College football

[O Really]

Dunno what it's like now, but there was a time when the Dook-Carolina game was the major event of the season. And the game itself wasn't even at the top of the list. Parties started in the morning, the stadium and surrounding areas was packed, bars overrun if the game was televised, and from a fan standpoint, it might as well have been the Super Bowl even if both teams had had a lousy season.

It'll be interesting to see if the stands are even full today.

[O Really]

Lotta empty seats.

[Vrede too]

Lotta empty seats.

They're all at home or in the bars watching:
@App State > Marshall (-5.5)
Currently 23-21 in the 3rd.

[Vrede too]

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)
With a 14-0 4th LT forces a 28-28 OT.
34-28 final . RW god let her/his cultists down.

ESPN+
New Mexico State > @UTEP (-3.5)
34-31 on a NMS TD with 0:21 - 4th

3:30 PM

CBS (Yay, not BTN)
@7 Oregon (-10.5) > 15 USC. Biggest game of the day.
42-27 Go Ducks!

ABC
@17 Texas (-9.5) > Arkansas. 52-37

ACC Network
Duke (5-5, -6.5) > @BB's North Carolina (4-6, no Bowl!)
Get a Bowl, Dook.
It was looking like a rout, but UNC made it a game early in the 4th, 24-25. Wow, Duke fake FG with 2:20 left to take it to the UNC 1, 1st and goal. Duke TD! 2 point conversion on a crazy alley-oop pass. UNC is out of control with sequential unsportsmanlike calls. 32-25. Sheesh, another UNC unsportsmanlike after losing the ball on downs. Game over

ESPN+
East Carolina (-1.5) > @UTSA. 24-58

4:00 PM

BTN (it's better if I can't watch)
@Maryland > 18 Michigan (-13.5). GOTerpsGO!
20-45

FOX
@23 Houston (-2.5) > TCU
14-17, Houston missed 2 FGs, including a 38 yard try in the last minute.

ESPN+
@Mickey Mouse House (-13.5) > Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State 0-14 in the 1st half, Mouse 17-0 in the second half including a 34 yard FG in the last minute. 17-14

7:00 PM

ESPN
@16 Georgia Tech (-2.5) > Pittsburgh. 28-42 Buh-bye Playoffs.

CBSSN
New Mexico (-3.5) > @Air Force
20-3, like Ukrainian air defense.

7:30 PM

BTN
21 Illinois (-9.5) > @Wisconsin
10-27 . Did you enjoy your one week in the ranking, Chicago Dog?

ACC Network (WEIRD!)
California (-3.5) > @Stanford.10-31

ALSO:
Western Kentucky 10, LSU (-22.5 hence my non-pick) 13
Near upset.

8:00 PM

FOX
@Cincinnati > 11 BYU (-2.5). Knock 'em out of the Playoffs!
14-26

ESPN2
@Colorado > 25 Arizona State (-6.5)
Salvage a bit of the season, Deion.
Nope. 17-42

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

[GoCubsGo]

Oh those wascally Dookies.

[Vrede too]

Oh those wascally Dookies.

https://x.com/accnetwork/status/1992377521136951753

UCLA just flubbed a fake FG horribly > scoop and score Huskies.

[O Really]

'Canes!
Aztecs!
Huskies!

Good day.

[Vrede too]

'Canes!
Aztecs!
Huskies!

Good day.

Congrats x 3!!! Terps?

2-1 this week.

12-12 on Sat.

GO:



10:30 PM

NBC
Washington (-11.5) > @UCLA. GoLady OGo!
48-14 rout

CBSSN
@Fresno State (-2.5) > Utah State
17-28

FS1
@San Diego State (-11.5) > San José State. GoO ReallyGo
25-3

16-14 for the week

FBS losers:
15 USC and 16 GT , ruling them out of the Playoffs.
21 IL, 22 MO, 23 Hou, dropping them out of the CFB Ranking.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/r ... asontype/2

[Vrede too]

FCS Coaches Poll

1 North Dakota State (24) 12-0. Not the champs every year, but all roads to the Championship have gone through them for years. "The reigning national champions are the North Dakota State Bison, who have won 10 championships since the 2011 season."
2 Montana State (1) 10-2 up1 after beating @2 Montana 31-28. 8-0 in conference play, they get the Big Sky's auto-bid.
3 Lehigh (private, Bethlehem, PA) 12-0 up1. Patriot Conference
4 Montana 11-1 down2. Fair enough, they'll get one of 13 at-large bids.

Quite a few teams still have one game to play, so I think the 24-team tourney field will be announced early next week, maybe Sunday.

[Vrede too]

College Football Playoff Rankings

Incredibly little change for the top 14.

OR leapfrogged MS into #6
OR plays unranked @WA
5 TT plays unranked @WV
7 MS plays unranked @MS St

Miami leapfrogged UT into #12
Does it have a shot? GoO ReallyGo!
Beating @22 Pitt could boost it further
11 BYU hosts unranked UCF
13 UT plays unranked @KS

[Vrede too]

7:30 PM ESPN
GO @Memphis (-3.5) > Navy

[Vrede too]

7:30 PM ESPN
GO @Memphis (-3.5) > Navy

17-28 0-1 this week.

Friday, November 28, 2025
Rivalry Week

GO:

12:00 PM

ABC
@Mississippi State > 7 Ole Miss (-7.5)
Knock 'em out of the Playoffs?

ESPN
@Kansas > 13 Utah (-10.5)
Keep 'em out of the Playoffs?

CBS
Iowa (-5.5) > @Nebraska

ESPNU
@Buffalo > Ohio (-7.5)

3:00 PM FS1
LOSER BOWL
@Colorado State (2-9, 1-6 Mountain West) > Air Force (3-8, 2-5 Mountain West, -2.5)

3:30 PM ABC
@23 Georgia Tech > 4 Georgia (-13.5 )

7:30 PM ABC
@16 Texas > 3 Texas A&M (-2.5, that's all?)

Go Football
3:30 PM CBSSN
San Diego State (-1.5) vs @New Mexico. Sorry, O Really.

[Vrede too]

7:30 PM ESPN
GO @Memphis (-3.5) > Navy

17-28 0-1 this week.

Friday, November 28, 2025
Rivalry Week

GO:

12:00 PM

ABC
@Mississippi State > 7 Ole Miss (-7.5)
Knock 'em out of the Playoffs? 19-38. I hate it when Ole Miss wins - 11 times this season. x 11

ESPN
@Kansas > 13 Utah (-10.5)
Keep 'em out of the Playoffs? 21-31. Utah is still alive, with help.

CBS
Iowa (-5.5) > @Nebraska. 40-16, BOOM

ESPNU
@Buffalo > Ohio (-7.5). 26-31 Close.

3:00 PM FS1
LOSER BOWL
@Colorado State (2-9, 1-6 Mountain West) > Air Force (3-8, 2-5 Mountain West, -2.5) 21-42

3:30 PM ABC
@23 Georgia Tech > 4 Georgia (-13.5 )
9-16 Too bad GT couldn't finish any drives with a TD.

7:30 PM ABC
@16 Texas > 3 Texas A&M (-2.5, that's all?)
27-17!!! Arch Manning wins the biggest game of his career. TAMU is booted from the SEC Champ game, but probably not the Playoffs. Their seeding will be worse, though. Good. Texas, the ultimate bubble team - 3 wins over Top Ten teams, 2 losses vs Top Ten teams plus a painful loss to FL. Are they in or out? Hook 'em!

Go Football
3:30 PM CBSSN
San Diego State (-1.5) vs @New Mexico. Sorry, O Really.
17-23 2OT, thrilling. That's what happens when I decline to make a pick . Sorry again, O Really. Better luck tomorrow.

2-5 today, 2-6 for the week.

[Vrede too]

GO:

12:00 PM

FOX
@15 Michigan > 1 Ohio State (-9.5). Chaos, I like chaos.
9-27. Predictability, I like predictability.

ABC
12 Miami (-6.5) > @22 Pittsburgh. GoO ReallyGo!
38-7 Wow, making a statement to CFP. Congrats!

ACC Network
@Louisville (-2.5) > Kentucky. No Bowl 4 U. 41-0, hah!

SEC Network
@South Carolina (-2.5) > Clemson. 1 FAT CAN sucks.
14-28

TNT/HBO Max
Houston > @Baylor (-2.5). 31-24

ESPNU
Iowa State (-13.5) > @Oklahoma State. 20-13

ESPN+
East Carolina (-6.5) > @Florida Atlantic. 42-3, ouch

1:00 PM

ESPN2
Mickey Mouse > @11 Joseph Smith (-17.5)
I wish. A loss won't count in my tally. 21-41

ESPN+
@Delaware (-4.5) > UTEP

2:30 PM ESPN+
@App State > Arkansas State (-1.5). GoHomeysGo!
A Bowl is at stake for both 5-6 teams.

More picks to be posted later.

3:00 PM ESPN+
@New Mexico State (-3.5) > Middle Tennessee

3:30 PM

CBS
6 Oregon (-6.5) > @Washington. Sorry, Lady O.

ABC
LSU > @8 Oklahoma (-10.5). Knock 'em out of the Playoffs?

ESPN
@19 Tennessee (-2.5) > 14 Vanderbilt

BTN
@Rutgers > Penn State (-14.5)
Yeah right. A loss won't count against my tally.

ACC Network
@Duke (-2.5) > Wake Forest

FOX
Cincinnati > @TCU (-3.5)

CBSSN
Kennesaw State (-1.5) > @Liberty

ESPN+
@UTSA (-8.5) > Army

4:30 PM ESPN2
@Florida (-1.5) > Florida State
Chant & chop this: No Bowl 4 U!

6:30 PM The CW Network
@Washington State (-13.5) > Oregon State. Get a Bowl.

7:00 PM FS1
Maryland > @Michigan State (-4.5). Terps rule!

7:30 PM

ABC
@Auburn > 10 Alabama (-5.5)
Iron Bowl. Not in their house!

FOX
Northwestern > @Illinois (-7.5). GoChicago DogGo

ACC Network
@NC State (-7.5) > BB's North Carolina
Wake, Duke - How long has it been since UNC lost the hat trick? Is there a clause in the contract that would make this a 'for cause' firing? There should be.

8:00 PM ESPN2
@California > 21 SMU (-13.5)
Former homeys. A loss won't count against my tally.

9:00 PM CBSSN
UNLV (-7.5) > Nevada

11:00 PM Scripps Sports +1
@Hawai'i (-7.5) > Wyoming

FCS
Playoffs underway. Montana and Montana State have 1st round byes.
Sat 12/6
14 SD St @3 Montana
Unseeded Yale @2 Montana State

[O Really]

This is "news", really?

"Bill Belichick's Girlfriend Announces How Old She Actually Is"

And how old is that? The same age every article ever written has referred to her as.

Damn, I'm sick of this. If all this Bellichicking keeps going after football season, I think I'll adopt another alma mater. Maybe just stick with only the U. Maybe follow Dook. Maybe help Vrede out with the Terps. Woe be to them if they send me a begging letter.

[Vrede too]

GO:

12:00 PM

FOX
@15 Michigan > 1 Ohio State (-9.5). Chaos, I like chaos.
9-27. Predictability, I like predictability.

ABC
12 Miami (-6.5) > @22 Pittsburgh. GoO ReallyGo!
38-7 Wow, making a statement to CFP. Congrats!

ACC Network
@Louisville (-2.5) > Kentucky. No Bowl 4 U. 41-0, hah!

SEC Network
@South Carolina (-2.5) > Clemson. 1 FAT CAN sucks.
14-28

TNT/HBO Max
Houston > @Baylor (-2.5). 31-24

ESPNU
Iowa State (-13.5) > @Oklahoma State. 20-13

ESPN+
East Carolina (-6.5) > @Florida Atlantic. 42-3, ouch

1:00 PM

ESPN2
Mickey Mouse > @11 Joseph Smith (-17.5)
I wish. A loss won't count in my tally. 21-41

ESPN+
@Delaware (-4.5) > UTEP. 61-31

2:30 PM ESPN+
@App State > Arkansas State (-1.5). GoHomeysGo!
A Bowl is at stake for both 5-6 teams. Ark St scored a TD with 0:42 left to win 29-30.

More picks to be posted later.

3:00 PM ESPN+
@New Mexico State (-3.5) > Middle Tennessee. 24-31 OT

3:30 PM

CBS
6 Oregon (-6.5) > @Washington. Sorry, Lady O.
26-14 Go Ducks! Blow through the Playoffs.

ABC
LSU > @8 Oklahoma (-10.5). Knock 'em out of the Playoffs?
Guess not, 13 -17

ESPN
@19 Tennessee (-2.5) > 14 Vanderbilt. 24-45

BTN
@Rutgers > Penn State (-14.5)
Yeah right. A loss won't count against my tally. 36-40, close. 18 in a row for PSU, ugh.

ACC Network
@Duke (-2.5) > Wake Forest. 49-32, wow

FOX
Cincinnati > @TCU (-3.5). 23-45

CBSSN
Kennesaw State (-1.5) > @Liberty. 48-42

ESPN+
@UTSA (-8.5) > Army. 24-27

4:30 PM ESPN2
@Florida (-1.5) > Florida State
Chant & chop this: No Bowl 4 U! 40-21


6:30 PM The CW Network
@Washington State (-13.5) > Oregon State. Get a Bowl.
Mission accomplished, 32-8!

7:00 PM FS1
Maryland > @Michigan State (-4.5). Terps rule!
MD looked like a joke to end the 1st half due to poor coaching decisions. Then, it come out shooting in the 2nd - 2 drives and TDs, 21-24. Then, it allows a kickoff return TD , 21-31.
Rapid answering drive, 28-31
Back to sad at the end, 28-38

7:30 PM

ABC
@Auburn > 10 Alabama (-5.5)
Iron Bowl. Not in their house!
Awww, WDE had a shot, tied the game late, 20-20, but ultimately lost 20-27 . 'Bama-GA SEC Championship again. I love seeing Ole Miss barred like a Black student when Wallace was Gov.

FOX
Northwestern > @Illinois (-7.5). GoChicago DogGo
13-20, pooor Kitties.

ACC Network
@NC State (-7.5) > BB's North Carolina
Wake, Duke - How long has it been since UNC lost the hat trick? Is there a clause in the contract that would make this a 'for cause' firing? There should be.
42-19 How 'bout dem Pack!

8:00 PM ESPN2
@California > 21 SMU (-13.5)
Former homeys. A loss won't count against my tally.
Killer comeback by SMU with 21 in the 4th, 31-35, but Cal gets a drive and TD with 0:43 left. UPSET 38-35!

9:00 PM CBSSN
UNLV (-7.5) > Nevada

11:00 PM Scripps Sports +1
@Hawai'i (-7.5) > Wyoming

FCS
Playoffs underway. Montana and Montana State have 1st round byes.
Sat 12/6
14 SD St @3 Montana
Unseeded Yale @2 Montana State
4 wins to the crown. The MT teams won't meet before the semis.
https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/football/fcs/2025

[O Really]

'Canes!
And a line that's never in this life crossed my lips but which I heard from real NCSU fan:
How 'bout dem Pack!

[Vrede too]

This is "news", really?

"Bill Belichick's Girlfriend Announces How Old She Actually Is"

And how old is that? The same age every article ever written has referred to her as.

Damn, I'm sick of this. If all this Belichicking keeps going after football season, I think I'll adopt another alma mater. Maybe just stick with only the U. Maybe follow Dook. Maybe help Vrede out with the Terps. Woe be to them if they send me a begging letter.

We know "football". APRIL:

Well, I've never liked Belichick, and didn't like his getting the UNC job. Without Brady, he's a mediocre coach and has an unnecessary air of assholiness. And the biggest age difference I've ever had in a serious-ish relationship was 11 years. There weren't any noticeable issues from that, but I really wouldn't want a 24-year old girlfriend personally. Nevertheless, I don't think he deserves a bunch of bashing over her, nor do I think he's being hornswaggled. I'm pretty sure he knows what's up.

I'm sure they're both getting something out of the relationship, and I feel mirth rather than disdain. Maybe he'll even be less of an asshole However, I think drama is assured whatever our feelings are, and agree that we shouldn't expect too much of his coaching. That interview was weird. Poor UNC.

MAY:

... But anything is probably better than being in the media all the time because your coach is a jerk, and particularly if he isn't winning.

BTW, I wonder if it occurred to anybody that Bilichick's lady is the same age Monica Lewinski was when she and Bill didn't have an affair.

As I thought the Belichick-Cheerleader drama has been nonstop for a month.

SEPTEMBER:

So far we're prescient on and off the field.

Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Delivers Savage Message to His Ex After Another Encounter: ‘Get Over It’

Drama.

Dook, Terps, Montana - Go for the trifecta.

[O Really]

Trashed and embarrassed by your two biggest rivals on the way to an abysmal 4-8 record, can we get rid of the Bellichick circus now?

[Vrede too]

Trashed and embarrassed by your two biggest rivals on the way to an abysmal 4-8 record, can we get rid of the Belichick circus now?

Great minds . . .

@NC State (-7.5) > BB's North Carolina
Wake, Duke - How long has it been since UNC lost the hat trick? Is there a clause in the contract that would make this a 'for cause' firing? There should be.
42-19 How 'bout dem Pack!

5 biggest rivals if we include Clemson, UVA and Wake.

Good idea rooting for Dook. Thanks to the Cal > SMU upset Dook wins a 5-way(!) 6-2 tiebreaker to play 7-1 UVA in the ACC Championship. Dook is unranked, but the other four 6-2 teams are all ranked, including #12 Miami.

Theoretically, Dook (7-5) could sneak into the Playoffs. However, 18 UVA (10-2) beat it 34-17 just 2 weeks ago.

Btw, despite its ugly losses Dook did just win the NC Trifecta that UNC just lost. Wake is 1-2, while NCSU is 2-1.