College Football - Week 1 (Aug. 30)

[Andy]

Even in a season where CFB is starting at the earliest possible date, the off-season seems to last forever. But finally, the AP poll is out and the first Saturday is 12 days away.

 

I'll switch to the committee rankings (man, that's weird to say) starting with their first release on Oct. 28.

 

Top 25 games

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Oklahoma State vs (1) Florida State – in Arlington, TX (8 pm, ABC)

West Virginia vs (2) Alabama – in Atlanta (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2)

South Dakota at (3) Oregon (10:30 pm, Pac-12 Network)

Louisiana Tech at (4) Oklahoma (7 pm)

(5) Ohio State vs Navy – in Baltimore (12 pm, CBSSN)

Arkansas at (6) Auburn (4 pm, SEC Network)

(7) UCLA at Virginia (12 pm, ESPN)

Jacksonville State at (8) Michigan State (7:30 pm Friday, BTN)

(21) Texas A&M at (9) South Carolina (6 pm Thursday, SEC Network)

SMU at (10) Baylor (7:30 pm Sunday, FS1)

UC Davis at (11) Stanford (4 pm, Pac-12 Network – Regional)

(16) Clemson at (12) Georgia (5:30 pm, ESPN)

(14) Wisconsin vs (13) LSU – in Houston (9 pm, ESPN)

Fresno State at (15) USC (7:30 pm, FOX)

Rice at (17) Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC)

Boise State vs (18) Ole Miss – in Atlanta (8 pm Thursday, ESPN)

Weber State at (19) Arizona State (10:30 pm Thursday, Pac-12 Network)

Stephen F. Austin at (20) Kansas State (7 pm)

Florida Atlantic at (22) Nebraska (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional)

Liberty at (23) North Carolina (6 pm, ESPN3)

South Dakota State at (24) Missouri (3:30 pm, ESPNU)

(25) Washington at Hawaii (10:30 pm, CBSSN)

 

Other nationally available games

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Abilene Christian at Georgia State (7 pm Wednesday, ESPNU)

 

Eastern Illinois at Minnesota (7 pm Thursday, BTN)

Wake Forest at UL Monroe (7 pm Thursday, ESPNU)

Howard at Akron (7 pm Thursday, ESPN3)

Presbyterian at Northern Illinois (7 pm Thursday, ESPN3)

Chattanooga at Central Michigan (7 pm Thursday, ESPN3)

Idaho State at Utah (7:30 pm Thursday, Pac-12 Network)

Tulane at Tulsa (8 pm Thursday, CBSSN)

Cal Poly at New Mexico State (8 pm Thursday, ESPN3)

Temple at Vanderbilt (9:15 pm Thursday, SEC Network)

Rutgers at Washington State (10 pm Thursday, FS1)

 

Villanova at Syracuse (7:30 pm Friday, ESPN3)

BYU at UConn (8 pm Friday, ESPN)

Bowling Green at Western Kentucky (8 pm Friday, CBSSN)

Colorado State vs Colorado – in Denver (9 pm Friday, FS1)

UTSA at Houston (9 pm Friday, ESPNU)

UNLV at Arizona (10:30 pm Friday, ESPN)

 

Central Florida vs Penn State – in Dublin, Ireland (8:30 am, ESPN2)

Appalachian State at Michigan (12 pm, ESPN2)

North Dakota State at Iowa State (12 pm, FS1)

Western Michigan at Purdue (12 pm, ESPNU)

Indiana State at Indiana (12 pm, ESPNEWS)

Youngstown State at Illinois (12 pm, BTN – Regional)

Northern Iowa at Iowa (12 pm, BTN – Regional)

UT Martin at Kentucky (12 pm, SEC Network)

Delaware at Pittsburgh (12 pm, ESPN3)

Georgia Southern at NC State (12:30 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3)

Wofford at Georgia Tech (12:30 pm, FSN South/ESPN3)

Colgate at Ball State (2 pm, ESPN3)

Nicholls State at Air Force (2 pm, ESPN3)

Boston College at UMass (3 pm, ESPN3)

California at Northwestern (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2)

James Madison at Maryland (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional)

William & Mary at Virginia Tech (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

Duquesne at Buffalo (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

Marshall at Miami (OH) (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

Portland State at Oregon State (4 pm, Pac-12 Network – Regional)

Elon at Duke (6 pm, ESPN3)

Morgan State at Eastern Michigan (6 pm, ESPN3)

Ohio at Kent State (6 pm, ESPN3)

Idaho at Florida (7 pm, ESPNU)

Austin Peay at Memphis (7 pm, ESPN3)

Western Carolina at South Florida (7 pm, ESPN3)

New Hampshire at Toledo (7 pm, ESPN3)

Montana State at Arkansas State (7 pm, ESPN3)

Southern at UL Lafayette (7 pm, ESPN3)

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas State (7 pm, ESPN3)

Southern Miss at Mississippi State (7:30 pm, SEC Network)

NC Central at East Carolina (8 pm, ESPNEWS)

Samford at TCU (8 pm, FSN)

North Texas at Texas (8 pm, LHN)

 

Utah State at Tennessee (7 pm Sunday, SEC Network)

 

Miami at Louisville (8 pm Monday, ESPN)

[Derwood]

Yay, 8:30am football!

[Derwood]

said no one ever

[rawaction]

Actually 8:30 AM football is wonderful. I always envied the west coast being able to wake up and watch football over breakfast. If I can get my wife to take the kid out, I'll watch all day.

[Ryne Ween]

Actually 8:30 AM football is wonderful. I always envied the west coast being able to wake up and watch football over breakfast. If I can get my wife to take the kid out, I'll watch all day.

 

 

Yea I gladly shift football to as early in the AM as possible.

[sneakypower]

Appalachian State at Michigan (12 pm, ESPN2)

 

can't wait to watch all those replays!

[jersey cubs fan]

Central Florida vs Penn State – in Dublin, Ireland (8:30 am, ESPN2)

 

I had no idea. That's awesome. I shall clear my morning schedule.

[Andy]

Morning football might be in jeopardy because of that oh-so-common cause of sporting event delays, a mother [expletive] volcano:

 

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11383726/penn-state-nittany-lions-ireland-opener-threatened-volcano

 

Iceland's Civil Protection Department said Wednesday that about 500 people were evacuated from the highlands part of the Vatnajokull glacier. The action was taken as a precaution following thousands of small earthquakes recently near Bardarbunga, a sub-glacial stratovolcano under the glacier.

 

UCF departs for Ireland Aug. 26 for its Aug. 30 game. Athletics spokesman Andy Seeley said school officials are monitoring the situation.

 

Iceland is separated from Ireland by the Atlantic Ocean and about 900 miles, but a volcanic eruption in Iceland could produce volcanic ash and potentially affect flights to Europe. More than 100,000 flights were cancelled following the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokul volcano.

[snoodmonger]

Actually 8:30 AM football is wonderful. I always envied the west coast being able to wake up and watch football over breakfast. If I can get my wife to take the kid out, I'll watch all day.

 

Yeah, it's pretty awesome. Love waking up and getting right into the games.

[rawaction]

Morning football might be in jeopardy because of that oh-so-common cause of sporting event delays, a mother [expletive] volcano:

 

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11383726/penn-state-nittany-lions-ireland-opener-threatened-volcano

 

Iceland's Civil Protection Department said Wednesday that about 500 people were evacuated from the highlands part of the Vatnajokull glacier. The action was taken as a precaution following thousands of small earthquakes recently near Bardarbunga, a sub-glacial stratovolcano under the glacier.

 

UCF departs for Ireland Aug. 26 for its Aug. 30 game. Athletics spokesman Andy Seeley said school officials are monitoring the situation.

 

Iceland is separated from Ireland by the Atlantic Ocean and about 900 miles, but a volcanic eruption in Iceland could produce volcanic ash and potentially affect flights to Europe. More than 100,000 flights were cancelled following the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokul volcano.

 

A friend of mine (Penn St season ticket holder) is leaving Monday for Ireland to go to this game. Suck if it got cancelled or whatever.

[shnsajax]

Morning football might be in jeopardy because of that oh-so-common cause of sporting event delays, a mother [expletive] volcano:

 

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11383726/penn-state-nittany-lions-ireland-opener-threatened-volcano

 

Iceland's Civil Protection Department said Wednesday that about 500 people were evacuated from the highlands part of the Vatnajokull glacier. The action was taken as a precaution following thousands of small earthquakes recently near Bardarbunga, a sub-glacial stratovolcano under the glacier.

 

UCF departs for Ireland Aug. 26 for its Aug. 30 game. Athletics spokesman Andy Seeley said school officials are monitoring the situation.

 

Iceland is separated from Ireland by the Atlantic Ocean and about 900 miles, but a volcanic eruption in Iceland could produce volcanic ash and potentially affect flights to Europe. More than 100,000 flights were cancelled following the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokul volcano.

 

A friend of mine (Penn St season ticket holder) is leaving Monday for Ireland to go to this game. Suck if it got cancelled or whatever.

 

If he can't have fun in Ireland he's doing it wrong.

[Guest]

Actually 8:30 AM football is wonderful. I always envied the west coast being able to wake up and watch football over breakfast. If I can get my wife to take the kid out, I'll watch all day.

 

Yeah, it's pretty awesome. Love waking up and getting right into the games.

 

Yeah, 9 AM starts are fun (5:30 AM for Notre Dame-UCF not so much) when they're random games but I'm not really looking forward to UCLA starting at 9. Also love that if Hawaii is playing at home, you can have a game starting at 9 PM that'll end around midnight.

[rawaction]

Morning football might be in jeopardy because of that oh-so-common cause of sporting event delays, a mother [expletive] volcano:

 

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11383726/penn-state-nittany-lions-ireland-opener-threatened-volcano

 

Iceland's Civil Protection Department said Wednesday that about 500 people were evacuated from the highlands part of the Vatnajokull glacier. The action was taken as a precaution following thousands of small earthquakes recently near Bardarbunga, a sub-glacial stratovolcano under the glacier.

 

UCF departs for Ireland Aug. 26 for its Aug. 30 game. Athletics spokesman Andy Seeley said school officials are monitoring the situation.

 

Iceland is separated from Ireland by the Atlantic Ocean and about 900 miles, but a volcanic eruption in Iceland could produce volcanic ash and potentially affect flights to Europe. More than 100,000 flights were cancelled following the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokul volcano.

 

A friend of mine (Penn St season ticket holder) is leaving Monday for Ireland to go to this game. Suck if it got cancelled or whatever.

 

If he can't have fun in Ireland he's doing it wrong.

 

Nah, he'll be fine. That was just his excuse for going. He actually played professional soccer/futbol in Ireland as a teenager. So he knows people and all that.

[Andy]

USC DB Josh Shaw allegedly saved his nephew from drowning at a family function Saturday and sprained his ankles doing so. I say 'allegedly' because Steve Sarkisian has apparently received a contradicting story regarding the injury and now Shaw (a USC captain) is unavailable to the media until the Trojans figure out what happened.

 

Dan Wetzel had the best line on the subject:

 

Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel

And USC may be trying to one-up Notre Dame's fake dead girlfriend with a fake drowning nephew? Now that's a rivalry

[SpongeWorthy]

the LSUFreek Almost Famous gif practically draws itself

[Andy]

Well, this escalated quickly.

 

Heather Brittany @HeatherBrit

Sources: Josh Shaw was involved in an incident involving domestic abuse & jumped off a 3rd story window while running from LAPD. #USC

 

Heather Brittany @HeatherBrit

This just went from oh no to oh hell very quickly. #USC

[jersey cubs fan]

Well, this escalated quickly.

 

Heather Brittany @HeatherBrit

Sources: Josh Shaw was involved in an incident involving domestic abuse & jumped off a 3rd story window while running from LAPD. #USC

 

Heather Brittany @HeatherBrit

This just went from oh no to oh hell very quickly. #USC

USC DB Josh Shaw allegedly saved his nephew from drowning at a family function Saturday and sprained his ankles doing so. I say 'allegedly' because Steve Sarkisian has apparently received a contradicting story regarding the injury and now Shaw (a USC captain) is unavailable to the media until the Trojans figure out what happened.

 

Dan Wetzel had the best line on the subject:

 

Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel

And USC may be trying to one-up Notre Dame's fake dead girlfriend with a fake drowning nephew? Now that's a rivalry

 

It's one thing to make up a story about how you got injured when you just did something dumb while drunk with no witnesses. But the cops were chasing him? That's some next level stupid.

[George Hayduke]

Well, this escalated quickly.

 

Heather Brittany @HeatherBrit

Sources: Josh Shaw was involved in an incident involving domestic abuse & jumped off a 3rd story window while running from LAPD. #USC

 

Heather Brittany @HeatherBrit

This just went from oh no to oh hell very quickly. #USC

USC DB Josh Shaw allegedly saved his nephew from drowning at a family function Saturday and sprained his ankles doing so. I say 'allegedly' because Steve Sarkisian has apparently received a contradicting story regarding the injury and now Shaw (a USC captain) is unavailable to the media until the Trojans figure out what happened.

 

Dan Wetzel had the best line on the subject:

 

Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel

And USC may be trying to one-up Notre Dame's fake dead girlfriend with a fake drowning nephew? Now that's a rivalry

 

It's one thing to make up a story about how you got injured when you just did something dumb while drunk with no witnesses. But the cops were chasing him? That's some next level stupid.

Yep. And it's also one thing to take some crime you committed and try to smooth it over in the public eye...but to try to turn it into some lifesaving heroic deed? Yikes, that's messed up there.

[Guest]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/condoleezza-rice-spends-first-15-minutes-of-colleg,36775/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=Default:1:Default

[Guest]

Well, this escalated quickly.

 

Heather Brittany @HeatherBrit

Sources: Josh Shaw was involved in an incident involving domestic abuse & jumped off a 3rd story window while running from LAPD. #USC

 

Heather Brittany @HeatherBrit

This just went from oh no to oh hell very quickly. #USC

USC DB Josh Shaw allegedly saved his nephew from drowning at a family function Saturday and sprained his ankles doing so. I say 'allegedly' because Steve Sarkisian has apparently received a contradicting story regarding the injury and now Shaw (a USC captain) is unavailable to the media until the Trojans figure out what happened.

 

Dan Wetzel had the best line on the subject:

 

Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel

And USC may be trying to one-up Notre Dame's fake dead girlfriend with a fake drowning nephew? Now that's a rivalry

 

It's one thing to make up a story about how you got injured when you just did something dumb while drunk with no witnesses. But the cops were chasing him? That's some next level stupid.

 

He does go to USC.

[Heisenberg]

Not expecting too much from the Longhorns this year while David Ass is still the QB, but I'm hoping the defense is the best in the Big 12.

 

Charlie Strong's big chance to make some noise in recruiting is next year.

[shnsajax]

Not expecting too much from the Longhorns this year while David Ass is still the QB, but I'm hoping the defense is the best in the Big 12.

 

Charlie Strong's big chance to make some noise in recruiting is next year.

 

Ash will be fine as long as we can run the ball, I am more worried about buring Heard's reshirt.

[Heisenberg]

Not expecting too much from the Longhorns this year while David Ass is still the QB, but I'm hoping the defense is the best in the Big 12.

 

Charlie Strong's big chance to make some noise in recruiting is next year.

 

Ash will be fine as long as we can run the ball, I am more worried about buring Heard's reshirt.

 

I can see something similar to last season where ends up getting hurt later on in the season. I think the run game will be there, but I just really want the offense to be good again. That starts with the QB. I also hope they don't burn Heard's redshirt. Even though Swoopes has had his criticisms, I wouldn't mind seeing him out there either.

 

Also [expletive] OU. I hope we beat that ass again in the Red River game.

[Flames24Rulz]

Not expecting too much from the Longhorns this year while David Ass is still the QB, but I'm hoping the defense is the best in the Big 12.

 

Charlie Strong's big chance to make some noise in recruiting is next year.

 

#DavidAss

[fallacy]

Not expecting too much from the Longhorns this year while David Ass is still the QB, but I'm hoping the defense is the best in the Big 12.

 

Charlie Strong's big chance to make some noise in recruiting is next year.

 

Not going to happen with Striker in the conference