Sonny Corinthos

Props to Red Dog, who suggested just one regular season thread instead of a weekly one. The Polls are out and by no one's surprise LSU is the new #1. This is the AP Top ten.

#1. LSU
#2. Ohio St
#3 Clemson
#4. Alabama
#5. Georgia
#6. Oregon
#7. Minnesota
#8. Utah
#9. Penn St
#10. Oklahoma

https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings

In other news, Arkansas fires Chad Morris after going 4-18 in less than two years with the team. The Razorbacks were 0-14 in the SEC under Morris. Under the terms of his six year contract, Arkansas will be on the hook for $10 million dollars. The Arkansas Athletic department will make monthly payments to Morris through 2023.

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ris-4-18-start

Pharoh

Once again, Alabama over ranked. Haven't beat anybody yet, played poorly at home, and have a bad defense. Which, by the way, is not a one off. It goes back to last year and is only getting worse. Georgia and Oregon should be ahead of them. I know this isn't the playoff rankings, but can't help but think this legacy opinion is coloring things, including the committee's rankings.

I believe Georgia is one of the 4 best teams in the country, but what happens if they lose to Auburn but beat LSU in title game?

Bill Needle

This makes their buyout payments one of the five best paid coaches in NCAA football, coming in about where Dabo Swinney was getting paid at Clemson until his extension this year and about where Kirby Smart is at Georgia right now. That's how you win championships.

As I mentioned in the other thread, Arkansas was already paying Brett Bielema his buyout through the end of 2020. Then after paying about $4 million of the $12 million they owed him they stopped and claim he is not living up to the terms of the buyout.

So if you are wondering how they can afford to pay $6.5 million per year in order for two guys not to coach there, the secret is to stiff one of them.

Bill Needle

Week 12 broadcast schedule

Red Dog

They barely dropped. They are so over-respected by the pollsters. Same thing happens every year. Pollsters never significantly drop SEC teams when they lose.

Decker

That ranking feels very much like CFP insurance designed to keep them in the top 4 even if they don't get to play in their Conference Championship

Bacon

new top 4
CFP rankings
1 LSU
2 Ohio St
3 Clemson
4 Georgia
the Big 12 is not looking go for a playoff spot
'Minnesota with the biggest jump in the playoff era up 9 spots to 8th

namja

Go Aztecs!

This is the most boring MWC game I’ve watched in a long time.
But I used to follow the Aztecs when I lived in San Diego.
So I’ll still watch them when they’re on TV.

Deftones

Tua suffered significant hip injury and had to be flown to hospital. Saying it is similar to Bo Jackson's career ending injury. Oooof.

Red Dog

Really sucks for Tua.

I won't weep for Bama though.

Decker

Oh no, that is terrible

Red Dog

Nice knowing you, Minny. Though you still got a Rose Bowl shot. Thanks for beating PSU last week.

Meanwhile, UGA almost blew a 21 point lead at Auburn, but hung on.

Bacon

Red Dog

I don't know.

Baylor needs to blow this thing up for the committee to not "UCF" them. But then they have to play OU again.

Red Dog

LSU can't play D. They got rolled over. They'll make the CFP, but damn.

Bacon

Red Dog

Yeah, not good.

sleepyhead55

This is a total collapse by Baylor.

Red Dog

Good god, that was an epic collapse. Zero for Baylor in the 2nd half.

Sonny Corinthos

The College Football Playoff Rankings came out last night. Here's the top 10.

1. LSU
2. Ohio St.
3. Clemson
4. Georgia
5. Alabama
6. Oregon
7. Utah
8. Penn St.
9. Oklahoma
10. Minnesota

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...9/seasontype/2

Sonny Corinthos

Week 13 is upon us. It will be interesting to see how #8 Penn St vs #2 Ohio St plays out. If Ohio St loses, there's going to be a log jam of one loss teams the committee will have to sort through.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule

Bacon

the biggest game of the weekend has a kickoff when 3/4 of the country is still in the morning hours?
WTG Big Ten/FOX

Bill Needle

It’s hard for me to imagine PSU keeping it close let alone win @OSU after seeing how poorly they played @MN

Red Dog

Particularly if PSU's WR1 doesn't play.



I love these big games at noon on FOX. Spread them out.

Red Dog

Congrats to Akron. Didn't win, but got their first cover of the season.