College football Week 5 thread

[da man]

I just can't forking believe Rutgers and Maryland are going to the Big 10. I've yet to comes to terms with the the unholy alliance of:
- A dipshirt conference commish on the hunt for big TV markets full of displaced Midwesterners
- Two cash-starved state university athletic departments, where pro sports will always matter way more to the viewing public

And if they think that radical change in conference affiliation will raise their profile, has anyone heard from Missouri lately? Are they even still alive?

Missouri who?

 

[amraeder]

Missouri would have been a much better fit for the Big Ten than Maryland. And Syracuse would have been better than Rutgers.

As a Big Ten alumn, I would have loved to see Pitt join. But that wouldn't have added TV markets...

 

[Mark2010]

I just can't forking believe Rutgers and Maryland are going to the Big 10. I've yet to comes to terms with the the unholy alliance of:
- A dipshirt conference commish on the hunt for big TV markets full of displaced Midwesterners
- Two cash-starved state university athletic departments, where pro sports will always matter way more to the viewing public

And if they think that radical change in conference affiliation will raise their profile, has anyone heard from Missouri lately? Are they even still alive?

Missouri who?

Eh, I just think of terms of being competitive in key sports, academically and logistically, Missouri would fit much better with the Illinois' and Michigan's and Iowa's of the world than it does with the SEC schools.

 

[nmmetsfan]

Missouri's fan base is much more SEC than Big 10. The southern half of the state is just an extension of northern Arkansas.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Also, the checks are bigger in the SEC.

And they've also got a chance to be a basketball power in the SEC in a way they haven't been since the early 80s.

 

[Mark2010]

Vad Lee of Georgia Tech is worse at running the option than the guy from Wake Forest (Tanner Price). Option works well when your offensive line can actually block the opposing defenders. But when the defense is in your own backfield half the time, not so much.

 

[Thomas Goldkamp]

* Like LSU to win and cover at Georgia.
* Think Florida wins but Kentucky covers (13) against Florida. UF 0-3 ATS so far, just lost starting QB, best defensive player.
* Like Ole Miss to cover against Alabama. Alabama's defense is not a typical Nick Saban unit.

 

[Chef2]

Did anyone ever see Texas A&M (-3) at Arkansas posted anywhere?

 

[Songbird]

I think Sonner said it's in the 15- to 17-point range.

 

[JackReacher]

Scroll up, champ.

 

[Chef2]

I think Sonner said it's in the 15- to 17-point range.

But it originally opened at 3 (supposedly) went off for a while, and is now back on at anywhere from 14 to 15.5
Just curious to see if anyone got in at 3.

 

[Chef2]

Scroll up, champ.

Went right by it.

All apologies.