College Football - Week 3 (Sept. 17th)

[Andy]

Alright, so far as I can tell, the Texas/UCLA and Washington/Nebraska games will be ABC/ESPN reverse mirror style coverage. Feel free to tell me if I have erred there.

 

Top 25 games

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(1) Oklahoma at (5) Florida State (8 pm, ABC)

North Texas at (2) Alabama (7:30 pm, ESPN3)

(3) LSU at (25) Mississippi State (7 pm Thursday, ESPN)

(4) Boise State at Toledo (8 pm Friday, ESPN)

(6) Stanford at Arizona (10:45 pm, ESPN)

(7) Wisconsin vs Northern Illinois – in Chicago (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

(8) Oklahoma State at Tulsa (10 pm, FSN/CSN)

Idaho at (9) Texas A&M (7 pm)

Washington at (10) Nebraska (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN)

Navy at (11) South Carolina (6 pm, ESPN2)

Missouri State at (12) Oregon (3:30 pm)

Arkansas State at (13) Virginia Tech (4 pm, ESPN3)

Troy at (14) Arkansas (7:30 pm, ESPN3)

(15) Michigan State at Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC)

Tennessee at (16) Florida (3:30 pm, CBS)

(17) Ohio State at Miami (7:30 pm, ESPN)

(18) West Virginia at Maryland (12 pm, ESPNU)

Stephen F. Austin at (19) Baylor (7 pm)

Florida A&M at (20) South Florida (7 pm, ESPN3)

(21) Auburn at Clemson (12 pm, ABC)

(22) Arizona State at Illinois (7 pm, BTN)

UL Monroe at (23) TCU (2 pm, The Mountain)

(24) Texas at UCLA (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN)

 

Games of interest

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Iowa State at Connecticut (8 pm Friday, ESPN2)

 

Penn State at Temple (12 pm, ESPN)

Pittsburgh at Iowa (12 pm, ESPN2)

SE Missouri State at Purdue (12 pm, BTN – Regional)

Eastern Michigan at Michigan (12 pm, BTN – Regional)

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (12 pm, SEC Network)

Kansas at Georgia Tech (12:30 pm, ESPN3)

Duke at Boston College (12:30 pm, ESPN3)

Northwestern at Army (3:30 pm, CBS College)

Miami (OH) at Minnesota (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional)

South Carolina State at Indiana (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional)

Louisville at Kentucky (7 pm, ESPNU)

Buffalo at Ball State (7 pm)

Western Illinois at Missouri (7 pm)

Kent State at Kansas State (7 pm, FCS Central)

Syracuse at USC (8 pm, FX)

 

 

Other nationally available games

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Central Michigan at Western Michigan (12 pm, ESPN3)

Wyoming at Bowling Green (12 pm, ESPN3)

Coastal Carolina at Georgia (12 pm, ESPN3)

Colorado vs Colorado State – in Denver (1:30 pm, FSN/CSN)

Akron at Cincinnati (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

Texas Tech at New Mexico (3:30 pm, Versus)

Virginia at North Carolina (3:30 pm, ESPNU)

Nevada at San Jose State (4 pm, ESPN3)

Central Florida at Florida International (6 pm, ESPN3)

South Alabama at NC State (6 pm, ESPN3)

Houston at Louisiana Tech (7 pm, ESPN3)

Indiana State at Western Kentucky (7 pm, ESPN3)

Marshall at Ohio (7 pm, ESPN3)

UTEP at New Mexico State (8 pm, ESPN3)

Utah at BYU (9:15 pm, ESPN2)

North Dakota at Fresno State (10 pm, ESPN3)

Edited September 14, 2011 by Andy

[NCCubFan]

This is the 100th week that Oklahoma has been #1 in the AP poll. They're the first team to reach that milestone.

[Old Style]

I'm worried about the mighty Idaho Potatoes (that sounds better than Vandals to me). I hope we can sneak out a victory at home.

[dew1679666265]

I'm already getting nervous about the Florida game. It's going to be extra tough being a road game in the Swamp, but this is a very winnable game. The key is going to be containing Rainey and Demps and Bray playing smart. If we don't turn the ball over, we should be able to score a decent amount on Florida. And the only real offensive weapons Florida has are Rainey and Demps.

 

If Dooley can win this game, he'll become a legend in Knoxville.

[NeifiIsMyHomeBoy]

I believe this is one of the most important games of the Ron Zook era. If we win we are suddenly a team to watch in the Leaders division. Lose and the team could go into a tailspin. Given the fact that Illinois has a new AD, Zook would be well served to win this game.

 

I'd like to see Young get more carries this week.

[Tracer Bullet]

3 straight weeks of 500 yards of offense and 5 TOs? We can only hope.

[fiver]

Auburn is a 4 point dog at Clemson....hoping they can pull out another close one.

[Old Style]

I thought they were going to do away with the Leaders/Legends crap.

[E.J.]

3 straight weeks of 500 yards of offense and 5 TOs? We can only hope.

 

I'm excited to see the MSU/ND game and the OSU/Miami game. I think ND pulls it together and beats MSU pretty easily. OSU's offense is just so bad right now. It will be an interesting game in Miami, and I hope Miami kills them.

[CubInOK]

Stuy, will Greg Reid play this week?

[CubInOK]

This is the 100th week that Oklahoma has been #1 in the AP poll. They're the first team to reach that milestone.

OU might be stuck at 100 for a few weeks. I'm horrified by going on the road to play against good teams.

[imb]

EJ Manuel seems like the prototype [expletive] with OU QB

[Castro13]

So as I said in last week's thread, I will be at the Illinois/ASU game and it will be my 1st Illini game I've ever attended. Any suggestions from other Illini fans on things to do before/after? Any places we must eat at while there or any bars(besides Kams ha) we should go to? My whole group is late 20's early 30's but are pretty big time partiers if that helps, or makes a difference. Thanks for the suggestions

[stuy119]

Stuy, will Greg Reid play this week?

 

Yes, but he's not starting. Not that it matters, since we'll play plenty of 4-2-5.

[sneakypower]

I hope Miami kills them.

this.

 

except you probably don't mean it literally

[Andy]

Appreciate the support EJ, but Michigan State is much better than either Michigan or USF. It won't take us turning the ball over 5 times for them to beat us.

[NewUserName]

Appreciate the support EJ, but Michigan State is much better than either Michigan or USF. It won't take us turning the ball over 5 times for them to beat us.

 

I think MSU is a little over-rated because of last years record. Some people think that means they are not a top 50 team or something though. I wouldn't be surprised if ND beats us this weekend. We do have some tall receivers who can jump though:)

[E.J.]

Appreciate the support EJ, but Michigan State is much better than either Michigan or USF. It won't take us turning the ball over 5 times for them to beat us.

 

Honestly, Michigan should probably have scored about 7 points the other night. ND is much improved on both sides of the ball, and I think MSU is overrated. If you guys stop acting like idiots, I think you end up having a very nice season.

[Tracer Bullet]

It'd be great if we could point to 1 thing or a couple serial offenders. But at this point, it's anyone's guess as to who fucks up next. Even the long-snapper, who'd never had a bad snap, muffed 2 in a row. Gary Gray, a 5th year with 2+ years starting suddenly can't win a single "throw it up for grabs" (or even turn his [expletive] head around). It's uncanny.

 

If I didn't have such experience with a truly cursed team, I'd think ND was cursed. Maybe the ghost of Declan Sullivan is seeking his revenge. I mean he caused Riddick to fumble the last KO just to keep the 5 TO streak going.

[E.J.]

It's Orange Bloods so take it with a huge grain of salt, but OU and Okie State may be applying for membership to the Pac-12 before the month's end.

 

http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1263940

[snoodmonger]

SEC announces it accepted aTm.

[jersey cubs fan]

SEC announces it accepted aTm.

 

I'll bet they accept ATM.

[snoodmonger]

SEC announces it accepted aTm.

 

I'll bet they accept ATM.

 

i laughed.

[Old Style]

SEC announces it accepted aTm.

 

I'll bet they accept ATM.

 

i laughed.

Me too.

[jame.gumb]

http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee386/jamegumb1/gusbrown.gif

 

Hoping to reverse some bad mojo against UCLA. I was a sophomore in attendance when they curbstomped us in '97. I have a bad feeling about Saturday...