RIP - Big Tex. If only the X-Men had shown up on time....

Well, that was a weekend of CFB that has left many infuriated, infatuated, or just impressed. Here are the things we learned.

1. I'll go ahead an get this out of the way - Johnny Fucking Football had his first "freshman" game of the season against one of the best defenses in the nation. Even in their first game against another elite D, Florida, JFF managed over 235 total yards offense and no turnovers. I realize you have to play what the competition gives you, but if JFF bounces back from this and gets back in to his groove, he could still possibly make the trip to NYC in December, thanks in part to Geno Smith falling back to earth and a very unfortunate injury to tOSU's Braxton Miller. Q: With the decline of Geno and the injury to B. Miller, who jumped in on the Heisman race this weekend?

2. Texas still has a swiss cheese defense. They will more than likely be bowl eligible this week with a trip to Lawrence, but after that, they have games at home against Iowa State(remember two years ago in Austin?), TCU, and roadies against Texas Tech and Kansas State. Q: Does a 6-6 or even a 7-5 season see Mack Brown out the door in Austin?

3. Kansas State is for real and "Optimus" Klein is now the Heisman front runner. I almost want to say West Virginia is officially done in the BXII for 2012, but KSU's remaining schedule is no cupcake. Home against Tech, Okie Lite, and Texas, with roadies at TCU and Baylor. Q: Does KSU run the table to get to the Fiesta Bowl? Who can beat them?

4. Notre Dame's season hinges on this week's game in Norman, Oklahoma.(Until they play @ USC the last week of the season.) If ND finds the luck of the Irish(cheap, I know) and escapes Norman with a win, their remaining schedule is pretty much a cake walk until a trip to LA at the end of the season.(vs Pitt, @BC, vs Wake Forrest). Q: If ND wins on Saturday, do they A) leap frog Oregon or KSU to #2 or #3 and B) do they lose before meeting USC in November?

5. Randomness - Duke is bowl eligible. Let that set in. Louisville and Rutgers are still undefeated and don't play eachother until the last game of the season. I'd tell you the Cardinals have a trap game this week, but they're playing a Cincy team that lost to Toledo last week, so, yeah. Rutgers remaining schedule is pretty meh until Louisville. Other random bowl eligible teams: Utah State and Kent State. Q: What are you looking forward to most in the 2nd half of this season? What team scares you? What undefeated do you want to see in Miami in January?

RABBLE ON!!!!

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Tuesday, October 23
TIME (ET)	MATCHUP	TV	PPV	MOBILE	TICKETS
8:00 PM	Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette				Tickets

Thursday, October 25
TIME (ET)	MATCHUP	TV	PPV	MOBILE	TICKETS
7:30 PM	No. 18 Clemson at Wake Forest				Tickets

Friday, October 26
TIME (ET)	MATCHUP	TV	PPV	MOBILE	TICKETS
8:00 PM	Cincinnati at No. 16 Louisville				Tickets
8:00 PM	Nevada at Air Force	CBS Sports Network			Tickets

Saturday, October 27
TIME (ET)	MATCHUP	TV	PPV	MOBILE	TICKETS
12:00 PM	Tennessee at No. 13 South Carolina				Tickets
12:00 PM	No. 23 Texas at Kansas				Tickets
12:00 PM	Iowa at Northwestern				Tickets
12:00 PM	Kentucky at Missouri				Tickets
12:00 PM	Temple at Pittsburgh	Big East Network			Tickets
12:00 PM	Ball State at Army	CBS Sports Network			Tickets
12:00 PM	Indiana at Illinois	Big Ten Network			Tickets
12:00 PM	Northern Illinois at Western Michigan				Tickets
12:21 PM	Ole Miss at Arkansas	SEC Network			Tickets
12:30 PM	North Carolina State at North Carolina				Tickets
1:00 PM	Maryland at Boston College				Tickets
1:00 PM	Southern Miss at Rice				Tickets
2:00 PM	Utah State at UTSA				Tickets
3:00 PM	Colorado at No. 4 Oregon	Pac-12 Network			Tickets
3:00 PM	UCLA at Arizona State	FX			Tickets
3:00 PM	Brigham Young at Georgia Tech				Tickets
3:00 PM	Memphis at Southern Methodist				Tickets
3:30 PM	No. 2 Florida vs. No. 10 Georgia*	CBS			Tickets
3:30 PM	No. 14 Texas Tech at No. 3 Kansas State	FOX			Tickets
3:30 PM	No. 9 USC at Arizona				Tickets
3:30 PM	Duke at No. 12 Florida State				Tickets
3:30 PM	Kent State at No. 15 Rutgers				Tickets
3:30 PM	No. 21 Boise State at Wyoming	CBS Sports Network			Tickets
3:30 PM	No. 24 Ohio at Miami (OH)				Tickets
3:30 PM	Michigan State at No. 25 Wisconsin				Tickets
3:30 PM	Purdue at Minnesota	Big Ten Network			Tickets
3:30 PM	Navy at East Carolina				Tickets
3:30 PM	Fresno State at New Mexico				Tickets
3:30 PM	Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green				Tickets
3:30 PM	TCU at Oklahoma State				Tickets
3:30 PM	Toledo at Buffalo				Tickets
3:30 PM	Akron at Central Michigan				Tickets
3:30 PM	North Texas at Middle Tennessee				Tickets
3:30 PM	UAB at Tulane				Tickets
4:00 PM	Texas State at San Jose State				Tickets
4:30 PM	UTEP at Houston				Tickets
5:00 PM	Troy at Florida Atlantic				Tickets
5:30 PM	Ohio State at Penn State				Tickets
6:00 PM	Western Kentucky at Florida International				Tickets
6:15 PM	Washington State at No. 17 Stanford	Pac-12 Network			Tickets
7:00 PM	No. 20 Texas A&M at Auburn				Tickets
7:00 PM	Hawaii at Colorado State				Tickets
7:00 PM	Syracuse at South Florida				Tickets
7:00 PM	Baylor at Iowa State				Tickets
7:00 PM	Massachusetts at Vanderbilt				Tickets
7:00 PM	South Alabama at Louisiana-Monroe				Tickets
8:00 PM	No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma				Tickets
8:00 PM	No. 22 Michigan at Nebraska				Tickets
8:00 PM	UNLV at San Diego State				Tickets
8:00 PM	Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State				Tickets
8:00 PM	UCF at Marshall	CBS Sports Network			Tickets
8:30 PM	No. 11 Mississippi State at No. 1 Alabama				Tickets
9:45 PM	California at Utah				Tickets
10:15 PM	No. 7 Oregon State at Washington	Pac-12 Network			Tickets