It’s Week 10 of the college football season, when some players inevitably have to play hurt — and that’s the case with Uncle Crappy, who has been living in the Nissan COVID House all week. As such, Carla steps up again to lead this week’s ambitious show — and by “ambitious,” we mostly mean “long.”
After recapping last weekend’s events — including an insane finish on the West Coast, the results of the annual Carla vs. Crappy grudge match and the return of #Maction — the team turns its attention to this year’s first College Football Playoff rankings. Carla and Crappy don’t think Clemson belongs in the Top Four, but the ever-analytical AJ reminds them to simmer down, because there’s a lot of football still to be played.
And after a quick look at Cornell’s brutal two-week stretch — injury update: Drew Powell is expected to play in a limited capacity against Penn — the team tries to pick about 37 of this weekend’s contests. Ready? Neither were we.
(Side note: Bonus points will be awarded to any viewers/listeners who correctly note when COVID Brain Fog catches up with Crappy, who offers astute analysis of a team that isn’t playing in the game we were discussing. Whoops.)
UMass at UConn, 7:30 ET Friday, CBSSN
Part one of this weekend’s Bowl Eligibility Watch. Go Huskies!
No. 23 Oregon State at Washington, 10:30 ET Friday, ESPN2
All offense, not much defense. This will be worth staying up for.
Air Force at Army, Noon ET, CBS
Crappy’s all about ARMY TRAINING SIR, but the smart pick here is for Air Force to clinch the Commander In Chief’s Trohpy.
Big Nude, FOX
Texas Tech at No. 7 TCU, Big Nude Saturday, Fox
Things haven’t gone well for Tech since it upset Texas at home. Things for the Horny Toads, however, are looking good.
Maryland at Wisconsin, Noon ET, BTN
November: The month that the Terrapins inevitably remember that they’re a basketball school.
Baylor at Oklahoma, 3 ET, ESPN+
Honestly, the story behind why this game is on ESPN+ is probably more interesting than the game itself.
No. 1 Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia, 3:30 ET, CBS
If you’re wound up about the initial CFP rankings, this is the first of several games this month that’ll help clear up that picture.
No. 18 Oklahoma State at Kansas, 3:30 ET, FS1
Bowl Eligibility Watch Part Two is probably the best game of the weekend that no one is going to watch (see above). Rock Chalk!
No. 6 Alabama at No. 10 LSU7 ET, ESPN
We have no idea if LSU is for real. But we’re about to find out.
No. 24 Texas at No. 13 Kansas State, 7 ET, FS1
Can the Powercats keep things rolling after their massacre of OK ST last weekend?
No. 4 Clemson at Notre Dame, 7:30 ET, NBC
AJ doesn’t believe in leprechauns. But there is the potential for some Notre Damey stuff to happen in South Bend Saturday night.
8 ET, ACCN
No. 21 Wake Forest at No. 22 NC State, 8 ET, ACCN
Last weekend’s horrendous performance by the Deacons is probably an aberration. And even if it wasn’t, Wake should have enough to beat a depleted Wolfpack team on the road.
Because the crew didn’t pick enough games already, AJ set up a fun game for blind reaction picks of a few more. And with an admonition to watch next week’s full #Maction schedule — especially Tuesday’s Battle of the Bricks — we wrap. Enjoy this weekend’s games, yinz guys.
