Week 11 – Sunday Storylines

Dawgs remain dominant – Death. Taxes. Georgia kicking a ton of ass in a big game.

Take nothing away from the Dawgs, who were absolutely dominant, but this result is my personal confirmation bias that 2023 Ole Miss is fraudulent. I think the CFB world has a collective misconception about Big Game Lane. He doesn’t actually win a ton of big games as an underdog, but moreso just has upped the water level of the Rebels’ program.

Regardless, Georgia is just a machine at this point and it’s going to take an Alabama or a Michigan to have a chance to knock them off.

Michigan Man – If you didn’t know any better, you would’ve thought that Michigan OC Sherrone Moore’s emotional postgame comments were a somber ode to a prison-sentenced or recently deceased Jim Harbaugh. But alas, he was just crying about his boss getting caught cheating and getting suspended. What a weird scene.

If the Michigan-Penn State game had a sponsor, it would’ve been a personal favorite of mine: Early 2000s t-shirt brand Big Dogs. Why you ask? Because this game was all about finding out who was the big dog. Who can win at the LOS? Who can establish the run? Who is going to mash the other team into a pulp more? And unfortunately, Michigan checked all those boxes.

Michigan QB JJ McCarthy attempted a whopping eight passes on the day. Instead, the Wolverines took to the ground and closed out the game with 32 straight run plays. It’s a statement win for Michigan.

Space Cowboys – A week after pulling off the heist of the century and walking off Bedlam with a win, Okie State came crashing back to Earth. Get it? Crash back to Earth? Because they played UCF in their space uniforms. And UCF thinks they discovered space. Anyways…

UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee is the captain of the All Chaos team, but he was great today. The Knights took the gas pipe to Gundy and dem boyz to the tune of a 45-3 scoreline.

I’m not sure this does a ton to alter the Big 12 title race, and this funny 9-3 Okie State scenario is still very much in play…but man, what a tough one to take on the chin.

Guns Up – Texas Tech AKA the Union Berlin of the Big 12, has had the year from hell. Injuries. Weird schedule. Untimely losses. You name it, they’ve seen it. And yet they lived up to that potential today when they knocked off No. 16 KU 16-13.

Good for them. They’ve had a bad year, relative to expectations, so it’s nice to see them notch a big win.

Dogs are still barkin’ – For much of the game, UW-Utah was Colombian-grade bam bam. This game was an absolute banger.

But in the end, offense and star power reigned supreme as the Huskies topped the Utes 35-28. Survive and advance is the name of the game right now for Washington. Stay undefeated and keep yourself in the CFP conversation.

Good Mizzou – No if ands or buts, Mizzou is legit good. They took the absolute meat cleaver to Tennessee today in a battle for second place in the SEC East. Casey Shrader totted the ball for 30-plus carries and toppled the 200-yard mark to lead the Tigers. If it weren’t for an entity like Georgia, we’d be talking about an SEC title game-level team here.

Iowa wins the West – Iowa-Rutgers had an O/U of 28 and for much of the day, this number was not in jeopardy. Iowa squashed the Scarlett Knights 22-0 and all but wrapped up the B10 West division in the process. The Hawkeyes play a disgusting brand of football, but they’re still winning. And that is the problem.

Nebraska’s comedy of errors – Heading into the day, Nebraska led the country in turnovers and after their game against Maryland, they added five more to the tally. The Huskers played three quarterbacks on the day, and all three committed crucial turnovers at one point or another. I respect the commitment to the bit.

In what was a really disgusting game of football, Maryland screwed it up the least and managed to snag a 13-10 win on the road.

A few weeks ago, I thought Nebraska was s surefire bet to go bowling, and they might still be. But this untenable quarterback and OC situation is a big problem and now they have two games to figure something out.

Cats keep climbing – Congratulations, Arizona. You’ve officially reached wagon status. The Wildcats outlasted a struggling Colorado to move to 7-3 on the season. Killer job by Jedd Fisch and company this season. What a turnaround in the desert.

Meep meep – UTSA wins again and moves to 6-0 in the American. Good for them. After a shaky start and some weird injuries, Jeff Traylor has gotten them back to playing awesome football again. The race is on between the Meeps, SMU and Tulane.

Troy boys – Jon Sumrall can coach some damn defense, man. Troy took care of business again today and moved to 8-2. The Trojans are legit, and I’d love to see them in a bowl game with a big Power Conference team.

-11 Memphis vs. Charlotte – -1 unit

-5.5 Michigan vs. Penn State – +1 unit

Akron vs. -17.5 Miami OH – +1 unit