College Football Week 13 – Kansas hires Miles; Colorado fires MacIntyre
Who will be the fourth?
With two weeks remaining, four teams remain undefeated –
Alabama (11-0), Clemson (11-0), Notre Dame (11-0) and UCF (10-0). I think it is
fairly safe to say all four of those teams will still be undefeated come
December 2.
And I think it is fairly safe to say three of those four teams
will be in the playoff. Sorry UCF. You won’t be. For the second-straight year
the Knights will finish the season undefeated and won’t be in the playoff. Not
that I’m saying they should be.
So that begs the question: Who will be the fourth team in
the playoff?
Well, it’s going to be one of the following five teams –
Michigan (10-1), Oklahoma (10-1), Ohio State (10-1), Washington State (10-1) or
Georgia (10-1). Let’s take a look.
If Michigan wins out, beats Ohio State and Northwestern,
the Wolverines will be the fourth team. But, if Michigan should lose one of
those games, then the Wolverines are out. If Michigan loses, that could open
the door for Oklahoma, assuming the Sooners beat West Virginia and win the Big
12 championship game.
Or, it could open the door for Ohio State, assuming the
Buckeyes beat Michigan and Northwestern. Or, it could open the door for
Washington State, assuming the Cougars beat Washington and Utah.
The only way Georgia could become the fourth team is if
the Dawgs beat Georgia Tech and then beat Alabama in the SEC championship game.
And if that happens, then it begs the question: Will Alabama be knocked out of
the playoff if the Tide loses to Georgia?
And if Alabama is knocked out, that keeps the door open
for either Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio State or Washington State. But, should
Alabama lose to Georgia, would the Tide just fall three spots to No. 4 and
remain in the playoff? There are so many possibilities.
So, this week, keep your eyes on these games:
Auburn-Alabama, South Carolina-Clemson, Notre Dame-USC, Michigan-Ohio State,
Oklahoma-West Virginia, Washington-Washington State and Georgia Tech-Georgia.
And yes, even UCF-South Florida. There’s got to be at least one upset in that
bunch – maybe two. It’s going to be interesting. Stay tuned.
And, by the way, if UCF wins its New Year’s Six bowl game
and finishes the season 13-0, will the Knights finish in the Top 4 of the AP
and/or Coaches Polls? Stay tuned!
Going into the weekend, the only other team that had a
chance of being that fourth team in the playoff was West Virginia. But the
Mountaineers blew their chances. WVU (8-2) suffered a crushing defeat at the
hands of Oklahoma State (6-5). After leading the Cowboys 31-14 at the halftime
break, West Virginia collapsed in the second half and lost to Oklahoma State,
45-41.
Three other teams, none of which were playoff hopefuls,
ceased to be one-loss teams over the weekend. In the MAC, Buffalo (9-2) was
stunned by a fired-up Ohio, 52-17. The Bobcats A.J. Ouellette rushed for 196 yards.
In the AAC, Cincinnati (9-2) became UCF’s tenth victim.
In ESPN GameDay’s “Game of the Week,” the Bearcats fell to the Knights, 38-13.
And in a non-conference affair, UAB (9-2) lost to Texas A&M, 41-20.
One team made the “70s Club.” Old Dominion (4-7)
demolished VMI, 77-14. Four other teams came close, especially Washington
State. The Cougars (10-1) crushed Arizona, 69-28. Also, Georgia (10-1) downed
Massachusetts, 66-27, Florida (8-3) beat Idaho, 63-10, and Iowa (7-4) blasted
Illinois, 63-0.
There were five overtime games during the weekend, but
the two most exciting OTs occurred in the Big Ten. Wisconsin (7-4) outlasted
Purdue (5-6) in three overtimes, 47-44 (3OT). Then, Ohio State (10-1) got by
Maryland, 52-51 (OT). The Terrapins went for a two-point conversion in OT and
failed. In the other three overtimes, Georgia Tech (7-4) beat Virginia, 30-27
(OT), Vanderbilt (5-6) downed Ole Miss, 36-29 (OT) and Ball State (4-7) tripped
Western Michigan, 42-41 (OT). Like Maryland, WMU failed on a two-point
conversion attempt.
Looking around the country, Florida State still has a
pulse after all. FSU (5-6) edged Boston College, 22-21. Trailing BC, 21-13,
early in the fourth quarter, the Noles kicked a 37-yard field goal with 12:04
on the clock to pull within 5 – 21-16. Then with 1:29 on the clock, FSU scored
the winning touchdown. Also in the ACC, Miami (6-5) toppled Virginia Tech (4-6)
in Blacksburg, 38-14.
In an all field goal game – five in total – Nebraska
(4-7) beat Michigan State, 9-6. Trailing the Spartans 6-0 early in the fourth
quarter, the Huskers got all three of their field goals in the final 11 minutes
of the game. Also, in the Big Ten, Northwestern (7-4) downed Minnesota, 24-14.
In the Big 12, Texas (8-3) ended Iowa State’s five-game
winning streak. The Longhorns beat the Cyclones, 24-10. Oklahoma (10-1)
outscored Kansas, 55-40. The Sooners Kennedy
Brooks rushed for 171 yards.
Mississippi State (7-4) pounded Arkansas, 52-6. Also, in
the SEC, Missouri (7-4) thumped Tennessee, 50-17.
Out west in the Pac-12, Chip Kelly was looking good. UCLA (3-8) beat cross-town rival USC,
34-27. Elsewhere in the Pac-12, Utah (8-3) beat Colorado, 30-7, and Oregon
(7-4) edged Arizona State, 31-29.
After starting the season 7-0, South Florida lost its
fourth-straight game. The Bulls fell to Temple, 27-17. Also in the AAC, Houston
(8-3) beat Tulane, 48-17.
In the MWC, Utah State improved to 10-1. The Aggies beat
Colorado State, 29-24. Utah State faces Boise State (9-2) this week. And in the
Sun Belt, Appalachian State (8-2) and Troy (9-2) both won, setting up their
division-title showdown this week. App State beat Georgia State, 45-17, and
Troy downed Texas State, 12-7.
Independent Army improved to an impressive 9-2. The
Cadets downed Colgate, 28-14. Army is ranked in the AP (23rd) and
Coaches (24th) Polls for the first time since 1996.
With its win over Cincinnati, UCF extended its winning
streak to 23 games – the nation’s longest. Alabama is second with a 13-game
winning streak. The Tide is followed by Notre Dame (12), Clemson (11) and
Michigan and Utah State, both with a 10-game streak.
Conversely, Rice has the nation’s longest losing streak
at 11 games. The Owls are followed by Rutgers (10) and Central Michigan (8).
The hat is back. Yes, the Mad Hatter is back in college
football. After a two-season absence, former LSU coach Les Miles will be back on the sidelines in 2019. Kansas announced
the hiring of Miles yesterday. Miles has been the front-runner for the job
since the Jayhawks fired David Beatty
a few weeks ago. But recently it appeared that Miles was losing ground to Todd Graham. Graham, the former Rice
(2006), Tulsa (2007-2010), Pitt (2011) and Arizona State (2012-2017) head coach,
was also having communications with Kansas, seeking the job in Lawrence.
The Miles – who turned 65 on November 10 – hiring was
reminiscent of Kansas hiring Charlie
Weis in 2012. At that time, Weis was returning to a head coaching position
for the first time in three years. We all know how well that hiring turned out.
While Kansas was announcing the hiring of Miles, Colorado
was announcing the firing of Mike
MacIntyre. MacIntyre, in his sixth season with the Buffaloes, was 30-44 at
Colorado. After beginning this season 5-0, the Buffs lost their sixth-straight
game Saturday. They were 2-6 in Pac-12 play.
Also Sunday, Texas State fired coach Everett Withers. In three seasons with the Bobcats, Withers was
7-28. Texas State is 3-8 this season with one game remaining. Prior to Texas
State, Withers was the head coach at James Madison for two seasons. In 2011, he
was briefly the interim coach of North Carolina after Butch Davis was fired.
Déjà vu. It seems that South Florida coach Charlie Strong is a candidate for the
Louisville job. Strong previously coached the Cardinals for four seasons – 2010
to 2013 – before leaving for Texas. Should Strong get the job, that would be reminiscent
of Louisville hiring Bobby Petrino
for the second time. Petrino coached the Cardinals from 2003 to 2006 and more
recently from 2014 to 2018.
In spite of the potential interest in Strong,
Louisville’s first choice still remains Purdue coach Jeff Brohm. But reportedly, Brohm is very happy at Purdue. It may
take some doing to lure him back to Louisville, his alma mater.
Also in the running for the Louisville job are Cincinnati
coach Luke Fickell, Notre Dame
offensive coordinator Chip Long,
Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan
Day, former Central Michigan, Cincinnati and Tennessee coach Butch Jones and UAB coach Bill Clark.
Not that we don’t have too many bowl games as it is, but yet
another bowl has been added to the list. When will it end? The Myrtle Beach
Bowl will commence, following the 2020 season. The new bowl brings to 40 the
number of bowl games, assuming none are canceled after this season. The Myrtle
Beach Bowl will be contested by teams to be selected from two of three
conferences – C-USA, MAC and Sun Belt. The bowl will be played at Coastal
Carolina’s stadium in Conway, South Carolina – 10 miles inland from Myrtle
Beach.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Touchdown Tom
November 19, 2018
Weekend Recap
GAME OF THE WEEK: Pin
striped – Notre Dame 36. Syracuse 3 (Touchdown Tom said: Notre Dame 30,
Syracuse 26). The Orange were no match for the Irish. Trailing 36-0, Syracuse
kicked a field goal with 10 seconds left in the game to keep from being
skunked. ND had 463 total yards while holding the Orange to 234 yards. Irish
quarterback Ian Book passed for 292
yards. Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey
left the game in the first quarter to injury. Attendance in The Bronx: 48,104
RUNNER UP: We want Bama! – UCF 38, Cincinnati 13 (Touchdown
Tom said: UCF 32, Cincinnati 28). The Bearcats were no match for the Knights.
Cincinnati fell behind 21-6 at the half and 35-13 early in the fourth quarter.
UCF was the better passing team, while Cincinnati was the better running team. Knights
quarterback McKenzie Milton passed
for 268 yards and three touchdowns. Attendance in Orlando: 47,795
REST OF THE BEST:
Ham – Clemson 35, Duke 6 (Touchdown
Tom said: Clemson 34, Duke 15). The Dookies scored the first 6 points in the
game and were never heard from again. Clemson had 459 total yards to 262 for
Duke. Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence
passed for 251 yards. Attendance in Clemson: 81,313
Gabriel was quiet
– Texas 24, Iowa State 10 (Touchdown Tom said: Texas 33, Iowa State 27). Texas
led 24-3 at the end of three quarters and cruised to victory in the fourth. The
Longhorns had 405 total yards to 210 for Iowa State. The Horns held the
Cyclones to just 62 yards rushing. Attendance in Austin: 102,498
Almost basketball
– Washington State 69, Arizona 28 (Touchdown Tom said: Washington State 30,
Arizona 24). Fifty-five points in the first half. That’s what Washington State
had. In spite of the humiliation, Arizona outscored the Cougars 14-0 in the
third quarter. But they awoke the sleeping giant. Washington State had 605
total yards. Combined the teams had 1,036 total yards. The Cougars Gardner Minshew passed for 473 yards
and seven touchdowns. Attendance in Pullman: 22,400
Saddled – Oklahoma
State 45, West Virginia 41 (Touchdown Tom said: West Virginia 40, Oklahoma State
34). There was no excuse for West Virginia to lose this game. But they did.
Leading 31-14 at halftime, WVU was outscored 31-10 by Okie State in the second
half. The team combined for 1,157 total yards. The Cowboys never led in the
game until there were only 42 seconds left. West Virginia’s Will Grier passed for 364 yards and the
Mounties Kennedy McCoy ran for 148
yards. Attendance in Stillwater: 52,842
Give that Dog a
biscuit – Fresno State 23, San Diego State 14 (Touchdown Tom said: Fresno
State 27, San Diego State 18). San Diego State scored all 14 of its points in
the first half. Fresno State shut them out in the second half. The Bulldogs
defense held the Aztecs to only 64 yards rushing. Fresno State controlled the
ball for more than 36 minutes. Fresno State quarterback Marcus McMaryion passed for 267 yards. Attendance in Fresno: 36,123
Tray day – Texas
A&M 41, UAB 20 (Touchdown Tom said: Texas A&M 35, UAB 19). UAB
controlled the clock for more than 34 minutes. But A&M controlled the
score. Blazers quarterback Tyler
Johnston passed for 306 yards. Aggies running back Trayveon Williams rushed for 167 yards. A&M led 34-7 at the end
of three quarters. Attendance in College Station: 97,584
Wrecked – Georgia
Tech 30, Virginia 27 (OT) (Touchdown Tom said: Georgia Tech 23, Virginia
20). Virginia led 14-13 after one and 21-16 at the half. But Tech evened the
score by the end of the second half. The Jackets held the Cavs scoreless in
overtime. Virginia dominated the stats, including time of possession for more
than 43 minutes. Attendance in Atlanta: 37,543
Stanford at
California was postponed to December 1 (Touchdown Tom said: Stanford 28,
California 26).
….AND TWO TO KEEP AN EYE ON:
Just Ducky – Oregon
31, Arizona State 29 (Touchdown Tom said: Oregon 33, Arizona State 30). Oregon
scored all but 3 of its points in the first half. The Ducks offense went to
sleep in the second half. In spite of its lethargic second half, Oregon
dominated the stats. Four turnovers didn’t help the Ducks any. Arizona State
running back Eno Benjamin rushed for 149 yards. Attendance in Eugene: 50,485
Bulls got buffed –
Ohio 52, Buffalo 17 (Touchdown Tom said: Buffalo 25, Ohio 21). Buffalo was
only in this game for two minutes and 18 seconds. That’s when the Bulls went up
7-0 early in the first quarter. Then Ohio scored 31 unanswered points and the
rout was on. The Bobcats racked up 646 total yards and 32 first downs to only
277 total yards and 13 first downs for Buffalo. Ohio also maintained time of
possession for more than 43 minutes. Five turnovers didn’t help Buffalo any. Attendance
in Athens: 13,839
YE OLDE STOMPING GROUNDS:
Albert loves fries
– Florida 63, Idaho 10 (Touchdown Tom said: Florida 47, Idaho 9). Florida
led 49-0 at halftime and went into cruise control in the second half. The
Gators had 603 total yards to 227 for Idaho. The Vandals only managed 73 yards
passing. Backup quarterback Emory Jones
played a good bit of the game for the Gators. Jones passed for two touchdowns.
Combined Jones and Feleipe Franks
were 31-for-43 passing for 399 yards and five touchdowns. Attendance in
Gainesville: 81,467
Soccer match – Nebraska
9, Michigan State 6 (Touchdown Tom said: Nebraska 28, Michigan State 24). Neither
team had more than 290 total yards. Combined they just had 537 total yards.
Both quarterback completed less than 50% of their passes. Barret Pickering’s 47-yards field goal with 5:13 left on the clock
was the game winner for the Huskers. All 15 of the game’s points came off of
field goals. Attendance in Lincoln: 88,793
Mass chewing by
Uga – Georgia 66, Massachusetts 27 (Touchdown Tom said: Georgia 49,
Massachusetts 13). Georgia racked up 701 total yards – 426 of those yards
rushing. The Dawgs played three quarterbacks. UMass managed to score in each of
the four quarters. Attendance in Athens: 92,746
Too much Taylor – Wisconsin
47, Purdue 44 (3OT) (Touchdown Tom said: Wisconsin 28, Purdue 23). After
two overtimes, Purdue could only manage a field goal, while Wisconsin managed a
touchdown. There was no stopping Jonathan
Taylor. The Badgers running back rushed for 321 yards. The teams combined
for 1,053 yards. Wisconsin accounted for 385 yards rushing, while Purdue
accounted for 386 yards passing. The Boilers only had 76 yards rushing. Attendance
in West Lafayette: 46,114
Week 12 Results:
13 correct picks, 2 fumbles (86.7 percent)
For the Season: 128 correct picks, 53 fumbles (70.7 percent)
ELSEWHERE AROUND FLORIDA:
Temple 27, South
Florida 17 – Attendance in Philadelphia: 21,029
Florida State 22,
Boston College 21 – Attendance in Tallahassee: 57,274
Miami 38, Virginia
Tech 14 – Attendance in Blacksburg: 62,379
FIU 42, Charlotte
35 – Attendance in Charlotte: 13,371
North Texas 41,
Florida Atlantic 38 – Attendance in Denton: 18,338
Bethune-Cookman
33, Florida A&M 19 – Attendance in Orlando: 52,142
Stetson 45,
Valparaiso 31 – Attendance in Deland: 1,961
Dayton 34,
Jacksonville U. 7 – Attendance in Jacksonville: 1,492
Superlatives
Impressive
Passers:
Washington State’s Gardner
Minshew – 43-55-0 for 473 yards (7TDs); Ole Miss’s Jordan Ta’amu – 32-53-2-457 (2TDs); Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor – 321 yards (3TDs), and
Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins –
28-38-1-405 (3TDs).
Also, Marshall’s Isaiah
Green—19-36-0 for 387 yards (2TDs); Purdue’s David Blough – 31-48-0-386 (4TDs); West Virginia’s Will Grier – 27-48-2-364 (2TDs), and Alabama’s
Tua Tagovailoa – 18-22-0-340 (3TDs);
Impressive
Rushers:
Maryland’s Anthony
McFarland – 298 yards (2TDs); UCLA’s Joshua
Kelley – 289 yards (2TDs); Kansas’ Pooka
Williams – 252 yards (2TDs); Western Michigan’s LeVante Bellamy – 213 yards (1TD); Ohio State’s J.K. Dobbins – 203 yards (1TD), and Ohio’s
A.J. Ouellette – 196 yards (2TDs).
Also, North Texas’ Deandre
Torrey – 184 yards (1TD); Oklahoma’s
Kennedy Brooks – 171 yards (2TDs); Texas
A&M’s Trayveon Williams – 167
yards (2TDs); Charlotte’s Benny LeMay
– 159 yards (4TDs), and BYU’s Lopini
Katoa – 155 yards.
Quotes of the Week:
“We’re better
than Notre Dame,” UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton.
“I think it’s the
first time most of the people have gotten the chance to see what our university
is all about, the size of it, the energy, the passion from our fan base and
what a game-day atmosphere looks like inside our stadium. This is big-time
football. We’ve got great players on the field. I think everybody saw that
tonight, and again we’ve got an opportunity to go 13-0 and add another tally to
our season, and hopefully people enjoyed what they saw,” UCF coach Josh
Heupel.
“That’s a great
question for Mr. Swann, and out of honor and respect to him, I’ll let
you ask him that,” USC coach Clay Helton, when asked if he will be back
next season. (Swann is Lynn Swann the USC athletic director.)
Signs of the Day:
Welcome To Your
Worst Knightmare
After Party Is At
Corso’s
Touchdown Tom’s predictions for
This Week’s 10
Biggest and Most Intriguing Games…and then some
GAME OF THE WEEK:
1. Michigan (10-1) at Ohio State (10-1) – (Big Ten vs. Big Ten) – 12 noon
ET, Saturday, FOX – My, my, it’s been a long time since these two teams
have come into this game so highly rated and with such good records. Mainly,
Michigan has been the problem in recent years. Both were looking ahead to this
game last week. The Buckeyes nearly stumbled against Maryland and the
Wolverines didn’t exactly roll over wimpy Indiana. Winner goes to the Big Ten
title game. Michigan has the good defense. Ohio State has the better offense. Defense
wins – Michigan 26, Ohio State 21.
RUNNER UP: 2.
Utah State (10-1) at Boise State (9-2) – (MWC vs. MWC) – 10:15 pm
Saturday, ESPN – This is a real opportunity for Utah State. If the Aggies
beat Boise State and then beat Fresno State in the MWC championship game, and
if UCF should stumble against South Florida or in the AAC championship
game, then Utah State would most likely replace UCF as the highest rated Group
of Five team. The Aggies would go to a New Year’s Six bowl. But that is a big
IF. First Utah State has to beat the Broncos on the Blue Carpet. They do –
Utah State 26, Boise State 22.
REST OF THE BEST:
3. Oklahoma (10-1) at West Virginia (8-2) – (Big 12 vs. Big 12) – 8 pm ET,
Friday, ESPN – West Virginia had its chance last week and blew it. The
Mounties get one more chance. Beat Oklahoma and the Eers are in the Big 12
championship game – against Oklahoma again. This will be another game like the
Oklahoma State game. Lots of points. Lots of points. The Mountaineers score
the most points – West Virginia 47, Oklahoma 45.
4. Washington (8-3) at Washington State (10-1) – (Pac-12 vs. Pac-12) – 8:30 pm ET, Friday, FOX – Ah, the ole Apple Cup. The winner wins
the Pac-12 North Division. Washington State is a hot team. But Chris
Petersen is a crafty coach. Mike Leach can be crafty too. Gardner
Minshew makes the difference – Washington State 32, Washington 30.
5. Auburn (7-4) at Alabama (11-0) – (SEC vs. SEC) – 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, CBS – I know it’s a rivalry, but I just have
this feeling that Auburn isn’t much of a rival this year. The Tigers have
struggled. The Tide hasn’t. Saban takes the car, not the bus – Alabama 34,
Auburn 17.
6. South Carolina (6-4) at Clemson (11-0) – (SEC vs. ACC) – 7 pm ET, Saturday, ESPN – This is similar to the Auburn-Alabama
game. This is a big rivalry and South Carolina isn’t much of a rival this year.
I just can’t see the Gamecocks moving the ball against Clemson’s defense. And I
just can’t see South Carolina’s defense stopping Clemson’s offense. Not with
Mustake at the helm – Clemson 33, South Carolina 16.
7. UCF
(10-0) at South Florida (7-4) – (AAC vs. AAC) – 4:15 pm ET, Friday, ESPN – South Florida used to be a hot team. Not
anymore. The Bulls can’t win for losing. And besides, Charlie Strong has his
eyes on the Louisville job. McKenzie
Milton runs with the Bulls – UCF 32, South Florida 19.
8. Troy
(9-2) at Appalachian State (8-2) – (Sun Belt vs. Sun Belt) – 2:30 pm ET, Saturday – Two excellent
Group of Five teams. Most Power Five teams wouldn’t want to play these two. Winner
goes to the Sun Belt championship game. App State has the home field, but Troy
has the better team. The better team
wins – Troy 27, Appalachian State 24.
9. Georgia Tech (7-4) at Georgia (10-1) – (ACC vs. SEC) – 12 noon ET, Saturday, SECN – Georgia needs this win to keep its
hopes alive for the college football playoff. The game means nothing to Tech,
except for pride. And that could be a problem for Georgia. The pressure is on
the Dawgs. Pride comes close, but doesn’t win – Georgia 28, Georgia Tech 21.
10. Syracuse (8-3) at Boston College (9-2) – (ACC vs. ACC) – 12 noon ET, Saturday, ESPN – Both of these teams fell flat on their
faces last week. They looked awful. But one will recover this week. It’s the
Eagles – Boston College 30, Syracuse 27.
….AND TWO TO KEEP AN EYE ON:
11. LSU (9-2) at Texas A&M (7-4) – (SEC vs. SEC) – 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, SECN – These teams are jockeying for pride in
the SEC West and a better bowl come the holidays. It’s been a better than
expected year for LSU. It’s been a disappointing year for A&M. This week
the Aggies disappoint the Tigers – Texas A&M 25, LSU 23.
12. Notre Dame (11-0) at USC (5-6) – (Ind. vs. Pac-12) – 8 pm ET, Saturday, ABC – Notre Dame doesn’t have a conference
championship game. This is it for the Irish. This is their conference
championship game. This is their last chance to stake their spot in the
playoffs. Will Clay Helton be fired after the game? – Notre Dame 33, USC 21.
YE OLDE STOMPING GROUNDS:
Florida (8-3) at
Florida State (5-6) – (SEC vs. SEC) – 12
noon ET, Saturday, ABC – This looked like a runaway for Florida. Then
Florida State up and showed some signs of life last week. Could be problems for
the Gators. But Mullen takes the Noles
off life support – Florida 27, Florida State 23.
Nebraska (4-7) at
Iowa (7-4) – (Big Ten vs. Big Ten) – 12
noon ET, Friday, FOX – You have to admit, Nebraska has showed signs of
brilliance in some recent games, after showing signs of futility in some
earlier games. Yes, the Huskers are a better team than they were in September. But so are the Hawkeyes – Iowa 27, Nebraska
24.
Wake Forest (5-6)
at Duke (7-4) – (ACC vs. ACC) – 12:30
pm ET, Saturday, ACCN – Wake Forest needs the win to qualify for a bowl
game. Duke needs the win to go to a better bowl game. No bowl for the Deacons – Duke 31, Wake Forest 26.
Texas (8-3) at
Kansas (3-8) – (Big 12 vs. Big 12) – 12
noon ET, Friday, FS1 – If Texas wins and West Virginia loses to Oklahoma,
the Longhorns are in the Big 12 title game. Well, we all know nobody loses to
Kansas. Well, maybe TCU does. But the
Horns are no TCU – Texas 33, Kansas 23.
Purdue(5-6) at
Indiana (5-6) – (Big Ten vs. Big Ten) – 12
noon ET, Saturday, ESPN2 – Purdue has had some big wins this year. Then
again, the Boilers have had some big losses too. The records are the same but
Indiana hasn’t really had any big wins. The
Hoosiers still don’t have any big wins – Purdue 33, Indiana 28.
ELSEWHERE AROUND FLORIDA:
Pitt (7-4) at
Miami (6-5) – (ACC vs. ACC) – 3:30 pm
ET, Saturday, ESPN….
Marshall (7-3) at
FIU (8-3) – (C-USA vs. C-USA) – 12
noon ET, Saturday…
Charlotte (4-7) at Florida Atlantic (5-6)
– (C-USA vs. C-USA) – 6 pm ET, Saturday….
Florida A&M (6-5), Bethune-Cookman (7-5), Jacksonville U. (2-8) and Stetson (8-2) have completed their seasons.
Touchdown Tom
P.S.
Not directly college football related, but as the regular
season was coming to a climax and Thanksgiving turkeys and pumpkin pies were
almost in the oven, the number one song in the country…
…75 years ago this week in 1943 was “Paper Doll” by The Mills Brothers
…70 years ago this week in 1948 was “Buttons And Bows” by
Dinah Shore
…65 years ago this week in 1953 was “Rags To Riches” by Tony Bennett, and “You, You, You” by The Ames Brothers
…60 years ago this week in 1958 was “Tom Dooley” by The Kingston Trio, and “It’s Only Make
Believe” by Conway Twitty.
…55 years ago this week in 1963 was “Deep Purple” by Nino Temple and April Stevens
…50 years ago this week in 1968 was “Hey Jude” by The Beatles
…45 years ago this week in 1973 was “Keep On Truckin’
(Part 1) by Eddie Kendricks, and
“Photograph” by Ringo Star
…40 years ago this week in 1978 was “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer
…35 years ago this week in 1983 was “All Night Long (All
Night)” by Lionel Richie
…30 years ago this week in 1988 was “Bad Medicine” by Bon Jovi
…25 years ago this week in 1993 was “I’d Do Anything For
Love (But I Won’t Do That)” by Meat Loaf
Not exactly college football related, but there was one passing
of note last week – Roy Clark.
Roy Clark, the
country singer and multi-instrumentalist best known as a longtime host of the
television show “Hee Haw,” died last week at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He
was 85. Clark was a genial banjo-wielding presence on “Hee Haw” for the show’s
entire run of more than two decades. “Hee Haw” aired on CBS for two seasons –
1969 to 1971 – before being canceled. Then the show became a syndicated hit,
running from 1971 to 1992. At the peak of its popularity, the show reached 30
million viewers a week. Clark was a regular guest and occasional guest host on
“The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” He also appeared on “The Ed Sullivan
Show” and on sitcoms like “The Beverly Hillbillies” and “The Odd Couple.” Clark
also had a long-running stage act in Las Vegas. In August 1983, he played a pivotal
roll in establishing Branson, Missouri, as a tourist destination when he became
the first major country star to open a music venue there – the 1,500 seat Roy
Clark Celebrity Theater. In the 1950s, Clark played in the bands of singers Jimmy Dean and George Hamilton IV. In 1960, he joined Wanda Jackson’s band. During the 1960s and 1970s, he placed a total
of 24 singles in the Country Top 40 – nine of them in the Top 10. Roy Linwood Clark was born on April 15,
1933, in Meherrin, Virginia. By the time he was 14 he had won two national
banjo championships. In 1969, Clark’s version of Charles Aznavour’s “Yesterday When I Was Young” made the Top 10 on
the Country charts and the Top 20 on the Pop charts. Clark was the Country
Music Association’s entertainer of the year in 1973, and the musician of the
year in 1977, 1978 and 1980. In 1983, his “Alabama Jubilee” won a Grammy Award
for best country instrumental performance. Clark became a member of the Grand
Ole Opry in 1987 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in
2009.
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