Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted October 23 WELCOME TO WEEK NINE - 1 We're Number ONE! Sorry Coach, but I kind of care. 53 Days ago USC came back in the 4th Quarter to defeat No. 8 LSU, launching the Trojans on the way to the pla .., er, pulling 4 B1G Defeats from Victory in the 4th quarter. Clutch, meet Choke. 56 - 7 Nebraska's - Matt Ruhle - 'I didn't see this coming.' Indiana Hoosiers Coach, Curt Cignetti - 'I think we passed the test.' 56 points vs. a top 10 college D Coach, how about an A+. 0 Losses for Indiana; Minutes the Hoosiers have trailed in 2024; Minutes played by Joey Chitwood; Minutes coached by Shooter; Minutes Gene Hackman has been on the sideline; Losing seasons for Coach Cig as a college head coach; and ZERO Respect - 7-0 OREGON No. 1, 7-0 Penn State No. 3, 7-0 Indiana No. 13. 10 The Hoop is 10 Feet above the floor and the field whether in Bloomington or Columbus, is 100 yards long. 0 Visits to Bloomington from FOOTBALL College GameDay becomes 1 this Saturday. So, a measure of respect. However ... 12 Noon Eastern - The Cornhusked at No. 4 Ohio State. UWho at Indiana. Which games is on Network TV? 0.6 % - The preseason odds of Indiana making the Playoff. 68.3% - The current odds. 5.5 - Hoosiers preseason Wins Over/Under. I should have Googled Cignetti! 1 - Injured thumb on the throwing hand of Hoosiers starting QB, Kurtis Rourke that was operated on this Monday. Pete Thamel reports that Rourke is expected back on 11/2 for the Michigan State road game and almost certainly will be back for the 11/23 date with the Ohio State University in Columbus. 12/7/24 - Have to keep on flying high but if OBD qualify, which team would you prefer to play in Indianapolis, Indiana? Ducks vs, Bucks or Ducks vs Indiana in front of hysterical Hoosiers fans. WEEK 9 Games with a B1G Playoff Impact. No. 1 (Sorry, Danno) OREGON -21.5 vs. No. 20 Illinois - 12:30 CBS - Illinois is 3-13 vs. No. 1 opponents. This will be the Illini's first game vs a No. 1 opponent not named Ohio State since 1972. No. 3 PENN STATE -6.5 at 5-2 Wisconsin - 4:30 NBC. Wisconsin with one conference loss is very much in the B1G conference title hunt. With three staright wins, the Badgers have moved inside the SP+ top 30. In Basketball, this would be a Quad 1 game. 6:30 kickoff in Mad City. A well lubed crowd should be ready to Jump Around. WEEK 9 Games With a Playoff Impact - FRIDAY - No. 17 Boise State -3.5 at UNLV - 7:30 CBSSN -The two top Mountain West teams match up in Las Vegas. The Vegas oddsmakers see this as a close game. Come On Broncos! SATURDAY - No. 15 Alabama -13.5 vs. No. 22 Missouri - 12:30 ABC - The heat is most definitely on Kalen DeBoer who won all of the close games in 2023 but not in 2024. If Bama loses this game, Danno will be offered $20M per annum and a Deed to all of the beach front property in Gulf Shores. No. 12 - Notre Dame -11.5 vs No. 24 Navy - 9 ABC - 1963 was the last year that Navy defeated a ranked Notre Dame team. Navy was skippered by Heisman winner Roger Staubach who went on to have a great pro career with the Dallas Cowboys. No. 5 Texas -19.5 at No. 25 Vandy (YIKES!) 1 PM - SEC Network. Desmond Howard, Sir, you have the floor. 'Last Saturday, Texas showed up to play a football game. Georgia showed up for a street fight.' No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A+M - 2.5 - 4:30 ABC - In the first game of the season, LSU lost to USC. In the first game of the season, A+M lost to Notre Dame. The winner of this game will be in 1st place in the SEC. This is the first time since Saint Nick's first season at Bama in 2007 that no SEC teams are undefeated in October. GO DUCKS! No Champagne for the Illini! 1 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 2 Share Posted October 23 (edited) 7-0 Indiana No.13. 7-0 Miami No.6. What's wrong with this picture? Indiana has never been behind this season; Miami has been bailed out the last 3 games! The U gets all the praise while The I stands for ignored. Cignetti > Cristobal, is anything more obvious? Edited October 23 by 30Duck 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 3 Share Posted October 23 On 10/23/2024 at 9:35 AM, Jon Joseph said: and the field whether in Bloomington or Columbus, is 100 yards long. Isn't the field technically 120 yards long if you count the end zones... But the field in Columbus is all adjacent to sad Buckeye fans. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted October 23 AP Has More on Week 9's Playoff Impact Games. College football Week 9: No. 8 LSU visits No. 14 Texas A&M to battle for first place in the SEC APNEWS.COM The late October battle for first place in the Southeastern Conference gives us the improbable matchup of No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A&M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 5 Share Posted October 23 Mizzu HC on how to defend 'Bama: “We’re gonna try Dan Lanning’s approach and play 12,” Eli Drinkwitz joked. “Just see. Add an extra rusher. See if anybody notices.” 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 6 Share Posted October 23 Before Last Saturday, Weren't the Texas and Nebraska Ds 'Elite?' Top-Ranked Oregon Faces Tough Test Against Illinois' Stingy Defense SATURDAYBLITZ.COM After ascending to No. 1 in the national rankings for the first time in nearly 12 years, the Oregon Ducks aren't getting any breathers in the brutal Big Ten con "The powerful Wolverines offense." Someone please tell the author that 2023 is over. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 7 Share Posted October 23 "Ducks aren't getting any breathers in the brutal B1G conference." What is this dude yapping about? UCLA, Michigan State and Purdue were breathers. There was nothing brutal about them. I do think we are getting a credibility bump by winning against B1G teams that are clearly trash compared to most of the PAC12 teams we played last year with all the elite QBs. Parity is what is brutal. B12 and SEC are getting the full parity experience this year that we endured for a decade in the PAC12. At least they have the luxury of a 12 team playoff to bail them out, that we never had. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 8 Share Posted October 23 A bit more on Bama under DeBoer. Discipline? The Tide has rolled for 32 penalties in its last two games. APB for Saint Nick! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 9 Share Posted October 23 On 10/23/2024 at 2:39 PM, Jon Joseph said: A bit more on Bama under DeBoer. Discipline? The Tide has rolled for 32 penalties in its last two games. APB for Saint Nick! Washington was not noteably bad for penalties under DeBoer. It's like strict St. Nick retired and DeBoer is the substitute teacher and everyone is goofing off. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
