# College Football 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [September 10, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861 "2023-09-10T02:38:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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 6, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/101 "2023-11-06T18:55:56Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Anything else would be a travesty. But… but… that would cheat some two-loss SEC team out of the spot! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/102 "2023-11-06T18:56:33Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The Pac-12 Championship should be a rematch between UW and Oregon, and the winner would absolutely be entitled to a CFP berth. I would agree, providing they both win out, although Washington can afford to lose one game. Oregon, however, cannot, and they have a couple of tough ones left in USC and Oregon State. If they lose one of those games, they may not make the championship game. ---
**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 7, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/103 "2023-11-07T19:27:21Z")
As much as I hate to say it, I predict Oregon with _destroy_ USC (like, hang 60 points on them), and will likely beat the Beavers, too, especially if at home. Where is that game being played? Oh, SC fired the ‘defensive’ guy. I didn’t know they had one. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/104 "2023-11-07T19:53:07Z")
In the last 2 weeks I’ve seen Cal - USC, USC - UW, and Cal - Oregon. And you’re right. I think Oregon is the team to beat in the Pac, and they’re rolling. The “over” is 73.5 and I don’t think that’s high enough. Oregon - Oregon St (the Civil War) is @ Oregon. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/105 "2023-11-12T02:07:23Z")
You know how it often happens that a ball will come loose, and a defensive n player will pick it up and jog uncontested into the end zone? And you think:” it’s coming back. The runner was down/whistle blew/it was a forward pass…I’m not even going to stand up and cheer.”? Cal got _2 TDs today on plays like that._ ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/106 "2023-11-12T02:27:07Z")
Washington linebacker Alphonzo Tuputala grabbed an interception against Utah at his own 23 yard line and sprinted down the sidelines to the end zone for an apparent pick-six. One problem: he dropped the ball at the five yard line and a Utah lineman fell on it at the one. Washington, however, forced a safety on the next play. > ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/107 "2023-11-12T02:58:14Z")
How does that keep happening?? You would think seeing that happen to another player one time would horrify everyone into thinking “that is never going to happen to me.” ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/108 "2023-11-12T02:58:48Z")
They don’t know the history of their own sport. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/109 "2023-11-12T03:07:24Z")
It’s not like he even had the excuse of the field being covered with snow. ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/110 "2023-11-12T05:21:35Z")
Oklahoma’s Uniforms just remind me of four words: _“I’m Rick James, Bitch!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/111 "2023-11-12T13:26:45Z")
Very sharp catch by the officials to keep the play correctly alive. The tv analyst fellow was also on top of it immediately. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/112 "2023-11-12T17:27:20Z")
So long, Jimbo. I guess you’ll just have to comfort yourself with your $76 million dollar payout. > **[Sources: Fisher fired by A&M, gets record buyout](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38880082/jimbo-fisher-expected-fired-texas-sources-confirm)** > > Texas A&M informed coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday morning that he has been fired, sources told ESPN. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/113 "2023-11-13T02:33:42Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > How does that keep happening?? Why is the goal to drop the ball as quickly as possible? Does it indicate you’re a badass or something? If I got a pick-6 to clinch a critical game, you couldn’t pry that ball out of my hands. It’s going home with me. Even worse, it cause UW to not cover … well that or the missed field goal. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/114 "2023-11-13T03:27:54Z")
My father and I (both of us Wisconsin alumni) were watching the Badgers lose to Northwestern yesterday. My dad asked, “How many students are at Northwestern? They’ve gotta be a lot smaller than the other Big 10 schools.” I look it up on my phone. “Northwestern has 23,000 students…but only 8,800 undergrads; their grad students (over 14,000) well outnumber their undergrads.” And, then, I did some math. Northwestern currently lists 103 players on their football roster. That means that 1.2% of Northwestern’s entire undergraduate student body is currently listed on their football roster. 😲 ---
**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 19, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/115 "2023-11-19T20:33:19Z")
Yeesh! The Trojans sure stunk up the Colosseum yesterday. Glad this season is over! Let’s go skiing! ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/116 "2023-11-20T15:01:01Z")
It wasn’t televised in my area, could someone explain how or why Arizona tossed a 51 yard td with less than a minute left and up three scores on Utah? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/117 "2023-11-20T15:18:47Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > why Arizona tossed a 51 yard td with less than a minute left and up three scores on Utah? I wondered the same thing. The coach said that he wanted the reserve quarterback to go out with a bang, as he might not be back next year (he’s a junior, but this is his fourth season, 2 at Washington State, and 2 at Arizona.) I think it’s bush league. 41 seconds left and Utah had no timeouts. 2 kneels and the game is over. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/118 "2023-11-20T15:20:28Z")
Here’s the coach answering that question: > **[VIDEO: Arizona football coach Jedd Fisch on play call for Jayden de Laura to...](https://tucson.com/video-arizona-football-coach-jedd-fisch-on-play-call-for-jayden-de-laura-to-throw/video_54f00155-9f11-5941-9bbc-41e14df34bc9.html)** > > VIDEO: “I wanted Jayden (de Laura) to go out with a touchdown pass this season,” Arizona football coach Jedd Fisch said after the Wildcats’ 42-18 win over Utah Saturday, Nov. If Utah thought the game was over, then they probably shouldn’t have tried to onside kick it. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/119 "2023-11-20T21:27:05Z")
There may be a slight delay in filling the bowl games this year… There is a good chance that, even after you include James Madison and Jacksonville State, there will not be 82 bowl-eligible teams. In that case, the 5-7 teams with the highest APR become eligible. Just one problem: if Navy loses to SMU on 11/25 - and it is a heavy underdog, from what I am led to believe - then the team in the 82nd spot has to wait and see if Army beats Navy on 12/9, as otherwise Navy is 6-6 and has to be selected for a bowl before that 82nd team. Then again, there’s a chance that, if Army beats Navy, it ends up being the #82 team - i.e. Army-Navy is for a trip to a bowl game. (We may not know until after the Cal-UCLA game ends, which is expected to be around 2 AM Eastern on Sunday, as Cal becomes bowl eligible with a win.) ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861/120 "2023-11-20T22:01:47Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > There is a good chance that, even after you include James Madison and Jacksonville State, there will not be 82 bowl-eligible teams. In that case, the 5-7 teams with the highest APR become eligible. Highest APR among the 5-7 teams is how my Rice Owls got in last year (which is perhaps the most Rice way of backing into a bowl game). And as they’re currently sitting at 5-6, there’s a fair chance they could make that happen two years in a row, though of course I’d prefer they get in legitimately, albeit in quite a mediocre fashion, as a 6-6 (which should happen against FAU but I’ve been a Rice fan too long to underestimate our ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861.md?page=7)