Christopher Gabriel

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Quite a weekend incoming… No. 1 Miami at No. 4 Notre Dame No. 7 BYU at No. 3 Utah No. 2 Georgia at No. 12 Ole Miss No. 8 Kentucky at No. 16 Tennessee No. 9 Alabama at No. 15 LSU No. 10 Texas at No. 19 Missouri Whatever the first CFP poll turns out to be, these games will, or may, shake things up.

Hard to figure Riley and USC. Sometimes they seem a good fit, other times not so much. And with the team across town having a fantastic season under a first-year very likable coach, pressure manifests in many ways.

Watched this in real time Saturday. Incredible. Would have loved to hear the great Keith Jackson calling this play.

So I get a message very late last night - younger daughter Cadence was at a Halloween party, a boy “was limp and not breathing and no one was calling 911 so I did.” She did CPR on him, got him breathing and the ambulance arrived. Thankfully he’s gonna be ok. Beyond proud of Cadence. She’s always been someone with remarkable awareness and composure. Helping to save someone’s life at 19 is quite a thing.

Favorite Trick or Treater of the night, a boy about 16. Comes to the door late in the night and sees me in a Tennessee Vols quarter zip and hat… Teen: Bruh…. Tennessee? Come on. It’s Ohio State bruh. Me: You’re an Ohio State fan, bruh? You know Ohio State got beat by USC tonight, right? Teen: ……………Nah. Didn’t happen. Me: Check your phone. He did as he walked down the sidewalk. Then “NO!!” 😎🤷🏻‍♂️

Final Oregon State 22 Fresno State 38 Beavers came in on a roll knowing a CFP playoff berth was still in play for them. Then the game started, and the Dogs just stuck it to them. Best game, both sides of the ball, the Dogs have played all year. Admittedly, I did not see this kind of performance coming from Fresno State as they move to 5-3 (2-2). Next up, a trip to Logan and Utah State.

Of course Boise State comes right back to take the lead with their backup QB flinging it like he’s QB1. Boise now up 46-45, 2:40 left. Most entertaining 4th quarter I’ve seen all year.

Boom, 72-yard TD pass and Texas State now back in front 45-40. 3:47 left in the 4th. We got ourselves a video game on The Blue.

And now after an INT, Boise retakes the lead 40-39, 4:14 left. I don’t recall many games like this up in Boise… if any. Not recently anyway.

Texas State Pick 6 and now up 39-28 on Boise State, under 9 minutes to play. If you’re scoring at home, that’s 36 consecutive points for Texas State.

Where has this Fresno State team been? This set up like it would be a rough night for the Dogs with a high-powered Oregon State team in town, the Dogs coming off back-to-back losses. And it’s been nothing of the sort. What a performance so far.

What’s going on in Boise? Up 28-3, Texas State has run off 29 straight and now leads 32-28.

The first CFP poll should be interesting. No one is a clear-cut No. 1 as some analysts will have fans believe. It’s not Miami, certainly not Ohio State, Indiana or Notre Dame. Georgia is the best I’ve seen so far this season. This thing looks wide open. Doubtful this first poll looks much like what we’ll see by the end of November.

Every year I love “reporting” on the first Trick or Treaters of the night. Moments ago I had… A penguin, a caterpillar, a robot with flashing lights, a moose and a princess! All equally adorable!

Watched parts of about eight games today so far. Incredible how many times I’ve seen a deep ball or a fade to the end zone and the DB does nothing but run with, and right next to, the WR. Receiver looks up for the ball, DB just keeps running with him. Does nothing to try and make a play. Completion every time. Taking a DPI seems a better option than giving up a 50-yard completion or a TD.

The Minnesota Gophers with the no sweat, no problem 60-yard FG with :19 seconds to play for the 16-13 lead and the likely win. Hold on —— IU with their own 60-yard FG as time expired to send it to OT. Gotta love CFB.

I’ve been hearing from a lot of you about how the Friday CGP sounds. Meaning, the strong production value of it. Hey, credit where it is due: I have two incredibly creative and talented producers Josh Weakley and @NeighborGabe. Everything you hear that isn’t me… it’s all them! #TheCGP

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Flipping on Utah-Cincinnati, still can’t get used to that being a Big 12 game. Same with Cal-NC State an ACC battle.