College Football - Week 5 (Sept. 27)

[Andy]

Top 25 games

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

Louisiana Tech at (5) Auburn (4 pm, SEC Network)

Arkansas vs (6) Texas A&M – in Arlington, TX (3:30 pm, CBS)

(7) Baylor at Iowa State (8 pm, FOX)

(8) Notre Dame vs Syracuse – in East Rutherford, NJ (8 pm, ABC)

Wyoming at (9) Michigan State (12 pm, ESPN2)

Memphis at (10) Ole Miss (7:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3)

(11) UCLA at (15) Arizona State (10 pm Thursday, FS1)

Tennessee at (12) Georgia (12 pm, ESPN)

Missouri at (13) South Carolina (7 pm, ESPN)

(16) Stanford at Washington (4 pm, FOX)

New Mexico State at (17) LSU (7:30 pm, SEC Network)

Oregon State at (18) USC (10:30 pm, ESPN)

South Florida at (19) Wisconsin (12 pm, ESPNU)

Illinois at (21) Nebraska (9 pm, BTN – Regional)

Cincinnati at (22) Ohio State (6 pm, BTN – Regional)

Texas Tech at (24) Oklahoma State (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN)

UTEP at (25) Kansas State (12 pm, FSN)

 

Other nationally available games

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Appalachian State at Georgia Southern (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPNU)

 

Fresno State at New Mexico (8 pm Friday, ESPN2)

Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion (8 pm Friday, FS1)

 

Iowa at Purdue (12 pm, BTN – Regional)

Northwestern at Penn State (12 pm, BTN – Regional)

Tulane at Rutgers (12 pm, ESPNEWS)

TCU at SMU (12 pm, CBSSN)

Vanderbilt at Kentucky (12 pm, SEC Network)

Western Michigan at Virginia Tech (12:30 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3)

Colorado State at Boston College (12:30 pm, FSN South/ESPN3)

Maryland at Indiana (1:30 pm, BTN – Regional)

Akron at Pittsburgh (1:30 pm, ESPN3)

Eastern Illinois at Ohio (2 pm, ESPN3)

Bowling Green at UMass (3 pm, ESPN3)

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

Wake Forest at Louisville (3:30 pm, ESPNU)

Western Kentucky at Navy (3:30 pm, CBSSN)

Kent State at Virginia (3:30 pm, ESPN3)

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

Texas at Kansas (4 pm, FS1)

Temple at UConn (4 pm, ESPNEWS)

Colorado at California (4 pm, Pac-12 Network)

North Carolina at Clemson (7 pm, ESPNU)

Boise State at Air Force (7 pm, CBSSN)

Central Michigan at Toledo (7 pm, ESPN3)

Troy at UL Monroe (7 pm, ESPN3)

Duke at Miami (7:30 pm, ESPN2)

Texas State at Tulsa (8 pm, ESPNEWS)

Washington State at Utah (8 pm, Pac-12 Network)

UNLV at San Diego State (8 pm, ESPN3)

Nevada at San Jose State (10:30 pm, CBSSN)

Edited September 27, 2014 by Andy

[dew1679666265]

Butch and co better have a good gameplan on how to slow down Gurley. Otherwise, Saturday could be a long day.

 

I do think we can be competitive with Georgia, but we're going to have to sell out to stop Gurley.

[Guest]

Mizzou has games against the 3 other East contenders to start conference play. 2-1 and they should be in pretty good shape, considering their West slate is a bit lighter than the others(as much as that seems to be possible with this year's West). Losing Saturday wouldn't be the end of the world, but it sure would be nice to keep a bit of margin for error by pulling this out. Can't say I'm terribly optimistic since the game is at SC and Mizzou's offensive line's complete collapse last week.

[Derwood]

Wondering how many games PSU has to win to become ranked. I realize their 4 wins are against middling to crap teams (and this week is against a bad Northwestern team), but if they got 5-0, I'd think they'd be ranked just from attrition

[Ryne Ween]

SC mizzou in Columbia is gameday this week. Too bad mizzou lost to Indiana would have made for a more exciting game. But yea the SEC west is wide wife open.

[Ryne Ween]

Wondering how many games PSU has to win to become ranked. I realize their 4 wins are against middling to crap teams (and this week is against a bad Northwestern team), but if they got 5-0, I'd think they'd be ranked just from attrition

 

Potentially will be ranked when they come out in a few hours.

[Guest]

The polls are out already. Penn State is 27th in both.

[Ryne Ween]

How does FSU consolidate first place votes after the turd they laid last night? Especially considering Oklahoma and Bama both looked solid.

[bcl412]

I'm hoping Kirk Ferentz doesn't do one of his weird Kirk Ferentzy things and starts the correct quarter back on Saturday.

[Smack]

I'm hoping Kirk Ferentz doesn't do one of his weird Kirk Ferentzy things and starts the correct quarter back on Saturday.

 

It won't matter who's playing QB for you this week.

[rawaction]

So IU beat #18, but lost to the team that lost by 50 to #19. Could go either way vs Maryland but must win for bowl hopes.

[Splendid Splinter]

I'm really interested in the Arkansas/Texas A&M game. Arkansas got a really good chance for an upset now their D isn't as bad as I thought it would be.

 

 

It still sucks as their remaining schedule is just BRUTAL. @A&M, Bama, Georgia, UAB, @Miss St, LSU, Ole Miss, @Missouri

[Splendid Splinter]

I'm hoping Kirk Ferentz doesn't do one of his weird Kirk Ferentzy things and starts the correct quarter back on Saturday.

 

It won't matter who's playing QB for you this week.

 

 

It depends on which Purdue team shows up this weekend.

[UK1679666180]

I am discouraged by the rumblings of Stoops becoming a hot coaching prospect for schools like UM or UF.

[Smack]

It looks like the wheels are coming off in San Francisco, anyone think Harbaugh would consider taking over at Michigan?

[UK1679666180]

Definitely a possibility, depends on how much he prefers the college game room the pros. If I'm UM and UF, him and Gundy would be my top choices.

[apete6]

It looks like the wheels are coming off in San Francisco, anyone think Harbaugh would consider taking over at Michigan?

 

Hub Arkush and a few other people are on record saying that they think it will happen and that there are plenty of people in the administration there who think it's quite possible.

[snoodmonger]

Hope Charlie Strong goes on another player-suspending bender this week, resulting in us getting to play Texas' scout team. I bet we'd have a shot in the 4th quarter then. Edited September 22, 2014 by snoodmonger

[sneakypower]

It looks like the wheels are coming off in San Francisco, anyone think Harbaugh would consider taking over at Michigan?

man, i hope so

 

• What’s your opinion of the spread punt formation vs. the traditional punt formation?
  Hoke: “Uh, we don’t use it.”
   
  Is there a rationale for that?
  Hoke: “I think, you know … I’m more comfortable with what we use. That’s the rationale.”
   
  [...]
  Hoke: "I've always been a pro style punt (coach). ... I really don't want to talk about it."

 

and then Utah scored their first points of the game on a punt return TD...with 10 men on the field for Michigan

[NOLA]

I'm really interested in the Arkansas/Texas A&M game. Arkansas got a really good chance for an upset now their D isn't as bad as I thought it would be.

 

 

It still sucks as their remaining schedule is just BRUTAL. @A&M, Bama, Georgia, UAB, @Miss St, LSU, Ole Miss, @Missouri

I tend to think aTm will hang 40 on the Hog D, but there are reasons for optimism.

 

Even when they were pitiful last year, the Hogs held their own against the Aggies.

Ark is very confident after having steamrolled a couple of decent teams the last 2 weeks with a much improved passing game and a near unstoppable run game.

The Aggies have a sketchy run defense and a few long drives from Ark can keep the ball away from aTm.

The Aggies are still an unknown. Sure, they blasted SC, but who knows what SC really is. Lamar and Sam Houston or whatever were not good prep for our mammoth O-line.

 

I have no idea how this game goes, but I do see how Ark can pull this off.

[dew1679666265]

The Aggies are still an unknown. Sure, they blasted SC, but who knows what SC really is.

 

That win is looking weaker every week that SC struggles. I think TAMU is a good team, but probably overranked due to the apparently inaccurate preseason ranking of SC. Since that loss, SC struggled against what might be a decent ECU team, looked ok beating Georgia and struggled against a terrible Vandy team.

 

Still a good win for A&M, but SC isn't looking like the sure-thing national contender they appeared to be before the season.

[Butterscup1679666578]

dont lose by 1000, mizzou

[Ryne Ween]

Woah. SC beat Georgia and ECU and had a bad game but still won handily at vandy. They ave up two special team touchdowns. But seriously ECU and Georgia give SC the best win resume in collage football, by far. ECU pounded Va Tech and UNC in consecutive road weeks after sC beat them at home.

 

SC is a very good team. A&M SC and Oregon are the only three teams in FBS with legit wins over an elite team.

[NOLA]

SC is a very good team. A&M SC and Oregon are the only three teams in FBS with legit wins over an elite team.

So SC is very good or the elite team mentioned that aTm beat? Not really buying either yet.

 

I would put Va Tech over OSU and BC over So Cal as at least as impressive wins.

[Derwood]

Cincinnati Bearcats have some great candidates for the Key & Peele East/West game.

 

Silverberry Mouhon

Munchie Legaux

Leviticus Payne

Kimoni Fitz

Clemente Casseus