2021 College Football Discussion and Pick'em Thread

[GeorgiaModerate]

UTSA, which trailed 21-0, hits a FG as the clock ran out to defeat Memphis 31-28.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Upset alert: Georgia State still leads Auburn 24-19 with a little over 3 minutes left. Auburn has the ball at its own 2-yard line.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Bye Clemson!

[GeorgiaModerate]

Upset alert: Georgia State still leads Auburn 24-19 with a little over 3 minutes left. Auburn has the ball at its own 2-yard line.

That turned in a hurry.  Auburn marched down the field and scored  with 45 seconds left on a 4th down TD pass featuring a miracle escape by the QB.  Then on GSU's ensuing drive, Auburn got a pick-6 to win 34-24.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Hard to win road games against elite teams with your punter out of action! Good effort, we'll get 'em in 2025.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 4 RESULTS

Dingo Joe continued his comeback tour with a solid 18-7 to win the week by a 3-game margin.  Full results:

18 Dingo Joe
15 Dereich
14 Illiniwek, NY Express
13 Donerail, ExtremeR, GeorgiaModerate, Terry
7 JGibson

There were 9 unanimous picks -- only four of them correct!

Virginia-Wake Forest (wrong)
TCU-SMU (wrong)
Texas-Texas Tech
Boise State-Utah State
Western Michigan-San Jose State
Clemson-NC State (wrong)
Iowa State-Baylor (wrong)
Michigan-Rutgers
USC-Oregon State (wrong)

There were 8 games with a single dissenter; JGibson was the dissenter in 6 of them. An asterisk means the dissenter was right:

Wisconsin-Notre Dame (*)
Utah-Washington State
Memphis-UTSA (*)
Kentucky-South Carolina
Oklahoma-West Virginia
Tulane-UAB (*)
Washington-Cal
Arizona State-Colorado

Dereich moved into the overall lead; although he hasn't won a week yet, he's been consistently near the top every week.  Year-to-date (100 games):

63 Dereich
62 Donerail
60 Terry
59 GeorgiaModerate, NY Express
58 ExtremeRepublican
47 JGibson
44 Illiniwek
34 Dingo Joe
12 Orwell

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 5

Friday, October 1st

Houston @ Tulsa 7:30 PM EDT ESPN

#5 Iowa @ Maryland 8 PM EDT FS1

Saturday, October 2nd

#8 Arkansas @ #2 Georgia Noon EDT ESPN

#14 Michigan @ Wisconsin Noon EDT FOX

Tennessee @ Missouri Noon EDT SECN

Pittsburgh @ Georgia Tech Noon EDT ACCN

Minnesota @ Purdue Noon EDT BTN

Texas @ TCU Noon EDT ABC

Western Michigan @ Buffalo Noon EDT CBSSN

#7 Cincinnati @ #9 Notre Dame 2:30 PM EDT NBC

Eastern Michigan @ Northern Illinois 2:30 PM EDT ESPN+

#12 Ole Miss @ #1 Alabama 3:30 PM EDT CBS

#3 Oregon @ Stanford 3:30 PM EDT ABC

#6 Oklahoma @ Kansas State 3:30 PM EDT FOX

Syracuse @ Florida State 3 PM EDT ACCN

Texas Tech @ West Virginia 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Tulane @ East Carolina 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+

Central Michigan @ Miami (OH) 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+

#10 Florida @ Kentucky 6 PM EDT ESPN

#21 Baylor @ #19 Oklahoma State 7 PM EDT ESPN2

Liberty @ UAB 7 PM EDT CBSSN

Boston College @ #25 Clemson 7:30 PM EDT ACCN

#22 Auburn @ LSU 9 PM EDT ESPN

Washington @ Oregon State 9 PM EDT PAC12

Arizona State @ #20 UCLA 10:30 PM EDT FS1

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I really wanted to include UConn Vanderbilt but there are a lot of really good games that are more likely to be competitive Started with 29 and cut down to 25

[NewYorkExpress]

Houston
Iowa

Georgia
Michigan (Techinically an upset, but at 1 point underdogs, this one's essentially a pick'em)
Tennessee (is this the year, Tennessee does better than six wins? They have already lost to Pittsburgh and Florida, and they will lose to Alabama and Georgia, but they have won or should win every other game on their schedule except for the Ole Miss and Kentucky games, and they could win both if things go right for them) (also, picking a modest upset in Tennessee)
Georgia Tech (The Yellow Jackets have beaten a ranked North Carolina team, and played Clemson, which at the time was a top-ten team well in Clemson. I wouldn't be shocked if they won the ACC Coastal) (also, picking the mild upset in Georgia Tech)
Purdue
Texas
Western Michigan
Cincinnati (The Bearcats get a massive win that they need if they want to have a chance at making the playoff)
Alabama (Once again, as much I would love to pick the upset, I just can't bring myself to pick against the Crimson Tide. Maybe for the Iron Bowl at the end of the season....)
Oregon (The Ducks are on fire right now. Will Mario Cristobal be USC bound?)
Oklahoma (Can't quite bring myself to pick against Oklahoma against any Big Twelve team other than Texas at this point.)
Syracuse (Can't bring myself to pick Florida State)
West Virginia
Tulane
Miami (OH)
Kentucky (My big upset pick of the day, Kentucky has been playing out of their minds right now. While they aren't going to win the SEC East over Georgia without getting very lucky, they could get into the New Year's Six Bowls ahead of Georgia if the Bulldogs are their only loss, and Georgia loses the SEC Championship Game, as they don't play Alabama this year, and their SEC West opponents are LSU and Mississippi State, which might well be winnable. But first they have to get past Florida)
Oklahoma State
Liberty
Clemson
Auburn
Washington
UCLA

[GeorgiaModerate]

I really wanted to include UConn Vanderbilt but there are a lot of really good games that are more likely to be competitive Started with 29 and cut down to 25

As bad as Vanderbilt is, I'd have to pick them over UConn.

[NewYorkExpress]

Out of curiosity, why is Boston College/Clemson on the board instead of either Thursday Night's Virginia @ Miami (FL) game, or Saturday Evening's Mississippi State @ Texas A&M game?

Either of those games would be more competitive than Boston College @ Clemson.

[Donerail]

We never pick Thursday night games in order to give more people time to get picks in.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Out of curiosity, why is Boston College/Clemson on the board instead of either Thursday Night's Virginia @ Miami (FL) game, or Saturday Evening's Mississippi State @ Texas A&M game?

Either of those games would be more competitive than Boston College @ Clemson.

Like Donerail said, no Thursday Night games for CFB since it gives people time. Also, Boston College gave Clemson a huge run for their money last year and I expect it to be highly competitive, just like Notre Dame and Toledo were. Would not be surprised at all if BC beats Clemson.

[GeorgiaModerate]

NY Express, you only picked 24 games; the missing one is left as an exercise for the reader.

[NewYorkExpress]

NY Express, you only picked 24 games; the missing one is left as an exercise for the reader.

I don't feel comfortable making a pick between Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois anyways. I'll take the loss there rather make a pick.

[Illiniwek]

Week 5

Friday, October 1st

Houston @ Tulsa 7:30 PM EDT ESPN

#5 Iowa @ Maryland 8 PM EDT FS1

Saturday, October 2nd

#8 Arkansas @ #2 Georgia Noon EDT ESPN

#14 Michigan @ Wisconsin Noon EDT FOX They have to win in Madison one year, why not this one?

Tennessee @ Missouri Noon EDT SECN

Pittsburgh @ Georgia Tech Noon EDT ACCN

Minnesota @ Purdue Noon EDT BTN

Texas @ TCU Noon EDT ABC

Western Michigan @ Buffalo Noon EDT CBSSN

#7 Cincinnati @ #9 Notre Dame 2:30 PM EDT NBC

Eastern Michigan @ Northern Illinois 2:30 PM EDT ESPN+

#12 Ole Miss @ #1 Alabama 3:30 PM EDT CBS

#3 Oregon @ Stanford 3:30 PM EDT ABC

#6 Oklahoma @ Kansas State 3:30 PM EDT FOX

Syracuse @ Florida State 3 PM EDT ACCN

Texas Tech @ West Virginia 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Tulane @ East Carolina 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+

Central Michigan @ Miami (OH) 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+

#10 Florida @ Kentucky 6 PM EDT ESPN

#21 Baylor @ #19 Oklahoma State 7 PM EDT ESPN2

Liberty @ UAB 7 PM EDT CBSSN

Boston College @ #25 Clemson 7:30 PM EDT ACCN

#22 Auburn @ LSU 9 PM EDT ESPN

Washington @ Oregon State 9 PM EDT PAC12

Arizona State @ #20 UCLA 10:30 PM EDT FS1

[I’m not Stu]

What games will have Stadium, FS2, and ESPN3 broadcasts?

[Donerail]

What games will have Stadium, FS2, and ESPN3 broadcasts?

Air Force @ New Mexico will appear on FS2, while FIU @ FAU and Marshall @ MTSU will appear on Stadium. Ohio @ Akron, Southern Miss @ Rice, and a handful of FCS games will be on ESPN3.

[I’m not Stu]

Do they not have Thursday night games because they don’t want to play at the same time as an NFL game?

[Donerail]

Do they not have Thursday night games because they don’t want to play at the same time as an NFL game?

Virginia plays Miami at 7:30pm Thursday night.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 5

Friday, October 1st

Houston @ Tulsa 7:30 PM EDT ESPN

#5 Iowa @ Maryland 8 PM EDT FS1

Saturday, October 2nd

#8 Arkansas @ #2 Georgia Noon EDT ESPN

#14 Michigan @ Wisconsin Noon EDT FOX

Tennessee @ Missouri Noon EDT SECN

Pittsburgh @ Georgia Tech Noon EDT ACCN

Minnesota @ Purdue Noon EDT BTN

Texas @ TCU Noon EDT ABC

Western Michigan @ Buffalo Noon EDT CBSSN

#7 Cincinnati @ #9 Notre Dame 2:30 PM EDT NBC

Eastern Michigan @ Northern Illinois 2:30 PM EDT ESPN+

#12 Ole Miss @ #1 Alabama 3:30 PM EDT CBS

#3 Oregon @ Stanford 3:30 PM EDT ABC

#6 Oklahoma @ Kansas State 3:30 PM EDT FOX

Syracuse @ Florida State 3 PM EDT ACCN

Texas Tech @ West Virginia 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Tulane @ East Carolina 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+

Central Michigan @ Miami (OH) 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+

#10 Florida @ Kentucky 6 PM EDT ESPN

#21 Baylor @ #19 Oklahoma State 7 PM EDT ESPN2

Liberty @ UAB 7 PM EDT CBSSN

Boston College @ #25 Clemson 7:30 PM EDT ACCN

#22 Auburn @ LSU 9 PM EDT ESPN

Washington @ Oregon State 9 PM EDT PAC12

Arizona State @ #20 UCLA 10:30 PM EDT FS1

[Donerail]

Week 5

Friday, October 1st
Houston @ Tulsa — best 1-3 team in the country?
#5 Iowa @ Maryland — best QB in the conference?

Saturday, October 2nd
#8 Arkansas @ #2 Georgia
#14 Michigan @ Wisconsin
Tennessee @ Missouri
Pittsburgh @ Georgia Tech — Pitt is gonna push em around, very ugly game
Minnesota @ Purdue
Texas @ TCU
Western Michigan @ Buffalo
#7 Cincinnati @ #9 Notre Dame
Eastern Michigan @ Northern Illinois
#12 Ole Miss @ #1 Alabama
#3 Oregon @ Stanford — Oregon will win, we will lose, Cristobal will stay at Oregon b/c it's a better job than SC
#6 Oklahoma @ Kansas State
Syracuse @ Florida State — UConn-Vandy really overshadowing a lot of sick, sick sh**t on the schedule this week (see also Pitt vs Tech, Northwestern vs Nebraska, Wazzu vs Cal)
Texas Tech @ West Virginia
Tulane @ East Carolina
Central Michigan @ Miami (OH)
#10 Florida @ Kentucky
#21 Baylor @ #19 Oklahoma State — one of these two is legit and one is a fraud, not sure which tho
Liberty @ UAB
Boston College @ #25 Clemson
#22 Auburn @ LSU
Washington @ Oregon State
Arizona State @ #20 UCLA — travesty that Arizona State is not ranked!

[I’m not Stu]

Is the Mountain West the only FBS conference that has a contract with Stadium?

[GeorgiaModerate]

Houston @ Tulsa 7:30 PM EDT ESPN
#5 Iowa @ Maryland 8 PM EDT FS1

#8 Arkansas @ #2 Georgia Noon EDT ESPN
#14 Michigan @ Wisconsin Noon EDT FOX    I can't believe Wisconsin is favored in this game.
Tennessee @ Missouri Noon EDT SECN
Pittsburgh @ Georgia Tech Noon EDT ACCN
Minnesota @ Purdue Noon EDT BTN
Texas @ TCU Noon EDT ABC
Western Michigan @ Buffalo Noon EDT CBSSN
#7 Cincinnati @ #9 Notre Dame 2:30 PM EDT NBC    Toughest pick.
Eastern Michigan @ Northern Illinois 2:30 PM EDT ESPN+
#12 Ole Miss @ #1 Alabama 3:30 PM EDT CBS
#3 Oregon @ Stanford 3:30 PM EDT ABC
#6 Oklahoma @ Kansas State 3:30 PM EDT FOX
Syracuse @ Florida State 3 PM EDT ACCN        FSU has to win eventually, right?
Texas Tech @ West Virginia 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2
Tulane @ East Carolina 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+
Central Michigan @ Miami (OH) 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+
#10 Florida @ Kentucky 6 PM EDT ESPN
#21 Baylor @ #19 Oklahoma State 7 PM EDT ESPN2
Liberty @ UAB 7 PM EDT CBSSN
Boston College @ #25 Clemson 7:30 PM EDT ACCN
#22 Auburn @ LSU 9 PM EDT ESPN
Washington @ Oregon State 9 PM EDT PAC12
Arizona State @ #20 UCLA 10:30 PM EDT FS1

[Donerail]

Is the Mountain West the only FBS conference that has a contract with Stadium?

Conference USA has a television deal that includes Stadium, as well as CBS Sports Network and ESPN+.