And, then there were six (undefeated teams) - who might fall when?
Another interesting weekend of watching football. And, the ranks of the undefeated teams has slimmed from nine to six. This is what's in store in the near future.
Georgia (1) - Florida, Tennessee (3) @ Mississippi State, @ Kentucky (19), and Georgia Tech.
Bucks (2) - @ Penn State (13), @ Northwestern, Indiana, @ Maryland, and Michigan (4)
Tennessee (3) - Kentucky (19), @ Georgia (1), Missouri, @ South Carolina (25), and @ Vandy.
Michigan (4) - Spartans, @ Rutgers, Nebraska, Illinois, and @ the Shoe (2).
Clemson (5) - bye this week, @ ND, Louisville, Miami (FL), and South Carolina (25).
TCU (7) - @ West Virginia, Texas Tech, @ Texas, @ Baylor, and Iowa State.
And, just for fun, two additional one loss teams:
Alabama (6) - bye this week, @ LSU (18), @ Ole Miss (15), Austin Peay, and Auburn.
Oregon (8) - @ Cal, @ Colorado, Washington, Utah (14), and @ Oregon State.
Kentucky and/or South Carolina could be wonderful spoilers - to quote the Beach Boys, "Wouldn't it be nice" if the they could find wins against Georgia, Tennessee, and/or Clemson.
Perhaps the arctic north temperatures of South Bend will cool off a luke-warm Clemson when they play the Irish on November 5th.
Brian Kelly might have an increased number of fans when Bama comes to town.
TCU won't face a currently ranked team until the Big 12 CCG.
What do you think? Will any given team fall in a specific game? What are you looking forward to watching?
November 5th will be an interesting Saturday of football. Tennessee @ Georgia, Bama @ LSU, and Clemson @ ND.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:05 AM ^
AK and the staff trying to get JD to commit ....this weekend (soon) #JDComin
Raiding the cupboards at st frances
1046 days
cheers
October 25th, 2022 at 10:12 AM ^
Can we get abbreviations on the SF players? Plz?
October 25th, 2022 at 10:18 AM ^
Yeah that would be nice - I checked 247 and I only see a 2024 CB prospect linked to UM. Several in 2025
October 25th, 2022 at 10:22 AM ^
Who is JD ? Jaydn Davis ?
October 25th, 2022 at 12:13 PM ^
Georgia just took a 2024 QB commit.
Combine that with JD being on campus for MSU and a general consensus that this was mostly a Georgia vs UofM battle and we could be on watch.
Let’s go win this game and see Ann Arbor come alive.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:25 AM ^
Albert Karschnia and the staff have been trying to get Jadyn Davis to commit for a while, haven't they? Do you have reason to believe this is the weekend that seals the deal? Thanks Comrade GOJG
P.S. The top 2023 recruits from St. Frances are:
- Dashawn Womack (Natl #49; #4 DL; committed to LSU)
- Sam Greene (Natl #524; #60 DL; committed to USC)
- Isaiah Neal (Natl #564; #63 DL; committed to Pitt)
- Durell Robinson (Natl #661; #44 RB; committed to BC)
The top 2024 recruits from St. Frances are:
- Michael Van Buren (Natl #85; #8 QB; uncommitted)
- Ify Obidegwu (Natl #169; #17 CB; uncommitted)
- Simeon Coleman (Natl #504, #34 LB; uncommitted)
- Edrees Farooq (Natl #567; #43 S; uncommitted)
- Mike Williams (Natl #574; #46 OT; uncommitted)
October 25th, 2022 at 10:38 AM ^
I just now see that Ify Obidegwu is a CB. I was confused how they could have the #8 and #17 QB in the same class.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:40 AM ^
Sorry, typo -- thanks for catching it Comrade! Fixed.
October 25th, 2022 at 11:12 AM ^
We also just offered DeJuan Williams who's a 4* running back on all sites other than 247 where he hasn't been ranked yet.
October 25th, 2022 at 11:22 AM ^
Ify is uncommitted. Name checks out.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:33 AM ^
such a HAWT take.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:58 AM ^
"Commit to Michigan, eh."
October 25th, 2022 at 11:13 AM ^
1,046 days ago was December 14, 2019...
1,046 days in the future is September 5, 2025...
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN???
October 25th, 2022 at 11:33 AM ^
it means we're dead smack in the middle of the following timeframe.
December 14, 2019 - September 5, 2025
October 25th, 2022 at 11:52 AM ^
To the exact day. CRAZY!
October 25th, 2022 at 1:32 PM ^
Well, if it's CRAZY, shouldn't we be ordering subs?
October 25th, 2022 at 11:54 AM ^
Something about not being beaten by OSU... if you imagine that GofJ went back in time two weeks to submit his post.
October 25th, 2022 at 11:32 AM ^
Nice thread hijack 🤔
October 25th, 2022 at 10:09 AM ^
Illinois disrespekt not giving them their #17 AP ranking?
October 25th, 2022 at 10:11 AM ^
Ross, not including the Illini's rank is on me, my mistake, and apologies for that one.
October 25th, 2022 at 11:13 AM ^
We must not overlook Illinois... Beilema can coach and they're playing quite well.
October 25th, 2022 at 11:53 AM ^
Old School, I agree about Illinois. They have a very solid RB, DeVito gives them more at QB than they've had in a while, and their D has been playing well.
I am wondering if the Illinois game will wind up being at night.
These are the November 19th matchups for the currently ranked teams:
Georgia (1) @ Kentucky (19)
Tennessee (3) @ South Carolina (25)
Illinois (17) @ Michigan (4)
Utah (14) @ Oregon (8)
USC (10) @ UCLA (12)
Syracuse (16) @ Wake Forest (10)
Oh, and let's not forget that Alabama (6) hosts Austin Peay that weekend too...
P.S. - the ranking of USC and Wake Forest is accurate, they are tied for 10th in the AP Poll.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:13 PM ^
Yep, there’s nothing quite like a night game in late November in Ann Arbor.
October 25th, 2022 at 5:21 PM ^
You're just saying that because it's never happened. There is literally nothing like it, ever.
October 25th, 2022 at 2:08 PM ^
The last Michigan Illinois game I attended was in 2010 and we won in 3 OT's and the score was 67-65. Craziest game I've ever been to. At one point, I had to leave because I was so stressed out.
October 25th, 2022 at 9:51 PM ^
Oh yeah, I remember that game.... super stressful to watch. I think we stopped a 2 point conversion at the end to win. And that victory got us to bowl eligibility for the first time under RichRod.
Those were (definitely not) the days....
October 25th, 2022 at 2:08 PM ^
double double.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:16 AM ^
My wish as I will be present, is that Mississippi State derails Georgia but this is likely a pipe dream.
My longshot would be LSU over Bama. I think LSU has a puncher's chance to hand Bama their second loss. Death Valley is a tough place to play and Bama's pass defense has been softer than usual. Boutte is a threat to score often.
TCU has not dominated their competition. I think they lose an away game at Texas or Baylor.
My best guess is that Clemson runs the less-than-impressive table, as do the Tennessee-Georgia winner and the winner of The Game. This would leave several one-loss teams vying for the last playoff spot.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:25 AM ^
I’ll be at that game in Baron Rouge.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:40 AM ^
"Baron Rouge" sounds like the handsome and mysterious - but misunderstood - antihero from a romance novel.
October 25th, 2022 at 12:48 PM ^
One of the greatest recordings of all time per my grade school self.
October 25th, 2022 at 12:31 PM ^
This guy romance novels
(i had the exact same thought)
October 25th, 2022 at 10:42 AM ^
I hope you've been exercising your liver.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:19 AM ^
already feel gross that I'll be cheering for the Irish to knock off Clemson
October 25th, 2022 at 10:23 AM ^
Maniax, ND travels to play Syracuse this weekend. There might be two interesting scenarios - ND wins their next two - against Syracuse and Clemson. OR, Syracuse defeats ND, and then ND defeats Clemson.
I think I'll be cheering for the meteor on November 5th...
October 25th, 2022 at 10:25 AM ^
I'd feel similarly gross. To help deal with that feeling, I'm going to ignore it entirely then go all in Michigan being undefeated after stomping osu and then whomever gets barfed out of the west. An undefeated Michigan team that wraps up the season beating osu in Columbus won't get left out of the playoffs no matter what Clemson (or, nd, by extension) has done.
October 25th, 2022 at 11:47 AM ^
+1 for "barfed out of the west". This is a very visual blog, and the graphic here is appropriate. Well done!
October 25th, 2022 at 10:35 AM ^
Why? Wouldn't it be good to potentially see them in the playoff?
October 25th, 2022 at 10:43 AM ^
If Clemson or TCU loses, two BIG teams looks increasingly possible.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:49 AM ^
Why would we want ohio to be the extra team?
I get your point however.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:58 AM ^
Bahaha.
I have gone from BPONE to GPORE for everything except for the Ohio game at the Cooler. A win there, this year, I am going to have to see it to believe it. (Although I do have to say, the Buckeyes are not looking like the offensive Deathstar they were advertised to be).
October 25th, 2022 at 12:01 PM ^
I haven't had the opportunity to watch much of OSU this year, but haven't they been without their best WR JSN pretty much all year? Or is he back now?
October 25th, 2022 at 12:17 PM ^
Played a quarter and a half against Iowa then went out again with a slight limp. He should clearly shut it down for the season.
October 25th, 2022 at 2:57 PM ^
If this is sarcasm it should not be. Hamstrings can be season ending and if anyone on that staff has a sliver of a conscience regrading this young man's future he should be shut down for the year. A slight limp coming off of more than a month for a hamstring injury is likely a complete re-injury.
October 25th, 2022 at 12:12 PM ^
Well they have in several instances, but they've also played some really, really bad teams. They haven't beaten anyone who is currently ranked.
I'll be curious to see how they play this weekend. PSU's defense actually matches up fairly well with OSU. Not to the point where I'd say PSU's defense has an advantage, but they do have really good corners who can compete with OSU's receivers. And it'll be interesting to see how OSU handles its first truly hostile road environment this year.
I'd still peg OSU to win, but it could be a game for a little while.
October 25th, 2022 at 12:44 PM ^
To Hell With Notre Dame.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:22 AM ^
Thanks for doing this. I think TCU is gonna be in the playoff.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:20 PM ^
I don't see TCU getting through Texas & Baylor without one loss. As long as they have one loss, there will be other one loss teams which get in ahead of them.