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Saturday added some perspective for me

Initially I was kind of angry how the Egg Bowl went - I wanted a blowout due to the seemingly large separation between the programs. Then I watched several rivalry games

Louisville and Uk

Alabama and Auburn

UF and FSU

These games are very difficulty, and it is amazing how the better teams usually find away when it looks like it could go either way

We have an excellent coach and a good culture

OT: CM Punk

Tony Khan may be the dumbest bastard in the history of wrestling. He served up his most bankable star to his competition on a silver platter, all for, checks notes, Jack Perry and the Young Bucks. I do not watch WWE, but I immediately flipped it on there when I heard Punk came out. I will also watch Monday to see what happens, something I thought I would never do again. I was so pumped when AEW debuted and now it’s a big joke.
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CORRECTION: the MSU bowl streak…

CORRECTION: Found an article that said that Army and Navy will NOT be bowl eligible because they play their last game after the bowl selection. Therefore, that’s one other spot that’s available.

I’m torn on whether I want State’s “streak” to end or for them to go as a 1-7 SEC team, just so we can poke even more fun at their “streak.”

Either way, I looked into the numbers and what they need to have happen.

There are 41 bowls, so 82 teams needed. Currently, there are 70 bowl eligible teams, including James Madison and Jacksonville State that both get priority to go bowling ahead of 5-7 APR teams, so I’m counting them.

There are also two 5-6 teams (Rice and Minnesota) with a higher APR than State, so that’s a total of 72 teams that would go to a bowl ahead of State without winning another game.

That means they would need 9 teams or less to get the additional win needed. If 10 teams get that additional win, they’re out. There are currently 21 other 5 win teams (not counting Rice/Minn), and there is one 4 win team with a higher APR than State (Wake), so 22 total teams needing 1 win to be ahead of State in the pecking order.

Breaking down further, Wake (4-7) and Syracuse (5-6) play today, so one of them gets in ahead of State with a win. That would make for 73 teams guaranteed ahead of State. These are the other 18 teams, and who they play today and tomorrow, listed in order of the lines.

NIU (-19.5) at Kent State - WIN
UCF (-14) v Houston - WIN
ULL (-12.5) v ULM - WIN
Illinois (-6) v Northwestern - LOSS
USF (-6) v Charlotte - WIN
Colorado State (-5.5) at Hawaii - LOSS
Utah State (-4.5) at New Mexico - WIN
Nebraska (-2.5) v Iowa - LOSS
Virginia Tech (-2.5) at UVA - WIN
Old Dominion (-2.5) v Georgia State - WIN
Marshall (-2) v Arkansas State - WIN
Florida (+6.5) v FSU - LOSS
South Carolina (+7.5) v Clemson - LOSS
Cal (+9) at UCLA - WIN
TCU (+10) at Oklahoma - LOSS
Central Michigan (+10) v Toledo - LOSS
Washington State (+16) at Washington - LOSS
BYU (+16.5) at Oklahoma State - LOSS

11 of the 18 are favorites, though some are close lines. 9 winners keeps State at home and ends their streak, if my math is right.

Yes I’m bored and not working today, and yes I like to have reasons to watch games I normally wouldn’t.

ETA: adding a countdown that I can update.

Wins needed to eliminate State: 0

OMG again. I just realized DJ James was the guy who got beat on the jump ball…

Hate to keep focusing on this but WTF were they doing? DJ is a transfer from Oregon and a very good cornerback. He’s listed at 6’1 165 so you can figure out how big he really is.
Why is he on the field? Why do you put small guys in the end zone to defend a jump ball? And he’s the guy (along with the other small guy in the opposite side - Milroy probably threw it yo the wrong corner but it worked anyway) who you put in single coverage?
I just don’t understand the way coaches think. I’m no coach, but there is no f’n way anybody under 6’3“ is in that e zone on that final pass if I was a coach. Well except for Tre Harris if I was at OM, he’s 6’2“ but he plays 6’3” minimum. And the ball never gets snapped unless Prieskorn and Harris are sitting back there. Heck, Hudson Wolfe too. And any other big WR we have.
I get it that AU doesn’t have big WRs and I have no idea about their TE situation, but damn man, the smallest guys on your team aren’t standing back in that end zone, and they damn sure aren’t the ones in single coverage.
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