Andy

Nebraska was pretty much ranked higher in every preseason poll than they ever finished. And the alumni and fans hated him. Probably the single biggest dick in college sports. Yeah, I think this had more to do with him being a dick than anything. He's a good coach, just a psycho. You have to be a great coach to get away with being a psycho at most places.

Updated with committee rankings MAC Championship Game in Detroit (7 pm Friday, ESPN2) Northern Illinois vs Bowling Green Pac-12 Championship Game in Santa Clara, CA (9 pm Friday, FOX) (2) Oregon vs (7) Arizona Conference USA Championship Game (12 pm, ESPN2) Louisiana Tech at Marshall SEC Championship Game in Atlanta (4 pm, CBS) (1) Alabama vs (16) Missouri ACC Championship Game in Charlotte (8 pm, ABC) (11) Georgia Tech vs (4) Florida State Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis (8 pm, FOX) (5) Ohio State vs (13) Wisconsin Mountain West Championship Game (10 pm, CBS) Fresno State at (22) Boise State Top 25 games ------------------------ Iowa State at (3) TCU (12 pm, ABC) (9) Kansas State at (6) Baylor (7:45 pm, ESPN) Oklahoma State at (20) Oklahoma (3:30 pm, FOX) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------- UCF at East Carolina (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN) Houston at Cincinnati (12 pm, ESPN) SMU at UConn (12 pm, CBSSN) Temple at Tulane (7:30 pm, ESPN2)

Vikings hadn't blocked a punt for a TD in 28 years and blocked 2 in the first half for TDs against Carolina, one in punt safe. Both my football games of the weekend went off before halftime. What a [expletive] train wreck. Enjoy the unemployment line, Rivera, you piece of crap.

I'm not the biggest Brian Kelly fan, but the injuries/suspensions have destroyed this team. USC dressed fewer scholarship players then ND did today. And backups should be good enough to beat Northwestern and lose by less than 35 to USC. Even Ty Willingham didn't lose by 35 to USC, and those teams were breaking every NCAA rule in sight. That's not how it works. When 15 of the 22 positions have a freshman or sophomore in the two-deep, "talent" is not enough to beat teams in power conferences. At least we know what the excuse will be this year. When Kelly goes 8-4 against an awful schedule next year, I wonder what it will be.

Thank you for keeping them out of the playoff. What a great year for the Rebels.

I'm not the biggest Brian Kelly fan, but the injuries/suspensions have destroyed this team. USC dressed fewer scholarship players then ND did today. And backups should be good enough to beat Northwestern and lose by less than 35 to USC. Even Ty Willingham didn't lose by 35 to USC, and those teams were breaking every NCAA rule in sight.

I've never seen teams repeatedly [expletive] up in service of an opponent like with FSU this year.

Our first 22 has as much NFL talent as anyone but we have a mediocre coach. I can't decide who I dislike more - our moronic fan base for excusing this incompetence, or the national media for acting like suggesting Brian Kelly is a mediocre football coach is sacrilegious.

USC, a mediocre football team, is going to beat Notre Dame by 31. But, you know, injuries. Not Kelly's fault. Injuries.

I think they have to honor head to head if Baylor beats KSU and ties them for the league title, but for the moment, I've had TCU in for several weeks now and I'm not sure why so many others don't. The lack of a Big XII championship game is going to screw them I'll believe it when I see it, but if we come back here in two weeks and Ohio State is in the playoff over either of them, that'll definitely be why.

I think they have to honor head to head if Baylor beats KSU and ties them for the league title, but for the moment, I've had TCU in for several weeks now and I'm not sure why so many others don't.

I used to play in a league with hundredth-points. It was completely ridiculous. Yup....I'm in a league with hundredth-points. I once lost a matchup by 0.08 points. The only way to even get hundreth points is with a QBs passing yards I believe. I'm in the same type of scoring, and you're right, only QBs can get hundredths (unless someone else completes a pass I guess). They get .04 points per yard compared to 0.1 for everyone else.

People tried to discredit the Cardinals back in 2006 when they won the WS even though they had only 83 wins. It didn't work as they didn't care. Barely anyone remembers how terrible Arizona was the year they got to the Super Bowl (9-7, but I believe they were outscored for the season by a relatively significant margin). They only remember how great that Super Bowl was. In the long run, most people really only remember the banner.

I'm probably just sick of Rose's [expletive], but I'm fine with it. Thibs wouldn't be human if he weren't at least a little annoyed at this saga, especially when he coaches guys like Taj and Noah who will go out there and play almost no matter what.

The Saints play Pittsburgh next week, and the Falcons get Arizona. Carolina is at Minnesota. Very decent chance all three teams lose those too.

Carolina, which has one win in the last 10 [expletive] weeks, is about to be a half a game out of first place.

First time for an SEC division. The 2008 ACC Atlantic division had all 6 teams go to bowls.

Agreed. O/U for Nelson Agholor is about 155 yards this week. You guys should get a Myles Jack to shut Agholar down one-on-one. If we had one, he would've either cheated on a test, reneged on his letter of intent because of a sick grandmother that's never mentioned again, gotten whipped by his hometown girlfriend and transferred, broken two limbs at once, or some other such nonsense by now.

Agreed. O/U for Nelson Agholor is about 155 yards this week. Maybe if ND and PSU lose this week (lol..."maybe"), they can face off in the Tampax Pearl Bowl in downtown Gary, IN You jest, but a Pinstripe Bowl matchup between the two is a legitimate possibility.

Agreed. O/U for Nelson Agholor is about 155 yards this week.

Since this entire football season is designed to piss me off anyway, we might as well just award Tom Brady Super Bowl MVP right now.

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

Coulda gone to UCLA for the first time since 1998. I was going to say they could go to the Pac-12 title game, but it's on a Friday so that's a no-go.

Jameis hasn't been punished for anything else, so the ACC figures, why start now

I wonder if people will still give Brian Kelly excuses after ND finishes 7-6 in year 5.