A fantastic finish in Happy Valley! We’ll have Homer Reports from Gary and John. Oregon quacks back against Iowa. The SEC lays low, while they’re jumping around in Wisconsin. Ten million continue to be shut-out by ESPN & Disney, and someone please check on Gus Johnson…It’s Tailgators on two. Hut! Hut!
The Opening Drive:
1st Down: State of Penn State: battles Indiana in a great game.
Gus Johnson. Too much? Sometimes, yes, although Brian thoght the Omar Cooper Jr. catch deserved the over the top reaction.
Comeback City: Indiana, Oregon pull off late fourth quarter comebacks on the road in Big Ten matchups.
2nd Down: CFP Rankings: The guys discuss their takeaways from the second round of rankings.
See who Brian has in his Top 12 rankings:
3rd Down: HR Wants 2 C U! Did any coaches get fired this week?
LSU Dumpster Fire: As if the LSU job couldn’t get less appealing, Brian Kelly has to sue the school for his buyout.
The Tarheels have won two in a row.
4th Down: YouTube-Disney Battle Continues. Week 2 of YouTubeTV subscribers, Brian being one of them, who couldn’t watch any ABC or ESPN games. Good thing FOX and CBS had a slate of great games this week.
Extra-Point: State of Florida: John says this is as bad as they’ve looked all year in loss to Kentucky.
DJ got benched?
Coaching search?
Breaking News: This will impact our friend,
from Death Star Human Resources Department. Michigan State football hit with three year probation!Watch Tailgators Setup Podcast on Substack:
John’s Game(s) of the Week:
John’s chosen this slate of games which will each have an immediate and direct impact on next week’s College Football Playoff rankings:
No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 22 Pittsburgh, 12 p.m. ABC
Notre Dame gets a chance to add to it’s weak resume; the Panthers too.
No. 24 South Florida at Navy, 12 p.m. ESPN2
The Bulls are currently the No. 12 team in the CFP.
No. 11 Oklahoma at No. 4 Alabama, 3:30 p.m. ABC
This is a playoff game for Oklahoma; a loss by the Tide throws open the CFP debate
N.C. State at No. 15 Miami, 3:30 p.m. ESPN
Miami is getting strong consideration from the CFP; the Wolfpack looks to play spoiler.
App State at JMU, 3:30 p.m. ESPN+
JMU is currently ranked by the AP with a shot at cracking the CFP
No. 10 Texas at No. 5 Georgia, 7:30 p.m. ABC
A playoff game for Texas; a loss by the Bulldogs throws open the CFP
The (#notsponsored) Hooters Pick’em Challenge:
John eeks out a win last week and extends his season advantage over Gary by 3 games. Meanwhile, Brian finishes the week barely above .500.
Last Week:
John 13-6
Gary 12-7
Brian 10-9
Season Totals:
John 175-62
Gary 172-65
Brian 161-76
Gary’s Cocktail of the Week / The Stadium Series:
Seeing Tigers at The Zou
2 oz Vodka
2 oz white rum
4 oz apple cider
4 oz ginger beer
Fill mason jar with ice, add vodka, rum, apple cider and ginger beer and stir.
Boulevard Brewing
2501 Southwest BlvdKansas City, MO
Dank 7
7% ABV Belgian style IPA
The Heisman Watch:
Francisco Mendoza, QB, Indiana: Orchestrated a late fourth-quarter comeback on the road at Penn State. Gus Johnson nicknamed him the Heismendoza. Enough said.
Julian Sayin, QB, Ohio State: asdf
Dante Moore, QB, Oregon: He also led another late fourth quarter game winning drive on the road in adverse weather conditions on the road in the Big Ten.
Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama: Did he do enough against LSU to keep his name in the discussion for New York?
Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech: Struck a pose this weekend in 29-7 win over BYU. Is the FBS leader with 7 forced fumbles, 3 interceptions, and has caught the eye of Patrick Maholmes, who posted to his social media: “Get him to New York! @HeismanTrophy.”
