This Week in College Football 11/21 - 11/26

[Bored]

There's actually a MAC game on tonight but only on ESPNU. The other cable/ppv schedule probably isn't very accurate at the moment.

 

Network/Basic Cable TV Schedule

 

TUESDAY

Toledo at Bowling Green, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2

 

WEDNESDAY

Western Michigan at Northern Illinois, 1:30 PM/10:30 AM, ESPN2

 

THURSDAY

Pittsburgh at #11 West Virginia, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN

 

FRIDAY

#2 Texas at Texas A&M, Noon/9:00 AM, ABC

 

Arkansas at #4 LSU, 2:30 PM/11:30 AM, CBS

Arizona at Arizona State, 3:00 PM/Noon, FSN

Nebraska at Colorado, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC

 

#17 Wisconsin at Hawaii, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN2

 

SATURDAY

Maryland at N.C. State, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN

Iowa State at Kansas, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, FSN

 

#24 Florida State at #23 Florida, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBS

Virginia at #9 Miami, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC*

Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC*

South Florida at Connecticut, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC*

 

#19 Fresno State at Nevada, 7:15/4:15 PM, ESPN2

North Carolina at #5 Virginia Tech, 7:45/4:45 PM, ESPN

#15 Georgia at #21 Georgia Tech, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC*

#8 Notre Dame at Stanford, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC*

 

Other Cable/PPV Games

 

MONDAY

Miami of Ohio at Ohio, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPNU

 

THURSDAY

Kent State at Akron, 10:00/7:00 AM, ESPNU

 

SATURDAY

Tennessee at Kentucky, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, JP

Marshall at Memphis, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, CSTV

Syracuse at #20 Louisville, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPNU

Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe, 3:30/12:30 PM, GamePlan

Middle Tennessee State at Troy, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPNU

Boise State at Louisiana Tech, 7:00/4:00 PM, GamePlan

 

All Other Division I-A Games

 

SATURDAY

UAB at East Carolina

Cincinnati at Rutgers

Mississippi at Mississippi State

Tulane at Southern Miss

Arkansas State at North Texas

UTEP at SMU

Utah State at New Mexico State

Rice at Houston

Idaho at San Jose State

Florida International at Florida Atlantic

[Bored]

Hey look first bowl invite has gone out: Navy is going to the Poinsetta Bowl, played in San Diego, which is replacing the Silicon Valley Bowl. I know you're all excited.

[Guest]

I'll probably check it out.

[therealworldschampion]

Hey look first bowl invite has gone out: Navy is going to the Poinsetta Bowl, played in San Diego, which is replacing the Silicon Valley Bowl. I know you're all excited.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Good location for Navy, tons of Navy people in San Diego.

[Guest]

I'm going to the Holiday Bowl and probably the Fiesta Bowl.

[Bored]

Other bowl news, the Liberty Bowl is now trying to get Fresno State instead of Virginia. The WAC is going to have no problem letting them go as Nevada can take the freed up spot for them by going to the Hawaii Bowl and then Boise State can stay home for their bowl, MPC Computers Bowl. Fresno would get a better in opponent who is likely to be Clemson in the MPC but they get a bigger payout by going to the Liberty.

[therealworldschampion]

Oh yeah and if there is a God, Dennis Franchione will coach a good game for once and upset Texas...

[Failed Bridge]

God isn't going to be a fan of Texas A&M if he watches the sport.

[Damaramu]

If there's a god then Franchione gets fired after this season.

 

I hope that Auburn goes to the Cotton Bowl and beats Texas Tech down and hopefully the refs won't be there to save Tech this time.

I found out that 2 ref's on that crew were from Lubbock and 2 ref's on that crew were from Dallas. Hmmm........if you saw the end of the game you could tell that they were trying to give Tech the game.

I hope they all get fired.

[Guest Leelee]

Hey look first bowl invite has gone out: Navy is going to the Poinsetta Bowl, played in San Diego, which is replacing the Silicon Valley Bowl. I know you're all excited.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Silicon Valley CLASSIC.

 

It's not just a bowl.

[therealworldschampion]

If there's a god then Franchione gets fired after this season.

 

I hope that Auburn goes to the Cotton Bowl and beats Texas Tech down and hopefully the refs won't be there to save Tech this time.

I found out that 2 ref's on that crew were from Lubbock and 2 ref's on that crew were from Dallas. Hmmm........if you saw the end of the game you could tell that they were trying to give Tech the game.

I hope they all get fired.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Probably, he's looking like quite the ass by leaving Bama high and dry like he did..

[Damaramu]

Well honestly he sucks. I mean Texas A&M has all the talent in the world and he can't do shit with them. They were horrible his first year, decent last year but they got crushed in their bowl game, and then this season they're disappointing as hell.

The guy needs to lose his job and Texas A&M needs to hire a real coach because there is no excuse to not have a good team. Especially with McNeil running the offense. But he's gone now.

[Edwin MacPhisto]

Other bowl news, the Liberty Bowl is now trying to get Fresno State instead of Virginia. The WAC is going to have no problem letting them go as Nevada can take the freed up spot for them by going to the Hawaii Bowl and then Boise State can stay home for their bowl, MPC Computers Bowl. Fresno would get a better in opponent who is likely to be Clemson in the MPC but they get a bigger payout by going to the Liberty.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Actually I'd be shocked if Clemson fell past the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte (formerly the Continental Tire Bowl! go tires! go cars!). Charlotte really, really wanted them last year since Clemson is so close and travels so well, but had to settle for UNC after Clemson and South Carolina pulled out of bowl games post-brawl. Conventional ACC wisdom seems to be that Maryland/NC State are basically playing for the MPC Computers bid this weekend--Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Virginia have all been out there recently, and won't be sent/picked again. The way traveling reputations and bowl desires sorts out, it's also a possibility that Boston College could be the second consecutive 8-3, top-20 ACC team to get chosen by Boise, leaving the NC State/Maryland winner in the Emerald Bowl.

 

FSU is the interesting case in this situation. The Peach would love to get them for Bowden/Spurrier, but is also interested in hometown Georgia Tech, who always brings a herd to the Peach. If FSU loses out and ends up 7-5, they might fall all the way to the Champs Sports Bowl, which would make Boston College almost a lock for Boise. Virginia, meanwhile, is aimed straight at the Music City Bowl and probably Northwestern.

[Guest]

Oh yeah and if there is a God, Dennis Franchione will coach a good game for once and upset Texas...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I've said it all season, so I won't back down. Texas A&M will beat Texas.

[Damaramu]

Oh yeah and if there is a God, Dennis Franchione will coach a good game for once and upset Texas...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I've said it all season, so I won't back down. Texas A&M will beat Texas.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

How do you figure though? That would be like Cal actually beating USC. It's just a huge mismatch and one team is clearly leagues better than the other.

[Guest]

This isn't some kind of blind Texas hate, because I really don't hate them. I'm sure you remember the season of the bonfire deaths. I don't think A&M was great that year either. It'll be A&M 24 Texas 21.

 

By the way, Cal did beat USC when USC had their best team.

[Damaramu]

This isn't some kind of blind Texas hate, because I really don't hate them.  I'm sure you remember the season of the bonfire deaths.  I don't think A&M was great that year either.  It'll be A&M 24 Texas 21.

 

By the way, Cal did beat USC when USC had their best team.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

This year's USC is the best USC.

 

And no way Texas is held to 21. A&M has nothing resembling a defense.

[Guest]

This year's is the best?

 

I wonder what Keary Colbert, Mike Williams, Herschel Dennis and many other players from that season would tell you.

 

I know that A&M doesn't have a defense, but in rivalry games strange things tend to happen.

[Guest *KNK*]

I know it's a long shot but does Miami University have a shot @ a Bowl?

[Bored]

There will be a few open bids so it's not impossible although I haven't seen anyone predict they'll go to one. One thing would help is Arizona State losing Arizona has that would open up another spot as ASU needs to win to become bowl eligible. Of course there are several other bowl eligible non-BCS conference schools who would be hoping for that as well.

[Damaramu]

This year's is the best?

 

I wonder what Keary Colbert, Mike Williams, Herschel Dennis and many other players from that season would tell you.

 

I know that A&M doesn't have a defense, but in rivalry games strange things tend to happen.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

This is the team that everyone is claiming may be the best offense and best team ever...so yeah I tend to think they're the best team.

[therealworldschampion]

This isn't some kind of blind Texas hate, because I really don't hate them.  I'm sure you remember the season of the bonfire deaths.  I don't think A&M was great that year either.  It'll be A&M 24 Texas 21.

 

By the way, Cal did beat USC when USC had their best team.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

This year's USC is the best USC.

 

And no way Texas is held to 21. A&M has nothing resembling a defense.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

It's a rivalry game, strange things tend to happen in rivalry games. Remember Ohio State and Michigan in 1996 when OSU was supposed to be unbeatable and Michigan wasn't that good at all and the Wolverines winning that game, in Columbus as well? This is pretty much A&M's bowl game and they will pull out every stop imaginable to try and upset Texas.

[Alro]

Maybe Kentucky can get thier first win in about 20 years against this shitty Tennessee team. Who am I kidding? They'll find some way to fuck it up.

[USC Wuz Robbed!]

This year's is the best?

 

I wonder what Keary Colbert, Mike Williams, Herschel Dennis and many other players from that season would tell you.

 

I know that A&M doesn't have a defense, but in rivalry games strange things tend to happen.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

This is the team that everyone is claiming may be the best offense and best team ever...so yeah I tend to think they're the best team.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Who's everyone? If Kingofthe909 and I don't think so, then clearly that's not everyone. Also Dama, you should learn not to listen to media.... remember OU last year or the year before?

[sfaJack]

It's a rivalry game, strange things tend to happen in rivalry games. Remember Ohio State and Michigan in 1996 when OSU was supposed to be unbeatable and Michigan wasn't that good at all and the Wolverines winning that game, in Columbus as well? This is pretty much A&M's bowl game and they will pull out every stop imaginable to try and upset Texas.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Won't happen. Texas has been held to fewer than 42 points once this season, by Ohio State. A&M is no Ohio State.

 

The Longhorns are totally focused and in full ass-kicking mode. If they suffer an upset (which they won't), it will be next week in the B12 title game. Not against the Aggies.

[Hogan Made Wrestling]

I'd say last year's USC team was better than this one. But it's hard to pick their 1-loss team ahead of an undefeated one.

 

I also had some uber-homer USC fan telling me about how the 2002 team was the greatest 2-loss team of all time, and that they should have been viewed as "co-champions" (whatever the hell that means) or some other such nonsense.

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Awesome; one of the only two football games that I watch all year (GT-UGA) will be on this Saturday, and the other (Army-Navy) will be on next Saturday.

 

Go Jackets!

Go Navy!

[Slayer]

It's a rivalry game, strange things tend to happen in rivalry games. Remember Ohio State and Michigan in 1996 when OSU was supposed to be unbeatable and Michigan wasn't that good at all and the Wolverines winning that game, in Columbus as well? This is pretty much A&M's bowl game and they will pull out every stop imaginable to try and upset Texas.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Won't happen. Texas has been held to fewer than 42 points once this season, by Ohio State. A&M is no Ohio State.

They could fall into the classic "farsightedness" trap though (i.e. looking ahead to the conference title game and/or national title game)

[Damaramu]

I'd say last year's USC team was better than this one. But it's hard to pick their 1-loss team ahead of an undefeated one.

 

I also had some uber-homer USC fan telling me about how the 2002 team was the greatest 2-loss team of all time, and that they should have been viewed as "co-champions" (whatever the hell that means) or some other such nonsense.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

What kind of crazy nonsense talk is that? Did they think they got screwed out of the national title shot or something?

[Damaramu]

Oh and now this Bedlam game scares me. Yeah OSU is shitty but OU can go about this one of two ways. They can take their anger out on OSU or mope about it and still have a hangover from getting screwed.