College football

[O Really]

Montana vs. Montana State
Game time temp about 9 degrees.

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FCS Coaches Poll

Montana State 9-1 remains #3.
Montana 7-3 moved up 2 to #12 after crushing unranked Eastern Washington 63-7 and other ranked teams lost.

Sat, Nov 19 2:00 PM Montana @Montana State in the regular season finale. ESPN+. Go Griz!
Tickets as low as $376, and those are in the corners of the endzone.
I don't think the Big Sky Conference has a championship game. Montana wouldn't qualify even if it wins. Currently, it looks like Sacramento 10-0, 7-0 may hold some tiebreaker over Montana State 9-1, 7-0, but I don't know what it is. Maybe conference point differential?
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... w/fcs-i-aa

Anyhow, a Montana win might get it into the playoffs, a loss might keep it out. I think Montana State is in the playoffs win or lose.

Montana vs. Montana State
Game time temp about 9 degrees.

It's up to 16 F, no dome in Bozeman (or Missoula). Top seeds are a big advantage vs southern teams in the playoffs . I'm pretty sure that I saw this morning "Tickets as low as $33" . The Griz are currently getting beaten up 7-21 after 1.

Baylor is leading #4 TCU 28-20 middle of the 4th!
Edit: TCU drive and TD, dropped 2pt try! TCU had missed an EP after its 3rd TD late in the 3rd, and therein may hang the game. 2 min left, Baylor ball.

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Lotta FCS opponents and other predicted routs this week , not picked by me.

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11:00 AM EST
@(20) UCF 8-2 (-15.5) > Navy 3-7, TV: ESPN2
I'm sunk, 14-17. Bye-bye Top 25, Mickey.

12:00 PM EST
Wisconsin 5-5 (-10) > @Nebraska 3-7, TV: ESPN
Wisconsin TD with 0:35 left! 15-14!!!
@Baylor 6-4 > (4) TCU 10-0 (-2, just 2?), TV: Fox
CRAP! TCU walkoff FG, 29-28. Might TCU slide out of the playoffs?
UConn 6-5 > @Army 3-6 (-10.5), TV: CBSS
Nope, Army stomps.
Virginia Tech 2-8 > @Liberty 8-2 (-10), TV: ESP+
Phew, 23-22. Classy of Liberty to wear UVA colors.

2-3, 2-4 on the weekend.

Also:
Northwestern 1-10 9 @Purdue 7-4 (-17.5) 17. Next year, GoCubsGo.
Duke 2pt attempt failed with 0:44 left. @Pitt (-6.5) wins 28-26. I didn't have a favorite.
CRAP! @(3) Mich 11-0 near walkoff FG with 0:09 left vs unranked IL, 19-17. Might Mich slide out of the playoffs?

We'll see, but we were 2 walkoff FGs from complete chaos in the playoffs.

[O Really]

I suppose it's a contrarian view, but I think a team's ability to hang in and yank themselves out of the fire while having a bad day might be a measure of their quality, not their weakness. The ol' "find a way to win" concept.

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I suppose it's a contrarian view, but I think a team's ability to hang in and yank themselves out of the fire while having a bad day might be a measure of their quality, not their weakness. The ol' "find a way to win" concept.

Definitely worth consideration, but the comparison is to teams that are finding a way to win by 10 or 20 points vs ranked and unranked teams. Fwiw, IL is ranked #32 by AP and Baylor didn't get any votes at all.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings

Now, it's (2) OH St 10-0 (-26.5) 10 @(0 votes) MD 13!!! Halftime.
Also (1) GA (-22.5) 9 @(0 votes) KY 0, halftime.
The playoff teams are all looking sketchy.

Montana got stomped, 21-55 . 7-4, 4-4, season is over . Go Montana St, 10-1, 8-0, win it all.

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Wait, what??!!

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I guess Virginia Tech, along with Liberty, also wore Virginia colors to honor UVa. players who died in shooting. Classy, but .

Wait, what??!!

Wait, what??!! You're rooting AGAINST Northwestern? TRAITOR! Meh, Purdue did miss the subsequent FG, but still won 17-9.

Idk the letter and application of the Unsportsmanlike Rule, but high-stepping for 30 yards is rather rude. Maybe he would have gotten away with just the last 5 yards?

Lotta FCS opponents and other predicted routs this week , not picked by me.

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2:00 PM EST
@East Carolina 6-4 (-6) > Houston 6-4, TV: ESP+
3-42!

2:30 PM EST
@Appalachian State 5-5 (-16) > Old Dominion 3-7, TV: ESP+
Get a Bowl!
27-14, mission accomplished.

With the Montana loss, 3-6.

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Are you watching this? #2 OH St 33 @Terps 30, 10 minutes left. Terps even blocked OH St's last EP try, ran it back for 2!

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Wait, what??!! You're rooting AGAINST Northwestern? TRAITOR! Meh, Purdue did miss the subsequent FG, but still won 17-9.

My dad went to Purdue, so a little mixed loyalty.

Idk the letter and application of the Unsportsmanlike Rule, but high-stepping for 30 yards is rather rude. Maybe he would have gotten away with just the last 5 yards?

Tell that to Deon

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The rules have tightened, that looks like NFL rather than college, he kept it to 10 yards, and no one should cite "Prime Time" on sporting restraint.

Lotta FCS opponents and other predicted routs this week , not picked by me.

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3:30 PM EST
@Maryland 6-4 > (2) Ohio State 10-0 (-27 ), TV: ABC
Only counts in my tally if the Terps win.
Dammit. Taulia Tagovailoa is the all time MD passing leader.
Texas 6-4 (-9) > @ Kansas 6-4, TV: FS1
Crushed 'em, 55-14.
@Charlotte 2-9 > Louisiana Tech 3-7 (-2.5), TV: ESPN3 Loser Bowl
Cool, 26-21.

4:00 PM EST
@Auburn 4-6 (-5.5) > Western Kentucky 7-4, TV: SECN
Killed 'em. Congrats!

6-6, recovering.

Also:
GA 16 @Kentucky 6, hardly a stellar showing by the "best" in the country.

[billy.pilgrim]

The rules have tightened, that looks like NFL rather than college, he kept it to 10 yards, and no one should cite "Prime Time" on sporting restraint.

Lotta FCS opponents and other predicted routs this week , not picked by me.

GO:

3:30 PM EST
@Maryland 6-4 > (2) Ohio State 10-0 (-27 ), TV: ABC
Only counts in my tally if the Terps win.
Dammit. Taulia Tagovailoa is the all time MD passing leader.
Texas 6-4 (-9) > @ Kansas 6-4, TV: FS1
Crushed 'em, 55-14.
@Charlotte 2-9 > Louisiana Tech 3-7 (-2.5), TV: ESPN3 Loser Bowl
Cool, 26-21.

4:00 PM EST
@Auburn 4-6 (-5.5) > Western Kentucky 7-4, TV: SECN
Killed 'em. Congrats!

6-6, recovering.

Also:
GA 16 @Kentucky 6, hardly a stellar showing by the "best" in the country.

Tied 17 all at halftime

Some kinda weird officiating here likely explained by using other than sec officials. Conferences are different.
But Arkansas v ol miss has me rethinking Lane - that is if the sec guys are picking one his bad boy image. I turned it off due to the no calls against Arkansas.

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Yep, nice 24-0 2nd half.

Lotta FCS opponents and other predicted routs this week , not picked by me.

GO:

5:30 PM EST
@California 3-7 (-5) > Stanford 3-7, TV: PACN Another Loser Bowl

Woohoo a 21-3 4th = a 27-20 win. 7-6

Also:
Oh no, TRAGEDY! Georgia Tech 21 @(13) North Carolina 17
I didn't make a pick because UNC was favored by 21.5! Georgia Tech won with its 3rd string QB. It's my fault for writing that UNC had an outside shot at the playoffs, sorry. Silver lining: If (9) Clemson 9-1 wins the ACC beating UNC will count for less, thus probably canceling any hope Clemson had of worming its way into the playoffs.

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Lotta FCS opponents and other predicted routs this week , not picked by me.

GO:

7:00 PM EST
@Iowa State 4-6 (-3.5) > Texas Tech 5-5, TV: FS1
Nah, 10-14.
Boise State 7-3 (-14) > @Wyoming 7-3, TV: CBSS
Barely, 20-17.

8-7.

[O Really]

Oh no, TRAGEDY! Georgia Tech 21 @(13) North Carolina 17

Well, we don't have to worry about whether the 'Heels will get into the playoffs. And we might find that "getting no respect" isn't unfair.

Best thing we could hope for out of the 'Canes was that maybe heap an injury or so on Clemson. Apparently they only injured their own dicks stepping on them.

Yay Terps! Gave it a good shot for most of the game.

WDE! Any "W" is better than any "L"

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8:00 PM EST
(7) USC 9-1 (-2) @(16) UCLA 8-2, TV: Fox

Hmm, vs 7 USC this week. I would normally root for UCLA, but a win may knock the Pac-12 out of the Playoffs.

Go football!

Okay then, USC 48, UCLA 45 in a wild game. USC and the Pac-12's Playoff hopes are very much alive.

Also:
OK knocked OK St out of the Top 25.
Hogs beat the #14 Ole Slaver/Traitors
#17 Huskies are kicking Buffalo butt early in the 4th. Congrats, Lady O.
Unranked SC killed #5 TN 63-38.

#1 - tepid performance
#2-4 - almost beaten by unranked teams
#5 - stomped
#6 - beat a no-name school
#7 - quality win
#8 - beat an FCS school
#9 - beat a no-name school (sorry, O Really )
#10 - 3-17 losing to #12 at halftime
#11 - beat a no-name school
#s 13, 14 & 16 lost
https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/rankings/

So close to major turmoil, but the PSC gives absolute weight to records whereas I would consider quality of late wins. The talking heads think that #7 USC will jump past #6 LSU to replace #5 TN. Then, it will have to survive #18 ND and wait for #2 OH St or #3 Mich to lose - Playoffs!

[O Really]

Don't fall in love with the Tarheels
'Cause they'll always take you in
Just when you think they're really winning
They'll fumble it again
Don't fall in love with the Tarheels
'Cause they'll break you every time
Oh, put out the light, just hold on
Before we say goodbye

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... So close to major turmoil, but the PSC gives absolute weight to records whereas I would consider quality of late wins. The talking heads think that #7 USC will jump past #6 LSU to replace #5 TN. Then, it will have to survive #18 ND and wait for #2 OH St or #3 Mich to lose - Playoffs!

AP Top 25
The top 4 remain the same. As predicted, USC is #5.
1. Georgia 11-0 up next vs patsy GT
2. Ohio State 11-0, up next vs MICH(3)
3. Michigan 11-0
4. TCU 11-0
5. USC 10-1 up2
6. LSU 9-2
7. Clemson 10-1 up2 , up next vs giant killer SC
8. Alabama 9-2 , up next the Iron Bowl at home WDE!
9. Tennessee 9-2 down4
10. Oregon 9-2 up2 , up next @ dangerous ORST(22). When was the last time the Pac-12 had 5 ranked teams?
11. Penn State 9-2
12. Washington 9-2 up3
13. Notre Dame 8-3 up5
14. Utah 8-3 down4

17. UCLA 8-3 down1
18. North Carolina 9-2 down5 , up next vs dangerous NCST at home

0 Votes: Auburn, MD, Miami, Northwestern, SDSU

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FCS Coaches Poll
3 Montana St. 10-1 no change
5 Jackson St. 11-0 no change
Deion: Undefeated regular season in his 3rd year, 2nd year undefeated in the Southwestern Athletic Conference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deion_San ... ing_record
Stumbled on this: Legacy and honors. Wow, still impressive to read.
17 Montana 7-4 down5

Amazing, Montana sneaked into the Playoffs.
2022 Division I FCS Football Official Bracket

Montana St. 4 seed, 1st round bye

The MEAC and SWAC, two conferences consisting of historically black colleges and universities, opt to play the Celebration Bowl (which was established in 2015) instead of the FCS tournament.
SWAC Championship Saturday, December 03 3 PM ESPN2 Jackson, Miss
Vs Prairie View (Prairie View, Texas) or Southern University (Baton Rouge)
Celebration Bowl is December 17 vs MEAC's N.C. Central (Durham)

11/26 - 10:00PM EST
Unseeded #12 Southeast Mo. St. @unseeded Montana
Better bring your fleece cups, Redhawks, bummer that you have to play at a lower ranked polar team.
The winner plays @perennial champ 3-seed #4 North Dakota St. 9-2

[billy.pilgrim]

Yep, nice 24-0 2nd half.

Lotta FCS opponents and other predicted routs this week , not picked by me.

GO:

5:30 PM EST
@California 3-7 (-5) > Stanford 3-7, TV: PACN Another Loser Bowl

Woohoo a 21-3 4th = a 27-20 win. 7-6

Also:
Oh no, TRAGEDY! Georgia Tech 21 @(13) North Carolina 17
I didn't make a pick because UNC was favored by 21.5! Georgia Tech won with its 3rd string QB. It's my fault for writing that UNC had an outside shot at the playoffs, sorry. Silver lining: If (9) Clemson 9-1 wins the ACC beating UNC will count for less, thus probably canceling any hope Clemson had of worming its way into the playoffs.

As a kid I loved Georgia Tech, the AU v Tech game dated back to both teams 1st season and each had had Heisman for a coach, but best of all was the Wreck Tech Parade on the Wednesday afternoon before the game because we got out of school at 11 so we could go to the parade.
In the early 80s we had played more games than anyone else in the South, but Teck was going through a rough patch and dropped us as a non-conference game.

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As a kid I loved Georgia Tech, the AU v Tech game dated back to both teams 1st season and each had had Heisman for a coach, but best of all was the Wreck Tech Parade on the Wednesday afternoon before the game because we got out of school at 11 so we could go to the parade.
In the early 80s we had played more games than anyone else in the South, but Teck was going through a rough patch and dropped us as a non-conference game.

Georgia Tech's glory days are well in the past, but I usually root for it since my bro is a prof there, even though he has zero interest in football. I was only rooting against it since North Carolina is ranked and even had a faint dream of a Playoff spot.