Andy

Pac-12 Championship Game in Santa Clara, CA (8 pm Friday, ESPN) (10) USC vs (12) Stanford American Championship Game (12 pm, ABC) (20) Memphis at (14) UCF MAC Championship Game in Detroit (12 pm, ESPN) Akron vs Toledo Conference USA Championship Game (12 pm, ESPN2) North Texas at Florida Atlantic Big 12 Championship Game in Arlington, TX (12:30 pm, FOX) (11) TCU vs (3) Oklahoma SEC Championship Game in Atlanta (4 pm, CBS) (6) Georgia vs (2) Auburn Mountain West Championship Game (7:45 pm, ESPN) (25) Fresno State at Boise State ACC Championship Game in Charlotte (8 pm, ABC) (7) Miami vs (1) Clemson Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis (8 pm, FOX) (4) Wisconsin vs (8) Ohio State Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- UL Monroe at Florida State (12 pm, ESPN3) Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina (1 pm, ESPN3) Idaho at Georgia State (2 pm, ESPN3) UL Lafayette at Appalachian State (2:30 pm, ESPN3) South Alabama at New Mexico State (4:30 pm, ESPN3) Troy at Arkansas State (7:30 pm, ESPN2) Dec. 9 Navy vs Army – in Philadelphia (3 pm, CBS)

After ND loses the bowl game it will be 6 of 8 seasons under Brian Kelly with 4+ losses

They've played 1 good game this year. Clemson is going to smash them to pieces

Look forward to the committee bumping Mississippi State up another couple of spots for that close loss.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ (1) Alabama at (6) Auburn (3:30 pm, CBS) (2) Miami at Pittsburgh (12 pm Friday, ABC) (3) Clemson at (24) South Carolina (7:30 pm, ESPN) West Virginia at (4) Oklahoma (3:45 pm, ESPN) (5) Wisconsin at Minnesota (3:30 pm, ABC) (7) Georgia at Georgia Tech (12 pm, ABC) (8) Notre Dame at (21) Stanford (8 pm, ABC) (9) Ohio State at Michigan (12 pm, FOX) (10) Penn State at Maryland (3:30 pm, BTN) Baylor at (12) TCU (12 pm Friday, FS1) (13) Washington State at (17) Washington (8 pm, FOX) Ole Miss at (14) Mississippi State (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN) South Florida at (15) UCF (3:30 pm Friday, ABC) (16) Michigan State at Rutgers (4 pm, FOX) Texas A&M at (18) LSU (7:30 pm, SEC Network) Kansas at (19) Oklahoma State (12 pm, FS1) East Carolina at (20) Memphis (12 pm, ESPNU) (22) Northwestern at Illinois (4 pm, FS1) (23) Boise State at Fresno State (3:30 pm, CBSSN) (25) Virginia Tech at Virginia (8 pm Friday, ESPN) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Kent State at Akron (7 pm Tuesday, ESPNU) Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan (7 pm Tuesday, ESPN3) Miami (OH) at Ball State (7 pm Tuesday, ESPN3) Western Michigan at Toledo (11:30 am Friday, ESPNU) Navy at Houston (12 pm Friday, ESPN) Northern Illinois at Central Michigan (12 pm Friday, CBSSN) Ohio at Buffalo (1 pm Friday, ESPN3) Missouri at Arkansas (2:30 pm Friday, CBS) New Mexico at San Diego State (3:30 pm Friday, CBSSN) Iowa at Nebraska (4 pm Friday, FS1) Texas State at Troy (4 pm Friday, ESPN3) Texas Tech at Texas (8 pm Friday, FOX) California at UCLA (10:30 pm Friday, FS1) Florida State at Florida (12 pm, ESPN) Indiana at Purdue (12 pm, ESPN2) Louisville at Kentucky (12 pm, SEC Network) Tulane at SMU (12 pm, CBSSN) UConn at Cincinnati (12 pm, ESPNEWS) Boston College at Syracuse (12:20 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) Duke at Wake Forest (12:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3) North Texas at Rice (1 pm, ESPN3) Appalachian State at Georgia State (2 pm, ESPN3) Florida Atlantic at Charlotte (2 pm, Facebook) Southern Miss at Marshall (2:30 pm, Stadium) Arkansas State at UL Monroe (3 pm, ESPN3) Old Dominion at Middle Tennessee (3 pm, ESPN3) Iowa State at Kansas State (3:30 pm, ESPN2) North Carolina at NC State (3:30 pm, ESPNU) Vanderbilt at Tennessee (4 pm, SEC Network) Temple at Tulsa (4 pm, ESPNEWS) Idaho at New Mexico State (4 pm, ESPN3) Arizona at Arizona State (4:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) Georgia Southern at UL Lafayette (5 pm, ESPN3) Wyoming at San Jose State (5 pm, ESPN3) Oregon State at Oregon (7 pm, ESPN2) UTSA at Louisiana Tech (7:30 pm, ESPNU) BYU at Hawaii (9 pm, CBSSN) Colorado at Utah (10 pm, FS1) Utah State at Air Force (10:15 pm, ESPN2)

It's just classic NFL to horsefeathers that up. If Kaepernick signs with some team, he likely never sees the field except for an injury and the story is dead by the end of September. But because these idiots want to tamp down everything their way, it's a side story every week.

This ND crapfest is the least surprising thing ever.

That would be a great move for Ole Miss. Oregon looked like they were about to be right back near the top of the Pac-12 before they had a QB injury apocalypse.

The first team in that ranking (and only one besides Penn St) that's not likely in a win-and-in scenario is ND, which should (but won't) end any idea that they're advantaged in any way by not having a conference title game. OSU for sure jumps them if both teams win out. Of course, if they play anything like they did Saturday in either of their last 2 games, they're more likely to lose out.

I still can't believe that performance. I don't claim to have watched a lot of Miami football this year but looking at their previous results it looks like they barely got by a few mediocre to bad teams. Miracle catch to beat GT, TD pass with 6 seconds left to beat FSU, had to make a defensive stand to hold off a 2-8 UNC team. I caught a little of their games and they bore no resemblance to what happened Saturday. I thought all the GameDay guys talking about how Hurricane Irma affected them and maybe they're peaking now was a bunch of bluster, but maybe there's something to it. I suppose I shouldn't be bitter because they might represent the best chance for us not to have a Bama/Clemson/Ohio State/OU playoff for what would seem like the billionth time.

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Virginia or Pitt beats Miami. They played their A+++++ game against ND and often what follows is a slip-up.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ Mercer at (1) Alabama (12 pm, SEC Network) The Citadel at (2) Clemson (12:20 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) Virginia at (3) Miami (12 pm, ABC) (4) Oklahoma at Kansas (3:30 pm, ESPN) (24) Michigan at (5) Wisconsin (12 pm, FOX) UL Monroe at (6) Auburn (12 pm, ESPN2) Kentucky at (7) Georgia (3:30 pm, CBS) Navy at (8) Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC) Illinois at (9) Ohio State (3:30 pm, ABC) Nebraska at (10) Penn State (4 pm, FS1) UCLA at (11) USC (8 pm, ABC) (12) TCU at Texas Tech (12 pm, FS1) Kansas State at (13) Oklahoma State (3:30 pm, ESPN2) (15) UCF at Temple (12 pm, ESPNU) (16) Mississippi State at Arkansas (12 pm, CBS) Maryland at (17) Michigan State (4 pm, FOX) Utah at (18) Washington (10:30 pm, ESPN) (19) NC State at Wake Forest (7:30 pm, ESPNU) (20) LSU at Tennessee (7 pm, ESPN) SMU at (21) Memphis (12 pm, ESPNEWS) California at (22) Stanford (8 pm, FOX) Minnesota at (23) Northwestern (12 pm, BTN – Regional) Air Force at (25) Boise State (10:15 pm, ESPN2) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Ohio at Akron (7 pm Tuesday, ESPN2) Central Michigan at Kent State (7 pm Tuesday, ESPNU) Western Michigan at Northern Illinois (7 pm Wednesday, ESPN2) Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH) (7 pm Wednesday, CBSSN) Toledo at Bowling Green (8 pm Wednesday, ESPNU) Buffalo at Ball State (7 pm Thursday, CBSSN) Tulsa at South Florida (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN) Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky (8 pm Friday, CBSSN) UNLV at New Mexico (9:30 pm Friday, ESPN2) Texas at West Virginia (12 pm, ESPN) Rutgers at Indiana (12 pm, BTN – Regional) Delaware State at Florida State (12 pm, FSN/ESPN3) Cincinnati at East Carolina (12 pm, CBSSN) Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech (12:20 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) Rice at Old Dominion (2 pm, ESPN3) Iowa State at Baylor (2:30 pm, FSN) Arizona State at Oregon State (3 pm, Pac-12 Network) UMass at BYU (3 pm, BYUTV/ESPN3) South Alabama at Georgia Southern (3 pm, ESPN3) Texas State at Arkansas State (3 pm, ESPN3) Western Carolina at North Carolina (3 pm, ESPN3) Purdue at Iowa (3:30 pm, BTN) Syracuse at Louisville (3:30 pm, ESPNU) Georgia Tech at Duke (3:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3) San Jose State at Colorado State (3:30 pm, CBSSN) UAB at Florida (4 pm, SEC Network) Wofford at South Carolina (4 pm, SEC Network - Alternate) Houston at Tulane (4 pm, ESPNEWS) Coastal Carolina at Idaho (5 pm, ESPN3) New Mexico State at UL Lafayette (5 pm, ESPN3) Texas A&M at Ole Miss (7 pm, ESPN2) Boston College vs UConn – at Fenway Park (7 pm, CBSSN) Arizona at Oregon (7 pm, Pac-12 Network) Florida International at Florida Atlantic (7 pm, Stadium) Marshall at UTSA (7 pm, Facebook) Missouri at Vanderbilt (7:30 pm, SEC Network) Nevada at San Diego State (10:30 pm, CBSSN)

They will get in if they beat Ohio State. And they'd deserve to given the carnage going on right now. But as I said I expect the Buckeyes to dump truck them and make it to the playoff themselves.

No way Auburn is ahead of Wisconsin. I’m really surprised there’s isn’t more talk about them being playoff contenders. With just Minnesota and Michigan left on heir schedule, they have a strong chance of going into the title game undefeated. Their schedule is the most pitiful thing ever put forth by a P5 team. Their only win over a currently ranked team is Northwestern, which is only ranked because they're in the same godawful division as Wisconsin. They'll get in if they win the B1G, but I think Ohio State is going to incinerate them in the league title game (as long as they show up). We're headed for Alabama and Ohio State and very possibly Clemson in the playoff yet again.

Right, this is what happens every time ND ever has a chance to be relevant. Now I remember

I'm not the first person to say so, but all the talk about Alabama and Georgia going 12-0 makes me think at least one is going down tomorrow.

Best Saturday of the season and I'm going to have to work through the bulk of it. Sigh.

I don't know how in the heck Rizzo got the Platinum Glove last year as a 1B, but I really don't know how you go from that to not even getting a Gold Glove this year. He was just as good.

This is terrible. He was so good that I still remember Sergio Mitre beating him in a random game in like 2005 or something because it was one of the most stunning regular-season results ever to me. RIP

I guess Samardzija probably wouldn't be any worse than Lackey.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ (1) Georgia at (10) Auburn (3:30 pm, CBS) (2) Alabama at (16) Mississippi State (7 pm, ESPN) (3) Notre Dame at (7) Miami (8 pm, ABC) Florida State at (4) Clemson (3:30 pm, ESPN) (6) TCU at (5) Oklahoma (8 pm, FOX) (20) Iowa at (8) Wisconsin (3:30 pm, ABC) (9) Washington at Stanford (10:30 pm Friday, FS1) (11) USC at Colorado (4 pm, FOX) (12) Michigan State at (13) Ohio State (12 pm, FOX) Rutgers at (14) Penn State (12 pm, BTN - Regional) (15) Oklahoma State at (21) Iowa State (12 pm, ABC/ESPN2) (17) Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech (12:20 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) UConn at (18) UCF (12 pm, ESPNU) (19) Washington State at Utah (5:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) (23) NC State at Boston College (12 pm, ABC/ESPN2) Arkansas at (24) LSU (12 pm, ESPN) Purdue at (25) Northwestern (7 pm, ESPN2) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Akron at Miami (OH) (7:30 pm Tuesday, ESPN2) Bowling Green at Buffalo (7:30 pm Tuesday, ESPNU) Toledo at Ohio (7 pm Wednesday, ESPN2) Kent State at Western Michigan (7 pm Wednesday, CBSSN) Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan (8 pm Wednesday, ESPNU) Ball State at Northern Illinois (7 pm Thursday, CBSSN) North Carolina at Pittsburgh (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN) Georgia Southern at Appalachian State (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPNU) Temple at Cincinnati (7 pm Friday, ESPN2) BYU at UNLV (10:30 pm Friday, ESPN2) Florida at South Carolina (12 pm, CBS) Nebraska at Minnesota (12 pm, FS1) Indiana at Illinois (12 pm, BTN - Regional) Baylor vs Texas Tech - in Arlington, TX (12 pm, FSN) UL Lafayette at Ole Miss (12 pm, SEC Network) Duke at Army (12 pm, CBSSN) Middle Tennessee at Charlotte (2 pm, ESPN3) Wake Forest at Syracuse (3 pm, FSN/ESPN3) Georgia State at Texas State (3 pm, ESPN3) West Virginia at Kansas State (3:30 pm, ESPN2) Michigan at Maryland (3:30 pm, BTN) Virginia at Louisville (3:30 pm, ESPNU) SMU at Navy (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Troy at Coastal Carolina (3:30 pm, ESPN3) Florida Atlantic at Louisiana Tech (3:30 pm, Stadium) Southern Miss at Rice (3:30 pm, Facebook) Kentucky at Vanderbilt (4 pm, SEC Network) San Jose State at Nevada (4 pm, ESPN3) UTEP at North Texas (5 pm, ESPN3) Arkansas State at South Alabama (5 pm, ESPN3) Kansas at Texas (6 pm, LHN) New Mexico at Texas A&M (7 pm, ESPNU) Tulane at East Carolina (7 pm, CBSSN) Tennessee at Missouri (7:30 pm, SEC Network) Arizona State at UCLA (9:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) Oregon State at Arizona (10:15 pm, ESPN2) Wyoming at Air Force (10:15 pm, ESPNU) Boise State at Colorado State (10:30 pm, CBSSN)

Well their only chance now is Wisconsin running the table, and even an uneven Ohio State team should be able to handle them if they show up IMO. (That's, of course, assuming Michigan State doesn't beat OSU, which is far from a given at the moment.) I’m not entirely sure an undefeated Wisconsin gets in now. Their best win would be vs a 2 or 3 loss PSU/OSU Would they deserve to? Probably not. But I don't think the powers that be would want to deal with the giant conniption the entire conference would throw. My guess is if Wisconsin ran the table there would be enough carnage elsewhere to justify it. Maybe if the 12-0 Georgia/12-0 Bama scenario played out, plus two of ND/Clemson/Oklahoma winning out, a 13-0 Wisconsin would still get shafted. But that's about the only way I can see it.

i saw someone else make this joke on twitter and i just didn't see how it lands...the bulls have traded a good player for a disappointing return in recent memory...once? (which ironically he was part of the return for) typically they've traded disappointing players, sometimes for surprisingly good returns. They weren't good players, but I'm guessing dumping Taj and McDermott for exactly horsefeathering nothing for no real reason is probably part of the joke.

Well their only chance now is Wisconsin running the table, and even an uneven Ohio State team should be able to handle them if they show up IMO. (That's, of course, assuming Michigan State doesn't beat OSU, which is far from a given at the moment.)

McGloin playoff starts in 2016: 1 Kap: 0 Obvious move They actually had the same number of playoff starts in 2016. McGloin sucked so much against Denver (6-11 for 21 yards) before getting hurt that the Raiders gave Connor Cook the first start of his career in the playoffs. Damn it, I knew not looking that one up would come back to haunt me.