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Derek Mason and Bret Bielema, watch out. If you lose to Missouri in the SEC, the coach gets fired.

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JustAnEngineer wrote:

After Jeremy Foley allowed Will Muschamp to continue for more than a year longer than he should have, the Gators had a short hook for Jim McElwain.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... rd-season/
With Missouri coming up next week, the interim coach (likely to be Randy Shannon) has a decent chance at a W.

Placing any faith in Randy Shannon as a HC is an exorcise in futility. Great DC not so much HC.

JustAnEngineer wrote:

Associated Press, on 11/11 wrote:

Week 12 rankings:
1 Alabama(57) 10-0
2 Miami(4) 9-0
3 Oklahoma 9-1
4 Clemson 9-1
5 Wisconsin 10-0
6 Auburn 8-2
7 Georgia 9-1
8 Ohio State 8-2
9 Notre Dame 8-2
10 Oklahoma State 8-2
11 Texas Christian 8-2
12 Southern California 9-2
13 Penn State 8-2
14 Central Florida 9-0
15 Washington State 9-2
16 Washington 8-2
17 Mississippi State 7-3
18 Memphis 8-1
19 Michigan 8-2
20 Stanford 7-3
21 Louisiana State 7-3
22 Michigan State 7-3
23 South Florida 8-1
24 West Virginia 7-3
25 North Carolina State 7-3

This has to be the best Top 25 Ive seen in 17 years. I've been cautiously optimistic regarding the Canes this year. After their beat down of ND they still have to prove it to me and finish out their last 2 games. The Committee ranked Clemson ahead of them in the CFP standings which will further the narrative of them being underdogs. It's to bad Georgia lost to Auburn, I would have liked to see them meet Alabama undefeated for the SEC championship

Things didn't change much during cupcake weekend:

Associated Press, on 11/18 wrote:

Week 13 rankings:
1 Alabama(58) 11-0
2 Miami(3) 10-0
3 Oklahoma 10-1
4 Clemson 10-1
5 Wisconsin 11-0
6 Auburn 9-2
7 Georgia 10-1
8 Ohio State 9-2
9 Notre Dame 9-2
10 Texas Christian 9-2
11 Southern California 10-2
12 Penn State 9-2
13 Central Florida 10-0
14 Washington State 9-2
15 Washington 9-2
16 Mississippi State 8-3
17 Memphis 9-1
18 Oklahoma State 8-3
19 Louisiana State 8-3
20 Stanford 8-3
21 Michigan State 8-3
22 South Florida 9-1
23 Northwestern 8-3
24 Virginia Tech 8-3
25 Boise State 9-2

On 11/13, I wrote:

Derek Mason and Bret Bielema, watch out. If you lose to Missouri in the SEC, the coach gets fired.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... -8-season/

That UCF game was one of the most exciting I’ve watched all season. Not much defense on display consistently from either side. The last 5 minutes was great.

I don’t think our game today will be nearly as interesting.

I love rivalry week. Always full of chaos!

It also helps when we've won 12 of the last 13 games against Michigan.

CampinCarl wrote:

I love rivalry week. Always full of chaos!

Associated Press, on 11/25 wrote:

Week 14 rankings:
1 Clemson(27) 11-1
2 Oklahoma(24) 11-1
3 Wisconsin(10) 12-0
4 Auburn 10-2
5 Alabama 11-1
6 Georgia 11-1
7 Miami 10-1
8 Ohio State 10-2
9 Penn State 10-2
10 Texas Christian 10-2
11 Southern California 10-2
12 Central Florida 11-0
13 Washington 10-2
14 Stanford 9-3
15 Notre Dame 9-3
16 Memphis 10-1
17 Louisiana State 9-3
18 Oklahoma State 9-3
19 Michigan State 9-3
20 Northwestern 9-3
21 Washington State 9-3
22 Virginia Tech 9-3
23 South Florida 9-2
24 Mississippi State 8-4
25 Fresno State 9-3

The CFP needs to add a provision that if they are going to stay with a 4 team playoff that they must be a conference winner. Either that or scrap the whole thing, cut the 1023 bowl games down to 24 and go back to the old way of determining a national champion.

1vs 3
2vs 4 would be more desirable too

It has been obvious for a long time that an 8-team playoff is needed. The problem is that ESPN (Disney) controls college football and the bowl games. ESPN is interested only in generating television revenue. They do not care about determining a national champion.

Yes an 8 team playoff would be nice. In fact the bowls are already there. And those stadium owners could get a winfall if they would do this. You could even rotate the feeder bowls for this.

In either case /GODAWGSSICEMWOOFWOOF

I hope Clemson/Bama III is as insane as the previous two.

And I hope Clemson takes it all again!

College Football Playoff schedule
Monday, Jan. 1
College Football Playoff at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual
#3 Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) vs. #2 Oklahoma Sooners (12-1)
5 p.m., ESPN, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

College Football Playoff at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
#4 Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) vs. #1 Clemson Tigers (12-1)
8:45 p.m., ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

Monday, Jan. 8
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented By AT&T
8 p.m. ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta


Bowl exhibition schedule
Saturday, Dec. 16
Celebration Bowl
Grambling State Tigers (FCS Div I-AA 11-1) vs. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State Aggies (FCS Div I-AA 11-0)
Noon, ABC, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Troy Trojans (10-2) vs. North Texas Mean Green (9-4)
1 p.m., ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

AutoNation Cure Bowl
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-6) vs. Georgia State Panthers (6-5)
2:30 p.m., CBSSN, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Las Vegas Bowl
#25 Boise State Broncos (10-3) vs. Oregon Ducks (7-5)
3:30 p.m., ABC, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

GILDAN New Mexico Bowl
Marshall Thundering Herd (7-5) vs. Colorado State Rams (7-5)
4:30 p.m., ESPN, Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (6-6) vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-4)
8 p.m., ESPN, Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama

Tuesday, Dec. 19
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl
Akron Zips (7-6) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (10-3)
7 p.m., ESPN, Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida

Wednesday, Dec. 20
DXL Frisco Bowl
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6-6) vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs (7-5)
8 p.m., ESPN, Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas

Thursday, Dec. 21
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Temple Owls (6-6) vs. Florida International Panthers (8-4)
8 p.m., ESPN, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

Friday, Dec. 22
Bahamas Bowl
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers (8-4) vs. Ohio Bobcats (8-4)
12:30 p.m., ESPN, Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Central Michigan Chippewas (8-4) vs. Wyoming Cowboys (7-5)
4 p.m., ESPN, Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

Saturday, Dec. 23
Birmingham Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-6) vs. #23 South Florida Bulls (9-2)
Noon, ESPN, Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
San Diego State Aztecs (10-2) vs. Army Golden Knights (8-3)
3:30 p.m., ESPN, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas

Dollar General Bowl
Appalachian State Mountaineers (8-4) vs. Toledo Rockets (11-2)
7 p.m., ESPN, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama

Sunday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs (9-4) vs. Houston Cougars (7-4)
8:30 p.m., ESPN, Hawaiian Tel Federal Credit Union Field at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu

Tuesday, Dec. 26
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah Utes (6-6) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5)
1:30 p.m., ESPN, Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Quick Lane Bowl
Duke Blue Devils (6-6) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (8-4)
5:15 p.m., ESPN, Ford Field, Detroit

Cactus Bowl
Kansas State Wildcats (7-5) vs. California-Los Angeles Bruins (6-6)
9 p.m., ESPN, Chase Field, Phoenix

Wednesday, Dec. 27
Walk-On's Independence Bowl
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (8-4) vs. Florida State Seminoles (6-6)
1:30 p.m., ESPN, Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) vs. Boston College Eagles (7-5)
5:15 p.m., ESPN, Yankee Stadium, New York

Foster Farms Bowl
Arizona Wildcats (7-5) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (6-6)
8:30 p.m., FOX, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Texas Longhorns (6-6) vs. Missouri Tigers (7-5)
9 p.m., ESPN, NRG Stadium, Houston

Thursday, Dec. 28
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Virginia Cavaliers (6-6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (6-5)
1:30 p.m. ESPN, Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland

Camping World Bowl
#22 Virginia Tech Hokies (9-3) vs. #17 Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-3)
5:15 p.m., ESPN, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Valero Alamo Bowl
#15 Stanford Cardinal (9-4) vs. #13 Texas Christian Horned Frogs (10-3)
9 p.m., ESPN, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
#21 Washington State Cougars (9-3) vs. #18 Michigan State Spartans (9-3)
9 p.m., FOX, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Friday, Dec. 29
Belk Bowl
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-5) vs. Texas Agricultural & Mechanical Aggies (7-5)
1 p.m. ESPN, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Hyundai Sun Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack (8-4) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (7-5)
3 p.m., CBS, Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) vs. No. 20 Northwestern Wildcats (9-3)
4:30 p.m., ESPN, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Utah State Aggies (6-6) vs. New Mexico State Aggies (6-6)
5:30 p.m., CBSSN, Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
#8 Southern California Trojans (11-2) vs. #5 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2)
8:30 p.m., ESPN, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Saturday, Dec. 30
TaxSlayer Bowl
Louisville Cardinals (8-4) vs. #24 Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4)
Noon, ESPN, EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Iowa State Cyclones (7-5) vs. #19 Memphis Tigers (10-2)
12:30 p.m., ABC, Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
#12 Washington Huskies (10-2) vs. #9 Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2)
4 p.m., ESPN, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Capital One Orange Bowl
#11 Miami Hurricanes (10-2) vs. #6 Wisconsin Badgers (12-1)
8 p.m., ESPN, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Monday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
Michigan Wolverines (8-4) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4)
Noon, ESPN2, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
#10 Central Florida Knights vs. #7 Auburn Tigers (10-3)
12:30 p.m., ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Citrus Bowl Presented by Overton's
#14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) vs. #16 Louisiana State Tigers (9-3)
1 p.m., ABC, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida


With ten teams with non-winning records going to bowl games, we can conclude that there are at least five too many bowl games.
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kvndoom wrote:

I hope Clemson/Bama III is as insane as the previous two.

And I hope Clemson takes it all again!

Ditto!! Go Tigers!

kvndoom wrote:

I hope Clemson/Bama III is as insane as the previous two.

And I hope Clemson takes it all again!

I hope Clemson wins it all again too, although I'd be happy if OU or Georgia took it too.

I think UCF deserved a top-4 final ranking.