The last big week with a full slate of games. Who wins their divisions? Who gets to go bowling and where? Which coaches win enough to keep their jobs?
And of course the big question, can Scott Frost leave the bargirls alone long enough to add a Moral Victory National Championship to his self declared national championship from when he coached a team that actually understood that the team with the most points on the board at the end of the game is the winner.
Games start on Tuesday with a couple MAC games. If Ball State (5-6) can beat visiting Buffalo (4-7) they qualify for a bowl, hopefully someplace warmer than Indiana which means almost anywhere.
Western Michigan (6-5) is already qualified but a win on the road would prevent Northern Illinois (8-3) from winning their division outright.
Two games on Thursday, Thanksgiving day.
The big one is a cross state rivalry with Ole Miss (9) at Mississipi State (7-4.)
Friday many fans will be filling up on leftover turkey and enjoying a full menu of games including some huge rivalry battles.
San Diego State (21) tries to protect their ranking hosting Boise State (7-4) who started the season slowly and has come on of late.
Cincinnati (4) gets another chance to make a statement to the playoff committee at East Carolina (7-4)
North Carolina bragging rights are on the line as North Carolina (6-5) visits North Carolina State (20)
Saturday has a couple of huge games.
Ohio State (2) at Michigan (5) is one of the years biggest games even when it doesn’t have national championship potential on the line. This year both teams are trying to put themselves into the playoff so it should be one that is remembered for years.
With other top 23 match ups Oklahoma (10) goes to Oklahoma State (7) in a game for bragging rights in a state without much else to brag about and an outside shot at the playoff.
Usually Georgia (1) at Georgia Tech (3-8) is tough game, this year the Yellow Jackets are just trying to not be embarrassed.
Speaking of embarrassed MIchigan State (12) is hosting Pedo State (7-4) with two schools that redefined embarrassing behavior.
Penn State fell apart this season after a 5-0 start. Michigan State was flying high before choking on Purdue. They then gave a coach who has never won a post season game more money that they paid the individual victims of Nasty Dr. Nasser so he could go out and get beaten by Ohio State worse than they beat MAC schools to pad their schedules.
Can they do it? Can Nebraska (3-8) manage to master the art of close losses by losing nine games in a year by one score or less? Of course they can, losing is in their blood.
This year in pursuit of that Moral Victory history they finish their season at Iowa (16) a program that has beaten them by big margins and small.
PAC 12 rivalry games are highlighted by Oregon (11) hosting Oregon State (7-4). Can Oregon come back from the beating at the hands of Utah to hold off a solid Oregon State team.
Washington State (6-5) is at Washington (4-7), two teams with fired head coaches playing for the Apple Cup.
USC (4-6) and Stanford (3-8) are both likely to add to the PACs troubles this year by losing OOC games to BYU (13) and Notre Dame (6) respectively.
Locally Air Force (8-3) should be able to play all the seniors hosting UNLV (2-9)
Wyoming (6-5) welcomes Hawaii (5-7) into the barren waste on Laramie. For the Rainbow Warriors is that a road trip for a football game or a trip to another dimension. Fortunately for them the weather looks to be as nice as it ever is in late November there at 49 and sunny.
CSU (3-8) is visited by Nevada (7-4.) At least since most of the sheep fans have already given up on them there won’t be many there to witness the beating that officially ends their season.
UNC is already done but we knew that before the season started.
Local small colleges now come down to Mines hosting Bemiji this weekend after Western lost a close one to Nebraska Kearney last weekend.
And of course the big question, can Scott Frost leave the bargirls alone long enough to add a Moral Victory National Championship to his self declared national championship from when he coached a team that actually understood that the team with the most points on the board at the end of the game is the winner.
Games start on Tuesday with a couple MAC games. If Ball State (5-6) can beat visiting Buffalo (4-7) they qualify for a bowl, hopefully someplace warmer than Indiana which means almost anywhere.
Western Michigan (6-5) is already qualified but a win on the road would prevent Northern Illinois (8-3) from winning their division outright.
Two games on Thursday, Thanksgiving day.
The big one is a cross state rivalry with Ole Miss (9) at Mississipi State (7-4.)
Friday many fans will be filling up on leftover turkey and enjoying a full menu of games including some huge rivalry battles.
San Diego State (21) tries to protect their ranking hosting Boise State (7-4) who started the season slowly and has come on of late.
Cincinnati (4) gets another chance to make a statement to the playoff committee at East Carolina (7-4)
North Carolina bragging rights are on the line as North Carolina (6-5) visits North Carolina State (20)
Saturday has a couple of huge games.
Ohio State (2) at Michigan (5) is one of the years biggest games even when it doesn’t have national championship potential on the line. This year both teams are trying to put themselves into the playoff so it should be one that is remembered for years.
With other top 23 match ups Oklahoma (10) goes to Oklahoma State (7) in a game for bragging rights in a state without much else to brag about and an outside shot at the playoff.
Usually Georgia (1) at Georgia Tech (3-8) is tough game, this year the Yellow Jackets are just trying to not be embarrassed.
Speaking of embarrassed MIchigan State (12) is hosting Pedo State (7-4) with two schools that redefined embarrassing behavior.
Penn State fell apart this season after a 5-0 start. Michigan State was flying high before choking on Purdue. They then gave a coach who has never won a post season game more money that they paid the individual victims of Nasty Dr. Nasser so he could go out and get beaten by Ohio State worse than they beat MAC schools to pad their schedules.
Can they do it? Can Nebraska (3-8) manage to master the art of close losses by losing nine games in a year by one score or less? Of course they can, losing is in their blood.
This year in pursuit of that Moral Victory history they finish their season at Iowa (16) a program that has beaten them by big margins and small.
PAC 12 rivalry games are highlighted by Oregon (11) hosting Oregon State (7-4). Can Oregon come back from the beating at the hands of Utah to hold off a solid Oregon State team.
Washington State (6-5) is at Washington (4-7), two teams with fired head coaches playing for the Apple Cup.
USC (4-6) and Stanford (3-8) are both likely to add to the PACs troubles this year by losing OOC games to BYU (13) and Notre Dame (6) respectively.
Locally Air Force (8-3) should be able to play all the seniors hosting UNLV (2-9)
Wyoming (6-5) welcomes Hawaii (5-7) into the barren waste on Laramie. For the Rainbow Warriors is that a road trip for a football game or a trip to another dimension. Fortunately for them the weather looks to be as nice as it ever is in late November there at 49 and sunny.
CSU (3-8) is visited by Nevada (7-4.) At least since most of the sheep fans have already given up on them there won’t be many there to witness the beating that officially ends their season.
UNC is already done but we knew that before the season started.
Local small colleges now come down to Mines hosting Bemiji this weekend after Western lost a close one to Nebraska Kearney last weekend.
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