Today's College Football Thread

[fishwax]

Four games between ranked teams today:

#5 Oklahoma at #22 Baylor
#13 Kansas State at #23 Texas
#16 Nebraska at #18 Michigan
USC (#18 in the AP poll but ineligible for the BCS ranking) at #4 Oregon.

So who does your team play? What games are you looking forward to?

[Ptah]

1. Big game in Bozeman today

#7 Montana Grizzlies (8-2, 6-1 Big Sky) visit #1 Montana State Bobcats (9-1, 7-0 Big Sky)

Chance of Snow and 18 °F

vs.


Having the "Brawl of the Wild" between the Montana Grizzlies and
Montana State Bobcats decide a Big Sky Conference champion isn't
exactly new: It's happened in 2002-03, 2005-06 and last season.

But you add in the Bobcats' No. 1 ranking and their chase of an outright
league crown, and this 111th football game of this series has that much more hype.

Not that it needed it.

"Growing up in Montana, this is why you play football - for this opportunity,"
said Griz defensive tackle Bryan Waldhauser. "This is a different type of
feel, for this game; the stakes make it feel a lot bigger. You ratchet it up;
it's a big deal for everyone involved."

http://missoulian.com/sports/college/montana/football/brawl-pride-much-on-the-line-in-frigid-showdown/article_57254c90-126b-11e1-9609-001cc4c002e0.html

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Today

[fishwax]

4. perfect football weather

:)

[Ptah]

28. Griz steamroll top-ranked Bobcats, 36-10

BOZEMAN --The Montana football team whipped top-ranked Montana State Saturday at
chilly Bobcat Stadium, 36-10. A record-breaking crowd of 20,247 was on hand.

The Grizzlies earned a share of the Big Sky Conference championship and an automatic
bid into the FCS playoffs. The Cats are co-champions and will also compete in the playoffs.

Peter Nguyen pushed the lead to 26 points on a 23-yard touchdown scamper with 9:28 left.
Dan Moore's 37-yard rumble up the middle for a touchdown at 5:37 in the third quarter
made it 29-7, but the Cats answered with a field goal early in the final frame.

The Griz lead was 22-7 after Brody McKnight's 33-yard field goal at 10:05 left in the quarter.

http://missoulian.com/college/griz/griz-steamroll-top-ranked-bobcats/article_ff34e95a-12d8-11e1-9053-001cc4c002e0.html

[backwoodsbob]

2. easy

all 4 favorites will win

[Ptah]

3. Meanwhile, in the desert, a real battle of down teams

Arizona Wildcats (2-8, 1-7 Pac-12) vs. Arizona St Sun Devils (6-4, 4-3 Pac-12)

vs.


Bear Down Arizona!

[fishwax]

36. Looks like Arizona has started that game strong

14-0 in the 1st quarter ...

[Ptah]

51. AZ quarterback injured.

Back-up throws touchdown pass!

Arizona 31 ASU 27

Bear Down Arizona!

:woohoo:

[Ptah]

53. Arizona 31 ASU 27 FINAL

Eat it Sparky.

Bear Down Arizona!

[NightWatcher]

5. #14 UGA vs UK. when we (the Dawgs) win, we go to the SEC Championship

So far, it's an ugly game. UK up 10-6

[fishwax]

7. wow, that's a surprising score

Georgia seems to have gotten better pretty much every week.

[GaYellowDawg]

55. Go DAWGS! 2011 SEC East champs!!

How 'Bout 'Em!!

[fishwax]

6. Illinois up 17-7 against Wisconsin at the half

:woohoo:

[fishwax]

8. and Wisconsin scores 21 unanswered points

The game is the Illini season in micro.

[fishwax]

9. Couple of wtf SEC halftime scores

Furman 22 -- Florida 27
Samford 14 -- Auburn 20

South Carolina was also in a close game with the citadel at halftime, but wound up winning by 21.

[fishwax]

19. and another: Georgia Southern 14 -- Alabama 24

Florida and Furman still a 5-point game at the start of the fourth quarter ...

[gratuitous]

10. From the center of the college football universe

That's right, Maxwell Field on the campus of Linfield College for the first round of the Division III playoffs (where real championships are won, not in the bowels of some computer). The Mighty Wildcats take on the Kingsmen of California Lutheran University.

Go Cats!

[fishwax]

11. playoffs are here already

Man, the season flies by. Good luck to your Wildcats :toast:

[gratuitous]

14. Cats have picked off two passes

Cashed the first interception in for a field goal. The second interception results in another field goal. Cats up early, 6-0. Just over 6 minutes left in the first quarter.

[gratuitous]

17. 11 minutes left in the first half

Linfield scores the first touchdown of the game, and takes a 13-3 lead.

[gratuitous]

23. 41 seconds left in the first half

Linfield crosses the goal line again to take a 20-3 lead.

[gratuitous]

24. And at the halftime gun . . . Shit!

Linfield gives up a patented Hail Mary, allowing a 38-yard pass on the last play of the half, and they go into the locker room up by only 20-10.

[gratuitous]

26. Cal Lu comes out smoking in the second half

And we've got a ball game. Linfield hanging on to a 23-20 lead in the third quarter.

[gratuitous]

29. Cats weathering an offensive onslaught

Hanging on to a 30-27 lead. Cal Lu facing 4 and 16 from the Linfield 21. Kingsmen line up for a tying 38-yard field goal. 40 seconds to go . . .

Time out.

Snap. Hold. Kick.

BLOCKED!

[gratuitous]

30. And the game . . . is . . .

Over. Whew! Linfield prevails 30-27.

[fishwax]

31. yikes! Congrats

:toast:

[pokerfan]

12. Kudos to ESPN College Game Day host Lee Corso

for dropping an f-bomb on national television: http://youtu.be/V2vb_JRbppU

:bounce:

One down, six to go:

[fishwax]

13. lol -- it'd be great to see him hit them all

:rofl:

[fishwax]

15. With a win today and a Nebraska loss, I believe the Spartans clinch the Division

Congrats to Michigan State :toast:

[1gobluedem]

16. Michigan throttled Nebraska 45-17

9-2 under Brady Hoke. We're starting to look like the Michigan of old -- sure wish we had another crack at the Spartans. Next year!

[hibbing]

50. Big Red got Big Blued

Hi,
Congrats, whoever picked my Huskers to win the conference were delusional. If they can beat Iowa next game and win the bowl game that would be 10 wins. We got spoiled with our run in the 90s and people on stupid message boards are calling for Bo to be fired, crazy to me at this point. Good luck the rest of the way, you destroyed my poor Huskers today. If you plan to come to Lincoln next year for the game, at least I think we play you, send me a note.

Peace

[JCMach1]

18. As per the script, Oklahoma State choked...

:(

[fishwax]

21. sorry, JCMach1

Horrible week for Stillwater :(

Still, OSU has had a great season, and there is plenty left on the line for the Bedlam game in a couple of weeks.

[JCMach1]

22. They can still salvage a lot there and maybe hope for some help...

[The Straight Story]

20. Pedo state vs OSU up now:

[petronius]

25. I'll be watching LSU, but first I'm going to check out Arkansas to see what's in store

for the Tigers next week.

After that, I guess I'll watch my first alma mater get smacked around by the hated Stanfurd... :(

[Coyote_Bandit]

35. If memory serves me right

Arkansas has defeated LSU 3 of the last 4 seasons. Ill be glued to the tv Friday hopihng for a repeat performance.

:evilgrin:

[petronius]

37. Your memory is not wrong, I'm sad to say

That game has been a thriller more often than not recently, and I won't rest easy til it's over, but after watching both teams today I think hope is as close as you're gonna get... :P

[ProdigalJunkMail]

27. Bama had the DivI-AA powerhouse of Georgia Southern

and beat them... 45-21 ... but GA Southern looked really good and the Trippple Option made Bama's vaunted defense leak like a sieve...

sP

[fishwax]

32. NC State is crushing Clemson

I think Clemson has already clinched the division championship, but they're not looking good tonight ... 37-6 with a few minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

[fishwax]

33. OU and Baylor underway

:woohoo:

[fishwax]

34. Oklahoma and Oregon both trailing at halftime

USC -- 21
Oregon -- 7



Oklahoma -- 10
Baylor -- 7

[petronius]

38. Oregon-USC is coming down to a wild finish!

[Ptah]

39. Oregon misses field goal, USC wins!

[petronius]

40. USC wins it - #4 Oregon goes down 38-35

:wow:

Guess that makes USC the unofficial PAC-12 champion (according to the LA Times, at least)...

[fishwax]

42. How do they rationalize USC ahead of Stanford?

Since Stanford only has one loss against USC's two, and since Stanford beat USC?

[petronius]

47. I suspect the main rationalization is 'being a newspaper in the same city as USC'

:)

But the columnist I was referring to made the suggestion that, because Oregon and Stanford both represent the North and because USC is excluded from the championship even if it does win the South, then this Oregon-USC game was the 'real' Pac-12 Championship game...

Cal Bears aren't looking bad, by the way - only down 1 at the half - so further discussion of Stanford may prove to be moot. (;) I'll cling to that thought for another hour or so, anyway)

[grasswire]

56. ouch, that hurt

Quack.

Maybe someone could enlighten me on the strategy of the last two+ minutes of the game, after Oregon recovered a fumble and was down just three points. Those remaining moments seemed chaotic. I assume that Kelly wanted to make a field goal and drive the game to overtime. But I sure didn't understand all the plays in those last moments.

[guitar man]

41. Unfortunately

My Oklahoma State Cowboys didn't make it past Iowa St last night :(

But watching OU-Baylor right now is making me feel a little better, Baylor 38, OU 24 :evilgrin:

[fishwax]

43. tough week for Stillwater, guitar man

My condolences, not just on the loss but on the tragedy earlier this week. I remember the 2001 plane crash very well--was living in Norman at the time. Very sad thing.

As to football, regardless of what happened last night and what may happen tonight, Bedlam will still be for (of nothing else) the conference championship (provided OU wins either this game or the game next week). And regardless of last night and here on out, it's been a heckuva season for the Cowboys. :toast:

[guitar man]

52. Thanks

Indeed it has been a tough week for my alma mater. I've been overjoyed this season to see we finally have the support for a top notch football program and seeing it come to fruition.

Tough night for the Sooners , Baylor came ready to play some ball tonight. :wow:

[fishwax]

44. Oregon loses -- Oklahoma on the ropes

OU down by 7 with 3:29 remaining ...

[fishwax]

45. Oklahoma goes down

[Broken_Hero]

58. Baylor

I'm good with a green/gold hat, just hope I can find one without having to order it.

:D

Too bad, I would've bet OU to win out the rest of the season, guess those injuries were a lot more severe than I thought, and OU ran out of smoke/mirror mojo.

[fishwax]

59. first chance ever for the baylor hat, eh?

OU drops to 20-1 against the Bears :(

"Too bad, I would've bet OU to win out the rest of the season, guess those injuries were a lot more severe than I thought, and OU ran out of smoke/mirror mojo."

Yeah, the injuries hurt, and then there were more injuries last night--the biggest to one of the team's best players, Ronnell Lewis, who is apparently out for the season. Alas.

[Broken_Hero]

60. Yep, first time for a Baylor

hat, not bad colors, as long as I can find a darker green, or a black hat with their logo. As a BCS/CF hater, the chaos tickles my cold heart. With this loss to Baylor, I have no idea how bedlam is going, I'd still say OU has the edge, but damn...Baylor ending a 20 game drought, thats like...losing to KU.

[fishwax]

46. Four of the top seven teams lost this weekend

Oklahoma State lost to Iowa State
Oregon lost to USC
Oklahoma lost to Baylor (for the first time ever--congrats, Bears)
Clemson lost to North Carolina State

[petronius]

48. Well, there's ~2 months worth of BCS conversatin' and theorizin' right

down the drain. :rofl:

Guess that pushes the LSU-'Bama rematch back to the fore, as long as they both win out...

[fishwax]

49. lol -- tomorrow's rankings will be a mess

:rofl:

[JCMach1]

54. That would suck...

:(

[ellisonz]

57. #21 Penn State beat Ohio State 20-14.

:-(

P.S. Watch out for USC next season if Barkley stays.