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Harbaugh scheduling Cupcake Us over anybody good was a bet on the nature of the CFP Committee in a four-team playoff format. A 12-1 Oregon would tell us if he was right. If any other one-loss team makes it above them, they were wrong to schedule Georgia, and should have scheduled Hawaii or UConn instead.

The Supreme Court rejecting Roe may have been the greatest thing that could have happened for Democratic prospects in this election. Had they waited to release that decision until later in their cycle (i.e., now) I think we may have seen a much redder turnout. I also tend to agree that a slight GOP majority in the house probably does prove advantageous to 2024. Nothing of significance was going to be passed with a slight majority House and Senate, for either party. Controlling three branches would have led to calls of a do-nothing party in 2024. The GOP will demonstrate just how discombobulated their party is, and how lacking in policy objectives they are. It will be fuel for the Dems in 24, regardless of who tops the ticket.

Georgia has 6-3 Mississippi State and 6-3 Kentucky, both on the road over the next two weeks... Not unthinkable that we could have a 1v2 Michigan/Ohio State matchup.

I agree on both accounts.

I also think TCU's "what about us" card finishes this weekend. Playing Texas in Austin with College Game Day in town, spells big trouble for TCU, in my opinion.

If Tennessee's loss was close, I could see putting them ahead of both Michigan and TCU. Probably Ohio State too. It wasn't though. Georgia took a two-possession lead in the first quarter and it never got any closer. They coasted. If we put Georgia on a pedestal and say they're just categorically different than all other college football teams, I can also see justification for "artificially" raising Tennessee in the rankings, Oregon too for that matter. I don't think that's the case either though, and I doubt Georgia finishes the season 15-0. Rankings right now don't mean that much. It's not easy to go 9-0 in a power conference. I think going beyond that into evaluating SOS, relative team strength, ease of victories, and etc., has some value in a few weeks when you're comparing teams that are 11-1 and 12-1. For now though, just keep it simple. Things will figure themselves out more often than not.

I think when you have four undefeated Power 5 teams, you shouldn’t overthink the top four teams.

I’ve had to live through how many all SEC National Championships but am supposed to care how they feel?? Lol Had there been a playoff back in 2006-07, there may well have been a rematch. I know it was close between Florida and Michigan as to who #2 was, Michigan surely would have made a four-team playoff (though also probably been spanked by Florida).

Could you even imagine what a Michigan-OSU National Championship would look like? Talk about bringing The Game back.

I get it if he's a prospect Irsay and Ballard think may make a really good coach, which someone must if they hired him... If he fails miserably, you ditch him at the end of the season and have a better draft position. If he succeeds, you keep him and look like a genius. It's a move you can't make when you're hiring a long-term coach (like when the Lions hired Campbell). But when you're hiring an interim for nine weeks, you can get away with it.

vs. Setting: 11/13/2022 1:00pm EST on FOX Site: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL Weather: 38° High, Partly Cloudy, 13mph Wind Opening Spread: Bears -2 All-Time Series Record: Bears lead, 104-75-5 Last Meeting: 11/25/2021, Bears won 16-14 Chicago Bears (3-6) Head Coach: Matt Eberflus (1st Season: 3-6) Projected Starting QB: Justin Fields (2nd Season: 5-14) Last Week: 35-32 L @ Miami Dolphins (6-3) Looking Ahead to Week #11: Sunday @ Atlanta Falcons (4-5) Your Detroit Lions (2-6) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (2nd Season: 5-19-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (7th Season: 47-43-1) Last Week: 15-9 W v. Green Bay Packers (3-6) Looking Ahead to Week #11: Sunday @ New York Giants (6-2) Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Falcons @ Panthers (TNF), Chargers @ 49ers (SNF), Commanders @ Eagles (MNF) 9:30am: Seahawks @ Buccaneers 1:00pm: Jaguars @ Chiefs, Vikings @ Bills, Browns @ Dolphins, Texans @ Giants, Saints @ Steelers, Broncos @ Titans 4:05/4:25pm: Colts @ Raiders, Cowboys @ Packers, Cardinals @ Rams BYE: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, New England Patriots

So 10-7 or 11-6?

WOOOOOO

Lol. This game is everything. Hope we pull It out.

They’re moving back

Question remains whether Ohio State gets punished for their lackluster performance. The weather is a valid excuse but they did not play like the #2 team in the nation. 1- Georgia 2- Ohio State 3- Michigan 4- TCU 5- Tennessee

Down goes Bama!!

They survived but they were very lucky to. Hopefully that provides something of a blueprint for Michigan (other than hoping for bad weather).

I think those are all fair criticisms, but I think they are arguable. There is a position you can take to defend those decisions, and had they gone the other way, they’d already be forgotten. To say a single decision cost us a 60-minute football game is a very high bar. YMMV.

When someone is there for that long they basically become a part of the walls. Same with Kirk Ferentz at Iowa. Too many friends in too many places to hold accountable. Especially when you’re Northwestern and the expectations are tempered to begin with.

I think this is a fair prediction. Stroud has to show he can make a throw in the conditions though too to score three more TDs, any team in America should be able to shut down the run if it’s all they’ve got.

7-7 at the half... Final may very well be 14-7, one way or the other. It's a downpour with 50mph gusts.

Stroud on the day is 6/16 for 46 yards.

The weather is only getting worse, and Ohio State is punting the ball back late in the 2nd... If Northwestern can score another, this game may be interesting.