Inspirational considered the week:
We have been by way of this such an extended, very long time
Simply tryin’ to kill the ache, ooh, yeah
However lovers at all times come and lovers at all times go
And nobody’s actually certain who’s lettin’ it go at the moment, walkin’ away
If we may take the time to put it on the road
I may relaxation my head simply knowin’ that you simply had been mine, all mine
Nothin’ lasts without end
And we each know hearts can change
And it is arduous to carry a candle
Within the chilly November rain
— “November Rain,” Weapons N’ Roses
Right here at Backside 10 Headquarters, positioned within the very empty wardrobe field labeled “Shirts For Pat McAfee To Put on For His Final Sport Choose,” we love school soccer most of all for its dedication to traditions.
Like Alabama followers bellowing “Dixieland Delight” and pretending that the tune is not really about Tennessee. Or a season of Auburn soccer penning extra drama than a season of “Common Hospital.” Or folks stopping me on the airport to clarify why Lane Kiffin goes to completely give up Ole Miss to take the job at their alma mater. Or Sprit Halloween tweets at all times being humorous … until you are a Clemson fan.
“Loss of life” Valley pic.twitter.com/77Q4LRXj6v
— Duke Soccer (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 1, 2025
And, in fact, the best, most unstoppable, inevitably occurring school soccer custom of all of them. No, not me jinxing one other QB by doing a “Faculty GameDay” function on him. (My dangerous, Brendan Sorsby!) However reasonably, me being so drained and cranky coming into Week 11 that as quickly as I notice what month it’s I simply lazily and routinely fill the Inspirational Considered the Week with the lyrics to “November Rain.”
With apologies to Cincy D-lineman Elijah Gunn, Navy security Aaron Rose, Wyoming defensive finish Axel Ramazani, Kordell “Slash” Stewart and Steve Harvey, here is the post-Week 10 Backside 10 rankings.
The Minuetmen sat out final weekend for 2 causes. First, they had been resting up for his or her #MACtion Tuesday evening journey to the Artist Previously Recognized As Akronmonious, which turned out to be a 44-10 loss. Second, the Commonwealth requested them to schedule a bye as a result of, and I quote, “Between the Salem Witch Trials, pumpkin lagers and the Celtics from 3-point vary, Halloween round right here is already scary sufficient.”
For kontinuous weeks on the kalendar we’ve got inkreased the kommotion towards this weekend’s klash with Oregon State. However the Beavers krushed our expektancy bekause they received konsecutive kontests. Kurses!
The Woof Pack additionally had the weekend off, however in some way nonetheless misplaced by two touchdowns.
Sources have instructed Backside 10 JortsCenter that Georgia State, whose stadium was used as the house subject for the South Georgia Catfish within the Hulu TV collection “Chad Powers” starring Glen Powell, spent its bye week forward of this weekend’s journey to Coastal Carolina down the road at Atlanta Falcons follow with Powell’s make-up equipment making an attempt to persuade Michael Penix Jr. to attempt on rubber noses, wigs and a Georgia State uniform for “a visit to the seashore with free concessions.”
In associated information, Georgia Tech, positioned simply across the nook from Georgia State, the Falcons and Chad Powers, are investigating if, like Powers, maybe perhaps towards NC State somebody changed the whole Yellowjackets protection and secretly subbed in a bunch of previous guys in disguise.
The Niners journey Down East to EC-Yew for an American contest. I like that description, American contest. That makes it sound like there will likely be a bunch of individuals dressed like Uncle Sam enjoying cornhole and consuming longnecks whereas Lee Greenwood sings and bald eagles circle overhead. And if you happen to’ve ever tailgated in Greenville, North Carolina, then you realize that there’s a 99% probability that you’ll really see that.
The excellent news is that BC’s previous two video games, each losses, got here towards ranked opponents. The dangerous information is that its earlier 41-10 dwelling loss to Clemson is growing old about in addition to a bottle of truck cease merlot.
This 12 months’s teaching carousel is not a carousel in any respect. It is that whirling Gravitron trip on the county honest that spins so quick your toes now not contact the ground and your girlfriend throws up on the stranger subsequent to her. However typically a spin cycle is precisely what you want to lastly discover that matching sock that is been lacking for much too lengthy. Which is a extremely great distance for me to say that the staff that calls itself the Pokes ought to completely rent Hugh Freeze.
Talking of excellent matches, a reminder that on Week 13 MTSU hosts Sam Houston State. Kickoff time is listed as TBD, which stands for Completely Badass Day.
When the Golden Hurricane beat Oklahoma State again throughout Week 4, it felt like a a lot greater deal than it turned out to be. And after we regarded forward to their Week 12 go to from Oregon State, that felt like a a lot greater Backside 10 deal than it’s turning out to be. It is the school soccer equal to my single relationship days, when all these poor ladies thought the night was going to be a a lot greater deal than it turned out to be.
Ready Checklist: UTEPid, Oregon Path State (You have got died of dysentery), Wisconsin Unhealthy-gers, Northern Sick-ugh-noise, EMU Emus, Arkansaw, South Alabama Redundancies, limits on tortilla tosses.