Saturday vs Sunday

BYU crushes TCU 44-13 in a statement win telling the Big12 they're not going anywhere. Bear Bachmeier had 355 total yards from scrimmage and 2 TD's.

The Cougars jumped out to an early lead overwhelming the Horned Frogs on both lines of scrimmage. BYU's offense was getting whatever it wanted moving the ball both on the ground and through at will piling up 447 yards. The defense was equally impressive sacking Hoover 4 times, getting 6 TFLs, and 2 INT's, one of which was a pick six.

The Cougars look determined to get a second shot at Texas Tech in the Big12 championship game.

Texas A&M played both the worst and best half of football you could imagine. In the first 30 mins against South Carolina everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Turnovers, missed field goals, giving up massive plays, running for negative yards...it was a complete disaster as the half closed 30-3 in favor of the Gamecocks.

Then a completely different team took the field in the second half outscoring the Gamecocks 28-0. This is a character building win that will serve the Aggies well moving into the final showdown against Texas and the playoffs.

The Gamecocks will have plenty to learn from this film. LaNorris Sellers has regressed from last year and would do well to come back for another year to improve his game and get more experience before entering the draft.

What if your team never had to play short handed because of injuries and nobody had the excuse 'we lost because our starting QB wasn't playing" 

In this episode we try to answer that question. We talk about the inevitability of injuries in both NFL and college football and how to potentially solve the problem of unfair games when starters are playing back ups. Indeed no fan base believes it's a fair game when their starting QB is out while the opponents starting QB is in.

Our solution would be injury player parity, meaning if a starter is out on team A, then the starting player of the same position on team B has to also sit out regardless if they're healthy. 

We go through the thought experiment of how to would work, and how to put rules in place to avoid gaming this system. We know this will never happen but it's fun to think about what it would look like if both teams had to match backups at each position if the starter is out.

Dante Moore had a near flawless game going 27/30 306 yards 2TDs in a dominant performance against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Ducks offense put up 510 yards and were simply too much for the Gophers. 

Kenyon Sadiq had 8 receptions for 96 yards 1TD showing us that he is one of the best tight ends in the country and perhaps the most physically gifted.

Oregon running backs Noah Whittington and Jordon Davison combined for 129 yards and 3 TDs on the ground adding another 29 receiving.

Jamari Johnson and Malik Benson both had over 50 yards receiving as 10 different Ducks caught a pass.

Oregon held Minnesota to 200 yards of total offense, 97 of which came from their star running back Darius Taylor. 

The Golden Gophers were simply overmatched in this game as the Ducks were overwhelming on both offense and defense. A nine win season is still entirely within reach for Minnesota. 

The Ducks seems to be rounding into form on both offense and defense and getting key players back from injury at the right time of the season. Their chance at a Big10 title game is slim, however their shot for a playoff birth is absolutely in reach. They have two tough games remaining, but they will be favored in both of them.

The Chargers defense was the story of the game holding the Steelers to 221 yards of total offense and 10 points. Pittsburgh only had 3 points until late in the 4th quarter when the game was well out of hand.

Justin Herbert outplayed Aaron Rodgers in a game where both defensive lines were routinely getting to the quarterback and causing havoc. 

Ladd McConkey had 107 receiving yards and a TD while Kimani Vidal had 108 total yards from scrimmage adding another TD. 

The Chargers defense held the Steelers to just 73 yards on the ground, and added a safety when Khalil Mack sacked Rodgers in the end zone. 

Rodgers uncharacteristically missed a few wide open receivers and had two interceptions, one of which was on him and the other we can to lay at the feet of Calvin Austin. The Steelers lack of a true #2 receiver was apparent.

The Chargers have won three in a row and are looking strong despite a litany of injuries to key positions including both starting offensive tackles and the #1 and #2 running backs.

The Steelers on the other hand have dropped 3 of their last four games as injuries are starting to affect their depth specifically in the defensive secondary.

Texas A&M dominates Missouri in a game that was never really in question. The Aggies smothering defense never let the Tigers get in rhythm, and when Mizzou finally scored, the Elko called an improbable fake punt to steal the moment right back.

The Aggies were simply the better team in all phases of the game and are on a roll heading into the final three games of the season.

The Tigers have now lost two in a row ending any hope for an SEC title game chance in what started as a very promising season. Losing their starting QB and their 2nd string QB proved to be too much to overcome. 

Texas A&M is rounding into form as a complete team that looks capable of winning the SEC and the national championship.

The Oregon Ducks get a gritty win in Iowa beating the Hawkeyes at their own game. The Ducks were missing key offensive pieces including their number one wide receiver Dakorien Moore, and outstanding tight end Kenyon Sadiq. The injury woes got worse mid first quarter when wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr left the game with an apparent ankle injury. 

The Ducks showed a lot of character slugging it out in terrible weather conditions in Iowa City. 

The loss eliminates Iowa from Big10 title contention and the playoffs. Conversely the win keeps Oregons Big10 title hopes alive and their hopes for an at large bid for the college football playoffs.

When the season started we had the Indiana vs Penn State game penciled in as a top 10 match. Regardless of how Penn State's season has gone, the Nittany Lions showed up in top form and gave Indiana all that they could handle.

Penn States' defense was relentless and got after Mendoza all game long. Not to be outdone Indiana's defense was causing havoc all game as well. 

The Hoosiers largely controlled the game in the first half and early in the 3rd quarter, then Penn States' offense came alive and took the lead with 2 mins left in the game. This set the stage for one of the most brilliant 2 min game winning drives you'll ever seen. 

Fernando Mendoza was magnificent engineering a 10 play 80 yard drive in less than two minutes culminating in one of the most sensational game winning touchdown catches you'll ever see.

This was a major character building win for the Hoosiers who have their sites set on an undefeated season, a Big 10 championship, a Heisman Trophy winner, and a National Championship. All of it is there for the taking.

In this episode of Saturday vs Sunday we review the Bills latest win over the Chiefs. Buffalo has now won 5 straight regular season games over KC. As good as this must feel for a Bills fan, it doesn't mean a whole lot until they can get it done in the playoffs. With that said the Chiefs are 5-4 with a tough second half of the season ahead of them. 

It sounds almost crazy to say it, but could the Chiefs actually miss the playoffs this year?

The foot first slide puts the ball carrier in a very vulnerable position, and once again we see an example of a QB getting knocked out of a game.

In this case it's even worse because the hit was perfectly legal, and yet Stroud was still knocked out. It's time for teams to stop coaching Qbs to slide feet first and start adoption and coaching the forward dive.