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College Gameday Open Thread

Some highly-ranked teams (looking at you, Ohio State) are still playing weak competition. Other teams are going up against real competition. And as of this week, there is actual value to playing strong opponents. Two top-four teams square off in what promises to be a grind-it-out slug-fest.

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Today's schedule is a pretty significant one.  There are eight undefeated teams playing today, with seven of those teams being 8-0.  Strength of Schedule has become a popular conversation topic with the "College Football Playoff Rankings" being released this past week.  Three PAC12 teams are represented in the first rankings, led by Stanford (#11), followed closely by Utah (#12) and rounded out with UCLA (#23).  Arguably, the big matchup today is LSU and Alabama; both teams being represented in the College Football Playoff Rankings. "ESSSSSS EEEEEEE SEEEEEEE," right?

Thursday results

Baylor (6) - 31 (Wait, weren't they supposed to be an offensive juggernaut???)

Kansas State - 24
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MIssissippi State (20) - 31

Missouri - 13

9:00

Vanderbilt (3-5)

@

(10) Florida (7-1)

ESPN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

(5) Notre Dame (7-1)

@

Pittsburgh (6-2)

ABC
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Penn State (7-2)

@

(21) Northwestern (6-2)

ESPNU

10:00

(11) Stanford (7-1)

@

Colorado (4-5)

P12

12:30

Arkansas (4-4)

@

(18) Ole Miss (7-2)

CBS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

(16) florida state (I still refuse to capitalize this one) (7-1)

@

(1) Clemson (8-0)

ABC
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

(8) TCU (8-0)

@

(14) Oklahoma State (8-0)

FOX
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

(9) Iowa (8-0)

@

Indiana (4-4)

ESPN

1:30

(23) UCLA (6-2)

@

Oregon State (2-6)

P12

4:00

(7) Michigan State (8-0)

@

Nebraska (3-6)

ESPN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Iowa State (3-5)

@

(15) Oklahoma (7-1)

ESPNU
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Navy (6-1)

@

(13) Memphis (8-0)

ESPN2

4:30

(12) Utah (7-1)

@

washington (4-4)

FOX

5:00

Minnesota (4-4)

@

(3) Ohio State (8-0)

ABC
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

(2) LSU (7-0)

@

(4) Alabama (7-1)

CBS