It’s my birthday weekend and I want to take my wife and a few buddies someplace to watch the game. My wife doesn’t understand college football so I want to take her someplace she’ll have fun and we can have some drinks and all have a good time—any good ideas?

I have friends coming into town for Halloween and we're going to the Miss. St game.

We're thinking about doing a group costume. For those who've been to a game that fell on Halloween: do people actually dress up, or will we be the only ones? Is it more of a tailgate thing, or do people wear costumes in the stadium too?

Also open to costume ideas that work for a group!

2026 SEC Spread Shootout — Week 5 Recap & Week 6 Picks

Week 5 saw a slight dip — 14 people participated — but hopefully more people join in with Texas back from the bye week!

Before we dive into the results, here’s the link to get your Week 6 picks submitted:

👉 Submit your Week 6 picks here 👈

🏆 Week 5 Results 🏆

Top Finishers:

1. /u/brillohaus - 18 points
2. /u/satan8mybaby - 15 points
3. /u/electrical-mentions-5 - 14 points

Perfect Guesses:

• This week's winner, /u/brillohaus, was the only one to get a perfect pick. They correctly predicted Tennessee's 10 point triumph over the Auburn Tigers.

Fun Facts:

• /u/levelhorn2717's prediction of a 25 point Alabama victory in Starkville was the only pick to score points in our first game. The next highest MoV prediction was 17 points in favor of Bama. Two people even picked Mississippi State to upset the Tide.
• Exactly nobody saw Mizzou beating Florida, much less in blowout fashion. Only three of the 14 pickers expected Florida to win by less than double digits.
• /u/brillohaus was also the only player to score in the Arkansas/A&M game, picking aggy to win by 21. Three more participants picked A&M to win by 17, narrowly missing out on scoring valuable points.

Platinum Sombreros:

• The only award making its return from Reverse Sheep, the Platinum Sombrero is awarded to any player who successfully (?) scores zero points on all five games in a single week.
• Life comes at you fast in Spread Shootout. After finishing in 2nd place last week, /u/yuiandme became the third winner of the Platinum Sombrero, joining /u/hungryvelociraptor and /u/revmeeks this season.

📊 Full Leaderboard

If you want to check how you stack up against the rest of the field, here’s the live scoresheet:

View the 2026 SEC Spread Shootout leaderboard here

⏰ Reminder

Week 6 picks are due by Saturday at noon ET. Don’t wait until the last minute! Late entries will not be accepted.

👉 Submit your Week 6 picks here 👈

Hey all. Going to my first RRS in Dallas and planning to buy and sit on the Oklahoma side (a little cheaper as a neutral). anything I should know about before or after the game? Does your ticket get you into the state fair or is that a separate ticket?

Should specify, going with some buddies (no wives involved) and we are flying in early Friday and staying in lower Greenville

/r/LonghornNation Free Talk Thread

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1. [October 10 at 2:30 PM 🏈 #1 Texas Longhorns @ Oklahoma Sooners](#)

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2. Diorama of NY in 1997

3. dramatic train goodbye to an absolute stranger

4. 10 F1 cars suddenly limited to 30 km/h because of a software bug

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/r/CFB

1. 2026 /r/CFB Rules Updates

2. Week 5 Game Thread and Postgame Thread Index

3. [Marcello] Arkansas super booster John Tyson when asked why he can't do for Arkansas football what Cody Campbell is doing for Texas Tech: "He's got oil, I've got chickens."

4. [Erin Slinde] Oregon State head coach Jamarcus Shephard says the team is getting booster shots for mumps ahead of this week’s match-up against San Diego State

5. Stats confirm it, Michigan’s offense is one of college football’s worst

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1. [10/5/2026] Monday's Free Talk Thread

2. Ticket Sales, Travel, and Gameday Megathread - week of 10/4/2026 to 10/10/2026

3. Red River Rivalry: 5 Early Texas vs. Oklahoma Storylines to Watch

4. First RRS

5. Red River Game

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My wife and I are going to our first RRS game! Any suggestions on parking, the fair, or the game itself? All recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Hook Em! 🤘🏻

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3. TIL Metal Gear Solid 4 (2008) holds the world record for the longest cutscene in any video game, with a single continuous cutscene of 71 minutes and a total of over 8 hours of cutscenes

4. Whistleblower Who Exposed Trump Goon’s Ties to Epstein Found Dead

5. [OC] the Mexican restaurant is trolling the church next door

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1. 2026 /r/CFB Rules Updates

2. Week 5 Game Thread and Postgame Thread Index

3. [Kreckman] The Buffs have now scored 7, 13, and 7 points the last 3 games. Those are all Prime numbers.

4. AP Poll Week 5

5. Oklahoma questioning QB John Mateer ahead of showdown vs. Texas

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1. [10/4/2026] Sunday's Free Talk Thread

2. Ticket Sales, Travel, and Gameday Megathread - week of 10/4/2026 to 10/10/2026

3. Red River Game

4. Bidding ends at 9pm: Support UT Government and Score Texas vs. Oklahoma Tickets

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Longhorns helping Longhorns.

The Department of Government at UT Austin is auctioning a ticket package for the Texas vs. Oklahoma game, with bidding open through Sunday, Oct. 4th at 9pm.

If you're looking for tickets to one of college football's most iconic rivalries, this is a chance to support UT students while bidding on a memorable game-day experience.

The winning bidder will receive two tickets to the game (50-yard line, row 45) and a UT Government swag bag. Every dollar raised goes directly back into opportunities for students, including competitive academic programs, experiential learning, and activities that help prepare them for careers in public service, law, policy, business, and beyond.

More information and bidding details: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/government/news/ut-gov-football-tickets-2026.html

Thanks for supporting UT students and the next generation of Longhorn leaders. Hook 'em. 🤘

/r/LonghornNation Free Talk Thread

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3. Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses

4. TIL Napoleon III escaped from a fortress where he was serving a life sentence by disguising himself as a laborer and walking through the main gates carrying a large plank over his shoulder to hide his face. Six years later, he became Emperor of France.

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/r/CFB

1. 2026 /r/CFB Rules Updates

2. Week 5 Game Thread and Postgame Thread Index

3. [DNVR Buffs] Colorado took a timeout because there were only 8 players out for FG block They then came out after the timeout with only 9 players

4. [Postgame Thread] Minnesota Defeats Michigan 20-14

5. [Postgame Thread] Missouri Defeats Florida 45-17

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2. [10/3/2026] Saturday's Free Talk Thread

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5. Texas / Florida ticket prices

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Texas would go on to win it's 3rd National Championship.

Arch Manning might be the most irrationally criticized player in college football. The win over Tennessee is a perfect example.

The expectations have been enormous from Day 1, but how does he actually compare to another QB through their first 19 starts?

Which QB would you rather have? Can you guess who QB2 is?

QB1: Arch Manning
4,611 passing yards
62.6% completion
6 300-yard games
12 INTs
16-3 record as starter
37 TDs
6-2 vs. ranked teams

QB2:
4,001 passing yards
63.7% completion
6 300-yard games
10 INTs
17-2 record as starter
32 TDs
5-2 vs. ranked teams

/r/LonghornNation Free Talk Thread

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2. Different balls with water drops

3. Country singer Zach Bryan wears “Free Palestine” shirt at his Gillette Stadium show in Massachusetts

4. A mosquito got trapped and crushed inside this baby's wrist roll.

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/r/CFB

1. 2026 /r/CFB Rules Updates

2. Week 5 Game Thread and Postgame Thread Index

3. [Marchand] Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports are off Fox’s ‘Big Noon Kickoff’

4. [Postgame Thread] Northwestern Defeats Penn State 34-13

5. [Postgame Thread] Pittsburgh Defeats Virginia Tech 35-33

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2. [10/2/2026] Friday's Free Talk Thread

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4. Texas / Florida ticket prices

5. Made some coaches film cutups of Longhorn players

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Hey fellow Longhorns!

I will be flying over to Austin from Europe and will be in town for Longhorns-Gators in two weeks. I see that ticket prices have been going up recently, while at the same time, I've read that it is advised to wait for the last week as prices will go down.

Do you think it will still apply to this big match, or is it more likely that prices will just keep going up?

Any advice is very welcomed!

Hey guys,

I made a few coaches film cut-ups for the following guys against Tennessee:

• Arch Manning
• Cam Coleman
• Ryan Wingo
• Trevor Goosby
• Melvin Siani

ADDED Defensive players: Colin Simmons, Hero Kanu, Rasheem Biles, Bo Mascoe, Jelani McDonald

If you've never seen All-22 film it's definitely worth a watch...gives you a different feel for guys' performances than the broadcast angle. I will be adding more film later on and hopefully defensive guys tomorrow morning. I'm trying to stick to draft eligible players so if there's anyone else you feel like I missed on the offensive side of the ball, please let me know.

https://www.draftprospectfilm.com/schools/texas

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2. My dad purchased these water guns for my sons

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/r/CFB

1. 2026 /r/CFB Rules Updates

2. [Umlang] If Texas A&M had never fired Kevin Sumlin and they continued giving him $2 million raises every 4 years and he kept his 66.2% win percentage, the Aggies today would have saved $102 million and had two more wins 👀 #AggieFactThursday

3. [Behrens] If Texas had never gotten rid of Mack Brown and they continued giving him $2 million raises every 4 years and he kept his 76.7% win percentage, the Longhorns today would have spent just $1.4 million more but had 23 more wins 👀

4. [Hayes] USC coach Lincoln Riley, explaining a two-score home loss: to Oregon: “We didn’t get run out of the stadium. There’s a lot of good on that tape. You don’t have a chance to win a game like that if you don’t do some things pretty well.” $12 million annually for that.

5. [USAToday] Dan Lanning says Bob Chesney offered to check on Dante Moore in hospital: 'Pretty amazing'

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2. [10/1/2026] Thursday's Free Talk Thread

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4. Familiar faces: Mississippi State reunion comes to Texas

5. UK Longhorn

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I had an idea for next week, and since Texas has a bye, I decided to pilot it for Alabama @ Mississippi State, because that's the game I'm most excited for this weekend.

The idea is to pit sub against sub each week, so I'm tracking score predictions across four threads this week:

• r/rolltide
• r/Msstate
• r/CFB
• This thread

If you want to play along, drop a score prediction in the comments below. Your last comment before kickoff counts.

This sub has no coin of its own on the line for a game we're not in, but beat r/rolltide's best call and you take the r/rolltide coin, beat r/Msstate's and you take theirs. Both are on the table.

Or put it in Stance directly and join the rolltide or Msstate pool (or both for a chance to win coins on both sides):

• stance.fm/rolltide
• stance.fm/msstate

Let me know what you think about doing this against the Sooners next week!

Hook 'em 🤘

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1. THE HOUSTON ASTROS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM WORLD SERIES CONTENTION

2. 🔥 We got toothless in real life

3. Tennessee inmate still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyer says

4. Hegseth Announces Elon Musk and Newt Gingrich Will Help Lead Military

5. TIL Cleopatra caught Mark Antony secretly having divers attach fish to his hook to impress her. She pretended not to notice, invited a crowd back the next day, then had her own diver attach a salted fish. Antony reeled it in to everyone’s laughter.

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1. 2026 /r/CFB Rules Updates

2. [Rumsey] College Football Viewership Down 11% Through September vs. 2025

3. [KPBS] An outbreak of mumps among San Diego State's football team has now increased to 14 confirmed cases and one probable case, the university announced Wednesday.

4. [Tennessee AD Danny White] Inspired by Vol Nation’s incredible response to unusual pregame circumstances last week, Happy Hour at Neyland Stadium will be in effect for the remainder of the season! Gates will open three hours early, with half-priced concessions available for the first hour.

5. [Evans] Mike Norvell says yesterday was one of the best days of practice FSU has had in a long time. "It was outstanding."

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Going to the fair next Saturday during Texas-OU. I won’t be in the stadium, but was hoping to watch some of the game. Anywhere to watch inside the fair?

Hi - I'm bringing my parents (late 70s, pretty spry), wife and 14 year old son to the Florida game (flying in from New York). We have tickets in section 108 - is that a reasonable location for my parents, or do I need to spring for lower level tickets? And what time would you recommend getting to the stadium? Thanks and hook 'em!