College Football - Week of 9/1

[fromthestretch]

I don't know how good Purdue really is yet (and probably won't until they play ND since they always schedule nobodies in front of us) but I doubt we lose to them.

 

While their non-conference schedule hasn't exactly been strong the past few years, I wouldn't say the Boilers always schedule nobodies. They don't play I-AA schools. They've played solid teams in the past such as Bowling Green, West Virginia, and Wake Forest (they were ranked 20th when Purdue played them in 2003 if I remember correctly). It's not like they pad their entire non-conference schedule with terrible teams. The fact that they have Notre Dame on their schedule every year speaks to that. And they haven't scheduled that weak team from Muncie since '04. :wink:

 

As for how they'll do against Notre Dame, it largely depends on the defense. The Boilers' running game is actually decent, Painter is solid at QB, and they have a few good receivers. The kicker still sucks though. The fact that the game is at Purdue will certainly help the Boilers.

[Derwood]

 

How much were they favored by last week?

 

i'm pretty sure there was no line for that game

[TruffleShuffle]

 

How much were they favored by last week?

 

i'm pretty sure there was no line for that game

 

a few sites probably carried it - I know that Hawai'i was favored by 59 over Northern Colorado, and they're not I-A

[Mephistopheles]

if michigan beats up on oregon they should be back in the top 25. i have NO doubt in my mind theyre one of the top 25 teams in college football. theyre probably one of the ten best. they didnt play like it on saturday but a zebra doesnt change their stripes. they should be in the top 25.

[Andy]

I don't know how good Purdue really is yet (and probably won't until they play ND since they always schedule nobodies in front of us) but I doubt we lose to them.

 

While their non-conference schedule hasn't exactly been strong the past few years, I wouldn't say the Boilers always schedule nobodies. They don't play I-AA schools. They've played solid teams in the past such as Bowling Green, West Virginia, and Wake Forest (they were ranked 20th when Purdue played them in 2003 if I remember correctly). It's not like they pad their entire non-conference schedule with terrible teams. The fact that they have Notre Dame on their schedule every year speaks to that. And they haven't scheduled that weak team from Muncie since '04. :wink:

Bold 1: Eastern Illinois is still a 1-AA team last time I looked it up.

 

Bold 2: Purdue played us last year and beat us by 10 - the biggest margin of defeat we had against the three Big Eleven opponents we played.

[Exile on Waveland]

if michigan beats up on oregon they should be back in the top 25. i have NO doubt in my mind theyre one of the top 25 teams in college football. theyre probably one of the ten best. they didnt play like it on saturday but a zebra doesnt change their stripes. they should be in the top 25.

 

Agreed. They'll end up in the polls.

[fromthestretch]

I don't know how good Purdue really is yet (and probably won't until they play ND since they always schedule nobodies in front of us) but I doubt we lose to them.

 

While their non-conference schedule hasn't exactly been strong the past few years, I wouldn't say the Boilers always schedule nobodies. They don't play I-AA schools. They've played solid teams in the past such as Bowling Green, West Virginia, and Wake Forest (they were ranked 20th when Purdue played them in 2003 if I remember correctly). It's not like they pad their entire non-conference schedule with terrible teams. The fact that they have Notre Dame on their schedule every year speaks to that. And they haven't scheduled that weak team from Muncie since '04. :wink:

Bold 1: Eastern Illinois is still a 1-AA team last time I looked it up.

 

Bold 2: Purdue played us last year and beat us by 10 - the biggest margin of defeat we had against the three Big Eleven opponents we played.

 

Wow...I didn't know EIU was 1-AA. My bad on that one. And I don't know how I forgot that we played Ball State last year. I need to stop drinking at work.

 

My point is still valid though. Purdue doesn't always schedule a bunch of crap teams for non-conference. We had Notre Dame and Hawaii last year, although Hawaii was near the end of the season.

[Guest]

Already said go UCLA, but go Oregon too.

[wolf stansson]

Already said go UCLA, but go Oregon too.

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It just beefs up the Devils sos.