Week 15/CCG Game Discussion Thread

[BB73]

For talk of this week’s matchups, except the game in Indy.

The 6 bolded TV network names are the potential CFP auto-bids. Although there’s a separate thread for CFP speculation/discussion.

Week 15/Conference Championships​

Friday, Dec. 5

7 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State — Conference USA Championship | CBSSN
7 p.m. | Troy at James Madison — Sun Belt Championship | ESPN

8 p.m. | North Texas at Tulane — American Athletic Championship | ABC
8 p.m. | UNLV at Boise State — Mountain West Championship | FOX

Saturday, Dec. 6

12 p.m. | Texas Tech vs. BYU — Big 12 Championship (in Arlington, Texas) | ABC
12 p.m. | Western Michigan vs. Miami (Ohio) — MAC Championship (in Detroit) | ESPN
12 p.m. | Villanova at Lehigh (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | South Dakota at Mercer (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+

1 p.m. | Illinois State at North Dakota State (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | North Dakota at Tarleton State (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Jackson State — SWAC Championship | ESPN2
2 p.m. | Yale at Montana State (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. | South Dakota State at Montana (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+

4 p.m. | Georgia vs. Alabama — SEC Championship (in Atlanta) | ABC

8 p.m. | Virginia vs. Duke — ACC Championship (in Charlotte) | ABC
8 p.m. | Ohio State vs. Indiana — Big Ten Championship (in Indianapolis) | FOX

10 p.m. | Rhode Island at UC Davis (FCS Second Round) | ESPN2

 

[Gizmo]

Poor Rhode Island. Not only do they have to fly across the country, they have to play after bedtime.

 

[Thump]

Indiana loses!

You heard it here first!

 

[Thump]

 

[BigWoof31]

What if we just kicked Alabama's ass and grabbed the 2 seed????

Like we can just do things like that right?

 

[GeorgiaBuck2]

What if we just kicked Alabama's ass and grabbed the 2 seed????

Like we can just do things like that right?

I didn't realize Georgia is 1-10 the last 11 matchups vs Bama. That's a crazy stat to me...

 

[brodybuck21]

I didn't realize Georgia is 1-10 the last 11 matchups vs Bama. That's a crazy stat to me...

crazy and Kirby doesnt catch 1/10 the heat from the national media Day has

 

[BB73]

crazy and Kirby doesnt catch 1/10 the heat from the national media Day has

The back-to-back factor. If Ryan Day finishes this season 16-0 he won’t be getting much grief from reasonable folks.

The all-time Back-to-Back club is fairly exclusive in the AP poll era (1936 on):

Bernie Bierman, Minnesota
Red Blaik, Army
Bear Bryant (twice at Bama)
Pete Carroll, USC
Bob Devaney, Nebraska
Frank Leahy, ND
Tom Osborne, Nebraska
Darrell Royal, Texas
Nick Saban, Bama
Kirby Smart, UGA
Barry Switzer (including 1974 while on probation at Oklahoma)
Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma

 

[zbuck]

The back-to-back factor. If Ryan Day finishes this season 16-0 he won’t be getting much grief from reasonable folks.

The all-time Back-to-Back club is fairly exclusive in the AP poll era (1936 on):

Bernie Bierman, Minnesota
Red Blaik, Army
Bear Bryant (twice at Bama)
Pete Carroll, USC
Bob Devaney, Nebraska
Frank Leahy, ND
Tom Osborne, Nebraska
Darrell Royal, Texas
Nick Saban, Bama
Kirby Smart, UGA
Barry Switzer (including 1974 while on probation at Oklahoma)
Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma

Are there any three-peats ?

 

[BB73]

Are there any three-peats ?

Nope.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Nope.

Except Auburn

Just ask them.

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

The back-to-back factor. If Ryan Day finishes this season 16-0 he won’t be getting much grief from reasonable folks.

The all-time Back-to-Back club is fairly exclusive in the AP poll era (1936 on):

Bernie Bierman, Minnesota
Red Blaik, Army
Bear Bryant (twice at Bama)
Pete Carroll, USC
Bob Devaney, Nebraska
Frank Leahy, ND
Tom Osborne, Nebraska
Darrell Royal, Texas
Nick Saban, Bama
Kirby Smart, UGA
Barry Switzer (including 1974 while on probation at Oklahoma)
Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma

I knew you would know this without looking it up since you were in your 40s during Bierman's run.