College Football - Week 11 (Nov. 8)

[Andy]

Updated with committee rankings

 

Top 25 games

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UT Martin at (1) Mississippi State (4 pm, SEC Network)

Virginia at (2) Florida State (6:30 pm, ESPN)

Texas A&M at (3) Auburn (3:30 pm, CBS)

(4) Oregon at (17) Utah (10 pm, ESPN)

(5) Alabama at (16) LSU (8 pm, CBS)

(7) Kansas State at (6) TCU (7:30 pm, FOX)

(14) Ohio State at (8) Michigan State (8 pm, ABC)

(10) Notre Dame at (9) Arizona State (3:30 pm, ABC)

Presbyterian at (11) Ole Miss (12 pm, SEC Network)

(12) Baylor at (15) Oklahoma (12 pm, FS1)

(18) UCLA at Washington (7 pm, FS1)

Colorado at (19) Arizona (8 pm, Pac-12 Network)

(20) Georgia at Kentucky (12 pm, ESPN)

(21) Clemson at Wake Forest (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN)

(22) Duke at Syracuse (12:30 pm, FSN South/ESPN3)

(23) West Virginia at Texas (3:30 pm, FS1)

(24) Georgia Tech at NC State (12:30 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3)

(25) Wisconsin at Purdue (12 pm, ESPNU)

 

Other nationally available games

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Bowling Green at Akron (8 pm Tuesday, ESPN2)

Toledo at Kent State (8 pm Tuesday, ESPNU)

 

Northern Illinois at Ball State (8 pm Wednesday, ESPN2)

Buffalo at Ohio (8 pm Wednesday, ESPNU)

 

Memphis at Temple (7:30 pm Friday, ESPNU)

Utah State at Wyoming (8 pm Friday, ESPN2)

 

Iowa at Minnesota (12 pm, ESPN2)

Penn State at Indiana (12 pm, BTN)

UTSA at Rice (12 pm, FSN)

SMU at Tulsa (12 pm, CBSSN)

Georgia State at Troy (3 pm, ESPN3)

South Alabama at Arkansas State (3 pm, ESPN3)

Michigan at Northwestern (3:30 pm, ESPN2)

Iowa State at Kansas (3:30 pm, FSN)

Tulane at Houston (3:30 pm, ESPNU)

UConn vs Army – at Yankee Stadium (3:30 pm, CBSSN)

UL Monroe at Appalachian State (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

Washington State at Oregon State (4 pm, Pac-12 Network)

Georgia Southern at Texas State (5 pm, ESPN3)

Hawaii at Colorado State (7 pm, ESPNU)

Boise State at New Mexico (7 pm, CBSSN)

Louisville at Boston College (7:15 pm, ESPN2)

Florida at Vanderbilt (7:30 pm, SEC Network)

UL Lafayette at New Mexico State (8 pm, ESPN3)

San Jose State at Fresno State (10:30 pm, CBSSN)

Edited November 5, 2014 by Andy

[Derwood]

UT Martin at (1) Mississippi State (4 pm, SEC Network)

 

Presbyterian at (12) Ole Miss (12 pm, SEC Network)

 

 

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[fiver]

I'm pretty sure Auburn will put up a lot of points on this A&M team. I'm not sure whether the defense will make Kyle Allen look like a world beater in his second game starting. I'll go with Auburn by 2 touchdowns.

[OleMissCub]

UT Martin at (1) Mississippi State (4 pm, SEC Network)

 

Presbyterian at (12) Ole Miss (12 pm, SEC Network)

 

 

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We played Bama, A&M, Tennessee, LSU, and Auburn in a row. I guess we should have scheduled an OOC with a Power 5 team to put after that run? We deserve a respite.

[SouthSideRyan]

Dont Tennessee and A&M suck?

[OleMissCub]

Dont Tennessee and A&M suck?

 

A&M is certainly a dumpster fire right now, but Tennessee is definitely a team on the rise.

 

Regardless of whether they are that good or not, you are still having to play against and get pushed around by very high caliber athletes for 5 straight weeks. Replace Tenn and aTm with Big 10 teams like Illinois and Minnesota and it's not the same. Illinois and Minnesota, between them, have 2 four-star players they've recruited in the past 3 years and 0 five-stars. On the contrary, Tennessee and aTM, in the same three year span, have 63 four-star players and 6 five-stars.

 

This isn't an SEC rah-rah post, it's just the truth when you objectively look at the numbers. You aren't playing the same type of athletes when you play a Minnesota as you are when you are playing a Tennessee.

[Derwood]

Just be properly embarrassed like you should be. I would be embarrassed if my suck-ass PSU team played those schools

[snoodmonger]

Bring it, abuck. (Plz don't bring it. I would like to win once more this season.)

[OleMissCub]

Just be properly embarrassed like you should be. I would be embarrassed if my suck-ass PSU team played those schools

 

Zero embarrassment. We play the #2 CFB strength of schedule. Plus, teams like Presby get like $600k to play us, so ya know, charity and stuff...

[Guest]

Just be properly embarrassed like you should be. I would be embarrassed if my suck-ass PSU team played those schools

 

So I take it you're embarrassed by PSU's Big Ten slate?

[Derwood]

Just be properly embarrassed like you should be. I would be embarrassed if my suck-ass PSU team played those schools

 

So I take it you're embarrassed by PSU's Big Ten slate?

 

Yes

[abuck1220]

Dont Tennessee and A&M suck?

 

A&M is certainly a dumpster fire right now, but Tennessee is definitely a team on the rise.

 

Regardless of whether they are that good or not, you are still having to play against and get pushed around by very high caliber athletes for 5 straight weeks. Replace Tenn and aTm with Big 10 teams like Illinois and Minnesota and it's not the same. Illinois and Minnesota, between them, have 2 four-star players they've recruited in the past 3 years and 0 five-stars. On the contrary, Tennessee and aTM, in the same three year span, have 63 four-star players and 6 five-stars.

 

This isn't an SEC rah-rah post, it's just the truth when you objectively look at the numbers. You aren't playing the same type of athletes when you play a Minnesota as you are when you are playing a Tennessee.

 

well at least now i don't feel bad for ole miss after last night anymore

[abuck1220]

Bring it, abuck. (Plz don't bring it. I would like to win once more this season.)

I wish there was a way I could properly express how little I care about the football game between these teams in comparison to the basketball game between these two teams. I would gladly accept a 49-0 loss this weekend if it somehow gave iowa st 1 additional point in the basketball game.

[dew1679666265]

Dont Tennessee and A&M suck?

 

The results have sucked for Tennessee, but we're not a pushover. We've played one of the toughest schedules in the nation and we've been competitive in all but 2 of them (OU and Ole Miss) and even those were close for the vast majority of the game.

[Old Style]

Auburn -22 screams free money. I'd be shocked if they're not up by 3 TD's by halftime, possibly the end of the 1st quarter.

[OleMissCub]

Auburn -22 screams free money. I'd be shocked if they're not up by 3 TD's by halftime, possibly the end of the 1st quarter.

 

They sliced right through our defense. Killer offense. You better have some tall DB's or it's gonna be a long night. Nick Marshall's favorite play is to just heave a punt into the air 50 yards and have his massive WR's just leap up and come down with it like a jump ball.

 

Their pass defense is pretty bad though. A decent pass offense can certainly hang some points on them. That's what would scare me about the 22 points.

[Old Style]

Our OL play has been shockingly bad as of late. That's why our offense has been struggling so bad.

[fiver]

Auburn -22 screams free money. I'd be shocked if they're not up by 3 TD's by halftime, possibly the end of the 1st quarter.

 

The line started at -14.5 and went to -20 within an hour or so. There had to be some major money put on that early line.

 

After watching the South Carolina - AU game, I wouldn't put my money on Auburn winning by more than 20. The secondary has really struggled the last few games.

 

I do think auburn will get to the qb some this game with the current condition of the A&M OL and potentially cause a turnover or two.

[apete6]

Hatin Ass Spurrier is back. A couple of gems:

 

I know you're happy, Oregon, but Sonny Bono coulda beat the trees if you gave him enough chances.

 

It's a big win, but the least a Catholic football school should do is contain seamen, Notre Dame.

 

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2014/11/4/7155027/hatin-ass-spurrier-crashes-your-cocktail-party

[rawaction]

Hatin Ass Spurrier is back. A couple of gems:

 

I know you're happy, Oregon, but Sonny Bono coulda beat the trees if you gave him enough chances.

 

It's a big win, but the least a Catholic football school should do is contain seamen, Notre Dame.

 

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2014/11/4/7155027/hatin-ass-spurrier-crashes-your-cocktail-party

 

The Louisville ones are great.

[Ryne Ween]

I'm already pissed and they didn't give the rankings yet.

 

Are these clowns aware that TCU and Baylor played each other?

 

I would take 15 teams over auburn and mississippi state.

[Andy]

Alabama has no business ahead of TCU. TCU has a better version of the Tide's best win (road vs 'neutral' site), plus another win over a ranked team.

[Ryne Ween]

The committee loved arizona states home OT win over Utah.

[OleMissCub]

I would take 15 teams over auburn and mississippi state.

 

lol, wut?

 

Name them

[Ryne Ween]

I would take 15 teams over auburn and mississippi state.

 

lol, wut?

 

Name them

 

I'm exaggerating. They beat k state because k states kicker blew the game, South Carolina could have beaten them and they beat ole miss on a snapped leg.