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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: Stanford Cardinal (Hawai’i 23-20)
Week 1: Alabama Crimson Tide (Florida State 31-17)
Week 2: Florida Gators (South Florida 18-16)
Week 3: UCLA Bruins (New Mexico 35-10)
Week 4: Illinois Fighting Illini (Indiana 63-10)
Week 5: Arkansas Razorbacks (Notre Dame 56-13)
Week 6: Penn State Nittany Lions (UCLA 42-37)
LAST WEEK: For all the “we don’t really need to vote this week” talk, over 500 people did, and they all said one thing- Pennsylvania State University. Okay, it wasn’t QUITE unanimous, as Texas and Maryland did scrape up a few votes, but it might as well have been. Fortunately Penn State learned their lesson, got their act together, and… oh. Ohhhhhhhhhh…
This week was tough to choose nominees for, as there were quite a few games- mostly in the Big 12- that had me wondering if I should nominate them or not. I decided against them because they just weren’t THAT spectacular, and we ended up with ten nominees anyways, but if you disagree and think any of them should be written-in, well be my guest. As for the nominees we DO have, I think there’s an overwhelming favorite, but there are also a few diamonds in the rough that are at least worth considering.
NOTE: For ease of counting, please use carats to make your vote, like this: <Team>. Thank you for participating!
HONORABLE MENTIONS
- Under no objective reality can I nominate Oregon for losing a fun, tough game to a very good Indiana team. But I will put them here because it makes me happy and this is my column.
- NAIA’s Concordia Bulldogs (located about 15 miles west of Lincoln, NE) straight up blew a 31-point lead to Midland and lost 60-52 in overtime.
- Even without their starting QB, Arizona State losing 42-10 to Utah’s own questionable offense seems a bit explicit. .
- The Georgia/Auburn refs. And Kirby Smart for insulting all our intelligence with that “I was just clapping” nonsense.
- Arizona couldn’t hold a late 10-point lead and lost in double-overtime to BYU, but playing for overtime when they had two timeouts and twenty seconds to work with just reeks of cowardice.
- Ole Miss trailed 33-point underdog Washington State for much of the game, and even let the Cougs nearly rally from 10-points down at the end.
- Temple turned a 4**th and 1 with a chance to beat undefeated Navy into a 51-yard touchdown run, then lost when the Middies made good on the 2-point conversion.
- Sam Houston came within a whisker of getting their first win of the year, but had their hearts ripped out when Jacksonville State hit a 52-yard field goal to knock them to 0-6.
- UNLV nearly lost their undefeated season to a 1-4 Air Force team in a wild one.
And now, the nominees for Week Seven are…
BALL STATE CARDINALS (lost to Western Michigan 42-0)
Ball State had a chance to turn their season around after shocking arguably the best team in the MAC last week. Instead they managed a pathetic 88-yards of offense, nearly five and a half times less than what the Broncos managed as they rolled over the hapless Cardinals.
FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (lost to Pittsburgh 34-31)
The Noles were 11-point favorites in what was supposed to be a get-right game after their attempted comeback against Miami fell short. But FSU could not shake the Panthers, and managed zero net yards in two crucial fourth quarter three and outs, during which the Panthers rattled off 13 straight to put the game away. The Noles did manage a late touchdown to close the gap to three, but it was too little too late.
FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS (lost to Colorado State 49-21)
The Bulldogs were 5-1, the Rams were 1-4. So of course it the Rams who go up 21-0 in the first sixteen minutes and never look back, taking advantage of four Fresno turnovers including a scoop and score to truly destroy any hope of a comeback and make it 35-7.
MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN (lost to Kent State 42-6)
Kent State was far and away the worst team in FBS last year, but had a chance to pass off that label when they took on the equally hapless Minutemen. And oh boy did they, scoring on the opening kickoff and never looking back as they routed UMass for their first FBS win since beating Buffalo on November 26, 2022. As for UMass, they haven’t defeated an FBS team since shocking Army in October of 2023.
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (lost to UCLA 38-13)
No UCLA is not good now I’m not listening la la la la la la la.
OKLAHOMA SOONERS (lost to Texas 23-6)
You could make the argument that Jon Mateer had zero business playing after his surgery. You could also make the argument that Oklahoma should have anticipated that and not left him out to throw three crippling interceptions, allowing the Longhorns to rally from a 6-0 deficit and score 23 straight points, including a punt return to put the game away. Sooners managed just 68 yards over the second half.
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (lost to Marshall 48-24)
The Monarchs entered this one fifteen point favorites, and had even managed to work their way up to a Top 40 spot in the Massey Composite. And then BOOM- five turnovers allowing the Herd to turn an early 7-7 tie into a 48-10 slaughter. The Monarchs did get it together to salvage a couple garbage time touchdowns, but by then it was too late, and what had seemed a special start for ODU has been spoiled.
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (lost to Northwestern 22-21)
If you lose as a 24.5 favorite to a winless team, its important to see how you bounce back. What you absolutely don’t to do is immediately lose the week after to a 21-point dog. At least Penn State actually led during this game, which is an improvement- just not enough of one to save James Franklin’s job. Going from the CFP semifinals to fired in a span of six games is a heck of a fall.
TOLEDO ROCKETS (lost to Bowling Green 28-23)
Rockets were 11-point favorites against their hated I-75 rivals and made good on that immediately, going up 21-0 in the first half. Then Bowling Green managed a quick TD before the half, then proceded to shut down the Rockets, holding them to just 54 yards on five consecutive drives that ended in punts as they managed their own comeback. Then the Rockets fumbled on their own goalline, setting up the winning touchdown. Toledo did have one last chance to salvage the game, but Falcon defender MJ Cannon plucked a pass off a prone receiver’s butt to seal the victory.
WISCONSIN BADGERS (lost to Iowa 37-0)
…I’d say it can’t get any worse but their next two games are against Ohio State and Oregon.