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Stock Market Report: Oregon wins big, LSU-South Carolina was a mess, K-State gets big W
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With the Buckeyes on a bye week, we took a look at the college football scene from a national level for this week’s Stock Market Report.
Even though Ohio State is on a bye week, there is no bye week for the #content.
With the Buckeyes taking time off, we took a look at the college football scene from a national level for this week’s Stock Market Report.
Ohio State’s bye week placements
I think the Buckeyes’ two bye weeks — one this week and the other on Oct. 19 — come at perfect times. The one this week is great because the team has played two games, and can now sit back and make necessary adjustments. The next one is perfect because it is right after Oregon, which is likely the toughest game of the season, and the Buckeyes can rest after that battle in Eugene before an interesting matchup against Nebraska.
Oregon
Oregon turned some heads in the wrong way after winning games over Idaho and Boise State, but they did not pull away in those games. However, they did pull away this week against rival Oregon State, 49-14, and looked like the dominant team we expect to see.
Kansas State
Kansas State survived its trap game against a talented Tulane team and then went into a Friday night game against Arizona. A lot of people thought they would drop this one as well. However, they answered the bell strongly and dropped the hammer on Arizona, winning 31-7, getting a solid game from Avery Johnson, and likely becoming the favorites in the Big 12.
LSU 36, South Carolina 33
I have no idea if games like LSU and South Carolina are what I love about college football or what I hate about college football. This game was filled with dumb mistakes, bad coaching decisions and bad plays — and it was over four hours long somehow. There was also a combined 22 penalties for 200 yards.
Just bad football that I watched every single minute of.
Buy: Luke Altmyer
I am not sure if I am buying Illinois yet, but I do think Luke Altmyer has made a large jump this season and can lead the Fighting Illini to a solid record and a bowl appearance. They are 3-0 with a win over Kansas (which might not age as well as we originally thought), but we will see if it continues into conference play. To this point, he has looked solid.
Buy: Tetairoa McMillan as WR1 in the country
I get it. Ohio State fans will tell me it’s Jeremiah Smith, and it very well might be, but McMillan is unreal over at Arizona. In the loss to Kansas State, he had 11 catches for 138 yards and likely should have had more. In three games, he has 23 catches for 453 yards and four touchdowns, averaging almost 20 yards per catch.
He is the best receiver in the country… for now.
Sell: Purdue
I was never buying Purdue, but they came into this weekend with an interesting chance to show something against a reeling Notre Dame team.
And they dropped the ball in a huge way.
In a game that some people thought could be an upset looming, Notre Dame won the game 66-7 and was winning 42-0 at the half. Conference play could be brutal for the Boilermakers.
Sell: Kansas
Kansas should have beaten UNLV by 10-14 points, but they lost by three. They looked bad, and Jalon Daniels looked bad. In a conference that was and still is seemingly a toss-up, most people put the Jayhawks in that mix.
Now, they have lost to Illinois and UNLV and are firmly out of that mix.
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justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
With the Buckeyes on a bye week, we took a look at the college football scene from a national level for this week’s Stock Market Report.
Even though Ohio State is on a bye week, there is no bye week for the #content.
With the Buckeyes taking time off, we took a look at the college football scene from a national level for this week’s Stock Market Report.
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Ohio State’s bye week placements
I think the Buckeyes’ two bye weeks — one this week and the other on Oct. 19 — come at perfect times. The one this week is great because the team has played two games, and can now sit back and make necessary adjustments. The next one is perfect because it is right after Oregon, which is likely the toughest game of the season, and the Buckeyes can rest after that battle in Eugene before an interesting matchup against Nebraska.
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Oregon
Oregon turned some heads in the wrong way after winning games over Idaho and Boise State, but they did not pull away in those games. However, they did pull away this week against rival Oregon State, 49-14, and looked like the dominant team we expect to see.
Kansas State
Kansas State survived its trap game against a talented Tulane team and then went into a Friday night game against Arizona. A lot of people thought they would drop this one as well. However, they answered the bell strongly and dropped the hammer on Arizona, winning 31-7, getting a solid game from Avery Johnson, and likely becoming the favorites in the Big 12.
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LSU 36, South Carolina 33
I have no idea if games like LSU and South Carolina are what I love about college football or what I hate about college football. This game was filled with dumb mistakes, bad coaching decisions and bad plays — and it was over four hours long somehow. There was also a combined 22 penalties for 200 yards.
Just bad football that I watched every single minute of.
Buy/Sell
Buy: Luke Altmyer
I am not sure if I am buying Illinois yet, but I do think Luke Altmyer has made a large jump this season and can lead the Fighting Illini to a solid record and a bowl appearance. They are 3-0 with a win over Kansas (which might not age as well as we originally thought), but we will see if it continues into conference play. To this point, he has looked solid.
Buy: Tetairoa McMillan as WR1 in the country
I get it. Ohio State fans will tell me it’s Jeremiah Smith, and it very well might be, but McMillan is unreal over at Arizona. In the loss to Kansas State, he had 11 catches for 138 yards and likely should have had more. In three games, he has 23 catches for 453 yards and four touchdowns, averaging almost 20 yards per catch.
He is the best receiver in the country… for now.
Sell: Purdue
I was never buying Purdue, but they came into this weekend with an interesting chance to show something against a reeling Notre Dame team.
And they dropped the ball in a huge way.
In a game that some people thought could be an upset looming, Notre Dame won the game 66-7 and was winning 42-0 at the half. Conference play could be brutal for the Boilermakers.
Sell: Kansas
Kansas should have beaten UNLV by 10-14 points, but they lost by three. They looked bad, and Jalon Daniels looked bad. In a conference that was and still is seemingly a toss-up, most people put the Jayhawks in that mix.
Now, they have lost to Illinois and UNLV and are firmly out of that mix.
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