NCAA GDT: Week 13: Rivalry Weekend

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Games of Note:

Thursday:
USF @ UCF (7:30pm ESPN)
Texas Tech @ Texas (7:30pm FS1)

Friday:
Miami FL @ Pitt (12pm ESPN2)
#15 Navy @ Houston (12pm ABC)
Mizzou @ Arkansas (2:30pn CBS)
#4 Iowa @ Nebraska (3:30pm ABC)
#20 Wazzou @ Washington (3:30pm FOX)
Oregon St @ #17 Oregon (4pm FS1)
#7 Baylor @ #19 TCU (7:30pm ESPN)

Saturday:
#1 Clemson @ South Carolina (12pm ESPN)
#8 Ohio State @ #10 Michigan (12pm ABC)
Georgia @ Georgia Tech (12pm ESPN2)
VA Tech @ Virginia (12pm ESPNU)
Cincinnati @ ECU (12pm CBSS)
#2 Alabama @ Auburn (3:30pm CBS)
Penn St @ #5 Michigan St (3:30pm ESPN)
#14 UNC @ NC State (3:30pm ABC/ESPN2)
#16 Northwestern @ Illinois (3:30pm ESPNU)
#22 UCLA @ USC (3:30pm ABC/ESPN2)
Wisconsin @ Minnesota (3:30pm BTN)
#18 Ole Miss @ #21 Miss State (7:15pm ESPN2)
#6 Notre Dame @ #9 Stanford (7:30pm FOX)
#13 Florida St @ #12 Florida (7:30pm ESPN)
Texas A&M @ LSU (7:30pm SECN)
#3 Oklahoma @ #11 Oklahoma St (8pm ABC)

***Rankings will change tomorrow

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[John Price]

OSU gonna come out pissed against Michigan which is not what I Wanted. It's this weekend, then the next, then the season is essentially over for me (ignore almost every bowl game)

 

[End of Line]

Beat Xichigan!

 

[Chairman Mallard]

Well no Pac-12 title but I suppose the Ducks will get to pound the Beavers again like usual

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Iowa is officially on upset alert. I believe in the children of the corn.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Well no Pac-12 title but I suppose the Ducks will get to pound the Beavers again like usual

shouldnt be tough.
Oregon St. is stank this year.
like, more than usual.

1-AA playoffs begin this weekend as well

 

[HisIceness]

For some reason I really miss Texas-Texas A&M game. Would be great to watch again.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I got an update from I think Sports Nation of my facebook this morning saying that currently only 71 teams are Bowl Eligible, but they need 80 teams to fill every Bowl.

What is the metric to determine which lucky nine 5-7 teams get to go Bowling?

 

[member 51464]

That is before this week, though, right? There must be tons of teams that can still clinch. And 40 bowl games is too damn many.

edit:
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/08/ncaa_creates_bowl-eligibility.html

Old article, but apparently the 5-7 team with the best Academic Progress Rate score would get picked.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I am conflicted. On one hand I agree with you 100% and like 90% or them lose money. But on the other hand, if you look at it from the players perspective, for a lot of the smaller schools, the Beef O'Brady's Bowl, Duck Commander Independence Bowl, Motel 6 Cactus Bowl (if it's a nite game, they will leave the lights on for you ), or w/e might be those kids only opportunity to A) play on national TV and B) experience a Bowl, whatever it is. I remember when ECU beat the University of Ohio a few years ago in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl and those kids looked like they just won the power ball.

That is not something I would like to take away from them, even if it does qualify as a waste of money.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

The players love the bowls.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

I'm over bowl games. Yeah its great during holiday week. It gives us something to watch but most of the games stink. You get compelling matchups down the line but they have come up with so many stupid bowls and the names get dumber by the year. Rewarding mediocrity I'd stupid. Its like the every kid deserves a trophy mentality.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

You don't even have to call it Rivalry week. It's pretty much the last week of the season. Full slate anyways.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I'm over bowl games. Yeah its great during holiday week. It gives us something to watch but most of the games stink. You get compelling matchups down the line but they have come up with so many stupid bowls and the names get dumber by the year. Rewarding mediocrity I'd stupid. Its like the every kid deserves a trophy mentality.

This makes sense on premise, but you have to account for the fact that there are like ~120 Div 1 schools.

You can't have like 10 Bowls.

The players love the bowls.

so much this. even my podunk school makes a tidy profit every year. then can suck it up to let the kids travel to a city they've likely never been too before and party for a week and experience a playoff game

 

[Gene Parmesan]

This makes sense on premise, but you have to account for the fact that there are like ~120 Div 1 schools.

You can't have like 10 Bowls.



so much this. even my podunk school makes a tidy profit every year. then can suck it up to let the kids travel to a city they've likely never been too before and party for a week and experience a playoff game

Especially if your team is headed to Hawaii or the Bahamas to play an exhibition game.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

This makes sense on premise, but you have to account for the fact that there are like ~120 Div 1 schools.

You can't have like 10 Bowls.



so much this. even my podunk school makes a tidy profit every year. then can suck it up to let the kids travel to a city they've likely never been too before and party for a week and experience a playoff game

Welly hint there was ditch them and have an FCS style playoff. These bowls do have big money though.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

But those are exceptions. Some of the places(or most)are nothing special. I just hate the idea that .500 deserves some acknowledgement.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

I got an update from I think Sports Nation of my facebook this morning saying that currently only 71 teams are Bowl Eligible, but they need 80 teams to fill every Bowl.

What is the metric to determine which lucky nine 5-7 teams get to go Bowling?

Minnesota, Ecu, Indiana, Mizzou, Kentucky, Tulsa, Virginia Tech, Kansas State, Old Dominion, Buffalo, and maybe ULL win. once or twice to get into the bowl

Too bad Texas plays Baylor

 

[SpookyTsuki]

I'm over bowl games. Yeah its great during holiday week. It gives us something to watch but most of the games stink. You get compelling matchups down the line but they have come up with so many stupid bowls and the names get dumber by the year. Rewarding mediocrity I'd stupid. Its like the every kid deserves a trophy mentality.

It really depends. The big teams games are fun if they dont play teams that just got .500

Like Michigan vs Florida = good

Florida vs a team like Indiana = nono

 

[spintheblackcircle]

anyone else think Iowa loses at Nebraska? Only favored by 1 1/2, Vegas is BEGGING you to take Iowa. That line stinks. Gotta be Nebraska, right?

 

[Gene Parmesan]

anyone else think Iowa loses at Nebraska? Only favored by 1 1/2, Vegas is BEGGING you to take Iowa. That line stinks. Gotta be Nebraska, right?

I do. Nebraska has been playing well and its in Lincoln.

 

[John Price]

I'm over bowl games. Yeah its great during holiday week. It gives us something to watch but most of the games stink. You get compelling matchups down the line but they have come up with so many stupid bowls and the names get dumber by the year. Rewarding mediocrity I'd stupid. Its like the every kid deserves a trophy mentality.

bowl games are boring and often involve irrelevant schools. Then again having such a low threshold allows Virginia Tech to keep their bowl streak alive. Going to the Hyundai Sun bowl!

 

[John Price]

I don't know how you can watch all 32 bowls unless you're a NFL scout

Seriously

Too much

 

[DaveG]

anyone else think Iowa loses at Nebraska? Only favored by 1 1/2, Vegas is BEGGING you to take Iowa. That line stinks. Gotta be Nebraska, right?

Yes. Hawkeyes have been playing with fire this year and they've played **** all in terms of opponents. Their only impressive win was against Northwestern. Pitt and Wisconsin (especially Wisconsin) both managed to beat themselves in those two games.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I don't know how you can watch all 32 bowls unless you're a NFL scout

Seriously

Too much

Well scouts are at every game obviously.