College football week 8 thread: Behind The Green Commodore

[Batman]

Indiana at No. 2 and getting first-place votes. Georgia Tech at 7. Vanderbilt a top-10 program.
What world are we in right now?

 

[micropolitan guy]

Penn State is 3-4 and has Ohio State and Indiana next. It might need that big win over Villanova to be bowl-eligible. Clemson might need its upcoming win over Furman.

Florida:

Muschamp
Napier
Orgeron

Indiana at No. 2 and getting first-place votes. Georgia Tech at 7. Vanderbilt a top-10 program.
What world are we in right now?

A far more interesting one than the one that always featured the usual suspects, that's for sure.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Indiana at No. 2 and getting first-place votes. Georgia Tech at 7. Vanderbilt a top-10 program.
What world are we in right now?

Yeah, Georgia Tech is 7-0. But a crummy call in Winston-Salem and a gift-wrapped game in Durham - Duke gave them 17 points (90-some-yard fumble return for a touchdown, a botched hold on one FG attempt, a missed FG attempt from a reasonable distance, then settling for three after multiple chances at the Georgia Tech 1) and then the Yellow Jackets scored two late touchdowns - doesn't have me convinced that Georgia Tech is Top 10.

I hope I'm wrong because the Yellow Jackets might be the best ACC representative in the CFP based on the season to date.

 

[maumann]

Gators are 111-74 since Urban left after 2010.
Is it a series a poor coaching hires, or is there something else?

Yes. And yes.

 

[I Should Coco]

Rank Navy you effing cowards.

Not saying it will happen. But if the Middies somehow run the table there will be some excuse to leave them out of the playoff party.

You beat Notre Dame? Doesn’t matter this year — the Irish aren’t good enough.

 

[Della9250]

Not saying it will happen. But if the Middies somehow run the table there will be some excuse to leave them out of the playoff party.

You beat Notre Dame? Doesn’t matter this year — the Irish aren’t good enough.

They run the table they get in as the top G5. They would have a win over South Florida as well in that scenario

 

[Della9250]

Yeah, Georgia Tech is 7-0. But a crummy call in Winston-Salem and a gift-wrapped game in Durham - Duke gave them 17 points (90-some-yard fumble return for a touchdown, a botched hold on one FG attempt, a missed FG attempt from a reasonable distance, then settling for three after multiple chances at the Georgia Tech 1) and then the Yellow Jackets scored two late touchdowns - doesn't have me convinced that Georgia Tech is Top 10.

I hope I'm wrong because the Yellow Jackets might be the best ACC representative in the CFP based on the season to date.

When was the last time Georgia l-Texh was a top 10 matchup, maybe top 5

 

[hickory_smoke]

Oregon is wearing Grateful Dead jerseys and hosting a tie dye out game!?! Take all my money.

Tie-Dye Brings Grateful Ducks Uniform To Life - University of Oregon Athletics

Not the first Dead collaboration with ducks.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Not saying it will happen. But if the Middies somehow run the table there will be some excuse to leave them out of the playoff party.

You beat Notre Dame? Doesn’t matter this year — the Irish aren’t good enough.

That’s one school that doesn’t define its season by the playoff. Service academies aren’t keen on January football because senior linemen have to drop a lot of weight by May in order to earn their commissions. (And that’s not a Whiskey Pete thing.)

 

[DanOregon]

I could see the college coaching landscape become like the NHL or the NBA where coaches move around a lot more. There was "serious-ish" talk of getting rid of Day last season unless he won the title after the Michigan loss and potential candidates were being floated for Alabama after DeBoer lost to FSU in the opener. They are both in the top 5 right now. It's going to get weird. The days of a coach staying 10 years in one place are going to be rare. Why tie up $60 million in contract guarantees when you could spend it on NIL right now?

 

[Neutral Corner]

They run the table they get in as the top G5. They would have a win over South Florida as well in that scenario

South Florida is very good on both lines. They're a tough nut this season.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

When was the last time Georgia l-Texh was a top 10 matchup, maybe top 5

I read on the Twitterz that GA Tech was ranked 7th only once outside the national championship year.

 

[wicked]

This is starting to remind me of 2007, where you had teams like Kansas, BC, Rutgers, UConn, South Florida and the like in the top three. BC was second and in line to be No. 1 in late October but lost to VT in a driving rain storm.

 

[dixiehack]

I have a soft spot for Georgia Tech but they are due to catch a loss before Thanksgiving. Haynes King runs for a billion yards at quarterback because they don’t really have any other consistent options.

 

[Cosmo]

This is starting to remind me of 2007, where you had teams like Kansas, BC, Rutgers, UConn, South Florida and the like in the top three. BC was second and in line to be No. 1 in late October but lost to VT in a driving rain storm.

No, Boston College beat Virginia Tech in that rainstorm. Source: I was there.

 

[HanSenSE]

RIP Muscle Hamster

Ex-NFL star Doug Martin identified as suspect who died in Oakland police custody

 

[dixiehack]

 

[tapintoamerica]

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Trolling/mocking the opponent has become a thing across all sports, apparently.

 

[DanOregon]

I don't mind it on social media, when its target is a a school or team - individuals though? It's tacky. And I love that Cal is getting some pub, but it's beneath them. The other thing with the website thing is as well.

 

[wicked]

No, Boston College beat Virginia Tech in that rainstorm. Source: I was there.

Sorry. I'm old. Apologies for the fake news.