Week 13 college football thread: Don’t It Make My Buckeyes Blue?

Damn. I was hoping for an Illini-Michigan rematch. As it is, Big Brett’s got his program on the right trajectory. Don’t think it’s a fluke.

 

Conversely, Purdue had to be licking its chops for OSU.

 

That was definitely the most bizarre eight-win season, in terms of week to week flow, I can remember in a while. Two weeks ago they were utterly debacled by a mediocre Florida team, and before that they had a loss to Missouri and a struggle win vs. Vandy. Then they come back and drive the stake through two playoff contenders. I had no idea until today that they were even closing in on eight wins.

 

A two-loss Bama team that doesn't win its division should never be in consideration. But they probably will be because that's how the Tide rolls.

And I'm not even so sure it was cannibalization in the Big 12 so much as teams just utterly collapsing. Oklahoma was a disaster. Oklahoma State was a top 10 team and 5-0 at one point and finished 7-5. Kansas was a darling for a hot minute and its only win in the past two months was against an equally fading Oklahoma State.
The SEC cannibalized itself a bit with Tennessee hurting LSU and LSU taking out Alabama. The Big 12's second best team has three losses, including one non-conference loss at home to a G5 team (admittedly a very good G5 team, but still).

 

Assume Michigan and TCU win next week. Who's the 4th if LSU has 2 losses and USC 1?

 

The guy holding the down marker at Bryant-Denny who was singing along to Dixieland Delight is a cards-playing buddy of mine from college.

 

Should be USC. One loss and a conference championship should trump two losses and a conference championship.

 

I think I agree with that, even tho USC's schedule was such dogshit.

 

LSU's wasn't much better. Even though it was Week 1 with a new coach, it lost its one marquee non-conference game. If you say Notre Dame and Florida State are about equal, then a USC win over Notre Dame vs. an LSU loss to Florida State is another point in USC's favor.
Plus, LSU's two losses were in what was essentially a home game vs. Florida State, and a blowout at home against Tennessee. USC's was in overtime on the road against a top 25 Utah team.
I have no great love for USC — the 2003 national championship debate still chaps my ass a bit — but by any objective measure a one-loss, Pac-12 champion USC vs. a two-loss SEC champion LSU shouldn't even be much of a debate.

 

Helluva game in Corvallis. Went from Oregon, 31-10, to Oregon State, 38-34 with about 5 minutes left. Ducks self-destructs. Beavers can't pass, but are ripping off long runs on every play. Ducks driving for a go-ahead score.

 

Beavers hold on 4 plays inside the 5. Now 3 minutes left.

 

... if only for The Battle of the Flourescent Uniforms.

(But seriously, helluva game.)