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Week 8 Games
Dan
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Week 8 Games Thread
Saturday, October 22nd
Iowa at Ohio State
11:00am CT - FOX
Syracuse at Clemson
11:00am CT - ABC
Indiana at Rutgers
11:00am CT - BTN
Purdue at Wisconsin
2:30pm CT - BTN
UCLA at Oregon
2:30pm CT - FOX
Texas at Oklahoma State
2:30pm CT - ABC
Northwestern at Maryland
2:30pm CT - BTN
Mississippi State at Alabama
6:00pm CT - ESPN
Minnesota at Penn State
6:30pm CT - ABC
Kansas State at TCU
7:00pm CT - FS1
Saturday, October 22nd
Iowa at Ohio State
11:00am CT - FOX
Syracuse at Clemson
11:00am CT - ABC
Indiana at Rutgers
11:00am CT - BTN
Purdue at Wisconsin
2:30pm CT - BTN
UCLA at Oregon
2:30pm CT - FOX
Texas at Oklahoma State
2:30pm CT - ABC
Northwestern at Maryland
2:30pm CT - BTN
Mississippi State at Alabama
6:00pm CT - ESPN
Minnesota at Penn State
6:30pm CT - ABC
Kansas State at TCU
7:00pm CT - FS1
I hadn't realized what the schedules looked like. So after this weekend we're likely to have two game leads in the loss column on Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
The Pu vs Wisc game will be watched. Let’s go Wisc. Ia vs oSU game will be interesting. Should be over by the beginning of the 2nd quarter. Go Illini!
I hope Wisconsin pulls off the upset. Puts more pressure on Purdue when they come to Illinois.
Oh, that would be an upset? I would put my money on Wisconsin.
Wow, so many top 25 matches this week!
Normally I always root for the underdogs but this week I think we want all the favorites to win so that we can move up in the rankings.
#8 TCU over #17 Kansas State
#5 Clemson over #14 Syracuse
#9 Oklahoma State over #20 Texas
- An Oklahoma State loss would be back to back losses so maybe we jump them
- But would a Texas win allow them to jump us
#6 Alabama over #24 Mississippi State
- most likely gets #26 Purdue ranked (if they win) to build more interest in our matchup if we both keep winning. Our best shot, even if it is a long one, at hosting ESPN CGD or FOX Big Noon Kickoff
Others
#16 Penn St vs Minnesota
- a Penn St loss would help us crack the top #15 but keeps Minnesota stay in the hunt for the West
Normally I always root for the underdogs but this week I think we want all the favorites to win so that we can move up in the rankings.
#8 TCU over #17 Kansas State
#5 Clemson over #14 Syracuse
#9 Oklahoma State over #20 Texas
- An Oklahoma State loss would be back to back losses so maybe we jump them
- But would a Texas win allow them to jump us
#6 Alabama over #24 Mississippi State
- most likely gets #26 Purdue ranked (if they win) to build more interest in our matchup if we both keep winning. Our best shot, even if it is a long one, at hosting ESPN CGD or FOX Big Noon Kickoff
Others
#16 Penn St vs Minnesota
- a Penn St loss would help us crack the top #15 but keeps Minnesota stay in the hunt for the West
Uh...we already do. We're 3-1 in the B1G West. Minnesota and Iowa are 1-2. Wisky is 1-3.
we have one loss. minnesota and Iowa have 2. that's a 1 game lead in the loss column.
True but we're basically 2 (technically 3 games based on the tiebreaker) on both of them.
I hope Iowa does well against tOSU, just for ge sake of the West, and to give us more hope when we go against tOSI in Indy.
OK, then I hope they hold tOSU to a field goal.
Gotta LOL at Tennessee playing Tennessee Martin right after beating Alabama. College Football in a nutshell.
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
Alabama plays Austin Peay on Nov. 19th, a week before the Iron Bowl w/ Auburn.
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
The SEC "not exactly a bye-week" game.
I'm thinking bigger picture. If Leicester can win the Premier League, Illinois can make the CFP! So I'm rooting for ultimate chaos. Everyone picking up losses....
KSU beats TCU (KSU will slip up later)
Syracuse beats Clemson (Syracuse will slip up later)
Miss St beats Bama
Texas beats OSU
UCLA beats Oregon (UCLA will slip up later)
That Minnesota Penn St game is interesting. A Minnesota win would be good for 2 reasons.
1) Would obviously make our dominating performance over them look even better.
2) Would take the shine out of Michigan's victory over PSU. By the time we get to that matchup in Ann Arbor, Michigan might not have played anyone better than us yet. I personally think PSU is overrated, and am hoping Minnesota proves that true. Hopefully Morgan is healthy and starting.
1) Would obviously make our dominating performance over them look even better.
2) Would take the shine out of Michigan's victory over PSU. By the time we get to that matchup in Ann Arbor, Michigan might not have played anyone better than us yet. I personally think PSU is overrated, and am hoping Minnesota proves that true. Hopefully Morgan is healthy and starting.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
I care about one game. I want Purdue to lose.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Really a battle between two of the biggest snake oil salesmen in college football
It also would give us an edge in bowl selection. Penn state ahead of us right now.
That's not the only SEC/FCS matchup that weekend either. Mississippi State plays East Tennessee State as well.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
what’s the logic behind to scheduling those type of non cons that late in the season ?
The thinking is that it's a bit of a softer matchup before their rivalry weekend matchups on Thanksgiving weekend.
For the FCS schools, it's their final regular season game before the playoffs begin (assuming said school is going to be in the playoffs of course).