Friday Night NCAA Football Open Thread
Why not, eh? There isn't much going on in football tonight, but we do have a somewhat intriguing AACtion matchup with Central Florida and Louisville tonight at 8 PM on ESPN. UCF is a 14-point underdog as of the last time I checked. Here are the matchup stats from TeamRankings:
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Offense
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UCF | LOUISVILLE |
| Yards/Play | 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Points/Play | 0.491 | 0.596 |
| Rush Play % | 51.85% | 52.80% |
| Pass Play % | 48.15% | 47.20% |
| Completion % | 64.19% | 71.24% |
| 3D Conv % | 50.79% | 65.62% |
| RZ Scoring % | 95.24% | 88.00% |
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Defense`
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UCF | LOUISVILLE |
| Opp Yards/Play | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Opp Points/Play | 0.241 | 0.121 |
| Opp Completion % | 60.65% | 49.29% |
| Opp 3D Conv % | 38.36% | 21.21% |
| Opp RZ Scoring % | 66.67% | 53.85% |
October 18th, 2013 at 7:58 PM ^
UCF plays like they did (at times) agaisnt South Carolina...maybe they have a chance? SC isn't as good as we thought, maybe, but they're good enough that UCF hanging with them was impressive. We'll see what they can do against Teddy B. and. co..
October 18th, 2013 at 8:13 PM ^
They've played no one to this point and will continue to play no one. This is their toughest game of the year in all likelihood so they'll likely go undefeated and go to one of the crappier BCS bowls
October 18th, 2013 at 8:04 PM ^
I am not sure how many of you were tuned into ESPN beforehand, but the story about Teddy Bridgewater and his mom's fight with cancer was pretty moving and well done. I do like when they do those sorts of human interest stories interspersed with the sports.
October 18th, 2013 at 8:29 PM ^
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October 18th, 2013 at 8:57 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 9:02 PM ^
Really? It'll be obvious by now by I'm not a huge bettor, but this must be one prop bet to get all three correct? Versus being a true parlay of three prop bets (does that make sense)? I.e. true parlays give a higher payout don't they (but are also based on wins by X amount of teams?)?
October 18th, 2013 at 9:12 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 9:45 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
I'm just getting into betting on sports
Advice: quit while you can. Seriously, I know a couple of people who thought they'd have a little fun with it and they are full-blown addicts.
October 18th, 2013 at 10:57 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 8:33 PM ^
Louisville ran 11 plays for 80 or so yards on the TD drive and ran almost 7 minutes off the clock, according to my notes. Not bad. Senorise Perry has six yards on three carries, which is a very slow start for their leading rusher (6.0 YPC average).
October 18th, 2013 at 8:40 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 8:47 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 8:53 PM ^
Yeah...exactly. O'leary having to take a TO there in order to get that call right is weak. How the official right in front of the play didn't get that call right blows my mind as well. The officials even all huddled up together to discuss the play and they come up with, "Spotting the ball where the initial hit occured". Srsly?
October 18th, 2013 at 9:04 PM ^
Insanely jealous whenever UCF throws to the flat.
October 18th, 2013 at 9:15 PM ^
Almost A Conference....
October 18th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^
Please thing in the sky... please let UCF win. After this craptastic month, a small thing like seeing Louisville lose would make me feel so much better.
October 18th, 2013 at 10:13 PM ^
You might want to be more polite than calling Him a "thing."
October 18th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
Here are the halftime stats for this game:
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| 1st Downs | 9 | 9 |
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3rd down efficiency
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2 for 6 | 5 for 6 |
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4th down efficiency
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0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 177 | 235 |
| Passing | 99 | 206 |
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Comp-Att
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9 of 16 | 16 of 19 |
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Yards per pass
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6.2 | 10.8 |
| Rushing | 78 | 29 |
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Rushing Attempts
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15 | 10 |
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Yards per rush
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5.2 | 2.9 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
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Fumbles lost
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0 | 1 |
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Interceptions thrown
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1 | 0 |
| Possession | 15:24 | 14:36 |
So, UCF is getting 5.71 yards per snap and Louisville is getting 8.10 yards per snap.
October 18th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
Luke Hancock at halftime? Ugh...
October 18th, 2013 at 10:04 PM ^
Sunglasses and all. He may have that beauty queen but Spike is going to get Kate Upton. You can bet the ranch.
October 18th, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^
Wait. Is Kate cheating on Shane?!?
October 18th, 2013 at 11:45 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 10:21 PM ^
Watching teams like Louisville and Missouri stay undefeated this deep into the season is frustrating, because the last time Michigan pulled that off was seven years ago. If they can do it, what's Michigan's excuse?
October 18th, 2013 at 10:24 PM ^
We don't play in the AAC
October 19th, 2013 at 12:22 AM ^
Neither does Missouri. And we almost lost to Akron.
October 18th, 2013 at 10:28 PM ^
Jesus christ fuck Louisville
October 18th, 2013 at 10:32 PM ^
Tie ballgame :30 3Q
October 18th, 2013 at 11:00 PM ^
questionable PI call
October 18th, 2013 at 11:03 PM ^
These officials suck.
Not impressed with their performance.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:10 PM ^
i though bridgewater cross the LOS already.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:16 PM ^
but clearly the ref is a real estate salesman from Louisville
October 18th, 2013 at 11:19 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 11:21 PM ^
It was a wasted play to spike it on 1st and goal. But they managed to score anyway...
October 18th, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
Louisville can take their mid-major record and go to the Idaho Potato Bowl
October 18th, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
October 18th, 2013 at 11:21 PM ^
Touchdown UCF
Nice call that. He had two guys open there.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:23 PM ^
Actually rushed 4....love it
October 18th, 2013 at 11:25 PM ^
UCF went on road and beat PSU and Louisville - impressive coaching job. Very.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
If they had held on against South Carolina they'd be this years sexy pick to crash the BCS...they may still crash it yet
October 18th, 2013 at 11:25 PM ^
It might be tough for Louisville to even make the BCS. Is the AAC an automatic qualifier?
October 18th, 2013 at 11:31 PM ^
per ESPN yes.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
I'd have to say that win added to Coach George O'Leary's coaching resume.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:48 PM ^
It goes in there right under the line about his tenure at Notre Dame, where he coached for one of the most storied weeks in the history of that illustrious program.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 12:10 AM ^
could keep them out of a BCS game, so yeah it does potentially change their season.