College Football - Week 7 (Oct. 17)

[Andy]

Top 25 games

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Penn State at (1) Ohio State (8 pm, ABC)

West Virginia at (2) Baylor (12 pm, FOX)

(3) TCU at Iowa State (7 pm, ESPN2)

Arizona State at (4) Utah (10 pm, ESPN)

Boston College at (5) Clemson (7 pm, ESPNU)

(8) Florida at (6) LSU (7 pm, ESPN)

(7) Michigan State at (12) Michigan (3:30 pm, ESPN)

(10) Alabama at (9) Texas A&M (3:30 pm, CBS)

Louisville at (11) Florida State (12 pm, ESPN)

(13) Ole Miss at Memphis (12 pm, ABC/ESPN2)

USC at (14) Notre Dame (7:30 pm, NBC)

(18) UCLA at (15) Stanford (10:30 pm Thursday, ESPN)

(17) Iowa at (20) Northwestern (12 pm, ABC/ESPN2)

(19) Oklahoma at Kansas State (3:30 pm, ABC)

(21) Boise State at Utah State (9 pm Friday, CBSSN)

(22) Toledo at Eastern Michigan (12 pm, ESPN3)

(24) Houston at Tulane (9 pm Friday, ESPNU)

 

Other nationally available games

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Arkansas State at South Alabama (8 pm Tuesday, ESPN2)

 

Auburn at Kentucky (7 pm Thursday, ESPN)

Western Kentucky at North Texas (7:30 pm Thursday, CBSSN)

 

Cincinnati at BYU (8 pm Friday, ESPN)

UNLV at Fresno State (10:30 pm Friday, ESPN2)

 

Texas Tech at Kansas (12 pm, FS1)

Purdue at Wisconsin (12 pm, BTN)

South Florida at UConn (12 pm, ESPNU)

Tulsa at East Carolina (12 pm, ESPNEWS)

Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State (12 pm, SEC Network)

Florida International at Middle Tennessee (12 pm, FSN)

Bucknell at Army (12 pm, CBSSN)

Western Michigan at Ohio (12 pm, CSN Chicago/ESPN3)

Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech (12:30 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3)

Buffalo at Central Michigan (1 pm, ESPN3)

Northern Illinois at Miami (OH) (2:30 pm, ESPN3)

Akron at Bowling Green (3 pm, ESPN3)

Georgia State at Ball State (3 pm, ESPN3)

Nebraska at Minnesota (3:30 pm, ESPN2)

Rutgers at Indiana (3:30 pm, BTN)

Virginia Tech at Miami (3:30 pm, ESPNU)

Syracuse at Virginia (3:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3)

Air Force at Colorado State (3:30 pm, CBSSN)

Idaho at Troy (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

Kent State at UMass (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

Vanderbilt at South Carolina (4 pm, SEC Network)

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

Nevada at Wyoming (4 pm, ESPN3)

New Mexico State at Georgia Southern (6 pm, ESPN3)

Wake Forest at North Carolina (7 pm, FSN/ESPN3)

Appalachian State at UL Monroe (7 pm, ESPN3)

Missouri at Georgia (7:30 pm, SEC Network)

UCF at Temple (7:30 pm, CBSSN)

Arizona at Colorado (9 pm, FS1)

Oregon at Washington (10:30 pm, ESPN2)

San Diego State at San Jose State (10:30 pm, ESPNU)

Edited October 12, 2015 by Andy

[NewUserName]

I am not arguing that MSU should be ranked higher than 7....but why does it look like they are the only team that gets punished for not being "impressive" enough? But it makes no difference, beat Michigan and they are okay. If not, Citrus Bowl bound

[UMFan83]

I am not arguing that MSU should be ranked higher than 7....but why does it look like they are the only team that gets punished for not being "impressive" enough? But it makes no difference, beat Michigan and they are okay. If not, Citrus Bowl bound

 

Well OSU is your sorta twin with underwhelming wins. They are still #1 but their votes are slipping. I think they get the benefit of doubt due to being defending champs fair or not.

 

Also TCU also dropped last week (albeit 1 spot) after a couple of very unimpressive wins.

 

On a side note: who would have thought a month ago that Michigan would be 7 point favorites over Sparty in this one?

[NewUserName]

I am not arguing that MSU should be ranked higher than 7....but why does it look like they are the only team that gets punished for not being "impressive" enough? But it makes no difference, beat Michigan and they are okay. If not, Citrus Bowl bound

 

Well OSU is your sorta twin with underwhelming wins. They are still #1 but their votes are slipping. I think they get the benefit of doubt due to being defending champs fair or not.

 

Also TCU also dropped last week (albeit 1 spot) after a couple of very unimpressive wins.

 

On a side note: who would have thought a month ago that Michigan would be 7 point favorites over Sparty in this one?

no kidding. And I would put my money on Michigan at this point. Dantonio has done a great job getting the Spartans up for Michigan. Maybe there is something in them that they haven't shown yet.

[Andy]

So USC coach Steve Sarkisian has been placed on indefinite leave, likely for the rest of the season. Reading between the lines of reports, it sounds like he showed up to work piss drunk today. Alcohol problem has resurfaced

[Andy]

I am not arguing that MSU should be ranked higher than 7....but why does it look like they are the only team that gets punished for not being "impressive" enough? But it makes no difference, beat Michigan and they are okay. If not, Citrus Bowl bound

Ohio State is the only other team in a similar boat and they at least have a couple of semi dominating performances. MSU has none of those. They've played exactly nobody so far, and their only good win, the reason they shot up the polls to begin with, is being devalued by the week. They're lucky they're as high as they are, Florida and A&M should be ahead of them.

[SpongeWorthy]

yo chip kelly

 

*BEEP BEEP*

[OleMissCub]

Bielema is such a joke

 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Coach_Jacks/status/653400272002248704[/tweet]

[UMFan83]

[OleMissCub]

 

lol, naturally this comes after he has the game of his life against Ole Miss. Grrr

[Guest]

This is where Florida collapses and Mizzou rises to take the East again.

 

jk we can't score more than 5 points in a game even if the defense gets a touchdown

[Old Style]

Alabama's DLine scares me. The A&M OLine has been surprisingly mediocre, although they looked better against Mississippi State. I think that will be the key to the game. Back-up QB Kyler Kurray may play his biggest role of the year in this game. We all know how Saban struggles to contain mobile QB's and Murray can run like Manziel (maybe even faster). We've used him as a change of pace from Kyle Allen a few times this year when the offense was struggling.

[Andy]

Even if we assume USC doesn't circle the wagons and come together to play the game of their lives against ND this weekend, the Irish could get to 10-1 and have their best 2 wins be Temple and Navy. They're playing for a New Year's 6 bowl at this point, essentially no chance at the playoff unless maybe they beat a 10-1 Stanford by 40 points the last week of the season. [expletive] Clemson game.

[bukie]

Looks like USC needs a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher again.

[Derwood]

Yay, get to watch PSU get choke slammed while surrounded by OSU fans :barf:

[OleMissCub]

Spurrier retiring. End of year it seems.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Spurrier retiring. End of year it seems.

 

sounding like it's immediately now. supposed to announce interim tomorrow.

[bcl412]

Iowa is undefeated, 17th in the country and playing a game that gives them an incredibly good shot at winning the division and if the Cubs can win one of their next two games I don't think I'll care.

[Guest]

Iowa is undefeated, 17th in the country and playing a game that gives them an incredibly good shot at winning the division and if the Cubs can win one of their next two games I don't think I'll care.

Doesn't Iowa lose @ NU even when NU sucks, anyway?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

It's not football season yet, weirdos

[Old Style]

Health issues for HBC or has he just had enough?

[OleMissCub]

Health issues for HBC or has he just had enough?

 

Just had enough is my guess. I get the sense that he really dislikes the team he has had the last few years. A lot of that is probably on him. 17 year old recruits don't care about the name Spurrier and how relatable could a 70 year old man be anyways?

[ConstableRabbit]

Iowa is undefeated, 17th in the country and playing a game that gives them an incredibly good shot at winning the division and if the Cubs can win one of their next two games I don't think I'll care.

Doesn't Iowa lose @ NU even when NU sucks, anyway?

That's Wisconsin.

[UK1679666180]

Health issues for HBC or has he just had enough?

 

Just had enough is my guess. I get the sense that he really dislikes the team he has had the last few years. A lot of that is probably on him. 17 year old recruits don't care about the name Spurrier and how relatable could a 70 year old man be anyways?

 

Can't recruit anymore, also who would be certain a 75yo coach would be when you're a senior?

[CubInOK]