[GAMEDAY] Tuesday, December 31, 2024 (#4 Penn State vs #12 Boise State, #10 South Carolina vs #24 Illinois, #13 Alabama vs Michigan, #25 Baylor vs LSU, and #23 Louisville vs Washington)

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ToasterOverlord@fanaticus.social · 6 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

This just got interesting with Bielema taunting Beamer. Like, why even do that?

1hitsong@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y

Illinois seems trashy.

1hitsong@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Odds Beamer takes a swing at the handshake?

g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

90 to 1

1hitsong@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y

I guess it's spelled Illannoy.

ToasterOverlord@fanaticus.social · 2 pts · 1y (4 replies)

As for the Michigan-Alabama game earlier today, beating an Ohio State is obviously peak comedy (and my dad, a Michigan alum, says it was his favorite of the four-game streak), but it's almost funnier the second time that they beat a ranked team as 3-score underdogs without their best players

ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y (3 replies)

If Michigan played half as good at the beginning of the season as they have the end of it, they would probably be in the playoffs.

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Both teams deserve to be out of the playoffs. They both had talent (more on Bama) but they were annoyingly inconsistent (esp. Mich).

ryathal@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I still would have chose Alabama ahead of Indiana, or SMU. They still may have lost, but it would have been a good game.

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 1y

I don't disagree. Bama or Ole Miss would've been better. Both of them needed to get the wins against easier opponents and it cost them.

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (8 replies)

Penn State @ Boise State

g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

I mean its not not been a game

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y

Penn State getting help from refs smh. Clear offensive pass interference. No call.

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

Boise has had 3 fumbles 2 lost already. They've just never played any of the tough physical teams. There is a talent discrepancy.

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

A miracle! Boise State with a TD!

ToasterOverlord@fanaticus.social · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Thank goodness. I don't really care who wins, I just want it to be closeish through most of the game.

Feels like Boise needs to keep funneling the ball to other players than Jeanty (not because of his 2 fumbles but because Penn State's defense is glued onto him so he's a great decoy)

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

Yeah I don't want another blow out. It's absolutely been a big egg on CFB's face so far.

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

SMH. already 14-0 in 1st quarter. What was CFB thinking when they ranked Boise State this high?

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

Boise has a player from Germany and one from Egypt. Very interesting.

avguser@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Grass sniper took out Boise State's US flag bearer. Rough, dude.

ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I wonder how much it cost Penn State to get the easiest path to the semi-finals in sports play off history.

ToasterOverlord@fanaticus.social · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I just hope this game isn't another blowout, buuuuut as I write this Penn State extends the early lead to 2 scores...

ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

It's probably not going to get better, as the lack of size and depth starts to take effect.

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

Tomorrow should be better than the prior 2 days of CFP.