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Last week in Off-Topic - next week back to the Community cellar

The Buckeyes did it again. It's been a long, grueling season, but Urban and the Boys have once again brought the natty back to C-Bus. Let's take a look at their journey:

BGSU W77-10
TLSA W48-3
OKLA W45-24

Undefeated. Untied. Unstoppable. Undisputed. Congratulations, Buckeyes. You deserved it!

AP Poll

RK TEAM REC PTS TREND
1 Alabama(50) 3-0 1510 —
2 Ohio State(4) 3-0 1442 1
3 Louisville(6) 3-0 1406 7
4 Michigan(1) 3-0 1277 —
5 Clemson 3-0 1258 —
6 Houston 3-0 1245 —
7 Stanford 2-0 1195 —
8 Michigan State 2-0 1084 4
9 Washington 3-0 1040 1
10 Texas A&M 3-0 890 7
11 Wisconsin 3-0 828 2
12 Georgia 3-0 726 4
13 Florida State 2-1 722 11
14 Tennessee 3-0 707 1
15 Miami 3-0 565 10
16 Baylor 3-0 529 5
17 Arkansas 3-0 528 7
18 LSU 2-1 517 2
19 Florida 3-0 479 4
20 Nebraska 3-0 420 —
21 Texas 2-1 196 10
22 San Diego State 3-0 183 —
23 Ole Miss 1-2 172 4
24 Utah 3-0 154 —
25 Oklahoma 1-2 139 11
Complete Rankings
Dropped from rankings: Iowa 13, Notre Dame 18, Oregon 22
Others receiving votes: TCU 132, North Dakota State 74, UCLA 74, Boise State 69, Iowa 47, California 44, Oklahoma State 42, Notre Dame 32, Oregon 23, Georgia Tech 17, North Carolina 17, Central Michigan 16, South Florida 7, Toledo 6, Western Michigan 6, Arizona State 3, Maryland 3, Virginia Tech 1

Schedule of Notable Games

Thursday, September 22
MATCHUP TIME (CT) NAT TV
#5 Clemson Georgia Tech 6:30 PM ESPN

Friday, September 23
MATCHUP TIME (CT) NAT TV
USC #24 Utah 8:00 PM FS1

Saturday, September 23
#12 Georgia #23 Ole Miss 11:00 AM ESPN
#13 Florida State South Florida 11:00 AM ABC
#11 Wisconsin #8 Michigan State 11:00 AM BTN
#19 Florida #14 Tennessee 2:30 PM CBS
Penn State #4 Michigan 2:30 PM ABC
#18 LSU Auburn 5:00 PM ESPN
#20 Nebraska Northwestern 6:30 PM BTN
Oklahoma State #16 Baylor 6:30 PM FOX
South Carolina Kentucky 6:30 PM SECN
#7 Stanford UCLA 7:00 PM ABC
#3 Louisville Marshall 7:00 PM CBSSN
#17 Arkansas #10 Texas A&M 8:00 PM ESPN
#9 Washington Arizona 9:30 PM PAC12​

Pick 'em

https://goo.gl/forms/bifieGNfiHAFSFm73

Georgia/Ole Miss
San Jose State/Iowa State
Wisconsin/Sparty
Syracuse/UConn
Florida/Tennessee
Pitt/UNC
Wake Forest/Indiana
Louisiana Tech/Middle Tennessee
Okie State/Baylor
Stanford/UCLA
Arkansas/TAMU
Cal/ASU

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[suberzat]

Let's go LSU

 

[Ganhyun]

Ok Dawgs, lets give Ole Miss another loss.

*preps Larry Munson style for the inevitable loss coming our way*

 

[jjasper]

12 years a slave.

 

[timetokill]

Friday game, but I'll be at Dodger Stadium instead



also, Oregon has lost their best WR, Devon Allen for the rest of the year

 

[KodaRuss]

Bye week couldn't come at a better time for my Longhorns. I hope our secondary feels really shitty for the next two weeks about their performance in California.

Awesome games this week to watch with no added stress since we aren't playing!

 

[Lonestar]

Dang.

 

[Draxal]

Thank god this season is over.

 

[bucknuticus]

Hey Buckeye fans that said Jabrill Peppers has done absolutely nothing to deserve the hype....
https://www.google.com/amp/www.mlive.com/articles/19312453/jabrill_peppers_is_first_playe.amp

First player ever to receive B10 player of the week on defense and ST

Also
https://www.google.com/amp/www.maiz...jabrill-peppers-named-walter-camp-player-week

Named co-national player of the week

Maybe some game he'll stop blowing coverage or get an INT.

Glad he could finally put up pedestrian numbers against powerhouse Colorado. Congrats on registering your 2nd career sack, 0 career INTs and 0 pass breakups this season!

Maybe he'll stay a 4th year where he can double all of those!

edit: I almost forgot that he a 2 way player, dont want to discount those 176 career yards from scrimmage.


Truly a once in a generation player.

 

[jstevenson]

 

[perfectchaos007]

Any team that loses to Cal should just forfeit the rest of the season. Also, what's a defense?

 

[Lonestar]

The Sequel

 

[bucknuticus]

Posting again cuz its so good

 

[TheLetdown]

Truly a once in a generation player.

Pure savagery.

And speaking of savagery, I read the AP 25 and it didn't dawn on me until now just what they did to Iowa.

Does NDSU have to pay some of that money back to account for the cost of body bags?

 

[Kusagari]

 

[Mac the KNife]

 

[Azwethinkweiz]

Who posts the game times in Central? Amateur hour.

 

[timetokill]

Guess who was in the Baylor locker room on Saturday?

Why, it's a former player currently indicted for sexual assault, Shawn Oakman!

 

[impirius]

I assume SC@UK is in Notable Games because a big basketball recruit will be there or something.

Gamecocks are 2-1 (1-1), so according to math, they're on pace to finish 8-4 (4-4). What a turnaround! I'll just check back in December to see where the bowl game is

 

[ag-my001]

Guess who was in the Baylor locker room on Saturday?

Why, it's a former player currently indicted for sexual assault, Shawn Oakman!

What Rice did wasn't in the best of taste, but good Lord does Baylor need to be called out on this stuff every single game this year (longer if they continue down the Penn State path).

 

[Haloid1177]

SECSECSEC.

 

[mre]

I assume SC@UK is in Notable Games because a big basketball recruit will be there or something.

For SCIENCE.

 

[Slo]

How is Western Michigan not in the Top 5?? No respect!

 

[dskillzhtown]

Guess who was in the Baylor locker room on Saturday?

Why, it's a former player currently indicted for sexual assault, Shawn Oakman!

I predict Briles will be re-hired within 3 years. Baylor does not think they did anything wrong in this situation.

 

[LionPride]

Remember when Ohio State was supposed to finally face attrition following a lot of players leaving

Remember when Ohio State were possibly gonna lose to Oklahoma

Remember when Ohio State didn't seem like legit one of the two best teams in the nation

Good times

 

[bachikarn]

https://mobile.twitter.com/LILBTHEBASEDGOD/status/777933550423121920

Florida will not be cursed! ! Go Florida!! - Lil B

 

[bucknuticus]

Remember when Ohio State was supposed to finally face attrition following a lot of players leaving

Remember when Ohio State were possibly gonna lose to Oklahoma

Remember when Ohio State didn't seem like legit one of the two best teams in the nation

Good times

Doesn't ring a bell

 

[Balphon]

Will Zona defy the odds and become the worst 3-1 team in the country Saturday?

No. No they won't.

 

[timetokill]

I predict Briles will be re-hired within 3 years. Baylor does not think they did anything wrong in this situation.

I was thinking next year tbh

 

[jstevenson]

Remember when Ohio State was supposed to finally face attrition following a lot of players leaving

Remember when Ohio State were possibly gonna lose to Oklahoma

Remember when Ohio State didn't seem like legit one of the two best teams in the nation

Good times

Remember when I said in the pre-season thread Ohio State was being underhyped?

Called that shit. Dos recruiting classes.

 

[BlackGhost]

Holy SHIT! We did it?!

 

[Draxal]

Holy SHIT! We did it?!

Only 14 more weeks of Browns football left for you.

 

[andycapps]

I assume SC@UK is in Notable Games because a big basketball recruit will be there or something.

Gamecocks are 2-1 (1-1), so according to math, they're on pace to finish 8-4 (4-4). What a turnaround! I'll just check back in December to see where the bowl game is

That game will likely be the turd of the week on the podcast. It's worth watching to see the trainwreck.

 

[BlackGhost]

Only 14 more weeks of Browns football left for you.

Maybe I'm broken but I love the Browns, so it'll be a wonderful 14 weeks :"@)

 

[mre]

Remember when Ohio State was supposed to finally face attrition following a lot of players leaving

Remember when Ohio State were possibly gonna lose to Oklahoma

Remember when Ohio State didn't seem like legit one of the two best teams in the nation

Good times

Preseason ranked #5. Plays the "no respect" card.

This is why nobody likes you, Ohio State.

 

[bucknuticus]

Preseason ranked #2. Plays the "no respect" card.

This is why nobody likes you, Ohio State.

 

[george_us]

Preseason ranked #2. Plays the "no respect" card.

This is why nobody likes you, Ohio State.

Whoa whoa whoa.

OSU was preseason ranked #5.

 

[Deacon]

pawwlll is interviewing that Georgia fan

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

He looks like he's reaching nirvana

 

[Chris R]

Took Notre Dame long enough to GTFO of the ranked teams company.

 

[inm8num2]

Against ranked teams since 2013, few are better than Michigan State

Since the start of the 2013 season, the Spartans are 10-4 in games against ranked opponents. According to CFBTrivia.com, that's the third-best winning percentage of any team in college football. Only Alabama (18-5) and Ohio State (9-3) are better. Ironically, two of those three Ohio State losses were to the Spartans.

Since the start of 2015, that winning percentage has jumped even higher: Michigan State has won six of its last seven games against ranked opponents. Two of those opponents were in the top five: No. 4 Iowa in the 2015 Big Ten title game, and No. 2 Ohio State last season. Its only loss to a ranked opponent since November 2014 was its College Football Playoff loss to No. 2 Alabama.

According to ESPN, the Spartans' five straight regular season wins against top 20 teams is tied for the second-longest streak in the country.

This was also interesting.

For comparison, the most recent road win against an AP Top 25 opponent (by game time rank) for each Big Ten program (plus Notre Dame), as well as their current streak:

Ohio State: 2016 (5 straight wins)
Michigan State: 2016 (3 straight wins)
Iowa: 2015 (2 straight wins)
Northwestern: 2015 (1 straight win)
Notre Dame; 2015 (1 straight loss)
Indiana: 2014 (2 straight losses)
Minnesota: 2014 (4 straight losses)
Penn State: 2013 (2 straight losses)
Nebraska: 2011 (4 straight losses)
Wisconsin: 2010 (3 straight losses)
Rutgers: 2009 (7 straight losses)
Maryland: 2008 (10 straight losses)
Illinois: 2007 (10 straight losses)
Michigan: 2006 (13 straight losses)
Purdue: 2003 (21 straight losses)

 

[mre]

Whoa whoa whoa.

OSU was preseason ranked #5.

Fair enough, but my point stands.

ESPN LIED.

2016
Preseason
AP Top 25
RK TEAM REC PTS TREND
1 Alabama(50) 3-0 1510 —
2 Ohio State(4) 3-0 1442 —
3 Louisville(6) 3-0 1406 —
4 Michigan(1) 3-0 1277 —
5 Clemson 3-0 1258 —

 

[suberzat]

Remember when I said in the pre-season thread Ohio State was being underhyped?

Called that shit. Dos recruiting classes.

That whole conference is a fraud tho

 

[ryseing]

New week, new thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=217405922

Last week in OT; next week back to community.

Shame. This thread being active has been great.

Remember when I said in the pre-season thread Ohio State was being underhyped?

Called that shit. Dos recruiting classes.

I'll eat my words. Urban is a damn genius.

 

[Lunar15]

https://mobile.twitter.com/LILBTHEBASEDGOD/status/777933550423121920

It has been written.

 

[ag-my001]

Shame. This thread being active has been great.

Put a reminder in the OP about subscribing while we're still on the first page?

 

[reKon]

Against ranked teams since 2013, few are better than Michigan State



This was also interesting.

And people here want to talk about no respect, lol. This year is going to be tough as shit though. I consider this a rebuilding year, we won't get any breaks, and we have to play a better Wiscy, OSU, and Michigan team.

 

[jstevenson]

That whole conference is a fraud tho

you're right. The Big XII does suck, so beating Oklahoma isn't that big of an achievement.

 

[eBay Huckster]

https://mobile.twitter.com/LILBTHEBASEDGOD/status/777933550423121920

not even lil b's blessing can make that program relevant this year

 

[Lonestar]

Against ranked teams since 2013, few are better than Michigan State

Since the start of the 2013 season, the Spartans are 10-4 in games against ranked opponents. According to CFBTrivia.com, that's the third-best winning percentage of any team in college football. Only Alabama (18-5) and Ohio State (9-3) are better. Ironically, two of those three Ohio State losses were to the Spartans.

This was also interesting.

I know, I know, "SEC is Overrated" but damn, almost double the wins and 1 more loss (and double wins and 2 more losses over OSUn), with 3 or 4 more coming.