Why Y’all Playin’ FCS Teams This Week, Pawwl? (KBTX)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year; the Saturday before Thanksgiving, also known as Chickenshit Saturday. How did it get this rather unflattering name? Well, long story short, SEC (and ACC) teams decided that it’s in their best interests to schedule glorified scrimmages against teams from the Football Championship Subdivision (or a bottom-dwelling Group of 5 FBS team). While not quite as popular as it once was, 2023 offers up these wonderful match-ups:
- North Alabama at Florida State
- Chattanooga at Alabama
- Abilene Christian at Texas A&M
- Southern Mississippi at Mississippi State (the Bulldogs might lose this one to Brett Favre’s alma mater)
- Florida International at Arkansas
- New Mexico State at Auburn
- Georgia State at LSU
- Louisiana-Monroe at Ole Miss
Won’t find any of that drek on the B1G schedule this week. Seven conference games are on the agenda. For the second week in a row Nebraska plays a game where the winner walks off the field – in this case Camp Randall Stadium – bowl game eligible. Northwestern, Illinois, and Minnesota can also punch their tickets to the post-season this week.
Trivia Question – When was Illinois last win in Iowa City?
My 2-5 effort last week confirms that I’ll be home for the holidays. Here’s where things stand heading into the penultimate week:
Maybe Phyllis from Mulga could do better than these picks:
Minnesota at Ohio State (-27.5): my pick – THE Ohio State University. Here’s what’s facing the Gophers for their trip to Columbus. Ohio State has won 12-straight, 28-out-of-29, and and 40-out-of-42 against Minnesota. Not exactly the opponent Minnesota wants to face to keep its hopes for a bowl game alive. Ohio State puts this thing away early and doesn’t let up, as some of the Buckeyes’ focus will be on the 2-game losing streak to That Team Up North.
Illinois at Iowa (-3.5): my pick – Illinois. Last season’s 9-6 offensive showcase in Chambana…
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