Playoffs are starting to come into focus. Some other team’s fans are just hoping to get through the rest of the season without further embarrassment or worse.
Nebraska fans hoping that nobody exposes them for the sham that they are. Penn State fans hoping that Ohio State and the rest of their opponents don’t do to them what their former assistant coach did to his victims. LSU fans hoping that their next coach speaks with a real Cajun accent so they can understand him, even if nobody else does.
Again the mid-week games aren’t much to get excited about unless you are hoping for one of them to become bowl eligible with 6 wins. With five games left for most teams many need to take advantage of every opportunity.
Tuesday Kennesaw State (5-2) hosts INEPT I mean UTEP (2-5) looking for bowl eligibility. Kennesaw has won five in a row, UTEP finally got a FBS level win, although beating Sam Houston probably shouldn’t count.
Wednesday’s Florida International (3-4) at Missouri State (4-3) matches two mediocre programs going different directions. FIU has lost 3 of their last 4, Missouri State won 3 of their last 4.
Thursday has Marshall (4-3) at Coastal Carolina (4-3) and Tulane (6-1) at UTSA (3-4.)
Friday night (25) Memphis (7-1) is at Rice (4-4.) Memphis has had close games the last couple weeks in a win and a loss. Rice finally got a win over a bad Connecticut team following three losses. Memphis pushing for the G5 bid to the playoff.
More interesting and competitive than that game should be North Carolina (2-5) at Clemson (3-5.) Clemson at this point of the season is usually concerned about winning the conference and playoff seeding. This year Dabo’s magic seems to be gone because after winning 3 of their first 4 they have lost 4 in a row, and they haven’t been close. As bad as things are for Clemson they didn’t pay a washed up senior citizen a 5 year $50 million contract to bring his stripper girlfriend in and put a team on the field that looks totally lost.
Saturday morning starts with a game that was expected at the start of the season to have big playoff implications that now doesn’t and one that could have those implications that nobody expected.
Many people thought that Penn State (3-4) at (1) Ohio State (7-0) would be PSU coach James Franklin’s chance to beat a highly ranked team and take a lead in the conference. Instead Franklin is gone as are Pedo States hopes for this year.
Instead the big game to open the day is (9)Vanderbilt (7-1) at (20) Texas (6-2.) Texas needs a win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive. A win by Vandy would put them in prime position.
A slightly later start gives us an important Big 12 game. (17)Cincinnati (7-1) is at (24) Utah (6-2.) Wonder if Cincinnati is regretting selling their opening home game to the fuskers. Had they kept it in Ohio they might be 8-0 right now.
The mid-afternoon schedule doesn’t have the same level of interest or importance. Most significant or best games might include an upset setup.
(5)Georgia (6-1) is at Florida (3-4.) Georgia is in position for the playoff, Florida is just trying to save some dignity after their coach got fired. Gators have won 2 of their last 3.
(16)Louisville (6-1) is at Virginia Tech (3-5) trying to avoid the upset that would take them out of the playoff race. Hokies have already fired their coach and a win here would be a big boost for them.
Early evening picks the excitement level back up. (18)Oklahoma (6-2) at (14)Tennessee (6-2) has two teams holding on to slim playoff hopes. Sooners have lost two of the last three, Volunteers lost to Bama two weeks ago.
Meth vs. the movies, beaches vs. B.S. (23)Southern Cal (5-2) is in Stinkoln to play Nebraska (6-2.) This is a tougher opponent than most on Nebraska’s ridiculously soft schedule.
Late night game, shockingly with some different teams, is Hawaii (6-2) at San Jose State (2-5.)
Hawaii plays much better on the islands, San Jose generally doesn’t play well anywhere.
For the garbage game of the week it’s hard to be worse than Louisiana (2-6) “Lousy Anna” at Gone South Alabama (2-6) but there is one. Kansas is bad at (4-4) including a couple of weak wins against overmatched opponents. Horrible is Oklahoma State (1-7) with their only win against a bad FCS team in the opener and losing every game since by a combined score of 304-89. With this bunch they did coach Mike Gundy a favor by firing him early.
Blowout of the week look for (12) Notre Dame (5-2) at Boston College (1-7.) Irish holding on to hope for a playoff spot and looking for style points. BC holding on to the illusion that they are actually a BCS level team.
Locally CSU has been playing like they forgot to show up for the game. This week they actually don’t have one. At least they can’t lose another one.
The big game is Army (3-4) at the Air Force (2-5.) Falcons coming off a bye week following a big win against Wyoming. Army has won two of their last three. In service academy games much of that is meaningless. These games are the most important on their schedules. The game is also the early national broadcast on CBS.
New Mexico (5-3) is at UNLV (6-1) looking for that sixth win and bowl qualification in what for the Lobos has been a great season.
Wyoming (4-4) with a tough task at San Diego State (6-1.) Aztecs have been on a roll, at least the Cowboys get to enjoy a warm weekend before the Laramie winter hits.
Big weekend for the lower division schools
It doesn’t get easier for Northern Colorado. Last they showed well in a loss to #6 UC Davis, this week the Bears (3-5) host (4)Montana State (6-2.)
In a Tale of Two Football Games with apologies to Charles Dickens the RMAC has the best of times and the worst of times this week.
The best, the game that almost certainly decides the conference champion and earns a high seed in the D2 playoffs. (7)CSU Pueblo (7-1,6-0) goes into the mountains to face (6)Western Colorado (8-0,6-0.)
The worst, in the game to determine last place in the conference Adams State (0-8,0-6) plays at rival Fort Lewis (1-7,0-6) to determine who stays out of the pit for this year.
Much less at stake but Colorado Mines (5-3,3-3) hosts New Mexico Highlands (5-3,3-3.)
Colorado Mesa (4-4,3-3) is at Black Hills State (1-7,1-5.)
Nebraska fans hoping that nobody exposes them for the sham that they are. Penn State fans hoping that Ohio State and the rest of their opponents don’t do to them what their former assistant coach did to his victims. LSU fans hoping that their next coach speaks with a real Cajun accent so they can understand him, even if nobody else does.
Again the mid-week games aren’t much to get excited about unless you are hoping for one of them to become bowl eligible with 6 wins. With five games left for most teams many need to take advantage of every opportunity.
Tuesday Kennesaw State (5-2) hosts INEPT I mean UTEP (2-5) looking for bowl eligibility. Kennesaw has won five in a row, UTEP finally got a FBS level win, although beating Sam Houston probably shouldn’t count.
Wednesday’s Florida International (3-4) at Missouri State (4-3) matches two mediocre programs going different directions. FIU has lost 3 of their last 4, Missouri State won 3 of their last 4.
Thursday has Marshall (4-3) at Coastal Carolina (4-3) and Tulane (6-1) at UTSA (3-4.)
Friday night (25) Memphis (7-1) is at Rice (4-4.) Memphis has had close games the last couple weeks in a win and a loss. Rice finally got a win over a bad Connecticut team following three losses. Memphis pushing for the G5 bid to the playoff.
More interesting and competitive than that game should be North Carolina (2-5) at Clemson (3-5.) Clemson at this point of the season is usually concerned about winning the conference and playoff seeding. This year Dabo’s magic seems to be gone because after winning 3 of their first 4 they have lost 4 in a row, and they haven’t been close. As bad as things are for Clemson they didn’t pay a washed up senior citizen a 5 year $50 million contract to bring his stripper girlfriend in and put a team on the field that looks totally lost.
Saturday morning starts with a game that was expected at the start of the season to have big playoff implications that now doesn’t and one that could have those implications that nobody expected.
Many people thought that Penn State (3-4) at (1) Ohio State (7-0) would be PSU coach James Franklin’s chance to beat a highly ranked team and take a lead in the conference. Instead Franklin is gone as are Pedo States hopes for this year.
Instead the big game to open the day is (9)Vanderbilt (7-1) at (20) Texas (6-2.) Texas needs a win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive. A win by Vandy would put them in prime position.
A slightly later start gives us an important Big 12 game. (17)Cincinnati (7-1) is at (24) Utah (6-2.) Wonder if Cincinnati is regretting selling their opening home game to the fuskers. Had they kept it in Ohio they might be 8-0 right now.
The mid-afternoon schedule doesn’t have the same level of interest or importance. Most significant or best games might include an upset setup.
(5)Georgia (6-1) is at Florida (3-4.) Georgia is in position for the playoff, Florida is just trying to save some dignity after their coach got fired. Gators have won 2 of their last 3.
(16)Louisville (6-1) is at Virginia Tech (3-5) trying to avoid the upset that would take them out of the playoff race. Hokies have already fired their coach and a win here would be a big boost for them.
Early evening picks the excitement level back up. (18)Oklahoma (6-2) at (14)Tennessee (6-2) has two teams holding on to slim playoff hopes. Sooners have lost two of the last three, Volunteers lost to Bama two weeks ago.
Meth vs. the movies, beaches vs. B.S. (23)Southern Cal (5-2) is in Stinkoln to play Nebraska (6-2.) This is a tougher opponent than most on Nebraska’s ridiculously soft schedule.
Late night game, shockingly with some different teams, is Hawaii (6-2) at San Jose State (2-5.)
Hawaii plays much better on the islands, San Jose generally doesn’t play well anywhere.
For the garbage game of the week it’s hard to be worse than Louisiana (2-6) “Lousy Anna” at Gone South Alabama (2-6) but there is one. Kansas is bad at (4-4) including a couple of weak wins against overmatched opponents. Horrible is Oklahoma State (1-7) with their only win against a bad FCS team in the opener and losing every game since by a combined score of 304-89. With this bunch they did coach Mike Gundy a favor by firing him early.
Blowout of the week look for (12) Notre Dame (5-2) at Boston College (1-7.) Irish holding on to hope for a playoff spot and looking for style points. BC holding on to the illusion that they are actually a BCS level team.
Locally CSU has been playing like they forgot to show up for the game. This week they actually don’t have one. At least they can’t lose another one.
The big game is Army (3-4) at the Air Force (2-5.) Falcons coming off a bye week following a big win against Wyoming. Army has won two of their last three. In service academy games much of that is meaningless. These games are the most important on their schedules. The game is also the early national broadcast on CBS.
New Mexico (5-3) is at UNLV (6-1) looking for that sixth win and bowl qualification in what for the Lobos has been a great season.
Wyoming (4-4) with a tough task at San Diego State (6-1.) Aztecs have been on a roll, at least the Cowboys get to enjoy a warm weekend before the Laramie winter hits.
Big weekend for the lower division schools
It doesn’t get easier for Northern Colorado. Last they showed well in a loss to #6 UC Davis, this week the Bears (3-5) host (4)Montana State (6-2.)
In a Tale of Two Football Games with apologies to Charles Dickens the RMAC has the best of times and the worst of times this week.
The best, the game that almost certainly decides the conference champion and earns a high seed in the D2 playoffs. (7)CSU Pueblo (7-1,6-0) goes into the mountains to face (6)Western Colorado (8-0,6-0.)
The worst, in the game to determine last place in the conference Adams State (0-8,0-6) plays at rival Fort Lewis (1-7,0-6) to determine who stays out of the pit for this year.
Much less at stake but Colorado Mines (5-3,3-3) hosts New Mexico Highlands (5-3,3-3.)
Colorado Mesa (4-4,3-3) is at Black Hills State (1-7,1-5.)
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