Yesterday was a good day for picking up a win and a big check.
Akron gets $1.2 million guarantee from Northwestern and beats the Wildcats, 39-34, in game in which Zips trailed 21-3 at halftime, then got 3 defensive TD's.
— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) September 16, 2018
North Texas — which is getting a $1 million guarantee for the game — leads Arkansas 34-10, at halftime
— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) September 15, 2018
Troy — which is getting a $1.15 million guarantee for the game — leads Nebraska, 17-10, in third quarter. Last season, Northern Illinois beat Nebraska in a game for which NIU was getting an $820,000 guarantee.
— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) September 15, 2018
Fresno State makes it four Group of 5 teams with victories in "guarantee" games, beating UCLA, 38-14, in game in which Fresno is getting $650,000
— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) September 16, 2018
Plus,
Power 5 losses so far today vs. Group of 5:
Akron 39, Northwestern 34
Troy 24, Nebraska 19
USF 25, Illinois 19
BYU 24, Wisconsin 21
Temple 35, Maryland 14
Nevada 37, Oregon State 35
North Texas 44, Arkansas 17
Fresno State 16, UCLA 0 (2nd quarter)— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 16, 2018
Not pretty. But there’s a silver lining.
FBS teams went 17-0 vs FCS this weekend by an average final score of 50-19. That's the most wins without a defeat in a weekend of FBS vs FCS games since 2015.
FBS teams are 83-6 (93%) vs FCS this year by an average final score of 48-16.
— Brian Fremeau (@bcfremeau) September 16, 2018
Lesson for the weekend: there are cupcakes, and then there are cupcakes.
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The other lesson is that the Big 10 is once again a joke. Vandy played ND much better than Michigan.
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Ohio St. needed TCU to implode on themselves to win by that margin. Once TCU self destructed on a couple of plays, OSU got their act together.
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Over 1\3 of the Big 10 lost to a group of 5 team yesterday.
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But remember, preseason, the talking media-heads say the Big10 is the most COMPLETE conference…. chuckling
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Well, they looked pretty complete yesterday. Just not the “complete” the pundits were thinking.
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It’s like a dumpster fire atop a mound of hot garbage in the middle of a gigantic tire fire.
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And West Kentucky Hilltoppers gave Louisville a scare that wasn’t completely over until a missed 52 yard FG with 1 second left.
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Arkansas must be really bad. Ouch.
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I’m amazed at how far they’ve fallen. That stinks of morale issues alone with the lack of talent/coaching. It will take much work to bring that mess back to relevance.
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P.S. I’m looking forward to the Senator’s comments on Arky in the next SEC ranking post…
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I agree. I’m amazed at how bad they are. That fake fair catch by NT was hilarious.
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May Scott Frost never win a game.
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And that’s with the full staff from UCF assisting him. And UCF is winning with a new staff and new set of signals. Could it be that these UCF players are a force unto themselves and don’t need no stinkin’ coaches?
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Not sure why you are so against him. I would feel that way had he not distanced himself from the stupid claim of a MNC, but he did. Don’t know of anything else he has done, may be just me not knowing other issues. I liked him, and was pleased to see his return to his alma mater, there were easier assignments out there. And the Husker fans I have known are a cut above the average “blueblood” program, so I would like to see them get back to winning ways.
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I’ve disliked him since he cried on national tv to get NU half of a national title in Osborne’s last season. Michigan would’ve run them off the field that year.
What happened last year at UCF was natural progression for the whiny brat.
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Starting over is not easy (Nebraska, Arkansas, Oregon State, and UCLA).
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The Illini losing to a USF doesn’t shock any Illini fans.
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Well, the orange is a problem.
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