College Football 2012 Week 12

[cdj]

Wednesday, November 14th
Ohio at Ball State 7:00 p.m. ESPNU (HD)
Toledo at Northern Illinois 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 (HD)

Thursday, November 15th
North Carolina at Virginia 6:30 p.m. ESPN (HD)

Friday, November 16th
Florida International at Florida Atlantic 7:00 p.m. ESPNU (HD)
Hawaii at Air Force 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 (HD)

Saturday, November 17th
Florida State at Maryland 11:00 a.m. ESPNU (HD)
Houston at Marshall 11:00 a.m. CSNC *5 / CSS (cable)
Indiana at Penn State 11:00 a.m. BTN (HD) / btn2go
Iowa at Michigan 11:00 a.m. ESPN (HD) (3D?)
Kent State at Bowling Green 11:00 a.m. ESPN-GP / ERTV (cable) / espn3
Northwestern at Michigan State 11:00 a.m. ESPN2 (HD)
Rutgers at Cincinnati 11:00 a.m. SNY / ?ESPN-GP? / ERTV (cable) / espn3
Temple at Army 11:00 a.m. CBSSN (HD)
Towson at New Hampshire 11:00 a.m. CSNE and/or CSMA and/or TCN (cable)
UCF at Tulsa 11:00 a.m. FSN Affiliates (HD)
Yale at Harvard 11:00 a.m. NBCSN (HD)
Arkansas at Mississippi State 11:21 a.m. SEC Network *4 / ESPN-GP / espn3
Western Carolina at Alabama 11:21 a.m. SEC Network *4 / ESPN-GP / espn3
Virginia Tech at Boston College 11:30 a.m. (ESPN-GP / espn3) *2 / ACC Network (HD) *3
Jacksonville State at Florida 12:00 p.m. ESPN-GP / espn3 / PPV
Wofford at South Carolina 12:00 p.m. ESPN-GP / PPV or Local
Georgia Southern at Georgia 12:30 p.m. (ESPN-GP / espn3) / WSB-TV
Washington at Colorado 12:30 p.m. FX (HD)
Alabama A&M at Auburn 1:00 p.m. ESPN-GP *2 / PPV (AL)
Bethune Cookman vs. Florida A&M 1:00 p.m. ESPN Classic
South Florida at Miami 2:00 p.m. FSN Affiliates (HD) / ESPN-GP / espn3) *2
Washington State at Arizona State 2:00 p.m. PAC-12 Network (HD) / pac-12.com
USC at UCLA 2:00 p.m. FOX (HD)
Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina 2:30 p.m. MASN / espn3
Colorado State at Boise State 2:30 p.m. NBCSN (HD)
Duke at Georgia Tech 2:30 p.m. ESPNU (HD)
Minnesota at Nebraska 2:30 p.m. BTN (HD) / btn2go
Montana State at Montana 2:30 p.m. RSRM / DirecTV: 239-1
North Carolina State at Clemson 2:30 p.m. (ABC / ESPN2) *7 (HD)
Ohio State at Wisconsin 2:30 p.m. (ABC / ESPN2) *7 (HD)
Ole Miss at LSU 2:30 p.m. CBS (HD) / cbssports.com
Purdue at Illinois 2:30 p.m. BTN (HD) / btn2go
Sam Houston State at Texas A&M 2:30 p.m. ESPN-GP / espn3 / PPV
Texas State at Navy 2:30 p.m. CBSSN (HD) / Video?
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State 2:30 p.m. FSN Affiliates (HD)
Wake Forest at Notre Dame 2:30 p.m. NBC (HD) / nbcsports.com
Sacramento State at UC Davis 5:00 p.m. CSCA
Iowa State at Kansas 6:00 p.m. FSN Affiliates (HD)
Oklahoma at West Virginia 6:00 p.m. FOX (HD)
Old Dominion at James Madison 6:00 p.m. NBCSN (HD)
Syracuse at Missouri 6:00 p.m. ESPNU (HD)
Tennessee at Vanderbilt 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 (HD)
Samford at Kentucky 6:30 p.m. ESPN-GP / CSS (cable)
Kansas State at Baylor 7:00 p.m. ESPN (HD)
Stanford at Oregon 7:00 p.m. ABC (HD)
UTEP at Southern Miss 7:00 p.m. CBSSN (HD)
Arizona at Utah 9:00 p.m. ESPNU (HD)
BYU at San Jose State 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 (HD)
California at Oregon State 9:30 p.m. PAC-12 Network (HD) / pac-12.com
Games online only or not yet scheduled for nationally available networks.
Arkansas State at Troy 2:30 p.m. espn3
Buffalo at UMass TBA TBA
Cal Poly at Northern Arizona 3:30 p.m. NAU-TV / Big Sky
The Citadel at Furman 12:30 p.m. espn3
Colgate at Fordham 12:00 p.m. Video
Drake at Jacksonville 11:00 a.m. WCWJ (cable)
Duquesne at Wagner 11:00 a.m. NEC Front Row
East Carolina at Tulane 2:30 p.m. CST (cable)
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan 1:00 p.m. TBA
Eastern Washington at Portland State 3:00 p.m. CSNNW (cable) / Big Sky
Indiana State at Youngstown State 1:00 p.m. espn3
Lehigh at Lafayette 12:00 p.m. MASN2? / LSN (cable)
Liberty at VMI 12:30 p.m. espn3
Memphis at UAB 1:00 p.m. TBA
Miami Ohio at Central Michigan 12:00 p.m. TBA
Middle Tennessee at South Alabama 2:30 p.m. TBA
Mississippi Valley at Texas Southern 1:00 p.m. KHOU (cable)
Nevada at New Mexico 2:30 p.m. Comcast (cable)
North Dakota at Northern Colorado 1:00 p.m. Big Sky
North Dakota State at Illinois State 12:00 p.m. ND NBC (cable)
North Texas at Louisiana Monroe TBA TBA
Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin 3:00 p.m. SLCTV (cable / Video) / espn3? / Video?
Sacred Heart at Saint Francis (PA) 11:00 a.m. NEC Front Row
SMU at Rice 2:30 p.m. CSS (cable)
South Dakota at South Dakota State 2:00 p.m. Midco Sports
Southeast Missouri at Murray State 1:00 p.m. OVC
Tennessee State at UT Martin 2:00 p.m. OVC
Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay 12:00 p.m. FCS (cable) / OVC
Utah State at Louisiana Tech 3:00 p.m. espn3
UTSA at Idaho 4:00 p.m. KCWX (cable)
Weber State at Idaho State 6:00 p.m. Big Sky
Western Kentucky at Louisiana Lafayette 6:00 p.m. espn3
Wyoming at UNLV 3:00 p.m. (TW / KFNB?) (cable)
SOCon Game TBA TBA espn3

[morsdraconis]

WVU is gonna get WRECKED by Oklahoma. Why is god's name are we on national television?

[gigemaggs99]

WVU is gonna get WRECKED by Oklahoma. Why is god's name are we on national television?

I think it has less to do w/ WVU and more to do w/ the power of stoops.

[morsdraconis]

I think it has less to do w/ WVU and more to do w/ the power of stoops.

Nah. If we were still playing like we were playing at the beginning of the season, I think we would have had a chance. WVU always plays VERY WELL at home, but we got destroyed by Kansas State and we haven't looked decent since getting annihilated by Texas Tech.

[JeffHCross]

Agreed. Oklahoma's a Top 10 team. That's why.

Nah. If we were still playing like we were playing at the beginning of the season, I think we would have had a chance.

Point being ... you don't need to have a chance. You're on national TV because of Fox's contract and the fact that Oklahoma is highly rated.

Though I'm sure Fox will try to spin WVU as a threat and Geno Smith as a Heisman contender.

[bdoughty]

WVU is gonna get WRECKED by Oklahoma. Why is god's name are we on national television?

I am not betting the farm on a "W" Saturday. OU struggled with Baylor at home and it was not a pretty game to watch.


AP

1 Oregon (45) 10-0 1485
2 Kansas State (14) 10-0 1451
3 Notre Dame (1) 10-0 1382
4 Alabama 9-1 1259
5 Georgia 9-1 1223
6 Ohio State 10-0 1212
7 Florida 9-1 1089
8 LSU 8-2 1046
9 Texas A&M 8-2 1031
10 Florida State 9-1 1024
11 Clemson 9-1 907
12 South Carolina 8-2 848
13 Oklahoma 7-2 798
14 Stanford 8-2 766
15 Oregon State 7-2 556
16 Nebraska 8-2 549
17 UCLA 8-2 541
18 Texas 8-2 496
19 Louisiana Tech 9-1 374
20 Louisville 9-1 322
21 USC 7-3 297
22 Rutgers 8-1 179
23 Michigan 7-3 135
23 Texas Tech 7-3 135
25 Kent State 9-1 93


Woo Hoo Kent state cracks the Top 25 for the first time since 1973!


USA

1 Oregon (44) 10-0 1460
2 Kansas State (14) 10-0 1427
3 Notre Dame (1) 10-0 1346
4 Georgia 9-1 1260
5 Alabama 9-1 1243
6 Florida State 9-1 1143
7 Florida 9-1 1079
8 LSU 8-2 1040
9 Clemson 9-1 1033
10 Texas A&M 8-2 967
11 South Carolina 8-2 903
12 Oklahoma 7-2 799
13 Stanford 8-2 793
14 Nebraska 8-2 653
15 Texas 8-2 615
16 UCLA 8-2 494
17 Oregon State 7-2 490
18 Louisville 9-1 442
19 Louisiana Tech 9-1 413
20 Rutgers 8-1 354
21 USC 7-3 343
22 Boise State 8-2 161
23 Michigan 7-3 144
24 Oklahoma State 6-3 111
25 Texas Tech 7-3 106

[morsdraconis]

Wow. Kansas State is going to be #2 in both the AP and the Coaches, but #1 in the BCS. Talk about polls being ridiculous...

[SmoothPancakes]

Woo Hoo Kent state cracks the Top 25 for the first time since 1973!

Probably their only week in. The MAC has been trading people in and out the past couple weeks. Two weeks ago Ohio was in, lost, dropped out. This past week was Toledo. And with Kent State playing Bowling Green this week, well...

And Northern Illinois is getting no love. 9-1, have won 9 straight after losing by one point to Iowa in week 1. The highest they've been was 26th last week, ended up dropping to 27th this week. No respect for MAC teams from the voters.

[JeffHCross]

Nick Saban's employer and alma mater are both in the Top 25, and with equal records. Love it!

Wow. Kansas State is going to be #2 in both the AP and the Coaches, but #1 in the BCS. Talk about polls being ridiculous...

I fail to see an obvious example of what's "ridiculous" in your statement. You're going to need to spell it out.

And Northern Illinois is getting no love. 9-1, have won 9 straight after losing by one point to Iowa in week 1. The highest they've been was 26th last week, ended up dropping to 27th this week. No respect for MAC teams from the voters.

If you can genuinely tell me that you think Northern Illinois would win 6/10 from Texas Tech or Oklahoma State, I'd buy that they're getting disrespected.

I'm not even sure I buy Kent State as Top 25, as cool as it is to see. Sure, they whooped up on Rutgers, but they also got taken behind the woodshed by Kentucky.

[SmoothPancakes]

Some great games this week. Toledo-Northern Illinois will be for all the marbles in the MAC West. NIU is 6-0, Toledo 5-1. NIU plays Eastern Michigan next week, Toledo plays Akron, which both should win, so Toledo must win Wednesday night to get the head-to-head tiebreaker. Florida International-Florida Atlantic on Friday night is gonna be another great one. Sure, both teams suck, FAU 3-7, FIU 2-8, both this one should be a heck of a battle Friday night.

Saturday is chock full of great games. UCF-Tulsa, a battle of division leader and a potential preview of the C-USA Championship game. The Game, the 129th battle between Harvard and Yale. Texas State-Navy, which isn't exactly a top biller, but Navy is coming off of a very disappointing 41-31 loss to Troy, Texas State coming out of an absolute battle with Louisiana Tech, and trying to break a three game losing streak. This game is also huge for Navy as it is the final game for the Midshipmen before the Army-Navy game on December 8th. And then that night, it'll be some tough battles for #1 and #2. A college football fan's dream day this coming week.

Game	Time CT	Network
Wednesday, November 14th
Ohio at Ball State	8:00 p.m.	ESPNU (HD)
Toledo at Northern Illinois	9:00 p.m.	ESPN2 (HD)
Thursday, November 15th
North Carolina at Virginia	7:30 p.m.	ESPN (HD)
Friday, November 16th
Florida International at Florida Atlantic	8:00 p.m.	ESPNU (HD)
Hawaii at Air Force	9:30 p.m.	ESPN2 (HD)
Saturday, November 17th
Temple at Army	12:00 p.m.	CBSSN (HD)
UCF at Tulsa	12:00 p.m.	FSN Affiliates (HD)
Yale at Harvard	12:00 p.m.	NBCSN (HD)
Colorado State at Boise State	3:30 p.m.	NBCSN (HD)
Ohio State at Wisconsin	3:30 p.m.	(ABC / ESPN2) (HD)
Texas State at Navy	3:30 p.m.	CBSSN (HD)
Old Dominion at James Madison	7:00 p.m.	NBCSN (HD)
Kansas State at Baylor	8:00 p.m.	ESPN (HD)
Stanford at Oregon	8:00 p.m.	ABC (HD)
UTEP at Southern Miss	9:00 p.m.	CBSSN (HD)
BYU at San Jose State	10:30 p.m.	ESPN2 (HD)

[SmoothPancakes]

If you can genuinely tell me that you think Northern Illinois would win 6/10 from Texas Tech or Oklahoma State, I'd buy that they're getting disrespected.

I'm not even sure I buy Kent State as Top 25, as cool as it is to see. Sure, they whooped up on Rutgers, but they also got taken behind the woodshed by Kentucky.

Just a personal feeling/thought that I have.

Come the end of the season, there'll be loads of 8-4 and 7-5 teams from the major conferences that will be ranked, but a MAC with 2 or 3 losses, fat chance you'll see them anywhere near being ranked. Even the MAC getting a team ranked took an undefeated Ohio, an 8-1 Toledo and a 9-1 Kent State, with a 9-1 Northern Illinois yet to break the top 25. Any other conference, a 7-0, 8-1 or 9-1 team would be in the top 10 or top 15 right now.

Sure, "the MAC's not on the same level as the other conferences", it's still bullshit in the end. Any other conference, an 7-0 team would be ranked at least in the top 15 and would have been ranked for weeks before that. Ohio didn't make their first appearance in the rankings until week 8, after they got to 7-0. I'm just sick of the bullshit when it comes to rankings. One conference, 7-5 at the end of the season will be good enough to be ranked, but in another conference, 10-2 or 9-3 won't be. It's all bullshit.

[gschwendt]

It's the same as Middle Tennessee getting top 25 votes simply because they beat Georgia Tech... they lost to a freaking FCS school in the first week of the season.

[bdoughty]

Come on guys, 1973 for cripes sake, I was one year old the last time Kent St was in the Top 25. Most of you guys were not even born. Show some love. This the fine institution that gave us...

[JeffHCross]

It's all bullshit.

No, bullshit is "this team should be ranked because of their record", no matter who they've played. It's the same crap mindset that people were using to justify that Louisville should have been Top 5, ahead of all the 1-loss teams. HA.

Do MAC teams deserve recognition when they have a good record? Sure. But 10-1 in the MAC isn't even 10-1 in the Big East, let alone 10-1 in a top conference. There's an eye test involved, Smooth.

Now, if your personal opinion is that the Top 25 should be recognizing the Top 25 records, and not whether or not a team would win versus a team ranked below them, that's your prerogative. Mine is the opposite.

I realize there are times that the #1 is not the one that would beat everyone else. That may be the case this week. You do have to recognize records, to an extent. But I wouldn't be in favor of voting for MAC teams just because of their record.

1973 for cripes sake. Most of you guys were not even born.

My parents had just gotten married

[steelerfan]

1973 Kent State standout, Jack Lambert:

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Another great Steelers linebacker from Kent State, James Harrison:

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[souljahbill]

As the last remaining winless team left on the FBS level, looks to go 0-11 as they take on on senior night in Hattiesburg. There will probably be only 40 people at the game. Everyone is absolutely DISGUSTED with what the new coaching staff has done this season.

[baseballplyrmvp]

As the last remaining winless team left on the FBS level, looks to go 0-11 as they take on on senior night in Hattiesburg. There will probably be only 40 people at the game. Everyone is absolutely DISGUSTED with what the new coaching staff has done this season.

i'm sure we could come up with a coaching staff of TGT members. how bout it?

[SmoothPancakes]

i'm sure we could come up with a coaching staff of TGT members. how bout it?

I call D-line. I played on the O-line and D-line when I still played football, so I'm not gonna pretend I could do something like Defensive Coordinator or LB coach or something.

[souljahbill]

i'm sure we could come up with a coaching staff of TGT members. how bout it?

The funny part is that if we randomly picked anybody off the forum to be coaches, we literally could not do any worse.

[baseballplyrmvp]

I call D-line. I played on the O-line and D-line when I still played football, so I'm not gonna pretend I could do something like Defensive Coordinator or LB coach or something.

i sucked so bad, i couldnt beat out the practice tackling dummy for a spot on the team.

tough call for me. i'm an offensive minded coach, but watching the USC defense all this season has really made me want to become a DB coach. i'm thinking about volunteering at my old HS or another local one to get into coaching....but only if this gig for southern miss doesnt work out.