College football week 14 thread: ATLiens

[dixiehack]

Presenting your Week 14 schedule. All times Central:

Friday
New Mexico State (+10.5) at No. 20 Liberty 6 pm CBSSN
No. 5 Oregon (-9) vs. No. 3 Washington (at Las Vegas) 7 pm ABC

Saturday
No. 19 Oklahoma State (+14.5) vs. No. 7 Texas (at Arlington, Texas) 11 am ABC
Miami (OH) (+8) vs. Toledo (at Detroit) 11 am ESPN
Boise State (-3) at UNLV 2 pm FOX
No. 8 Alabama (+5) vs. No. 1 Georgia (at Atlanta) 3 pm CBS
No. 25 SMU (+4) at No. 17 Tulane 3 pm ABC
Appalachian State (+6.5) at Troy 3 pm ESPN
No. 2 Michigan (-23) vs. No. 18 Iowa (at Indianapolis) 7 pm FOX
No. 15 Louisville (+3) vs. No. 4 Florida State 7 pm ABC

 

[Cosmo]

Very curious to see what the CFP rankings committee does if SMU and Liberty both win this week, at least in regards to that G5 NY6 spot. Would an 11-2 SMU with losses to TCU and Oklahoma jump a 13-0 Liberty that would be hanging its hat entirely on being unbeaten and beating New Mexico State twice at home? I don't think LU fans will like the answer.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Ducks are -9, not +9.

 

[HanSenSE]

The Mountain West's computer just gave the championship to the loser of the Boise-UNLV game.

 

[Songbird]

It's the Year of Cruces.

What a great season when 2 of the historically worst D-I football teams -- UNLV and New Mexico State -- are playing for conference titles.

UNLV: 250–375–4
Cruces: 440–664–30

30 ties? They might lead the nation in that.

 

[BTExpress]

Ties were pretty popular back in the day. Celebrated sometimes, even!

Navy and TCU lead with 57 apiece. USC and Georgia each have 54. Twenty-three teams have 50 or more ties.

 

[Songbird]

USC

The quote they used from John McKay after seeing that USC was going for the win on the Palouse ...

 

[Neutral Corner]

 

[goalmouth]

Participation trophies for everyone!

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Row the Bloat

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

Very curious to see what the CFP rankings committee does if SMU and Liberty both win this week, at least in regards to that G5 NY6 spot. Would an 11-2 SMU with losses to TCU and Oklahoma jump a 13-0 Liberty that would be hanging its hat entirely on being unbeaten and beating New Mexico State twice at home? I don't think LU fans will like the answer.

SMU probably gets in. But it's a tricky one without Preston Stone playing for the Mustangs.

And what if Toledo looks dominant? Could they jump Liberty.

 

[Cosmo]

I don't think so. Had Toledo beaten Illinois, I'd say yes.

 

[HanSenSE]

And the winner of one of the bowls gets this:

 

[Della9250]

Buffaloes roam: O'Neil latest QB to decommit

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

I remember being about 8 years old when our family started buying season tix to State U., and there was a game when they were down 3 to their fiercest in-state rival and in the Red Zone in the final seconds and they went for the TD and win instead of the FG and tie. They didn't make it.

In the parking lot after the game, someone rationalized how they wouldn't have wanted to tie, because a tie is like kissing your sister. A drunk co-ed walking by stopped and said, "I'd rather kiss my sister than kiss (rival's) ****ing balls!"

That's when I knew I wanted to be a college student for the rest of my life.

 

[Regan MacNeil]

And the winner of one of the bowls gets this:

Would actually be worth it if it were Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon. Strawberry is so ****ing basic.

 

[Songbird]

They're doing a Pop Tarts Bowl but can't bring back the Bluebonnet Bowl or California Raisins Bowl?

 

[dixiehack]

Yes I’d like to report a murder.

 

[Huggy]

They're doing a Pop Tarts Bowl but can't bring back the Bluebonnet Bowl or California Raisins Bowl?

The Bacardi Bowl?

 

[micropolitan guy]

The 0-0 tie between Oregon State and Oregon in 1983 - the final 0-0 tie in FBS history - is one of the most-celebrated games in the 100+-year history of the Civil War. It even has its own name - The Toilet Bowl.