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College Football Week 14 (Rivalry Week) thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Steak Snabler, Nov 24, 2014.

  1. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    It’s rivalry week, so pretty much every game is interesting in one way or another. Here are the lines (all times Eastern):

    Thursday

    LSU (-2.5) at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m., ESPN (don’t think ESPN figured this would be for fifth place when they scheduled it)

    TCU (-6.5) at Texas, 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 (Longhorns could throw a monkey wrench in the playoff race)

    Friday

    Northern Illinois (+6) at Western Michigan, 11 a.m., ESPNU (NIU is MAC West champ with a win)

    Nebraska (+1.5) at Iowa, noon, ABC (I got nothin’)

    Central Florida (-12) at South Florida, ESPN2 (UCF would tie for AAC championship with win)

    Western Kentucky (+22) at Marshall, noon, Fox Sports 1 (Herd going for undefeated season, whatever that’s worth)

    Toledo (+23) at Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m., espn3 (Rockets are MAC West champ with win and NIU loss)

    Arkansas (Pick 'em) at Missouri, 2:30 p.m., CBS (Tigers are SEC East champs with win)

    Stanford (+4.5) at UCLA, 3:30 p.m., ABC (Bruins clinch Pac-12 South with win)

    Arizona State (+4.5) at Arizona, 3:30 p.m., Fox (UCLA loss would open it up for winner here)

    Colorado State (+7.5) at Air Force, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network (Rams can get into a Big 6 bowl with a win & loss by Boise State to Utah State)

    Virginia (-2) at Virginia Tech, 8 p.m., ESPN (ummmmm)

    Saturday

    South Carolina (+4.5) at Clemson, noon, ESPN (maybe there will be a fight)

    Kentucky (+14) at Louisville, noon, ESPN2 (Wildcats could be 12th SEC team to be bowl-eligible with a win)

    Georgia Tech (+12.5) at Georgia, noon, SEC Network (may or may be Bulldogs’ last game til January)

    Michigan (+20) at Ohio State, noon, ABC (hey, did you hear Michigan might fire its coach?)

    Cincinnati (-5.5) at Temple, noon, ESPN News (part 2 of the potential AAC clusterf***)

    Illinois (+8.5) at Northwestern, noon, ESPNU (both are 5-6, so this is a bowl-eligible bowl)

    North Carolina State (+7.5) at North Carolina, 12:30 p.m., ACC Network (zzzzzz)

    Michigan State (-13.5) at Penn State, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2 (playin’ out the string)

    Baylor (-24) at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2 (if TCU plays a close one or loses Thursday, Bears might shoot for 100)

    Mississippi State (-1.5) at Ole Miss, 3:30 p.m., CBS (also could be a playoff play-in game)

    Notre Dame (+7) at USC, 3:30 p.m., Fox (Irish might actually beat someone one day)

    Florida (+9.5) at Florida State, 3:30 p.m., ESPN (Muschamp was last coach to beat FSU, maybe he can do it again in his last game)

    Rutgers (+9) at Maryland, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU (a traditional Big Ten season finale)

    Minnesota (+13) at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network (Big Ten West championship game)

    UAB (-4) at Southern Miss, 3:30 p.m., American Sports Network (Blazers going for only 2nd bowl trip ever)

    Kansas (+27) at Kansas State, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1 (Wildcats trying to backdoor into Big 12 title)

    Connecticut (+20.5) at Memphis, 4 p.m., ESPN News (part 3 of the potential AAC clusterf***)

    Tennessee (-17) at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m., SEC Network (Vols could be 12th or 13th SEC team to be bowl-eligible)

    Auburn (+9.5) at Alabama, 7:45 p.m., ESPN (Tigers look to play spoiler)

    Oregon (-20.5) at Oregon State, 8 p.m., ABC (strange things can happen in Corvallis)

    Utah State (+10) at Boise State, 10:15 p.m., ESPN2 (Broncos win MWC Mountain with a win)

    Washington (-4) at Washington State, 10:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 (if you’re still awake by the end of this, you might have a gambling problem)
     
  2. amraeder

    amraeder Well-Known Member

    Said Minnesota's line last week vs Nebraska seemed high, and I was right. By a lot. So I'll say it again. This line seems high.
     
  3. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Minnesota football playing for a championship. That's really happening, right?
     
  4. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Arkansas is +10?
     
  5. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    No, they're a pick 'em. Not sure where Steak's number came from.

    I like Mizzou in a totally unbiased and objective measuring.
     
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  6. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    My bad. ESPN's odds page hasn't been updated for whatever reason, so I had to hunt for some of these. I read it wrong.

    It's fixed.

    However, if Arkansas QB Brandon Allen doesn't play, that certainly hurts the Razorbacks' chances.
     
  7. Layman

    Layman Well-Known Member

    Jerry Kill. Hella' good football coach.
     
  8. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Few years ago Gophs lose at home to Cruces State. Few years later, Big 10 power.
     
  9. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    I'll help you out, Steak:

    Friday
    Nebraska at Iowa: One last chance to see Bo Pelini go psycho on refs, players, assistant coaches, the media ... or all of them.
     
  10. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Baylor won't hafta shoot for 100. Against Tech's hideous defense, that's not too far of a stretch.
     
  11. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    If there's a question about the QB, I'm surprised there is a line posted.
     
  12. HappyCurmudgeon

    HappyCurmudgeon Well-Known Member

    The battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe takes on a bigger meaning this year.

    Arkansas beats Mizzou, giving us Georgia-Bammer SEC title game.
     
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