I'm not even mad about the Penn State loss anymore. In fact, I enjoyed it.
This week, however, is a new challenge. Here comes Northwestern, baby!
The worst thing I can say about Northwestern is it once refused to nickname its athletic teams the Purple Haze. Could you imagine being that boring of a person to turn down what would be the second-best college sports name in favor of "the Wildcats." There's nothing wild about the northside of Chicago, which in the most boring metropolitan area in the Midwest.
Bad news for the 'Cats, too. Urban Meyer heard the locals grumbling and will be looking for pints of blood in retribution for the mild professional discomfort he felt this week.
NU alumnus George R.R. Martin will probably watch the big game this afternoon. He sure as hell won't be typing pages for The Winds of Winter. I have a better chance of finishing that series than he does.
Regardless, let's hope the local team gets back on the wagon this week. It'd be #nice to see clean pocket protection, explosive plays, and some new offensive wrinkles. But that's just me, the fella on the couch with a wifi connection.
Today's slate: Notbad.jpg.
| TIME (ET) | GAME | FAVORITE | TELEVISION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | No. 5 LOUISVILLE at VIRGINIA | UL (-33) | ESPN2 |
| 12:00 | No. 10 WEST VIRGINIA at OKLAHOMA STATE | WVU (-3½) | FOX |
| 12:00 | No. 2 MICHIGAN at MICHIGAN STATE | UM (-24) | ESPN |
| 12:00 | No. 24 PENN STATE at PURDUE | PSU (-13) | ABC |
| 3:30 | No. 14 FLORIDA vs. GEORGIA | UF (-7½) | CBS |
| 3:30 | No. 8 BAYLOR at TEXAS | BU (-3½) | ABC |
| 3:30 | No. 4 WASHINGTON at No. 17 UTAH | UW (-10½) | FS1 |
| 7:00 | No. 13 BOISE STATE at WYOMING | BSU (-13½) | CSBSN |
| 7:00 | KANSAS at No. 17 OKLAHOMA | OU (-40½) | FS1 |
| 7:00 | No. 8 NEBRASKA at No. 11 WISCONSIN | DAIRY (-9) | ESPN |
| 7:15 | No. 15 AUBURN at MISSISSIPPI | AU (-5) | SECN |
| 7:15 | No. 18 TENNESSEE at SOUTH CAROLINA | TENN (-14½) | ESPN2 |
| 8:00 | No. 3 CLEMSON at No. 15 FLORIDA STATE | CLEM (-4½) | ABC |
Glad that UM-MSU game is a noon banger. I want to believe in famous football coach Mike D'antoni and Michigan State hitting the #disreskept hustle against Michigan. It's just hard to get past MSU probably trailing by 14 within the first five minutes of the game.
I'll settle for Purdue dumping Penn State.
B1G game pick: CORN (+9) over DAIRY.
THE WILDCAT DOSSIER. Here's everything that you need to know about the school that produced my favorite Twitter follower, ESPN sports business reporter (and sexual icon) Darren Rovell.
- Preview
- Reminder: Scarlet out Northwestern
- Mailbag
- Roundtable, featuring Lind, Eric, and Johnny.
- Trailer
- Game poster
- Prognosticating
Also be sure to follow @11W, @EricSeger33, @TimShoemaker, @AndrewMLind and @Edge11W on Twitter for up-to-the-minute analysis.
NOW THAT'S BALLER. Ohio State lost to Northwestern, 18-6, in front of 45,000 dads at the Horseshoe on Nov. 9, 1929.
This game should not go down as a loss for the Buckeyes because the Dad's ~~~~~~ Day program cover was too majestic:
Incredible @BuckeyeHistory find! Campus as seen on the 1929 @OhioState-Northwestern football program. #BuckeyeForLife pic.twitter.com/XIHmbDkrdY
— Jim Smith (@OSUJimSmith) October 28, 2016
May Warren G. Harding help our servers if the Buckeyes lose 18-6 today. Thankfully, I don't think we'll need it.
#PERTINENTWIRE. The name of the game is about improvement until Nov. 26.
Here's my favorite Wire video to help pass the time:
SCORE PREDICTION: 42-10, local team.
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