Carla and Crappy Show: The This Week Is Extra Weird, Even For 2020 Edition

It's Week 11 of the college football season and, well, everything is just ... weird. And that's not even taking into account everything that's happened since we recorded this show on Tuesday night. Half of the weekend's SEC slate has now been postponed due to Covid-related issues. Teams from Florida State to LSU are losing players due to extended injuries, transfers, and opt-outs, with Carla being most devastated by the retirement announcement from Penn State RB Journey Brown. (We'll have more on that next week.) And, of course, the one that hurts us the most this week is the cancelation of Ohio State at Maryland. So, yeah. Sigh. Maybe we should stop recording on Tuesdays? Who knows. Anyway ... After looking back at last weekend's games, particularly the lackluster Cocktail Party and the upset in South Bend, we hear from AJ, who offers us a bit of brighter news regarding the #GroupOfFiveAfterDark. And then, well, we get on with ... whatever it is that's left this week. Penn State at Nebraska (Little Nude Saturday, FS1): One of these storied programs will get its first win of the season. And that's why we're talking about it. Because who predicted that? No. 3 Ohio State at Maryland (canceled): Crappy was having heartburn over his Buckeyes defense facing Taulia, who has settled in nicely at Maryland. Oh well. No. 23 Northwestern at Purdue (7:30 p.m. ET, BTN): Raise your hand if you had this game as being a battle for tops in the B1G West? Because that's exactly what it is. We give an honorable mention to No. 9 Miami at Virginia Tech (Noon ET, ESPN2), because why are the Hokies favored at home over a Top Ten opponent one week after losing to Liberty? Also worth noting — No. 2 Notre Dame should be wary of its trip to Boston College (3:30 ET, ABC), because if Clemsoning is transitive ... Try to make the most of it this weekend, friends. We'll put on our Coastal Carolina hats and root the chickens to 8-0. Because, once again, Coastal is the ray of hope we all need in the midst of this chaotic season. Cheers, yinz.