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[bluemax]

Games that actually matter this week/weekend:

Louisville @ Rutgers

Why It Matters: If Rutgers wins they get the Big East auto bid to the BCS. If they lose it opens a set of wacky combinations where SYRACUSE could get a BCS auto bid.

Northern Illinois vs Kent State

Why It Matters: Aside from the fact that it determines the MAC Champion, Kent State needs to move up 1 spot to get a slice of that BCS pie. With a win in this game the Golden Flashes could find themselves forcing Oklahoma into a lesser bowl.

Oklahoma vs TCU

Why It Matters: The Sooners need to win this to retain a shot at not only the conference championship but also at an at large BCS bid.

MTSU vs Arkansas St

Why It Matters: The winner will be crowned the C-USA Champion and would likely play in the Liberty Bowl.

Boise St vs Nevada

Why It Matters: The Broncos won't be busting the BCS this year, but they need a win in this game to finish in a 3 way tie for the conference lead.

Cincinnati vs UConn

Why It Matters: This one only really matters if Rutgers loses on Thursday. If the Scarlet Knights lose and Cinci wins, then we have a 4 way tie for the Big East Title!

Alabama vs Georgia

Why It Matters: Aside from being crowned SEC champion the winner will all but certainly go to the MNC game and be favored to beat Notre Dame. The loser might end up in the Cotton Bowl and miss out on BCS riches.

Pittsburgh vs South Florida

Why It Matters: The Panthers need this win to become bowl eligible. South Florida needs it to feel less bad about their season.

Texas vs Kansas State

Why It Matters: If the Wildcats win they get the conference's automatic bowl bid. If they lose and Oklahoma wins then the Wildcats have to hope the selection committee takes them over Kent State.

Florida State vs Georgia Tech

Why It Matters: The winner gets the ACC auto bid and a trip to the Orange Bowl. If Georgia Tech wins then they save themselves the embarassment of trying to become the second ever 6-7 Bowl Team and instead face the embarassment of being pantsed by Rutgers or something.

Nebraska vs Wisconsin

Why It Matters: The winner gets the B1G title and a trip to Pasadena to play the Grand Daddy of them all. Nebraska fans are probably hoping that if they win this they can face Stanford, since rematches in bowl games are boring and no one likes them.

Polls

1 Notre Dame 12-0
2 Alabama 11-1
3 Georgia 11-1
4 Florida 11-1
5 Oregon 11-1
6 Kansas State 10-1
7 LSU 10-2
8 Stanford 10-2
9 Texas A&M 10-2
10 South Carolina 10-2
11 Oklahoma 9-2
12 Nebraska 10-2
13 Florida State 10-2
14 Clemson 10-2
15 Oregon State 8-3
16 UCLA 9-3
17 Kent State 11-1
18 Texas 8-3
19 Michigan 8-4
20 Boise State 9-2
21 Northern Illinois 11-1
22 Northwestern 9-3
23 Oklahoma State 7-4
24 Utah State 10-2
25 San Jose State 10-2

Schedule

Thursday, November 29
7:30 PM Louisville at Rutgers

Friday, November 30
7:00 PM No. 21 Northern Illinois vs. No. 17 Kent State*
8:00 PM No. 16 UCLA at No. 8 Stanford

Saturday, December 1
12:00 PM No. 11 Oklahoma at TCU
12:00 PM No. 23 Oklahoma State at Baylor
12:00 PM UCF at Tulsa
2:30 PM Nicholls State at No. 15 Oregon State
2:30 PM Kansas at West Virginia
3:00 PM Middle Tennessee at Arkansas State
3:00 PM Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida Atlantic
3:30 PM No. 20 Boise State at Nevada
3:30 PM Cincinnati at Connecticut
4:00 PM No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia*
4:00 PM New Mexico State at Texas State
7:00 PM Pittsburgh at South Florida
8:00 PM No. 18 Texas at No. 6 Kansas State
8:00 PM No. 13 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech*
8:17 PM No. 12 Nebraska vs. Wisconsin*
11:00 PM South Alabama at Hawaii

Heisman Pundit

Week 12, Nov. 20, 2012
Nov. 20, 2012
Total points, (with first-place votes in parentheses)
1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M -- 26 (7)
2. Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame -- 17 (2)
3. Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State -- 9
4. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio St -- 7 (1)

GAF Pick'em Week 14 - THE FINAL WEEK
*all games Saturday unless otherwise noted.


(THU) Louisville @ Rutgers by X
(FRI) Northern Illinois vs. Kent State by X
(FRI) UCLA @ Stanford by X
Oklahoma @ TCU by X
Oklahoma State @ Baylor by X
UCF @ Tulsa by X
Kansas @ West Virginia by X
Middle Tennessee @ Arkansas State by X
Boise State @ Nevada by X
Cincinnati @ Connecticut by X
Alabama vs. Georgia by X
Pittsburgh @ South Florida by X
Texas @ Kansas State by X
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech by X
Nebraska vs. Wisconsin by X


Three early games this week, so don't forget to get your picks in early.

Your This Week Decides it all BCS Bowl Outlook:

MNC: Notre Dame vs Alabama/Georgia
Rose Bowl: Stanford/ucla vs Nebraska/Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl: Kansas State vs Oregon
Sugar Bowl: Florida vs Oklahoma/Rutgers/Louisville
Orange Bowl: Florida St vs Rutgers/Kent State

Bonus:

 

[squicken]

damn bluemax you need something to enhance your game. you're off tonight

The only other possible choice would be Clemson, so...yes. But if KSU beats Texas, Stanford beats UCLA and Kent State beats NIU to win the MAC, Kent State will likely end up at #16.

thanks. It would be very Stoops to let Kent State take his BCS spot. I'm sure most will be happy with the plucky underdog getting in, though

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Georgia Tech has no business in a championship game. If there were any justice, the ACC would just toss the whole thing out and have a rematch with Florida State and Clemson.

Of course, after the debacle this weekend when the ACC went 0-4 against the SEC, perhaps they should let the ACC championship game be a rematch of Florida vs. LSU or something.

 

[bluemax]

And for fun the original BCS Top 10 from this season:

1 Alabama
2 Florida
3 Oregon
4 Kansas State
5 Notre Dame
6 LSU
7 South Carolina
8 Oregon State
9 Oklahoma
10 USC

7 of the top 10 teams remain, USC, Oklahoma and Oregon State all fell out of the top 10.

 

[The Outsider]

So... uh, how about them preseason polls?

 

[sf2fanatic]

damn bluemax you need something to enhance your game. you're off tonight

Petey got him all messed up right now..



But great OP

 

[cdyhybrid]

Free Cyler Miles!

 

[Balphon]

So... uh, how about them preseason polls?

They're quite remarkable. In this year's, Arkansas was #10.

Yep.

 

[squicken]

there could be 10 coaches fired in the NFL, and CFB has just started it's blood-letting. I'm not sure where all these new coaches and staffs are going to come from

 

[cashman]

Hopefully some team will be desperate enough to take manny diaz from Texas. Not likely though

 

[ElectricBlue187]

there could be 10 coaches fired in the NFL, and CFB has just started it's blood-letting. I'm not sure where all these new coaches and staffs are going to come from

Obama is creating jobs all over the place

 

[bluemax]

Petey got him all messed up right now..



But great OP

Its times like this that I am reminded why squicken is on ignore.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Its times like this that I am reminded why squicken is on ignore.

My bad blue. I promise to root for USC in a bowl game


E: Just salty that MT. Sac football lost yesterday Was going for six straight so cal championship

 

[The Outsider]

there could be 10 coaches fired in the NFL, and CFB has just started it's blood-letting. I'm not sure where all these new coaches and staffs are going to come from

Someone should hire me.

 

[NihonTiger90]

Hey guys, once again, it's time for your weekly dose of This Week In Irrelevant MAC Football-




... wait ...






... what, are you telling me my title may in fact be wrong?


Uhh ... I was not prepared for this ... but it's time for This Week In Actually Relevant MAC Football?

As the OP mentions, the MAC Championship Game will be between two ranked BCS teams: MAC East Champions Kent State and MAC West Champions Northern Illinois. It's the first time two nationally ranked teams have met in the MAC Championship since 2003, which many will remember as the great battle between a ranked Miami (Ohio) team led by future NFL star Ben Roethlisberger and Urban Meyer's ranked Bowling Green team led by ... Josh Harris. I'll let you guess how that turned out (Miami (OH) won 49-27 and Big Ben threw for over 300 yards).

So, my thoughts on this? It could be a shootout that comes down to the last play. Kent State and Northern Illinois are both capable of piling on the points, and they've both made supposedly better defenses in the conference look like chumps on the path to racking up identical 11-1 (9-0 in conference) records. I'm conflicted who will win ... but I'm guessing it might just be the Golden Flashes by 3.

As for what they need to move up one spot, there's a few options. Upsets by Georgia Tech or Wisconsin, or a thumping on UCLA by Stanford might be enough if combined with a solid win over Northern Illinois. On the other hand, the Huskies have a much harder road ... eh, who the fuck am I kidding. They're not going to jump enough teams, so it's Kent or bust for the MAC.

And remember, this is how the Flashes' season started.

In any case, it will definitely be the most important and exciting football game played at Ford Field this season! *weeps because of what that fact really means*

 

[Oozer3993]

there could be 10 coaches fired in the NFL, and CFB has just started it's blood-letting. I'm not sure where all these new coaches and staffs are going to come from

My John Gruden clone farm gets more fiscally prudent by the day.

P.S. Go Golden Flashes!

 

[Kusagari]

So FSU will beat Kent State in the Orange Bowl to start their 2013 hype?

 

[Schmitty]

They're a bunch of fuckers

 

[bluemax]

My bad blue. I promise to root for USC in a bowl game


E: Just salty that MT. Sac football lost yesterday Was going for six straight so cal championship

No biggy, you don't have to do that.

 

[Piggus]

No bRuins vs. Furd?

I'm annoyed that I don't get to go the Pac 12 championship game again this year. It was a lot of fun last year even though it wasn't really a close game. Damn you furd.

 

[Oozer3993]

So FSU will beat Kent State in the Orange Bowl to start their 2013 hype?

I have already sacrificed multiple animals to various pagan gods so that we can get Georgia Tech vs. Kent State in the Orange Bowl.

 

[sf2fanatic]

No bRuins vs. Furd?

I'm annoyed that I don't get to go the Pac 12 championship game again this year. It was a lot of fun last year even though it wasn't really a close game. Damn you furd.

Damn you guys for choking...lol Oh well maybe next season

 

[cashman]

They're a bunch of fuckers

child fuckers*

 

[Piggus]

Damn you guys for choking...lol Oh well maybe next season

I hope so!

And lol at the Beavers not going down at all in the rankings. How the hell do you turn the ball over six times (including 4 interceptions) and just get absolutely destroyed at home and not drop even a little?

 

[Balphon]

I hope so!

And lol at the Beavers not going down at all in the rankings. How the hell do you turn the ball over six times (including 4 interceptions) and just get absolutely destroyed at home and not drop even a little?

By having pretty much everyone behind you also lose.

 

[bluemax]

No bRuins vs. Furd?

I'm annoyed that I don't get to go the Pac 12 championship game again this year. It was a lot of fun last year even though it wasn't really a close game. Damn you furd.

Did I not put that one in there? Shit, it was supposed to be!

I hope so!

And lol at the Beavers not going down at all in the rankings. How the hell do you turn the ball over six times (including 4 interceptions) and just get absolutely destroyed at home and not drop even a little?

Game was on Pac 12 network so no one saw it.

 

[Cyan]

They're a bunch of fuckers

Penn St? Yeah, though I never thought he'd put it that way.

... was that flagged?

 

[Enfinit]

... was that flagged?

Clean hit, flagged for Unsportsmanlike Conduct.

 

[Azwethinkweiz]

Clean hit, flagged for Unsportsmanlike Conduct.

I think Clemson was flagged for pass interference on that play.

 

[Cyan]

Clean hit, flagged for Unsportsmanlike Conduct.

Yep, sounds about right. Dumb thing to do.

 

[Kevtones]

oregon really shit the bed against stanford

 

[cdyhybrid]

oregon really shit the bed against stanford

At least you shit the bed against a top-10 team.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Not many games on this week, 19 to be exact, but the teams that are playing are mostly good matchups which is good since ttk won't have many options for the pickem. Nicholls State vs. Oregon State looks to be the only real dud.

 

[ag-my001]

Not many games on this week, 19 to be exact, but the teams that are playing are mostly good matchups which is good since ttk won't have many options for the pickem. Nicholls State vs. Oregon State looks to be the only real dud.

Wait, did Oregon State schedule that game under the assumption they wouldn't make the championship game? I know their chances were slim, but still.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Wait, did Oregon State schedule that game under the assumption they wouldn't make the championship game? I know their chances were slim, but still.

It was supposed to played in Week 1, but got postponed due to weather.

 

[KingGondo]

So Kent State has a great shot at the BCS if UCLA loses?

I love underdogs and all, but that's some bullshit.

 

[sonycowboy]

So Kent State has a great shot at the BCS if UCLA loses?

I love underdogs and all, but that's some bullshit.

The rule was, I think meant to protect those really good undefeated or 1 loss mid-majors who otherwise wouldn't get a shot at the BCS, but with all of the losses the past several weeks in the BCS conferences below the top 10,it's allowed mid-major teams that wouldn't be sniffing the top 25 to make it up as high as 16.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

So Kent State has a great shot at the BCS if UCLA loses?

I love underdogs and all, but that's some bullshit.

Fuck it. Hope they crash and burn the party at this point. No sympathy.

Anyway, UCF gets it's 4th division title in 8 years and will attempt it's 3rd overall conference title this Saturday. Despite the inconsistency between seasons, have to hand it to George O'Leary for what he has done with the program.

Still think he should phase himself out sooner rather than later since I don't think he will be the one to get them to the next step.

 

[truly101]

Georgia Tech has no business in a championship game. If there were any justice, the ACC would just toss the whole thing out and have a rematch with Florida State and Clemson.

Of course, after the debacle this weekend when the ACC went 0-4 against the SEC, perhaps they should let the ACC championship game be a rematch of Florida vs. LSU or something.

Its going to be a bad week for the conference. I'm almost tempted to root for UNC just so the the margin of victory won't be so large for the B1G.


But It'll be more fun to watch them get stomped. Everyone in the ACC hates us, so fuck them anyway.

 

[Draxal]

So Kent State has a great shot at the BCS if UCLA loses?

I love underdogs and all, but that's some bullshit.

UCLA and Texas has to lose, in all honesty the Big East does not deserve a spot in the BCS this year, can't believe how badly Louisville and Rutgers has choked, Syracuse is playing the best in the league right now.

 

[djplaeskool]

I have already sacrificed multiple animals to various pagan gods so that we can get Georgia Tech vs. Kent State in the Orange Bowl.

aka. The StubHub Thousands Of Tickets Are Still Availa-Bowl

 

[GoldenEye 007]

I hope Georgia Tech upsets FSU too. God I would laugh so hard.

 

[KingGondo]

UCLA and Texas has to lose, in all honesty the Big East does not deserve a spot in the BCS this year, can't believe how badly Louisville and Rutgers has choked, Syracuse is playing the best in the league right now.

We still have one more year of this system, right?

Can we just fast-forward to 2014?

 

[bucknuticus]

A lot of the assistants at OSU are hot names for some coaching jobs. Hope we can keep them all here for one more year and make another run.

 

[mre]

A lot of the assistants at OSU are hot names for some coaching jobs. Hope we can keep them all here for one more year and make another run.

When did this group of coaches make their first run?

 

[BertramCooper]

12-OH

 

[bucknuticus]

When did this group of coaches make their first run?

Pffff, we would have beat everyone this year by at least 24 points in the title game. NCAA knew this so did a preemptive ban on us.

 

[andycapps]

Top 10 posters from week 13:

Cyan 157
Lonestar 155
bucknuticus 143
Gloomfire 130
Yaboosh 129
outunderthestars 114
mre 113
ag-my001 110
The Outsider 103
pxleyes 103

 

[ascii42]

We still have one more year of this system, right?

Can we just fast-forward to 2014?

Yeah, seriously.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

They're quite remarkable. In this year's, Arkansas was #10.

Yep.

1 USC (25) 0-0 1445
2 Alabama (17) 0-0 1411
3 LSU (16) 0-0 1402
4 Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1286
5 Oregon 0-0 1274
6 Georgia 0-0 1107
7 Florida State 0-0 1093
8 Michigan (1) 0-0 1000
9 South Carolina 0-0 994
10 Arkansas 0-0 963
11 West Virginia 0-0 856
12 Wisconsin 0-0 838
13 Michigan State 0-0 742
14 Clemson 0-0 615
15 Texas 0-0 569
16 Virginia Tech 0-0 548
17 Nebraska 0-0 485
18 Ohio State 0-0 474
19 Oklahoma State 0-0 430
20 TCU 0-0 397
21 Stanford 0-0 383
22 Kansas State 0-0 300
23 Florida 0-0 214
24 Boise State 0-0 212
25 Louisville 0-0 105

outside of the predictable ACC/B1G disappointments and the big lols for USC and Arkansas its not a bad list, just needs a little love