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Last real weekend of football for a while, and there are some oddly intriguing matchups.
East Carolina at NC State (-23.5). NC State's game against West Virginia got cancelled, so they snagged ECU for a makeup game. Not sure this game makes any difference - ECU isn't going bowling, and NC State at 8-3 is probably locked into one of the top ACC slots. Still, ECU beat them in 2016, so maybe this will get interesting.
Marshall at VPI (-3.5). VPI's game against ECU got cancelled and ECU got scooped up by NC State, so VPI scheduled Marshall so they can get bowl eligible and keep their streak alive. A 8-3, Marshall's not a pushover, although they "ain't played nobody." Hopefully they can summon some pride and give us one last blast of sweet, sweet schadenfreude at VPI's expense (which would also remove them from competition for ACC bowl slots and maybe help us out).
Akron at USCe (-29). USCe's game against Marshall got cancelled, and Marshall got scooped up by VPI. South Carolina is (just) bowl eligible at 6-5, so I'm not really sure what they have to gain with this game. I guess Akron gets a payday.
Texas vs Oklahoma (-9.5). Texas was the 1 in Oklahoma's 11-1 back in October, a 48-45 shootout. I don't care about either one of these teams, but it'll probably be an entertaining game to keep in the rotation. Maybe Oklahoma can hop over U[sic]GA, which would be a good thing.
Drake at Iowa State (-40.5). Iowa State's game against South Dakota State in week 1 got cancelled for reasons I can't even remember. With the Jacks at 8-2, that might have been an interesting game. This one, not so much.
U-La-La at App St (-17). Maybe worth a look just to see how we should feel about maybe interviewing App St's coach. I don't really know much about them, other than they usually almost beat a big team but ultimately disappoint me. Hmm, maybe he'd fit in here just fine.
Of course, all of these are just the undercard to the big draw today with the defending national champs taking the field. How will UCF fare now that their QB is no longer bipedal?
JRjr
East Carolina at NC State (-23.5). NC State's game against West Virginia got cancelled, so they snagged ECU for a makeup game. Not sure this game makes any difference - ECU isn't going bowling, and NC State at 8-3 is probably locked into one of the top ACC slots. Still, ECU beat them in 2016, so maybe this will get interesting.
Marshall at VPI (-3.5). VPI's game against ECU got cancelled and ECU got scooped up by NC State, so VPI scheduled Marshall so they can get bowl eligible and keep their streak alive. A 8-3, Marshall's not a pushover, although they "ain't played nobody." Hopefully they can summon some pride and give us one last blast of sweet, sweet schadenfreude at VPI's expense (which would also remove them from competition for ACC bowl slots and maybe help us out).
Akron at USCe (-29). USCe's game against Marshall got cancelled, and Marshall got scooped up by VPI. South Carolina is (just) bowl eligible at 6-5, so I'm not really sure what they have to gain with this game. I guess Akron gets a payday.
Texas vs Oklahoma (-9.5). Texas was the 1 in Oklahoma's 11-1 back in October, a 48-45 shootout. I don't care about either one of these teams, but it'll probably be an entertaining game to keep in the rotation. Maybe Oklahoma can hop over U[sic]GA, which would be a good thing.
Drake at Iowa State (-40.5). Iowa State's game against South Dakota State in week 1 got cancelled for reasons I can't even remember. With the Jacks at 8-2, that might have been an interesting game. This one, not so much.
U-La-La at App St (-17). Maybe worth a look just to see how we should feel about maybe interviewing App St's coach. I don't really know much about them, other than they usually almost beat a big team but ultimately disappoint me. Hmm, maybe he'd fit in here just fine.
Of course, all of these are just the undercard to the big draw today with the defending national champs taking the field. How will UCF fare now that their QB is no longer bipedal?
JRjr
