College football Week 5 thread: Shout at the Blue Devil

[I Should Coco]

I'm going to do a little digging later today or tomorrow on the B1G West's record vs. the East teams since the two divisions were established. I'd be shocked if the West has won more than one-third of those matchups.

So far this season they've won zero, although Iowa might (and I stress MIGHT) have a chance to break that streak later today.

I stand corrected ... thanks in large part to Rutgers, Indiana and Maryland being awful for most of the past decade, the Big Ten Worst, er ... West, hasn't done as badly against the East as I thought.

The lame Legends and Leaders divisions lasted only three years, 2011-13, during which time Wisconsin won two Big Ten Championship games (out of the "Leaders" division). In the nine seasons since, the East has swept the championship games, usually by a large margin, over the Badgers, Iowa, Northwestern and Purdue.

But in the regular season, the winning percentage of the B1G East is not that lopsided. According to this count by a Penn State football website, the B1G East only enjoyed a 77-70 edge over in head-to-head games over the past eight seasons of geography-based divisions (.524 winning percentage) – an average of about one more win per season since the conference switched from the Legend-Leaders format to East-West in 2014.

I will update this after looking at the 2022 season. And again, the East has won all the games so far this season.

UPDATE: The B1G East went 13-8 vs. the West in 2022 regular season games. So that makes the total since 2014 (nine seasons) Big Ten East 90, Big Ten West 78 (a ,536 winning percentage). Still far short of the .667 winning percentage I predicted.

If we add this year (assuming Michigan doesn't choke up a 38-0 lead at Nebraska), the B1G East is 5-0 ... making the total 95-78 heading into tonight's Michigan State at Iowa game. So the up-to-date winning percentage for the Big Ten East is .550.

 

[DanOregon]

If Georgia doesn't pull this out, they should probablly be dropped down to at least 10 - they'll probably be dropped even if they win. You get the sense that voters looked at their schedule - an absoulute dog-crud schedule - and figured they SHOULD finish undefeated with their talent-edge alone. This could be a year where the SEC champ is the no. 4 seed in the CFP.

 

[dixiehack]

Not sure if Georgia-Auburn or LSU-Ole Miss is the bigger September crime against God's intended sports calendar.

 

[micropolitan guy]

Things that bring a smile to my face:

Bowling Green is kicking the crap out of Georgia Tech, in Atlanta. Its only other win this year was over FCS Eastern Illinois.

 

[dixiehack]

Brad Nessler really selling it with the NWSL promo read. Feel the passion.

 

[dixiehack]

In the words of the announcer, UCF "has fallen apart like a $5 lawn chair." Went from a 35-7 lead to 35-33 with 90 seconds left and Baylor in field goal range.

 

[Batman]

In the words of the announcer, UCF "has fallen apart like a $5 lawn chair." Went from a 35-7 lead to 35-33 with 90 seconds left and Baylor in field goal range.

And now they're losing. They'll never win another national championship playing like this.

 

[dixiehack]

And now they're losing. They'll never win another national championship playing like this.

That fourth down tho

 

[Batman]

Holy forkballs, what a ridiculous play to keep UCF alive. QB gets in trouble, scrambles back to his goal line, almost gets tackled for a safety, and throws a 40-yard rope for the first down. The receiver almost got tackled or fell short as well.

 

[Batman]

I saw the last two minutes of that game and feel like I'm out of breath.

 

[dixiehack]

Biggest comeback win in Baylor history. But that's not what you're here for.

 

[Vombatus]

Questions:

1) When did Deion have time to make all of these forking Aflac commercials? After the 3-0 start? Or prior to the season?

2) Watched NC St - Louisville last night. What in the heck were the Wolfpack fans jumping up and down to? I couldn't figure it out - all I heard from the band was some kind of thump thumping from the percussion section. Looked like idiots.