Bubble Watch: Are you OK, Oregon?
Sorry to maintain saying this, however: This can be very cool we now get to do 12-team bubble watch all through your complete faculty soccer season. The tumultuous convention realignment of the final two years has its downsides, however this isn’t one in every of them.
Our full Week 3 Bubble Watch is right here, and I wish to spotlight three video games this weekend that would have a huge effect:
1. No. 9 Oregon at Oregon State
Can the Geese hold getting away with shut wins? They have been anticipated to romp by way of the common season, and in an especially believable alternate timeline, they’re 0-2 proper now. And these Beavers are higher than Idaho. Oregon can positively stand up to a loss and nonetheless make the Playoff, however I’m turning into much less positive they’ll make it by way of this schedule unscathed.
2. No. 20 Arizona at No. 14 Kansas State
Ok-State was additionally a pundit favourite heading into the 12 months and barely escaped Tulane final weekend with a win. Arizona is 2-0 and has a famous person pairing of QB and WR. Our metric has the purple Wildcats as “within the combine” for a CFP berth, with the pink Wildcats within the “control” class. Whoever wins would possibly get bumped up a spot.
3. No. 16 LSU at South Carolina
Look, I want my Tigers weren’t right here. The Gamecocks seemed nice in a blowout street win over Kentucky final weekend, however LSU didn’t actually go the attention check in a win at residence over Nicholls State. Contemplating upcoming schedules, the loser right here is all however out. Stress. Sigh.
On the opposite facet of stress? USC, who beat LSU within the season opener and immediately has a brand new outlook on life within the Massive Ten. Plus the 2-0 Trojans are off this weekend.
P.S. A positively bizarre quirk of our realignment actuality: The Apple Cup, historically performed round Thanksgiving between two Pac-12 groups, is now occurring Saturday between the Pac-2’s Washington State and the Massive Ten’s Washington. Feels off.
Watch and Hear
📺 WNBA: Aces at Fever
7 p.m. ET on NBA TV
Amid all of the Caitlin Clark hullabaloo, Indiana has become probably the greatest groups within the league. They’re 11-4 since July 1, and right here comes the presumptive MVP, A’ja Wilson.
📺 MLB: Royals at Yankees
7:05 p.m. ET on Prime Video
New York is in a good division race, Aaron Decide is making an attempt to beat his own residence run file and Kansas Metropolis nonetheless has a shot at a division title. Click on.
Stream video games like these right here and get tickets right here.
🎧 The “No Dunks” gang drafted the perfect NBA gamers 21 and underneath, which was very enjoyable. Hear right here.
