# 2014 College Football General Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 30, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937 "2014-08-30T03:58:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/542 "2014-11-15T20:38:13Z")
Go Hokies! Go Gamecocks! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/543 "2014-11-15T21:10:59Z")
In what may not be a first but is surely a rarity for me, please allow me to say: Roll Tide! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/544 "2014-11-15T21:16:06Z")
If Alabama beats Miss. St. and FSU beats Miami, who moves to the top spot? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/545 "2014-11-15T21:36:48Z")
Go Jayhawks! The Kansas defense is looking tough as hell, but TCU’s defense looks similar and thus far Cummings and his receivers are mostly being outmatched, IMO. Still, I’d love to see KU pull out a win here! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/546 "2014-11-15T21:51:09Z")
Just saw this factoid pop up: This is the first time Kansas has led an AP-ranked team at the half since 2008 vs No. 12 Missouri (unranked KU won that game 40-37). ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/547 "2014-11-15T21:56:40Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > If Alabama beats Miss. St. and FSU beats Miami, who moves to the top spot? Damn good question – we’ll find out Tuesday. There’s still a lot of game left and I hope this is premature, but holy crap, Bama - MSU is boring and awful to watch. State’s idea of a “wide open” offense is to run Dak Prescott between the tackles. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/548 "2014-11-15T22:20:41Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > If Alabama beats Miss. St. and FSU beats Miami, who moves to the top spot? Notre Dame. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/549 "2014-11-15T23:14:19Z")
> [@Thing\_Fish](#): > > I think it is not especially rare for a two-loss team to be among the four best in the country; this year, for instance, I think Auburn should go to the playoff if they win out, even though they probably wouldn’t win their division. Okay, I get how the final score is the final score, but really … Auburn lost that game to Ole Miss. Or they would have, had that poor guy not broken his leg and dropped the ball at the one. I know it goes down as a win for Auburn, but anybody watching that game knows they were beaten until that leg cracked. I just think it’s a shame that Ole Miss gets knocked down for losing that one while Auburn gets the benefit of the win. Should have kinda-sorta been a wash, in my mind. At least Auburn dribbled the next game down their legs, so … ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/550 "2014-11-15T23:43:57Z")
ND fumbles into endzone. NW with ball on 20, 5 points down, 11:55 left in 4th The common tater is droning on and on about his feeling on ball protection. Yeah, we get it! Don’t fumble! Never reach! (Player did not seem to be reaching toward goal line, just poor ball holding.) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/551 "2014-11-15T23:45:53Z")
INT ND Fun game to watch, even tho I don’t care one way or the other. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/552 "2014-11-16T00:55:18Z")
Go Northwestern! ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/553 "2014-11-16T01:18:15Z")
Gamecocks win an exciting game and clemson gets hammered by Tech, doesn’t get much better than that for me on a Saturday! ---
**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/554 "2014-11-16T01:29:10Z")
Northwestern 43, Notre Dame 40. Might go down in history as the “Fumblebowl.” ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/555 "2014-11-16T04:28:17Z")
Hmmm. QB throws 7/11 for 46yds, 1TD. Pretty pathetic. One of their RBs carries the ball 25 times for 4TDs and 4:eek:8 yds. Uh huh. I guess that explains that. Why bother passing when you can run like that? ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/556 "2014-11-16T04:38:34Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Hmmm. QB throws 7/11 for 46yds, 1TD. Pretty pathetic. > > One of their RBs carries the ball 25 times for 4TDs and 4:eek:8 yds. > > Uh huh. I guess that explains that. Why bother passing when you can run like that? Looks like he only played 3 quarters. Might have gotten 600 yards if the score had been closer. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/557 "2014-11-16T05:04:24Z")
> [@2nd\_Law](#): > > Northwestern 43, Notre Dame 40. > > Might go down in history as the “Fumblebowl.” That made my weekend! Of course, the only bowl Notre Dame belongs in is the toilet bowl. Interesting game up in Corvalis right now… ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/558 "2014-11-16T17:12:06Z")
Rejoice, Florida fans. Will Mushamp has been fired. The rest of us can’t stop sobbing. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/559 "2014-11-16T20:59:30Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > If Alabama beats Miss. St. and FSU beats Miami, who moves to the top spot? In [the AP poll](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_T25_COLLEGE_FB_POLL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-11-16-14-35-22), at least, FSU does. 😃 [ > [@](#): > > Florida State is No. 1 again in The Associated Press college football poll in another comeback of sorts for a team with a season full of remarkable rallies. > > The Seminoles (10-0) were preseason No. 1 before being replaced by Mississippi State in October. The Bulldogs (9-1) had a run of six weeks at No. 1 stopped by a 25-20 loss at Alabama on Saturday. > > The Crimson Tide moved up four spots to No. 2. The Bulldogs dropped to fourth. > > The Seminoles received 43 first-place votes from the media panel. Alabama got 16 and No. 3 Oregon got one. > > Florida State is the only unbeaten team remaining from the Big Five conferences after Jameis Winston and the `Noles erased a halftime deficit for the fifth time this season in a 30-24 victory at Miami. > > TCU remained fifth after a close call against Kansas. Baylor is sixth, just five points behind its Big 12 rival. > > Ohio State moved up to seventh, followed by Mississippi, Georgia and Michigan State, rounding out the top 10. ]([http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC\_T25\_COLLEGE\_FB\_POLL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-11-16-14-35-22](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_T25_COLLEGE_FB_POLL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-11-16-14-35-22)) ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/560 "2014-11-16T21:20:35Z")
I’m pleased Miss State only fell to #4. Still on track for the playoffs, and a possible rematch for the Championship. Also pleased to see Bama jump to #2. Would love to see an all SEC final…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/561 "2014-11-17T01:17:29Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Rejoice, Florida fans. Will Mushamp has been fired. > > The rest of us can’t stop sobbing. I predict Muschamp will head to South Carolina to take over the soon to be vacated defensive coordinator position. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937.md?page=29)