Week 13 Games

[Dan]

Welcome to the Week 13 CFB Games Thread

Big Ten games are listed below, & feel free to discuss any other games (as well as any storylines carried over from Week 12).


Saturday, November 22nd

Minnesota at Northwestern (Wrigley Field)
11:00am CT - BTN

Rutgers at Ohio State
11:00am CT - FOX

USC at Oregon
2:30pm CT - CBS

Michigan State at Iowa
2:30pm CT - FS1

Michigan at Maryland
3:00pm CT - BTN

Nebraska at Penn State
6:00pm CT - NBC

Washington at UCLA
9:30pm CT - NBC

 

[Marshall_Lucky]

Hopefully NW gets their 6th win against a minny and doesn't come into our game desperate. They are plucky

 

[phats22]

 

[Lysol623]

Hopefully NW gets their 6th win against a minny and doesn't come into our game desperate. They are plucky

It's in our best interest for NE ti beat Minnesota. Them being desperate won't really matter much because it is out last home game and could be a chance to clinch an elite bowl game/keep two win season alive.

 

[Ander1345]

Wild that they could have had a historic night game at Wrigley with two teams looking to beef up their bowl resumes but shoved it in the 11AMCT slot over us playing against Wisconsin.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

If Michigan plays like they did yesterday could MD sneak one out?

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

College Gameday heading back to Eugene next Saturday for USC/Oregon.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

If Michigan plays like they did yesterday could MD sneak one out?

This is my early pick for next weekend. Turtles 24, Meechigan 21

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

SEC teams were 0-286 when having a 27+ point deficit dating back to 2014. South Carolina blows it up 30-3 at half. Cannot get worse.

 

[Illini2010-11]

SEC teams were 0-286 when having a 27+ point deficit dating back to 2014. South Carolina blows it up 30-3 at half. Cannot get worse.

Somehow we broke that team in January.

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

Somehow we broke that team in January.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Bama is playing some cupcake team this week.

Not going to mention who though.

 

[aiwpfan]

Bama is playing some cupcake team this week.

Not going to mention who though.

Oh. Oh dear

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Herbstreit going to have a busy travel weekend. He'll call the Thursday Night Football game in Houston tomorrow night. He'll then be part of Gameday in Eugene on Saturday morning though I'm guessing he may leave the show early like he did earlier this season when the show was there as he and Fowler are set to be in Gainesville on Saturday night for Tennessee/Florida.

 

[WhereDoWeStandWithStorr?]

Tulane coach had the weirdest press conference comment I've ever seen.

 

[illinoisfootball]

Bama is playing some cupcake team this week.

Not going to mention who though.

Hopefully they put the $560k to good use.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

Hopefully they put the $560k to good use.

hope they are getting more than that

 

[Username]

Tulane coach had the weirdest press conference comment I've ever seen.

what'd he say? link?

 

[illinoisfootball]

hope they are getting more than that

Nope

Eastern Illinois will receive a guaranteed payout of
$560,000 from Alabama for the football game scheduled for November 22, 2025. This payment is part of the contract for the FCS team to play the SEC team.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

Nope

Eastern Illinois will receive a guaranteed payout of
$560,000 from Alabama for the football game scheduled for November 22, 2025. This payment is part of the contract for the FCS team to play the SEC team.

ugh

I thought the price for these games had gone up to 750-800,000

 

[illinoisfootball]

ugh

I thought the price for these games had gone up to 750-800,000

I guess not when they signed this contract.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

I guess not when they signed this contract.

$300,000 to over $1 million
The current cost for an FBS team to buy a game against an FCS team typically ranges from $300,000 to over $1 million, depending on the specifics of the game and the team involved.
For example, one FBS team paid $375,000 for a game against ACU, while another team paid $550,000 for a game against Texas A&M.
These payouts are essential for FCS teams to support their operating budgets and can lead to memorable upsets in college football.

Sports Illustrated

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

what'd he say? link?

Basically that they're an "average" team that should not be ranked. There's lots of "bad football" in the current state of college football if they're a T25 team.

Just something you probably shouldn't say at a press conference.

 

[Ander1345]

Hawaii being 7-3 is pretty cool.

 

[PasadenaIllini]

My heavens FSU is bad. They are playing for bowl eligibility against a really bad NC State team. They are down 11-14. They stop NC State. Then, one of the FSU special teams players allows the punt to hit them and NC State recovers. FSU's defense stops them again. This time the FSU returner muffs the punt. You just can't make this stuff up. A demoralized, poorly coached team will always find ways to lose.