College Football Week 8 Game Thread

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Notable games:

All times ET
Wednesday October 16
South Alabama @ Troy, 8:00, ESPN2

Thursday October 17
All Sport Championship Bowl, UCLA @ Stanford, 9:00, ESPN

Friday October 18
Marshall @ FAU, 6:30, CBSSN
Pitt @ Cuse, 7:00, ESPN
#4 tOSU @ Northwestern, 8:30, FS1

Saturday October 19
#3 Clemson @ Louisville, 12:00, ABC
Mountaineers @ #5 Dirt Burglars, 12:00, Fox
#6 Wiscy @ Illini , 12:00, BTN
#9 Florida @ Gamecocks, 12:00, ESPN
#12 War Eagle @ Piggy, 12:00, SECN
Purdue @ #23 Iowa, 12:00 ESPN2
Nc State @ Boston College, 12:00, ACCNX

#2 LSU @ Mississippi State, 3:30, CBS
Hunting Bowl, #12 Ducks @ #25 (Wash.) Huskies, 3:30, ABC
Temple @ #19 SMU, 3:30, ESPN2
Heels @ Hokies, 3:30, ACCNX
Lacrosse Bowl, Duke @ UVA, 3:30, ACCN
#18 Baylor Bears @ Okie St. Cowboys, 4:00, Fox

Ale Xander Game of the Day, #17 Hambone-Pedroias @ #13 Utes, 6:00 P12
Wildcats of Kentucky @ #10 Bulldogs of Georgia, 6:00, ESPN

Les Is More Jayhawks @ #15 Everything Is More in Texas Longhorns, 7:00, LHN
Directional Michigan Bowl, West @ East, 7:00, ESPN+
#16 Meeechigan @ #7 PSU, 7:30, ABC
Aggie @ Ole Miss, 7:30, SECN

Tennessee @ #1 Bama, 9:00, ESPN
Zona @ Southern Cal, 9:30, P12
#14 Boise @ BYU, 10:15, ESPN2
 

johnmd20

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Mich 4th and 1 at PSU 45. They punt. It goes in the end zone. They gained 25 yards and gave up the ball. What a turd.
 

luckiestman

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BYU is kicking the everloving shit out of Boise

Just ran a double reverse flea flicker thing for TD
 

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Boise State misses Bachmeier. Tough to go on the road to BYU and win with a backup QB.

15 yard penalty for shushing the crowd. Sheesh.

Appalachian State might have a chance for a New Years 6 Bowl.
 

BigMike

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BYU gets a 4th down conversion deep in their own territory for the win

Linesman almost decided the game on the play before. As the previous series started with a kickoff into the endzone. Ball spots automatically on the 25. 3 plays run, ball is spotted 4 inches short of 35 yard line, they bring out the chains, and it shows first down (inexplicable). Anyway they challenge to spot, and it is moved back, then BYU gets the 4th down conversion.
 

luckiestman

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I never got a good look at the second down play that got spotted short that lead to the 3rs and 4th down drama. Live I thought he made the first but didn’t see a replay.
 

BigMike

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I never got a good look at the second down play that got spotted short that lead to the 3rs and 4th down drama. Live I thought he made the first but didn’t see a replay.
I think you might be right, I never went back to it, but I remember thinking at the time, that it was the worst possible thing that could happen to BSU in that situation (him being marked short on 2nd)
 

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So this was the difference in the game? Nice coverage
Michigan played one on one coverage almost all game and got away (for most of the second half) with it either because their pass rush got there or PSU's QB missed on his throws. On that particular play Michigan was caught with a safety on PSU's no. 1 receiver.. and he's really fast.
 

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yeah the WR, Hamler, has like Tyreek Hill-level speed. That screenshot shows him having already caught the ball and the CB pull up, knowing he's beaten. The actual coverage wasn't piss-poor or blown, he was beat by a few steps, but Clifford (who's no world-beater as QB) absolutely put the deep ball on a dime. Stephon Gilmore would have had trouble covering that play 1:1, nevermind a Michigan safety who gave the WR a running head start.
 

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...but Clifford (who's no world-beater as QB)
He may not be, but with this game, he set a PSU record for most TD passes (16) through 7 games.

He's got a lot of room for growth and improvement, but there are a whole host of teams that would love their QB yo have this line - especially the INT number:
CMP ATT CMP% YDS AVG TD INT LNG RTG
116 184 63 1,742 9.5 16 2 72 169.1
 
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canderson

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I watched a good chunk of that Michigan-Penn State game and had no idea what Penn State was doing in the second half offensively. It made zero sense - and they let their best RB not even play until basically the final drive of the game.

Absolutely bizarre game management, which is a Franklin hallmark.
 

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He may not be, but with this game, he set a PSU record for most TD passes (16) through 7 games.

He's got a lot of room for growth and improvement, but there are a whole host of teams that would love their QB yo have this line - especially the INT number:
CMP ATT CMP% YDS AVG TD INT LNG RTG
116 184 63 1,742 9.5 16 2 72 169.1
A passer rating of 169.1 out of a maximum of 158.3 seems pretty good, now that you mention it.