Poll is up and the Gophers are ranked 20th, the highest they've been in 11 years (when they lost 4 straight under Tim Brewster to finish 7-6 and earn an Insight Bowl Loss to Kansas) and they are on an 8 game win streak dating back to last year, the longest since 1948-49
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They're coming today. We were trying to figure some games out because this week is good-not-great and there were some questions on what should be GotCotW.
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They're coming today. We were trying to figure some games out because this week is good-not-great and there were some questions on what should be GotCotW.
What are you talking about? 0-6 Rice vs 2-4 UTSA is right there.
Straight Up
#9 Florida (-5) @ South Carolina - For all of their jokes, the Shutdown Fullcast does do excellent football analysis, and their explanation for why Georgia lost last week was very on-point: the Bulldogs ran into a team that does even less than they do. It's a pretty good description of South Carolina football under Will Muschamp, and I wish Ryan Hilinski were in a better football situation. Meanwhile, Florida actually looks like a good team? I'm as shocked as you all are.
Iowa State (-7) @ Texas Tech - Texas Tech did not deserve to lose to Baylor last week. That's all I really have here. Fuck Baylor.
Duke @ Virginia (-3) - Welcome to this week's check-in on everyone's favorite division, the ACC Coastal. Both Duke and Virginia are currently in the lead for the division at 2-1, tied with North Carolina. Pitt is maybe the favorite at this point to come out on top? Even teams that have been subpar like Miami and Georgia Tech are still technically in contention. Anyway, I can't wait to see Virginia Tech fall ass-backwards into the division title for no real reason.
Tulane @ Memphis (-4) - Man, what a fun game. Outside of an early road loss to Auburn, Tulane has alternated between good and very good, and are at 5-1 which never really happens at Tulane all that often. Memphis suffered its first loss of the year on the road to Temple last week, but with the recent slide at UCF, they're still in a prime position to make some noise in the AAC. And that's what makes this game so intriguing: a Tulane win here may all-but eliminate Memphis in the division, especially with SMU doing as well as it is. And SMU's current run also puts pressure on Tulane to keep pace. Just a fascinating game that a lot of people will miss because some shitty B1G game will be on. Speaking of shitty games....
Against the Spread
Houston (-21.5) @ Connecticut - I lobbied hard to get this one on the list this week, because I find everything here so fascinating. On the one hand, you have Houston, a program that makes a lot of noise about having high expectations ("we fire coaches for going 8-4") but is now openly tanking the season. It's a bizarre strategy that we don't really see at the college level, and while I think it is shitty for the players I can't help but watch what's happening. And then we get to the other side of the field to UConn, one of the worst teams at the FBS level, but with a coach with one of the more hilarious contracts in the country. Like, look at some of this:
It's amazing, and I'm so excited about UConn's twitter feed bragging about outscoring Houston in the second half en route to a 28 point loss.
Temple @ #19 Southern Methodist (-7.5) - And then we get to this week's marquee AAC matchup, where SMU looks to continue their ridiculous run this season against the always-stingy Temple defense. The ramifications for this game go way beyond SMU's continued quest to get the Group of 5 NY6 auto-bid, however; Temple suddenly finds itself tied for the lead in its division thanks to UCF slipping, and they could really use a win to keep pace with Cincinnati. Intrigue all over the AAC this week!
#17 Arizona State @ #13 Utah (-13.5) - Not to be outdone, the Pac-12 is coming in with two pivotal division matchups this week. First up, this matchup between the Sun Devils and Utes which will help decide the pecking order in the South. Herm Edwards continues to win games in Tempe in part because he somehow drags opponents into NFL-type nightmare games that opposing teams are ill-equipped to play. Unfortunately, NFL-type nightmare games are exactly what the Utes do best, so we'll see if the Fighting Herms' luck will run out.
#16 Michigan @ #7 Penn State (-8.5) - Anything I write here will pale in comparison to the group gnashing of teeth that will occur amongst the resident Michigan fans once this game begins, so pass.
Tennessee @ #1 Alabama (-34.5) - THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER! Honestly, we haven't featured Alabama all that often this year, in part because they've just been a freight train running over opponents, and there's no real joy in talking about that on a weekly basis. But considering this is a...rivalry....game, we felt it was a good chance to let Alabama fans preen a little and remind them that death comes for all of us in time. Tennessee fans could also use that reminder, but maybe for different reasons.
GAME OF THE CENTURY OF THE WEEK (Straight Up)
#12 Oregon (-3) @ #25 Washington - And now to the other major Pac-12 tilt, which not only has division implications but is a TRULY HEATED RIVALRY! Oregon and Washington fans really do not like each other, which is always fun to watch from a distance, but this is truly one of the most heated rivalries in the conference. And, even beyond that, this game has some secret COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS! Oregon is not yet out of the hunt, and if they managed to win the conference without losing a game the rest of the way, they could make an argument to make the playoffs, though they'd need some help from some of the remaining undefeateds losing a game or two.
Ha! I won't be complaing about the Michigan game I will be drunk at an early halloween party and will remain blissfully ignorant of what they do.
This made me realize that next Saturday's ND-Michigan game will be on the Saturday before Halloween, thus the weekend costume parties and drunk merriment will be in play along with some students coming back to town from Fall break.
On one hand, gotta watch the game.
On the other hand, Ubering around drunk costumed party goers for big money.
I do not expect Alabama to cover that spread. The second string will let the score catch up 10 points or something, even if everything goes swimmingly early on.
But, it's 1 measly point, and you're not getting me to pick Tennessee over Bama for a single point.
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Straight Up Florida @ South Carolina Iowa State @ Texas Tech
Duke @ Virginia
Tulane @ Memphis
Against the Spread
Houston (-21.5) @ Connecticut Temple @ Southern Methodist (-7.5)
Arizona State @ Utah (-13.5) - this spread is probably too big for Herm and the gang, but I'm not hopping off the Utah bandwagon just yet
Michigan @ Pennsylvania State (-8.5) - Hanging out on this forum may be getting to me but at the moment I'm not picking Michigan against anyone who appears to actually be good Tennessee @ Alabama (-34.5) - Betting on a backdoor cover is usually stupid, but that's what I'm doing. Bama's gotta put in the backups at some point, right?
Game of the Week
Oregon @ Washington Not crazy about the OL-DL matchups in this game, and Oregon probably has the better QB, but you know, fuck the Ducks, Bow Down, etc
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Don't get me wrong, I was laughing while I was typing that post.
5 points?!?
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What are you talking about? 0-6 Rice vs 2-4 UTSA is right there.
Straight Up
#9 Florida (-5) @ South Carolina - For all of their jokes, the Shutdown Fullcast does do excellent football analysis, and their explanation for why Georgia lost last week was very on-point: the Bulldogs ran into a team that does even less than they do. It's a pretty good description of South Carolina football under Will Muschamp, and I wish Ryan Hilinski were in a better football situation. Meanwhile, Florida actually looks like a good team? I'm as shocked as you all are.
Iowa State (-7) @ Texas Tech - Texas Tech did not deserve to lose to Baylor last week. That's all I really have here. Fuck Baylor.
Duke @ Virginia (-3) - Welcome to this week's check-in on everyone's favorite division, the ACC Coastal. Both Duke and Virginia are currently in the lead for the division at 2-1, tied with North Carolina. Pitt is maybe the favorite at this point to come out on top? Even teams that have been subpar like Miami and Georgia Tech are still technically in contention. Anyway, I can't wait to see Virginia Tech fall ass-backwards into the division title for no real reason.
Tulane @ Memphis (-4) - Man, what a fun game. Outside of an early road loss to Auburn, Tulane has alternated between good and very good, and are at 5-1 which never really happens at Tulane all that often. Memphis suffered its first loss of the year on the road to Temple last week, but with the recent slide at UCF, they're still in a prime position to make some noise in the AAC. And that's what makes this game so intriguing: a Tulane win here may all-but eliminate Memphis in the division, especially with SMU doing as well as it is. And SMU's current run also puts pressure on Tulane to keep pace. Just a fascinating game that a lot of people will miss because some shitty B1G game will be on. Speaking of shitty games....
Against the Spread
Houston (-21.5) @ Connecticut - I lobbied hard to get this one on the list this week, because I find everything here so fascinating. On the one hand, you have Houston, a program that makes a lot of noise about having high expectations ("we fire coaches for going 8-4") but is now openly tanking the season. It's a bizarre strategy that we don't really see at the college level, and while I think it is shitty for the players I can't help but watch what's happening. And then we get to the other side of the field to UConn, one of the worst teams at the FBS level, but with a coach with one of the more hilarious contracts in the country. Like, look at some of this:
It's amazing, and I'm so excited about UConn's twitter feed bragging about outscoring Houston in the second half en route to a 28 point loss.
Temple @ #19 Southern Methodist (-7.5) - And then we get to this week's marquee AAC matchup, where SMU looks to continue their ridiculous run this season against the always-stingy Temple defense. The ramifications for this game go way beyond SMU's continued quest to get the Group of 5 NY6 auto-bid, however; Temple suddenly finds itself tied for the lead in its division thanks to UCF slipping, and they could really use a win to keep pace with Cincinnati. Intrigue all over the AAC this week!
#17 Arizona State @ #13 Utah (-13.5) - Not to be outdone, the Pac-12 is coming in with two pivotal division matchups this week. First up, this matchup between the Sun Devils and Utes which will help decide the pecking order in the South. Herm Edwards continues to win games in Tempe in part because he somehow drags opponents into NFL-type nightmare games that opposing teams are ill-equipped to play. Unfortunately, NFL-type nightmare games are exactly what the Utes do best, so we'll see if the Fighting Herms' luck will run out.
#16 Michigan @ #7 Penn State (-8.5) - Anything I write here will pale in comparison to the group gnashing of teeth that will occur amongst the resident Michigan fans once this game begins, so pass.
Tennessee @ #1 Alabama (-34.5) - THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER! Honestly, we haven't featured Alabama all that often this year, in part because they've just been a freight train running over opponents, and there's no real joy in talking about that on a weekly basis. But considering this is a...rivalry....game, we felt it was a good chance to let Alabama fans preen a little and remind them that death comes for all of us in time. Tennessee fans could also use that reminder, but maybe for different reasons.
GAME OF THE CENTURY OF THE WEEK (Straight Up)
#12 Oregon (-3) @ #25 Washington - And now to the other major Pac-12 tilt, which not only has division implications but is a TRULY HEATED RIVALRY! Oregon and Washington fans really do not like each other, which is always fun to watch from a distance, but this is truly one of the most heated rivalries in the conference. And, even beyond that, this game has some secret COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS! Oregon is not yet out of the hunt, and if they managed to win the conference without losing a game the rest of the way, they could make an argument to make the playoffs, though they'd need some help from some of the remaining undefeateds losing a game or two.
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This made me realize that next Saturday's ND-Michigan game will be on the Saturday before Halloween, thus the weekend costume parties and drunk merriment will be in play along with some students coming back to town from Fall break.
On one hand, gotta watch the game.
On the other hand, Ubering around drunk costumed party goers for big money.
#9 Florida (-5) @ South Carolina
Iowa State (-7) @ Texas Tech
Duke @ Virginia (-3)
Tulane @ Memphis (-4)
Against the Spread
Houston (-21.5) @ Connecticut
Temple @ #19 Southern Methodist (-7.5)
#17 Arizona State @ #13 Utah (-13.5) - GO SUN DEVILS!!!
#16 Michigan @ #7 Penn State (-8.5)
Tennessee @ #1 Alabama (-34.5)
GotCotW (Straight)
#12 Oregon (-3) @ #25 Washington
But, it's 1 measly point, and you're not getting me to pick Tennessee over Bama for a single point.
So if they do win thats probably why.
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Owen picked Michigan so you should have. Gone with your heart
Owen knows shit
After all, that's what's great about sports!
I mean, I'll take it but it's only making me more angry about previous years.
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That was the first UCLA/Stanford game that I’ve totally missed in 21 years.
I guess you can blame me for the streak?
Florida @ South Carolina
Iowa State @ Texas Tech
Duke @ Virginia
Tulane @ Memphis
Against the Spread
Houston (-21.5) @ Connecticut
Temple @ Southern Methodist (-7.5)
Arizona State @ Utah (-13.5) - this spread is probably too big for Herm and the gang, but I'm not hopping off the Utah bandwagon just yet
Michigan @ Pennsylvania State (-8.5) - Hanging out on this forum may be getting to me but at the moment I'm not picking Michigan against anyone who appears to actually be good
Tennessee @ Alabama (-34.5) - Betting on a backdoor cover is usually stupid, but that's what I'm doing. Bama's gotta put in the backups at some point, right?
Game of the Week
Oregon @ Washington Not crazy about the OL-DL matchups in this game, and Oregon probably has the better QB, but you know, fuck the Ducks, Bow Down, etc
If I wasn’t paid to be snarky about them, I’d have probably skipped it also.
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I hate this
I hate it when coaches try to out smart themselves. Give the ball to the best running back in college football three times from the 3 yard line.
Anyways, now I'm even more concerned about next week. Wisconsin is going to be angry.
Chryst pulling that is the single biggest weakness on that team. He did it last year against Michigan and it turned a close game into a blowout.