College Football - Championship Week and Beyond

[Andy]

This will be the thread for all college football discussion between now and the bowl games, including non I-A playoffs and Army-Navy. The following info is for this week only.

 

MAC Championship Game in Detroit – 8 pm Friday, ESPN2

Central Michigan vs Ohio

 

C-USA Championship Game – 12 pm, ESPN2

(21) Houston at East Carolina

 

SEC Championship Game in Atlanta – 3:30 pm, CBS

(2) Alabama vs (1) Florida

 

ACC Championship Game in Tampa – 8 pm, ESPN

Clemson vs (10) Georgia Tech

 

Big 12 Championship Game in Arlington, TX – 8 pm, ABC

(22) Nebraska vs (3) Texas

 

Top 25 games

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(5) Cincinnati at (15) Pittsburgh (12 pm, ABC)

New Mexico State at (6) Boise State (3 pm, ESPN 360)

(16) Oregon State at (7) Oregon (9 pm Thursday, ESPN)

Arizona at (18) USC (3:30 pm, ABC)

(19) California at Washington (6:30 pm, FSN Northwest)

(23) West Virginia at Rutgers (12 pm, ESPN)

 

Games of interest

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Fresno State at Illinois (12:30 pm, BTN)

San Jose State at Louisiana Tech (2 pm, ESPN 360)

Wisconsin at Hawaii (11:30 pm, ESPN2)

 

Other nationally available games

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Arkansas State at Western Kentucky (7 pm Thursday, ESPN 360)

Florida Atlantic at Florida International (7 pm, ESPN 360)

South Florida at UConn (8 pm, ESPN2)

 

I-AA playoffs

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William & Mary at Southern Illinois (12 pm, ESPN 360)

Stephen F. Austin at Montana (2 pm, ESPN 360)

New Hampshire at Villanova (3:30 pm, ESPN 360)

Appalachian State at Richmond (7 pm, ESPN 360)

 

D-II Semifinals

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Carson-Newman at Grand Valley State (3:30 pm, ESPN)

California (PA) at NW Missouri State (8:30 pm, CBS College)

 

Other nationally available games outside I-A

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Southern at Texas Southern (2 pm, ESPNU)

Edited December 6, 2009 by Andy

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Go Nebraska, I don't want to have to find a place with NFL Network to watch Mizzou play in the Insight Bowl.

[Andy]

Go Hawaii.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Go Nebraska, I don't want to have to find a place with NFL Network to watch Mizzou play in the Insight Bowl.

 

Mizzou will get the Sun Bowl.

 

And I can't bring myself to root for Nebraska to win the Big 12 Championship. Go Texas.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Go Nebraska, I don't want to have to find a place with NFL Network to watch Mizzou play in the Insight Bowl.

 

Mizzou will get the Sun Bowl.

 

Not without Nebraska winning. Otherwise it's OSU to the Cotton, the Holiday jumps at their chance to get OU, Alamo takes Nebraska, and Sun takes Texas Tech for a home town crowd.

[NewUserName]

Does the MAC play any games on Saturdays?

[Vanilla Ice]

Go Nebraska and Appalachian State

[Flames24Rulz]

This will be the first 11 am kickoff at SIU that I can remember. Hopefully we won't be sleepwalking on Saturday because W&M is a very good team. In fact they have the best rush defense in I-AA, so we're definitely going to have our work cut out.

 

I like how New Hampshire matches up with Villanova so hopefully we take care of business and get them at home next Saturday.

[TheVolCub08]

It has taken me living in Alabama for 3 years to cause me to even consider uttering the following phrase, but the locals make it somewhat easy...

 

Go Gators! (Okay, now I'm going to take a shower.)

[shnsajax]

It has taken me living in Alabama for 3 years to cause me to even consider uttering the following phrase, but the locals make it somewhat easy...

 

Go Gators! (Okay, now I'm going to take a shower.)

 

Sorry about that, mostly for having to live in Alabama.

[Outshined_One]

Go Hawaii.

 

How about no?

[TheVolCub08]

Also, go Carson Newman!

[RedFlash]

Also, go Carson Newman!

 

They pull off what I consider a very good upset when they beat North Alabama. For those who don't know UNA is where Terry Bowden went to coach.

[OleMissCub]

posted in the old thread too

 

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/OleMissCub17/lsuhit.gif

[RedFlash]

It has taken me living in Alabama for 3 years to cause me to even consider uttering the following phrase, but the locals make it somewhat easy...

 

Go Gators! (Okay, now I'm going to take a shower.)

 

Or you could stay neutral and not give a damn about the SEC Champsionship. But hey you can't expect a Volunteer fan to do something smart, except dew. :wink:

 

Do what I do when Tennessee is playing for SEC Championship or a Bowl game......................just ignore them.

[OleMissCub]

I don't have to pull for the Gators to know they are going to win. I don't feel Alabama has the offense to keep up with them. I'm sure Saban's strategy will just be to run the ball to death and try and keep the ball out of Florida's hands as much as possible.

[Andy]

Ivan Maisel just tweeted that Ole Miss will play in the Cotton Bowl again.

[OleMissCub]

Ivan Maisel just tweeted that Ole Miss will play in the Cotton Bowl again.

 

I'm looking forward to going to Jerry World.

[Guest]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2009/11/30/2009-11-30_source_notre_dame_fires_head_coach_charlie_weis_.html

 

The NY Daily News says Weis is out.

[Andy]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2009/11/30/2009-11-30_source_notre_dame_fires_head_coach_charlie_weis_.html

 

The NY Daily News says Weis is out.

CubinNY post about "decided schematic advantage", "X's and O's", "genius", or something else coming within next 15 minutes.

 

Anyway, good luck to him going back to being an NFL offensive coordinator, his true calling. Meanwhile, I await (hopefully) Stoops.

[Derwood]

I didn't see it posted anywhere (sorry if it was):

 

RK  TEAM          RECORD
1   Florida       12-0
2   Alabama       12-0
3   Texas         12-0
4   TCU           12-0
5   Cincinnati    11-0
6   Boise State   12-0
7   Oregon         9-2
8   Ohio State    10-2
9   Iowa          10-2
10  Georgia Tech  10-2
11  Penn State    10-2
12  Virginia Tech  9-3
13  LSU            9-3
14  Brigham Young 10-2
15  Pittsburgh     9-2
16  Oregon State   8-3
17  Miami (FL)     9-3
18  USC            8-3
19  California     8-3
20  Oklahoma State 9-3
21  Houston       10-2
22  Nebraska       9-3
23  West Virginia  8-3
24  Stanford       8-4
25  Utah           9-3

[Smack]

It would make my college football year to see Nebraska beat Texas forcing an SEC/TCU title game. Won't happen, but it would be great. I think TCU would have a shot at beating Florida/Alabama too.

[dew1679666265]

It would make my college football year to see Nebraska beat Texas forcing an SEC/TCU title game. Won't happen, but it would be great. I think TCU would have a shot at beating Florida/Alabama too.

 

I think they could beat either, though I think Bama would be a better matchup for them (based more on power than speed, much like, I think, TCU is).

 

And I'd love to see TCU in the BCS title game.

[bukie]

It's really odd that there are six undefeated teams, and zero one-loss teams.

[SouthSideRyan]

It's possible that the top 10 teams would be the 10 BCS teams. There's no way that's ever happened.