Most intriguing games of the day?
1. Michigan/BYU- Why? Because of the obvious.
2. Utah/Oregon- I have Utah winning in my pick'em. This will look good for us if they win.
3. Miss State/Auburn- I just want to see if Auburn gonna lose again.
What are your thoughts?
September 26th, 2015 at 7:55 AM ^
and it's going to be a dandy.
everybody post photos of your tail-gate right now, and its not too early to start the festivities. going to be a great day for the maize and blue faithful.
September 26th, 2015 at 7:55 AM ^
September 26th, 2015 at 8:50 AM ^
That's the biggest tailgate I've ever seen. You are to be commended. Free food and beer?
September 26th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
best way to serve a thirsty crowd.
EDIT: i think we're going to need more planes. it's going to be hot in the stadium.
12,000 gallons per drop. that'll take the heat off a bit.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:02 AM ^
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September 26th, 2015 at 7:57 AM ^
UTAH vs Oregon
Arizona vs UCLA
Arizona vs
September 26th, 2015 at 8:20 AM ^
UCLA @ Arizona is the most interesting to me outside of BYU @ UM. That and Utah and Oregon.
That beautiful 9 game conference schedule the Pac and Big 12 enjoy is nice come week 4.
September 26th, 2015 at 8:23 AM ^
September 26th, 2015 at 9:58 AM ^
TCU can VERY WELL lose this game. They're only starting 1 (!!!!!) guy from the defense that started in their bowl game against Ole Miss.
If BYU has the injury bug, then idk what the hell TCU has b/c their defense alone has 6 season ending injuries I believe.
Patterson is going to have to be a miracle worker this year.
September 26th, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^
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September 26th, 2015 at 8:01 AM ^
2 Utah/Oregon: I think it's one of the best games on today and it will be good for us of Utah can pull out the win
September 26th, 2015 at 8:08 AM ^
Mora has had Rich's number. This is his chance to show the Wilcats have truly arrived.
I like Arizona at home to upset the Bruins but it should be one hell of a game either way.
September 26th, 2015 at 8:37 AM ^
I'm curious about this. RR has always had a knack for being exposed by a team here or there back when he was in his prime form at WVU.
Mora could be his Pittsburgh kryptonite in the Pac12.
RR should win this game imo. Veteran QB vs freshman QB. UCLA is gonna need points. Scooby Wright is back for Zona too on defense.
September 26th, 2015 at 8:50 AM ^
Zona QB is a rs so - wouldnt call it veteran but yes more experience.
UCLA is still loaded- they are pretty good everywhere around rosen and rosen will have 5-6 games this year he looks like baby Luck. Depends on if this is one of them. If rosen is having a bad game they still have a stellar OL and Paul Perkins to run all day. But they suffered a massive injury on defense.
I wouldnt say a win here means AZ has arrived. That win on the road vs Oregon last year looked like a turning point an then they screwed up later in the yr. AZ has given up some pts to bad teams this year as it looks like a typical rr defense.
Pac 12 south is going to be all sorts of wacky this year - lots of parity and good not great teams. It's like having 5 wisconsins in the same division in terms of team ability.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:14 AM ^
This is the year to do it. ASU isn't as good as they were advertised. UCLA is banged up and has a freshman QB. USC is overrated as per usual under Sark.
The North division is very weak and will probably come down to the winner of Oregon or Stanford.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:13 AM ^
"Exposed?" Puh-leeze. Sometimes the other team just plays better that day. Sometimes the matchups favor the other team. RR's tenure here was an aberration for reasons that JUB already "exposed." Other than that, RR's teams win more often than not. If you make every loss a referendum, you have to make every win a referendum, too.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:37 AM ^
You're reading a bit too much into the word exposed... I'm not an RR hater. I actually love watching his teams play outside of the horrible Michigan memories.
2 of my top 5 Michigan football memories during college are from his teams.
September 26th, 2015 at 8:57 AM ^
September 26th, 2015 at 9:13 AM ^
I bet a three team parlay this morning:
Wake Forest +3.5 against Indiana
Utah +10.5 against Oregon
Arizona +3.5 against UCLA
The way my luck runs on parlay's though the first two will come in and Zona will find a way to lose by four in the final seconds. The god of illegal on-line betting loves to torment me so.
BTW - even though I think the line is insane I couldnt bring myself to bet on BYU +6.5. There is no way I could ever place myself in a position whereby I'd somehow be happy if the other team did well against us.
With one exception. Last year against OSU I must admidt I did root against us just to ensure Hoke got taken out. But that was for a greater good so it doesnt count.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:22 AM ^
I sometimes forget Wake Forest has a football team.
September 26th, 2015 at 11:11 AM ^
With one exception. Last year against OSU I must admidt I did root against us just to ensure Hoke got taken out. But that was for a greater good so it doesnt count.
That's not cool, man.
September 26th, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^
You rooted on OSU vs Mich??? I'm sorry but Hoke was gone regardless and no CC justifies a loss to Ohio State ever.
Neg for this. If I were a mod banhammer would be swift... 56K points and all. This encapsulates a sickness in the fanbase.
OK rant over. Go Blue!
September 26th, 2015 at 9:05 AM ^
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September 26th, 2015 at 8:13 AM ^
for me this is THE most important gamr of the year..This will set the tone for the rest of the season..Win and the bowl possibilities grow and a 8 win season is a good possibility lose and we are looking at 7-5 or 6-6...A win against a ranked team would be HUGE formthe turnaround and for Harbaugh..This game makes me very nervous..NOBODY has played a tougher schedule than BYU ..theyve already played 2 ranked opponents...they are a 1 point loss to UCLA from being 3-0 and their offense is big anf their passing game superior...
September 26th, 2015 at 8:30 AM ^
September 26th, 2015 at 8:41 AM ^
There are scenarios for 6 wins but they entail rudock never progressing.
@Indiana for example is one everyone has as a win. Indiana scores on everyone. But their HS defense gives up tons of pts too. So say Indiana scores 28. And rudock is UNLV rudock throws 2 picks and hhas a fumble and Indiana just commits 8 or 9 in the box all day to stop the run.
We really need Iowa 2014 rudock to show up. Games vs Minn, NW, PSU are all dependent on defense keeping it close and rudock going 13/24 for 160 yds with 0-1 INT while we can get 150ish on the ground. Those teams wont run away from us offensively but we need to do something competent on offense to avoid a bunch of 10-9 classics. Also the FG kicking is still in question and I expect a lot of close games vs those teams.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:32 AM ^
Fortunately for us Indiana has also given up 150 yards/game against the likes of Southern Illinois and Florida International.
You are correct, though. A quarterback that can win you games is pretty much necessary to get to 8-10 wins.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:32 AM ^
I do think people are overreacting to the UNLV game a bit. It was the worst Rudock has looked in his career, and that includes the Utah game. Assuming he's closer to the OSU version, I don't see teams like IU, Minny, PSU, and NW being able to keep up offensively. I'm more worried about the renaissance on the offensive line, as that may be more opponent-dependent than the passing game thus far.
September 26th, 2015 at 10:02 AM ^
Allen looks very competent and confident... with a big leg... and Baxter!
September 26th, 2015 at 8:33 AM ^
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September 26th, 2015 at 8:18 AM ^
PAC 12 seems to rule the day...
Utah/Oregon
USC/Ariona St
UCLA/Arizona
September 26th, 2015 at 8:59 AM ^
September 26th, 2015 at 9:24 AM ^
right now it does not look like the BIG will have a week of matchups like that this year.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:41 AM ^
Yes, this is the Pac 12's week. Some of that is just pure parity. Nobody is that strong, nobody is that weak. You have no idea who is going to win these games.
September 26th, 2015 at 8:23 AM ^
as Michigan/BYU should help give us a better idea where things are.
Also love see TCU game and how Oreon/Utah goes.
Two others not mentioned yet................Auburn/Miss State and Oklahoma State/Texas kind of interesting as well IMO.
September 26th, 2015 at 8:25 AM ^
Texas A&M/Arkansas. After Big Bret ran his mouth a few weeks ago, it was nice to see Texas Tech beat em last week and Toledo w/the upset the week before. Hopefully A & M can continue Bret's losing streak
September 26th, 2015 at 9:11 AM ^
I'm actually rooting for Arkansas. I want the SEC West to beat up on one another as much as possible so the media can't hype the SEC up at all.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:43 AM ^
The media will still hype them. Nobody ever loses in the SEC West. They merely prove how tough the division is. The more SEC West teams lose, the tougher the division is.
It's media sciance.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:59 AM ^
The only team that deserves hype from that division right now is LSU b/c Fournette is 40 and Les Miles is the homie.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:42 AM ^
Why the /s tag?
Definitely NOT the day's most intriguing match-up, but there is an interesting dynamic there.
Both are proud programs with rich histories. Both are trying to lay the cornerstones for their rebuilding projects. This game is big for both teams.
Now, if it turns into mistake-filled crap-fest, the both need to revisit their project plans.
September 26th, 2015 at 9:46 AM ^
Wow, I forgot that game was even on. In the 90's, that was the game of the week in all of CFB when it was played.
The mighty have fallen far. As we know, it's not easy getting back up.
September 26th, 2015 at 8:32 AM ^
I think somebody scored!
September 26th, 2015 at 8:34 AM ^
What? No Kansas rutgers intrigue??????
Lots of lopsided matchups outside of AA, and P12 this week.
Just from a wacky perspective LSU is traveling north to Syracuse of all places.
Bowling Green is scoring all sorts of points and goes into Purdue - could make that ugly for the Boilermakers.
Future opponent watch I'd like to see how MD matches up with West VA.
TN-FL used to be THE SEC matchup 15 yrs ago so should be an interesting one - difficult to peg TN right now. That 1 is sort of offense(TN) v defense (FL).
Lost in OSU's offense has been OSU's D - I'm curious how Western's QB and Wr do against OSU in relation to MSU.
Can A&M continue Arkansas trail of tears?
Not as confident as most that Utah has any chance v Oregon. If Adams is playing Utah could be exploited badly - we'll see.
I'd like to see ASU upset USC just for 'crooting purposes. Need some CA kids to look our way.
September 26th, 2015 at 8:41 AM ^