College Football - Week 2 (Sept. 7)

[Andy]

Top 25 games

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(12) Texas A&M at (1) Clemson (3:30 pm, ABC)

New Mexico State at (2) Alabama (4 pm, SEC Network)

Murray State at (3) Georgia (4 pm, ESPN2)

South Dakota at (4) Oklahoma (7 pm, PPV)

Cincinnati at (5) Ohio State (12 pm, ABC)

(6) LSU at (9) Texas (7:30 pm, ABC)

Army at (7) Michigan (12 pm, FOX)

Tulane at (10) Auburn (7:30 pm, ESPN2)

UT Martin at (11) Florida (7:30 pm, ESPNU)

Northern Illinois at (13) Utah (1 pm, Pac-12 Network)

California at (14) Washington (10:30 pm, FS1)

Buffalo at (15) Penn State (7:30 pm, FOX)

Nevada at (16) Oregon (7:30 pm, Pac-12 Network)

Central Michigan at (17) Wisconsin (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional)

(18) UCF at Florida Atlantic (7 pm, CBSSN)

Western Michigan at (19) Michigan State (7:30 pm, BTN)

Rutgers at (20) Iowa (12 pm, FS1)

(21) Syracuse at Maryland (12 pm, ESPN)

Northern Colorado at (22) Washington State (5 pm, Pac-12 Network - Regional)

(23) Stanford at USC (10:30 pm, ESPN)

Marshall at (24) Boise State (9 pm Friday, ESPN2)

(25) Nebraska at Colorado (3:30 pm, FOX)

 

Other nationally available games

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William & Mary at Virginia (8 pm Friday, ACC Network)

Wake Forest at Rice (8 pm Friday, CBSSN)

Sacramento State at Arizona State (10 pm Friday, Pac-12 Network)

 

Ohio at Pittsburgh (11 am, ACC Network)

West Virginia at Missouri (12 pm, ESPN2)

Bowling Green at Kansas State (12 pm, FSN)

Vanderbilt at Purdue (12 pm, BTN)

Old Dominion at Virginia Tech (12 pm, ESPNU)

Charleston Southern at South Carolina (12 pm, SEC Network)

UAB at Akron (12 pm, CBSSN)

Kennesaw State at Kent State (12 pm, ESPN App)

Southern at Memphis (12 pm, ESPN App)

Western Carolina at NC State (12:30 pm, FSN/ESPN App)

South Florida at Georgia Tech (2 pm, ACC Network)

Fordham at Ball State (2 pm, ESPN App)

Eastern Illinois at Indiana (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional)

Southern Miss at Mississippi State (3:30 pm, ESPNU)

Grambling at Louisiana Tech (3:30 pm, NFL Network)

Illinois at UConn (3:30 pm, CBSSN)

Richmond at Boston College (3:30 pm, ESPN App)

UTSA at Baylor (4 pm, FSN)

San Diego State at UCLA (4:15 pm, Pac-12 Network - Regional)

UL Monroe at Florida State (5 pm, ACC Network)

Gardner-Webb at East Carolina (6 pm, ESPN App)

North Carolina A&T at Duke (6 pm, ESPN App)

BYU at Tennessee (7 pm, ESPN)

Eastern Kentucky at Louisville (7 pm, ESPN App)

Furman at Georgia State (7 pm, ESPN App)

North Texas at SMU (7 pm, ESPN App)

Tennessee State at Middle Tennessee (7 pm, ESPN App)

Arkansas at Ole Miss (7:30 pm, SEC Network)

Eastern Michigan at Kentucky (7:30 pm, SEC Network - Alternate)

Stony Brook at Utah State (7:30 pm, Facebook)

UTEP at Texas Tech (8 pm, FSN)

Miami at North Carolina (8 pm, ACC Network)

Prairie View at Houston (8 pm, ESPN App)

Tulsa at San Jose State (9 pm, ESPN App)

Arkansas State at UNLV (10 pm, Facebook)

Minnesota at Fresno State (10:30 pm, CBSSN)

Northern Arizona at Arizona (10:45 pm, Pac-12 Network)

[NOLA]

Not necessarily picking an outright upset, but keep an eye on Tulane at Auburn. It's at +20.5 points right now.

[Old Style]

My TV will be set on ABC all day.

[NonProfitCow]

Not necessarily picking an outright upset, but keep an eye on Tulane at Auburn. It's at +20.5 points right now.

Army +22.5 at Michigan

[Andy]

Not necessarily picking an outright upset, but keep an eye on Tulane at Auburn. It's at +20.5 points right now.

Army +22.5 at Michigan

That's one of those 'everyone has been talking about this potential upset so long that I'm almost certain it won't come close to happening' games, like when everyone's trendy March Madness upset pick goes down in flames.

[Derwood]

Not necessarily picking an outright upset, but keep an eye on Tulane at Auburn. It's at +20.5 points right now.

Army +22.5 at Michigan

That's one of those 'everyone has been talking about this potential upset so long that I'm almost certain it won't come close to happening' games, like when everyone's trendy March Madness upset pick goes down in flames.

 

I don't think there will be an upset, but Army is good at grinding out long drives, so the game could very well be closer than 22 points

[Derwood]

Penn State vs. Buffalo was picked as a primetime game by FOX?

 

Sure, ok

[NonProfitCow]

Army +22.5 at Michigan

That's one of those 'everyone has been talking about this potential upset so long that I'm almost certain it won't come close to happening' games, like when everyone's trendy March Madness upset pick goes down in flames.

 

I don't think there will be an upset, but Army is good at grinding out long drives, so the game could very well be closer than 22 points

That’s what I was getting at.

[jersey cubs fan]

I can't be the only one who thinks if the troops wanted to they could put together a football team and cover a 22.5 point spread.

[Derwood]

I can't be the only one who thinks if the troops wanted to they could put together a football team and cover a 22.5 point spread.

 

The team has to play with only 9 players...Trump needed people to build the wall.

[OleMissCub]

So Hugh Freeze has upgraded from coaching in a gurney to coaching in a dentist's chair. What a hack.

 

 

[NOLA]

Seeing Urban Meyer legitimized on the CBS pregame show makes me wanna gag.

[OleMissCub]

Seeing Urban Meyer legitimized on the CBS pregame show makes me wanna gag.

 

Next head coach at USC

[soccer10k]

That's one of those 'everyone has been talking about this potential upset so long that I'm almost certain it won't come close to happening' games, like when everyone's trendy March Madness upset pick goes down in flames.

 

I don't think there will be an upset, but Army is good at grinding out long drives, so the game could very well be closer than 22 points

That’s what I was getting at.

 

And they’re tied with 2:32 left. Army getting the ball back at their own 40 also.

[soccer10k]

Army missed a 50 yard FG at the buzzer. Going to OT.

[Derwood]

Army missed a 50 yard FG at the buzzer. Going to OT.

 

And now up in OT

[UMFan83]

Starting to look like how Brady Hoke’s final years started

[NOLA]

And Michigan survives. What do fans up there think of Harbaugh these days? His seat is probably at least warm, right?

[UMFan83]

And Michigan survives. What do fans up there think of Harbaugh these days? His seat is probably at least warm, right?

 

A part of the fanbase gave up on him a long time ago and another will never give up on him. I’m in the middle but lean more towards not giving up on him. Has Michigan met expectations under Harbaugh? no. Has Michigan beat Ohio State under Harbaugh? No. Has Michigan played in the Big Ten championship game under Harbaugh? No.

 

3 big no’s but he’s mostly checked off the rest of the boxes. He’s won virtually every game he’s supposed to win (at Iowa in 2016 and the bowl game vs South Carolina are the only 2 you could question) and of his 13 losses, 11 have been to teams that finished the season ranked in the top 16, 9 have been to teams that finished in the top 8 and 3 have been to playoff teams. Yes he should occasionally win some games that Michigan is not favored in but it’s hardly a reason to fire him (yet). 3 of his 4 seasons have ended up double digit wins, 2 of the 4 have ended up with BCS bowls (or whatever they call it). 2 of the 4 seasons they were in a projected playoff spot until the last regular season game. So yes he needs to make the leap soon and have a season where he goes to a big ten title game or ideally make the playoffs but at the same time I think he’s done more than enough to justify his job.

 

I think Michigan fans have to stop thinking their program is at the level of Alabama right now. Can they get to that point quickly? Yes but I don’t think the program is at a spot where you fire a coach with Harbaughs resume so far.

[NOLA]

And Michigan survives. What do fans up there think of Harbaugh these days? His seat is probably at least warm, right?

 

A part of the fanbase gave up on him a long time ago and another will never give up on him. I’m in the middle but lean more towards not giving up on him. Has Michigan met expectations under Harbaugh? no. Has Michigan beat Ohio State under Harbaugh? No. Has Michigan played in the Big Ten championship game under Harbaugh? No.

 

3 big no’s but he’s mostly checked off the rest of the boxes. He’s won virtually every game he’s supposed to win (at Iowa in 2016 and the bowl game vs South Carolina are the only 2 you could question) and of his 13 losses, 11 have been to teams that finished the season ranked in the top 16, 9 have been to teams that finished in the top 8 and 3 have been to playoff teams. Yes he should occasionally win some games that Michigan is not favored in but it’s hardly a reason to fire him. 3 of his 4 seasons have ended up double digit wins, 2 of the 4 have ended up with BCS bowls (or whatever they call it). 2 of the 4 seasons they were in a projected playoff spot until the last regular season game. So yes he needs to make the leap soon and have a season where he goes to a big ten title game or ideally make the playoffs but at the same time I think he’s done more than enough to justify his job.

I know fans are total lunatics here, but if everything you just described happened at Bama or Texas, and they went winless against Auburn or Oklahoma respectively, that coach’s seat would be red hot. I don’t root for or against UM or Harbaugh, but it seems like he gets a pass from the media at least.

[Andy]

Army lost that game when they passed inside the 10, up 14-7, and got it picked. Just keep running it. After what happened at OU last year they have to feel pretty snakebitten now.

[Old Style]

Kellen Mond playing like horsefeathers at Clemson. He needs to figure it out ASAP if A&M has any kind of shot at the upset.

[OleMissCub]

Army lost that game when they passed inside the 10, up 14-7, and got it picked. Just keep running it. After what happened at OU last year they have to feel pretty snakebitten now.

 

Yeah, that was shocking. So dumb.

 

Also, that targeting call was ridiculous. The runner ran into the defenders helmet. They absolutely didn’t apply the new “intent” element of the rule.

[UK]

Somehow, Lawrence's season didn't end with that cheap shot. Those takedowns are glorified Roy Williams' horsecollars.

 

No chance A&M comes back with Mond.

[Derwood]

How the hell did Nebraska blow that game?