Today's College Football and Tailgate Thread

[fishwax]

The week’s first upset is already in (Vanderbilt beat South Carolina on Thursday) :woohoo:

There aren’t a lot of great matchups today, as most of the top teams are still playing cream puffs. Top-ranked USC has the weekend off, preparing for next week’s showdown with #3 Ohio State. Ohio State doesn’t quite have the weekend off, but they’re playing Ohio, so they probably won’t be too tested. Georgia plays Central Michigan and Oklahoma plays Cincinnati. The biggest game among the top teams is Florida—they play Miami for the first time since 2004. Of course, Miami is not as good as in years past, but it should still be fun to watch.

Next week offers a few more high-profile games—this weekend, oddly enough, there’s not a single game between two ranked teams. :shrug: Oh well, I’ll be watching anyway, especially the Sooners (who I didn’t get to see last week) and the Illini, who play Eastern Illinois this week. And whether or not the games are good, the Shiner Bock and burgers will be :)

So what game are you looking forward to today? Who is your team playing?

[fishwax]

1. The Ohio Bobcats are giving tOSU a game

3-0 in the second quarter. The Buckeyes just went for it on 4th and 1 around the Ohio 30 and got stuffed.

[fishwax]

3. Ohio ahead 7-6 at the half

[pokerfan]

7. 14-6!

[fishwax]

9. wow! But tOSU driving now

looks like that last touchdown kind of woke them up ...

[RoyGBiv]

20. This. Coverage. Is. Horrible.

I shouldn't complain too loudly, but GAH!

One of the announcers doesn't even seem to understand football. "I don't know what that penalty could have been. I was looking down field toward the ball." Well, if you were really looking down field toward the ball you might have noticed that massive BLOCK IN THE BACK right there by the ball.

Lawdhavemercy.

Sooners seem to have some holes in their defense. Troublesome.

[fishwax]

21. agreed

and they missed some great football on that stupid interview. That always drives me nuts.

The defense seems to be selling out to get pressure more than they have in a couple of years. It worked fine on the first drive, but they've given up some big plays since. Beyond the Defensive Line, though, they're pretty young on that side of the ball.

And they've got to get better covering kickoffs.

[RoyGBiv]

36. This game is a bit of a mess ...

The score is moving in the right direction. OU's offense is clearly very powerful. Their defense needs some improvement, but I sorta think that's part of what this game is about, and there is clearly talent there. The speed on the front line is awesome. The secondary is out of position a bit too much, but that's fixable.

Regardless, OU has been sloppy today. Bradford is clearly very good and has a rocket for an arm, but he doesn't think sometimes, going for the big play when he doesn't need to do so and getting burned in the process.

A lot of footage from this game is going to end up at practice meetings, m'thinks.

[RoyGBiv]

2. Looking forward to all of them ...

I'm more amped than usual about college football season this year. For various reasons I missed most of it last year, which is probably the reason.

And the Sooners will actually be in television down here today. :woohoo:

[fishwax]

4. that's the spirit :)

And thank god for TV coverage this week :woohoo: It sucked not being able to watch last week ...

[pokerfan]

5. Today's PAC-10 televised games

BYU at Washington
Oregon St. at Penn State
California at Washington State

[fishwax]

8. How does Oregon State look this year?

That game could be fun. Of course, it's at the same time as the OU game, so I probably won't see much of it :D

[pokerfan]

12. They're 15 point dogs

The Beavers are expected to finish in the upper half of the conference which means that they should be bowling.

But it's not an easy OOC schedule with Utah also on the schedule. And everyone in this conference has to play USC. I think they will finish either 4th or 5th in the conference standings.

[SeattleGirl]

18. Right now, with less than a minute left in the 1st qtr, Penn State

is up 14-0.

[pokerfan]

22. 35-7 at the half

The big surprise is Eastern Washington (Div 1-AA) up by the same score over Colorado, also at the half.

[JTG of the PRB]

6. My beloved Buffaloes are playing Eastern Washington.

If only I were going to the game... And if only the damned game were actually televised! :mad:

Anywho... LET'S GO CU!!! :woohoo:

[fishwax]

10. I feel your pain about the TV

Good luck to the Buffs :toast:

[Lyric]

13. We'll be seeing you in two weeks!

I don't think we've played Colorado in a long time, if ever, so it should be awesome. :hi:

[JTG of the PRB]

56. I'm looking forward to that game!

Thursday night, national TV, here in Boulder... It's going to be a great match-up! Who knows... CU may even be ranked by that time! :hi:

[fishwax]

15. looks like the Eagles scored first

EWU 7, CU 0

:wtf:

[JTG of the PRB]

57. Looks like it turned out alright though...

CU won, 31-24, thanks to scoring two touchdowns in 21 seconds in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

One word: WHEW!

[Lyric]

11. We're playing at East Carolina today at 4:30 pm Eastern.

It will likely be a very WET game, as the remnants of Hanna dumped quite a bit of rain there earlier. That's okay, though; we West Virginians know how to handle mud.

http://images.jpmagazine.com/featuredvehicles/154_0705_01_z+1978_jeep_cj_7+mud_bogging.jpg

Aaaaaaand for a little eye candy....



:woohoo:

[fishwax]

14. East Carolina looked good last week

but the Mountaineers should still control the game. Good luck :toast:

[Droopy]

16. What was the final score of that Ohio-OSU game?

[taterguy]

17. The team from Ohio won

Not sure by how much though

[Maccagirl]

28. 26-14 Buckeyes

Finally woke up in the 4th quarter. The Bobcats came to play-the Bucks have LA fever evidently. Not impressive.

[GOPisEvil]

19. Ugh - get that Clay Bennett asswipe off the screen!

I *might* be moving to the Seattle area, and thanks to him and Commissar Stern, I won't be able to watch the NBA.

OU is in a tussle with Cincinnati. Good game.

Speaking of Seattle, I'm actually watching the Washington-BYU game, which is at the half.

[fishwax]

35. Crazy ending on that Washington-BYU game

That's gotta be a rough game to lose ...

[GOPisEvil]

23. Good Lord - Notre Dame is losing to San Diego State.

The same San Diego State that lost to Cal Poly.

NBC's High Definition looks really good.

Why doesn't ABC have the Oklahoma game in High-Def?

[fishwax]

24. I don't get why ABC doesn't offer more games in HD

I don't have an HDTV, so I rarely see it anyway, but I know that ABC not putting the game in HD is a fairly frequent complaint among OU fans ...

[GOPisEvil]

25. I sort of thought all of their big regional games would be in HD.

I'm disappointed. Even Fox Sports Net games are in HD (at least the national ones are - Washington-BYU is).

This is my first football season with HD. I like. :)

[pokerfan]

26. Notre Dame loses to everyone

yet they always make it to a bowl and then lose that game as well. (They haven't won a bowl game since the 1993 season.)

[GOPisEvil]

27. They didn't go to a bowl last year.

But your point about them being over-rated is well-taken.

However, they travel well and are a college football ATM. That's why they go to bowl games.

[fishwax]

29. 1993?!

Wow, I didn't realize it had been that long! :wow:

:rofl:

[pokerfan]

31. Yep

Check out some of the scores:

http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/notre_dame/bowl_history.php

Last win was 1-1-94 (1993 season). since then it's been nine straight losses.

But they travel well. :rofl:

[fishwax]

30. Ole Miss beating Wake Forest in the 3rd Quarter, 14-13

[taterguy]

40. Leading in the 3rd Quarter doesn't mean shit

What matters is the score at the end of the game

[Shell Beau]

45. Yep! The score at the end is all that mattered indeed.

Ole Miss lost.

[fishwax]

32. East Carolina beating West Virginia 17-3 at halftime

I'm not surprised they're playing well, or even winning, but I'm surprised they're up by two touchdowns.

[Lyric]

33. You and me both.

It's painful, let me tell ya. But I haven't lost hope yet. We've always been something of a second-half team. :hi:

[fishwax]

34. plenty of time for Pat White to make something happen

:hi:

[Lyric]

38. Or not. *sigh*

Oh well. Looking onward to next time. Shake it off and move on.

[taterguy]

39. Aaarrrrggggh! You're losing to the Pirates!

Someone had to say it

Or not

[taterguy]

37. Three cheers for the make-up call!!!

Did anyone catch the Ole Miss / Wake game?

A chicken shit call that allowed Ole Miss to take the lead was followed by an equally chicken shit call that allowed Wake to ultimately win.

Justice is sweet, when it's in favor of the team that you're pulling for!

[fishwax]

41. I missed both of those calls

I had the game on in the background, but with the sound off as I was following a different game. What were the calls?

[taterguy]

43. Pass interference

First call was clearly an un-catchable ball

Second one was to make up for the first one

[av8rdave]

42. Actually, this week IS significant....

The Air Force Falcons remain undefeated today with a win over Wyoming.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks are playing TCU as we type, looking for their second win. Axe 'Em Jacks!

And Alabama is hosting Tulane in their home opener...game in progress now. Roll Tide!

[fishwax]

53. Alabama probably should have put Tulane away by now

but Tulane has the ball down by 14. Alabama will likely win, but there appears to be a bit of a letdown from last week's big win over Clemson ...

[av8rdave]

60. It was a huge letdown....

But hey...a win is a win.

[GOPisEvil]

44. Come on clock!!! A&M might actually win a game!

Getting 4 turnovers helps. We're up 28-16 about a minute left. :bites nails:

[TZ]

46. Ruh-roh. UNM looks like its about to score

I was fkipping around to see if Maryland was being televised ,..(not) and I stumbled on this..Exciting finish.

[GOPisEvil]

50. A&M's defense sucks out the ass.

No speed at all. If not for the turnovers and New Mexico being crappy, A&M would have lost.

Oh well, looks like we have the QB of the future though. That's good.

If we'd lost this game, I might have considered sending my diploma back.

[GOPisEvil]

47. Jeez, the A&M defense is horrible.

Now we'll be up 28-23. We. Suck. A lot.

OU is going to hang 70 on this team again.

[TZ]

49. Too bad you don't play in the ACC

As loussy as that division looks this year, A+M would probably be contenders...

[GOPisEvil]

51. Woohoo!!!!

:woohoo:

[fishwax]

54. Congrats to the Aggies -- is it true that

McGee got benched? Who replaced him? How'd he do?

[GOPisEvil]

58. McGee got hurt.

Jarrod Johnson replaced him and did pretty well. He's a much better athlete and throws a better ball. I think he should keep the job, much as I like McGee.

[apocalypsehow]

48. Oklahoma kicked the living crap out of Cincinnati. n/t.

[fishwax]

52. Way to go Sooners!

[fishwax]

55. Louisiana Monroe ahead of Arkansas 27-21

I know Arkansas is in a rebuilding cycle, but that would still be a pretty rough loss ...

[mvd]

59. My Penn State racked up lots of points again

The question again, is, though, how will Clark do in big games. It's been a worry since Robinson was QB.