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The Tank Job of the Week is an award for the FBS team that did the best job of humiliating itself over the weekend. Whether they blew a large lead, choked away a spot in the limelight, lost a game they had absolutely no right losing, or completely screwed everything on a last second blunder, the TJOTW winner sets the gold standard in college football misery.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Week 0: New Mexico Lobos (Montana State 35-31)
Week 1: Florida State Seminoles (Boston College 28-13)
Week 2: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Northern Illinois 16-14)
Week 3: Mississippi State Bulldogs (Toledo 41-17)
Week 4: North Carolina Tar Heels (James Madison 70-50)
Week 5: Auburn Tigers (Oklahoma 27-21) [TIE]
Week 5: Ole Miss Rebels (Kentucky 20-17) [TIE]
Week 6: Alabama Crimson Tide (Vanderbilt 40-35)
Week 7: Marshall Thundering Herd (Georgia Southern 24-23)
Week 8: USC Trojans (Maryland 29-28)
Week 9: Liberty Flames (Kennesaw State 27-24)
Week 10: Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Southern Nazarene 18-17) [TIE]
Week 10: Texas A&M Aggies (South Carolina 44-20) [TIE]
Week 11: Utah Utes (BYU 22-21)
Week 12: Louisville Cardinals (Stanford 38-35)
Week 13: Alabama Crimson Tide (Oklahoma 24-3)
LAST WEEK: I feel for the Rutgers fans because them Schianoing themselves out of a win over a ranked Illinois was spectacular, and in a fair and just world it should have been memorialized as such. But when you put that up against Anybody 24, Alabama 3, and its just not going to happen, especially when that “Anybody” happens to be a barely bowl eligible Oklahoma team. And then, at least going by the AP Poll, Bama’s back in a playoff spot anyways despite two TJOTW’s against 6-6 teams. Like I said, things ain’t fair.
Before we get into this week just a bit of a heads up on where things go from here. Next week will be the Champ Week TJOTW, and the Tank Job of the Year vote will be the week after- which is the season award. Then we’ll have about a month off before coming back with Tank Job of the Bowls on January 11, and then the 2024 Ultimate Tank Job Vote will be the day after the National Championship.
Timeout, Georgia. This will be a Thirty Second Timeout.
… Anyways, like I say every year, ain’t no tank job like a Hate Week Tank Job. These truly are the losses that sit with you for all the offseason, especially if it rips something important out of your cold little dead hand in the process. We got a lot of nominees, and let’s get to this.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
- All the postgame fights. No, this isn’t me moralizing because “it’s a black eye on the game” or whatever. The Ohio State/Michigan one was hilarious and I loved it. The problem is (1) Its not as special if everyone does it and (2) It was prevalent enough that you know they’re going to try and institute some idiotic rule that on the surface is going to be a complete killjoy (like screw K-State out of a bowl game because a player saluted levels of killjoy) and in reality is going to be completely impossible to enforce on any consistent level.
- Timeout, Georgia. This Will Be A Thirty Second Timeout
- Honestly I want to nominate the entire FBS. All 134 of us because we’re actually going to mid ourselves into an Oregon National Championship.
- USC gave up two 95+ yard pick sixes and turned a close game they were about to tie up into a blowout.
- Its hard to feel too sad for Kansas because the end probably should have come for them about a month ago, but when it did come, oof, it came.
- Timeout, Georgia. This Will Be A Thirty Second Timeout
- We’ll just have a group honorable mention to every 5-6 team that was in a winnable game and came up short to end their season.
- South Florida lost to Food. After making memes about Rice being food.
- Word on the street is that Tank Job of the Year is likely already spoken for, but Oklahoma State’s coming in with a strong case after being blasted 52-0 by Colorado to finish winless in the Big 12.
- Timeout, Georgia… This Will Be A Thirty Second Timeout
- Finally, of course…. The Chicago Bears.
NOTE: For ease of counting, please use carats to make your vote, like this: . Also, you are not required to vote for a nominee- you can write in one of your own if you think of a better choice. Thank you for participating!
And the nominees for Week 13 are…
Timeout, Georgia. This Will Be A Thirty Second Timeout.
GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (lost to Georgia 44-42)
Sorry Jackets, I gotta do this. I mean, you led 17-0 at the half and still held a two touchdown lead with five minutes left before wilting, and had several chances to take it in overtime. Also this isn’t entirely your fault but you helped remind us that we once had the greatest overtime system in all of sports and it was ruined.
MIAMI-FL HURRICANES (lost to Syracuse 42-38)
With a spot in the ACC Championship and most likely the playoffs on the line, the Canes went up to the Carrier Dome (or whatever the hell it is now) and came out swinging, going up 21-0 almost immediately…. and then giving up that three touchdown lead almost as quickly. A scoop and score finally put the Orange ahead, and instead of going for it on fourth and goal, the Canes took a field goal and hoped to get the ball back. They didn’t.
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (lost to Iowa 13-10)
EVERY. FREAKING. YEAR, GUYS. Nebraska’s driving for the win, when Dylan Raiola is hit by Max Llewellyn, knocking the ball loose and Llewellyn recovering on the fringe of Iowa field goal range. The Hawkeyes run the clock down, and Drew Stevens sneaks a 53 yarder inside the upright to complete yet another Husker Heartbreak. At least they managed to get their sixth before this game!
Timeout, Georgia. This Will Be A Thirty Second Timeout.
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (lost to Michigan 13-10)
Buckeye fans had spent the entire season frothing over this game, when they get to finally take it to a decimated Michigan team and take revenge for the three previous years of disappointment. But between the red zone interceptions and the missed field goals, the actual team just struggled to get any traction, and a late Wolverine field goal sent the Buckeyes over the edge- in more ways than one.
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (lost to Indiana 66-0)
How does a 1-11 team get a TJOTW nomination for losing to an 11-1 team? Oh right, when you have one more yard of offense than your opponent does points. That… that’ll do it.
TEXAS A&M AGGIES (lost to Texas 17-7)
Thirteen years of pent up hatred EXPLODES… into less than 250 yards and zero offensive points.
Timeout, Georgia. This Will Be A Thirty Second Timeout.
TOLEDO ROCKETS (lost to Akron 21-14)
In front of a raucous Tuesday night Rubber Bowl crowd of… 4,716, the Rockets looked to put a cap on yet another disappointing season where they didn’t quite live up to their potential by at least beating bottom-rung Akron for the twelfth consecutive time. Instead they go down 14-0 to the two-win Zips, spend the fourth quarter coming back to tie, only to lose it all in overtime when Akron scores on their first play and Toledo falls apart on the goal line.
TULANE GREEN WAVE (lost to Memphis 34-24)
It would have been sweet for Tulane, one of the many teams left behind when the so-called Big Four left the American for the Big 12, to stick it to that conference and steal their playoff berth. It would have required the Big 12 to completely implode (which they didn’t), but the Wave took it off the table themselves by being dominated by a Memphis team they were favored to beat by two touchdowns.
WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS (lost to Duke 23-17)
This wasn’t even a Hail Mary! The Deacs just let Jordan Moore streak down the field completely uncovered and spin his way into the end zone as time expired. I know they were trying to keep Duke from moving even a bit closer into field goal range but a long kick is better than THAT.
Timeout, Georgia. This Will Be A Thirty Second Timeout (AND YES THAT’S EIGHT)
WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS (lost to Wyoming 15-14)
After a rough couple of weeks, the Cougs looked to finish strong against a 2-9 team and was leading 14-6 at the half… then only mustered just 41 yards of offense in the second half, and took their third straight loss to a bowl ineligible team when the Cowboys found the end zone with just twenty-four seconds left.