BIG GAMES this weekend

Merganzer · Post by **Merganzer** » Sun Nov 10, 2019 3:59 pm

Games with playoff implications on Saturday:

https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/matchups/

Not too much respect for the Golden Gophers, though the "Coming off a big win" would fit here.
9-0 Minnesota @ 6-3 Iowa -3

A bad game against the other USC is keeping Georgia down. 8-1 Georgia -3 @ 7-2 Auburn

Oklahoma almost blew it against Iowa State, Baylor hasn't lost yet, 8-1 OK -9.5 @ 9-0 Baylor

Ohio State is @ Rutgers, Wake Forest @ Clemson, UCLA @ Utah, Alabama @ Ms. St, LSU @ Ole Miss. Indiana @ Penn St.

gogreen55 · Post by **gogreen55** » Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:07 pm

squintsdd · Post by **squintsdd** » Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:08 pm

Merganzer wrote:Games with playoff implications on Saturday:

https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/matchups/

Not too much respect for the Golden Gophers, though the "Coming off a big win" would fit here.
9-0 Minnesota @ 6-3 Iowa -3

A bad game against the other USC is keeping Georgia down. 8-1 Georgia -3 @ 7-2 Auburn

Oklahoma almost blew it against Iowa State, Baylor hasn't lost yet, 8-1 OK -9.5 @ 9-0 Baylor

Ohio State is @ Rutgers, Wake Forest @ Clemson, UCLA @ Utah, Alabama @ Ms. St, LSU @ Ole Miss. Indiana @ Penn St.

I predict Oregon will be at 6 this week. Assuming Minnesota wins, Oregon will fall to 8 next week. If Baylor wins too they'll still be undefeated. I don't think the committee can put 2 undefeated teams behind a 1 loss Oregon that late in the season. If Oklahoma wins they'll certainly get a bump

Merganzer · Post by **Merganzer** » Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:31 pm

Penn State @ Ohio State -17 (9:00, FOX)… Ohio State is probably still in if it loses this one, Penn State is out with 2 L's

Minnesota -7 @ Northwestern (9:00, ABC)...They keep rowin' the boat, but took on some water last week.

Texas A & M @ Georgia -14 (12:30, CBS)... Not much of a chance for A & M, but Go, Jimbo!!

UCLA @ USC -14 (12:30, ABC}… It would help if USC kept winning and got ranked.

Texas @ Baylor -6 (12:30, FS1)… The more losses for Baylor, the less impressive win for Oklahoma.

StevensTechU · Post by **StevensTechU** » Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:44 pm

If those are the biggest games of the weekend, I won't mind being out hunting deer this Saturday. After PSU vs. tOSU, not much there.

RebelDuck · Post by **RebelDuck** » Tue Nov 19, 2019 1:29 pm

It’s a pretty blah weekend for the top teams. Aside from conference championships, the only big game is next weekend, Ohio St at Michigan.

UofDuck · Post by **UofDuck** » Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:57 pm

StevensTechU wrote:If those are the biggest games of the weekend, I won't mind being out hunting deer this Saturday. After PSU vs. tOSU, not much there.

Crazy that PSU is a 17 point dog to the Bucknuts.

nogerO · Post by **nogerO** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:55 am

Big games?

Duck07 · Post by **Duck07** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:05 am

nogerO wrote:Big games?

I mean there ARE the 5A playoffs inside Autzen this Saturday...

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:11 am

Penn State vs. Ohio State is not a big game? Talk about conditioned by ESPN to believe the world revolves around the SEC West.

Merganzer · Post by **Merganzer** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:32 pm

Phalanx wrote:Penn State vs. Ohio State is not a big game? Talk about conditioned by ESPN to believe the world revolves around the SEC West.

Yes. This is a big game, even though Ohio State is a heavy favorite doesn't mean the outcome isn't important. When a win virtually locks up one of the 4 places for Ohio St. the game is important. In the remotest of chances that Penn State wins? There's a chance that 2016 could repeat itself: Penn State beats Ohio State, wins the conference championship,,,and Ohio State goes to the CFP. Because the "eye test" says that Ohio State is one of the best 4 teams.

nogerO · Post by **nogerO** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:09 pm

Merganzer wrote:
Phalanx wrote:Penn State vs. Ohio State is not a big game? Talk about conditioned by ESPN to believe the world revolves around the SEC West.
Yes. This is a big game, even though Ohio State is a heavy favorite doesn't mean the outcome isn't important. When a win virtually locks up one of the 4 places for Ohio St. the game is important. In the remotest of chances that Penn State wins? There's a chance that 2016 could repeat itself: Penn State beats Ohio State, wins the conference championship,,,and Ohio State goes to the CFP. Because the "eye test" says that Ohio State is one of the best 4 teams.

The "eye test" is BULLSHIT! If you beat a team head up you're better than them until the next time you play them, period!

Merganzer · Post by **Merganzer** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:49 pm

nogerO wrote:
Merganzer wrote:
Phalanx wrote:Penn State vs. Ohio State is not a big game? Talk about conditioned by ESPN to believe the world revolves around the SEC West.
Yes. This is a big game, even though Ohio State is a heavy favorite doesn't mean the outcome isn't important. When a win virtually locks up one of the 4 places for Ohio St. the game is important. In the remotest of chances that Penn State wins? There's a chance that 2016 could repeat itself: Penn State beats Ohio State, wins the conference championship,,,and Ohio State goes to the CFP. Because the "eye test" says that Ohio State is one of the best 4 teams.

The "eye test" is BULLSHIT! If you beat a team head up you're better than them until the next time you play them, period!

I agree that the "eye test" is a concept that should be banned from any discussion; because it means nothing at anytime, for anytime. If a team beats another team it was better than them in that game. Period. Upsets happen. At the end of a season, the head to head can be included when the body of work is evaluated. The, "eye test" & "If's" are both incorrectly used in making cases for teams. The former deals in hypotheticals; "If (team) played (team's) schedule, they'd be undefeated" hyperbole; "they have so much talent". The latter; excuses: "if"( anything that happened, didn't happen, the result would've been different). Both are substitutes when actual results don't match up with your conclusion.

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Merganzer · Post by **Merganzer** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:17 pm

Ah, the eye test is alive and well for Alabama:

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66-3 over Western Carolina...without Tua. Amazing!!!!

maxduck · Post by **maxduck** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:28 pm

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