College Football: 2024 Season

[JohnBM01]

It's Saturday. It's Fall/Autumn. What do you do this time of year? Watch college football! Watch one game. Watch multiple games. Watch as many games as you like. Just make today a fun one!

Enjoy today's games!

 

[TB]

Georgia and Alabama is gonna be a doozie. Cannot wait for that one.

Hopefully they show Trump a lot less than Taylor at a Chiefs game.

 

[Omnis]

Can't understand why Kentucky isn't ranked after almost beating Georgia. They oughtta be now after taking out Ole Miss.

 

[JohnBM01]

Well, Omnis, they'd BETTER be ranked. Hello- knock off the No. 6 team in the nation! Is Kentucky for real? Look what @Jordan 's Kentucky Wildcats did recently- a 20-17 victory at the No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels. BIG win for the 'Cats.

Meanwhile, I'm watching a banger of a contest- Colorado at UCF. Solid offense by both the Colorado Buffaloes and the UCF Golden Knights.

 

[CommanderBond]

# 21 Oklahoma - Auburn has been a dogfight

Halfway through the third quarter
Auburn 14
Oklahoma 7

 

[HenrySwanson]

Hope this game lives up to the hype.

 

[Yard_Sale]

Watching football all day, but mainly sticking to B12 games. Watching Iowa and Houston right now

…that’s my new Arizona hat btw 😀




…while making some homemade chips and guacamole

After I just hung…ummm..errrr…(taped) my new Arizona flag to my front porch

Perfect Saturday for me!

 

[JohnBM01]

Musings time. Get ready...

* I knew No. 2 Georgia at No. 4 Alabama was going to a banger, and boy was it ever! Them Georgia Bulldogs were down by about two touchdowns until they came right back and took the lead at 34-33 with around 2:40 left in the game. Then 2:18 was left on the clock as Alabama re-took the lead. And that was a lead Alabama didn't give back. It was a 41-34 victory for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

* Speaking of bangers, it was a great contest in Orlando once the bad weather moved out. The Colorado Buffaloes took down the UCF Golden Knights 48-21.

* My Houston Cougars lost 20-0 at home to No. 18 Iowa State. Now all of a sudden, the Coogs can't score points to save their lives. Maybe we should keep playing Rice to enhance our Bowl eligibility.

* Texas Southern fell at home bad in this "Tiger Bowl." It was a 43-14 smacking Jackson State put on Texas Southern. Texas Southern made their only two scores in the fourth quarter.

* James Madison wrecked North Carolina 70-50 last week. What did the Dukes do for an encore? Oh, nothing... beat Ball State 63-7...

* As for North Carolina, the Tar Heels went to Duke and lost 21-20 to the Duke Blue Devils in this battle of basketball powers.

* Indiana is now 5-0 for the first time in a while. The Hoosiers knocked off the visiting Maryland Terrapins 42-28.

* CommanderBond's No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions downed the No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini 21-7.

* Navy remains undefeated as the Midshipmen defeated the UAB Blazers 41-18. Both Army and Navy are 4-0.

* Omnis' Florida Atlantic Owls took on another pack of birds, the Wagner Seahawks. Smooth sailing. The Owls won 41-10.

* TB is smiling because the North Dakota State Bison smashed the Illinois State Redbirds 42-10.


Congratulations to all other winners this week!

 

[JohnBM01]

Congratulations to @Yard_Sale 's Arizona Wildcats on upsetting the previously undefeated Utah Utes! It was a 23-10 victory in Salt Lake City as the Arizona Wildcats picked up a huge win.

 

[HenrySwanson]

I turned off when I thought it was going to be a rout. Tuned in for Georgia's final drive. Bugger!

 

[CommanderBond]

The local TV station showed a crazy graphic from last night Penn State - Illinois game....

This is the Penn State defense in the second half this season.

 

[Omnis]

Well, rankings came out. No Kentucky. They could've easily been Top 10 had they beaten South Carolina.

Rest of the rankings look pretty good, except for UNLV being there after their QB situation. IMO, UK or SCAR would destroy any team below the Top 20.

 

[Yard_Sale]

I feel like Arizona got snubbed a bit in the rankings, not getting into the top 25 after beating #10 Utah AWAY. But honestly, I’m ok with it. It’ll keep the team hungry

 

[JohnBM01]

As we head into October 2024, allow me to post some standings. Here are the rankings across college football. Find out if your favorite team(s) are in these ranks:

(! = currently undefeated)

--- NCAA FBS RANKINGS ---
01: Alabama!
02: Texas!
03: Ohio State!
04: Tennessee!
05: Georgia
06: Oregon!
07: Penn State!
08: Miami (FL)!
09: Missouri!
10: Michigan
11: USCal
12: Ole Miss
13: LSU
14: Notre Dame
15: Clemson
16: Iowa State!
17: BYU!
18: Utah
19: Oklahoma
20: Kansas State
21: Boise State
22: Louisville
23: Indiana!
25: Texas A&M; UNLV! (tied)

--- NCAA FCS RANKINGS ---
01: South Dakota State
02: North Dakota State
03: Montana State!
04: South Dakota
05: Villanova
06: North Dakota
07: Central Arkansas
08: UC-Davis
09: Montana
10: William and Mary
11: Mercer!
12: Idaho
13: Southeast Missouri State
14: Tarleton State
15: Incarnate Word
16: New Hampshire
17: Abilene Christian
18: Northern Iowa
19: Illinois State
20: Sacramento State
21: Richmond
22: Florida A&M
23: Southern Illinois
24: McNeese
25: Rhode Island

--- NCAA DIVISION 2 RANKINGS ---
~Super Region 1~
01: Slippery Rock!
02: Tiffin!
03: Charleston (WV)
04: California U. of Pennsylvania
05: Kutztown
06: Shepherd
07: East Stroudsburg
08: Fairmont State
09: Frostburg State
10: New Haven
~Super Region 2~
01: Benedict!
02: Delta State
03: Valdosta State
04: Lenoir-Rhyne
05: West Florida
06: Fayetteville State
07: Virginia Union
08: Limestone
09: Miles
10: Mars Hill
~Super Region 3~
01: Harding! <<< defending NCAA D2 Football Champs
02: Grand Valley State
03: Pittsburg State
04: Central Missouri
05: Ferris State
06: Ouachita Baptist
07: Missouri Western
08: Davenport
09: Indianapolis
10: Southern Arkansas
~Super Region 4~
01: Colorado School of Mines
02: Western Colorado
03: Central Washington
04: Texas Permian Basin
05: Bemidji State
06: Augustana (SD)
07: Minnesota State-Mankato
08: Angelo State
09: Wayne State (NE)
10: Texas A&M-Kingsville

--- NCAA DIVISION 3 RANKINGS ---
~Region 1~
01: Springfield
02: Endicott
03: Delaware Valley
04: Salve Regina
05: Merchant Marine
06: King's (PA)
07: Widener
~Region 2~
01: Johns Hopkins!
02: Susquehanna!
03: Cortland
04: Grove City!
05: Ithaca
06: Union (NY)
07: Muhlenberg
~Region 3~
01: Randolph-Macon
02: Trinity (TX)
03: Hardin-Simmons
04: Berry
05: Belhaven
06: Washington and Lee
07: Huntingdon
~Region 4~
01: Mount Union!
02: Alma!
03: DePauw!
04: Hope
05: John Carroll
06: Mt. St. Joseph
07: Marietta
~Region 5~
01: Wartburg!
02: North Central (IL)!
03: Aurora!
04: Wheaton (IL)
05: Coe
06: Central (IA)
07: Augustana
~Region 6~
01: Wisconsin-La Crosse
02: Wisconsin-Whitewater
03: Saint John's (MN)
04: Whitworth!
05: Bethel (MN)
06: Linfield
07: Wisconsin-River Falls

I never realized how much NCAA Divisions 2 and 3 have newer region alignments. And how about all the North Dakota and South Dakota schools in the Top 10 in the NCAA FCS rankings? I could include some NAIA and NJCAA college football rankings, but I'll stop here. I will provide a preview of this new week of college football in a future post.


[UPDATE] Harding NCAA D2 Champs, not Colorado School of Mines.