College Football - Championship Week (Dec. 1)

[Andy]

MAC Championship Game in Detroit (7 pm Friday, ESPN2)

(17) Kent State vs (21) Northern Illinois

 

Pac-12 Championship Game (8 pm Friday, FOX)

(16) UCLA at (8) Stanford

Conference USA Championship Game (12 pm, ESPN2)

Central Florida at Tulsa

 

SEC Championship Game in Atlanta (4 pm, CBS)

(2) Alabama vs (3) Georgia

 

ACC Championship Game in Charlotte (8 pm, ESPN)

Georgia Tech vs (13) Florida State

 

Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis (8 pm, FOX)

Wisconsin vs (12) Nebraska

 

Top 25 games

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(18) Texas at (6) Kansas State (8 pm, ABC)

(11) Oklahoma at TCU (12 pm, ESPN)

Nicholls State at (15) Oregon State (2:30 pm, Pac-12 Network)

(20) Boise State at Nevada (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN3)

(23) Oklahoma State at Baylor (12 pm, FX)

 

Other nationally available games

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Louisville at Rutgers (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN)

 

Kansas at West Virginia (2:30 pm, FSN)

Middle Tennessee at Arkansas State (3 pm, ESPN3)

Cincinnati at UConn (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN3)

Pittsburgh at South Florida (7 pm, ESPN2)

Edited November 27, 2012 by Andy

[bcl412]

The MAC title game is more interesting than the Big 10 title game.

[Guest]

Rooting for Northern Illinois in the hope that no non-AQ school gets into the BCS.

[Andy]

Rooting for Northern Illinois in the hope that no non-AQ school gets into the BCS.

Rooting for the complete opposite, even if Kent State probably would get pantsed by FSU in the Orange Bowl. (Sorry Flames.)

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Go Wisco. An unranked big x champ would be perfect this year.

[bcl412]

I don't think a team that lost by 33 to Kentucky should go to the BCS.

[Guest]

I don't think a team that lost by 33 to Kentucky should go to the BCS.

 

Yeah, we're already likely to have a blowout in the Orange Bowl with Florida State facing either the Big East winner or, if a non-AQ gets in, that team. So I'd much prefer the option of Florida facing another BCS team (likely OU as long as Kansas State doesn't lose to Texas) to Florida-Big East and Florida State-Kent/NIU/Boise.

[Old Style]

LOL @ unranked teams playing in conference championship games.

[shnsajax]

I really hope Georgia wins.

[dew1679666265]

I really hope Georgia wins.

 

Me too. I really doubt it, though.

[Flames24Rulz]

I'll be in Detroit for the game on Friday night. Should be a fun one. Probably the biggest MAC title game since Roethlisberger's Miami Ohio team faced a ranked Bowling Green team in 2003.

 

I would think that Kent State would be a shoe-in for an Orange Bowl appearance if they win. If NIU wins, they could make the Orange Bowl, but they'd need a little bit of help too. The Orange Bowl committee is going to be on hand too, so there's a somewhat realistic chance that one of them could be going to a BCS game.

 

It's a shame that NIU lost to Iowa in the first week of the season. They'd be a definite lock for a BCS game with a win against Kent State.

[Old Style]

I would think that Kent State would be a shoe-in for an Orange Bowl appearance if they win.

I'm sure Orange Bowl officials would be THRILLED with that development.

[Derwood]

I would think that Kent State would be a shoe-in for an Orange Bowl appearance if they win.

I'm sure Orange Bowl officials would be THRILLED with that development.

 

Rutgers vs. Kent State would be the lowest rated Orange Bowl in history.

[CubColtPacer]

I would think that Kent State would be a shoe-in for an Orange Bowl appearance if they win.

I'm sure Orange Bowl officials would be THRILLED with that development.

 

I actually think the Orange Bowl wouldn't care much. Florida State will be the draw for them. The dropoff from Louisville or Rutgers to Kent State isn't that large because none of those teams have great football fanbases. I also think Kent State would get better television ratings than either of the Big East winners.

 

The Sugar Bowl is probably sweating this out though. If Kent State gets in, they suddenly go from having Florida versus Oklahoma to Florida versus Louisville/Rutgers/Kent State. That's a much bigger dropoff.

[CubColtPacer]

I would think that Kent State would be a shoe-in for an Orange Bowl appearance if they win.

I'm sure Orange Bowl officials would be THRILLED with that development.

 

Rutgers vs. Kent State would be the lowest rated Orange Bowl in history.

 

The ACC winner is the one tied in to the Orange Bowl. Also, Rutgers vs Kent State would have been somewhat unlikely anyway since Kent State already beat them this season.

[Guest]

I would think that Kent State would be a shoe-in for an Orange Bowl appearance if they win.

I'm sure Orange Bowl officials would be THRILLED with that development.

 

I actually think the Orange Bowl wouldn't care much. Florida State will be the draw for them. The dropoff from Louisville or Rutgers to Kent State isn't that large because none of those teams have great football fanbases. I also think Kent State would get better television ratings than either of the Big East winners.

 

The Sugar Bowl is probably sweating this out though. If Kent State gets in, they suddenly go from having Florida versus Oklahoma to Florida versus Louisville/Rutgers/Kent State. That's a much bigger dropoff.

 

Yeah, the Orange is boned either way with Florida State's opponent.

[Guest]

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Isn't that the plot of every non-lesbian porno scene ever shot?

[sneakypower]

best DC in college football.

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best DC in college football.

 

What does Bob Diaco have to do with this?

[Guest]

SI had 11 AD's get together and do a mock playoff selection, assuming that the higher ranked teams won this week(i.e. Bama over Georgia).

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/ncaa/11/29/college-football-playoff-mock-selection-committee/index.html

 

Their field was:

 

1. Notre Dame

2. Alabama

3. Florida

4. Oregon

[WrigleyField 22]

Kind of weird Florida gets in over Georgia.

 

 

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[Smack]

Kind of weird Florida gets in over Georgia.

 

 

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Yeah, I can see it's because Georgia would have an extra loss (to AL this week), but the 3rd place SEC team would fairly regularly make the playoff then while the SEC Championship game loser wouldn't make it. Right?

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Kind of weird Florida gets in over Georgia.

 

 

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Florida probably has the best resume of any sec team, Bama included

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BTW-if the goal is to determine the best team, I hope they don't expand to 8. If this is little league and the goal is to make sure that every team that has an argument that it should get a shot at the title is included, then let's invite 16 teams. More 1-game playoffs against weaker teams means luck plays a bigger role in determining the champ. Maybe that's what folks want, but I doubt it.