At some point, one has to wonder if Kyle Field isn’t as mythical as aliens, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster. For some reason, no one from Georgia has ever seen it.
What are those last two? Oh, nothing, just the World Cup:
I guess it really exists. For some reason, I doubt I’ll ever have substantial enough reason to go since Georgia will likely never play there.
Maybe.
The 1st round is in the books. I hate playoff expansion, but that’s another post for another day (and my side has lost that battle).
Because there were 2 Group of 5 teams getting boat-raced, there wasn’t much of note from the weekend on the message boards. We still came up with a few doozies. Let’s start today’s trip in Norman where the ghosts of Coach Bryant and Coach Wilkinson are spinning in their graves.
83 rushing yards … combined. Alabama flipped the script on Oklahoma by being terrible on offense but taking advantage of a defensive TD and special teams blunders to beat the Sooners in the rematch. The first half meltdown of the Bammer fan base was glorious to watch, and then Mateer throws the pick 6. I don’t know if Bama suckered Mateer into a bad decision or a receiver missed a signal, but it was horrible.
Oklahoma was wearing “Hard to Kill” (thanks, Kirby) shirts on the sideline, but Alabama once again proves you have to drive a stake through their heart when you have them down.
Bama now goes on to Pasadena to take on top-ranked Indiana. The Hoosiers should be on high upset alert.
Let’s move over to College Station as the Aggies quietly depart the CFP in Texas 8&4 fashion.
3 points on your home field? The vaunted TAMU defense gives up 175 yards rushing? -2 turnover margin?
Here might be the play that turned the game.
How do you give up 10 yards of field position on a perfect pooch punt from plus territory? I can imagine Kirby would blow a gasket for something like that. Then you give up a 56 yard run on the next play.
Hidden yardage gets teams beat.
Is Mike Elko a great coach? No. Is he a pretty good one? Yes.
How do Texas and Texas A&M fans feel today about Texas Tech being the only school left standing? I can only imagine.
We’re going to end our trip today by stopping off to check in on a fan base whose season is over. South Bend, Indiana.
Has there been a more obnoxious fan base on social media the last 2 weeks than this bunch of entitled crybabies? There was constant complaining on Friday and Saturday that the Irish would beat any of the 4 teams by 50 if they had just been given a chance.
These are the Yankees that Lewis Grizzard was talking about when he said, “Don’t come here and tell us how you do it in Cleveland. Delta is ready when you are.” You lost to the 2 teams on your schedule that made the playoff. You didn’t have a 13th data point like 1 other team. You had no quality win like the last of the 4.
You were as flawed as the others. Join a conference. I really do hope the other schools outside the ACC tell ND to pound sand on scheduling now.
That’s what I saw. Give me your thoughts in the comments.
Jesus Christ.
A contract extension? And we’re publicizing it?
Let’s not skip past the last phrase “the highest paid wide receiver in Texas A&M history”? You’re not supposed to admit you’ve been paying players that long, Paaawwwwllllll!!!
All that money, and still no SEC Championships. Shame.
Saturday morning in College Station #7 Texas A&M and #10 Miami play at Kyle Field in the opener of the triple-header. The winner heads to the Cotton Bowl to face the CFP betting favorite, Ohio State. It’s amazing that neither of these teams has won their current conference since joining. What’s even more jarring at the degree of underachievement of these 2 programs is that they have combined for all of 1 appearance in their conference championship games.
Series record: Miami leads the series 3-1 and holds a 1 game winning streak in the series.
Last meeting: In 2023, the Canes beat the Aggies 48-33 at Hard Rock Stadium. Miami forces 3 turnovers and 41 points over the last 3 quarters to start the end of the Jimbo Fisher era.
Here’s one little tidbit from the game’s write-up: The 6-foot-5, 215-pound Colbie Young hauled in six passes for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Gambling degenerate facts: Caesar’s has Texas A&M as a 3.5 point favorite (essentially, home field) with a money line of -175 and a point total of 51.5.
How should a refugee watch this game: Whoever wins this game needs to come out of this game healthy to make Ohio State strain in Dallas. Both of these teams have the talent to make a run, so this game could be fun tot watch.
I know there will be a faction of refugees who are going to hate watch Carson Beck. I get it. His departure from Athens left something to be desired, and I think we can safely say both sides are better off for the decision he made.
Interesting statistic: 29.94% and 22.73% (3rd down conversion defense for Miami and Texas A&M, respectively)
Both of these teams get after the passer when they get you in 3rd and long. That’s the reason I believe either of these teams could be a problem for the Buckeyes. They force the QB to get rid of the ball quickly and then tackle the receiver before the sticks. The winner of Saturday’s game will be the team that stays in front of the chains and out of 3rd and long.
Early outlook: I’ve been struggling with a real feel for this game. Which Texas A&M team shows up on Saturday? The one that went into Notre Dame and won or the one that fell behind South Carolina 30-3 or completely faceplanted under pressure in Austin? A&M has a running game to lean on and a couple of dynamic playmakers on the outside. Miami has a QB that has played in a number of big games over the last 3 years (with mixed results). The Canes have a serious threat on the outside in Malachi Toney. Both teams have ferocious defensive lines.
I’m probably going to regret what I’m about to type, but I believe this game comes down to QB play. Give me the guy who has played in a lot more of these games and environments. Miami gets it done, but I would take the under as a betting man.
Final Score: Miami 24, Texas A&M 20
What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
This feature took last week off because there was really nothing on the field to report, but this weekend got the message boards lit up. We’ll start today’s trip where we normally end it … to check in on the most obnoxious for no apparent reason fan base in sports. How is it going at the North Avenue Trade School after their 3rd moral victory in a row over the Dawgs?
This Booby Dudd like nerd’s response to the game on Friday was on a thread regarding whether they should keep playing Georgia. The copium being taken in west midtown Atlanta in the CFB landscape since the game is some of the most potent I’ve seen.
On the field, the defensive front took the Jacketasses behind the woodshed for 60 minutes. Other than the pass off the goal line after a blatant missed intentional grounding call that should have resulted in a safety, the vaunted Buster Faulkner/Haynes King offense was in a UFC choke hold for much of the game.
Here’s a different sports analogy for you from Brooks Austin:
If the offense had done anything of note, we could have witnessed a beatdown of epic proportions in MBS. Alas, that gives us something to worry about for Saturday as if Bama wasn’t enough.
Let’s move on to Austin to check in on the formerly undefeated Texas AgCult after their faceplant in Austin in the Lone Star Showdown (or whatever they call it).
Speaking of copium, a lot of that seems to have been smoked by this genius from Aggieland. Did this guy watch his team fall behind at home to South Carolina 30-3 a couple of weeks ago? The 12th Man played with fire multiple times during this season and got burned badly by their big brother on Friday night. Marcel Reed made the Archduke look like Peyton and Eli rolled up into one. Someone (cough, cough … Notre Dame … cough, cough) at the bottom of the first round bracket is probably drooling at the thought of going to Kyle Field.
Let’s move on to East Tennessee to check on the fan base that can’t say they run this state for the next year.
Powered by a 24-3 2nd half, Vanderbilt sends the Vol faithful to the exits to the tune of a 21 point whipping in Kneeland. That’s still not likely to be good enough to earn a playoff spot, but Clark Lea should be national coach of the year for doing something never done in the history of the traditional SEC Dore-mat football program.
All of this and they lost the turnover margin -2. Oh, my.
Enjoy your trip to Orlando, Commodores. On the other hand, let’s welcome Bobby Hill to the hottest seat in the SEC entering 2026, and enjoy your trip to Charlotte or Nashville in December.
Let’s end today’s trip in Oxford where a fan base should be looking forward to being a dangerous team in the CFP but, instead, is looking at a program holding on after being stung by a scorpion in the middle of the river (if you don’t get that reference, read my post from yesterday).
The first genius needs to calm down and step away from the ledge. The second genius doesn’t understand this decision likely wasn’t about money.
“No wrath like a fan base scorned.” I have no problem with Kiffin’s decision to leave even at this time. I have a big problem with his desire to do it on his terms and his apparent decision to go scorched earth on his way out as a result of not getting his way. His decision (likely with Jimmy Sexton’s blessing) to attempt to play the victim with his social media post announcing his departure should be insulting to the Rebel faithful who supported his NIL needs to build a transfer-laden roster. If Dooley had left for Auburn in 1980 during the season, I would have been apoplectic as a teenage fan.
I would love to see whether the Cane’s locations in Oxford see a drop in business as a result of all of this or if they try to do anything to buy off the Ole Miss athletic department.
What did you see this weekend? Let us know in the comments.