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CFB Week 11 Preview: MACtion, Memphis, But No Tortilla Tossing.

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The biggest college sports news of the week happened in Ohio:

awwww. Midweek MACtion did begin last night, with Ohio giving Miami of Ohio its first conference loss to win the Battle of the Bricks and take the complementary mug that goes with it:

Let's get into the rest of the week:

Wednesday

Northern Illinois @ Toledo (-15) (7/6 ESPN2): This is usually a top-of-the-conference battle, but it's not this year. Jason Candle might be thinking it's time to translate his success in Toledo to a bigger job and become the next Matt Campbell. Meanwhile, Northern Illinois is taking the money and bouncing to the Mountain West next season - I know they're the Huskies, but that still feels incredibly silly.

Kent State @ Ball State (-2.5) (7/6 ESPNU): Kent State finally doesn't completely suck, and might even make a bowl. No wonder they elevated their interim coach into the permanent job after going through this OOC slate:

Thursday

UTSA @ South Florida (-11) (7:30/6:30 ESPN): A major clash for the American title and the likely Playoff spot that comes with it. UTSA dried up the Tulane offense last weekend, but going to Tampa is a stiff challenge, especially with Traylor-to-Arkansas rumors running rampant.

Georgia Southern @ Appalachian State (-14) (7:30/6:30 ESPN2): These teams are terrible. Might be one of the last chances to watch the Clay Helton, Head Football Coach experience.

Friday

Harvard @ Columbia (7/6 ESPN2): Harvard is better than quite a few Power 5 schools (Bill Connolly's metrics have them 10 points better than their Green Line friends at BC). Columbia is still hungover after winning their first Ivy title in 85 years. Enjoy the view of the Harlem meeting the Hudson while a sedate blowout occurs.

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Houston (-2) @ UCF (8/7 FS1): Speaking of schools with famously mediocre student sections - Houston! Can they claw back into rankings and Big XII contention at the Bounce House?

Northwestern @ #19 USC (-15) (9/8 FOX): Well this is going to be another boring Big Ten blowout. Instead watch...

Tulane @ Memphis (-6) (9/8 ESPN): Perhaps the most consequential game of the year for the G5 Playoff spot! Memphis' unbelievable loss at UAB is one of the weirdest results of the year, and the only thing holding the Tigers back from being a huge favorite for that spot.

Saturday

Early Games

#7 BYU @ #8 Texas Tech (-10) (12/11 ABC): The game of the day is a Big XII nooner and somehow Fox screws the pooch on getting it for BNK. Lucky for BYU and freshman sensation Bear Bachmeier, an early kick should cut down on the noise and general drunken belligerence of the Tech crowd.

#5 Georgia (-8) @ Mississippi State (12/11 ESPN): Kirby Smart teams have a well earned reputation for playing with their food against the SEC's bottom feeders. We know how consequential that can be in Starkville.

#2 Indiana (-13) @ Penn State (12/11 FOX): I'll enjoy Curt Cignetti kicking the shit out of Pedo State with no regrets. Enjoyed watching the Hoosiers piss all over Maryland's Homecoming in person last week.

Midafternoon

#3 Texas A&M (-7) @ #22 Missouri (3:30/2:30 ABC): The last major roadblock between TAMU and showing up undefeated to Austin thanks to their schedule turning into cupcakes around them.

#9 Oregon (-6) @ #20 Iowa (3:30/2:30 CBS): The committee correctly realized that Oregon hasn't actually beaten anyone worth a shit this year. That process begins in Iowa City, where Kirk Ferentz has discovered an offense while nobody was looking.

#23 Washington (-12) @ Wisconsin (4:30/3:30 BTN): I don't know, it's a shallow slate. This could be a ranked upset, given Jedd Fisch's blatant flirting with Florida, if only Wisconsin could show even a glimmer of a pulse.

Primetime

Florida State @ Clemson (-2.5) (7/6 ACCN): The clear Sickos Game of the Week leads off the primetime slate thanks to an early kickoff. Yes, ha ha ha, yes.

Navy @ #10 Notre Dame (-26) (7:30/6:30 NBC): This feels like a blowout where Irish fans crow about hammering a one-loss team who hasn't actually beaten anybody, and hoo boy does the line reflect that.

LSU @ #4 Alabama (-11) (7:30/6:30 NBC): I've never seen a more obvious candidate for a new coach bounce than LSU, but Kalen DeBoer thrives in big games. 

RIP Pac-12 After Dark

Nebraska @ UCLA (pick 'em) (9/8 FOX): Can Matt Rhule steady the ship after getting embarrassed by USC on Corn's big blackout night, or will UCLA's wild late-season resurgence continue?

Sam Houston State @ Oregon State (10/9 CW): The most New-Pac-12 sadness matchup ever. Woof.

Happy viewing everyone! Love some bye week hatewatch energy.

 

If you are at all interested in FCS football: this is the first year the Ivies will participate in the FCS postseason. I don’t expect them to challenge the elite of the Big Sky or Missouri Valley conferences, but the top tier of the Ivy League plays good football and can have a fun run. 

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This is going to be a ludicrous game, but FSU-Clemson at 4 is a crime 

 

5 hours ago, texifornia said:

 

What is a padf and that's way too small to read.

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32 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

What is a padf and that's way too small to read.

Experience the magic of clicking through a link for yourself!

They couldn't find a better place to display it in Lubbock than Walmart.  Someone is gonna try to snatch it since SNAP is cutoff 

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It feels like Wake could upset Virginia for some reason. I know WF just got blown out and this is a second straight away game, but Virginia can’t really have 9 lives, can they?

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3 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

It feels like Wake could upset Virginia for some reason. I know WF just got blown out and this is a second straight away game, but Virginia can’t really have 9 lives, can they?

Wake's coach they grabbed from Wazzu has some real juice, they've been surprisingly competitive in a lot of their games despite Clawson leaving late and sticking them in the lurch. Turns out Arbuckle and Mateer were not the full secret to his success.

3 hours ago, texifornia said:

Experience the magic of clicking through a link for yourself!

Sausages upset my stomach anyway, but what am I clicking? Is that some sort of tool? Betsy said Casper Millen uses them on his dog show. 

2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

It feels like Wake could upset Virginia for some reason. I know WF just got blown out and this is a second straight away game, but Virginia can’t really have 9 lives, can they?

I've made it clear in a couple of threads and posts that Virginia maybe just be the biggest Tengujo Dragon this year. That said, Wake Forest arguably has the easiest P4 schedule. This list has them at #94 below such luminaries as SHSU, albeit above Middle Tennessee State. (Same list has Virginia at # 78 fwiw) I've also discussed how debatable SOS is as a legit metric. 

So... Toilet Paper Dragon vs Walk in the Park. I don't think it's crazy to see Wake Forest winning or Virginia blowing them out.  I may just watch because I find the following amusing:

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6 hours ago, texifornia said:

This is going to be a ludicrous game, but FSU-Clemson at 4 is a crime 

 

This weekends lower rung games intrigue me a lot. FSU-Clemson, Florida-Kentucky and WF-Virgina are all interesting to me.

Of course, the first aggie game in November is of note, and I look forward to seeing if Navy can give ND problems like I believe they might. 

Could be a gloriously amusing day of football. 

If I can actually watch any of them.

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The G5 Playoff hunt stays interesting with Tulane's win in Memphis

 

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On 11/6/2025 at 5:52 PM, speed817 said:

They couldn't find a better place to display it in Lubbock than Walmart.  Someone is gonna try to snatch it since SNAP is cutoff 

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I heard it's always at a Wal Mart.  It's a promotion/sponsorship partnership with Wal Mart.

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