Tuscaloosa, Alabama was the epicenter of College Football last week. The game seemed to be over early, but Alabama stormed back to only lose by five. After that, Oklahoma almost gave it away to Iowa State. Ohio State rolled over Maryland while missing their best defensive player. Minnesota pulled off an upset over Penn State. Baylor escaped TCU in 3OT. Tennessee could be looking at a bowl berth after beating Kentucky they sit at five wins. That was a wild week 11 and the rankings now show it.
DISPN CFP Top 6
4 Alabama vs 1 LSU (Peach Bowl)
3 Clemson vs 2 Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)
First Two Out
5 Georgia
6 Oregon
The committee rankings are exactly the same except for the 4 and 5. They have Georgia at 4 and Alabama at 5.
Week 12 Picks (all times central)
Alabama vs Mississippi State 11:00am ESPN (Pick: Alabama)
Indiana vs Penn State 11:00am ABC (Pick: Penn State) Michigan State vs Michigan 11:00am FOX (Pick: Michigan)
Navy vs Notre Dame 1:30 NBC (Pick: Notre Dame) Wake Forest vs Clemson 2:30 ABC (Pick: Clemson)
Georgia vs Auburn 2:30 CBS (Pick: Georgia) Minnesota vs Iowa 3:00 FOX (Pick: Minnesota)
LSU vs Ole Miss 6:00 ESPN (Pick: LSU)
UCLA vs Utah 7:00 FOX (Pick: Utah)
USC vs California 10:00pm FS1 (Pick: USC)
What to Watch For/Upset Alert
This is not a slate of games that will interest a lot of people this week. Although if you are in the BIG12, PAC12, or SEC there are some big games. How will Alabama and Penn State respond after a loss. I expect Alabama to roll through Starkville with a win. Penn State may struggle with a 7-2 Indiana team. Can Michigan stay afloat in the BIGTEN. How will Notre Dame play in a top 25 matchup with Navy. If Clemson has a losable game on their schedule it is this week. Wake Forest has two losses, this could be Clemson's best win. Can Minnesota handle the big stage being number 8 according to the committee. How bad does the state of Mississippi play this week while playing two of the top five teams in the nation? The wild Wild West is back at it again. Utah has a lead on USC for the PAC12 Championship game, but if Utah stumbles then USC would go to the game. In Auburn, this is a playoff game for Georgia and a chance to play spoiler for Auburn. I think Georgia is about to hit their stride being ranked fourth and knowing what is at stake.
Game of the Week
Oklahoma vs Baylor 6:30 ABC
The BIG12 playoff game is this week. If Baylor wins, they have a small shot at the playoff. If Oklahoma wins then they are right back in the hunt. Although these two may meet again in 3 weeks for a conference championship. This is going to be a shootout, first to 40 wins. Matt Rhule and the Bears have had a great season, but this is going to Hurts just a little bit. (Pick: Oklahoma)
Have a magical day and we will SEE YA! real soon.
