College Football - Week 8 (Oct. 22nd)

[Andy]

This week, like ESPN, we switch to the BCS rankings.

 

Top 25 games

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(20) Auburn at (1) LSU (3:30 pm, CBS)

Tennessee at (2) Alabama (7:15 pm, ESPN2)

Texas Tech at (3) Oklahoma (8 pm, ABC – Regional)

(4) Oklahoma State at Missouri (12 pm, FX)

Air Force at (5) Boise State (3:30 pm, Versus)

(6) Wisconsin at (16) Michigan State (8 pm, ESPN)

North Carolina at (7) Clemson (12 pm, ESPN)

(25) Washington at (8) Stanford (8 pm, ABC – Regional)

(9) Arkansas at Ole Miss (12 pm, SEC Network)

(10) Oregon at Colorado (3:30 pm, FSN/CSN)

(11) Kansas State at Kansas (12 pm, FSN/CSN)

Boston College at (12) Virginia Tech (3 pm, ESPN3)

(13) Nebraska at Minnesota (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2)

(15) West Virginia at Syracuse (8 pm Friday, ESPN)

(17) Texas A&M at Iowa State (3:30 pm, ABC – Regional)

Marshall at (19) Houston (3:30 pm)

(21) Penn State at Northwestern (7 pm, BTN)

(22) Georgia Tech at Miami (3:30 pm, ESPN)

(23) Illinois at Purdue (12 pm, ESPN2)

 

Games of interest

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UCLA at Arizona (9 pm Thursday, ESPN)

 

Rutgers at Louisville (8 pm Friday, ESPN2)

 

Jacksonville State at Kentucky (12 pm, ESPNU)

Indiana at Iowa (12 pm, BTN)

Northern Illinois at Buffalo (12 pm, ESPN3)

Wake Forest at Duke (12:30 pm, ACC Network)

Central Michigan at Ball State (2 pm)

Maryland at Florida State (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2)

UL Monroe at North Texas (7 pm)

USC at Notre Dame (7:30 pm, NBC)

 

Other nationally available games

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Florida International at Arkansas State (8 pm Tuesday, ESPN2)

 

Cincinnati at South Florida (12 pm, ESPN3)

Louisiana Tech at Utah State (3 pm, ESPN3)

East Carolina at Navy (3:30 pm, CBS College)

Temple at Bowling Green (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

Ohio at Akron (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

Miami (OH) at Toledo (7 pm, ESPN3)

Army at Vanderbilt (7 pm, ESPNU)

Tulsa at Rice (7 pm, FSN/CSN)

SMU at Southern Miss (8 pm, CBS College)

Oregon State at Washington State (10:30 pm, FSN/CSN)

[Derwood]

ah damn, night game? FFFFFUUUUUU

[Old Style]

Not too many good match-ups this week. Where is GameDay going?

[bukie]

Probably going to East Lansing, I'd suspect.

[Andy]

Not too many good match-ups this week. Where is GameDay going?

Wisconsin @ Michigan State.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Okie State will beat us by 100

[CubInOK]

Okie State will beat us by 100

Nah. You'll move the ball on their 100th ranked defense.

[Old Style]

Not too many good match-ups this week. Where is GameDay going?

Wisconsin @ Michigan State.

That's the best choice. Thought there was a slim chance they'd go to Stanford so they could fellate Luck in person.

[snoodmonger]

If KSU beats us by 50 again, it could be the final nail in Gill's coffin.

[SouthSideRyan]

Somebody sounds cranky that Gameday won't be watching his team in Norman.

[abuck1220]

karma

[fiver]

I'm hearing both of Auburn's top receivers may come back from injury to play against LSU this weekend. If Auburn can stretch the field with some completions downfield which would make room for the run, then they may be able to hang around for a while in this one. Given the QB situation, it's more likely that AU loses by 3 tds.

[Old Style]

Somebody sounds cranky that Gameday won't be watching his team in Norman.

Your obsession with me is creepy. First of all, we aren't even playing in Norman. We are playing in Ames. Second of all, how did you get that I was cranky out of those two posts?

[Old Style]

Somebody sounds cranky that Gameday won't be watching his team in Norman.

Your obsession with me is creepy. First of all, we aren't even playing in Norman. We are playing in Ames. Second of all, how did you get that I was cranky out of those two posts?

Oh, wait. Is this another one of your posts where you pretend like you don't know that I went to A&M and act like it's Texas Tech, Texas State, Sam Houston, North Texas, or some other tier 3 school in this state?

[Flames24Rulz]

This is actually one of the better slates of games that there has been this season.

[BleacherBadger]

I'm kinda surprised we got gameday again, but so it goes.

 

Anyways, there's already talk from MSU about wanting to hurt the Badgers. Between that and Gholston's BS crap last week, I feel a "good vs. bad" slant going on.

 

It'll be fun when we hang 40+ on their "premiere" defense.

[Tracer Bullet]

who says msu has a premiere defense?

 

The only decent team they've played hung 31 on them.

[E.J.]

who says msu has a premiere defense?

 

The only decent team they've played hung 31 on them.

 

Your hatred of the Big Ten is hilarious. MSU held you to 275 total yards, well below your season average. They outgained you by 100 yards that day. You also got 7 of those points off a kickoff return. MSU held Michigan to 250 total yards. In comparison, ND gave up more than 450 total yards to Michigan.

 

MSU is a good defense.

[bcl412]

I should cheer against MSU but I would enjoy Wisconsin going down and I've never really had anything against the Spartans so if they win I won't be too upset.

[bcl412]

who says msu has a premiere defense?

 

The only decent team they've played hung 31 on them.

 

24 really, one of the scores was a kickoff return.

[Tracer Bullet]

who says msu has a premiere defense?

 

The only decent team they've played hung 31 on them.

 

Your hatred of the Big Ten is hilarious. MSU held you to 275 total yards, well below your season average. They outgained you by 100 yards that day. You also got 7 of those points off a kickoff return. MSU held Michigan to 250 total yards. In comparison, ND gave up more than 450 total yards to Michigan.

 

MSU is a good defense.

 

My alleged hatred of the bigx is only half as funny as your defensiveness.

[E.J.]

who says msu has a premiere defense?

 

The only decent team they've played hung 31 on them.

 

Your hatred of the Big Ten is hilarious. MSU held you to 275 total yards, well below your season average. They outgained you by 100 yards that day. You also got 7 of those points off a kickoff return. MSU held Michigan to 250 total yards. In comparison, ND gave up more than 450 total yards to Michigan.

 

MSU is a good defense.

 

My alleged hatred of the bigx is only half as funny as your defensiveness.

 

I just find it interesting that a guy who doesn't want ND in the Big 10 spends so much time talking about the teams in the Big 10. Why don't you spend more time focusing on Florida State or UNC or some other ACC teams?

 

I'm not defending the Big 10. I know the conference blows. I do think MSU has a solid defense though.

 

Honestly, I think we'd all be better off if ND stopped playing Big Ten teams. We're sick of you and we know you're sick of us.

[SpongeWorthy]

This is probably the most even SC and ND have been on paper since the late 80s. Looking forward to it. This is our bowl game, pretty much.

[Tracer Bullet]

This again? I post on a message board mostly made up of bigx fans. I've been an Iowa fan since birth. I spent 30 years in big ten country. I can discuss the conference without wanting ND to join it. Just let the ACC thing go. I'm right; just accept that.

 

I made that comment bc MSU's defense is overrated and I think Wisconsin will destroy them. I also made that comment bc UM looked shitty against MSU, just like they did for 3 quarters against ND (the only 2 decent teams you've played). But Nard couldn't connect on miracle balls, due to a slight breeze (BK thought it was a beautiful day, imb) or DBs actually turning their heads once in a while.

 

It was fun watching another team expose UM as mediocre and hang on for a victory. But I know that other team is going to get exposed this weekend bc their D isn't elite. They're thugs.

[Tracer Bullet]

This is probably the most even SC and ND have been on paper since the late 80s. Looking forward to it. This is our bowl game, pretty much.

 

I am too. If ND doesn't turn the ball over 5 times, it'll be a good game. Though I'm expecting Reed to throw at least 2 picks. We'll have to see if ND's run game or USC's run D wins that battle.