Week 1 Viewing Guide

[ACamp1900]

After last season everyone will be trying to schedule like tOSU, not Notre Dame.... no?

 

[wizards8507]

I hope you're right, and peaking ahead at ND's future schedules, it seems they will continue to schedule as they have been. Let's just hope ND can press for a playoff spot in the next year or two, and everyone will begin following suit I think... or at the very least, we won't have to talk about Minnesota being someone's toughest OOC opponent.

Herbstreit was beating that drum back in week three last year when Baylor was playing Buffalo. Everyone jumped on the lack of a conference championship game as the reason TCU and Baylor were left out last year, but I think their embarrassing OOC schedules were at least equally to blame.

 

[wizards8507]

After last season everyone will be trying to schedule like tOSU, not Notre Dame.... no?

I don't think so. Games like Alabama-USC give me hope.

ETA: Ohio State's schedule was fairly legit last year.

 

[IrishLion]

After last season everyone will be trying to schedule like tOSU, not Notre Dame.... no?

I think OSU got the benefit of the doubt on their schedule after the way they finished with such a dominating performance against Wisconsin, and in a conference championship game no less.

Baylor got shafted because they didn't play anybody good OOC. I guess it could go either way.

 

[ACamp1900]

I tend to think tOSU got completely gifted a playoff shot through a complete joke of a schedule and ran with it... why any name program wouldn't follow that example is beyond me... pretty obvious some will.

 

[wizards8507]

I think OSU got the benefit of the doubt on their schedule after the way they finished with such a dominating performance against Wisconsin, and in a conference championship game no less.

Baylor got shafted because they didn't play anybody good OOC. I guess it could go either way.

Ohio State was nowhere near as bad as Baylor.

Kent State
Virginia Tech
Navy
Cincinnati
Maryland

 

[ACamp1900]

The one thing I'll say about tOSU is it's not their fault the BIG is awful and Va Tech and Cinncy were both supposed to be better (when they scheduled the games) but it was still a terrible schedule...

 

[IrishLion]

I'm getting pretty excited to watch Elijah Hood and Ryan Switzer make South Carolina look foolish.

I'm also pretty jacked up to watch Western Kentucky air it out early and then pound away late on Vandy. #GoTops

And of course, the heartiest of F*ck Michigan's will commence at 8:30 shortly after WKU starts. I hope Utah pounds them into a pulp without mercy.

Also curious to see how Minnesota holds up to TCU... not sure if I'm buying the Minnesota "hype," despite their showing last year.

It is almost time.

 

[gkIrish]

I'm getting pretty excited to watch Elijah Hood and Ryan Switzer make South Carolina look foolish.

I'm also pretty jacked up to watch Western Kentucky air it out early and then pound away late on Vandy. #GoTops

And of course, the heartiest of F*ck Michigan's will commence at 8:30 shortly after WKU starts. I hope Utah pounds them into a pulp without mercy.

Also curious to see how Minnesota holds up to TCU... not sure if I'm buying the Minnesota "hype," despite their showing last year.

It is almost time.

A Minnesota win and Michigan loss would be a delicious start to the season.

 

[wizards8507]

It is almost time.

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Are you ready?

 

[Cali_domer]

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Are you ready?

Nicely done

 

[IrishLion]

North Carolina's QB is disappointing.

Fvck Michigan.

Let's go Chippewas!

 

[T Town Tommy]

Come on Hilltoppers. Need to get to moving.

 

[IrishLion]

Bump for anyone who wants an easy guide to using their "Last 4" button today.

The noon slate is bad aside from Stanford @ Northwestern on ESPN (early start for the Cardinal from the west!), but there are a couple of *interesting* games on at the same time:

ULM @ Georgia on ESPNSEC (Nick Chubb duh)
Colgate @ Navy on CBSSports (scout that triple-option)

 

[dublinirish]

BYU football team embraces Taysom Hill in heart-wrenching locker room video | Deseret News

Heartbreaking to watch, what a rollercoaster game for BYU last week

 

[deise mike]

On TV in Ireland we have the FSU v USF game followed by Vanderbilt v Georgia followed by Oregan v MSU. I'll have the Michigan, ND and USC games playing on the laptop. Should see me through till 4 in the morning. If I'm still up there's the end of the LSU game. Hope the wife doesn't want to chat!