College football

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Auburn shoulda listened to billy. P about Freeze. That's what - three crappy coach decisions in a row?

billy was hopeful about Freeze. I was the one that rejected a Liberty transfer from the start.

They played pretty good without him. Took 16th ranked Vandy to OT. I wonder what the buyouts add up to?

[O Really]

'Canes!
Otherwise it was a sucky day.

Aztecs...

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I picked a lot of underdogs.
6-14 today, 6-17 for the weekend.

Go Football:

11:00 PM MWN App +2
San Diego State (-6.5) vs @Hawai'i
Epic matchup between Jasmine and O Really.
Ouch, Jasmine kicked O Really's ass, 38-6. Congrats and sorry.

CFP: 7, 14, 15, 20, 22 & 23 all lost. One analyst wondered if 18 Miami might have an opening.

The ACC is a mess with five 1-loss teams.

FCS: #6, 9, 14 & 15 lost.

Montana might slip to #3 behind #2 Montana State.

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Auburn shoulda listened to billy. P about Freeze. That's what - three crappy coach decisions in a row?

billy was hopeful about Freeze. I was the one that rejected a Liberty transfer from the start.

They played pretty good without him. Took 16th ranked Vandy to OT. I wonder what the buyouts add up to?

Could be worse, maybe:

Fired LSU coach Brian Kelly requests school to confirm that it will pay him his full $54 million buyout

... If paid in full, Kelly’s buyout would be the second-biggest ever paid to a college football coach behind the $77 million that Texas A&M paid to Jimbo Fisher in 2023....

Idk if any school has done 3 costly buyouts in a row, nor what the full Auburn tally is.

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I wondered about this. You got robbed.

Big Ten says USC should've been penalized for fake punt ploy

It sounded funky to me when the recap mentioned it.

[GoCubsGo]

It sounded funky to me when the recap mentioned it.

Yeah, duplicate numbers happen in college but are not allowed at the same position. They set this up a couple of weeks ago.

No cheering for Cheatin USC.

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It sounded funky to me when the recap mentioned it.

Yeah, duplicate numbers happen in college but are not allowed at the same position. They set this up a couple of weeks ago.

No cheering for Cheatin USC.

Northwestern > @19 USC (-14.5 )
Go Chicago Dog (you rule), but a loss won't count in my tally.
17-38, sorry.

Look at that, the subsequent USC TD and EP flipped the spread by 0.5. There must be some pissed off gamblers.

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FCS Coaches Poll

1 North Dakota State (23) 10-0. Next vs unranked Northern Iowa
2 Montana (1) 10-0. Next @ unranked Portland State
3 Montana State 8-2. Next vs 10 UC Davis

No change at the top except Montana picked up a #1 vote it didn't have last week.

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College Football Playoff Rankings

Unbeaten:
1 Ohio State 9-0
2 Indiana 10-0
3 Texas A&M 9-0
That's it among the Top 27. Seven teams have 1 loss.

Little change at the top except:
12 BYU 8-1 down5 after losing @8 Texas Tech 29-7 (Texas Tech up2 to #6). Playoff bubble?
Then:
15 Miami 7-2 up3 after beating Syracuse 38-10. Playoff bubble? Next vs unranked NC State. GoO ReallyGo!
16 Georgia Tech 8-1 up1 after a bye Next @unranked Boston College.
19 Virginia 8-2 down5 after losing to unranked Wake Forest 16-9. Next @unranked Duke
20 Louisville 7-2 down5 after losing to unranked California 29-26. Next vs unranked Clemson
21 Iowa 6-3 down1 after barely losing to 9 Oregon 18-16. Next @17 USC.

Dropped from rankings:
Missouri from 22
Washington from 23

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GO:

5:30 PM ESPN2, FCS
@North Carolina Central (-6.5) > South Carolina State
11:05 - 4th: 27-27
27-34 final


7:30 PM ESPN
@20 Louisville (-2.5) > Clemson
This plus a loss @SC on 11/29 should keep 4-5 Clemson out of the Bowls entirely . They have a gimme vs FCS Furman on 11/22.
19-20

9:00 PM FOX
@8 Oregon (-25.5 ) > Minnesota
A win won't count in my tally, but I think MN can beat that spread.
42-13. Good thing I'm not gambling. I would have lost the bet by 3.5 points.

0-2 so far this week.

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0-2 so far this week.

Go football:

3:30 PM ABC
11 Oklahoma vs @4 Alabama (-6.5)
It's always a good day when Bama loses, but I would hate to cement OK's Playoff position while not dropping AL out of contention. 23-21, we'll see.

GO:

12:00 PM

FOX, Wrigley Field!
@Northwestern > 18 Michigan (-10.5) GoChicago DogGo!
22-24

ESPN2
24 South Florida (-9.5) > @Navy. Sink 'em.
Strong comeback came up short, 38-41

ALSO:
I did not pick SC > 3 TAMU because the spread was so huge.
SC 30-3 over TAMU in the first half.
TAMU 28-0 in the second half, wins 31-30

CBSSN
@UConn (-7.5) > Air Force. SAM 'em.
Mission accomplished, 26-16

ESPN+
Eastern Michigan (-2.5) > @Ball State. 24-9

12:45 PM SEC Network
@LSU (-4.5) > Arkansas. 23-22, phew

1:00 PM

ESPN+
Oregon State > @Tulsa (-1.5). 14-31

TNT/truTV/HBO Max
@Arizona State (-10.5) > West Virginia
Just enough in a 3-13 4th, 25-23

3:30 PM

ESPN
@15 Miami (-14.5) > NC State. GoO ReallyGo!
'Canes really want to pass through the bubble
41-7, congrats!

ACC Network
16 Georgia Tech (-16.5) > @Boston College
GT really wants to pass through the bubble.
GT winning 23 yards FG with 11 seconds left, 36-34.

BTN
@17 USC (-6.5) >21 Iowa
16-0 2nd half, 26-21 final

ESPN2
@Duke (5-4, -5.5 ) > 19 Virginia (8-2)
Go Duke, get that Bowl! 17-34

FS1
Maryland > @Illinois (-16.5)
You're going down, Chicago Dog (except a loss won't count in my tally)
6-24 Congrats.

CBSSN
San José State (-9.5) > @Nevada. 0-28 in the 2nd
10-55

ESPN+
App State > @James Madison (-20.5 )
A loss won't count in my tally. 10-58

4:00 PM ESPNU
@East Carolina (-2.5) > Memphis
ECU go-ahead 31-yd Touchdown Pass with 1:08 - 4th, 31-27 final score.

4:30 PM The CW Network
@Wake Forest (6-3, -4.5) > BB's North Carolina (4-5)
Help keep BB's UNC out of the Bowls.
BB calls a pointless timeout with 0:27 left and WF leading by 9. Instead of kicking a 4th down FG, WF pays him back by running for a TD, 28-12. UNC has the other 2 major NC schools to go. NO Bowl? Ouch.

5:00 PM

ESPN+
@Florida International (4-5) > Liberty (4-5, -2.5)
Help keep RW god out of the Bowls.
Grrr, Liberty tied the game at 27 as time ran out, OT.

ESPN+ , FCS
Montana (-31.5 ) > Portland State. A win won't count in my tally.
63-17


7:00 PM

ESPN
Florida > @7 Ole Miss (-11.5). Can they both lose?

FS1
@Washington (-14.5) > Purdue. GoLady OGo

ESPN+
Delaware (-11.5) > @Sam Houston

CBSSN
@UNLV (-6.5) > Utah State

7:30 PM

ABC
10 Texas > @5 Georgia (-6.5)

ACC Network
Virginia Tech > @Florida State (-13.5)
A loss won't count in my tally.

10:00 PM The CW Network
@Washington State (-8.5) > Louisiana Tech

10:15 PM ESPN
TCU > @12 BYU (-3.5) Let's keep both out of the Playoffs.

10:30 PM

CBSSN
@San Diego State (-1.5) > Boise State. GoO ReallyGo

ESPN2, FCS
@Montana State (-17.5) > UC Davis

[GoCubsGo]

Kitties are making a game of it!

GoKittiesGo!

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Kitties are making a game of it!

GoKittiesGo!

Hurry, take back that jinx!

Edit seconds later: Never mind, my post took care of it. Don't be so sloppy again.

EDIT: You have powerful jinxes, witch.
My Terps will take out Michigan next week.

[GoCubsGo]

Kitties are making a game of it!

GoKittiesGo!

Hurry, take back that jinx!

Edit seconds later: Never mind, my post took care of it. Don't be so sloppy again.

EDIT: You have powerful jinxes, witch.
My Terps will take out Michigan next week.

Rats.

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Rats.

Oh well, you've got Illinois, dammit.

0-2 so far this week.

Go football:

3:30 PM ABC
11 Oklahoma vs @4 Alabama (-6.5)
It's always a good day when Bama loses, but I would hate to cement OK's Playoff position while not dropping AL out of contention. 23-21, we'll see.

GO:

12:00 PM

FOX, Wrigley Field!
@Northwestern > 18 Michigan (-10.5) GoChicago DogGo!
22-24

ESPN2
24 South Florida (-9.5) > @Navy. Sink 'em.
Strong comeback came up short, 38-41

ALSO:
I did not pick SC > 3 TAMU because the spread was so huge.
SC 30-3 over TAMU in the first half.
TAMU 28-0 in the second half, wins 30-31

CBSSN
@UConn (-7.5) > Air Force. SAM 'em.
Mission accomplished, 26-16

ESPN+
Eastern Michigan (-2.5) > @Ball State. 24-9

12:45 PM SEC Network
@LSU (-4.5) > Arkansas. 23-22, phew

1:00 PM

ESPN+
Oregon State > @Tulsa (-1.5). 14-31

TNT/truTV/HBO Max
@Arizona State (-10.5) > West Virginia
Just enough in a 3-13 4th, 25-23

3:30 PM

ESPN
@15 Miami (-14.5) > NC State. GoO ReallyGo!
'Canes really want to pass through the bubble
41-7, congrats!

ACC Network
16 Georgia Tech (-16.5) > @Boston College
GT really wants to pass through the bubble.
GT winning 23 yards FG with 11 seconds left, 36-34.

BTN
@17 USC (-6.5) >21 Iowa
16-0 2nd half, 26-21 final

ESPN2
@Duke (5-4, -5.5 ) > 19 Virginia (8-2)
Go Duke, get that Bowl! 17-34

FS1
Maryland > @Illinois (-16.5)
You're going down, Chicago Dog (except a loss won't count in my tally)
6-24 Congrats.

CBSSN
San José State (-9.5) > @Nevada. 0-28 in the 2nd
10-55

ESPN+
App State > @James Madison (-20.5 )
A loss won't count in my tally. 10-58

4:00 PM ESPNU
@East Carolina (-2.5) > Memphis
ECU go-ahead 31-yd Touchdown Pass with 1:08 - 4th, 31-27 final score.

4:30 PM The CW Network
@Wake Forest (6-3, -4.5) > BB's North Carolina (4-5)
Help keep BB's UNC out of the Bowls.
BB calls a pointless timeout with 0:27 left and WF leading by 9. Instead of kicking a 4th down FG, WF pays him back by running for a TD, 28-12. UNC has the other 2 major NC schools to go. NO Bowl? Ouch.

5:00 PM

ESPN+
@Florida International (4-5) > Liberty (4-5, -2.5)
Help keep RW god out of the Bowls.
Grrr, Liberty tied the game at 27 as time ran out, OT.
34-27 1OT, broke RW god's heart.

ESPN+ , FCS
Montana (-31.5 ) > Portland State. A win won't count in my tally.
63-17


7:00 PM

ESPN
Florida > @7 Ole Miss (-11.5). Can they both lose?
FL kept it close into the 4th despite -
OM's Kewan Lacy: 31 CAR 224 YDS 7.2AVG 3 TD LONG 59
24-34 final.

FS1
@Washington (-14.5) > Purdue. GoLady OGo. 49-13

ESPN+
Delaware (-11.5) > @Sam Houston. 23-26

CBSSN
@UNLV (-6.5) > Utah State
29-26 2OT, really broke Mormon god's heart.

7:30 PM

ABC
10 Texas > @5 Georgia (-6.5). 10-35

ACC Network
Virginia Tech > @Florida State (-13.5)
A loss won't count in my tally. 14-34

10:00 PM The CW Network
@Washington State (-8.5) > Louisiana Tech. 28-3

10:15 PM ESPN
TCU > @12 BYU (-3.5) Let's keep both out of the Playoffs.
13-44, sigh

10:30 PM

CBSSN
@San Diego State (-1.5) > Boise State. GoO ReallyGo
17-7, congrats. A good day for you except our woeful Terps.

ESPN2, FCS
@3 Montana State (-17.5) > 10 UC Davis. 38-17

15-9 today, 15-11 this weekend.

LOSERS:
4 AL to 11 OK
10 TX to 5 GA
Otherwise, BSC up to #20 won or had a bye.

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Go football:

3:30 PM ABC
11 Oklahoma vs @4 Alabama (-6.5)
It's always a good day when Bama loses, but I would hate to cement OK's Playoff position while not dropping AL out of contention. 23-21, we'll see.

College Football Playoff Rankings

Not a lot of change at the top except:
8 Oklahoma 8-2 up3
10 Alabama 8-2 down6

It's hard to know where the cutoff is for the 12 qualifying teams because of the reserved slots. I'm not going to say Alabama should have been dropped further, but this is what I feared.

Also:

17 Texas 7-3 down7 after losing @5 Georgia 35-10.
Makes me sad that Texas may now be out of the Playoffs.

21 Illinois 7-3 up from unranked after beating Maryland 24-6.
You're welcome, Chicago Dog.


7:00 PM ESPN2
Go @Buffalo (-2.5) > Miami (OH) 20-37 , 0-1 this week.

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0-1 this week.

Opps, decided this earlier but forgot to post:

Louisiana > @Arkansas State (-2.5). ESPN
Currently 17-20 in the 2nd.

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0-1 this week.

Opps, decided this earlier but forgot to post:

Louisiana > @Arkansas State (-2.5). ESPN
Currently 17-20 in the 2nd.

Arkansas State came up just 2 yards short at the end, 34-30
1-1 this week.

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I forgot to post picks, but this is what I would have done:

ESPN
Go @NC State > Florida State (-6.5)
NC State is leading 14-3 in the 3rd
21-11 2-1 this week.

10:30 PM FS1
Hawai'i vs @UNLV (-2.5)
Go football. Good luck, Jasmine.
10-38. The 9-2 Rebels are tough, but the 7-4 Rainbow Warriors will get a Bowl.

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2-1 this week.

GO:

12:00 PM

SECN+
Samford (1-10) > @3 Texas A&M (10-0, -54.5 worst today)
Why bother? A loss won't count in my tally.
0-48

ABC
22 Missouri > @8 Oklahoma (-6.5)
Knock it out of the Playoffs. 6-17 sigh.

ESPN
13 Miami (-17.5) > @Virginia Tech
A win won't count in my tally. GoO ReallyGo, sneak into the Playoffs.
34-17 Vegas nailed it.

BTN Wrigley Field!
@Northwestern (5-5, -3.5) > Minnesota (6-4)
GoChicago DogGo, get a Bowl!
38-35, winning field goal attempt from 33 yards at 0:53 - 4th. Vegas nailed it. Cardiac 'Cats. Congrats.

ESPN2
Louisville > @SMU (-4.5) 6-38

FS1
@Iowa State (-3.5) > Kansas 38-14

12:45 PM SEC Network
Charlotte (1-9) > 4 Georgia (9-1 )
Why bother? A loss won't count in my tally. 3-35

1:00 PM

TNT
@Arizona (7-3, -6.5) > Baylor (5-5). No Bowl for RW TX god.
41-17

ESPN+
Washington State (5-5) > James Madison (9-1, -15.5)
Loyalty and Bowl desire matter. But not enough, 20-24

2:00 PM ESPN+ FCS
@2 Montana > 3 Montana State (-3.5)
Final regular season game. The winner wins the Big Sky Conference and gets an auto-bid to the Playoffs. The loser will surely get an at large bid. The winner will also get homefield and a relatively clear path to the Championship Game while the loser will have to face @1 ND St or the other MT team @ its home sometime beforehand.
28-31 Oh well, 11-1 is a great year, but no cherry on top.

2:30 PM ESPN+
@App State > Marshall (-5.5) GoHomeysGo!
26-24, winning field goal attempt from 23 yards GOOD 2:02 - 4th, fumble forced and recovered on the subsequent Marshall drive.

3:00 PM

ESPN+
@Louisiana Tech > Liberty (-1.5)

ESPN+
New Mexico State > @UTEP (-3.5)

3:30 PM

CBS (Yay, not BTN)
@7 Oregon (-10.5) > 15 USC. Biggest game of the day.

ABC
@17 Texas (-9.5) > Arkansas

ACC Network
Duke (5-5, -6.5) > @BB's North Carolina (4-6, no Bowl!)
Get a Bowl, Dook.

ESPN+
East Carolina (-1.5) > @UTSA

4:00 PM

BTN (it's better if I can't watch)
@Maryland > 18 Michigan (-13.5). GOTerpsGO!

FOX
@23 Houston (-2.5) > TCU

ESPN+
@Mickey Mouse House (-13.5) > Oklahoma State

7:00 PM

ESPN
@16 Georgia Tech (-2.5) > Pittsburgh

CBSSN
New Mexico (-3.5) > @Air Force

7:30 PM

BTN
21 Illinois (-9.5) > @Wisconsin

ACC Network (WEIRD!)
California (-3.5) > @Stanford

8:00 PM

FOX
@Cincinnati > 11 BYU (-2.5). Knock 'em out of the Playoffs!

ESPN2
@Colorado > 25 Arizona State (-6.5)
Salvage a bit of the season, Deion.

10:30 PM

NBC
Washington (-11.5) > @UCLA. GoLady OGo!

CBSSN
@Fresno State (-2.5) > Utah State

FS1
@San Diego State (-11.5) > San José State. GoO ReallyGo