The Hlists: You can’t control your own destiny

College football, lists, combined. Here we go.

THREE GAMES I WISH I'D ATTENDED

1. Northwestern 43, Notre Dame 40 (OT)

2. Florida State 30, Miami 26

3. Oregon State 35, Arizona State 27

THREE GAMES I'M GLAD I MISSED

1. Western Michigan 51, Eastern Michigan 7

2. Sam Houston State 76, Houston Baptist 0

3. Brevard 66, College of Faith 0

SEC TEAMS THAT SEC EAST LEADER MISSOURI DOESN'T PLAY THIS YEAR

1. Alabama

2. Auburn

3. LSU

4. Mississippi

5. Mississippi State

NEBRASKA-WISCONSIN GAMES NOT IN LINCOLN SINCE 2011

1. 2011: Wisconsin 48, Nebraska 17 in Madison

2. 2012: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31 in Indianapolis

3. 2014: Wisconsin 59, Nebraska 24 in Madison

STREAKS

1. Ohio State has won 22 straight Big Ten regular-season games.

2. Arkansas ended its 17-game SEC losing streak with a 17-0 win over LSU.

3. Penn State beat Temple for the 31st-straight time.

4. Hawaii snapped a 17-game road losing streak with a 13-0 win at San Jose State.

5. With Auburn eliminated, the SEC won't have a repeat champion for the 16th-straight year.

6. Mount Union won the Ohio Athletic Conference title for the 23rd-consecutive season.

AUGUSTANA DOMINANCE

1. Augustana (S.D.) 47, SW Minnesota State 3

2. Augustana (Ill.) 59, Millikin 6

SPORTSWRITING

1. Icing a kicker, much like icing a free-throw shooter, is a bush-league move that, at its essence, defines the term 'unsportsmanlike” - a well-paid coach is trying to put thoughts of anxiety and doubt in the mind of a college athlete who, presumably, isn't well-paid.

I'm not naive. I understand coaches will do - and must do - anything and everything to win on the field. If it's within the rules and it's been proven to work, all is fair.

But here's the problem: The time out called to unravel the kicker, more often than not, allows the kicker to compose himself. - John McGrath, Tacoma News Tribune

2. For those who somehow maintain the faith that Tim Beckman can turn this stampede of failure, there were precious few indicators at Memorial Stadium Saturday. ...

This was not a result that can in any way shine brightness on the future of Illini football. ...

At this point, it almost seems out of Beckman's hands. After 22 Big Ten games, the Illini have won two … and while the 28-24 upset of Minnesota provided the lift, the Illini have lost by double figures in the other five … while giving up massive yardage. - Loren Tate, Champaign News-Gazette

3. Pitt should be demanding to be put out of its misery and close down 2014 after playing its remaining two regular-season games. It's chancellor and athletic director should be petitioning the Atlantic Coast Conference and asking that it be allowed to skip the bowl season.

But that is not the case, not the case, at all. Instead, Pitt is clinging to the hope that it will win its two remaining games and become bowl-eligible, which could mean, for example, having the honor of playing in Detroit on Dec. 26.

There once was a time in college football when going to a bowl game was a reward for a well-played season. But that was well before greed took center state and the NCAA abdicated all responsibility toward college football, just so long as it could still call the players student-athletes. - Bob Smizik, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2014/11/16/Hooray-Pitt-still-bowl-eligible/stories/201411160233

GOOD WEEKS OF PRACTICE FOR SEC TEAMS THAT DIDN'T TRANSLATE TO SATURDAY

Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops last Thursday: 'It's been a good week of practice. I thought Tuesday and Wednesday was very good. ... I think guys are focused and energetic and we'll see if we can go on the road and play a complete game.”

Tennessee beat Kentucky, 50-16.

Mississippi State Coach Dan Mullen last Wednesday: 'Our guys have had a good week of practice this week. I think they're locked in. They're focused.”

Alabama beat Mississippi State, 25-20.

Florida Coach Will Muschamp on Thursday: 'We've had a really good week of practice. When you get to this point in the season, you got some guys banged up that you have to nurse through some injuries. But we got back in on Tuesday and had a really good practice, and we were really sharp on the field (Thursday) night. I'm really proud of our guys for focusing in on the game.”

Florida lost to South Carolina in overtime, 23-20, and Muschamp was fired.

YOU CAN'T CONTROL DESTINY, IT'S SOMETHING TO WHICH A PERSON OR THING IS DESTINED

1. 'It's like I told the kids, no hangover, back to work on Sunday, and we control our own destiny.” - Minnesota Coach Jerry Kill

2. 'It was the next opportunity to play and a chance to control our own destiny. When we left there that was the greatest sting, no longer controlling our destiny.” - Toledo Coach Matt Campbell, two days after the Rockets' 27-24 loss to Northern Illinois

3. ”Unfortunately, again this year, two years in a row, we don't control our own destiny.” - Utah State Coach Matt Wells

THIS WEEK'S UNWATCHABLES

1. Western Carolina at Alabama

2. Samford at Auburn

3. Indiana at Ohio State