2020 College Football Discussion and Pick 'Em Thread

[Terry the Fat Shark]

https://twitter.com/ArmyWP_Football/status/1341181455704068096

It is confirmed now! Edited in the pick'em

[Terry the Fat Shark]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2020/12/21/ballots-college-football-coaches-amway-coaches-poll-panel/6548641002/ Wow....Dabo Swinney ranked Ohio State #11 in his Coaches Poll ballot, clear he does not respect his opponent in the Playoff lol

[Terry the Fat Shark]

https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1341501077250781186

rip

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Why would you want to go from Coastal Carolina to the Mountain West anyways? I would argue the Sun Belt is much more competitive these days, especially since they had two teams in the top 20 this year

[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
#15 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  (tbh I think this would be a cincy win but it's basically a home game for Georgia given its in Atlanta)

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]

Missouri Iowa cancelled (Music City Bowl)

[Terry the Fat Shark]

The Tulsa Mississippi State Game on Thursday might not happen. Not because of covid, but because snow is possible in the DFW area. Normally this wouldn't be enough to cancel a game, but the DFW area may have very bad traffic issues due to the snow event, if it happens.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

The Tulsa Mississippi State Game on Thursday might not happen. Not because of covid, but because snow is possible in the DFW area. Normally this wouldn't be enough to cancel a game, but the DFW area may have very bad traffic issues due to the snow event, if it happens.

Play it in front of an empty stadium then, which is better for COVID anyway.

What I mean is the players legitimately might not be able to get to the stadium given how bad DFW gets in these situations, though it may hold off until after the bowl game now.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

It's not going to snow anymore in DFW, and in other bad news for me, the Texas Bowl (TCU vs Arkansas) has been cancelled due to covid

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Monday, January 11th

CFP National Championship Game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL
#3 Ohio State vs #1 Alabama 8 PM EST ESPN

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I will pick whoever dfw doesn't pick.

Picking Alabama fwiw

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Thanks for playing!  It's been fun.

Hopefully when we do it this fall, most football players will be vaccinated and there wont be constant cancellations