2020 College Football Discussion and Pick 'Em Thread

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WEEK 9 RESULTS

There was a big jam this week with three people tied for first at 16-7 and everyone within three games overall.  Wisconsin-Nebraska and North Texas-UTEP were postponed.  Full results:

16 Dereich, Donerail, NY Express
15 dfw, ExtremeRepublican, JGibson
14 Illiniwek
13 GeorgiaModerate

There were 7 unanimous picks:

Georgia-Kentucky
Michigan-Michigan State (wrong)
Ole Miss-Vanderbilt
Ohio State-Penn State
Texas A&M-Arkansas
Florida-Missouri
SMU-Navy

And 9 games with a single dissenter:

Cincinnati-Memphis
Coastal Carolina-Georgia State
Arkansas State-Troy (dissenter was right)
Indiana-Rutgers
UAB-La. Tech (dissenter was right)
Okla. State-Texas (dissenter was right)
Louisville-Virginia Tech (dissenter was right)
Oklahoma-Texas Tech
San Diego State-Utah State

Overall, Donerail is starting to gain some separation from the pack.  Year to date standings (177 games):

127 Donerail
123 dfw
122 ExtremeRepublican
121 Dereich
118 GeorgiaModerate
111 Illiniwek, NY Express
109 JGibson
108 DINGO Joe

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#11 Miami @ NC State
#9 BYU @ #21 Boise State

#23 Michigan @ #13 Indiana
Arizona State @ #20 Southern Cal
West Virginia @ #22 Texas
#25 Liberty @ Virginia Tech
Nebraska @ Northwestern
Michigan State @ Iowa
#8 Florida vs #5 Georgia
Houston @ #6 Cincinnati
Purdue @ #10 Wisconsin
Maryland @ Penn State
Minnesota @ Illinois
Texas Tech @ TCU
#14 Oklahoma State @ Kansas State
Arizona @ Utah
Vanderbilt @ Mississippi State
Baylor @ #17 Iowa State
UCLA @ Colorado
#1 Clemson @ #4 Notre Dame
Stanford @ #12 Oregon
Tennessee @ Arkansas
Louisville @ Virginia
Washington State @ Oregon State
Washington @ Cal

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ZAMIR WHITE!  75-yard TD run on the first play of the game for Georgia!

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Well, that turned ugly.

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Notre Dame are currently up 10 on Clemson. On today of all days it is only right that the Fighting Irish prevail.

Heading down to the wire.  Clemson up 33-26 with 3 minutes left, but the Irish have the ball at the 50 and are driving.

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Notre Dame ties it at 33 with 22 seconds left.  Game of the year so far.

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I think the replay officials in Clemson/ND must be getting paid by the review.

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WEEK 10 RESULTS

First-time player JacksonHitchcock won the week at 16-5, with Dereich and me a game behind.  Four games were postponed/canceled: Washington-Cal, Louisville-Virginia, Arizona-Utah, and Wisconsin-Purdue.  Full results:

16 JacksonHitchcock
15 Dereich, GeorgiaModerate
14 dfw, Donerail
13 ExtremeRepublican, Illiniwek, NY Express
12 JGibson

There were seven unanimous picks, all correct:

Miami-NC State
USC-Arizona State
Cincinnati-Houston
TCU-Texas Tech
Okla. State-Kansas State
Miss. State-Vanderbilt
Iowa State-Baylor

And four games with a single dissenter:

Texas-West Virginia
Northwestern-Nebraska
Penn State-Maryland (dissenter was right)
UCLA-Colorado (dissenter was right)

Year to date standings (198 games):

141 Donerail
137 dfw
136 Dereich
135 ExtremeRepublican
133 GeorgiaModerate
124 Illiniwek, NY Express
121 Jgibson
108 DINGO Joe
 16 JacksonHitchcock

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Alabama-LSU game in jeopardy, but still on for now.

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The Cal-Arizona State game is in jeopardy due to contact tracing.  Also, the Memphis-Navy game (not on our list) has been postponed.

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Maryland-Ohio State is canceled (will not be rescheduled) and Georgia-Missouri has been postponed.

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The NCAA should really consider stepping in and telling conferences "no, you can't finish the season".

This is getting ridiculous.

If the rate of cancellations continues to increase, that will probably happen, but I don't think we're there yet.

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Iowa @ Minnesota

#9 Miami (FL) @ Virginia Tech
#10 Indiana @ Michigan State
#12 Georgia @ Missouri postponed
#15 Coastal Carolina @ Troy
Western Carolina @ #22 Liberty
Wake Forest @ North Carolina
TCU @ West Virginia
Vanderbilt @ Kentucky
Illinois @ Rutgers
Army @ Tulane
Penn State @ Nebraska
#2 Notre Dame @ Boston College
#3 Ohio State @ Maryland canceled
Colorado @ Stanford
Louisville @ Virginia
#20 USC @ Arizona
#24 Auburn @ Mississippi State postponed
Hawai'i @ San Diego State
Baylor @ Texas Tech
#1 Alabama @ LSU postponed
Arkansas @ #6 Florida
#11 Oregon @ Washington State
#23 Northwestern @ Purdue
California @ Arizona State

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Cal-Arizona State is canceled and Coastal Carolina-Troy has been postponed.

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North Carolina trailed Wake Forest 45-24 and came back to win 59-53.

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I can't believe both Indiana/Ohio State and Wisconsin/Northwestern (assuming Northwestern hangs on against Purdue) are going to be relevant to  the College Football Playoff.

It'll be hilarious if Indiana and Northwestern win those games.

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WEEK 11 RESULTS

Six of the 25 games were postponed or canceled.  First place was a tie between ExtremeRepublican and JGibson at 15-4.  The full results:

15 ExtremeRepublican, JGibson
14 dfw
13 Dereich, GeorgiaModerate
12 Dingo Joe, Donerail, NY Express

There were eight unanimous picks, all correct:

Indiana-Michigan State
Liberty-Western Carolina
North Carolina-Wake Forest
Kentucky-Vanderbilt
Notre Dame-Boston College
USC-Arizona
Florida-Arkansas (skipped by one person)
Oregon-Washington State

And two games with a single dissenter (the same person in both of them):

Stanford-Colorado (dissenter was correct)
San Diego State-Hawai'i

The overall race is tightening up.  Year to date standings (217 games):

153 Donerail
151 dfw
150 ExtremeRepublican
149 Dereich
146 GeorgiaModerate
136 JGibson, NY Express
124 Illiniwek
120 DINGO Joe
16 JacksonHitchcock

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Over/under on how many games from our list are canceled or postponed this week?

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Ole Miss-Texas A&M has been postponed.

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ACC reshuffles schedule due to Miami's virus issues:

Their scheduled game against Georgia Tech for this Saturday is now on Dec. 19 -- the same day as the ACC championship game. The ACC noted that the game would be played only if Miami is not in the ACC title game, and if the result does not directly impact who plays in the title game.

Their Nov. 28 game at Wake Forest is now scheduled for Dec. 5. And their game against North Carolina on Dec. 5 was moved to Dec. 12.

To accommodate those games, several others had to be moved:

Wake Forest will now play Louisville on Nov. 28, a week earlier than previously scheduled.

Western Carolina will play at North Carolina on Dec. 5, moved up from Dec. 11.

Louisville will play at Boston College on Dec. 12, moved back from Nov. 27.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30332216/acc-reshuffles-schedule-amid-miami-covid-19-issues

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#9 Indiana @ #3 Ohio State
Appalachian State @ #15 Coastal Carolina
Illinois @ Nebraska
East Carolina @ Temple
LSU @ Arkansas
Georgia Southern @ Army
Ole Miss @ #5 Texas A&M postponed
#7 Cincinnati @ UCF
#10 Wisconsin @ #19 Northwestern
California @ Oregon State
San Diego State @ Nevada
Iowa @ Penn State
Kansas State @ #17 Iowa State
Virginia Tech @ Pittsburgh
Georgia State @ South Alabama
San Jose State @ Fresno State canceled
#14 Oklahoma State @ #18 Oklahoma
#21 Liberty @ NC State
Missouri @ South Carolina
Michigan @ Rutgers
Arizona @ Washington
#20 USC @ Utah
Washington State @ Stanford
Boise State @ Hawai'i

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Wazzu-Stanford is off.

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Clemson-Florida State (not on our list) has been postponed.

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Clemson-Florida State (not on our list) has been postponed.

Praise the lord

Yeah, that should probably be considered a win for FSU.

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WEEK 12 RESULTS

Illiniwek won the week at 17-4, two games ahead of the nearest competition.  Four games were canceled.  Full results:

17 Illiniwek
15 Dereich, Dingo Joe
14 dfw, GeorgiaModerate
13 Jgibson, NY Express
11 Donerail, ExtremeRepublican

There were three unanimous picks, all correct:

Iowa State-Kansas State
Michigan-Rutgers
Washington-Arizona

There were six games with a single dissenter (the dissenter was wrong in all of them):

Ohio State-Indiana
Coastal Carolina-App State
Army-Georgia Southern
Cincinnati-UCF
Oklahoma-Okla. State
Boise State-Hawaii

This week really mixed things up at the top of the overall standings, as dfw moved into the lead by a game over Dereich and Donerail.  Year to date standings (238 games):

165 dfw
164 Dereich, Donerail
161 ExtremeRepublican
160 GeorgiaModerate
149 Jgibson, NY Express
141 Illiniwek
135 DINGO Joe
16 JacksonHitchcock