2020 College Football Discussion and Pick 'Em Thread

[Terry the Fat Shark]

That TCU-Texas game ending was both epic and almost killed me at the same time.

For those who weren't watching, Texas got all the way down to the TCU 1 with around 2:30 left and them fumbled it to TCU at the TCU 1. TCU managed to get a 1st down after Texas burned 2 time outs. It was 4th down and 6 with 6 seconds left, so Gary Patterson decided to just try and run the clock out and not even give it back to Texas. The QB Duggan kept running backwards and it resulted in a safety with 0 seconds left. However, a flag (offensive holding) was called with 1 second left, which resulted in chaos. It ended up being that the flag did not carry over, so the game ended 33-31 TCU

[NewYorkExpress]

That TCU-Texas game ending was both epic and almost killed me at the same time.

For those who weren't watching, Texas got all the way down to the TCU 1 with around 2:30 left and them fumbled it to TCU at the TCU 1. TCU managed to get a 1st down after Texas burned 2 time outs. It was 4th down and 6 with 6 seconds left, so Gary Patterson decided to just try and run the clock out and not even give it back to Texas. The QB Duggan kept running backwards and it resulted in a safety with 0 seconds left. However, a flag (offensive holding) was called with 1 second left, which resulted in chaos. It ended up being that the flag did not carry over, so the game ended 33-31 TCU

It took four years, but I finally made an upset pick that actually panned out in my favor.

Meanwhile, NC State upset #24 Pittsburgh 30-29.

In terms of in progress games... SMU leads #25 Memphis 24-3, #12 North Carolina is up on Boston College 14-13, and #2 Alabama is struggling early against #14 Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide lead by a 21-14 margin. All three of those games are in the Second Quarter.

[GeorgiaModerate]

That TCU-Texas game ending was both epic and almost killed me at the same time.

For those who weren't watching, Texas got all the way down to the TCU 1 with around 2:30 left and them fumbled it to TCU at the TCU 1. TCU managed to get a 1st down after Texas burned 2 time outs. It was 4th down and 6 with 6 seconds left, so Gary Patterson decided to just try and run the clock out and not even give it back to Texas. The QB Duggan kept running backwards and it resulted in a safety with 0 seconds left. However, a flag (offensive holding) was called with 1 second left, which resulted in chaos. It ended up being that the flag did not carry over, so the game ended 33-31 TCU

It took four years, but I finally made an upset pick that actually panned out in my favor.

Meanwhile, NC State upset #24 Pittsburgh 30-29.

In terms of in progress games... SMU leads #25 Memphis 24-3, #12 North Carolina is up on Boston College 14-13, and #2 Alabama is struggling early against #14 Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide lead by a 21-14 margin. All three of those games are in the Second Quarter.

Memphis looked like they were going to get blown out, but they flipped a switch and have now tied it at 27 late in the third quarter.

[NewYorkExpress]

Going to the 4th Quarter, Iowa State up 23-20 on #18 Oklahoma...

[NewYorkExpress]

Arkansas just 90 seconds away from defeating #16 Mississippi State.

They lead 21-14.

[7,052,770]

Arkansas just 90 seconds away from defeating #16 Mississippi State.

They lead 21-14.

F*** my life.

[NewYorkExpress]

And down goes Oklahoma!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

lmao! Say it with me! OU is 1-2!

also UCF is about to lose to Tulsa lol

[YE]

Lincoln Riley trying to have worse 8 days than Donald Trump

[Dereich]

Man, I made some bad picks on the close games this week...

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 5 RESULTS

In a week of upsets, dfwlibertylover and I tied for first at 17-7.  (The fact that we run the game is entirely a coincidence.)  The South Alabama-Troy game was postponed; if it comes back in a later week, you'll need to repick it.

Full results:

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

There were ten unanimous picks:

Florida-South Carolina
North Carolina-Boston College
Cincinnati-USF
Okla. State-Kansas
Kentucky-Ole Miss (wrong)
UCF-Tulsa (wrong)
Miss. State-Arkansas (wrong)
Oklahoma-Iowa State (wrong)
LSU-Vanderbilt
Clemson-Virginia

And five games with one dissenter (the dissenter was wrong in all of them):

Tennessee-Missouri
Georgia State-East Carolina
UAB-UTSA
Alabama-Texas A&M
FAU-Charlotte

Year-to-date standings (84 games):

62 Donerail
61 ExtremeRepublican
59 Dereich, dfw, DINGO Joe
58 GeorgiaModerate
57 Illiniwek
52 Jgibson
51 NY Express

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 6 games:

Saturday, October 10th

#4 Florida @ #21 Texas A&M Noon EDT ESPN

#19 Virginia Tech @ #8 North Carolina Noon EDT ABC

#22 Texas VS Oklahoma (At the Cotton Bowl) Noon EDT FOX

Coastal Carolina @ #23 Louisiana Noon EDT ESPN2

NC State @ Virginia Noon EDT ACCN

South Carolina @ Vanderbilt Noon EDT SECN

Duke @ Syracuse 12:30 PM EDT ESPN3

#14 Tennessee @ #3 Georgia 3:30 PM EDT CBS

UTSA @ #15 BYU 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Texas Tech @ #24 Iowa State 3:30 PM EDT ABC

Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Texas State @ Troy 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Arkansas @ #13 Auburn 4 PM EDT SECN

Pittsburgh @ Boston College 4 PM EDT ACCN

Kansas State @ TCU 4 PM EDT FOX

Middle Tennessee @ Florida International 4 PM EDT ESPNU

Florida Atlantic @ Southern Mississippi 4 PM EDT

#2 Alabama @ Ole Miss 6 PM EDT ESPN

Temple @ Navy 6 PM EDT CBSSN

#7 Miami (FL) @ #1 Clemson 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Mississippi State @ Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT SECN

UTEP @ Louisiana Tech 7:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Marshall @ Western Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT

Charlotte @ North Texas 8 PM EDT ESPNU

Missouri @ #17 LSU 9 PM EDT ESPN

[NewYorkExpress]

Florida

North Carolina

Texas (Oklahoma is in complete freefall)

Louisiana

NC State

South Carolina

Syracuse

Georgia

BYU

Texas Tech (My upset special of the week. If this game gets into a track meet, as is normal in the Big Twelve, advantage Texas Tech)

Arkansas State

Troy

Auburn (Arkansas isn't good enough to beat two ranked teams in a row)

Boston College

TCU (I'm surprised neither TCU or Kansas State are ranked after TCU's win over Texas, and Kansas State's wins over Oklahoma and Texas Tech)

Florida International

Florida Atlantic

Alabama (The Crimson Tide's win over Texas A&M shows me that they are back to their old selves. They should win the SEC West easily.)

Navy

Miami (FL) (The other upset special on my board. It's hard to bet against Dabo Swinney and Clemson, but the Hurricanes have been on fire the past three weeks)

Mississippi State (Yeah, Mississippi State just lost to Arkansas, but Kentucky has not looked good at all this year to this point)

Louisiana Tech

Marshall

Charlotte

LSU

[Donerail]

Week 6:

Saturday, October 10th
#4 Florida @ #21 Texas A&M
#19 Virginia Tech @ #8 North Carolina
#22 Texas vs Oklahoma
Coastal Carolina @ #23 Louisiana
NC State @ Virginia
South Carolina @ Vanderbilt
Duke @ Syracuse
#14 Tennessee @ #3 Georgia
UTSA @ #15 BYU
Texas Tech @ #24 Iowa State
Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State
Texas State @ Troy
Arkansas @ #13 Auburn
Pittsburgh @ Boston College
Kansas State @ TCU
Middle Tennessee @ Florida International
Florida Atlantic @ Southern Mississippi
#2 Alabama @ Ole Miss
Temple @ Navy
#7 Miami (FL) @ #1 Clemson
Mississippi State @ Kentucky
UTEP @ Louisiana Tech
Marshall @ Western Kentucky
Charlotte @ North Texas
Missouri @ #17 LSU

[Illiniwek]

Week 6 games:

Saturday, October 10th

#4 Florida @ #21 Texas A&M Noon EDT ESPN

#19 Virginia Tech @ #8 North Carolina Noon EDT ABC

#22 Texas VS Oklahoma (At the Cotton Bowl) Noon EDT FOX

Coastal Carolina @ #23 Louisiana Noon EDT ESPN2

NC State @ Virginia Noon EDT ACCN

South Carolina @ Vanderbilt Noon EDT SECN

Duke @ Syracuse 12:30 PM EDT ESPN3

#14 Tennessee @ #3 Georgia 3:30 PM EDT CBS

UTSA @ #15 BYU 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Texas Tech @ #24 Iowa State 3:30 PM EDT ABC

Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Texas State @ Troy 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Arkansas @ #13 Auburn 4 PM EDT SECN

Pittsburgh @ Boston College 4 PM EDT ACCN

Kansas State @ TCU 4 PM EDT FOX

Middle Tennessee @ Florida International 4 PM EDT ESPNU

Florida Atlantic @ Southern Mississippi 4 PM EDT

#2 Alabama @ Ole Miss 6 PM EDT ESPN

Temple @ Navy 6 PM EDT CBSSN

#7 Miami (FL) @ #1 Clemson 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Mississippi State @ Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT SECN

UTEP @ Louisiana Tech 7:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Marshall @ Western Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT

Charlotte @ North Texas 8 PM EDT ESPNU

Missouri @ #17 LSU 9 PM EDT ESPN

[JGibson]

Week 6 games:

Saturday, October 10th

#4 Florida @ #21 Texas A&M Noon EDT ESPN

#19 Virginia Tech @ #8 North Carolina Noon EDT ABC

#22 Texas VS Oklahoma (At the Cotton Bowl) Noon EDT FOX

Coastal Carolina @ #23 Louisiana Noon EDT ESPN2

NC State @ Virginia Noon EDT ACCN

South Carolina @ Vanderbilt Noon EDT SECN

Duke @  Syracuse 12:30 PM EDT ESPN3

#14 Tennessee @ #3 Georgia 3:30 PM EDT CBS

UTSA @ #15 BYU 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Texas Tech @ #24 Iowa State 3:30 PM EDT ABC

Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Texas State @ Troy 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Arkansas @ #13 Auburn 4 PM EDT SECN

Pittsburgh @ Boston College 4 PM EDT ACCN

Kansas State @ TCU 4 PM EDT FOX

Middle Tennessee @ Florida International 4 PM EDT ESPNU

Florida Atlantic @ Southern Mississippi 4 PM EDT

#2 Alabama @ Ole Miss 6 PM EDT ESPN

Temple @ Navy 6 PM EDT CBSSN

#7 Miami (FL) @ #1 Clemson 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Mississippi State @ Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT SECN

UTEP @ Louisiana Tech 7:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Marshall @ Western Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT

Charlotte @ North Texas 8 PM EDT ESPNU

Missouri @ #17 LSU (At Columbia, MO) 9 PM EDT ESPN

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 6 games:

Saturday, October 10th

#4 Florida @ #21 Texas A&M Noon EDT ESPN

#19 Virginia Tech @ #8 North Carolina Noon EDT ABC

#22 Texas VS Oklahoma (At the Cotton Bowl) Noon EDT FOX

Coastal Carolina @ #23 Louisiana Noon EDT ESPN2

NC State @ Virginia Noon EDT ACCN

South Carolina @ Vanderbilt Noon EDT SECN

Duke @ Syracuse 12:30 PM EDT ESPN3

#14 Tennessee @ #3 Georgia 3:30 PM EDT CBS

UTSA @ #15 BYU 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Texas Tech @ #24 Iowa State 3:30 PM EDT ABC

Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Texas State @ Troy 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Arkansas @ #13 Auburn 4 PM EDT SECN

Pittsburgh @ Boston College 4 PM EDT ACCN

Kansas State @ TCU 4 PM EDT FOX

Middle Tennessee @ Florida International 4 PM EDT ESPNU

Florida Atlantic @ Southern Mississippi 4 PM EDT

#2 Alabama @ Ole Miss 6 PM EDT ESPN

Temple @ Navy 6 PM EDT CBSSN

#7 Miami (FL) @ #1 Clemson 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Mississippi State @ Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT SECN

UTEP @ Louisiana Tech 7:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Marshall @ Western Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT

Charlotte @ North Texas 8 PM EDT ESPNU

Missouri @ #17 LSU 9 PM EDT ESPN

[Dereich]

#4 Florida @ #21 Texas A&M Noon EDT ESPN

#19 Virginia Tech @ #8 North Carolina Noon EDT ABC

#22 Texas VS Oklahoma (At the Cotton Bowl) Noon EDT FOX lol

Coastal Carolina @ #23 Louisiana Noon EDT ESPN2

NC State @ Virginia Noon EDT ACCN

South Carolina @ Vanderbilt Noon EDT SECN

Duke @ Syracuse 12:30 PM EDT ESPN3

#14 Tennessee @ #3 Georgia 3:30 PM EDT CBS

UTSA @ #15 BYU 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Texas Tech @ #24 Iowa State 3:30 PM EDT ABC

Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Texas State @ Troy 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Arkansas @ #13 Auburn 4 PM EDT SECN

Pittsburgh @ Boston College 4 PM EDT ACCN

Kansas State @ TCU 4 PM EDT FOX

Middle Tennessee @ Florida International 4 PM EDT ESPNU

Florida Atlantic @ Southern Mississippi 4 PM EDT

#2 Alabama @ Ole Miss 6 PM EDT ESPN

Temple @ Navy 6 PM EDT CBSSN

#7 Miami (FL) @ #1 Clemson 7:30 PM EDT ABC  Miami has looked good in part so much because of how they've been able to bully their opponent's offensive lines...they can't do that to Clemson.

Mississippi State @ Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT SECN  I'm very glad to see that Mike Leach's Wild Ride did not change when moved to the SEC. After the mess of last week, the script says they win this one.

UTEP @ Louisiana Tech 7:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Marshall @ Western Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT

Charlotte @ North Texas 8 PM EDT ESPNU

Missouri @ #17 LSU 9 PM EDT ESPN

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Les Miles has covid and Baylor has suspended all football activities due to covid. Neither of those teams were on the pick em this week (Baylor is supposed to play Oklahoma State in 2 weeks, we'll see if that happens.)

[GeorgiaModerate]

FAU-Southern Miss, which is one of our pick'em games, has been postponed.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30073663/florida-atlantic-owls-game-vs-southern-miss-golden-eagles-postponed-due-covid-19

[GeorgiaModerate]

Coastal Carolina-Louisiana has been moved to next Wednesday night -- not due to COVID, but because of the impending arrival of Hurricane Delta in southwestern Louisiana.  I'll post the standings on Sunday morning as usual.

[GeorgiaModerate]

#4 Florida @ #21 Texas A&M
#19 Virginia Tech @ #8 North Carolina
#22 Texas vs Oklahoma
Coastal Carolina @ #23 Louisiana
NC State @ Virginia
South Carolina @ Vanderbilt
Duke @ Syracuse
#14 Tennessee @ #3 Georgia
UTSA @ #15 BYU
Texas Tech @ #24 Iowa State
Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State
Texas State @ Troy
Arkansas @ #13 Auburn
Pittsburgh @ Boston College
Kansas State @ TCU
Middle Tennessee @ Florida International
Florida Atlantic @ Southern Mississippi postponed
#2 Alabama @ Ole Miss
Temple @ Navy
#7 Miami (FL) @ #1 Clemson
Mississippi State @ Kentucky
UTEP @ Louisiana Tech
Marshall @ Western Kentucky
Charlotte @ North Texas
Missouri @ #17 LSU

[100% pro-life no matter what]

#4 Florida @ #21 Texas A&M
#19 Virginia Tech @ #8 North Carolina
#22 Texas vs Oklahoma
Coastal Carolina @ #23 Louisiana
NC State @ Virginia
South Carolina @ Vanderbilt (seriously considered calling the upset here, but that would be a homer pick)
Duke @ Syracuse
#14 Tennessee @ #3 Georgia (UT fans are being so delusional, like always)
UTSA @ #15 BYU
Texas Tech @ #24 Iowa State
Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State
Texas State @ Troy
Arkansas @ #13 Auburn
Pittsburgh @ Boston College
Kansas State @ TCU
Middle Tennessee @ Florida International
Florida Atlantic @ Southern Mississippi postponed
#2 Alabama @ Ole Miss
Temple @ Navy
#7 Miami (FL) @ #1 Clemson
Mississippi State @ Kentucky
UTEP @ Louisiana Tech
Marshall @ Western Kentucky
Charlotte @ North Texas
Missouri @ #17 LSU

[DINGO Joe]

Florida
UNC
OU
CC
VA
SC
Syracuse
UGA
BYU
IA St
Ark St
Troy
Auburn
BC
TCU
FIU
Bama
Navy
Clemson
Kentucky
La Tech
Marshall
North Texas
LSU (actually at Mizzou cause of Hurricane but doesn't matter)

[GeorgiaModerate]

The SEC has become the Big 12 in terms of scoring.  LSU leads Missouri 41-38 and Texas A&M leads Florida 31-28, both early in the 4th quarter.