Fact: Ohio State is undefeated since I added the "Get Dumped Then, [Opponent]" to Saturday Skull Session titles.
Today's slate isn't epic, but it does provide Ohio State (vs. Minnesota, 12 p.m. on ABC) a chance to move up in the polls.
| Time (ET PM) | Matchup | Favorite | TV | Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | No. 19 CLEMSON at No. 22 GEORGIA TECH | CLEM (-2½) | ESPN | WatchESPN |
| 3:30 | No. 1 MISSISSIPPI ST at No. 5 ALABAMA | BAMA (-9) | CBS | CBS Sports |
| 3:30 | No. 16 NEBRASKA at No. 20 WISCONSIN | WISC (-6½) | ABC | WatchESPN |
| 7:15 | No. 9 AUBURN at No. 15 GEORGIA | UGA (-2½) | ESPN | WatchESPN |
| 8:00 | No. 3 FLORIDA STATE at MIAMI (FL) | FSU (-3½) | ABC | WatchESPN |
I'll cheering hard for Mississippi State today. Even with a loss, I don't think the committee would drop the Bulldogs below Ohio State. A two-loss Alabama though? TO THE BACK OF THE BUS, BAMA.
Another game in which I have a lot of interest — other than seeing which of Nebraska or Wisconsin will face Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game — is Florida State's trip to Miami. There was some chatter last week Florida State could be an underdog in Coral Gables, but that's not the case. Still, 3½ points is an eyebrow-raising line to me.
But props to Florida State, which has made the country cheer for the Hurricanes, the Fighting Irish and Bobby Petrino this year. FSU's shitty-ness is truly something to behold.
THE GOPHER DOSSIER. So maybe (like me) you've been on an around-the-clock FourLoko I.V. drip since the MSU game and missed some of our Minnesota-centric content this week. Here's everything you need to get your mind right for the noon banger:
- Mak's preview looks at how OSU ruined Jerry Kill's ice cream.
- The Roundtable, featuring Chris, Kyle and Ross.
- The official OSU-Minnesota trailer.
- Marshall to PR; Samuel to KR: This week's call-in show recap.
- Jones scouts Minnesota.
- Minnesota game poster.
- This week's Dubcast featuring Packers center Corey Linsley.
- Ramzy goes long.
- Carmen Ohio like you've never heard.
R U NOT ENTERTAINED? Still craving more words before kick-off? FINE:
- OSU must avoid trap in Minnesota.
- How Jacoby Boren went from picked-on little brother to a "warrior."
- Jack Park looks back.
- Gophers' defense piles up turnovers.
- Can the Gophers spoil OSU's playoff dreams?
- Game predictions from The Daily Gopher.
- Meet the coal to the Gophers' running attack: RB David Cobb.
- The Marshall Plan could benefit the Buckeyes.
- Why OSU's plan must include Braxton Miller and J.T. Barrett in 2015.
PERTINENT HEISENBERG. Sorry, Minnesota, it's not about the money today.
THOSE WMDs. US Soccer/MLS' biggest troll... For FSU starting cornerback, a hit-and-run became two traffic tickets... From @Propllrhead: Be thankful you're not a T-Rex... When your boy accidentally shows how weak his game is... Scientists climb to bottom of Siberian sinkhole (pictures).
