2020 College Football Discussion and Pick 'Em Thread

[Terry the Fat Shark]

So, if USC loses (which looks likely but we'll see), then the Pac 12 south will be tied. The tiebreaker for Colorado-USC....is the CFP rankings. I believe the new ones on Tuesday (if neither is ranked then we have other tiebreakers). If this is prolonged until Tuesday Night, do we still want to pick for the pac 12 championship game (which is on Friday Night)? Or just skip it?

[Terry the Fat Shark]

UCLA choked, so USC will be the Pac 12 south winner.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

UCLA choked, so USC will be the Pac 12 south winner.

That being said, it was pointed out that Washington has covid issues, so it may be USC vs Oregon instead. I will post the games tomorrow as normal and PM everyone if it changes.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Not posting the pick'em games until tomorrow. Apparently there will be 6 additional Big Ten games and 5 Pac 12 games on the same Saturday as the Championship games, so if there is no objection I would like to put those on the schedule too. The indication I have heard is that they will be rivalry games and such, so not inconsequential persay.

(the matchups will be announced tomorrow)

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Auburn fired Gus Malzahn! Never thought I would see the day...

[Terry the Fat Shark]

All matches are set, pick'em will be up soon.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 16 games

Friday, December 18th

Conference USA Championship Game
UAB @ Marshall 7 PM EST CBSSN

MAC Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit, MI
Ball State vs Buffalo 7:30 PM EST ESPN

Pac 12 Championship Game
Oregon @ #15 USC 8 PM EST FOX

Saturday, December 19th

Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Field Stadium in Indianapolis, IN
#14 Northwestern vs #4 Ohio State Noon EST FOX

#5 Texas A&M @ Tennessee Noon EST ESPN

Big 12 Championship Game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX
#11 Oklahoma vs #7 Iowa State Noon EST ABC

Florida State @ Wake Forest Noon EST ACCN

Washington State @ Utah 1:30 PM EST FS1

Air Force @ Army 3 PM EST CBSSN

Sun Belt Championship Game
#19 Louisiana @ #13 Coastal Carolina 3:30 PM EST ESPN

#25 Missouri @ Mississippi State 3:30 PM EST SECN ALT

Ole Miss @ LSU 3:30 PM EST SECN

ACC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC
#3 Clemson vs #2 Notre Dame 4 PM EST ABC

Minnesota @ Wisconsin 4 PM EST BTN

Mountain West Championship Game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV
Boise State vs San Jose State 4:15 PM EST FOX

Illinois @ Penn State 5:30 PM EST FS1

Michigan State @ Maryland 7:30 PM EST BTN

SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA
#1 Alabama vs #6 Florida 8 PM EST CBS

American Athletic Conference Championship Game
#24 Tulsa @ #8 Cincinnati 8 PM EST ABC

Stanford @ UCLA 8 PM EST ESPN2

Arizona State @ Oregon State 10:30 PM EST ESPN

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Arizona-Cal cancelled, so we are down to 25 games, worked itself out I guess.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Oregon replaces Washington in the Pac-12 title game.  How do we want to handle this in the pick'em?  My suggestion is to replace the current title game with it (Dereich and NY Express will need to re-pick).  Colorado-Oregon is removed from the list, obviously.

Yes, I will make sure to pm those who have picked as well

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Vanderbilt-Georgia cancelled

[Terry the Fat Shark]

They only dropped Florida 1 spot after losing to LSU and Cincy dropped another spot. This is rigged! All in on Iowa State now (though I expect them to lose to OU....)

[Terry the Fat Shark]

They only dropped Florida 1 spot after losing to LSU and Cincy dropped another spot. This is rigged! All in on Iowa State now (though I expect them to lose to OU....)

Iowa State should be neither ranked ahead of Iowa nor in the Top 10. UNC is also vastly overrated in the rankings.

Florida is still better than any of the teams ranked below them.

I know, but we need to break the system. Cincinnati must be avenged.

It's ironic as well since Iowa State lost to Louisiana who is #19

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Either I forgot it or they announced it after I did the pick'em, possible based on how the week went

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 16 games

Friday, December 18th

Conference USA Championship Game
UAB @ Marshall 7 PM EST CBSSN

MAC Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit, MI
Ball State vs Buffalo 7:30 PM EST ESPN

Pac 12 Championship Game
Oregon @ #15 USC 8 PM EST FOX

Saturday, December 19th

Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Field Stadium in Indianapolis, IN
#14 Northwestern vs #4 Ohio State Noon EST FOX

#5 Texas A&M @ Tennessee Noon EST ESPN

Big 12 Championship Game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX
#11 Oklahoma vs #7 Iowa State Noon EST ABC

Florida State @ Wake Forest Noon EST ACCN

Washington State @ Utah 1:30 PM EST FS1

Air Force @ Army 3 PM EST CBSSN

Sun Belt Championship Game
#19 Louisiana @ #13 Coastal Carolina 3:30 PM EST ESPN

#25 Missouri @ Mississippi State 3:30 PM EST SECN ALT

Ole Miss @ LSU 3:30 PM EST SECN

ACC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC
#3 Clemson vs #2 Notre Dame 4 PM EST ABC

Minnesota @ Wisconsin 4 PM EST BTN

Mountain West Championship Game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV
Boise State vs San Jose State 4:15 PM EST FOX

Illinois @ Penn State 5:30 PM EST FS1

Michigan State @ Maryland 7:30 PM EST BTN

SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA
#1 Alabama vs #6 Florida 8 PM EST CBS

American Athletic Conference Championship Game
#24 Tulsa @ #8 Cincinnati 8 PM EST ABC

Stanford @ UCLA 8 PM EST ESPN2

Arizona State @ Oregon State 10:30 PM EST ESPN

[Terry the Fat Shark]

FYI, my plan is for us to play all the bowl games after Christmas, which gives us 6 days to pick as normal. (Also gives us 26 games, pending cancellation, most matchups wont be decided until Selection Sunday)

[Terry the Fat Shark]

FYI, my plan is for us to play all the bowl games after Christmas, which gives us 6 days to pick as normal. (Also gives us 26 games, pending cancellation, most matchups wont be decided until Selection Sunday)

I'm not thrilled with that idea.

Picking the bowls is hard, as a lot of teams just don't care.

On top of that, several teams have already stated they won't accept a bowl invitation due to the pandemic.

So you want us to just pick....the playoff games? That's kind of boring. Given there are no restrictions on who can play this year, there are plenty of teams willing to play.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

FYI, my plan is for us to play all the bowl games after Christmas, which gives us 6 days to pick as normal. (Also gives us 26 games, pending cancellation, most matchups wont be decided until Selection Sunday)

I'm not thrilled with that idea.

Picking the bowls is hard, as a lot of teams just don't care.

On top of that, several teams have already stated they won't accept a bowl invitation due to the pandemic.

So you want us to just pick....the playoff games? That's kind of boring. Given there are no restrictions on who can play this year, there are plenty of teams willing to play.

I'm less than thrilled with the bowls being put up, but far be it from me to try to stop you if that's what you want to do.

I posted in the original rules when this started that we would play the bowl games though, plus we played them in previous years as well, just picking the playoff is boring. We know Alabama will roll over the competition.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Ball State!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

so TAMU got beaten up by Alabama, Notre Dame got beaten up by Clemson, but they will leave undefeated Cincy out.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I'd be ahead if Chip Kelly hadn't gone for 2 in 2 OT

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Committee is too kind to SEC anyways, they left Georgia in the top 10 and left Florida above Cincinnati

[Terry the Fat Shark]

https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1340787125143400453

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Bowl games for picking (post Christmas only)

Saturday, December 26th

FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL
Liberty vs #12 Coastal Carolina Noon EST ESPN

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, TX
#19 Louisiana vs UTSA 3:30 PM EST ABC

LendingTree Bowl at Ladd-Pebbles Stadium in Mobile, AL
Western Kentucky vs Georgia State 3:30 PM EST ESPN

Tuesday, December 29th

Cheez-It Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL
#21 Oklahoma State vs #18 Miami (FL) 5:30 PM EST ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX
#20 Texas vs Colorado 9 PM EST ESPN

Wednesday, December 30th

Duke's Mayo Bowl at Bank of America in Charlotte, NC
Wake Forest vs Wisconsin Noon EST ESPN

TransPerfect Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN
Iowa vs Missouri 4 PM EST ESPN

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX
#6 Oklahoma vs #7 Florida 8 PM EST ESPN

Thursday, December 31st

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, TX
Tulsa vs Mississippi State Noon EST ESPN

Arizona Bowl at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ
Ball State vs #22 San José State 2 PM EST CBSSN

AutoZone Liberty Bowl at Liberty Bowl Stadium in Memphis, TN
West Virginia vs Army 4 PM EST ESPN

Mercari Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX
Arkansas vs TCU 8 PM EST ESPN

Friday, January 1st

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA
#8 Cincinnati vs #9 Georgia Noon EST ESPN

Vrbo Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL
Auburn vs #14 Northwestern 1 PM EST ABC

Rose Bowl Game - CFP Semifinal at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX
#4 Notre Dame vs #1 Alabama 4 PM EST ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl - CFP Semifinal at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA
#3 Ohio State vs #2 Clemson 8 PM EST ESPN

Saturday, January 2nd

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL
#23 North Carolina State vs Kentucky Noon EST ESPN

Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL
Ole Miss vs #11 Indiana 12:30 PM EST ABC

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ
#25 Oregon vs #10 Iowa State 4 PM EST ESPN

Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL
#5 Texas A&M vs #13 North Carolina 8 PM EST ESPN

[Terry the Fat Shark]

(we will officially pick the NCG after the semifinals)

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Tennessee is out of the liberty bowl, they should let Army take their place.