With Saturday being Halloween, there was so much going on for most college football fans—and much of it had nothing to do with football. In fact, I barely had a chance to watch any of the games and only saw bits and pieces throughout the day. I mean, GameDay was at Temple. That Temple? Yes, that Temple. I thought it would be a slow day, then Duke happened. On to the recap…
GameDay had several signs I cannot publish here due to their content (and my desire to have a job).
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
(Disclaimer: College GameDay social is run by a ginger.) pic.twitter.com/pWaSaFPl8P
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 31, 2015
And while this wasn’t the most compelling slate of games…
Apparently it's N*Sync week for the top 10. #ByeByeBye *Reports self for spam* pic.twitter.com/pPQXZ6sbG0
— Aaron Earls (@WardrobeDoor) October 31, 2015
It WAS Halloween…so that gave us a few moments of greatness.
Auburn fan dresses up as Alabama fan for Halloween (via @j_utley) pic.twitter.com/YG47KfvH0F
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 31, 2015
When you open your bag and realize someone gave you Bit-O-Honey for Halloween pic.twitter.com/25cEw56Wem
— Drunk Aubie (@DrunkAubie) October 31, 2015
https://twitter.com/SaraKateW/status/660597232912191488
And a very cool helmet…
Boise State's Halloween lids are straight fire. (via @BSURecruits) pic.twitter.com/YPUPAr3RGr
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 31, 2015
QB Rush of the Week (you don’t see that headline in every weekly recap)
Robert Nkemdiche pushed this dude like a grocery cart: https://t.co/rz4UvscTLJ pic.twitter.com/VdGV0wKcXG
— SB Nation (@SBNation) October 31, 2015
Even though the weekly schedule was on the weaker side, there were two things of note. First, Purdue crushed Nebraska.
Purdue is rolling Nebraska.
— FootballScoop Staff (@FootballScoop) October 31, 2015
Before today, Purdue had not scored 40 points in a Big Ten game since 2012.
Purdue has 42 points against Nebraska in the 3rd quarter.
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) October 31, 2015
These undead Nebraska fans didn’t die for this. https://t.co/s7Ye6KqAH2 pic.twitter.com/xJCSAioJME
— SB Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) October 31, 2015
And there was Duke—yes the football team and not the basketball team—and Miami.
THAT JUST HAPPENED. pic.twitter.com/lYN36TdPzM
— Miami Hurricanes (@MiamiHurricanes) November 1, 2015
VIDEO: Miami Hurricanes pull off incredible, improbable kick return—for now https://t.co/Via7OoQ7Ms
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) November 1, 2015
The Miami play had 8 laterals. Cal's "The Play" had 6.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 1, 2015
Wow. #ACCRefs got it right I guess…. I didn't know you could review a block in the back….
— Jimmy Scroggins (@JimmyScroggins) November 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/ColtonMiller18/status/660652679497162752
Regardless of what coulda/shoulda been reviewed/overturned, about the 4th time the ball's lateraled to the 10, Duke's gotta make the tackle.
— David Caraviello (@dcaraviello) November 1, 2015
So we can review the laterals, pick up a block in the back flag, but miss both of these? pic.twitter.com/M591CGVRyE
— Aaron Earls (@WardrobeDoor) November 1, 2015
The Miami return was incredible if you ignore the blocks in the back and the guy running onto the field with no helmet.
— Scott Slayton (@scottslayton) November 1, 2015
Here it is: Miami Hurricanes radio call of the last play https://t.co/aehlOU39hD
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 1, 2015
Here's the Duke IMG Sports Network final call of the crazy ending from tonights game agasint Miami, #Duke #Miami https://t.co/KvCKM3mG2Q
— BZ (@zeoli100) November 1, 2015
Meanwhile, NCAA rules say the result cannot be "reversed" or "given back". When the game is over, it's over. Miami wins.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) November 1, 2015
And that decision led to the greatest tweet of the year so far…
¯_(ツ)_/¯
— Miami Hurricanes (@MiamiHurricanes) November 1, 2015
As you can imagine, all of this left by buddy Aaron Earls (a rabid Duke fan) like…
https://twitter.com/CorkGaines/status/660647837017894912
Instead of like…
Wake Forest fans might be the whitest people ever. #LOUvsWAKE pic.twitter.com/Bs55IwLpZT
— Aaron Earls (@WardrobeDoor) October 31, 2015
A couple of final nuggets, here was the catch of the week…
@MikeDugar @IDS_Southorn pic.twitter.com/wK1HPALHFa
— Jason Densley (@bronc84) November 1, 2015
And my favorite moment from the weekend…
A Wisconsin safety put on race a suit and quoted 'Talladega Nights' in his postgame interview: https://t.co/MrqbSrkU1k
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) October 31, 2015
#Badgers safety Tanner McEvoy had a pick and a rushing TD. He's also enjoying Halloween. pic.twitter.com/cJMkCfC6RI
— Matt Velazquez (@Matt_Velazquez) October 31, 2015