Andy

Every time I look up I see another pitch out of the zone called a strike

We were down 3 in the 6th. I didn't see it either but it better have been really horsefeathering obvious for that clown show to think we'd hit anyone intentionally in such a situation.

Matheny is so laughable. Wish we could've made them pay for that stupidity.

It's crazy, I can only think of 3 Cubs playoff games out of the...47 that have happened since 1989 that have been weekday afternoonish. 1998 Game 1 against the Braves was early afternoon, 2008 Game 1 against the Dodgers I believe was very late afternoon, something like a 4 or 5 PM start, and then 2015 Game 4 against the Cardinals started sometime around 3:30 PM. We've been quite fortunate in that regard. 2015 Game 2 against STL was also during the day, albeit a Saturday.

Schwarber Fan has been fired for dereliction of duty. I'm 9-2 this year, and I'd like win #10 to be the clincher please.

I can't wait to watch Carolina get blasted to hell by New England and Detroit the next 2 weeks

Top 25 games ------------------------------ Ole Miss at (1) Alabama (9 pm, ESPN) (2) Clemson at (12) Virginia Tech (8 pm, ABC) Indiana at (4) Penn State (3:30 pm, BTN) (5) USC at (16) Washington State (10:30 pm Friday, ESPN) (6) Washington at Oregon State (8 pm, Pac-12 Network) (7) Georgia at Tennessee (3:30 pm, CBS) Northwestern at (10) Wisconsin (12 pm, ABC) (11) Ohio State at Rutgers (7:30 pm, BTN) (24) Mississippi State at (13) Auburn (6 pm, ESPN) (14) Miami at Duke (7 pm Friday, ESPN) (15) Oklahoma State at Texas Tech (8 pm, FOX) Murray State at (17) Louisville (3:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3) (18) South Florida at East Carolina (12 pm, CBSSN) Northern Illinois at (19) San Diego State (10:30 pm, CBSSN) Vanderbilt at (21) Florida (12 pm, ESPN) Miami (OH) at (22) Notre Dame (5 pm, NBCSN) Troy at (25) LSU (7 pm, ESPNU) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Texas at Iowa State (8 pm Thursday, ESPN) Nebraska at Illinois (8 pm Friday, FS1) BYU at Utah State (8 pm Friday, CBSSN) North Carolina at Georgia Tech (12 pm, ESPN2) Maryland at Minnesota (12 pm, FS1) Rice at Pittsburgh (12 pm, FSN/ESPN3) Houston at Temple (12 pm, ESPNU) New Mexico State at Arkansas (12 pm, SEC Network) Syracuse at NC State (12 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) Central Michigan at Boston College (1 pm, ESPN3) Florida State at Wake Forest (3:30 pm, ABC) Baylor at Kansas State (3:30 pm, ESPN2) Navy at Tulsa (3:30 pm, ESPNU) UTEP at Army (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Buffalo at Kent State (3:30 pm, ESPN3) Iowa at Michigan State (4 pm, FOX) Eastern Michigan at Kentucky (4 pm, SEC Network) UConn at SMU (4 pm, ESPNEWS) Arizona State at Stanford (4 pm, Pac-12 Network) Texas State at Wyoming (4 pm, Facebook) Akron at Bowling Green (6 pm, ESPN3) Memphis at UCF (7 pm, ESPN2) Air Force at New Mexico (7 pm, CBSSN) South Alabama at Louisiana Tech (7 pm, ESPN3) Ball State at Western Michigan (7 pm, ESPN3) Coastal Carolina at UL Monroe (7 pm, ESPN3) Marshall at Cincinnati (7 pm, ESPN3) Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic (7 pm, Stadium) South Carolina at Texas A&M (7:30 pm, SEC Network) California at Oregon (10 pm, FS1) Colorado at UCLA (10:30 pm, ESPN2) San Jose State at UNLV (10:30 pm, ESPNU)

Lot of interesting stuff happened today. Georgia appears to be A) really good and B) quite possibly the only other team in the SEC besides Alabama that's any better than 'ok'. The playoff looks a lot like Alabama, Clemson, the Penn St/Ohio St winner, and probably Oklahoma right now. So I'm sure it will all blow up next week.

[something very smart about launch angles goes here]

Hearing Bryant got a clutch hit. Can anyone confirm?

Carolina is 2-0, but Cam looks like ass and Olsen broke his foot. Pretty rough team to watch.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ (1) Alabama at Vanderbilt (3:30 pm, CBS) Boston College at (2) Clemson (3:30 pm, ESPN2) (3) Oklahoma at Baylor (6:30 pm, FS1) (4) Penn State at Iowa (7:30 pm, ABC) (5) USC at California (3:30 pm, ABC) (16) TCU at (6) Oklahoma State (3:30 pm, ESPN) (7) Washington at Colorado (10 pm, FS1) (8) Michigan at Purdue (4 pm, FOX) UNLV at (10) Ohio State (12 pm, BTN) (17) Mississippi State at (11) Georgia (7 pm, ESPN) NC State at (12) Florida State (12 pm, ABC/ESPN2) Old Dominion at (13) Virginia Tech (2 pm, ESPN3) Toledo at (14) Miami (3:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3) (15) Auburn at Missouri (7:30 pm, ESPNU) Nevada at (18) Washington State (6 pm, Pac-12 Network) Kent State at (19) Louisville (12 pm, FSN/ESPN3) (20) Florida at Kentucky (7:30 pm, SEC Network) Temple at (21) South Florida (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN) (22) San Diego State at Air Force (7 pm, CBSSN) (23) Utah at Arizona (10:30 pm Friday, FS1) (24) Oregon at Arizona State (10 pm, Pac-12 Network) Syracuse at (25) LSU (7 pm, ESPN2) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Virginia at Boise State (8 pm Friday, ESPN2) Texas Tech at Houston (12 pm, ABC/ESPN2) Arkansas vs Texas A&M – in Arlington, TX (12 pm, ESPN) West Virginia at Kansas (12 pm, ESPNU) UMass at Tennessee (12 pm, SEC Network) Army at Tulane (12 pm, CBSSN) Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech (12:20 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) New Mexico at Tulsa (1:30 pm, ESPN3) Idaho at South Alabama (2 pm, ESPN3) Ohio at Eastern Michigan (2 pm, ESPN3) UCF at Maryland (3 pm, FS1) Georgia Southern at Indiana (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional) Rutgers at Nebraska (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional) Duke at North Carolina (3:30 pm, ESPNU) Louisiana Tech at South Carolina (3:30 pm, SEC Network) Cincinnati at Navy (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Miami (OH) at Central Michigan (3:30 pm, ESPN3) Wake Forest at Appalachian State (3:30 pm, ESPN3) UL Monroe at UL Lafayette (5 pm, ESPN3) Akron at Troy (6 pm, ESPN3) Western Illinois at Coastal Carolina (6:30 pm, ESPN3) Arkansas State at SMU (7 pm, ESPN3) Bowling Green at Middle Tennessee (7 pm, ESPN3) Florida Atlantic at Buffalo (7 pm, ESPN3) Wagner at Western Michigan (7 pm, ESPN3) UTSA at Texas State (7:30 pm, ESPN3) Florida International at Rice (7:30 pm, Facebook) Utah State at San Jose State (7:30 pm, Facebook) Notre Dame at Michigan State (8 pm, FOX) Southern Illinois at Memphis (8 pm, ESPN3) UTEP at New Mexico State (8 pm, ESPN3) Hawaii at Wyoming (10:15 pm, ESPN2) UCLA at Stanford (10:30 pm, ESPN) East Carolina at UConn (12 pm Sunday, ESPNU)

That was one of the weirder ND games I can remember. One minute they're up 1 in the third and I'm ready for the wheels to completely come off and then seemingly moments later it's a blowout and the backups are in. I still don't feel good about MSU next week.

Being picky, but GSU is in the Sun Belt. They haven't been FCS in a while.

God bless Mike Matheny for letting Martinez go this long.

I'm a little late, here but Robot horsefeathering umpires. And I'm so glad Wilson is coming in to throw gasoline all over this game.

I picked hockey but have no argument with baseball. Much harder in those 2 sports than the other 2 options.

I for one am stunned that this decision didn't work out

I understand the decision. Went ahead and registered even though I would be unlikely to be able to go even if I were picked. I imagine I could find someone to take them under such circumstances.

It's very similar to Pam Ward of crappy noon ESPN2 college football games past, although Mowins is much better at her job.

I wonder why he got rid of it. I didn't even realize he had until this lineup was posted, although he rarely used it anyway.

The 6 games as opposed to 4 is likely due to Inter-league rotation being AL Central v. NL Central. I've not looked at other teams that have these protected rallies to test that theory though. That's exactly what it is. Since Houston went to the NL, the crosstown series has only been 3 games in Central vs. Central years.

FIU/IU and GA Tech/UCF canceled because of Irma. UCF down to a 10 game schedule.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ Colorado State at (1) Alabama (7 pm, ESPN2) Tulane at (2) Oklahoma (5 pm, PPV) (3) Clemson at (14) Louisville (8 pm, ABC) Texas at (4) USC (8:30 pm, FOX) Georgia State at (5) Penn State (7:30 pm, BTN – Regional) Fresno State at (6) Washington (9:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) Air Force at (7) Michigan (12 pm, BTN) Army at (8) Ohio State (4 pm, FOX) (9) Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh (12 pm, ESPN) (10) Wisconsin at BYU (3:30 pm, ABC) (12) LSU at Mississippi State (7 pm, ESPN) Samford at (13) Georgia (7:30 pm, SEC Network – Alternate) Mercer at (15) Auburn (4 pm, SEC Network – Alternate) (16) Virginia Tech at East Carolina (3:30 pm, CBSSN) (18) Kansas State at Vanderbilt (7:30 pm, ESPNU) (19) Stanford at San Diego State (10:30 pm, CBSSN) SMU at (20) TCU (3:30 pm, ESPNU) Oregon State at (21) Washington State (5:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) Illinois at (22) South Florida (7 pm Friday, ESPN) (23) Tennessee at (24) Florida (3:30 pm, CBS) (25) UCLA at Memphis (12 pm, ABC) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- New Mexico at Boise State (8 pm Thursday, ESPN) UMass at Temple (7 pm Friday, ESPNU) Arizona at UTEP (10:15 pm Friday, ESPN) UConn at Virginia (12 pm, ESPN2) Northern Illinois at Nebraska (12 pm, FS1) Kansas at Ohio (12 pm, ESPNU) UL Lafayette at Texas A&M (12 pm, SEC Network) Iowa State at Akron (12 pm, CBSSN) Furman at NC State (12:20 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) Baylor at Duke (12:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3) Northern Colorado at Colorado (2 pm, Pac-12 Network) Utah State at Wake Forest (3 pm, ESPN3) Tennessee Tech at Ball State (3 pm, ESPN3) Notre Dame at Boston College (3:30 pm, ESPN) North Texas at Iowa (3:30 pm, ESPN2) Middle Tennessee at Minnesota (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional) Morgan State at Rutgers (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional) Central Michigan at Syracuse (3:30 pm, ESPN3) Purdue at Missouri (4 pm, SEC Network) Colgate at Buffalo (6 pm, ESPN3) Oregon at Wyoming (7 pm, CBSSN) Alabama A&M at South Alabama (7 pm, ESPN3) Appalachian State at Texas State (7 pm, ESPN3) Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas State (7 pm, ESPN3) Cincinnati at Miami (OH) (7 pm, ESPN3) Idaho at Western Michigan (7 pm, ESPN3) Southern Miss at UL Monroe (7 pm, ESPN3) Tulsa at Toledo (7 pm, ESPN3) Bowling Green at Northwestern (7:30 pm, BTN – Regional) Kentucky at South Carolina (7:30 pm, SEC Network) Arizona State at Texas Tech (8 pm, FSN) Troy at New Mexico State (8 pm, ESPN3) Rice at Houston (8 pm, ESPN3) San Jose State at Utah (10 pm, ESPN2) Ole Miss at California (10:30 pm, ESPN)

The wrath of Irma continues as the ACC announced that FSU vs Miami next week is moving to October 7, a mutual off day.