2022 College Football Discussion & Pick'em Thread

[NewYorkExpress]

Bowling Green

Buffalo
Utah State
East Carolina
Wisconsin

UCF
Arkansas
Oregon
Ole Miss

Minnesota
Florida State
Texas (by the way, you got the matchup wrong. Texas is playing Washington in the Alamo Bowl, not Wisconsin)

NC State
UCLA
South Carolina
Wyoming
Clemson

Mississippi State
Iowa
Kansas State
Michigan
Georgia
LSU
Utah

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Thanks NYE, was typing fast while watching the World cup lol

[Donerail]

Post-Christmas bowls + playoff

Monday, December 26th
New Mexico State vs Bowling Green – was googling to figure out why this game existed (weird scheduling conflict? canceled game earlier in the season?) only to find that this is a "bowl game" and both teams are "6-6." Seems fake.

Tuesday, December 27th
Georgia Southern vs Buffalo
Memphis vs Utah State – and Utah State is in a bowl? Is this a prank?
Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina
Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State

Wednesday, December 28th
UCF vs Duke
Kansas vs Arkansas
#15 Oregon vs North Carolina
Texas Tech vs Ole Miss

Thursday, December 29th
Syracuse vs Minnesota
Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State
#20 Texas vs #12 Washington

Friday, December 30th
Maryland vs NC State
Pittsburgh vs #18 UCLA
#21 Notre Dame vs #19 South Carolina
Ohio vs Wyoming
#6 Tennessee vs #7 Clemson

Saturday, December 31st
Iowa vs Kentucky
#5 Alabama vs #9 Kansas State
#3 TCU vs #2 Michigan
#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia

Monday, January 2nd
#22 Mississippi State vs Illinois
#16 Tulane vs #10 USC
#17 LSU vs Purdue
#11 Penn State vs #8 Utah

[NewYorkExpress]

Navy is promoting Defensive Coordinator Brian Newberry to fill their vacancy at Head Coach.

[Хahar 🤔]

Utah State is in a bowl? Is this a prank?

This is the tenth time in the last twelve seasons that Utah State has played in a bowl game, so as the forum's leading Aggies fan I'd like for you to show some respect.

[7,052,770]

Utah State is in a bowl? Is this a prank?

This is the tenth time in the last twelve seasons that Utah State has played in a bowl game, so as the forum's leading Aggies fan I'd like for you to show some respect.

Yeah, Utah State is consistently one of the top G5 programs over the last decade. It would be surprising not to see them in a bowl.

[GeorgiaModerate]

With both New Mexico State and UConn in bowls this year, there's not much room to quibble about Utah State.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Post-Christmas bowls + playoff


Monday, December 26th

New Mexico State vs Bowling Green 2:30 PM EST ESPN

Tuesday, December 27th

Georgia Southern vs Buffalo Noon EST ESPN

Memphis vs Utah State 3:15 PM EST ESPN

Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina 6:45 PM EST ESPN

Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State 10:15 PM EST ESPN

Wednesday, December 28th

UCF vs Duke 2 PM EST ESPN

Kansas vs Arkansas 5:30 PM EST ESPN

#15 Oregon vs North Carolina 8 PM EST FOX

Texas Tech vs Ole Miss 9 PM EST ESPN

Thursday, December 29th

Syracuse vs Minnesota 2 PM EST ESPN

Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State 5:30 PM EST ESPN

#20 Texas vs #12 Washington 9 PM EST ESPN

Friday, December 30th

Maryland vs NC State Noon EST ESPN

Pittsburgh vs #18 UCLA 2 PM EST CBS

#21 Notre Dame vs #19 South Carolina 3:30 PM EST ESPN

Ohio vs Wyoming 4:30 PM EST Barstool

#6 Tennessee vs #7 Clemson 8 PM EST ESPN

Saturday, December 31st

Iowa vs Kentucky Noon EST ABC

#5 Alabama vs #9 Kansas State Noon EST ESPN

#3 TCU vs #2 Michigan 4 PM EST ESPN

#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia 8 PM EST ESPN

Monday, January 2nd

#22 Mississippi State vs Illinois Noon EST ESPN2

#16 Tulane vs #10 USC 1 PM EST ESPN

#17 LSU vs Purdue 1 PM EST ABC

#11 Penn State vs #8 Utah 5 PM EST ESPN

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

With the flood of players in the transfer portal or not playing because they are entering the draft, these choices are tough.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Watch OH St win the Title and Dallas goes to Superbowl it's all about timing it's the playoffs anything goes just like Bengals can beat Buffalo Bills and Chiefs, all Cowboys need is to beat Eagles whom haven't played no one important like the Bills, Bengals and Chiefs this yr, Zeke Elliott OH St I am a Chiefs fan but I am a Zeke Elliott fan too OH St Football

No one wins Fantasy football unless you have Kelce and MaHomes and Zeke Elliott on your team this yr I lost I didn't have Kelce but that's Okay I won last year

[Illiniwek]

Post-Christmas bowls + playoff


Monday, December 26th

New Mexico State vs Bowling Green 2:30 PM EST ESPN

Tuesday, December 27th

Georgia Southern vs Buffalo Noon EST ESPN

Memphis vs Utah State 3:15 PM EST ESPN

Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina 6:45 PM EST ESPN

Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State 10:15 PM EST ESPN

Wednesday, December 28th

UCF vs Duke 2 PM EST ESPN

Kansas vs Arkansas 5:30 PM EST ESPN

#15 Oregon vs North Carolina 8 PM EST FOX

Texas Tech vs Ole Miss 9 PM EST ESPN

Thursday, December 29th

Syracuse vs Minnesota 2 PM EST ESPN

Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State 5:30 PM EST ESPN

#20 Texas vs #12 Washington 9 PM EST ESPN

Friday, December 30th

Maryland vs NC State Noon EST ESPN

Pittsburgh vs #18 UCLA 2 PM EST CBS

#21 Notre Dame vs #19 South Carolina 3:30 PM EST ESPN

Ohio vs Wyoming 4:30 PM EST Barstool

#6 Tennessee vs #7 Clemson 8 PM EST ESPN

Saturday, December 31st

Iowa vs Kentucky Noon EST ABC

#5 Alabama vs #9 Kansas State Noon EST ESPN

#3 TCU vs #2 Michigan 4 PM EST ESPN I get that TCU is no slouch, but this just feels like its Michigan's game to lose, and I don't expect a real letdown game here.

#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia 8 PM EST ESPN I want to emotionally hedge, but its hard not to believe that Georgia is definitively better than OSU this year. But could I see OSU beating Georgia and then Michigan? I am afraid so...

Monday, January 2nd

#22 Mississippi State vs Illinois Noon EST ESPN2 MSU will have all of the emotion for playing in this game for Coach Leach, so I am not super confident here. But if I have the opportunity to pick Illinois to win a New Years Day Florida bowl game I am going to do it. I-L-L!

#16 Tulane vs #10 USC 1 PM EST ESPN

#17 LSU vs Purdue 1 PM EST ABC

#11 Penn State vs #8 Utah 5 PM EST ESPN This will be a very aesthetically pleasing game to watch for sure.

[Dereich]

New Mexico State vs Bowling Green 2:30 PM EST ESPN

Georgia Southern vs Buffalo Noon EST ESPN

Memphis vs Utah State 3:15 PM EST ESPN

Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina 6:45 PM EST ESPN

Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State 10:15 PM EST ESPN

UCF vs Duke 2 PM EST ESPN

Kansas vs Arkansas 5:30 PM EST ESPN

#15 Oregon vs North Carolina 8 PM EST FOX

Texas Tech vs Ole Miss 9 PM EST ESPN

Syracuse vs Minnesota 2 PM EST ESPN

Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State 5:30 PM EST ESPN Worried about this game; FSU has traditionally played poorly against Oklahoma. A win against a 6-6 team will be disregarded and a loss will be embarrassing

#20 Texas vs #12 Washington 9 PM EST ESPN

Maryland vs NC State Noon EST ESPN

Pittsburgh vs #18 UCLA 2 PM EST CBS

#21 Notre Dame vs #19 South Carolina 3:30 PM EST ESPN

Ohio vs Wyoming 4:30 PM EST Barstool

#6 Tennessee vs #7 Clemson 8 PM EST ESPN

Iowa vs Kentucky Noon EST ABC

#5 Alabama vs #9 Kansas State Noon EST ESPN

#3 TCU vs #2 Michigan 4 PM EST ESPN Sorry DFW

#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia 8 PM EST ESPN Perhaps I'm going out on a limb on this one, but I do think Georgia is more vulnerable then people are generally assuming and Ohio State can certainly score points.

#22 Mississippi State vs Illinois Noon EST ESPN2

#16 Tulane vs #10 USC 1 PM EST ESPN

#17 LSU vs Purdue 1 PM EST ABC

#11 Penn State vs #8 Utah 5 PM EST ESPN

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Baylor getting destroyed at TCU's home field in the cold, you love to see it

[GeorgiaModerate]

Monday, December 26th
New Mexico State vs Bowling Green

Tuesday, December 27th
Georgia Southern vs Buffalo
Memphis vs Utah State
Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina
Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State

Wednesday, December 28th
UCF vs Duke
Kansas vs Arkansas
#15 Oregon vs North Carolina
Texas Tech vs Ole Miss

Thursday, December 29th
Syracuse vs Minnesota
Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State
#20 Texas vs #12 Washington

Friday, December 30th
Maryland vs NC State
Pittsburgh vs #18 UCLA
#21 Notre Dame vs #19 South Carolina
Ohio vs Wyoming
#6 Tennessee vs #7 Clemson

Saturday, December 31st
Iowa vs Kentucky
#5 Alabama vs #9 Kansas State
#3 TCU vs #2 Michigan
#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia

Monday, January 2nd
#22 Mississippi State vs Illinois
#16 Tulane vs #10 USC
#17 LSU vs Purdue
#11 Penn State vs #8 Utah

[GeorgiaModerate]

PRE-CHRISTMAS BOWL RESULTS

NY Express took first place at 12-4, a game ahead of Dereich and me.  Full results:

12 NY Express
11 Dereich, GeorgiaModerate
10 Grumps, Illiniwek, JGibson
9 Donerail
8 Harry, Terry
7 ExtremeR

There were two unanimous picks:

Baylor-Air Force (wrong)
Houston-Louisiana

And four games with a single dissenter:

Southern Miss-Rice
Boise State-North Texas
Marshall-UConn
San Diego State-Middle Tennessee (dissenter was right)

Overall, Illiniwek has a 5-game lead going into the final slate (except for the championship game, which we will also pick).  Year to date (351 games):

230 Illiniwek   
225 GeorgiaModerate   
224 Dereich   
219 ExtremeRepublican   
218 Terry   
217 Donerail   
216 Harry   
202 Grumps   
198 NY Express   
197 JGibson   
144 ultraviolet   
117 CalamityBlue   
86 Thomas D   
54 Storr   
37 Ishan   
12 Orwell   

Just a reminder that last year at this point I was in fourth place, six games behind Donerail, and made up five games in the post-Christmas bowls.

[7,052,770]

New Mexico State vs Bowling Green
Georgia Southern vs Buffalo
Memphis vs Utah State
Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina
Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State
UCF vs Duke
Kansas vs Arkansas
#15 Oregon vs North Carolina
Texas Tech vs Ole Miss
Syracuse vs Minnesota
Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State
#20 Texas vs #12 Washington
Maryland vs NC State
Pittsburgh vs #18 UCLA
#21 Notre Dame vs #19 South Carolina
Ohio vs Wyoming
#6 Tennessee vs #7 Clemson
Iowa vs Kentucky
#5 Alabama vs #9 Kansas State
#3 TCU vs #2 Michigan
#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia
#22 Mississippi State vs Illinois
#16 Tulane vs #10 USC
#17 LSU vs Purdue
#11 Penn State vs #8 Utah

[GeorgiaModerate]

#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia

No pick.

Also, NYE is once again missing a game.

[7,052,770]

#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia

No pick.

Ohio State

[NewYorkExpress]

Taking Tulane over USC (that's the one I'm missing, right?).

[GeorgiaModerate]

Taking Tulane over USC (that's the one I'm missing, right?).

Yep.

[JGibson]

Post-Christmas bowls + playoff


Monday, December 26th

New Mexico State vs Bowling Green 2:30 PM EST ESPN

Tuesday, December 27th

Georgia Southern vs Buffalo Noon EST ESPN

Memphis vs Utah State 3:15 PM EST ESPN

Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina 6:45 PM EST ESPN

Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State 10:15 PM EST ESPN

Wednesday, December 28th

UCF vs Duke 2 PM EST ESPN

Kansas vs Arkansas 5:30 PM EST ESPN

#15 Oregon vs North Carolina 8 PM EST FOX

Texas Tech vs Ole Miss 9 PM EST ESPN

Thursday, December 29th

Syracuse vs Minnesota 2 PM EST ESPN

Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State 5:30 PM EST ESPN

#20 Texas vs #12 Washington 9 PM EST ESPN

Friday, December 30th

Maryland vs NC State Noon EST ESPN

Pittsburgh vs #18 UCLA 2 PM EST CBS

#21 Notre Dame vs #19 South Carolina 3:30 PM EST ESPN

Ohio vs Wyoming 4:30 PM EST Barstool

#6 Tennessee vs #7 Clemson 8 PM EST ESPN

Saturday, December 31st

Iowa vs Kentucky Noon EST ABC

#5 Alabama vs #9 Kansas State Noon EST ESPN

#3 TCU vs #2 Michigan 4 PM EST ESPN

#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia 8 PM EST ESPN

Monday, January 2nd

#22 Mississippi State vs Illinois Noon EST ESPN2

#16 Tulane vs #10 USC 1 PM EST ESPN

#17 LSU vs Purdue 1 PM EST ABC

#11 Penn State vs #8 Utah 5 PM EST ESPN

[NewYorkExpress]

PRE-CHRISTMAS BOWL RESULTS

NY Express took first place at 12-4, a game ahead of Dereich and me.  Full results:

12 NY Express
11 Dereich, GeorgiaModerate
10 Grumps, Illiniwek, JGibson
9 Donerail
8 Harry, Terry
7 ExtremeR

There were two unanimous picks:

Baylor-Air Force (wrong)
Houston-Louisiana

And four games with a single dissenter:

Southern Miss-Rice
Boise State-North Texas
Marshall-UConn
San Diego State-Middle Tennessee (dissenter was right)

Overall, Illiniwek has a 5-game lead going into the final slate (except for the championship game, which we will also pick).  Year to date (351 games):

230 Illiniwek
225 GeorgiaModerate
224 Dereich
219 ExtremeRepublican
218 Terry
217 Donerail
216 Harry
202 Grumps
198 NY Express
197 JGibson
144 ultraviolet
117 CalamityBlue
86 Thomas D
54 Storr
37 Ishan
12 Orwell

Just a reminder that last year at this point I was in fourth place, six games behind Donerail, and made up five games in the post-Christmas bowls.

Finally won a week! Shame it's going to be too little, too late.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Post-Christmas bowls + playoff


Monday, December 26th

New Mexico State vs Bowling Green 2:30 PM EST ESPN

Tuesday, December 27th

Georgia Southern vs Buffalo Noon EST ESPN

Memphis vs Utah State 3:15 PM EST ESPN

Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina 6:45 PM EST ESPN

Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State 10:15 PM EST ESPN

Wednesday, December 28th

UCF vs Duke 2 PM EST ESPN

Kansas vs Arkansas 5:30 PM EST ESPN

#15 Oregon vs North Carolina 8 PM EST FOX

Texas Tech vs Ole Miss 9 PM EST ESPN

Thursday, December 29th

Syracuse vs Minnesota 2 PM EST ESPN

Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State 5:30 PM EST ESPN

#20 Texas vs #12 Washington 9 PM EST ESPN

Friday, December 30th

Maryland vs NC State Noon EST ESPN

Pittsburgh vs #18 UCLA 2 PM EST CBS

#21 Notre Dame vs #19 South Carolina 3:30 PM EST ESPN

Ohio vs Wyoming 4:30 PM EST Barstool

#6 Tennessee vs #7 Clemson 8 PM EST ESPN

Saturday, December 31st

Iowa vs Kentucky Noon EST ABC

#5 Alabama vs #9 Kansas State Noon EST ESPN

#3 TCU vs #2 Michigan 4 PM EST ESPN

#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia 8 PM EST ESPN

Monday, January 2nd

#22 Mississippi State vs Illinois Noon EST ESPN2

#16 Tulane vs #10 USC 1 PM EST ESPN

#17 LSU vs Purdue 1 PM EST ABC

#11 Penn State vs #8 Utah 5 PM EST ESPN


Some notes:
- What a great season for TCU! To make the penultimate CFP with only 4 teams with a loss in the CCG shows that great things are likely to come in the future when the expansion to 12 occurs and OU + Texas move to the SEC. Dykes is building an amazing program with our first ever top 20 class likely next year and is making big moves in the transfer portal as well. I was uncertain when the hire was announced last year but it seems like things will work out!

- Purple team magic as well for the future? Kansas State looking good as well.

- One of OU or Texas may finally go off in the SEC in 2024

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Monday, December 26th
New Mexico State vs Bowling Green

Tuesday, December 27th
Georgia Southern vs Buffalo
Memphis vs Utah State
Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina
Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State

Wednesday, December 28th
UCF vs Duke
Kansas vs Arkansas
#15 Oregon vs North Carolina
Texas Tech vs Ole Miss

Thursday, December 29th
Syracuse vs Minnesota
Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State
#20 Texas vs #12 Washington

Friday, December 30th
Maryland vs NC State
Pittsburgh vs #18 UCLA
#21 Notre Dame vs #19 South Carolina
Ohio vs Wyoming
#6 Tennessee vs #7 Clemson

Saturday, December 31st
Iowa vs Kentucky
#5 Alabama vs #9 Kansas State
#3 TCU vs #2 Michigan
#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia

Monday, January 2nd
#22 Mississippi State vs Illinois
#16 Tulane vs #10 USC
#17 LSU vs Purdue
#11 Penn State vs #8 Utah

[GeorgiaModerate]

I can't wait to watch that Wyoming and Ohio Bowl game.

They should have called it the Wyohio Bowl.