Andy

Alabama backs out of Michigan State series in 2016-17 because of 'uncertainty in the SEC schedule' according to the Detroit Free Press. Looks like a 9-game league slate is all but confirmed. Meanwhile, Bama is apparently in talks to play a "big name" school in a neutral site game in 2016 to replace MSU.

Hopefully UCF competes with South Carolina, because there's not much else of note going on in the early games.

Carolina used to split him out wide sometimes in the red zone, though I don't think he ever actually caught a pass.

Last year's OU game feels like a million years ago.

Carolina's running read-options, QB draws, and all sorts of other stuff they didn't run the first 2 weeks. And they have 31 points. Maybe stick with that.

Nobody pays you to think, eh? Actually, he's right. Len has said that before on game broadcasts.

Top 25 games ------------------------ (21) Ole Miss at (1) Alabama (6:30 pm, ESPN) California at (2) Oregon (10:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) Wake Forest at (3) Clemson (3:30 pm, ESPNU) (23) Wisconsin at (4) Ohio State (8 pm, ABC) (5) Stanford at Washington State (10 pm, ESPN) (6) LSU at (9) Georgia (3:30 pm, CBS) (8) Florida State at Boston College (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) (10) Texas A&M at Arkansas (7 pm, ESPN2) (11) Oklahoma State at West Virginia (12 pm, ESPN) (12) South Carolina at Central Florida (12 pm, ABC) (14) Oklahoma at (22) Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC) (15) Miami at South Florida (12 pm, ESPNU) Arizona at (16) Washington (7 pm, FOX) (20) Florida at Kentucky (7 pm, ESPNU) (25) Fresno State at Hawaii (12 am Sunday) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------- Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN) Iowa State at Tulsa (7:30 pm Thursday, Fox Sports 1) Utah State at San Jose State (9 pm Friday, ESPN) Middle Tennessee at BYU (9 pm Friday, ESPNU) Northern Illinois at Purdue (12 pm, ESPN2) SMU at TCU (12 pm, Fox Sports 1) Miami (OH) at Illinois (12 pm, BTN) South Alabama at Tennessee (12:20 pm, SECTV/ESPN3) East Carolina at North Carolina (12:30 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) Virginia at Pittsburgh (12:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3) Navy at Western Kentucky (2 pm, ESPNEWS) Akron at Bowling Green (2:30 pm, ESPN3) Colorado at Oregon State (3 pm, Pac-12 Network) Troy at Duke (3 pm, ESPN3) Toledo at Ball State (3 pm, ESPN3) Iowa at Minnesota (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) UTEP at Colorado State (3:30 pm, CBS Sports) Central Michigan at NC State (3:30 pm, ESPN3) UConn at Buffalo (3:30 pm, ESPN3) Army vs Louisiana Tech – in Dallas (4 pm, Fox Sports 1) Houston at Texas-San Antonio (4 pm, FSN) Kent State at Western Michigan (7 pm, ESPN3) Tulane at UL Monroe (7 pm, ESPN3) Air Force at Nevada (7:30 pm, CBS Sports) Arkansas State at Missouri (7:30 pm, CSN South/ESPN3) UAB at Vanderbilt (7:30 pm, FSN South/ESPN3) San Diego State at New Mexico State (8 pm, ESPN3) Southern Miss at Boise State (10:15 pm, ESPNU) USC at Arizona State (10:30 pm, ESPN2)

Umm why was Vandy playing a game at an FCS school? It was played in Foxboro at Gillette, but I'm not quite sure. Both are big academic schools, maybe there's more to that relationship. UMass is an FBS school, they're in the MAC. Dunno why they played them on the road though (Gillette is UMass's home stadium)

That whole 'you can't review out-of-bounds outside the 5-yard line' thing is absolutely terrible. Would've been interested to see if NC State could keep it up had that TD run been reviewed and overturned. But they fumbled the ball to Clemson a few plays later and the Tigers scored on the ensuing drive, so that was the end of that.

Strike that, reverse it. Also, I'm not a die-hard NFL fan so I may have missed the boat, but I certainly never got the "Chip Kelly is gonna put up fifty a game on the NFL, take it to the bank" consensus that seems to be the source of the backlash here. Was this an actual thing or is it a "They won't stop doing Chip Kelly features on SportsCenter" thing? The latter, I think.

Dude is a monster.

Heisman count Ingram: 1 Richardson: 0 I just...wow.

He's clearly broken. We should send them Castro for him so they can have another talented SS they can neglect. Well done.

http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/09/08/090810-CFB-Alabama-Mark-Ingram-PI_20100908123959_660_320.JPG Putting up a photo of the RB Richardson outperformed during his Bama career (and who wasn't on the team when Richardson had his excellent 2011 season) tells us nothing

Vegas should post odds on which Giants' player scores the game-winning touchdown this week late in the fourth quarter. Brandon Myers might be a nice long-shot bet.

Greg Anthony and Clark Kellogg are apparently switching roles at CBS Sports for college b-ball, with Anthony as game analyst and Kellogg in the studio. I am ready to be proven wrong, but I don't like that move. I've enjoyed Kellogg's work as a color guy.

no kidding. pretty dumb thing to debate. Especially a division win, and double-especially a division win on the road. Tampa sucks, but 2-0, both divisional games, is a ginormous way to start the season.

I love watching big Seattle home games.

It seems to me like someone who wants to see more interesting football games. If Notre Dame fans are the only ones annoyed by pathetic slates of CFB like this one in September, so be it. Derwood's post just above this one is an example of what MR means. 1990 is ancient history in sports, but good (or at least relevant) teams playing each other didn't used to be so uncommon.

The two Tampa/Carolina games would go 15 OTs if there weren't ties in place. Just a pair of pathetically tight-assed teams with coaches too gutless to go for the win when they have the chance.

So, all the teams? I've never understood this argument. What's not to understand?

The Bill Barnwells of the world that claim that the "record in games decided by 7 pts or less" stat evens out over time are full of [expletive] and have never watched a Rivera-led Panthers' team. They should fire him today

Top 25 games ------------------------ Colorado State at (1) Alabama (7 pm, ESPN2) (3) Clemson at NC State (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN) Florida A&M at (4) Ohio State (12 pm, BTN – Regional) (23) Arizona State at (5) Stanford (7 pm, FOX) Auburn at (6) LSU (7:45 pm, ESPN) Florida International at (7) Louisville (12 pm, ESPN3) Bethune-Cookman at (8) Florida State (6 pm, ESPN3) North Texas at (9) Georgia (12:20 pm, SEC Network/ESPN3) SMU at (10) Texas A&M (7 pm, ESPNU) New Mexico State at (13) UCLA (10:30 pm, Pac-12 Network – Regional) (15) Michigan at UConn (8 pm, ABC/ESPN3) Savannah State at (16) Miami (7 pm, ESPN3) Idaho State at (17) Washington (3 pm, Pac-12 Network) Maine at (18) Northwestern (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional) Tennessee at (19) Florida (3:30 pm, CBS) UL Monroe at (20) Baylor (4 pm, Fox Sports 1) Michigan State at (22) Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC) Purdue at (24) Wisconsin (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) Texas State at (25) Texas Tech (7 pm, FSN) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------- Boise State at Fresno State (9 pm Friday, ESPN) North Carolina at Georgia Tech (12 pm, ESPN) San Jose State at Minnesota (12 pm, ESPN2) Marshall at Virginia Tech (12 pm, ESPNU) Vanderbilt at UMass (12 pm, ESPNEWS) Louisiana Tech at Kansas (12 pm, Fox Sports 1) Wake Forest at Army (12 pm, CBS Sports) Western Michigan at Iowa (12 pm, BTN – Regional) Toledo at Central Michigan (12 pm, ESPN3) Pittsburgh at Duke (12:30 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) Tulane at Syracuse (12:30 pm, FSN South/ESPN3) Ball State at Eastern Michigan (1 pm, ESPN3) Austin Peay at Ohio (2 pm, ESPN3) Jacksonville State at Georgia State (2 pm, ESPN3) Rice at Houston (3 pm, FSN) Arkansas at Rutgers (3:30 pm, ESPN) West Virginia vs Maryland – in Baltimore (3:30 pm, ESPNU) Utah State at USC (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) South Dakota State at Nebraska (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional) Kent State at Penn State (3:30 pm, BTN – Regional) VMI at Virginia (3:30 pm, ESPN3) Murray State at Bowling Green (3:30 pm, ESPN3) Arkansas State at Memphis (4:30 pm, ESPN3) UL Lafayette at Akron (6 pm, ESPN3) Cincinnati at Miami (OH) (7 pm, ESPN3) Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois (7 pm, ESPN3) Morgan State at Western Kentucky (7 pm, ESPN3) Oregon State at San Diego State (7:30 pm, CBS Sports) Troy at Mississippi State (7:30 pm, FSN South/ESPN3) Kansas State at Texas (8 pm, ABC/ESPN3) Missouri at Indiana (8 pm, BTN) Utah at BYU (10:15 pm, ESPN2) Wyoming at Air Force (10:15 pm, ESPNU) Idaho at Washington State (10:30 pm, Pac-12 Network – Regional)

Purdue is godawful. This was a terrible showing by Notre Dame.

11.4 YPP for Bama