No Ranked Team is Safe in the Week 8 Power Rankings theforkball.com/no-ranked-te…

Say Something Nice About Your Opponent Challenge Ohio State: USC gave my Bengals one of the greatest offensive linemen of all time, Anthony Muñoz. BYU: Arizona State's 1996 team was an amazing one that had Jake Plummer and Pat Tillman. They played a classic in the Rose Bowl against Ohio State. Bonus BYU: I forgot to do this last week for the Cougars against UCF. I love and respect the heck out of UCF for having the guts to claim a national championship for their 2017 season. More teams need to do this when they have a claim.

If the Heisman voting were after the whole season, like it should be, he would have been the winner in 2002.

🤣 RGIII with some truth! I love BYU and have nothing but respect and admiration for Notre Dame. I'm very much against a team being ranked ahead of an opponent they lost to with the same record.

College football is supposed to be a net positive in people's lives. Like this.

These remind me of Luke Staley and 2001!

Stalled out in crunch time, but can bounce back! lawlessrepublic.com/byu-foot…

It was an ugly game with lots to learn from lawlessrepublic.com/byu-foot…

No problem in your life is too big for God.

The people mad at this kid for turning to Christ make me sad. It's truly sad that there are so many reactions that essentially say 'how dare he turn to God for a cause I don't think is good enough.' Nothing in our lives is too small for God to care about. Nothing.

I can't emphasize enough how idiotic it is that two teams with the same record, who played each other, can have the loser ranked higher than the winner. Florida, which beat both Texas and Ole Miss, is behind both of them in the rankings. BYU and Notre Dame are both 6-1, but Notre Dame is ahead of BYU despite the loss to the Cougars. Same with Tennessee and Alabama. Both 6-2, but the Tide are ranked higher despite losing to the Vols. At least with Mizzou and Florida, the Gators can point to their wins over Texas and Ole Miss. Kentucky and Ohio State can point to having better overall records than Alabama and Texas.

Phil's Friday Forecast Follow- Up - Week 8 - 10-25-26 I went a horrendous 4-8 this week. 😬 Toledo over Western Michigan ✅ "This could be a preview for the MAC Championship game." The 45-38 win for Toledo lived up to the hype, and we could see a rematch in Detroit in December. Tennessee over South Carolina ❌ I brought up 2022 and said "Josh Heupel will have his team aware of that history," and they might have been, but the Vols still fell. The good news for them is that unlike 2022, this doesn't keep them out of the playoff by itself. Houston over Utah ❌ In the quarterback battle between Connor Weigman and Devon Dampier, I said: "I'm taking Weigman and the Cougars in an upset!" Weigman played well. Dampier even struggled with two interceptions, but his running ability carried Utah to victory over Houston. Indiana over UM ✅ I said Indiana would be "ready for the talented freshman," in UM's Tommy Carr. They were, and won a defensive battle, but UM still looks night and day better with Carr. Auburn over LSU ❌ I just can't get myself to buy into LSU, but they just got another good win for them this year. Iowa over Minnesota ❌ Iowa had a clear road to the College Football Playoff but couldn't even beat rival Minnesota. UCLA over Michigan State UCLA is the best team in the Big Ten right now. One of only three undefeated teams left in the FBS. I'm a believer in Bob Chesney and these Bruins. Alabama over Texas A&M ✅ Alabama got back to winning after back-to-back losses to rivals Georgia and Tennessee. No margin of error left for Alabama. Win or go home. Ole Miss over Texas ❌ Texas continued to struggle in ways they have all year, but they did do one big thing differently against Ole Miss than they did against Oklahoma and Florida. The difference was not melting down in the end. Of staying in the fight and not just trying to run out a win. USC over Wisconsin ❌ I thought USC would be seizing their opportunity to be in the playoff race. They're still in at the moment, but they have no more room for error after this loss. Lose again and your playoff hopes are gone. North Dakota State over New Mexico This was a fun game to watch last night. The Mountain West is a fun conference this year. This could be a game we see again in December. BYU over UCF ❌ "A road trip to Orlando will be more difficult than expected, especially after the epic win this past weekend. UCF is better than their record indicates. Still, BYU gets the win on the road." I knew the Bounce House would be a tough place to play. I knew there'd be a bit of a Notre Dame hangover for BYU. I knew the Knights were better than their 3-3 record indicated. But I had no idea BYU would play that poorly defensively and, as a team, be on the defensive the whole game, no matter who had the ball. My 4-8 week drops my record to 369-206 since October 2024.

Like the chase for the national championship, the Heisman race is wide open! theforkball.com/much-like-th…

A wild one for the Beehive State's teams theforkball.com/utah-and-uta…

Week 8 is in the books theforkball.com/cincinnati-d…

We're almost to November and it still could be almost anyone who will hoist the trophy in January. That is what I love about college football.

This year, it seems like only Miami has played like they truly want it every week. Followed by UCLA, of all teams.

An awful meltdown by BYU, especially their defense. theforkball.com/byus-defense…

That was the worst 'roughing the kicker' call I've ever seen. Still a knuckleheaded move by the defender.

Gotta love Legend Glasker!