College Football Week 10 Reaction Show & Week 11 Week Day Preview & Picks Recap
The College Football Experience with Colby Dant (@TheColbyD) and Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its Week 10 reaction show, then gets to the Week 11 college football picks for the weekday games. Colby Dant and Ryan McIntyre double lock Akron plus 14.5 against Western Michigan, then split on Houston minus 10.5 at Colorado.
Is Philip Rivers, straight out of high school coaching, a good hire? Did Michigan State just bury Michigan? Why aren’t Utah and UCLA one and two? Is the Big 12 really that far behind the SEC and Big Ten? Who wins the Battle of the Bricks? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience.
Philip Rivers Hire And A 7-1 Weekday Heater
The show opens on a coaching hire nobody saw coming. Philip Rivers moves straight from St. Michael Catholic in Alabama to replace Dave Doeren, and the guys aren’t buying it. Rivers went 44-16 at the high school level and 25-3 over the past two seasons. But Ryan McIntyre called it a lazy hire, because playing somewhere doesn’t make you qualified to run it. Colby Dant wants to see the staff before he fully judges it. He also noted that Doeren once took Northern Illinois to a BCS game. Then he could only name Tony Sanchez and Trent Dilfer as direct high school to FBS hires. Sanchez flopped at UNLV, so the history isn’t kind.
Then it’s into the weekday reaction, where Pick Dundee was throwing high heat. The run started in MACtion, where Akron covered despite giving up 14 in the fourth. Buffalo then cashed outright on the money line against Miami Ohio, and Pete Lembo now gets Coach of the Year talk. Sac State was a double lock catching 25 and a half, and it lost to Toledo by just three. Central Michigan, another double lock, handled Eastern Michigan at Ford Field. Next came Florida Atlantic on the money line over UTSA. Howard also covered a line that went off at 20 and a half. JMU then moved to 8-2 against Southern Miss. That added up to 7-1 ATS on the Tuesday through Thursday games, with two outright dogs hitting.
Friday Swings And The Expanded Playoff Fight
Friday went 2-3 for Colby, though the Illinois money line saved the night. SMU dropped 51 on Virginia Tech, and the Hokies plus six got drilled. Jennings threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns. ECU then beat South Florida 20-17 on a 55-yard field goal and covered the short number. The guys still called the 6-3 Bulls a phony team. Illinois took down Nebraska 24-13 on the money line, and Mac said Nebraska should never lay points on the road. Nebraska also fired Dana Holgorsen over the weekend. Meanwhile an onside kick helped Arizona beat TCU, which burned Colby, and the Wildcats moved to 7-2.
That Arizona result kicked off the playoff argument. Arizona and Houston each have two one-score losses, and Mac said both could win games in an expanded field. Colby then went after the participation trophy crowd. His point is that the old bowl system was the real participation trophy. He also argued that more teams means more elimination games. You might lose three or four meaningful games, but you gain something like 40. In the first year of the four-team playoff, the four seed won it all with a backup quarterback. So the guys reject the idea that only a few teams are ever worthy. Both expect a team outside the top 11 to reach the title game within the first two or three years.
Saturday Cashes From Tulsa To Michigan State
Saturday delivered some of the best tickets of the year. Tulsa beat Tulane 60-10 on homecoming, a Pick Dundee and Mac lock, and both think Will Hall should be gone. Colby then stormed the field at Rice-Eccles after Utah beat BYU 28-20 in the Holy War. He laid the points with Utah and cashed, though he admitted it felt closer than eight. The Bachmeier interception at the three-yard line was the swing play. Baylor also beat Iowa State for a lock battle win over Mac. The Bears scored 35 points across the second and third quarters. Oklahoma State then hammered Kansas State 66-28 for another cash.
The easiest handicap of the weekend was Michigan State on the money line, and both hosts called it. Sparty won 15-6 on five field goals, and Michigan then fired Jason Beck. Colby couldn’t believe the line sat at 14 and a half and 13 and a half. Pat Fitzgerald and Joe Rossi had two weeks to prep for an offense that has barely topped 17 points. A Michigan fan on the show then dropped a wild stat. Since 2017, Michigan was 66-3 straight up as a double-digit favorite, and all three losses came against Michigan State. Air Force also cashed on the money line, beating Army 24-21.
Not every ticket hit. Colby lost money on UCLA’s win at Minnesota, but he was glad to, because Chesney is his guy. The Bruins put up 466 yards against the No. 14 defense in the country. So the guys can’t believe UCLA sits at No. 8. Texas A&M plus seven was a painful loss to South Carolina. Marshall on the money line was the worst play of the day. Both hosts also took Merrimack and watched Wake Forest win 77-0. But Colby won a lock battle with Alabama at LSU, as Lane Kiffin fell to 1-12 against top 10 teams.
Mac spent Saturday night in Lubbock, where Texas Tech beat his West Virginia team. The Mountaineers were 16-point dogs and passed on a key fourth and one. Colby thinks Rich Rod should have gone for it, and Mac agreed. West Virginia gave up 41 by halftime, then held Texas Tech scoreless in the third. Utah State then beat Fresno State 17-10 with Colby in the building, and both hosts had the Aggies. Bronco Mendenhall also picked up his 150th win. For game balls, Colby went with UCLA and Morgan Scalley, while Mac picked the Lubbock atmosphere and Notre Dame.
Week 11 College Football Picks For The Weekday Slate
The weekday card opens Tuesday in MACtion. Kent State is catching five and a half at Bowling Green, and Colby thinks it’s a field goal game. Mac likes the Golden Flashes on the money line after a couple weeks to stew on that Sac State loss. So Colby locks Kent State. Akron is getting 14 and a half at home against Western Michigan, and the guys double lock the Zips. Colby also floated a money line sprinkle at plus 475, and the first half money line sits at plus 360. Then comes the Battle of the Bricks, with Ohio laying one and a half to Miami. Colby started on Ohio but switched, so both hosts ride the RedHawks in a get up spot.
Wednesday sends Sac State east to Mount Pleasant, where Central Michigan is laying 17 and a half. The guys double lock Central Michigan. Mac sees rain and a 38-3 type of game, because Sac State already got up twice at home. Next, Buffalo lays two and a half against Ball State, the school that fired Pete Lembo. Colby thinks Lembo still remembers moving the boxes out of his office, so he backs Buffalo. Mac loves the Ball State money line, which makes it a battle. Finally, UMass catches 14 and a half at Toledo. Colby sees Toledo winning 31-21, and Mac switched off the Rockets for a double lock on the Minutemen.
Thursday brings Memphis laying three and a half at South Florida, and both hosts lay it. Mac thinks the Tigers win at the line of scrimmage, and he noted USF is on a short week. Later Thursday, ULM gets 10 and a half against Louisiana in the Battle on the Bayou. Colby calls it a lock, and Mac is with him on the home dog. Last year’s meeting went to overtime, a 30-27 Louisiana win. Then on Friday, Florida State catches three and a half at Pitt with Rick Stockstill in charge. That one is a double lock, and Mac also likes the Noles on the money line.
The Friday card keeps going. Illinois catches nine and a half at UCLA, and that’s another double lock. Colby has UCLA winning 23-17, while Mac sees the Bruins by seven. Houston lays 10 and a half at Colorado, and that one is a battle. Colby takes the points with a 30-22 Houston final, but Mac lays it and expects a 17-point win. Both hosts also back Johns Hopkins over Franklin & Marshall in a series that goes back 114 years. Mac is on Fort Valley State at home against Clark Atlanta. Then Southern Utah visits Portland State with no line yet, so Colby leans Southern Utah and Mac leans home dog.
Podcast Chapters
00:00 Download the SGPN App Today!
01:02 Day 11 on the Road
07:16 Coaching News: Philip Rivers Hired
13:25 Akron vs. Bobcats Picks
15:08 Buffalo vs. Miami Ohio Picks
17:57 Ball State vs. UMass Picks
20:29 Toledo vs. Sac State Picks
22:03 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan Picks
23:00 UTSA vs. Florida Atlantic Picks
25:36 JMU vs. Southern Miss Picks
25:57 Virginia Tech vs. SMU Picks
27:35 South Florida vs. ECU Picks
29:45 Nebraska vs. Illini Picks
33:51 TCU vs. Arizona Picks
37:20 Participation Trophy And The 12 Team Playoff
45:25 Clemson vs. Syracuse Picks
48:39 Texas vs. Missouri Picks
50:37 Big 12 Vs. SEC Gap
57:33 Tulsa vs. Tulane Picks
58:16 Florida State vs. BC Picks
1:00:30 Undefeated Teams & Playoff Disrespect
1:04:06 Yukon vs. Carolina Picks
1:06:11 BYU vs. Utah Picks
1:14:36 Iowa State vs. Baylor Picks
1:18:14 Maryland vs. Purdue Picks
1:20:59 Duke vs. NC State Picks
1:22:50 Arkansas vs. Auburn Picks
1:25:50 Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State Picks
1:30:19 App State, Georgia State & Old Dominion
1:32:41 A&M, South Carolina & Butch Jones
1:37:05 Marshall, Temple, Lane Kiffin, LSU & Alabama
1:42:34 Houston, Cincinnati, Wake & Merrimack
1:46:00 Penn State, Washington, Kansas & Georgia Tech
1:51:02 Middle Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Oregon & Ryan Day
1:59:27 Kansas, UCF, North Texas & Louisiana Tech
2:00:46 Rice vs. North Texas Picks
2:01:30 Northern Illinois, FIU, Louisiana Tech & Rutgers
2:05:28 Vandy vs. Mississippi State Picks
2:07:10 South Alabama, Colorado State & Boise
2:09:43 Kentucky vs. Tennessee Picks
2:15:37 Louisville vs. Georgia Tech Picks
2:16:21 Miami vs. Notre Dame Picks
2:22:01 Georgia vs. Ole Miss Picks
2:24:55 Air Force, Army & Calhoun
2:28:39 Michigan State vs. Michigan Picks
2:44:48 Iowa vs. Northwestern Picks
2:49:08 Oklahoma vs. Florida Picks
2:50:17 Hawaii vs. UTEP Picks
2:51:38 West Virginia vs. Texas Tech Picks
2:57:14 Fresno State vs. Utah State Picks
3:00:23 Wyoming, UNLV & Tyler Hughes
3:02:21 Texas State, Oregon State & Washington Coaching Rumors
3:03:34 Game Balls
3:07:26 Kent State vs. Bowling Green Picks
3:08:44 Western Michigan vs. Akron Picks
3:10:51 Ohio vs. Miami Picks
3:12:50 Sacramento State vs. Central Michigan Picks
3:14:04 Buffalo vs. Ball State Picks
3:16:06 UMass vs. Toledo Picks
3:17:07 Memphis vs. South Florida Picks
3:18:12 Clark Atlanta vs. Fort Valley State Picks
3:20:37 Franklin Marshall vs. Johns Hopkins Picks
3:21:32 Florida State vs. Pitt Picks
3:23:18 Illinois vs. UCLA Picks
3:24:05 Houston vs. Colorado Picks
3:25:25 Southern Utah vs. Portland State Picks
3:26:17 Sign-Off & Socials
