Let’s dive into the week that was in college football and hit all the highlights on the SoBros Network’s College Football Roundup.
*To borrow a term from the world of professional wrestling, is there a better heel in college football than Lane Kiffin? The man was riling up Vols fans before the game even started on Saturday, telling the guy interviewing him in the pregame bit that he thinks they really like him in Knoxville. But once it was all said and done, he had Knoxville eating out of the palm of his hand, throwing trash all over the field.
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) October 17, 2021
Not a good look from that certain sect of Vols fans that were littering their own field with everything from water bottles to full French’s mustard bottles, and even a golf ball that actually hit Lane Kiffin. You know that thing is going in the man cave as soon as he gets back to Oxford. You have to act like you’ve been there before, and while I’m definitely going to stop short of calling this a black eye on the entire Vols fan base (like some in the media are), I am going to say there’s no place in football for shit like this. It’s just a bad look.
Instead of talking about what a good, competitive game this was, and how the Vols defense drew up about as good a defensive game plan as you could against this Ole Miss offense, we’re talking about trash getting thrown on the field. But, I’ll say this – the one person who isn’t upset about all of this has to be Kiffin, right? Like, he is Hollywood Hulk Hogan-ing this shit. It’s the new world order of the SEC, brother. You can’t convince me that Kiffin didn’t at least enjoy this a little bit. And, folks – that’s what makes him the greatest heel in college football today.
Kid you not @Lane_Kiffin Odell’d a water bottle exiting Neyland pic.twitter.com/jDPq6JEiz2
— Josh Pate (@LateKickJosh) October 17, 2021
*I was big on LSU +11.5 this last week (in case you’re not already, be sure to check out Tank the 401k, our weekly betting column, every Thursday), and even had ’em to win outright on a few of my parlays that cashed this week. It’s mainly more of an indictment of Florida than anything else because I don’t think they’re as good as their #20 ranking would’ve warranted. While we thought Coach O was definitely on the hot seat this season, I didn’t think they’d can his ass after a big 49-42 win over a ranked Gators squad. Excuse me – I guess they technically “reached an agreement” that he would coach the rest of the season for LSU and then move on with his life. Nonetheless, I thought he would have the chance to coach out the rest of this season and then LSU would evaluate its future after that. What I didn’t know was just how tenuous the relationship between Coach O and LSU had gotten. Apparently, ol’ Coach O got a little carried away with his newfound single life after a recent divorce and reportedly hit on the pregnant wife of a high-ranking LSU official in the process. Yeah, not good – I’d be saying some shit about LSU football needing “a new direction” too. LSU instantly becomes one of the hottest available jobs in the country along with USC.
With regards to Orgeron’s personal life bleeding into his coaching life, sources also tell @WBRZ that there were multiple practices where “girlfriends” would be in attendance at prax and would “interfere”. To the degree of children of the women taking part in drills with team.
— Matt Trent (@MCTrent23) October 17, 2021
*Iowa had a clear path to the College Football Playoff right there in front of them. They’d gotten through the most difficult part of their schedule, and all they had to do was handle business, get to the Big Ten Championship, and see what happens. And, what do they do? They go out there and completely shit the bed and get pushed around 24-7 by Purdue. I warned y’all that this was a potential letdown spot for the Hawkeyes on last week’s College Football Roundup, saying this was an underrated Purdue team coming to town that shouldn’t be overlooked, and here we are.
In the most badass moment of the game, Purdue offensive lineman Greg Long pours a can of @budlight over his face after a fan tossed the beer onto the field in @BoilerFootball‘s 24-7 win over No. 2 Iowa today in Iowa City. pic.twitter.com/ymZUxWhP2V
— Bryon Houlgrave (@bryonhoulgrave) October 16, 2021
*This really was one of my best weekends of gambling and picking games in a long time. That Georgia-Kentucky game played out almost exactly as I forecast. If Mark Stoops doesn’t make the decision to close that game out with a touchdown drive, I would’ve nailed it. Still, I called Kentucky +21.5 and that under and here we are. Anyway, I’m not here to pat myself on the back (all the time). I wanted to mention this game because of how good, I feel, Kentucky looked. It’s not going to surprise anyone that Georgia continues to look like the best team in the country. But, props to the Wildcats for playing the Bulldogs better than anyone else has all season in the first half of that game. I mean, it looked like they had a real shot of winning when we went to halftime at 14-7 Georgia. With Stoops going for that touchdown to close out the game, he was sending a message to his team that they were still tough, and they were going to close out the rest of the season. You look at their remaining schedule, and I’ll tell ya, don’t be surprised to see an 11-1 Kentucky team come season’s end.
*The big beneficiary of Iowa losing was the Cincinnati Bearcats. But, woof – you look at their remaining schedule, and you have to hope that Notre Dame and SMU continue to win. Otherwise, it’s about style points, and if the Bearcats aren’t perfect, they won’t get in. That’s the reality of life in the Group of Five. Steven McCash made a good point about there being a scenario in which the Bearcats do finish the season undefeated and are STILL left out of the playoffs.
*I haven’t bought in on the Oklahoma Sooners all season long, but that might change after they made the change at quarterback. They were firmly in control of TCU all afternoon long, as Caleb Williams threw four touchdown passes. I can’t remember a time when a guy who was the presumptive #1 draft pick heading into the season was benched due to poor performance, but here we are. Canning Spencer Rattler’s ass just may have saved this season for the Sooners.
*Conference championship match-ups based on current standings (I just think these are funny and/or interesting to lookout throughout the season, so figured I’d share ’em with y’all):
- AAC: Houston vs. Cincinnati
- ACC: Wake Forest vs. Pitt
- Big 12: Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State
- Big Ten: Michigan State vs. Iowa
- C-USA: Charlotte vs. UTSA
- MAC: Miami (OH) vs. Northern Illinois
- MWC: Colorado State vs. San Diego State
- Pac-12: Oregon vs. Utah
- SEC: Georgia vs. Alabama
- Sun Belt: Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana
*Personally, my top college football top 10 would look like this:
- Georgia
- Cincinnati
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Michigan State
- Michigan
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Ole Miss
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Listen to “2021, Ep. 09: Coach O Out at LSU, Ole Miss-Tennessee Reaction” on Spreaker.Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley
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