The 150th Edition of College Football - Discussion and Pick 'Em Thread

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Welcome to the best week of college football!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Marshall wins in OT, Indiana-Purdue going to OT!

[GeorgiaModerate]

Terrific Iron Bowl so far.  The Evil Empire leads 31-27 at the half.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

do you think Nick Saban ever expected to lose any game on a penalty with how well disciplined his teams have been in the past? lol

[YE]

BAMA LOST.

[Santander]

So many final week thrillers...

[Terry the Fat Shark]

So many final week thrillers...

and the 9WINdiana dream remains alive!

[ON Progressive]

Utah does get a nice 30 point win, covering the gargantuan -28.5 spread. Unfortunate that Oklahoma beat OSU though. I suspect whoever wins the OU-Baylor game is in.

[YE]

Hopefully we jump Utah this week at last.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Utah deserves it more than Oklahoma and I think that committee will see that and that if Utah wins the Pac 12 CCG they will be #4 (unless Georgia-LSU shenanigans ensue)

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 14 RESULTS

I won the week with 23(!) correct, missing only West Virginia-TCU and Kennesaw State-Wofford.

23 GeorgiaModerate
21 dfw, RINO Tom
20 Green Line
19 Dereich, Illiniwek, sjoyce, Sunrise
18 ExtremeRepublican, peenie_weenie, Sprouts
17 Jgibson
16 YE

The average score was 19.1, our best of the year.

There were five unanimous picks, all correct:

Central Michigan-Toledo
Indiana-Purdue
FAU-Southern Miss
Oregon-Oregon State
Florida-Florida State

There were six picks with a single dissenter:

Texas-Texas Tech
TCU-West Virginia (dissenter was right)
UCF-South Florida
Ohio State-Michigan
North Carolina-N.C. State
Arizona State-Arizona

Overall results:

258 sjoyce
242 GeorgiaModerate
238 Green Line
236 ExtremeRepublican
235 Dereich
234 Sprouts
226 Illiniwek
221 JGibson
212 RINO Tom
208 dfw, SunriseAroundTheWorld
145 1184AZ
98 YE
94 peenie_weenie
49 Ninja0428
17 Coastal Elitist, tmthforu94
13 Gorguf

[Santander]

So many final week thrillers...

and the 9WINdiana dream remains alive!

Memed into existence like the Trump presidency.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 15 FBS/FCS matchups

Friday, December 6th

Pac 12 Championship Game

#5 Utah vs. #13 Oregon 8 PM EST ABC

Saturday, December 7th

Big 12 Championship Game

#8 Baylor vs. #6 Oklahoma Noon EST ABC

Sun Belt Championship Game

Louisiana vs. #20 Appalachian State Noon EST ESPN

MAC Championship Game

Miami (OH) vs. Central Michigan Noon EST ESPN2

Conference USA Championship Game

UAB @ Florida Atlantic 1:30 PM EST CBSSN

AAC Championship Game

#21 Cincinnati @ #16 Memphis 3:30 PM EST ABC

SEC Championship Game

#4 Georgia vs. #1 LSU 4 PM EST CBS

Mountain West Championship Game

Hawai’i @ #19 Boise State 4 PM EST ESPN

ACC Championship Game

#22 Virginia vs. #3 Clemson 7:30 PM EST ABC

Big Ten Championship Game

#2 Ohio State vs. #10 Wisconsin 8 PM EST FOX

FCS Playoff Round 2 (all games on ESPN app):

Nicholls State @ #1 North Dakota State 3:30 PM EST

Illinois State @ #8 Central Arkansas 3 PM EST

Albany (NY) @ #5 Montana State 3 PM EST

Austin Peay @ #4 Sacramento State 10 PM EST

Kennesaw State @ #3 Weber State 3 PM EST

Southeastern Louisiana @ #6 Montana 3 PM EST

Northern Iowa @ #7 South Dakota State 2 PM EST

Monmouth @ #2 James Madison 1 PM EST

[Santander]

Go Utah/Oklahoma/Ohio State/Boise

[Donerail]

Friday, December 6th

Utah vs. Oregon

Saturday, December 7th

Baylor vs. Oklahoma
Louisiana vs. Appalachian State
Miami (OH) vs. Central Michigan
UAB @ Florida Atlantic
Cincinnati @ Memphis
Georgia vs. LSU
Hawai’i @ Boise State
Virginia vs. Clemson
Ohio State vs. Wisconsin

FCS Playoff Round 2:

Nicholls State @ North Dakota State
Illinois State @ Central Arkansas
Albany (NY) @ Montana State
Austin Peay @ Sacramento State
Kennesaw State @ Weber State
Southeastern Louisiana @ Montana
Northern Iowa @ South Dakota State
Monmouth @ James Madison

[Gass3268]

Minnesota lost! All is right in the world!

[Illiniwek]

Week 15 FBS/FCS matchups

Friday, December 6th

Pac 12 Championship Game

#5 Utah vs. #13 Oregon 8 PM EST ABC

Saturday, December 7th

Big 12 Championship Game

#8 Baylor vs. #6 Oklahoma Noon EST ABC

Sun Belt Championship Game

Louisiana vs. #20 Appalachian State Noon EST ESPN

MAC Championship Game

Miami (OH) vs. Central Michigan Noon EST ESPN2

Conference USA Championship Game

UAB @ Florida Atlantic 1:30 PM EST CBSSN

AAC Championship Game

#21 Cincinnati @ #16 Memphis 3:30 PM EST ABC

SEC Championship Game

#4 Georgia vs. #1 LSU 4 PM EST CBS

Mountain West Championship Game

Hawai’i @ #19 Boise State 4 PM EST ESPN

ACC Championship Game

#22 Virginia vs. #3 Clemson 7:30 PM EST ABC

Big Ten Championship Game

#2 Ohio State vs. #10 Wisconsin 8 PM EST FOX

FCS Playoff Round 2 (all games on ESPN app):

Nicholls State @ #1 North Dakota State 3:30 PM EST

Illinois State @ #8 Central Arkansas 3 PM EST

Albany (NY) @ #5 Montana State 3 PM EST

Austin Peay @ #4 Sacramento State 10 PM EST

Kennesaw State @ #3 Weber State 3 PM EST

Southeastern Louisiana @ #6 Montana 3 PM EST

Northern Iowa @ #7 South Dakota State 2 PM EST

Monmouth @ #2 James Madison 1 PM EST

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 15 FBS/FCS matchups

Friday, December 6th

Pac 12 Championship Game

#5 Utah vs. #13 Oregon 8 PM EST ABC

Saturday, December 7th

Big 12 Championship Game

#8 Baylor vs. #6 Oklahoma Noon EST ABC

Sun Belt Championship Game

Louisiana vs. #20 Appalachian State Noon EST ESPN

MAC Championship Game

Miami (OH) vs. Central Michigan Noon EST ESPN2

Conference USA Championship Game

UAB @ Florida Atlantic 1:30 PM EST CBSSN

AAC Championship Game

#21 Cincinnati @ #16 Memphis 3:30 PM EST ABC

SEC Championship Game

#4 Georgia vs. #1 LSU 4 PM EST CBS

Mountain West Championship Game

Hawai’i @ #19 Boise State 4 PM EST ESPN

ACC Championship Game

#22 Virginia vs. #3 Clemson 7:30 PM EST ABC

Big Ten Championship Game

#2 Ohio State vs. #10 Wisconsin 8 PM EST FOX

FCS Playoff Round 2 (all games on ESPN app):

Nicholls State @ #1 North Dakota State 3:30 PM EST

Illinois State @ #8 Central Arkansas 3 PM EST

Albany (NY) @ #5 Montana State 3 PM EST

Austin Peay @ #4 Sacramento State 10 PM EST

Kennesaw State @ #3 Weber State 3 PM EST

Southeastern Louisiana @ #6 Montana 3 PM EST

Northern Iowa @ #7 South Dakota State 2 PM EST

Monmouth @ #2 James Madison 1 PM EST

[RINO Tom]

FRIDAY 12/6

Utah vs. Oregon

SATURDAY 12/7

Baylor vs. Oklahoma
Louisiana vs. Appalachian State
Miami (OH) vs. Central Michigan
UAB at FAU
Cincinnati at Memphis
Georgia vs. LSU
Hawaii at Boise State
Virginia vs. Clemson
Ohio State vs. Wisconsin

FCS PLAYOFFS

Nicholls State at North Dakota State
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Albany at Montana State
Austin Peay at Sacramento State
Kennesaw State at Weber State
Southeastern Louisiana at Montana
Northern Iowa at South Dakota State
Monmouth at James Madison

[100% pro-life no matter what]

I'm so angry at this committee's anti-SEC bias.  A motivated Auburn or Alabama team would wipe the floor with teams like Penn State, Baylor, Utah, and Wisconsin.  That they are ranked above those SEC teams shows that the committee still doesn't understand that the top half of the SEC is miles above any other conference.  SEC teams shouldn't be penalized for playing each other.  It's just like the ACC in basketball most years- an under .500 team from the best conference is probably better than teams with good records from most major conferences.

Also, hot take- Texas A&M should be in the top 15-20 based on the fact that they haven't lost to anyone outside the committee's top 12 (or reality's top 10- playing it conservatively) and have crushed everyone else.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I'm so angry at this committee's anti-SEC bias.  A motivated Auburn or Alabama team would wipe the floor with teams like Penn State, Baylor, Utah, and Wisconsin.  That they are ranked above those SEC teams shows that the committee still doesn't understand that the top half of the SEC is miles above any other conference.  SEC teams shouldn't be penalized for playing each other.  It's just like the ACC in basketball most years- an under .500 team from the best conference is probably better than teams with good records from most major conferences.

Also, hot take- Texas A&M should be in the top 15-20 based on the fact that they haven't lost to anyone outside the committee's top 12 (or reality's top 10- playing it conservatively) and have crushed everyone else.

Texas A&M barely beat Arkansas and Ole Miss....

you might be the only person in the country that think the committee is antiSEC. They have 2 teams in right now (and honestly Georgia doesn't deserve it considering they lost to a team that was just nuked by Clemson). Alabama has 2 losses and Auburn has 3, they deserve to be ranked below Baylor and Utah etc for sure. Also, Wisconsin is going to be big 10 championship game and has looked good as of late, no reason for them to be below Alabama and Auburn either.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

I'm so angry at this committee's anti-SEC bias.  A motivated Auburn or Alabama team would wipe the floor with teams like Penn State, Baylor, Utah, and Wisconsin.  That they are ranked above those SEC teams shows that the committee still doesn't understand that the top half of the SEC is miles above any other conference.  SEC teams shouldn't be penalized for playing each other.  It's just like the ACC in basketball most years- an under .500 team from the best conference is probably better than teams with good records from most major conferences.

Also, hot take- Texas A&M should be in the top 15-20 based on the fact that they haven't lost to anyone outside the committee's top 12 (or reality's top 10- playing it conservatively) and have crushed everyone else.

Texas A&M barely beat Arkansas and Ole Miss....

you might be the only person in the country that think the committee is antiSEC. They have 2 teams in right now (and honestly Georgia doesn't deserve it considering they lost to a team that was just nuked by Clemson). Alabama has 2 losses and Auburn has 3, they deserve to be ranked below Baylor and Utah etc for sure. Also, Wisconsin is going to be big 10 championship game and has looked good as of late, no reason for them to be below Alabama and Auburn either.

Let's let the computers take a look: http://www.espn.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings

The SEC has 5 of the top 7, Texas A&M is indeed a top 20 team, and 10 SEC teams are in the top 33.  Virginia, the second best ACC team, would be 11th in the SEC.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I'm so angry at this committee's anti-SEC bias.  A motivated Auburn or Alabama team would wipe the floor with teams like Penn State, Baylor, Utah, and Wisconsin.  That they are ranked above those SEC teams shows that the committee still doesn't understand that the top half of the SEC is miles above any other conference.  SEC teams shouldn't be penalized for playing each other.  It's just like the ACC in basketball most years- an under .500 team from the best conference is probably better than teams with good records from most major conferences.

Also, hot take- Texas A&M should be in the top 15-20 based on the fact that they haven't lost to anyone outside the committee's top 12 (or reality's top 10- playing it conservatively) and have crushed everyone else.

Texas A&M barely beat Arkansas and Ole Miss....

you might be the only person in the country that think the committee is antiSEC. They have 2 teams in right now (and honestly Georgia doesn't deserve it considering they lost to a team that was just nuked by Clemson). Alabama has 2 losses and Auburn has 3, they deserve to be ranked below Baylor and Utah etc for sure. Also, Wisconsin is going to be big 10 championship game and has looked good as of late, no reason for them to be below Alabama and Auburn either.

Let's let the computers take a look: http://www.espn.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings

The SEC has 5 of the top 7, Texas A&M is indeed a top 20 team, and 10 SEC teams are in the top 33.  Virginia, the second best ACC team, would be 11th in the SEC.

Hate to say this but the committee actually has better judgement than ESPN FPI lol

I don't think anyone should ever put a 7-5 team (which with a slightly different swing would be 5-7 with losses to ARKANSAS and OLE MISS both of which just fired their coaches) into the top 25. Committee is right on this one.

[ON Progressive]

LOL @ you taking a ranking with South Carolina in the top 50 remotely seriously.

[YE]

I'm so angry at this committee's anti-SEC bias.  A motivated Auburn or Alabama team would wipe the floor with teams like Penn State, Baylor, Utah, and Wisconsin.  That they are ranked above those SEC teams shows that the committee still doesn't understand that the top half of the SEC is miles above any other conference.  SEC teams shouldn't be penalized for playing each other.  It's just like the ACC in basketball most years- an under .500 team from the best conference is probably better than teams with good records from most major conferences.

Also, hot take- Texas A&M should be in the top 15-20 based on the fact that they haven't lost to anyone outside the committee's top 12 (or reality's top 10- playing it conservatively) and have crushed everyone else.

Considering Auburn barely beat Oregon, and Alabama's regression on defense and the fact that their best win is Texas A&M, it's hard to argue they'd wipe the floor with the said non-SEC teams. The SEC has five teams that are very good, yes, but the evidence just isn't there that they're on the same tier as say Baylor and Utah. There's a lot more parity in college basketball in general; the difference between a sixth place team and a second place team in any major league in that sport is small.