2022 College Football Discussion & Pick'em Thread

[NewYorkExpress]

This week's GameDay hasn't been announced yet, but I have to think it's one of USC/UCLA, Utah/Oregon or Illinois/Michigan (and really, it should be one of the two PAC-12 games).

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

This week's GameDay hasn't been announced yet, but I have to think it's one of USC/UCLA, Utah/Oregon or Illinois/Michigan (and really, it should be one of the two PAC-12 games).

The entire state of Montana has been pushing for Brawl of the Wild for years. Montana shouldn't have blown so many games this year, it would be easier to beg for if both had one loss. Instead, Montana may miss out on the playoffs if they lose.

They probably have to give the Pac-12 another one, but UCLA has no fans and they won't show up hours from campus at 4AM following a loss to Arizona. So that leaves a second trip to a decent fanbase in Eugene following their eliminating loss. Not ideal.

Brawl of the Wild with all the stakes would be much more entertaining.

[GeorgiaModerate]

538's playoff predictor has six teams with a realistic chance (> 40%) to make the playoff, followed by a big dropoff to a group of three with 10-15% chances.

88% Georgia
66% Ohio State
50% TCU
47% Tennessee
44% Clemson
41% Michigan
14% LSU
13% USC
10% North Carolina

[NewYorkExpress]

This week's GameDay hasn't been announced yet, but I have to think it's one of USC/UCLA, Utah/Oregon or Illinois/Michigan (and really, it should be one of the two PAC-12 games).

The entire state of Montana has been pushing for Brawl of the Wild for years. Montana shouldn't have blown so many games this year, it would be easier to beg for if both had one loss. Instead, Montana may miss out on the playoffs if they lose.

They probably have to give the Pac-12 another one, but UCLA has no fans and they won't show up hours from campus at 4AM following a loss to Arizona. So that leaves a second trip to a decent fanbase in Eugene following their eliminating loss. Not ideal.

Brawl of the Wild with all the stakes would be much more entertaining.

You were right. College GameDay is heading to Bozeman for the Brawl of the Wild (though I think USC/UCLA would have been the better choice. Also a rivalry game, and more relevant nationally, given USC could make the playoff still.)

Next week should be Ohio State/Michigan, but that's the FOX Big Noon Kickoff, so it won't be.

I'd guess it'll be Notre Dame/USC. It's the only remaining suitably important game with a national profile that's being played on a Saturday (NC State/North Carolina is on Friday, as is UCLA/Cal and Tulane/Cincinnati).

[Donerail]

Next week they should go to Coastal Carolina @ James Madison, which is the only important game of national significance being played on Saturday.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 12

Saturday, November 19th

#4 TCU @ Baylor Noon EST FOX

Virginia Tech @ Liberty Noon EST ESPN+

Duke @ Pittsburgh Noon EST ACCN

#19 Kansas State @ West Virginia 2 PM EST ESPN+

Washington State @ Arizona 2 PM EST PAC12

Houston @ East Carolina 2 PM EST ESPN+

Georgia State @ James Madison 2 PM EST ESPN+

Oregon State @ Arizona State 2:15 PM EST ESPN

#16 NC State @ Louisville 3:30 PM EST ACCN

#18 Texas @ Kansas 3:30 PM EST FS1

South Alabama @ Southern Miss 3:30 PM EST NFLN

Louisiana Tech @ Charlotte 3:30 PM EST ESPN3

Florida Atlantic @ Middle Tennessee 3:30 PM EST ESPN+

Iowa @ Minnesota 4 PM EST FOX

Arkansas State @ Texas State 5 PM EST ESPN3

Stanford @ California 5:30 PM EST PAC12

Marshall @ Georgia Southern 6 PM EST ESPN+

Texas Tech @ Iowa State 7 PM EST FS1

#11 Ole Miss @ Arkansas 7:30 PM EST SECN

Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma 7:30 PM EST ABC

#8 USC @ #12 UCLA 8 PM EST FOX

UAB @ #7 LSU 9 PM EST ESPN2

San Jose State @ Utah State 9:45 PM EST FS1

#13 Utah @ #6 Oregon 10:30 PM EST ESPN

[Donerail]

Week 12

Saturday, November 19th

#4 TCU @ Baylor – lesson learned, conceding to Terry and not picking against TCU here
Virginia Tech @ Liberty
Duke @ Pittsburgh
#19 Kansas State @ West Virginia
Washington State @ Arizona – note Arizona is bowl-eligible if they win out, which is... very possible. Did not think Jedd Fisch had it in him.
Houston @ East Carolina
Georgia State @ James Madison
Oregon State @ Arizona State
#16 NC State @ Louisville
#18 Texas @ Kansas
Coastal Carolina @ Virginia
South Alabama @ Southern Miss
Louisiana Tech @ Charlotte
Florida Atlantic @ Middle Tennessee
Iowa @ MinneSODA
Arkansas State @ Texas State
The 125^th Big Game: STANFORD @ cal – note Cal has named their stadium "FTX Field" and, as of today, has not yet found another sponsor. lol #BeatCal
Marshall @ Georgia Southern
Texas Tech @ Iowa State
#11 Ole Miss @ Arkansas
Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma
#8 USC @ #12 UCLA – it was so thoughtful of the Conference of Champions to rescue this otherwise pretty dull slate of games with two incredible bangers for our evening. Anyway did you know the only top-tier Pac-12 team w/out a signature win this season is the Trojans?
UAB @ #7 LSU
San Jose State @ Utah State
#13 Utah @ #6 Oregon – this should be the conference championship game

[NewYorkExpress]

TCU
Liberty
Duke
Kansas State
Washington State
Houston
Georgia State
Oregon State
NC State
Texas
Coastal Carolina (Coastal Carolina really should be the top Group of Five team in the playoff rankings. It's just their absurdly weak schedule holding them back)
Southern Miss
Charlotte
Middle Tennessee
Iowa
Texas State
Stanford
Texas Tech
Ole Miss
Oklahoma State
USC (Great rivalry game, elimination game for the PAC-12 title game, and if USC loses it, they can kiss their slim playoff chances goodbye)
LSU
Utah State
Utah

[GeorgiaModerate]

Coastal Carolina (Coastal Carolina really should be the top Group of Five team in the playoff rankings. It's just their absurdly weak schedule holding them back)

If they played a better schedule they might well have a worse record.

Also, you're missing a game.

[NewYorkExpress]

I'll take Marshall over Georgia Southern (that's the one I'm missing, right?).

[GeorgiaModerate]

I'll take Marshall over Georgia Southern (that's the one I'm missing, right?).

Yes, it was.

[Illiniwek]

Week 12

Saturday, November 19th

#4 TCU @ Baylor Noon EST FOX

Virginia Tech @ Liberty Noon EST ESPN+

Duke @ Pittsburgh Noon EST ACCN

#19 Kansas State @ West Virginia 2 PM EST ESPN+

Washington State @ Arizona 2 PM EST PAC12

Houston @ East Carolina 2 PM EST ESPN+

Georgia State @ James Madison 2 PM EST ESPN+

Oregon State @ Arizona State 2:15 PM EST ESPN

#16 NC State @ Louisville 3:30 PM EST ACCN

#18 Texas @ Kansas 3:30 PM EST FS1

Coastal Carolina @ Virginia 3:30 PM EST ESPN3

South Alabama @ Southern Miss 3:30 PM EST NFLN

Louisiana Tech @ Charlotte 3:30 PM EST ESPN3

Florida Atlantic @ Middle Tennessee 3:30 PM EST ESPN+

Iowa @ Minnesota 4 PM EST FOX

Arkansas State @ Texas State 5 PM EST ESPN3

Stanford @ California 5:30 PM EST PAC12

Marshall @ Georgia Southern 6 PM EST ESPN+

Texas Tech @ Iowa State 7 PM EST FS1

#11 Ole Miss @ Arkansas 7:30 PM EST SECN

Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma 7:30 PM EST ABC

#8 USC @ #12 UCLA 8 PM EST FOX

UAB @ #7 LSU 9 PM EST ESPN2

San Jose State @ Utah State 9:45 PM EST FS1

#13 Utah @ #6 Oregon 10:30 PM EST ESPN

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Week 12

#4 TCU @ Baylor Noon EST FOX

Virginia Tech @ Liberty Noon EST ESPN+

Duke @ Pittsburgh Noon EST ACCN

#19 Kansas State @ West Virginia 2 PM EST ESPN+

Washington State @ Arizona 2 PM EST PAC12

Houston @ East Carolina 2 PM EST ESPN+

Georgia State @ James Madison 2 PM EST ESPN+

Oregon State @ Arizona State 2:15 PM EST ESPN

#16 NC State @ Louisville 3:30 PM EST ACCN

#18 Texas @ Kansas 3:30 PM EST FS1

Coastal Carolina @ Virginia 3:30 PM EST ESPN3

South Alabama @ Southern Miss 3:30 PM EST NFLN

Louisiana Tech @ Charlotte 3:30 PM EST ESPN3

Florida Atlantic @ Middle Tennessee 3:30 PM EST ESPN+

Iowa @ Minnesota 4 PM EST FOX

Arkansas State @ Texas State 5 PM EST ESPN3

Stanford @ California 5:30 PM EST PAC12

Marshall @ Georgia Southern 6 PM EST ESPN+

Texas Tech @ Iowa State 7 PM EST FS1

#11 Ole Miss @ Arkansas 7:30 PM EST SECN

Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma 7:30 PM EST ABC

#8 USC @ #12 UCLA 8 PM EST FOX

UAB @ #7 LSU 9 PM EST ESPN2

San Jose State @ Utah State 9:45 PM EST FS1

#13 Utah @ #6 Oregon 10:30 PM EST ESPN

[GeorgiaModerate]

San Jose State @ Utah State 9:45 PM EST FS1

No pick.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

San Jose State @ Utah State 9:45 PM EST FS1

No pick.

Fixed it.  Thank you, sir.

[NewYorkExpress]

First new hire of the cycle, as Charlotte hires Michigan Associate Head Coach Biff Poggi.

This is an interesting hire. This will be Poggi's first time as a college head coach, and his most relevant previous experience before coming to Michigan was at The Citadel under Charlie Taafe.

I'm not sure Charlotte could have gotten a better playcaller, and given Michigan's recruiting in the past few years, Poggi's clearly at least decent in that field, but with Charlotte moving to the AAC, they probably needed a slightly bigger name, maybe someone with at least FBS experience as an assistant coach, to compete with teams like Memphis and SMU (or at least Temple and UAB).

[NewYorkExpress]

The Playoff Rankings are in:

1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. TCU
5. Tennessee
6. LSU
7. USC
8. Alabama
9. Clemson
10. Utah
11. Penn State
12. Oregon
13. North Carolina
14. Ole Miss
15. Kansas State
16. UCLA
17. Washington
18. Notre Dame
19. Florida State
20. UCF
21. Tulane
22. Oklahoma State
23. Oregon State
24. NC State
25. Cincinnati

[JGibson]

Week 12

Saturday, November 19th

#4 TCU @ Baylor Noon EST FOX

Virginia Tech @ Liberty Noon EST ESPN+

Duke @ Pittsburgh Noon EST ACCN

#19 Kansas State @ West Virginia 2 PM EST ESPN+

Washington State @ Arizona 2 PM EST PAC12

Houston @ East Carolina 2 PM EST ESPN+

Georgia State @ James Madison 2 PM EST ESPN+

Oregon State @ Arizona State 2:15 PM EST ESPN

#16 NC State @ Louisville 3:30 PM EST ACCN

#18 Texas @ Kansas 3:30 PM EST FS1

Coastal Carolina @ Virginia 3:30 PM EST ESPN3

South Alabama @ Southern Miss 3:30 PM EST NFLN

Louisiana Tech @ Charlotte 3:30 PM EST ESPN3

Florida Atlantic @ Middle Tennessee 3:30 PM EST ESPN+

Iowa @ Minnesota 4 PM EST FOX

Arkansas State @ Texas State 5 PM EST ESPN3

Stanford @ California 5:30 PM EST PAC12

Marshall @ Georgia Southern 6 PM EST ESPN+

Texas Tech @ Iowa State 7 PM EST FS1

#11 Ole Miss @ Arkansas 7:30 PM EST SECN

Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma 7:30 PM EST ABC

#8 USC @ #12 UCLA 8 PM EST FOX

UAB @ #7 LSU 9 PM EST ESPN2

San Jose State @ Utah State 9:45 PM EST FS1

#13 Utah @ #6 Oregon 10:30 PM EST ESPN

[Dereich]

Week 12

Saturday, November 19th

#4 TCU @ Baylor Noon EST FOX TCU had better not slip up and allow Tennessee in

Virginia Tech @ Liberty Noon EST ESPN+

Duke @ Pittsburgh Noon EST ACCN

#19 Kansas State @ West Virginia 2 PM EST ESPN+

Washington State @ Arizona 2 PM EST PAC12

Houston @ East Carolina 2 PM EST ESPN+

Georgia State @ James Madison 2 PM EST ESPN+

Oregon State @ Arizona State 2:15 PM EST ESPN

#16 NC State @ Louisville 3:30 PM EST ACCN

#18 Texas @ Kansas 3:30 PM EST FS1

Coastal Carolina @ Virginia 3:30 PM EST ESPN3

South Alabama @ Southern Miss 3:30 PM EST NFLN

Louisiana Tech @ Charlotte 3:30 PM EST ESPN3

Florida Atlantic @ Middle Tennessee 3:30 PM EST ESPN+

Iowa @ Minnesota 4 PM EST FOX

Arkansas State @ Texas State 5 PM EST ESPN3

Stanford @ California 5:30 PM EST PAC12

Marshall @ Georgia Southern 6 PM EST ESPN+

Texas Tech @ Iowa State 7 PM EST FS1

#11 Ole Miss @ Arkansas 7:30 PM EST SECN

Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma 7:30 PM EST ABC God, what a crash for Oklahoma State. I'd still pick them if they weren't soooo bad in Bedlam.

#8 USC @ #12 UCLA 8 PM EST FOX

UAB @ #7 LSU 9 PM EST ESPN2

San Jose State @ Utah State 9:45 PM EST FS1

#13 Utah @ #6 Oregon 10:30 PM EST ESPN

[GeorgiaModerate]

The Coastal Carolina at Virginia game has been canceled following the shootings involving the UVa football team.  The pick'em will have 24 games this week.

[GeorgiaModerate]

#4 TCU @ Baylor – OK, TCU, I believe.
Virginia Tech @ Liberty
Duke @ Pittsburgh
#19 Kansas State @ West Virginia
Washington State @ Arizona
Houston @ East Carolina
Georgia State @ James Madison
Oregon State @ Arizona State
#16 NC State @ Louisville
#18 Texas @ Kansas
Coastal Carolina @ Virginia
South Alabama @ Southern Miss
Louisiana Tech @ Charlotte
Florida Atlantic @ Middle Tennessee
Iowa @ Minnesota
Arkansas State @ Texas State - Resistible force meets movable object.
Stanford @ Cal
Marshall @ Georgia Southern
Texas Tech @ Iowa State
#11 Ole Miss @ Arkansas
Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma
#8 USC @ #12 UCLA
UAB @ #7 LSU
San Jose State @ Utah State
#13 Utah @ #6 Oregon

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 12

Saturday, November 19th

#4 TCU @ Baylor Noon EST FOX

Virginia Tech @ Liberty Noon EST ESPN+

Duke @ Pittsburgh Noon EST ACCN

#19 Kansas State @ West Virginia 2 PM EST ESPN+

Washington State @ Arizona 2 PM EST PAC12

Houston @ East Carolina 2 PM EST ESPN+

Georgia State @ James Madison 2 PM EST ESPN+

Oregon State @ Arizona State 2:15 PM EST ESPN

#16 NC State @ Louisville 3:30 PM EST ACCN

#18 Texas @ Kansas 3:30 PM EST FS1

South Alabama @ Southern Miss 3:30 PM EST NFLN

Louisiana Tech @ Charlotte 3:30 PM EST ESPN3

Florida Atlantic @ Middle Tennessee 3:30 PM EST ESPN+

Iowa @ Minnesota 4 PM EST FOX

Arkansas State @ Texas State 5 PM EST ESPN3

Stanford @ California 5:30 PM EST PAC12

Marshall @ Georgia Southern 6 PM EST ESPN+

Texas Tech @ Iowa State 7 PM EST FS1

#11 Ole Miss @ Arkansas 7:30 PM EST SECN

Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma 7:30 PM EST ABC

#8 USC @ #12 UCLA 8 PM EST FOX

UAB @ #7 LSU 9 PM EST ESPN2

San Jose State @ Utah State 9:45 PM EST FS1

#13 Utah @ #6 Oregon 10:30 PM EST ESPN

[Illiniwek]

I can't get over Illinois ____ing the bed the last two weeks. Each of those games were very much winnable, despite horrendous refereeing. But they shot themselves in the foot play after play after play after a month and a half of extremely disciplined football. I don't get it man. I should be going to Ann Arbor tomorrow with no pressure at all, just enjoying the potential for a good game. Now, I think its just going to be a freezing cold sad experience that will highlight a 3 game losing streak and really damper what truly has been a step forward season. Hopefully they can beat Northwestern and get a decent draw in a mid-tier bowl game. A bowl win would really look good and help keep the momentum going into next year. They haven't won a bowl game since my freshman year 11 years ago...

[NewYorkExpress]

Illinois probably sneaks into the Rose Bowl if they win the Big Ten West (They basically need to beat Northwestern, then hope that Iowa, Minnesota, and Purdue all lose once in the last week, and that might not be enough. They should beat Michigan, but I'm not crazy enough to say that that's doable), and then upsets Ohio State in Big Ten Championship Game.

More realistically, either the Citrus Bowl or Las Vegas Bowl/Duke's Mayo Bowl (which ever one the Big Ten is eligible for), would be the more likely scenario.

[ultraviolet]

Illinois has no path to the Rose bowl unless they win the Big Ten, which isn’t happening. Potentially Penn State could if Michigan and ohio both get into the playoff