Week of 12/7

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12/8:

  • Alabama has extended its streak of consecutive poll appearances to 210 - 3rd longest in the history of the AP Poll. Nebraska holds the record at 348 from 1981 thru 2002.

  • And speaking of rankings, Buffalo is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time in school history, even though their game with Oho was canceled on Friday. Lance Leipold might be in demand this off-season.

  • In the discouraging news department, it has recently been announced that no spectators will be allowed at the Rose Bowl for the College Football Playoff semifinal on January 1st. Luckily though, The Grandaddy of Them All is still being played at this point in time.

12/7:

  • On Saturday both Clemson and Oklahoma punched their tickets to their respective conference title games. I am thinking that both teams wouldn’t mind avenging their regular season losses to their conference championship opponents.

  • The undefeated battle between Coastal Carolina and BYU, a game that wasn’t finalized until Thursday, ended in dramatic fashion. The “Mormons vs. Mullets” lived up to its hype, and it was a bit chippy - as it should be between two teams that had a lot to prove.

  • In one of the more surprising results of this year, Rice beat undefeated Marshall 20-0 on the road with the help of five interceptions. It was the Owls first win over an AP Top 25 opponent since 1991.