a bye, and #6 Weber State losing to #3 Sacramento State. Weber State may drop, but will probably remain ahead of Montana.

[billy.pilgrim]

https://images.app.goo.gl/NiJFke9tvWqCBmPc8

Poor dog needs a handler less concerned with himself and more concerned with his dog.

https://youtu.be/oDuXEXFnH14

[Vrede too]

https://images.app.goo.gl/NiJFke9tvWqCBmPc8

Poor dog needs a handler less concerned with himself and more concerned with his dog.

All he had to do was drop the leash. The dog was watching and would have dodged. That could have been very ugly.

https://youtu.be/oDuXEXFnH14

Better conditioning and he would have nailed it.

[Vrede too]

I've never felt so good about a loss. There were 3 or 4 stupid mistakes that cost us the game and I'm not even pissed about the incredible luck state had with their last kickoff.
I'm not sure how intentional it was, but he kicked a hard line drive into an Auburn guy's chest, it bounced off of him and back to the state guys.
Whatever else may be, but this team proved it can win - to me anyway.

Wish I could have watched bammer go down. Seeing little nicki stomp and throw things is always fun.

https://youtu.be/Ba7SlDQYTwc

Great minds . . . Both for WDE and for Bama:


SEC Shorts - SEC does wellness checks for teams that lost

[billy.pilgrim]

I've never felt so good about a loss. There were 3 or 4 stupid mistakes that cost us the game and I'm not even pissed about the incredible luck state had with their last kickoff.
I'm not sure how intentional it was, but he kicked a hard line drive into an Auburn guy's chest, it bounced off of him and back to the state guys.
Whatever else may be, but this team proved it can win - to me anyway.

Wish I could have watched bammer go down. Seeing little nicki stomp and throw things is always fun.

https://youtu.be/Ba7SlDQYTwc

Great minds . . . Both for WDE and for Bama:


SEC Shorts - SEC does wellness checks for teams that lost

These guys are great.

Hard to believe they've been around for 41 years.

https://www.mortontheatre.com/list-of-e ... /secshorts

[Vrede too]

These guys are great.

Hard to believe they've been around for 41 years.

https://www.mortontheatre.com/list-of-e ... /secshorts

They haven't. The Morton Theatre is in Athens, GA and from your link:

The incredibly famous and successful college football sketch comedy group, SEC Shorts, is going on the road to celebrate the Georgia Bulldogs breaking the 41 year old national championship drought! If you’re a Dawg fan, you do not want to miss this one time event. Introducing SEC Shorts LIVE! An evening 41 years in the making....

In fact:

SEC Shorts: OUR STORY

Who doesn’t want to see themselves on TV? It was this noble motivation that launched SEC Shorts in the fall of 2014....

8 years going on 41.

[billy.pilgrim]

It's a story for the Aged.

[Vrede too]

It's a story for the Aged.

Also fyi:

We are located in beautiful Birmingham, AL.

Funny that it's not even an SEC town. Go Blazers!

[billy.pilgrim]

It's a story for the Aged.

Also fyi:

We are located in beautiful Birmingham, AL.

Funny that it's not even an SEC town. Go Blazers!

Blazers are the new distuptor boys. Gutless bammer are still pissed at the U. of ALABAMA @ Birmingham and, last heard, were refusing all attempts to play them, just like they refused to play Auburn in their once claimed super home of B'ham.

Come on in Blazers

[billy.pilgrim]

https://youtu.be/GbN1G8rG_l8

[Vrede too]

https://youtu.be/GbN1G8rG_l8

Ooooh nasty. I like it. I want one for PSC #10 Clemson. I hope 1 FAT CAN is crying after the ND spanking.

7:30 PM EST
GO @Memphis 4-5 (-6.5) > Tulsa 3-6, TV: ESPN

[Vrede too]

Houston 63 @SMU 77. Damn, I thought I was looking at a basketball score for a moment there.

No wonder.

SMU and Houston combine for most regulation points in FBS history in 77-63 battle

... SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai finished 28-for-37 for 379 passing yards and nine — yes, nine — passing touchdowns, plus 54 rushing yards and another touchdown on the ground....

Houston quarterback Clayton Tune was arguably even more prolific, going 36-for-53 for 527 passing yards and seven touchdowns, but his three interceptions represented the majority of SMU's stops during the game.

Tune also had 111 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 attempts, while SMU running back Tyler LaVine had 146 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Houston averaged 10.0 yards per play for the game, while SMU had only 7.8 yards per play, with the two teams combining 1,357 yards on the night. And one punt.

7:30 PM EST
GO @Memphis 4-5 (-6.5) > Tulsa 3-6, TV: ESPN

26-10. 1-0.

Bowl projections: Can the Pac-12 get a team into the College Football Playoff?

Can someone run the table in the Pac-12 over the final four weeks of the season?

The conference has three teams with a chance to make the College Football Playoff. Oregon, USC and UCLA are all at 8-1 through the first 10 weeks of the season and in the top 12 in the CFP rankings. If either of those three teams can win its final three regular season games and the Pac-12 title game then a playoff spot is likely.

Huh, not just possible, but "likely."

... The Pac-12’s best playoff scenario at the moment is to have Oregon and either USC or UCLA win out so two 11-1 teams meet in the title game. That would ensure a 12-1 team at the end of the season and a legitimate shot at the playoff.

We’re going with Oregon to be that team in our latest edition of bowl projections. The Ducks have some work to do; three of their final four games would be against ranked opponents and Oregon State is just outside the top 25. But we think Oregon is playing well enough to make it happen at the moment....

So refugee from Auburn Bo Mix is not just a Heisman contender, but also has a real shot at the playoffs. Funny how that worked out . Go Ducks!

Who would get bumped?
GA (1) might be undefeated.
TCU (4) might be undefeated.
That leaves Ohio St. (2) and Michigan (3), who play each other 11/26 in the regular season finale.
We'll see, fingers crossed.

8:00 PM EST
GO East Carolina 6-3 > @Cincinnati 7-2 (-5), TV: ESPN2