Official College Football Week 8 thread

[tarcone]

Mizzou could be in the NC game. Heard it here first.

[cartman]

The Sooners finally woke up and scored 18 straight to get a 5 point halftime lead.

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Nice job on the reverse double jinx, Jon.

+1

[JonInMiddleGA]

Nice clock mgmt by A&M

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Mizzou could be in the NC game. Heard it here first.

Actually, I heard it on the radio before the Georgia game, but it didn't pass the smell test then, either.

IF Mizzou makes the SEC championship game and IF they're still undefeated then they'll probably be in the conversation.

But beating a depleted Georgia team and a depleted Florida team, while personally thrilling to this Mizzou fan, doesn't spell "national championship contenders."

Still some work to do before I'm willing to have that conversation.

[Neuqua]

Jordan Lynch is now at 259 yards rushing and 3 TDs. Looks like NIU will remain undefeated.

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

If I'm Syracuse I'd seriously consider giving up football after this one.

It's pretty much the whole northeast. Syracuse, BC, UConn, UMass, Buffalo, Army (I give them a pass). And the worst part is all of them seem to have a hard on for old-school football and ex-defensive coordinators and won't hire a new coach who'll try something different. There are always going to be the inherent facility and recruiting disadvantages, and yet plenty of FCS schools make noise with high-octane attacks, but guys like Chip Kelly, Brian Kelly, Mark Whipple, Bobby Wilder all had to leave the area to get head coaching gigs. Even a guy like Paul Johnson would be a good hire because he would bring something unique and different, which is your best chance of beating teams with more money, fans, and better recruiting areas than you.

[BishopMVP]

Btw, Johnny Manziel should absolutely declare for the draft this spring. Not because I think he's ready for the NFL, or because I don't want to see him play college ball for 2 more years (I desperately do), but because his numbers are going to plummet when Mike Evans is gone and not winning 1-2 lobs in traffic per game.

[Solecismic]

I wouldn't be surprised if Michigan ended up not being bowl eligible at all this season. This is a very mediocre team.

Missouri? Some impressive results, but a rather lackluster non-conference schedule to overcome. I think they'd need to run the table to play in the NCG and would be a two-touchdown underdog to Alabama in the SEC title game.

[Karlifornia]

Bye, UCLA.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

Btw, Johnny Manziel should absolutely declare for the draft this spring. Not because I think he's ready for the NFL, or because I don't want to see him play college ball for 2 more years (I desperately do), but because his numbers are going to plummet when Mike Evans is gone and not winning 1-2 lobs in traffic per game.

and he may not survive 2 more years.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by Solecismic

Missouri? Some impressive results, but a rather lackluster non-conference schedule to overcome. I think they'd need to run the table to play in the NCG

Which is why, even though I'm thrilled that they've beaten two SEC power programs in a row, I'm not willing to get swept up in the talk

and would be a two-touchdown underdog to Alabama in the SEC title game.

In fairness, though, I think most of the SEC would suffer the same fate. Alabama's just a notch above the rest of the conference right now.

[Matthean]

Apparently going to the local game store and playing games versus having a heart attack keeping up with the Michigan versus Indiana game was the right decision.

[Thomkal]

Coastal Carolina wins an OT thriller against Liberty to remain undefeated 55-52. Came back from a 28-14 halftime deficit, to score the game tying TD and conversion with about 40 seconds left on a drive that had a successful 4th and 4 play to keep it alive.

In OT, both teams got TD's on their first drive, Coastal then settled for a FG on the second drive...and then blocked Liberty's attempt at a FG for the win! I'm pretty stunned at the win and just how successful they've been this season.

[JPhillips]

The "cannon" on the furniture dolly is lame.

[Matthean]

Remember when OSU beating Northwestern was Meyer's biggest win at OSU? As much as I hate Auburn, that team is slowly getting less fun to play against.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Did somebody from Washington steal from Arizona State or something?

[Matthean]

Interesting to see 'Bama use Drake more. This goes away from 'Bama's typical smash mouth running game, and it gives them two speed backs. I know Arkansas is terrible, but the duo is putting up huge numbers. If the OL continues to get better, any issue the offense has might be going away. The defense is only getting back to their norm.

[BillJasper]

Jameis Winston is damn impressive.

[JPhillips]

Winston is the real deal.

Tough for Clemson after the big UGA win to start the season. Could be interesting to see who plays ALA if both FSU and ORE are undefeated.

[mckerney]

Baylor out gains Iowa State by 540 yards in 71-7 victory.

[Matthean]

Ole Miss and LSU ited at 24 with Ole Miss driving with just over a minute to go.

[JPhillips]

Ole Miss deserves a win given how much money they spent on recruits.

[mckerney]

Why didn't LSU call a timeout immediately there?

Ball is snapped with :32 left, LSU lets it run down to :06 on 4th down with a FG coming up before using their final timeout.

[Matthean]

I wonder how many people would have bet the Iron Bowl would decide who goes to the SEC title game after watching last year's Iron Bowl.

[JonInMiddleGA]

This might just be as good a college football day, overall, as I've ever had.

Tennessee gives Butch Jones a signature win
Georgia Tech sets a new record for an ACC win (who cares? but still nice)
Georgia lost.
LSU lost.

I can't ask for much more out of a Saturday.

[SirFozzie]

Yeah, the SEC is upside down today (well, except for Bama)

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by mckerney

Why didn't LSU call a timeout immediately there?

Ball is snapped with :32 left, LSU lets it run down to :06 on 4th down with a FG coming up before using their final timeout.

Let me introduce you to Les Miles.

If I'm FSU, I'm trying to post 40+ on Clemson. It might not matter to the computers, but the voters will have to factor the score in if Oregon and Stanford are close.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by cartman

I think Texas broke Oklahoma. They are down to Kansas 13-0 in the 2nd quarter.

Yeah, it didn't end that way

(tho better than the 60-7 I was predicting)

SI

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by mckerney

With Missouri playing this well Kansas is beginning to look like a shoe in for an at large BCS selection.

SI

[JonInMiddleGA]

Wanna know how times change? Think about this:

Southern Cal played at Notre Dame today ... and best I can tell, virtually no one cared.

[cuervo72]

I flipped to it for about twenty seconds, flipped back and had that same thought. And it made me smile.

[Matthean]

Lou Holtz cared. I would say who he picked but that's like asking a southerner if they like sweet tea.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Matthean

Lou Holtz cared. I would say who he picked but that's like asking a southerner if they like sweet tea.

Y'know, even our diabetics drink that

[mckerney]

FSU following up winning 63-0 against a ranked opponent with 51-7 against the #3 team on the road. What are the chances they leap Oregon in tomorrows polls?

[Matthean]

Maybe Clemson should have seen if Bill Murray could have suited up.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by mckerney

FSU following up winning 63-0 against a ranked opponent with 51-7 against the #3 team on the road. What are the chances they leap Oregon in tomorrows polls?

I don't see it unless Oregon ends up right down to the wire or wins on some Pac12 officiating thing.

The polls are already going to be majorly fucked up tomorrow as it is, I don't see anybody being gung-ho to make that kind of change along with it.

[JonInMiddleGA]

From a friend (and diehard Dawg) on FB

Even the planes flying back into Athens tonight sound pissed

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by mckerney

FSU following up winning 63-0 against a ranked opponent with 51-7 against the #3 team on the road. What are the chances they leap Oregon in tomorrows polls?

I'm not sure I could easily pick one over the other, but Oregon's win over Washington doesn't look as good now with Washington getting beat three in a row with a really bad loss in there. Clemson at least beat Georgia when it was healthy. If I'm Oregon, I'm praying for the rest of the ACC since FSU seems to be in FU mode, and they have two games of note Miami and conference title game and the Florida game might be another game to pile on the SEC since Florida can't score against a stiff breeze. This is going to be the year the BCS is going to have chaos unless Stanford or somebody offers a gift up.

[Vegas Vic]

Originally Posted by Matthean

Clemson at least beat Georgia when it was healthy.

I would rank Alabama, Oregon, and Florida State 1-2-3 at this point.

Your analysis is spot on; when Georgia was at full strength, the Clemson win was (and still is) impressive.

Watching Florida State demolish Clemson 51-14 tonight on Clemson's home field convinced me that they deserve to be in the discussion for the final season of the fraudulent "BCS National Championship".

[Kodos]

So disappointed. We had a chance against Michigan, but Roberson's hand injury set off a chain of events that sunk us.

If we could have covered Gallon at all, we might have won.

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Winston is the real deal.

Tough for Clemson after the big UGA win to start the season. Could be interesting to see who plays ALA if both FSU and ORE are undefeated.

'Bama might have the worst SOS by the end of the season, so the computers could tip in the direction of Oregon and FSU. But I don't have any faith that the human voters will entertain that idea.

[Julio Riddols]

Originally Posted by Kodos

So disappointed. We had a chance against Michigan, but Roberson's hand injury set off a chain of events that sunk us.

If we could have covered Gallon at all, we might have won.

Agreed. Indiana's DC is apparently terrible. Can't let a guy go for 170 in one half then make zero adjustments.

[Izulde]

What I thought would happen, happened. Hopefully this doesn't affect team morale too much and we go into the battle for the Fremont Cannon fired up.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by britrock88

'Bama might have the worst SOS by the end of the season, so the computers could tip in the direction of Oregon and FSU. But I don't have any faith that the human voters will entertain that idea.

LSU will still have a decent record, and they are to my knowledge healthy compared to other SEC teams that got beat. Auburn may only have one loss when they face 'Bama. I'm aware that the schedule is rather soft considering it involves the SEC and an OOC one loss team, but I find it rather difficult for any voter to not send an undefeated two-time champ back to the title game. While impressive, people understand the FSU/Clemson score isn't something that would happen that often if they played 10 times. You give FSU cerdit, but you don't put them at #1 either.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

Agreed. Indiana's DC is apparently terrible. Can't let a guy go for 170 in one half then make zero adjustments.

Doug Mallory. He's the son of former head coach Bill Mallory. As far as I can tell, the name is the main reason he is on our staff. He's never coached a good defense.

[MizzouRah]

Congrats to Maty Mauk and the Tigers defense, fantastic game!

[CU Tiger]

Great game by FSU last night. Combine a great game with a folly of errors and that is what you get.

I told a friend last night if these two teams play ten more times FSU likely wins 7 or more of them but they don't score fifty again.

Stupid stupid fumbles and uncharacteristically poor passing decisions haunted the Tigers lat night.

Let's see of this team really has exercised past demons and shows up next week in Md. If the Clemson team through the first 6 weeks shows up that one will be over early and ugly...if this loss hangs around it could beat us twice.

[CU Tiger]

Dola (because for some reason I can not edit my previous post )

I would not want to be a pollster today.

Bama, Oregon, FSU are your top three and a case could be made for any order there you wanted I suppose. But beyond that...who's 4-10

Stanford, LSU, mizzou, Ohio state, Miami, Baylor, UCLA, , Texas tech, auburn, and Clemson all probably in the conversation for those next 7....and who goes where...like I said glad I'm not charged with that task.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

Bama, Oregon, FSU are your top three and a case could be made for any order there you wanted I suppose. But beyond that...who's 4-10

Stanford, LSU, mizzou, Ohio state, Miami, Baylor, UCLA, , Texas tech, auburn, and Clemson all probably in the conversation for those next 7....and who goes where...like I said glad I'm not charged with that task.

I started dreading putting together my own Top 25 somewhere late in the day yesterday

That said though, it's actually why I do that every week, the exercise does cause me to really consider teams (and their resumes) far more than I would otherwise.