Andy

Yeah, if he's really willing to do that there's no reason at all not to.

Gee, I'm stunned, all indications up to this point had them being an upstanding and virtuous organization.

This has been one of the best regular season weeks in the NFL in a very long time. Lots of great, well-played games.

I happened to stumble on this today and my wife has wanted a Cubs zip hoodie for some time. It was part of the sale, so that's one Christmas present checked off.

That's right! IU is ranked for the first time since 1994. It was far and away the longest drought in the Power 5, and it's over.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ (1) LSU at Ole Miss (7 pm, ESPN) (2) Ohio State at Rutgers (3:30 pm, BTN) Wake Forest at (3) Clemson (3:30 pm, ABC) (4) Georgia at (12) Auburn (3:30 pm, CBS) (5) Alabama at Mississippi State (12 pm, ESPN) Arizona at (6) Oregon (10:30 pm, ESPN) UCLA at (7) Utah (8 pm, FOX) (8) Minnesota at (20) Iowa (4 pm, FOX) Indiana at (9) Penn State (12 pm, ABC) (10) Oklahoma at (13) Baylor (7:30 pm, ABC) (11) Florida at Missouri (12 pm, CBS) (14) Wisconsin at Nebraska (12 pm, BTN - Regional) Michigan State at (15) Michigan (12 pm, FOX) (23) Navy at (16) Notre Dame (2:30 pm, NBC) (17) Cincinnati at South Florida (7 pm, CBSSN) (18) Memphis at Houston (3:30 pm, ESPN2) (19) Texas at Iowa State (3:30 pm, FS1) New Mexico at (21) Boise State (10:15 pm, ESPN2) Kansas at (22) Oklahoma State (12 pm, FS1) West Virginia at (24) Kansas State (3:30 pm, ESPN) (25) Appalachian State at Georgia State (7:30 pm, ESPNU) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Eastern Michigan at Akron (6 pm Tuesday, ESPNEWS) Western Michigan at Ohio (6:30 pm Tuesday, ESPN2) Northern Illinois at Toledo (8 pm Wednesday, ESPN2) Bowling Green at Miami (OH) (8 pm Wednesday, ESPNU) Buffalo at Kent State (7 pm Thursday, CBSSN) North Carolina at Pittsburgh (8 pm Thursday, ESPN) Louisiana Tech at Marshall (7 pm Friday, CBSSN) Fresno State at San Diego State (9:30 pm Friday, ESPN2) TCU at Texas Tech (12 pm, ESPN2) UMass at Northwestern (12 pm, BTN - Regional) Tulane at Temple (12 pm, ESPNU) Alabama State at Florida State (12 pm, FSN/ESPN App) VMI at Army (12 pm, CBSSN) UTEP at UAB (1 pm, ESPN App) Idaho State at BYU (3 pm, BYUTV/ESPN App) Troy at Texas State (3 pm, ESPN App) Kentucky at Vanderbilt (3:30 pm, SEC Network) Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech (3:30 pm, FSN/ESPN App) Central Michigan at Ball State (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Syracuse at Duke (4 pm, ACC Network) Wyoming at Utah State (4 pm, ESPNU) Hawaii at UNLV (4 pm, Facebook) Stanford at Washington State (4:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) Air Force at Colorado State (7 pm, ESPN2) Arizona State at Oregon State (7:30 pm, FS1) South Carolina at Texas A&M (7:30 pm, SEC Network) Louisville at NC State (7:30 pm, ACC Network) USC at California (11 pm, FS1)

Considering the circumstances that have come together to backdoor Bama into the BCS title game/playoff this decade, I'm not gonna believe they're out until they announce the field. They SHOULD be out barring help, but we know how the committee loves their eye test.

Chase Young sitting out this week for Ohio State for, in his words, accepting a loan from someone he claims was a family friend in 2018.

Ross means business, kicking out former teammates from his staff. Just one of the many teammates who hated his ass /GRCubsFan

Just make sure Young doesn't come near Derrek Lee.

I just read it and Ricketts' quotes just piss me off more and more every time I see them. He's openly talking about not wanting any more 'windows' and that the Cubs have the financial resources to compete constantly, while also openly saying they're not going to sign good players in free agency. That's literally the only horsefeathering thing a financial advantage matters for, you clown.

Well, that seemingly makes her a lock to join Marquee, right? She seems very well-liked so there'd be no reason not to bring her in.

As was Brandon Morrow's. Enjoy your extra $3M, Brandon.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ Maryland at (1) Ohio State (12 pm, FOX) (2) LSU at (3) Alabama (3:30 pm, CBS) (4) Penn State at (17) Minnesota (12 pm, ABC) (5) Clemson at NC State (7:30 pm, ABC) Missouri at (6) Georgia (7 pm, ESPN) Iowa State at (9) Oklahoma (8 pm, FOX) Vanderbilt at (10) Florida (12 pm, ESPN) (11) Baylor at TCU (12 pm, FS1) (18) Iowa at (13) Wisconsin (4 pm, FOX) (15) Notre Dame at Duke (7:30 pm, ACC Network) (16) Kansas State at Texas (3:30 pm, ESPN) (19) Wake Forest at Virginia Tech (3:30 pm, ACC Network) UConn at (20) Cincinnati (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Wyoming at (22) Boise State (10:15 pm, ESPN) East Carolina at (25) SMU (12 pm, ESPNU) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Kent State at Toledo (7 pm Tuesday, CBSSN) Ball State at Western Michigan (8 pm Tuesday, ESPN2) Miami (OH) at Ohio (8 pm Wednesday, ESPN2) UL Lafayette at Coastal Carolina (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPNU) Temple at South Florida (8 pm Thursday, ESPN) UCF at Tulsa (7 pm Friday, ESPN2) Washington at Oregon State (10:30 pm Friday, FS1) Purdue at Northwestern (12 pm, BTN) Texas Tech at West Virginia (12 pm, ESPN2) Western Kentucky at Arkansas (12 pm, SEC Network) Florida State at Boston College (12 pm, ACC Network) UMass at Army (12 pm, CBSSN) Georgia Tech at Virginia (12:30 pm, FSN/ESPN App) UTSA at Old Dominion (2 pm, ESPN App) Stanford at Colorado (3 pm, Pac-12 Network) South Alabama at Texas State (3 pm, ESPN App) USC at Arizona State (3:30 pm, ABC) Illinois at Michigan State (3:30 pm, FS1) Louisville at Miami (3:30 pm, ESPN2) UAB at Southern Miss (3:30 pm, NFL Network) New Mexico State at Ole Miss (4 pm, SEC Network) North Texas at Louisiana Tech (4 pm, Facebook) Florida International at Florida Atlantic (6 pm, Stadium) Appalachian State at South Carolina (7 pm, ESPN2) Utah State at Fresno State (7 pm, CBSSN) Washington State at California (7 pm, Pac-12 Network) Liberty at BYU (7:30 pm, ESPNU) Tennessee at Kentucky (7:30 pm, SEC Network) Nevada at San Diego State (10:30 pm, ESPN2) San Jose State at Hawaii (11 pm, Facebook)

Unlikely. They said they are going to basically figure out how they're going to do this in some undetermined time frame but not later than January 2021. So maybe we can get NCAA 22.

In a 'everyone gets 2 off weeks' year, we always seem to get one flat out stinker, and this is that, but there are still a couple of intriguing matchups.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ Wofford at (4) Clemson (4 pm, ACC Network) (6) Florida vs (8) Georgia - in Jacksonville (3:30 pm, CBS) (7) Oregon at USC (8 pm, FOX) (9) Utah at Washington (4 pm, FOX) Ole Miss at (11) Auburn (7 pm, ESPN) West Virginia at (12) Baylor (8 pm Thursday, ESPN) (14) Michigan at Maryland (12 pm, ABC) (15) SMU at (24) Memphis (7:30 pm, ABC) Virginia Tech at (16) Notre Dame (2:30 pm, NBC) (17) Cincinnati at East Carolina (7 pm, CBSSN) Georgia Southern at (20) Appalachian State (8 pm Thursday, ESPNU) (21) Boise State at San Jose State (10:30 pm, CBSSN) (22) Kansas State at Kansas (3:30 pm, FS1) NC State at (23) Wake Forest (12 pm, ESPN) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Navy at UConn (8 pm Friday, ESPN2) Nebraska at Purdue (12 pm, FOX) Houston at UCF (12 pm, ESPN2) Buffalo at Eastern Michigan (12 pm, ESPNU) UTSA at Texas A&M (12 pm, SEC Network) Boston College at Syracuse (12 pm, ACC Network) Northern Illinois at Central Michigan (12 pm, CBSSN) Troy at Coastal Carolina (3 pm, ESPN App) Miami at Florida State (3:30 pm, ABC) TCU at Oklahoma State (3:30 pm, ESPN) Rutgers at Illinois (3:30 pm, BTN) Arkansas State at UL Monroe (3:30 pm, ESPNU) UTEP at North Texas (3:30 pm, NFL Network) Army at Air Force (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Middle Tennessee at Charlotte (3:30 pm, ESPN App) Marshall at Rice (3:30 pm, Facebook) Tulsa at Tulane (4 pm, ESPN2) Mississippi State at Arkansas (4 pm, SEC Network) Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech (4 pm, FSN/ESPN App) Oregon State at Arizona (4:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) Northwestern at Indiana (7 pm, FS1) UAB at Tennessee (7 pm, ESPNU) Vanderbilt at South Carolina (7:30 pm, SEC Network) Virginia at North Carolina (7:30 pm, ACC Network) Colorado at UCLA (9 pm, Pac-12 Network) BYU at Utah State (10 pm, ESPN2) New Mexico at Nevada (10:30 pm, ESPNU) Fresno State at Hawaii (12 am, Facebook)

Would've been a great hedge for anyone who bet the Nationals before the series.

B1G refs made sure to even that out with a bad (not as bad as the one on you) PI on Crawford on 3rd down that led to a TD. Obviously it did not remotely matter. Tonight was the symbolic end of Brian Kelly at ND. He's not going anywhere and he might even have another couple of good seasons, but he's never living this down, getting horsefeathering destroyed by a Michigan team that isn't even that great when an easy 11-1 season was sitting right in front of him. Absolute travesty, this 'performance'. I'm glad Herbstreit called them on the carpet for the no-show.

If we know one thing about this front office, it's that they know how to make good #7 draft picks

Javy had about 67% more defensive WAR than Nick Ahmed, guess which one was a Gold Glove finalist

It was always clear that KB was being held down for service time but I agree, I think they planned to make it slightly less obvious and Olt being hurt (which, while not an excuse, never seems to come up when people mention this) forced the timeline up.

Feeling ahead of the curve on my "I can't stand the Astros" take now.

ND doesn't have anyone like KJ Hamler on their team (with experience, anyway - Braden Lenzy could be that guy but he's barely done anything yet), so that should help. I'd like to believe this will be an easy ND win - ND had an open date before the game while Michigan was on the road, Shea Patterson sucks against pressure and ND has a really good defensive line - but who am I kidding? The Irish have lost 7 of 8 in Ann Arbor, and this is going to be a dogfight.

Enjoy the hell out of this week, because next week's slate is a big 'woof'.