NCAA GDT: Week 8

[Eco]

Top 25

Thursday, October 22
Temple (#22) vs East Carolina
California (#20) vs UCLA

Friday, October 23
Memphis (#18) vs Tulsa

Saturday, October 24
Houston (#24) vs UCF
Pittsburgh (#25) vs Syracuse
Clemson (#6) vs Miami
Iowa State vs Baylor (#2)
Toledo (#19) vs UMass
Texas Tech vs Oklahoma (#17)
Kansas vs Oklahoma State (#14)
Indiana vs Michigan State (#7)
Duke (#23) vs Virginia Tech
Tennessee vs Alabama (#8)
Western Kentucky vs LSU (#5)
Texas A&M (#15) vs Ole Miss (#24)
Florida State (#9) vs Georgia Tech
Utah (#3) vs USC
Ohio State (#1) vs Rutgers
Washington vs Stanford (#10)
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[Fro]

Go Gator......oh wait....

 

[Eco]

Tennessee is usually a tough match, but for some reason I feel strangely confident about this one. Maybe it's because this may be the best defense I've seen from Bama in the Saban years, or it's because the following week is a bye week for us.

Whatever the case may be, I think we handle UT quite easily for the win.

The only games that hold any interests for me outside of the Bama game is the Utah -USC and the Texas A&M - Ole Miss. I hope USC and the Aggies are both winners this weekend.

As always, I'd love to see the Buckeyes get knocked off, just not sure Rutgers are the team to do it.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Not a lot of meat on the bone this week. I fully expect UCLA to bury Cal now that the pressure is off of them.

 

[Eco]

Not a lot of meat on the bone this week. I fully expect UCLA to bury Cal now that the pressure is off of them.

Agree about it being a slim week, but that Utah game has 'upset' written all over it.

 

[John Price]

Not a lot of meat on the bone this week. I fully expect UCLA to bury Cal now that the pressure is off of them.

That just means there'll be many good close games this week

 

[John Price]

No. 1 Ohio State will start JT Barrett over Jones at QB
Yahoo News / 14min ago

No. 1 Ohio State will start quarterback J.T. Barrett in Saturday's game against Rutgers, replacing Cardale Jones.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Big week for the Pirates. Temple is pretty good.

 

[What the Faulk]

Georgia Southern in Boone on Thursday to (basically) determine who wins the Sun Belt. We have outscored opponents 235-43 outside of the 2nd quarter against Clemson this year. Sagarin has us both in the 60s and CBS has GSU as high as 30 and us in the 40s. I dunno if anyone else does all 128, but those aren't bad. We're faring very well in our first bowl-eligible year.

 

[PanthersPens62]

One of these days, Al Golden is going to win a signature game. Why not Saturday?

Clemson......you are now on upset alert!!

Season: 2-6

 

[Eco]

Al Golden may find himself unemployed before he wins a signature game.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Clemson is going to wreck Miami. That team is on a mission.

 

[GKJ]

No way, PP62.

I'm looking elsewhere, and looking at a familiar school, at least in these parts. Out resident ECU fanboy will appreciate this:

I'm going to go ahead and put the #22 ranked Temple Owls on upset alert. Temple gets to go on the road against a tough ECU squad that can put up some points. The fact that Temple is even in this position already speaks to their success, but they now have a target on their back since they're ranked, and have a matchup against Notre Dame next week in Philly that's now in prime time on ABC. Sounds like prime time for a let down. Tread carefully, Matt Ruhle.

 

[HisIceness]

Will be interesting to see how Michigan State plays.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Especially against an Indiana squad that can score.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Buddy of mine coaches the running backs at Indiana.

 

[Hockeyfan02]

No. 1 Ohio State will start JT Barrett over Jones at QB
Yahoo News / 14min ago

No. 1 Ohio State will start quarterback J.T. Barrett in Saturday's game against Rutgers, replacing Cardale Jones.

It was surprising he didn't open the season as starter considering the players voted him a captain.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Oh hey Urban. Only took you almost two months to start the right guy. Now this team will get it going.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

I want to call it an upset but its technically not. USC beats Utah.

Georgia Tech beating FSU wouldn't surprise me. FSU will eventually lose.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

I want to call it an upset but its technically not. USC beats Utah.

Georgia Tech beating FSU wouldn't surprise me. FSU will eventually lose.

Golson will start the turnovers real soon.

 

[Eco]

I want to call it an upset but its technically not. USC beats Utah.
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It technically would be an upset

 

[spintheblackcircle]

of the ranked teams, I think Duke is most likely to lose. Also, Syracuse will upset Pitt.

 

[John Price]

of the ranked teams, I think Duke is most likely to lose. Also, Syracuse will upset Pitt.

You'd think so but VT is really reeling and the Littles want beamer to retire like Spurrier.

Then again vts only offense last week came through Brewer who appears to be healthy

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I want to call it an upset but its technically not. USC beats Utah.

Georgia Tech beating FSU wouldn't surprise me. FSU will eventually lose.

How is it not an upset? Utah is better than USC. Beat them last year too. USC gets beat up and bullied at home.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

How is it not an upset? Utah is better than USC. Beat them last year too. USC gets beat up and bullied at home.

USC is favored. Thus, an upset.