Thursday
Virginia Tech 16, Miami-FL 9 (halftime)
- Both these teams were ranked in the top 20 a couple of weeks ago. I'm old, so this game feels like an old Big East weekday night battle. Miami missed another PAT.

(14) Boise State vs. BYU
- Not their best team, but the Mormons are solid this year and have played a hell of a schedule. they lost to Utah, WVU and UCLA by a combined seven points, while beating the ghosts of Michigan State and Mississippi State. Taysom Hill hasn't been as electric as before, but having two bionic legs and being in your eighth year of college will do that to you. if Boise wants to run the table this is one of their stumbling blocks.

Friday
Cal vs. Oregon
- Two middling Pac-12 teams, but Bears trying to beat the Ducks for the first time in eight years. Is Helfrich really going to be done after this year? I know they are trending horribly but they did win 9 games post-Mariota last season. hell, Urban Meyer struggled after Tebow and had to "retire". Oregon has spent money like a blue blood program and considers themselves top tier, but I'm not sure how many elite coaching candidates want to go there. I guess they're waiting on Chip to get fired.

Saturday
(1) Alabama vs. (6) Texas A&M
- Trevor Knight is great in this offense and they have a legit running back (I thought most of Sumlin's guys have been system backs). But Knight still does some dumb shit a couple times a game and bama is feasting off mistakes this year. A&M's defense is going to have issues with Hurts breaking the pocket.

(10) Wisconsin @ Iowa
- I don't think Iowa is good, but going to Kinnick after a couple big game losses (and before Nebraska) could spell letdown.

(17) Arkansas @ (21) Auburn
Tigers are actually double digit favorites in this one, which I'm not sure I buy but they are coming off a bye.

(19) Utah @ UCLA
https://twitter.com/SWXLindsayJoy/status/788213643938717697

(23) Ole Miss @ (25) LSU
Ed Orgeron back to the scene of the crime. See below:

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from SI:

- During an early team meeting, he ripped off his shirt and dared any player to try to fight him.

- He required everyone at practice (players, coaches, managers, etc.) to dive on any fumbled ball. One pile ended with a dislocated shoulder for an assistant coach.

- He went through video coordinators the way Spinal Tap went through drummers. Working 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. isn't sustainable and usually turns counterproductive.

- He chugged Red Bull in the mornings and then charged through the offices banging on a bass drum as assistants tried to work.

- During a lightning delay against Wake Forest in 2006, he put the players through a full-contact scrimmage. The Rebels wound up losing 27–3. The Demon Deacons ran the ball on 53 of 58 plays.

- He wanted to fight reporter Steven Godfrey because Godfrey had reported accurate injury information.

- He demanded that everyone had to run at full sprint between practice stations. Offensive line coach George DeLeone, then a 56-year-old man and a 30-year veteran, would shuffle into post-practice interviews with ice packs around both knees.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/2/13/8029413/ed-orgeron-coach-lsu-ole-miss-usc

http://www.campusrush.com/ed-orgeron-lsu-tigers-head-coach-college-football-2055769747.html

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old assistant coaches and student trainers diving for loose balls among 300-pounders and elite athletes has me dying. in what world did that make sense for anybody.

but having a gotdamn PADS-ON SCRIMMAGE during a weather delay has to be the most hilarious shit I've read in weeks. you know every player on the team hated his fucking guts for the rest of that season.

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what a psycho

>from SI:
>
>- During an early team meeting, he ripped off his shirt and
>dared any player to try to fight him.
>
>- He required everyone at practice (players, coaches,
>managers, etc.) to dive on any fumbled ball. One pile ended
>with a dislocated shoulder for an assistant coach.
>
>- He went through video coordinators the way Spinal Tap went
>through drummers. Working 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. isn't sustainable
>and usually turns counterproductive.
>
>- He chugged Red Bull in the mornings and then charged through
>the offices banging on a bass drum as assistants tried to
>work.
>
>- During a lightning delay against Wake Forest in 2006, he put
>the players through a full-contact scrimmage. The Rebels wound
>up losing 27–3. The Demon Deacons ran the ball on 53 of 58
>plays.
>
>- He wanted to fight reporter Steven Godfrey because Godfrey
>had reported accurate injury information.
>
>- He demanded that everyone had to run at full sprint between
>practice stations. Offensive line coach George DeLeone, then a
>56-year-old man and a 30-year veteran, would shuffle into
>post-practice interviews with ice packs around both knees.
>
>http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/2/13/8029413/ed-orgeron-coach-lsu-ole-miss-usc
>
>http://www.campusrush.com/ed-orgeron-lsu-tigers-head-coach-college-football-2055769747.html

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

those last two throws up the sideline were beautiful. his production hasn't necessarily matched his early hype, but he's someone you want to watch every Saturday.

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can't run against seven-man fronts (3 YPC) and just gave up a sack on a three-man rush (5 tonight).

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this game is crazy as hell

thinking your punter can run 30 yards to the sticks from the back of the end-zone is the kind of thinking I want to see on Thursday night. Boise nearly gave the game away themselves with their 18 turnovers.

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That and attempting to kick the game winning FG with 15 seconds to go instead of trying to get a bit closer.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pST7RBkMCuw

Ole Ball Coach had a five-game winning streak against Clemson at the time

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Cal vs Oregon.

Cal hasn't beat Oregon in 8 years and we probably don't have the defense or any defense to beat them or anyone else the rest of the season. Our only hope is the offense can put up 70 and not turn the ball over.

A&M is a good team that will score. they have a good shot of upsetting the tide. trevor will have all the confidence in the world and why wouldn't he? hopefully that becomes over confidence and leads to bad decisions.

but bama should still when this game. the Oline needs to get it right tho. Cam hasn't been that great and garrett can make it a long day for him and Hurts.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

Bellotti pointed out the Ducks only have five men in the box against Cal's spread...that's an impossible alignment.

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this defense is almost impossibly bad.

obviously this is not all on coaching -- you can't be this bad without bad players -- but it's a tough look right after his Michigan stint.

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He coached the DL himself and by the time its said and done hes gonna have like 7 of his guys in the NFL

I thought this would work, and kinda still think it can. But outside of Mattison, every assistant he hired at UM was a bum. So there is that to consider.

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

safety and corner just doubled the receiver screen and let the slot run right past them for a TD.

21-0 Bears.

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and converting of course

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just throwing out the speed option to see if it would work against Oregon, and the answer is always yes

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Just saying

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

from their own territory.

high percentage they convert that 4th down and if u don't want to go for it at least send your punter out there. webb shanking it 10 yards put oregon right back in that game and prob should've lost.

hell, they got outscored 42-21 from midway through the second quarter until OT.

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CAL HAS THIRTY ONE POINTS in the first half.

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Maybe he needs more time tho.

I wonder how like their Nike father will put up with this losing before "changes are made"

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

Unless they don't think Helfrich is in the future plans

<-Fear Ameer

Lol @ the idiots who thought he was better than Jake Rudock

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

Wildcats turned it over three times (Texas had none) but also held the ball for 40 minutes.

Texas is 3-4, 1-3 in the Big 12 and will probably only be favored in one remaining game:

vs #9 Baylor
@ Texas Tech
vs #12 West Virginia
@ Kansas
vs. TCU

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Colorado playin pretty well

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It's good to be the king I suppose

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when people are running 50 yards and into each other

Noil got fucking destroyed though, wow

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But seriously, as you said, fucking destroyed

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copping pleas but I'll guess he's still hurt

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right now at Texas," one ESPN in-studio host just said


Smfh

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

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Doesn't help Garrett is still either hurt or has zero conditioning he's not gonna be a factor today unfortunately

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but only up 6-0 after a quarter. red-zone offense has been really bad; they keep moving the pocket for Hurts down there but the field gets really small when you do that.

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Huge hits in this game, Bama with these back-breaking 3rd down conversions on these drives and finally punching it in.

If A&M has another short drive this is gonna get ugly

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>Huge hits in this game

bama is just running away from A&M's defensive ends, either inside the tackles or zone-reading them on the outside. A&M has no force defender.

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When all these guys will be juniors with this much big game experience

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Don't fucking go three and out please score and make this entertaining

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that was the same safety that hit OJ Howard at the goal-line

and...A&M throws a pick on the very next play

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I don't think #6 should've been kicked out of the game for that

Bama with an immediate forced turnover GOD I hate this fucking team

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>I don't think #6 should've been kicked out of the game for
>that

he launched with his helmet on a crackback. you can't go low on a crackback either, but he led with the crown and went *right* at Harris' head.

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All with "Jr." at the end

Jesus Im old.

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

bama just shanked one from 29 yards. Ohio State, Clemson and WVU are the only playoff contenders with kickers in the top 40 for national efficiency.

bama (80th), Washington (85th), Michigan (94th) and Louisville (94th) are not very good at all.

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changed kickers after the second miss and the new guy whiffs on a 31-yarder.

7-3 Buffaloes.

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earlier this year

<-Fear Ameer

it's hilarious that Saban can find a five-star third string linebacker but has always had shitty kickers at bama.

Smart lucked out though, because Georgia's freshman kicker is pretty good. too bad about the rest of the team...

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But its hard to argue with saban on that. UM has signed 2 #1 kickers the last 4 years and now has a walkon kicking field goals instead of 1 guy doing all 3 (P/FG/KO)

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

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Hopefully A&M comes out 2nd half with at least a sustained drive.

amazing this is a six-point game at halftime.

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>amazing this is a six-point game at halftime.

These dudes have been living on the edge pretty much all year. Pretty much what you gotta do when you have someone as scattershot throwing the ball as Knight (that said heck of a drive to finish the half)

Wisconsin and Ohio State will completely take care of this Nebraska in the Top 10 stuff, maybe Top 25 in the next couple of weeks

Purdue is last against the run.....so throw it right?

<-Fear Ameer

it's just a process of elimination at this point. their opponents have won a combined 38 percent of their games. they've beat *one* power five team with a winning record -- Northwestern (who just got over .500 today).

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and people are losing their shit because of the Black & Gold reference but it's mostly true...

<-Fear Ameer

especially if Joseph Lewis, Avery Roberts, Tristan Gebbia, and Keshawnn Johnson Jr. among others are brought into the program

<-Fear Ameer

dropped it right in the bucket against very good coverage.

A&M somehow up 14-13.

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Alabama announces on PA that there is a water pressure issue in Bryant-Denny Stadium & for the 100K here to refrain from using restrooms

<-Fear Ameer

Mazzone and A&M up on Bama somehow, UCLA rushing for less than .5 years per attempt

senior linebacker mushing Hurts after a third-and-10 airball.

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They were almost in FG position when they got that targeting penalty and had that TD drive dear in the water

this Cardinal offense is so damn bad

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super smooth, with vision, and makes easy hard cuts at just the right time

three more years of eligibility

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"You can win with certainty with the spirit of "one cut". "Musashi Miyamoto

And he's a freshman ya'll !!!!! Love this ish! Roll Tide!
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"You can win with certainty with the spirit of "one cut". "Musashi Miyamoto

Tigers' defensive line is blowing up every single play

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http://i.imgur.com/vPqCzVU.jpg

Q. This will sound like second-guessing. It’s 14-6, you go for the field goal. You’re still going to need a touchdown. What was the thought process there?

COACH FERENTZ: You have to score twice. It gets down to that. Somehow, some way you’re going to have to score twice. If there’s a little bit less, fourth-and-two, something like that, we probably would have gone for the touchdown.

Q. 14-6, if you get the touchdown and the two-point conversion, you have a tied ballgame.

COACH FERENTZ: The situation we were in, we felt that was the best play. Fourth-and-five against these guys is not easy, especially down there in the red zone. We didn’t see that as a high-probability play. We’re going to have to get back there again. Kind of the thinking there.

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WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

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Our defense was actually pretty good until this game but they got absolutely dominated today, and our own run game is a fucking kangaroo court of the highest proportions. How a team with a bunch of 4 star offensive linemen and 4 and 5 star RBs is almost dead last in rushing the ball is beyond me.

- South Carolina squeezes past UMass (1-7) by six points
- Missouri lost at home to Middle Tennessee State
- Vandy tied with Tennessee State in the 2nd quarter

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Mustangs are actually kicking their ass right now, not even a fluke so far

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I loved the Morris hire but it hasnt yielded much

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

Houston looks dead out there. no energy all game.

Cougars hadn't played well the last two weeks, so I guess this was coming.

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http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/10/22/13368840/riley-bullough-targeting-maryland-msu

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are we thinking the Spartans rally the troops and give Michigan a game next week? or Michigan unloads three years of frustration and annihilates little brother?

I'm guessing the latter. could be close early because Michigan will be jacked up (their juniors and most seniors have never beaten Sparty) but this will end up ugly.

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The psychological effects will echo throughout the sparty fanbase for a long time. Actually they will probably just pretend they dont care and say they are just waiting for basketball.

The line should be around 30, and UM should cover easily.

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

And if you're satisfied with going 7-5 and going to the Poulan Weedeater Bowl, then great. Then you're in the wrong program and we'll find a place for you to go. I hear there's a private school up in Dallas that's really looking to try to get to seven wins. We can certainly find you a home. (c) Tom Herman

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Did not expect this......

<-Fear Ameer

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Good game. These wrs need to grow up quick




>Virginia Tech 16, Miami-FL 9 (halftime)
>- Both these teams were ranked in the top 20 a couple of weeks
>ago. I'm old, so this game feels like an old Big East weekday
>night battle. Miami missed another PAT.
>
>(14) Boise State vs. BYU
>- Not their best team, but the Mormons are solid this year and
>have played a hell of a schedule. they lost to Utah, WVU and
>UCLA by a combined seven points, while beating the ghosts of
>Michigan State and Mississippi State. Taysom Hill hasn't been
>as electric as before, but having two bionic legs and being in
>your eighth year of college will do that to you. if Boise
>wants to run the table this is one of their stumbling blocks.
>
>Friday
>Cal vs. Oregon
>- Two middling Pac-12 teams, but Bears trying to beat the
>Ducks for the first time in eight years. Is Helfrich really
>going to be done after this year? I know they are trending
>horribly but they did win 9 games post-Mariota last season.
>hell, Urban Meyer struggled after Tebow and had to "retire".
>Oregon has spent money like a blue blood program and considers
>themselves top tier, but I'm not sure how many elite coaching
>candidates want to go there. I guess they're waiting on Chip
>to get fired.
>
>Saturday
>(1) Alabama vs. (6) Texas A&M
>- Trevor Knight is great in this offense and they have a legit
>running back (I thought most of Sumlin's guys have been system
>backs). But Knight still does some dumb shit a couple times a
>game and bama is feasting off mistakes this year. A&M's
>defense is going to have issues with Hurts breaking the
>pocket.
>
>(10) Wisconsin @ Iowa
>- I don't think Iowa is good, but going to Kinnick after a
>couple big game losses (and before Nebraska) could spell
>letdown.
>
>(17) Arkansas @ (21) Auburn
>Tigers are actually double digit favorites in this one, which
>I'm not sure I buy but they are coming off a bye.
>
>(19) Utah @ UCLA
>https://twitter.com/SWXLindsayJoy/status/788213643938717697
>
>(23) Ole Miss @ (25) LSU
>Ed Orgeron back to the scene of the crime. See below:

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

Just saying.

Edit: without a carry longer than 40 yards

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

that's not something you ever see with his teams. I'm shocked.

Franklin just earned another year guaranteed.

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