College Football - Week 13 (Nov. 25)

[Andy]

Top 25 games

(1) Georgia at Georgia Tech (7:30 pm, ABC)

(2) Ohio State at (3) Michigan (12 pm, FOX)

Washington State at (4) Washington (4 pm, FOX)

(5) Florida State at Florida (7 pm, ESPN)

(16) Oregon State at (6) Oregon (7:30 pm Friday, FOX)

Texas Tech at (7) Texas (7:30 pm Friday, ABC)

(8) Alabama at Auburn (3:30 pm, CBS)

(9) Missouri at Arkansas (3:30 pm Friday, CBS)

Kentucky at (10) Louisville (12 pm, ABC) 

(11) Penn State vs Michigan State - in Detroit (7:30 pm Friday, NBC)

(12) Ole Miss at Mississippi State (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN)

TCU at (13) Oklahoma (12 pm Friday, FOX)

Texas A&M at (14) LSU (12 pm, ESPN)

(15) Arizona at Arizona State (3:30 pm, ESPN)

(17) Iowa at Nebraska (12 pm Friday, CBS)

(18) Notre Dame at Stanford (7 pm, Pac-12 Network)

Iowa State at (19) Kansas State (8 pm, FOX)

BYU at (20) Oklahoma State (3:30 pm, ABC)

Vanderbilt at (21) Tennessee (3:30 pm, SEC Network)

North Carolina at (22) NC State (8 pm, ACC Network)

UTSA at (23) Tulane (3:30 pm Friday, ABC)

(24) Clemson at South Carolina (7:30 pm, SEC Network)

(24*) James Madison at Coastal Carolina (3:30 pm, ESPN2)

(25) Liberty at UTEP (3:30 pm, CBSSN)

 

* AP rank, ineligible for CFP rankings

 

Other nationally available games
Tuesday

Eastern Michigan at Buffalo (7 pm, ESPN2)  

Bowling Green at Western Michigan (7 pm, ESPNU)

Friday

Miami at Boston College (12 pm, ABC)

Memphis at Temple (12 pm, ESPN)

Toledo at Central Michigan (12 pm, ESPNU)

Ohio at Akron (12 pm, CBSSN)

Utah State at New Mexico (3:30 pm, CBSSN)

Air Force at Boise State (4 pm, FS1)

Saturday TV

Navy at SMU (12 pm, ESPN2)

Houston at UCF (12 pm, FS1)

Indiana at Purdue (12 pm, BTN)

Troy at Southern Miss (12 pm, ESPNU)

Pittsburgh at Duke (12 pm, ACC Network) 

Miami (OH) at Ball State (12 pm, CBSSN)

Wake Forest at Syracuse (2 pm, CW)

Colorado at Utah (3 pm, Pac-12 Network)

Wisconsin at Minnesota (3:30 pm, FS1)

Maryland at Rutgers (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional)

Northwestern at Illinois (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional)

Georgia Southern at Appalachian State (3:30 pm, ESPNU)

Virginia Tech at Virginia (3:30 pm, ACC Network)

Kansas at Cincinnati (7 pm, ESPN2)

West Virginia at Baylor (7 pm, FS1)

South Alabama at Texas State (7 pm, NFL Network)

Charlotte at South Florida (7:30 pm, ESPNU)

Wyoming at Nevada (9 pm, CBSSN)

California at UCLA (10:30 pm, ESPN)

Fresno State at San Diego State (10:30 pm, FS1)

 

Saturday Streaming (all ESPN+ unless noted)

Middle Tennessee at Sam Houston (12 pm)

Northern Illinois at Kent State (12 pm)

UMass at UConn (12 pm)

Florida Atlantic at Rice (1 pm)

Georgia State at Old Dominion (2 pm)

Tulsa at East Carolina (2 pm)

UAB at North Texas (2 pm)

UL Monroe at UL Lafayette (3 pm)  

Western Kentucky at FIU (3 pm)

San Jose State at UNLV (3 pm, Mtn. West Network)

Arkansas State at Marshall (3:30 pm)

Jacksonville State at New Mexico State (4 pm)

Edited November 22, 2023 by Andy

[Derwood]

Amazing that we've reached Week 12 and only have two top-25 matchups

[CubinNY]

16 hours ago, Derwood said:

Amazing that we've reached Week 12 and only have two top-25 matchups

It's interesting and weird how things are trending in the first few years of NIL. Some of the "haves" are spending a lot of money and not getting a great ROI and others that used to be in the mix aren't spending and also are not able to compete at the highest level. 

I was a little worried that there would coalesce at the top about 3 or 4 teams and then everyone else based on NIL, that doesn't seem to be the case. But college football is overall really mediocre right now. 

Edited November 20, 2023 by CubinNY

[CubinNY]

Michigan over OSU - then over whoever in the Big10 title game

Alabama over Georgia in the title game

Washington wins out west

Georgia or OSU will be the fourth team. 

Michigan (1) vs Georgia/OSU (4)

Washington (2) vs Alabama (3)

 

Right now, I kind of like Alabama. If things play out that way, I don't know how they'd pick from OSU or GA. Maybe if FSU wins out. but how they win without Travis is a question. 

[soccer10k]

Don’t forget about a 1 loss Texas. There’s no way they get left out at 12-1 if Bama goes 12-1 and gets in.

[Andy]

I still think we're probably headed for a clear 4, but if Alabama beats Georgia in Atlanta, which definitely is possible (those 2 are both playing outstanding, game feels like a coin flip to me right now), that opens the door to some interesting scenarios.

[Thurman Merman]

Isn't this years playoffs 8 team?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

9 hours ago, CubinNY said:

Michigan over OSU - then over whoever in the Big10 title game

How quick we are to forget how easily Iowa was able to dominate and clinch the West.

[Andy]

1 hour ago, Thurman Merman said:

Isn't this years playoffs 8 team?

No, still 4. It goes to 12 next season.

Edited November 21, 2023 by Andy

[Old Style]

Word through the grapevine is if Michigan wins tomorrow Ryan Day will be announced as Texas A&M head coach by Monday.

[Derwood]

1 hour ago, Old Style said:

Word through the grapevine is if Michigan wins tomorrow Ryan Day will be announced as Texas A&M head coach by Monday.

That....would be a downgrade for Day.

[UMFan83]

Crazy to think that if the officials let Iowa’s punt return stand in their loss to Minnesota, next weeks Big Ten championship game could have been for a CFP spot

[Andy]

5 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

Crazy to think that if the officials let Iowa’s punt return stand in their loss to Minnesota, next weeks Big Ten championship game could have been for a CFP spot

The last few minutes of that game today were perhaps the B1G Westiest few minutes in the history of that division.

 

 

[Derwood]

I decided to make a drinking game of taking a shot every time Todd Blackledge said "stay on schedule" but now I'm in the hospital getting me stomach pumped

[CubinNY]

22 hours ago, Derwood said:

That....would be a downgrade for Day.

lol, not in pay. 

[Derwood]

42 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

lol, not in pay. 

You think aTm is making that mistake again?

[CubinNY]

That was a pro pass Michigan’s QB just threw for a touchdown. 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

2 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

That was a pro pass Michigan’s QB just threw for a touchdown. 

I can't tell if that was an incredible throw or one of the most successful horrible throw decisions I've ever seen.  That DB looked like an old video game character just running away from the flight of the ball.

[CubinNY]

19 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

I can't tell if that was an incredible throw or one of the most successful horrible throw decisions I've ever seen.  That DB looked like an old video game character just running away from the flight of the ball.

The decision was questionable, but the execution was incredible 

[Derwood]

“World famous Ohio State” isn’t a thing, Gus

Edited November 25, 2023 by Derwood

[CubinNY]

This is the best OSU’s offense has looked this year. Games against MAC schools don’t count. 

[CubinNY]

I do think McCarthy has a future in the NFL. 

[Old Style]

3 hours ago, Derwood said:

You think aTm is making that mistake again?

A&M tends to hand out coaching contracts like drunken sailors and the pockets are deep & full of cash. If that’s who they want they will pay him whatever it takes. 

[CubinNY]

25 minutes ago, Old Style said:

A&M tends to hand out coaching contracts like drunken sailors and the pockets are deep & full of cash. If that’s who they want they will pay him whatever it takes. 

Yeah, I just saw they had some booster drive, after they fired their last coach and it generated $35 million in a week. 

[CubinNY]

We got us a game in Ann Arbor. I did not expect OSU To be able to run the ball like this.