Results of the 11th week of university football: 11 winners and 7 losers

University football is at the limit of the post-season. After a week 11 that has not had successful games, but several really fun games, the picture becomes a little clearer.

The same denial of responsibility as every week goes here: Many, many teams win and lose each week, and this list is not exhaustive. Think of it as a list of extra big winners and losers.

Winner: Northwestern

Finally, the world smiled at the students and students of this hardscrabble school. The Wildcats won the Big Ten West by beating Iowa and losing elsewhere against Purdue and Wisconsin. They go Probably a light snack for Michigan (or Ohio State, but probably Michigan) in the title game of the conference, but maybe it will not be.

Since losing to Akron in September, the three defeats have been recorded by three against the Wolverines and by ten (against a point for a while) against Notre Dame. And this moment was really cool:

Winner: Oklahoma

Bedlam was extremely Bedlam in two ways:

The Sooners probably do not control their own playoff fate. But they are still hunting and even better than the other half of this one-sided rivalry.

Winner: Ohio State

The Buckeyes faced Michigan State with their hopes of playing in the playoffs and avoided losing because of Dark Spartan Magic. That alone is an exploit.

Loser: Members of the general public who watched Ohio State vs. Michigan State

The "biggest" ugliest game of the year, without exception. It included multiple horrible punches, scored goals, lost passes and interceptions, as well as intentional third-quarter safety, far more difficult than these words suggested. The Spartans did two interesting things: one against quarterback Rocky Lombardi who seemed to be completely ridiculing Greg Schiano's defense, the other with a missed pass for a long touchdown, a non-eligible penalty for the field canceled. in turn. All of us who have conquered this sordid disaster of a 26-6 Buckeye win are losers, with the exception, of course, of the winners.

Loser: television networks, in general

There was no marquee match and only one Power 5 game turned out to be as good. Speaking of this game …

Winner: Texas

There is a good chance that Texas will not be in the Big 12 game, but the Longhorns won the most exciting game of the day on a REVERSE MICHAEL CRABTREE. That is to say their winning touch in the last seconds of Texas Tech …

… was exactly the same game as Crabtree's legendary score to beat them in 2008:

I hope that UT fans have found a catharsis in all of this. J & # 39; have.

Winner: Feleipe Franks

The QB of Florida has struck down its shameful public many times. He also scored 15 of 21 on the pass for 161 yards, a touchdown, no choice, and a score of 151 by beating South Carolina's Will Muschamp in The Swamp.

Franks even had a punt of 38 yards. What a brilliance!

Loser: Kansas

The Jayhawks nearly beat Kansas State at the last minute. Then quarterback Payton Bender is forced a fumble against him to seal a loss:

Beating K-State with his lame coach, David Beaty – whom the school could fire in advance simply for not saving his post with a win here – would have been fantastic.

Winner: Pitt

The Panthers wiped out Coastal ACC by crushing Virginia Tech. They have won three of their last four games and three of their four defeats against Penn State, UCF and Notre Dame. (They also lost to 1-8 in North Carolina, because the reasons.) Any win over Pitt or Virginia in the next two weeks reinforces the division of Pat Narduzzi's team and the place in the championship title match against Clemson, a team that, uh, can not not be so enthusiastic about it.

Loser: Larry Fedora

He has become a regular member of this bad half of this list. Bill Connelly writes:

To the credit of North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora, his Tar Heels continue to fight. They fell to 1-8 after a 42-35 loss to Duke in Durham, but they obviously did not stop. Their last five defeats have all been 10 points or less, and they have not let the Blue Devils escape with the game, keeping them scoreless on their last four goals and allowing them to equalize late in the game .

So here is. It can at least say that it is an engaged and competitive 1-8.

On the plus side, UNC defeated Pitt earlier this year, and Pitt could well go on to win the CAC. How can you fire the only coach to beat the conference champion?

(I do not care about Pitt's victory at CCA, I think.)

Winner: Jimbo Fisher

The Aggies came back from behind to avoid a loss to Ole Miss, who would have been their fifth of the year. Five losses were right where S & P + had planned A & M before the year, but it's probably still the best for Jimbo Fisher. do not has five defeats in his first 10 games after replacing a guy who was fired for scoring 8-5.

Winner: Washington State

The Pumas beat Colorado, 31-7. They were supposed to do that. It has been established that buffaloes are not able to beat good teams. But it was still nice to see Wazzu, 7-0 after a quarter, take the throws and kick out someone on the road. Cougs always need help, but every week they pass, they become a more plausible team for the playoffs. Whether they sneak into the last four or not, they look like an increasingly safe new year's team.

Loser: Maryland

The Terps, who have had five wins in recent weeks, were heading towards the playoff game in Indiana. Down two, they arrived at the 48th minute of the Hoosiers with a minute and a waiting time. Then, quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome missed an opportunity to win. Maryland must now beat Ohio State or Penn State to not miss a cup for the second year in a row. None will happen, so this one will sting. Their players always deserve to be rewarded for playing hard with all kinds of troubles that surround them.

Winner: Old Dominion

ODU is 3-7 on the year. His three victories:

Monarchs are bad this year, but when they win, it's really fun. In three wins, they have more fun than many teams in eight or nine.

Loser: Fresno State

Upon entering the week, the Bulldogs had a just NY6 case, even if you accepted that whoever wins the AAC is likely to take the automatic bid of the group of 5. Then they lost a strange game and somewhat controversial in Boise State. For Jeff Tedford, New Year bowls are out of the question, which is a shame given the quality of Fresno. The state of Utah is now the only business of the Mountain West, two weeks before a huge game against Boise.

Winner: Cincinnati

The Bearcats beat the USF. They still have only one defeat and they play against UCF without defeat next week. Temple remains technically between Cincy and UCF in the standings because of a tiebreaker over Cincy, but If the Bearcats can beat the Knights and all these teams win otherwise, the AAC East would fall into a decisive chaos. (You can try to understand here, but enough things can still change to make it a futile exercise.)

In short, if Cincy can beat UCF in Cincy, the Bearcats will have a decent shot at the division and thus an indoor track to this new year's bid.

Loser: State NC

The Wolfpack, ranked 14th and still with a chance of six New Year's, had a lead of 16-6 and 23-13 in the second half against Wake Forest. They ruined everything by dropping two touchdowns in the last 6:07 to drop a third game out of four, wasting the considerable in good faith, the playoff committee had shown it after a defeat suffered at Clemson and a closer defeat at Syracuse. NCSU is now moving towards a fine but mediocre season, in line with its historical standard. All the hopes of this year would be special are now dead.

Winner: facial masks as protective equipment

Yes, it's a ball that bounces 26 meters from a guy's mask, allowing the Army to hit a goal and a goal and a goal against FCS Lafayette. I did not know that it was physically possible. I am both soaked, amazed and stunned. Would you like to just look at this kinetic energy?

It's just great.