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Aaaaand here we go.
Last week, I mentioned that November football re-shapes everything. Cements the playoff landscape. Then Texas A&M came and dropped to Mississippi St. while #1 Alabama put the truck in 1st gear and plowed through Alabama.
Now in Week 11, we get a valley week. Bama’s at home against that same Mississippi State team. #2 Clemson’s at home against Pitt. #3 Michigan hits the road against an Iowa team that just doesn’t have the talent to compete.
All of that finally opens the door for the Pac-12 to shine this week, headlined by #4 Washington at home facing down a #20 USC team reborn with QB Sam Darnold. What looked like a pre-season star matchup, Stanford and Oregon face off in perhaps the saddest game of the day. Maybe the secondmost game of regret? Oregon State at UCLA. Surprise #12 Colorado faces a test on the road against a very poor Arizona squad. And expect 100 points or so as Cal heads up north to take on a firepower Washington State side.
Overall, it’s probably a soft day, but it’s been a letdown of a year for the Pac-12 year. They still deserve the spotlight at least for a weekend.
Plus, next weekend is the calm before the storm. Nothing is bigger than Week 13, so as we head toward the play-in next weekend, let’s enjoy today as a bit of a trap weekend.
Drop your observations in the comments.
Here’s the watchability table from our friends at SBN CFB:
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| Noon | No. 10 Penn State - Indiana ABC/ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Baylor - No. 11 Oklahoma ABC/ESPN2, WatchESPN |
MSU - No. 1 Alabama ESPN, WatchESPN |
| No. 16 WVU - Texas FS1, Fox Sports Go |
South Carolina - Florida CBS, CBSSports.com |
SMU - ECU ESPNews, WatchESPN |
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| Tulsa - Navy CBSSN |
Iowa State - Kansas FSN, Fox Sports Go |
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| Kentucky - Tennessee SEC Network, WatchESPN |
Northwestern - Purdue BTN, BTN2Go |
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| Rutgers - Michigan State BTN, BTN2Go |
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| Cincinnati - UCF ESPNU, WatchESPN |
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| 12:30 p.m. | NC State - Syracuse ACC Network, WatchESPN |
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| 1 | Miami (OH) - Buffalo WatchESPN |
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| 2 | Miami - Virginia ACC Network, WatchESPN |
Rice - Charlotte CampusInsiders.com |
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| ULM - Georgia State WatchESPN |
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| 3 | Wyoming - UNLV Root |
NMSU - Arkansas State WatchESPN |
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| Southern Utah - BYU WatchESPN |
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| 3:30 | No. 9 Auburn - Georgia CBS, CBSSports.com |
Pitt - No. 2 Clemson ABC, WatchESPN |
No. 5 Ohio State - Maryland ESPN, WatchESPN |
| Texas Tech - No. 13 Okla. State FS1, Fox Sports Go |
GT - No. 14 Virginia Tech ESPNU, WatchESPN |
Illinois - No. 7 Wisconsin ESPN2, WatchESPN |
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| App State - Troy WatchESPN |
Tulane - Houston CBSSN |
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| UTSA - LA Tech KMYS |
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| Vanderbilt - Missouri SEC Network, WatchESPN |
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| Army - Notre Dame NBC, NBCSports.com |
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| Southern Miss - ODU ConferenceUSA.com |
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| North Texas - WKU WatchESPN |
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| 4 | Idaho - Texas State WatchESPN |
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| Stanford - Oregon Pac-12 Networks |
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| 6 | UTEP - FAU ConferenceUSA.com |
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| 7 | No. 24 LSU - No. 25 Arkansas ESPN, WatchESPN |
Wake Forest - No. 6 Louisville ESPN2, WatchESPN |
No. 22 Boise State - Hawaii CBSSN |
| USF - Memphis ESPNU, WatchESPN |
MTSU - Marshall ASN |
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| 7:30 | No. 20 USC - No. 4 Washington Fox, Fox Sports Go |
Ole Miss - No. 8 Texas A&M SEC Network, WatchESPN |
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| Minnesota - No. 19 Nebraska BTN, BTN2Go |
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| 8 | No. 3 Michigan - Iowa ABC, WatchESPN |
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| 9 | Oregon State - UCLA Pac-12 Networks |
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| 10 | No. 12 Colorado - Arizona FS1, Fox Sports Go |
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| 10:15 | Colorado State - Air Force ESPNU, WatchESPN |
New Mexico - Utah State ESPN2, WatchESPN |
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| 10:30 | Cal - No. 23 Washington State ESPN, WatchESPN |
SDSU - Nevada CBSSN |
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