NCAA CFB - Week 12 Random Thoughts

[TheImmortalGoud]

BCS Standings

1. Kansas State
2. Oregon
3. Notre Dame
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. Texas A&M
9. South Carolina
10. Florida State
11. Clemson
12. Oklahoma
13. Stanford
14. Nebraska
15. Texas
16. Oregon State
17. UCLA
18. USC
19. Louisville
20. Louisiana Tech
21. Michigan
22. Rutgers
23. Texas Tech
24. Oklahoma State
25. Washington

 

AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS

1 Oregon (45) 10-0 1485 2
2 Kansas State (14) 10-0 1451 3
3 Notre Dame (1) 10-0 1382 4
4 Alabama 9-1 1259 1
5 Georgia 9-1 1223 5
6 Ohio State 10-0 1212 5
7 Florida 9-1 1089 7
8 LSU 8-2 1046 9
9 Texas A&M 8-2 1031 15
10 Florida State 9-1 1024 8
11 Clemson 9-1 907 10
12 South Carolina 8-2 848 12
13 Oklahoma 7-2 798 14
14 Stanford 8-2 766 16
15 Oregon State 7-2 556 13
16 Nebraska 8-2 549 18
17 UCLA 8-2 541 17
18 Texas 8-2 496 19
19 Louisiana Tech 9-1 374 19
20 Louisville 9-1 322 11
21 USC 7-3 297 21
22 Rutgers 8-1 179 24
23 Michigan 7-3 135 NR
23 Texas Tech 7-3 135 25
25 Kent State 9-1 93 NR

Dropped from rankings: Mississippi State 22, Toledo 23

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 79, Northern Illinois 77, Mississippi State 48, Wisconsin 26, UCF 16, Boise State 14, Cincinnati 6, Fresno State 6, Arizona 6, TCU 5, San Jose State 4, Tulsa 4, Utah State 4, San Diego State 3, Northwestern 2, Washington 1, Toledo 1

Notable Matchups:

Toledo @ Northern Illinois (Northern Illinois wins MAC West with win)
10 Florida State @ Maryland
22 Rutgers @ Cincinnati
25 Kent State @ Bowling Green (Kent State wins MAC East with win)
Central Florida @ Tulsa (Likely to be Conference-USA Championship game)
Iowa @ 23 Michigan
Western Carolina @ 4 Alabama
Jacksonville State @ 7 Florida
Wofford @ 12 South Carolina
Georgia Southern @ 5 Georgia
21 USC @ 17 UCLA (Winner of game wins Pac-12 South)
Wake Forest @ 3 Notre Dame
Ole Miss @ 8 LSU
North Carolina State @ 11 Clemson
Sam Houston State @ 9 Texas A&M
Minnesota @ 16 Nebraska
23 Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State
6 Ohio State @ Wisconsin
Utah State @ 19 Louisiana Tech (Utah State wins WAC with win)
13 Oklahoma @ West Virginia
2 Kansas State @ Baylor (Kansas State wins Big 12 with win)
14 Stanford @ 1 Oregon (Oregon wins Pac-12 North with win)
California @ 15 Oregon State

Television Lineup

 

Friday, November 16

8 PM- Florida International at Florida Atlantic (ESPNU) Adam Amin, Tom Luginbill

9:30 PM- Hawaii at Air Force (ESPN2) Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, Jemele Hill

Saturday, November 17

Noon- Iowa at Michigan (ESPN, ESPN3D) Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown

Noon- Northwestern at Michigan State (ESPN2) Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell, Maria Taylor

Noon- Florida State at Maryland (ESPNU) Tom Hart, John Congemi

Noon- Central Florida at Tulsa (FSN, FCS Central) Mike Gleason, Dave Lapham, Desmond Purnell

Noon- Temple at Army (CBS Sports) Ben Holden, Randy Cross, Brad Strimel

Noon- Indiana at Penn State (BTN) Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, J Leman

Noon- Houston at Marshall (CSS) Bernie Guenther, Chuck Oliver, Rachel Baribeau

Noon- Rutgers at Cincinnati (Big East Network, ESPN3) Eamon McEneaney, David Diaz-Infante, Paul Carcaterra

Noon- Western Carolina at Alabama (SEC Network, ESPN3) Mike Morgan, Chris Doering, Jill Montgomery

Noon- Arkansas at Mississippi State (SEC Network, ESPN3) Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Cara Capuano

Noon- Kent State at Bowling Green (ESPN+, ESPN3) Greg Frank, Tom Cole

12:30 PM- Virginia Tech at Boston College (ACC Network, ESPN3) Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood

1 PM- Wofford at South Carolina (Gamecock PPV, ESPN3) Andy Demetra, Brad Muller

1 PM- Jacksonville State at Florida (Sun Sports PPV, ESPN3) Larry Vettel, Nat Moore, Brady Ackerman

1:30 PM- Washington at Colorado (FX) Justin Kutcher, Eric Crouch, Darius Walker

1:30 PM- Georgia Southern at Georgia (WSB, ESPN3) Bob Neal, D. J. Jones, Zach Klein

2 PM- Alabama A&M at Auburn (CSS PPV, ESPN3) Andy Burchman, Ben Leard

3 PM- USC at UCLA (FOX) Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Julie Alexandria

3 PM- South Florida at Miami [FL] (ACC Regional, ESPN3) Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth

3 PM- Washington State at Arizona State (Pac-12 Networks) Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, Yogi Roth

3:30 PM- Ole Miss at LSU (CBS, cbssports.com) Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson

3:30 PM- Wake Forest at Notre Dame (NBC, nbcsports.com) Tom Hammond, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan

3:30 PM- Ohio State at Wisconsin (ABC/ ESPN2) Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, Quint Kessenich

3:30 PM- NC State at Clemson (ABC/ ESPN2) Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards

3:30 PM- Duke at Virginia Tech (ESPNU) Anish Shroff, Dan Hawkins

3:30 PM- Colorado State at Boise State (NBC Sports) Paul Burmeister, Rod Woodson, Anthony Herron

3:30 PM- Texas Tech at Oklahoma State (FSN, FCS Central) Ron Thulin, Brian Baldinger, Jim Knox

3:30 PM- Texas State at Navy (CBS Sports) Grant Boone, Todd Christensen, Sheehan Stanwick Burch

3:30 PM- Purdue at Illinois (BTN) Tim Neverett, Glen Mason, Rebecca Haarlow

3:30 PM- Minnesota at Nebraska (BTN) Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, Jon Jansen

3:30 PM- SMU at Rice (CSS) Dave Raymond, ND Kalu, Leila Rahimi

3:30 PM- East Carolina at Tulane (Cox, WITN) Tim Grubbs, Deuce McAllister

3:30 PM- Arkansas State at Troy (Troy IMG Sports Network) Sam Smith, Kelin Johnson

3:30 PM- Nevada at New Mexico (Comcast New Mexico, Charter- Reno) Jeff Siembieda, Kole McKamey

3:30 PM- Sam Houston State at Texas A&M (FSSW PPV, ESPN3) Ralph Strangis, Shea Walker, Will Johnson

4 PM- Wyoming at UNLV (Time Warner Cable SportsNet) Barry Tompkins, Jay Leeuwenburg

4 PM- Utah State at Louisiana Tech (ESPN+, ESPN3) Trey Bender, John Bunting

5 PM- UTSA at Idaho (KCWX) Sam Adams, Bill Ames, Jim Goodman

7 PM- Oklahoma at West Virginia (FOX) Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, Petros Papadakis

7 PM- Tennessee at Vanderbilt (ESPN2) Mark Jones, Brock Huard, Jessica Mendoza

7 PM- Syracuse at Missouri (ESPNU) Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb, Allison Williams

7 PM- Iowa State at Kansas (FSN, FCS Atlantic) Steve Physioc, JC Pearson, Laura McKeeman

7:30 PM- Samford at Kentucky (CSS, ESPN3) Matt Stewart, Cole Cubelic, Angela Mallen

8 PM- Stanford at Oregon (ABC) Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox

8 PM- Kansas State at Baylor (ESPN) Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe

8 PM- UTEP at Southern Miss (CBS Sports) James Bates, Aaron Taylor, Ron Gardner

10 PM- Arizona at Utah (ESPNU) Joe Davis, Kelly Stouffer

10:30 PM- BYU at San Jose State (ESPN2) Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Kaylee Hartung

10:30 PM- California at Oregon State (Pac-12 Networks) Ted Robinson, Glen Parker, Ryan Nece

ESPN3 exclusives:

7 PM- Western Kentucky at Louisiana-Lafayette- Jonathon Yardley, Forest Conoly

FCS:

Saturday, November 17

Noon- Yale at Harvard (NBC Sports) Randy Moss, Ross Tucker, Carolyn Manno

Noon- Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay (FCS Pacific) Kevin Ingram, Bob Bevlin

Noon- Towson at New Hampshire (Comcast) Brent Harris, Brad Jackson, Brian Jackson

Noon- Western Carolina at Alabama (SEC Network, ESPN3) Mike Morgan, Chris Doering, Jill Montgomery

1 PM- Lehigh at Lafayette (WFMZ, Lafayette Sports Network, FCS Atlantic) Gary Laubach, Mike Joseph, John Leone

1 PM- Drake at Jacksonville (CW 17) Cole Pepper, Steve Gilbert

1 PM- North Dakota State at Illinois State (NBC North Dakota, ESPN3) Brian Shawn, Lee Timmerman

1 PM- Wofford at South Carolina (Gamecock PPV, ESPN3) Andy Demetra, Brad Muller

1 PM- Jacksonville State at Florida (Sun Sports PPV, ESPN3) Larry Vettel, Nat Moore, Brady Ackerman

1:30 PM- Georgia Southern at Georgia (WSB, ESPN3) Bob Neal, D. J. Jones, Zach Klein

2 PM- Alabama A&M at Auburn (CSS PPV, ESPN3) Andy Burchman, Ben Leard

2 PM- Florida A&M vs. Bethune Cookman (ESPN Classic) Mike Corey, Jay Walker

2 PM- Indiana State at Youngstown State (my YTV, ESPN3) Chad Krispinsky, David Sess

2 PM- Mississippi Valley State at Texas Southern (KHOU 11.2 Houston's Bounce TV) Nick Strong, Lamont Williams

3 PM- South Dakota at South Dakota State (Midco Sports Net) Brian Shawn, Lee Timmerman, Kevin Fenney

3:30 PM- Montana State at Montana (ROOT, Audience Network) Tom Glasglow, Sherdric Bonner, Jason Stiles, Jenny Cavnar, Jen Mueller

3:30 PM- Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina (MASN, ESPN3) Evan Lepler, Nate Ross

3:30 PM- Sam Houston State at Texas A&M (FSSW PPV, ESPN3) Ralph Strangis, Shea Walker, Will Johnson

4 PM- Eastern Washington at Portland State (Comcast Northwest, Big Sky TV) Bob Akamian, Mouse Davis

4 PM- Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin (Southland TV Network, ESPN3) Randy McIlvoy, Rene Nadeau, Brooke Bentley

6 PM- Sacramento State at UC Davis (Comcast California, Big Sky TV) Roxy Bernstein, Mike Lamb, Dan Dibley

6 PM- Cal Poly at Northern Arizona (NAU-TV, FCS Pacific) Mitch Strohman, Kevin Stephens, Marc Buckhout

7 PM- Old Dominion at James Madison (NBC Sports) Todd Harris, Blaine Fowler

7:30 PM- Samford at Kentucky (CSS, ESPN3) Matt Stewart, Cole Cubelic, Angela Mallen

ESPN3 exclusives:

1:30 PM- Liberty at Virginia Military Institute- Mark Bryant, Lenny Batycki

1:30 PM- The Citadel at Furman- Darren Goldwater, Doug Chapman

NAIA

Saturday, November 17

2:30 PM- Bethel at Georgetown College (FCS Atlantic) Jim Tirey, Brian Riveb

[TheImmortalGoud]

These are my Bowl projections right now if the season were to end today.

 

Famous Idaho Potato - Bowling Green vs Utah State
New Mexico - Nevada vs Arizona
Poinsettia - San Diego State vs BYU
Beef O'Brady's - Ohio vs East Carolina
Las Vegas - Boise State vs Oregon State
New Orleans - Louisiana-Monroe vs San Jose State
Hawaii - Fresno State vs UCF
Little Caesars - Northern Illinois vs Utah
Belk - Cincinnati vs Georgia Tech
Holiday - Stanford vs West Virginia
Military - Arizona State vs Iowa State
Independence - Louisiana Tech vs Wake Forest
Meineke Car Care - TCU vs Minnesota
Russell Athletic - Rutgers vs Miami (FL)
Alamo - Oklahoma State vs USC
Armed Forces - Air Force vs SMU
Valley of the Sun - Texas Tech vs Northwestern
Kraft Fight Hunger - Washington vs Navy
Pinstripe - Baylor vs Syracuse
Chick-fil-A - North Carolina State vs South Carolina
Liberty - Tulsa vs Missouri
Music City - Duke vs Vanderbilt
Sun - Virginia Tech vs UCLA
Capitol One - Michigan vs LSU
Gator - Michigan State vs Mississippi State
Outback - Wisconsin vs Georgia
TicketCity - Purdue vs Ball State
Cotton - Texas vs Texas A&M
BBVA Compass - Toledo vs Ole Miss
GoDaddy.com - Kent State vs Arkansas State
Rose - Nebraska vs Notre Dame
Orange - Florida State vs Louisville
Sugar - Alabama vs Clemson
Fiesta - Oklahoma vs Florida
BCS Championship - Oregon vs Kansas State

[Senser81]

Jacksonville State @ 7 Florida

Glad this was included in the notable matchup section. After surviving their home game against LA-Lafayette (which the CBS update scroll simply called "Louisiana"), Florida follows it up with another tough one, this time against Jacksonville State at home.

[Senser81]

Here are some of my random thoughts:

*Why can't Tennessee win a conference game? It seems like every game they play is a close, high-scoring game, but they always end up losing? Do they make bad decisions at the end of games?

*Speaking of bad decisions at the end of games, when does Pat Fitzgerald of Northwestern have to give back his Coach of the Year awards? I've seen better late game pass coverage in Bill Walsh College Football.

*And speaking of not winning a conference game, when will West Virginia win a Big12 game? I think Brian Brohm had a more successful Heisman campaign than Geno Smith.

*Speaking of Louisville, they are no longer undefeated, if anyone cares.

*Speaking of no longer being undefeated, I'm glad Alabama didn't use a time out on 4th and goal and instead ran some crap play that was pretty much doomed from the start. Lets roll out to the short side of the field, and try to sneak a Bama WR into an area where a Texas A&M play is already standing. I don't get it. And props to the officials for making the call at the end of the game against Alabama. I think 95% of the officials in that situation would have given in to Nick Saban and picked up the flag.

*Speaking of Bama-A&M, why is the guy called "Johnny Football"? Kind of gay, no?

[FirstTimer]

* Louis Nix III made a Boston College player cry on Saturday. The legend continues.

[padman59]

* Louis Nix III made a Boston College player cry on Saturday. The legend continues.

Shows just how much BC puts into playing ND.

[FirstTimer]

Also, the ejection of Irish Chocolate and that BC player were maybe the weakest ejections I've ever seen in a football game.

[Maynard]

im glad to see ND playing well and in the hunt for the title. i can only pray that KS and loses and the polls allow Alabama to jump ND to play Oregon in the title game.
I do not want to see KS or ND in the title game

[FirstTimer]

im glad to see ND playing well and in the hunt for the title. i can only pray that KS and loses and the polls allow Alabama to jump ND to play Oregon in the title game.
I do not want to see KS or ND in the title game

[Jayrock]

Glad this was included in the notable matchup section. After surviving their home game against LA-Lafayette (which the CBS update scroll simply called "Louisiana"), Florida follows it up with another tough one, this time against Jacksonville State at home.

It's those rough SEC schedules man.... why do you think they're ranked in the top 10 all year?

* Louis Nix III made a Boston College player cry on Saturday. The legend continues.

What happened with his ejection? I was at the game and couldn't really tell, just seemed like pushing and shoving. Weird ejections.

Also, ND had 60% of the crowd in the stadium. It was a lot of fun. The "Manti Te'o" chants after his pick was epic as well.

[FirstTimer]

[FirstTimer]

It's those rough SEC schedules man.... why do you think they're ranked in the top 10 all year?



What happened with his ejection? I was at the game and couldn't really tell, just seemed like pushing and shoving. Weird ejections.

Also, ND had 60% of the crowd in the stadium. It was a lot of fun. The "Manti Te'o" chants after his pick was epic as well.

That was it.

[Maynard]

what i mean is that i like they ND matters again, being in the hunt and being undefeated is great for college football. But i dont want to see them in the title game because i dont think they are one of the top 2 teams. i dont even think they are 1 of the top 5 teams

[FirstTimer]

what i mean is that i like they ND matters again, being in the hunt and being undefeated is great for college football. But i dont want to see them in the title game because i dont think they are one of the top 2 teams. i dont even think they are 1 of the top 5 teams

[Maynard]

cmon...they have had a great season but forget about the polls. do you really think they would beat the likes of Alabama, KS, oregon, LSU, Florida, Georgia, A&M...i have a hard time thinking they will get by USC.

they are good, but not quite there yet