Does Penn State want the opportunity to go to Indianapolis? The Nittany Lions would be in prime position if Ohio State were to fall short against Michigan, as they have a higher strength of schedule than Indiana.
It’s all there for Ryan Day and Ohio State. Beat the school from up north, and the Buckeyes go to the Big Ten championship game. Lose, and Day might not be around to coach in the first round against someone.
With Tulane botching its shot at the College Football Playoff, Boise State now essentially has its pathway clear. All the Broncos have to do is avoid a bad loss and they will be in the playoff.
It’s Satur…It’s Friday in Athens and the Dawgs take on their in-state rivals in the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. With my age and the last decade of dominance for the Bulldogs, this rivalry has lost some of its luster. I have a friend who is a Tech fan who hates UGA more than any other team. Personally, I feel like Don Draper in this rivalry “I don’t think about you at all.” Forgive me if my fellow Dawg fans cannot understand why I consider the rivalries to Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, and even Alabama more significant in the last 15 years.
This is the game that scares the living daylights out of the Big 12. Currently, the Big 12 champion would make the playoff as the last team in the field. But if Tulane keeps winning, the Green Wave could be in position to push the Big 12 out of the playoff entirely.
The Dawgs had a little bit of a post-Tennessee hangover against UMass this Saturday in Athens. A 12:45 kick after a massive night game atmosphere, plus a premature senior day recognition even though this was not the final home game set up a lackluster performance from part of the Dawg football team.
This is why you don’t eliminate divisions. Or if you do, you make sure the schedules are at least somewhat uniform.
The Big 12 still has half the conference alive for its two spots in the conference title game in Arlington, and you might need to be a math major to understand who might make it and what needs to happen. Or, you need to be someone like me who has way too much time on his hands.
After their weekly slow start the Dawgs looked like they were headed for another disastrous performance. Down 10-0 early in the game, the Dawg offense looked entirely toothless yet again, and the Vols had cruised down the field in their first drive and nearly took a punt to the house.
The Minutemen almost seem set up to fail, and what’s worse, they’re set up to fail in a way that makes zero sense. It would be one thing if UMass was sending its football team out to get its brains beaten in every week for the good of its other sports, but it harms them.