Today's College Football Thread

[fishwax]

Now today there are three games between ranked teams today:

#12 Nebraska at #10 Penn State
#20 Auburn at #15 Georgia
#7 Oregon at #4 Stanford

My Sooners have the week off. Illinois plays host to Michigan.

So who does your team play? What games are you looking forward to.


It's been a weird, sad, tragic week in college football.

[taterguy]

1. The throwdown between Betsy Town and Camel City in the Bull City

Elizabeth City State v Winston Salem State in the CIAA Championship in Durham.

Not really looking forward to it, I just felt like typing Betsy Town.

[fishwax]

2. "Not really looking forward to it, I just felt like typing Betsy Town."

:rofl:

[taterguy]

24. Betsy Town goes Down ! 38-18

[fishwax]

3. Wake Forest beating Clemson in the 4th quarter

28-21 -- and Wake Forest just stopped Clemson on 4th and 1 to get the ball back.

[fishwax]

6. Clemson won on a last-second field goal

:kick:

[trof]

4. Georgia whupping Auburn like a rented mule.

35-7 in 2nd quarter.
whew

[fishwax]

7. Georgia has really come on strong after a rough start this season

Might be a good game against LSU in the SEC Championship Game, if current standings hold ...

[KamaAina]

5. The entire country breathes a sigh of relief

as You-Know-Who's Hail Mary fails. Can you imagine the scene as the game ball was carted off to the enabler's house?! :scared:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

43. !

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[fishwax]

8. TCU up 20-14 against Boise State at halftime

But Boise State got a defensive touchdown on the first series of the 3rd quarter, so they're now up 21-20.

[fishwax]

12. 28-28 at the start of the 4th

:kick:

[fishwax]

14. 35-34 with 1:05 left in regulation -- TCU just scored a TD and now looks like they're going for 2

[fishwax]

15. two-point conversion is good -- TCU up 36-35 with 1:05 left

:kick:

[fishwax]

16. Boise State with a 39-yard-field goal attempt for the win ...

[fishwax]

17. No good! TCU wins!

[ProdigalJunkMail]

23. amen and amen... nt

[Ptah]

9. Bear Down, Arizona!

Touchdown, Arizona!

2 point conversion attempt!

Incomplete

Arizona 29

Colorado 41

[Ptah]

10. Arizona recovers onside kick!

Then Colorado intercepts!

:cry:

[Ptah]

11. Arizona 29 Colorado 48

Still a Wildcat fan. Bear Down Arizona!

[fishwax]

13. d'oh! I was about to ask how much time was left

Then I checked the score and it was final.

Still a big game next week, at least :toast:

[grasswire]

18. I haz cheetos.

Quack! Half an hour 'til game time.

Meatloaf and baked potatoes in the oven for supper.

I'm ready.

[fishwax]

19. should be a good one!

:kick:

[Brickbat]

20. Watched my Huskers do what they had to do, and I'm glad they did it. I'm also glad that the Huskers

are the team PSU had to face in this first game.

[hibbing]

25. GBR

Hi,
Knew there were a few other Huskers out there in the hinterland. It was not pretty, but they pulled it off. I think Martinez has shown some real improvement the last two games. His receivers dropped some that should have been caught today. Bo's presser after the game was pretty powerful. Now comes Michigan, yipes.

Peace

[mvd]

30. As a Penn State fan, your team were very good sports

It was nice that both teams gave some thought to the victims of the PSU scandal before the game.

[hibbing]

32. We Are

Hey,
Can't even imagine the situation there. It is going to be a long road to recovery for everyone there. I wish the whole school the best as you try to move forward. If you ever decide to come to Lincoln for the roadie, sent me a mail.

Peace

[Hayabusa]

21. Go Tigers!

Mizzou finally feat Texas today under Pinkel's leadership. Didn't get to see much of the game, but there were a lot of happy faces exiting the stadium. Speaking of, damn do my legs hurt right now... (I work as event staff for the Missouri Athletic Department)/

[SCantiGOP]

46. welcome to the SEC Mizzou

We'll be pulling for you every time you play the Jawja Bulldogs. Incredible that South Carolina beat all five teams in the East yet Georgia is going to represent the East in the SEC championship game. I hope LSU hangs about 80 points on them.

[fishwax]

22. Oregon scores first -- 8-0

[grasswire]

26. shock and awe, baby

Kelly likes to do that.

[fishwax]

28. congrats!

Big win! :toast:

[KamaAina]

41. Stanford chokes and somehow moves up to Number Two

oh, right, they played like Number Two. My bad. :(

[grasswire]

27. QUACK!!

I almost felt sorry for Stanford.

[gratuitous]

29. After that performance, the BCS should rank Oregon no lower than 14th, I think

Beating the number 4 team like a rented mule on its own field, you'd think Oregon would get a little more play. No. They play in the Pacific time zone, so fuck 'em. The Ducks will be "lucky" to stay in the top 10.

[rurallib]

34. I hope Oregon gets another crack at LSU

[gratuitous]

35. Another "neutral" field game

Like in Portland or Corvallis. Heh.

No, I think the BCS is set up for an LSU-Alabama rematch. Oklahoma State will be an acceptable spoiler for the BCS, but Oregon's goose is cooked, championship-wise.

[WildEyedLiberal]

39. Yup - an SEC team is the only team that may lose to a top ranked SEC team...

... and still be a viable contender for the championship.

Alabama lost to LSU? No problem! They're still top 5! Oregon loses to LSU? Oh, no, they'll plummet in the rankings and never see the top 5 again. Penn State (leaving the recent mess aside)'s only loss was to #2 Alabama (before yesterday)? They never did again crack the top 10. The BCS is so blatantly and ridiculously biased in favor of the SEC it's a joke. OSU will have to be perfect, and even then, I don't think they're a lock for the title game because they play in the wrong conference.

[dr.strangelove]

45. It will be Oklahoma or Ok st

If its a one loss team, its not going to be one LSU has already beat, even though a case can be made for both. If Ok wins out, its last victory over Ok St, who will be ranked 2, will be enough to leapfrog it over Alabama. Oregon will have to enjoy the Rose Bowl, which is hardly a bad thing. Sadly, Alabama gets the truly short end of all this, they will end up getting Houston in the Sugar bowl, which will just be a terrible game. It will be an Acc/Big East Orange Bowl, another stinker. But the Rose Bowl and Fiesta will be great. I think the Fiesta will be Stanford v. the loser of the Ok v. Ok State game and the Rose Bowl will be Oregon v. the big Ten winner, which I hoped would be Penn St, but will probably be Michigan St. Oregon v. Mich state will be a fun game to watch.

[grasswire]

47. did you say fuck a duck? n/t

[gratuitous]

49. It's the BCS way!

Not limited to the Ducks, of course, but to any team not in the SEC. The way things are going, it's just possible the national championship game would be an LSU/Alabama rematch. I believe the simultaneous orgasm at the NCAA would register on the Richter Scale.

[JCMach1]

31. OSU 66-6 over TTU

The Pokes absolutely spanked Texas Tech.

I won't say any more than that, because I don't want to jinx them.

[guitar man]

36. Yes indeed

The Pokes have one of the best looking teams I've ever seen :D

[JCMach1]

37. I just can't get all of the past chokes out of my head...

It will truly be Bedlam in two weeks...

[guitar man]

38. Me either

I keep thinking of some past humiliations from lost bedlam bets when I was sure we were going to beat them :banghead:

But I think we've got em this year, as long as we don't take too many injuries between now and then

[Lasher]

33. WVU beat Cincy in a heart stopper.

WVU blocked a Cincy 14 yard field goal attempt with three seconds remaining. That field goal would have tied the game, sending it into OT.

Cincinnati QB got hurt. Hated to see that, hope he heals up OK this week.

[KamaAina]

40. 14-yard FG attempt??

Even a kick from the goal line would be 17 yards.

[Lasher]

44. You're right, I guess it was a 31 yarder.

The snap was from the 14.

[gratuitous]

42. And in Division III, where they settle championships on the field

The Linfield Wildcats put the finishing touches on another undefeated regular season, thumping Lewis & Clark 47-14. Now to wait for the playoff pairings . . .

[backtoblue]

48. The Hogs need to beat Miss. State.

Then beat LSU, then have Alabama lose to Auburn....
Then beat Georgia in the SEC Championship game...
Then go to the NC and beat (oregon?)

Hey, dream big baby!!!