College Football: 2024 Season

[JohnBM01]

Welcome to Week 11! Before I get to some of this week's games, let's talk rankings. Here are the AP rankings heading into this week:

(! = undefeated)

01: Oregon!
02: Georgia
03: Ohio State
04: Miami!
05: Texas
06: Penn State
07: Tennessee
08: Indiana!
09: BYU!
10: Notre Dame
11: Alabama
12: Boise State
13: SMU
14: LSU
15: Texas A&M
16: Ole Miss
17: Iowa State
18: Army!
19: Clemson
20: Washington State
21: Colorado
22: Kansas State
23: Pittsburgh
24: Vanderbilt
25: Louisville

OTHER TEAMS WITH VOTES: Missouri, South Carolina, Tulane, UNLV, Louisiana-Lafayette, Washington, Arizona State, Texas Tech, Iowa


Now for a preview of this week's games:

--- Week 11 Preview ---
* MACtion! Get your MAC football going on Election Day with the Bowling Green State Falcons at the Central Michigan Chippewas, and the Miami (OH) Redhawks at the Ball State Cardinals.

* More MACtion! On Wednesday, the Ohio Bobcats are at the Kent State Golden Flashes, and the Northern Illinois Huskies will be at the Western Michigan Broncos.

* Omnis' Florida Atlantic Owls head up the Atlantic Coast to meet the East Carolina Pirates on Thursday night.

* Friday Night football on FOX has the Iowa Hawkeyes going out west to take on the UCLA Bruins.

* Dolph Drago's Purdue Boilermakers face a huge test at Keef's Ohio State Buckeyes.

* Georgia Tech upset one Florida team this season (Florida State). Can the Yellow Jackets do it again when the Miami Hurricanes visit Atlanta?

* The Florida Gators will try to stun the No. 5 Texas Longhorns on the road.

* The Minnesota Golden Gophers will head out to Rutgers to take on the Scarlet Knights.

* Navy will try to get back to winning when they play at South Florida this Saturday at noon (Eastern Time).

* After the Ole Miss Rebels overpowered the Arkansas Razorbacks, the Rebels host a more complete team- the Georgia Bulldogs.

* Indiana may be having their best-ever season of football. The visiting Michigan Wolverines, however, look to end Indiana's undefeated ways.

* Birds of different feathers collide in Kansas City, MO. It's the Iowa State Cyclones meeting the Kansas Jayhawks.

* The Army Black Knights try to stay undefeated when they visit Denton, TX and the North Texas Mean Green.

* Texas Tech got themselves a big win last week. The Red Raiders look to pick up another big win when the Colorado Buffaloes visit Lubbock, Texas.

* Turtles and ducks clash in the state of Oregon. It's the Maryland Terrapins looking to take down the top-ranked Oregon Ducks in Eugene, OR.

* Florida State's fall from grace continues. The Seminoles look for any sort of big win to boost their confidence, even including trying to the upset No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on the road.

* The Alabama Crimson Tide will head into Baton Rouge, LA to take on those feisty LSU Tigers.

* Penn State WAS undefeated. The Nittany Lions will try to start a new win streak when the Washington Huskies visit Happy Valley.

* The Boise State Broncos have a solid player getting Heisman love. What can the Broncos do on Saturday night when the Nevada Wolfpack visit Boise State on the Blue Turf?

* After getting embarrassed last week, the Pittsburgh Panthers will try to get back to winning when they host the Virginia Cavaliers.

* The Utah Utes will try to ute-ilize their offense to knock the visiting BYU Cougars from the unbeaten ranks.

* The Washington State Cougars look to retain their great form when the Utah State Aggies go up to Wazzou.


I tried to look up North Dakota State for my good mate TB, but they don't play this week, unfortunately. Anyhow... this is your Week 11 of college football.


Enjoy this week's games!

 

[TB]

I tried to look up North Dakota State for my good mate TB, but they don't play this week, unfortunately.

Yep, bye week this week and some rest for Cam Miller's ankle.

At least I should still be able to catch the Bulldogs game.

 

[JohnBM01]

Tonight will be the first reveal of the College Football Playoff rankings. We'll have to see who will make up this first-ever 12-team playoff after years of the four team CFP. These playoff rankings will change over time until we get to the end of the regular season. Now begins asking the question... Who's In?

I'll give the first reveal of the CFP rankings once I make a proper post about it.

 

[JohnBM01]

Welcome to the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2024! Remember that we have an expanded playoff. We go from a four team playoff with two teams out... to now 12 teams getting in. So let me ask you for the first time... Who's In? Well, let's see who is in right now...

I have to see how ESPN will reveal the format, so this will be a learning experience for me.


! - currently secures 1st Round Bye

--- College Football Playoff Rankings (as of: November 5, 2024) ---
01: Oregon!
02: Ohio State
03: Georgia!
04: Miami!
05: Texas
06: Penn State
07: Tennessee
08: Indiana
09: BYU!
10: Notre Dame
11: Alabama
12: Boise State!
--- FIRST TWO OUT... ---
13: SMU
14: Texas A&M


--- College Football Playoff Seeding (as of November 5, 2024) ---

1st Round:

• #12 Boise State vs. #5 Ohio State
• #9 Indiana vs. #8 Tennessee
• #11 Alabama vs. #6 Texas
• #10 Notre Dame vs. #7 Penn State

Quarterfinals:

• #4 BYU vs. (5/12 winner)
• #1 Oregon vs. (8/9 winner)
• #3 Miami vs. (6/11 winner)
• #2 Georgia vs. (7/10 winner)

So there is your first look at the new College Football Playoff format. It will be interesting to see who all stays in the Top 12 and who even may improve their positioning. Plenty of time to improve along with separating contenders from pretenders.


If you care to comment or react, please do so.


[UPDATE/OMISSION] Boise State would be in as the highest-ranked team from a non Power 4 conference. Changes made.

I meant 10 vs. 7, not 10 vs. 6.

 

[JohnBM01]

It's Saturday again. So go enjoy some college football today and tonight!

 

[JohnBM01]

I want to talk about college football, so let's muse again!


* No. 2 Ohio State had no problem spanking the Purdue Boilermakers. Dolph Drago's Boilermakers fall to 1-8 on this 2024 college football season with a 45-0 demolition.

* Hey, WWE fans- remember The Undertaker? He was on commentary in the 2nd Half of this game between Florida at No. 5 Texas. It's probably fitting because Texas gave the Florida Gators The Last Ride (or the Tombstone Piledriver) in this game. Up 35-0 at the half, No. 5 Texas cruised to a 45-17 victory hosting lowly Florida.

* The Texas Southern Tigers played at the Alcorn State Braves. They were tied at 7-7 and even 14-14. Since? Alcorn State with a smashing 42-21 victory.

* There is a first time for everything... including losing. Georgia Tech brought the Miami Hurricanes to their first loss of the 2024 season with a 28-23 victory.

* Have you forgotten Michigan is the defending Champions in NCAA FBS this season? Doesn't seem that way considering just how far and how hard the Michigan Wolverines have fallen. The No. 8 Indiana Hoosiers are having perhaps their greatest ever season of college football and are undefeated heading into today. Indiana survives with a 20-15 victory hosting Michigan. So how about them hoo-hoo-Hoosiers? This is IU's first-win season football season in school history.

* The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs has only one loss heading into their match at the No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels. A rainy night in Oxford, Mississippi led to the Rebels taming dem' Dawgs from UGA. Ole Miss wins 28-10, defeating the highest-ranked team in program history by beating the 3rd-ranked team in the nation.

* The No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones had a pretty good season, then they kind of fell off. Kansas really helped them fall off, as the Jayhawks pulled the upset in a 45-36 victory at home.

* Did No. 25 Army remain undefeated when they went to North Texas? Yes. 14-3 victory for the Black Knights at the North Texas Mean Green.

* Alabama didn't get the memo that LSU is tough to play at. Easy money win for the Crimson Tide as it was "Roll Tide Roll" over the LSU Tigers 42-13. LSU is now 15-1 all-time in night games under Kirby Smart.

* Pittsburgh was an undefeated team. Now, they've fallen off. The Pittsburgh Panthers are now 7-2 on the season after falling to the visiting Virginia Cavaliers 24-19.

* The Boise State Broncos hosted the Nevada Wolfpack, and the Broncos won 28-21.


Many more games played than just these. Still, congratulations to all of this week's winners!

 

[JohnBM01]

Overnight, the 9th ranked BYU Cougars played at their Holy War rivals, the Utah Utes. The BYU Cougars downed the Utah Utes 22-21. Utah's athletic director, Mark Harlan, was incredibly unimpressed. He felt the referees helped steal the game from the Utes trying to beat the Coogs. Either way, BYU is 9-0 with three games left on the season.

 

[GTvsForza]

I want to talk about college football, so let's muse again!


* No. 2 Ohio State had no problem spanking the Purdue Boilermakers. Dolph Drago's Boilermakers fall to 1-8 on this 2024 college football season with a 45-0 demolition.

* Hey, WWE fans- remember The Undertaker? He was on commentary in the 2nd Half of this game between Florida at No. 5 Texas. It's probably fitting because Texas gave the Florida Gators The Last Ride (or the Tombstone Piledriver) in this game. Up 35-0 at the half, No. 5 Texas cruised to a 45-17 victory hosting lowly Florida.

* The Texas Southern Tigers played at the Alcorn State Braves. They were tied at 7-7 and even 14-14. Since? Alcorn State with a smashing 42-21 victory.

* There is a first time for everything... including losing. Georgia Tech brought the Miami Hurricanes to their first loss of the 2024 season with a 28-23 victory.

* Have you forgotten Michigan is the defending Champions in NCAA FBS this season? Doesn't seem that way considering just how far and how hard the Michigan Wolverines have fallen. The No. 8 Indiana Hoosiers are having perhaps their greatest ever season of college football and are undefeated heading into today. Indiana survives with a 20-15 victory hosting Michigan. So how about them hoo-hoo-Hoosiers? This is IU's first-win season football season in school history.

* The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs has only one loss heading into their match at the No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels. A rainy night in Oxford, Mississippi led to the Rebels taming dem' Dawgs from UGA. Ole Miss wins 28-10, defeating the highest-ranked team in program history by beating the 3rd-ranked team in the nation.

* The No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones had a pretty good season, then they kind of fell off. Kansas really helped them fall off, as the Jayhawks pulled the upset in a 45-36 victory at home.

* Did No. 25 Army remain undefeated when they went to North Texas? Yes. 14-3 victory for the Black Knights at the North Texas Mean Green.

* Alabama didn't get the memo that LSU is tough to play at. Easy money win for the Crimson Tide as it was "Roll Tide Roll" over the LSU Tigers 42-13. LSU is now 15-1 all-time in night games under Kirby Smart.

* Pittsburgh was an undefeated team. Now, they've fallen off. The Pittsburgh Panthers are now 7-2 on the season after falling to the visiting Virginia Cavaliers 24-19.

* The Boise State Broncos hosted the Nevada Wolfpack, and the Broncos won 28-21.


Many more games played than just these. Still, congratulations to all of this week's winners!

I was at the BSU game last night, they could've played a bit better IMO.

 

[JohnBM01]

Happy Veterans Day! Here is a look at Week 12 in college football:


--- WEEK 12 PREVIEW ---
* Get your MACtion satisfaction Tuesday and Wednesday! TUES: Ball State at Buffalo, Western Michigan at Bowling Green State, and Central Michigan at Toledo. WED: Kent State at Miami University, Akron at Northern Illinois, and Eastern Michigan at Ohio.

* After East Carolina whacked Florida Atlantic last week at home, the Pirates look to survive the natural disaster known as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Thursday night in Tulsa.

* The UCLA Bruins stay on the Pacific Coast but will play at the Washington Huskies this Friday night.

* It is an Inner-forum rivalry as my Houston Cougars will be at Yard_Sale's Arizona Wildcats on Friday night. Houston can make it to a Bowl Game if they can win two out of their three remaining games.

* The Northwestern Wildcats are thinking upset when they host the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes. Funny enough, this game will be at Wrigley Field, home to Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs.

* The 5th-ranked Texas Longhorns will go northeast to take on the Arkansas Razorback.

* Two different breeds of cat will clash in the Steel City when the 23rd-ranked Clemson Tigers meet the 18th-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers.

* The 20th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes host the Utah Utes.

* Jordan's Kentucky Wildcats will host the Murray State Racers in an in-state battle.

* No. 11 Alabama will welcome the Mercer Bears after Alabama got done whacking LSU on the road.

* The Hawaii/Hawai'i [Rainbow] Warriors will be playing earlier than usual when they head to the Utah State Aggies on Saturday afternoon.

* The No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions will look to prevent the Purdue Boilermakers from an upset bid this Saturday in West Lafayette, IN.

* The 10th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish smashed Florida State last week. Now, they will try to take down the visiting Virginia Cavaliers.

* The Florida Gators look to trip up the 15th-ranked LSU Tigers in "The Swamp."

* The 12th-ranked Boise State Broncos will stampeded into San José, California to take on the San José State Spartans.

* The "Little Apple" will see their Kansas State Wildcats host the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday night.

* Oregon is atop the NCAA FBS college football standings. Will they stay there once they visit the Wisconsin Badgers?

* A top-ten, Prime Time match in the SEC is forthcoming as the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs host the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers.

* The No. 9 BYU Cougars host the Kansas Jayhawks this Saturday night.

And there is your Week 12 Preview.


What happens when you go from winning your conference undefeated, then no-show in your Bowl Game and then do next to nothing the following season? People get fired. Florida State coach, Mike Norvelli fired the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, Alex Atkins, defensive coordinator Adam Fuller, and receivers coach, Ron Dugans. The Seminoles' remaining schedule is vs. Charleston Southern and vs. Florida.


Enjoy the new week!


[OMISSION] TB's North Dakota State Bison will host the Missouri State Bears on Saturday afternoon.

 

[JohnBM01]

Let's update the College Football Playoff rankings. Here are the latest rankings...


! - currently secures 1st Round Bye

--- College Football Playoff Rankings (as of: November 12, 2024) ---
01: Oregon!
02: Texas! (3rd in rankings)
03: BYU! (6th in rankings)
04: Miami! (9th in rankings)
05: Ohio State (2nd in rankings)
06: Penn State! (4th in rankings)
07: Indiana! (5th in rankings)
08: Tennessee (7th in rankings)
09: Notre Dame (8th in rankings)
10: Alabama
11: Ole Miss
12: Boise State! (13th in rankings)
--- FIRST TWO OUT... ---
13: Georgia (12th in rankings)
14: SMU


--- College Football Playoff Seeding (as of November 12, 2024) ---

1st Round:

• #12 Boise State vs. #5 Ohio State
• #9 Notre Dame vs. #8 Tennessee
• #11 Ole Miss vs. #6 Penn State
• #10 Alabama vs. #7 Indiana

Quarterfinals:

• #4 Miami vs. (5/12 winner)
• #1 Oregon vs. (8/9 winner)
• #3 BYU vs. (6/11 winner)
• #2 Texas vs. (7/10 winner)

The ranking thing is a bit confusing. I am setting up everything as far as playoff seeding is concerned. So what you are seeing is the playoff seeding vs. their regular rankings.


There are your latest rankings. Thank you for reading!

 

[JohnBM01]

Enjoy whatever college football interests you today!

 

[JohnBM01]

I haven't really followed much college football today, so this set of musings will be rather limited.

* On Friday night, my Houston Cougars fell hard at Yard_Sale's Arizona Wildcats. 24-3 was the score.

* In their home finale this season, the Texas Southern Tigers held off the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats with a 17-14 victory.

* ESPN College Gameday was at the University of Georgia. WWE superstar, Cody Rhodes, was there as the celebrity picker. The Tennessee Volunteers got eaten up by the 12th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs 31-17. Both teams are now 8-2.

* No. 24 LSU took a big loss at Florida. The Gators chomped into the Tigers with a 27-16 win. Three straight losses for LSU.

* You know who else has now lost three straight and has fallen like a rock? Pittsburgh. The Panthers had the visiting Clemson Tigers beat late. However, the Tigers proven their No. 20 ranking by beating the Panthers 24-20 thanks to some late game magic.

* Jordan's Kentucky Wildcats smashed the Murray State Racers at home 48-6.

* The Arkansas Razorbacks were thinking upset of the No. 3 Texas Rangers. buzzer Didn't happen. It was "Hook 'Em Horns" as Texas won 20-10.

* The BYU Cougars were 9-0 heading into tonight's match hosting the Kansas Jayhawks. By way of a 17-13 victory, BYU has finally been bested.

* Wisconsin looked to upset the top-ranked Oregon Ducks. Almost happened. Oregon leaves Madison, WI with a 16-13 victory. It's the first time since 2010 that Oregon has gone 11-0.

* North Dakota State had no problem with taming the visiting Missouri State Bears 59-21. I was going to report that NDSU lost on Saturday, but that was the North Dakota Fighting Hawks losing hosting the South Dakota Coyotes and losing 42-36. No worries- TB's NDSU Bison did good.


To all the other teams that did good this week, congratulations to all winners from this week!

 

[TB]

North Dakota State had no problem with taming the visiting Missouri State Bears 59-21.

Big congrats to Griffin Crosa on becoming the all time leading scorer for NDSU!

North Dakota Fighting Hawks losing hosting the South Dakota Coyotes and losing 42-36.

That was South Dakota's first win in Grand Forks since 1985.

 

[JohnBM01]

Do you need some college football in your life? Of course you do! Don't try to hide it! Let me get you mates ready for Week 13:


* Love you some MAC football? Well, come get your loving when all on Tuesday: Akron is at Kent State, Western Michigan is at Central Michigan, and Northern Illinois is at Miami University (OH).

* More MACtion! On Wednesday, Buffalo is at Eastern Michigan, and Ohio is at their in-state rivals at Toledo.

* North Carolina State heads out to Atlanta to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

* Friday has a trio of games for your enjoyment. We got the Temple Owls at the UTSA Roadrunners, Dolph Drago's Purdue Boilermakers at the Michigan State Spartans, and the UNLV Rebels at the San José State Spartans.

* Well, we're about to find out if the 5th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers are for real. Opposing them on the other side of the football field will be the 2nd-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. This game is at THE Ohio State University.

* The Miami Hurricanes are ready to rock at Hard Rock Stadium when they host the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest.

* The 11th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels will head into The Swamp to take on the Florida Gators.

* The Sam Houston State Bearkats will head out to meet the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. Please note Jacksonville State is in Alabama, not Florida.

* The Massachusetts Minutemen recently fired their coach. Their chances of upsetting the 12th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs at Noon Saturday are still fairly low.

* The UTEP Miners want a major win when they head to 7th-ranked Tennessee and taking on the Volunteers.

* I always think of our late GTPlanet friend, FoolKiller for any game involving Kentucky or Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers WKU will go on the road to take on the Liberty Flames.

* Speaking of Kentucky, Jordan want to know if the Kentucky Wildcats can upset the 3rd-ranked Texas Longhorns in Austin.

* The Florida State Seminoles can't possibly lose when the Charleston Southern Buccaneers visit Tallahassee! If they do lose to Charleston Southern, Florida State should be even more ashamed of themselves. The Seminoles could knock down only their second win of this season.

* The Rice Owls look to take the fire out of the UAB Blazers in Birmingham, AL.

* Put up your Dukes. The James Madison Dukes will head down to North Carolina to take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

* The TCU Horned Frogs will host Yard_Sale's Arizona Wildcats in Fort Worth, Texas.

* Rival states clash as the Jaguars of the University of South Alabama go to the Golden Eagles of the University of Southern Mississippi.

* Omnis' Florida Atlantic Owls will host the 49ers of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

* CommanderBond's 4th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions will head to Minneapolis to meet the Golden Gophers.

* Undefeated no more, the 6th-ranked BYU Cougars will hit the road to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils.

* The 17th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes will fly out to Kansas City, MO to take on the Kansas Jayhawks.

* The Michigan Wolverines call the Big House home. Michigan will try to defend home against the Northwestern Wildcats.

* The Pittsburgh Panthers have fallen from grace after a strong start. Now, they'll have to try to stay strong when they visit the 19th-ranked Louisville Cardinals.

* Earlier this year, the 8th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish handed Navy their first loss of the season in East Rutherford, NJ. Now the Fighting Irish look to hand Army their first loss of the season in The Bronx at Yankee Stadium.

* There aren't too many things in Wyoming. Having said that, the Cowboys of Wyoming look to trip up the 13th-ranked Boise State Broncos.

* The only remaining proper Pac-12 teams will take each other on in Corvalis, Oregon. It's the 18th-ranked Washington State Cougars at the Oregon State Beavers.

* The Houston Cougars will host the Baylor Bears at lovely TDECU Stadium. Houston must win this game and then at BYU to make a Bowl Game this season.

* Two teams that wear crimson will clash in Norman, Oklahoma. It's the 10th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide at the Oklahoma Sooners.

* The 15th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies will head into the tough-to-play-at Auburn Tigers.

* The Battle for Los Angeles will happen at the legendary Rose Bowl. It will be the USCal Trojans at the UCLA Bruins.

* The North Dakota State Bison will stay in the Dakotas and meet the South Dakota Coyotes.

* The Tigers of Texas Southern University will play at the Golden Lions of the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.


A news note to pass along is that Florida Atlantic University fired their head coach, Tom Herman, as they are winless in the AAC conference. FAU is dead last in the AAC standings at 2-8 overall and 0-6 in conference. Their only wins were at home against Florida International and at home against North Texas.


Enjoy this week of college football! Also, don't forget to stay tuned to this thread for the latest College Football Playoff rankings.


[OMISSION] FAU isn't the only school who fired their head coach recently. Charlotte and Massachusetts also fired their head coaches. So the game of Charlotte at FAU is among two schools who fired their coaches.

 

[JohnBM01]

Let's update the College Football Playoff rankings again. Latest rankings coming up...


! - currently secures 1st Round Bye

--- College Football Playoff Rankings (as of: November 19, 2024) ---
01: Oregon! <<< clinched B1G Championship game berth
02: Texas! (3rd in rankings)
03: Miami-FL! (8th in rankings)
04: Boise State! (12th in rankings)
05: Ohio State (2nd in rankings)
06: Penn State (4th in rankings)
07: Indiana (5th in rankings)
08: Notre Dame (6th in rankings)
09: Alabama (7th in rankings)
10: Ole Miss (9th in rankings)
11: Georgia (10th in rankings)
12: BYU (12th in rankings)
--- FIRST TWO OUT... ---
13: Tennessee (11th in rankings)
14: SMU (13th in rankings)


--- College Football Playoff Seeding (as of November 19, 2024) ---

1st Round:

• #12 BYU vs. #5 Ohio State
• #9 Alabama vs. #8 Notre Dame
• #11 Georgia vs. #6 Penn State
• #10 Ole Miss vs. #7 Indiana

Quarterfinals:

• #4 Boise State vs. (5/12 winner)
• #1 Oregon vs. (8/9 winner)
• #3 Miami-FL vs. (6/11 winner)
• #2 Texas vs. (7/10 winner)

The playoff seeding will surely change should any madness occurs this coming week.


There are your latest rankings. Comment/Respond if you like. Thank you for reading!

 

[JohnBM01]

Get ready for another Saturday of college football. Take a look at as many games that interest you this weekend. Enjoy today's games!