Noon Games Open Thread
Here's what I'm watching:
Penn St. at Illinois - ESPN
Minnesota at Iowa - ESPN2
#25 Baylor at #9 WV - FX
Indiana at Northwestern - BTN
Arkansas at Texas A&M - SEC Network (on Comcast in the D)
You can find a complete set of listings with this handy chart.
Discuss and enjoy.
September 29th, 2012 at 12:05 PM ^
Illinois got off to a quick start in terms of turnovers. Yikes!
September 29th, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
Illinois' new uniforms make them look like Orgeon State.
September 29th, 2012 at 12:07 PM ^
You missed a great opportunity to Chart? Chart.
September 29th, 2012 at 12:10 PM ^
We are sure that Zook isn't pulling the strings still at Illinois, right? These guys still derp with the best of them.
September 29th, 2012 at 12:11 PM ^
PSU OL absolutely blowing Illinois off the ball on that drive. Why revert to McGloinster?
September 29th, 2012 at 12:12 PM ^
And of course Zookers it and roughs the kicker.
Middle of Illini defense looks soft
September 29th, 2012 at 12:13 PM ^
The announcers just questioned whether to accept first and goal from the four or to keep the fg. If there was ever a summation of the risk averse derpitude of conventional football wisdom in one sentence....
September 29th, 2012 at 12:13 PM ^
That is clearly a pick for Iowa. Nice job to take it right out of the receiver's hands.
September 29th, 2012 at 12:18 PM ^
Apparently a bad call by the refs will only get reviewed and overturned in Iowa City if it benefits the Hawkeyes. Never the other way around.
September 29th, 2012 at 12:22 PM ^
Here comes another one...
September 29th, 2012 at 12:23 PM ^
Rooting for Baylor to finally end the Mountaineers cakewalk. Illinois to go 3-2, and Minnesota and Northwestern to make it 5-0. Please don't suddenly start playing your hearts out Iowa and Indiana.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:37 PM ^
So much for Illinois and Minnesota, it's the curse of the stupid looking matte finish helmets. Iowa just pisses me off every year. Where was this team against Central and Iowa State? Seems like every year they play like garbage out of conference then step it up and play their hearts out and upset someone.
September 29th, 2012 at 12:24 PM ^
How did the one Minnesota guy not get the memo to get away from the ball? And how did the refs miss that touch? I think he was pushed into the ball so it doesn't matter, but come on.
And now they change what the ruling on the field was after the review? LOL WUT
September 29th, 2012 at 12:31 PM ^
I feel bad for Joey Galloway. Looks like he wants to jump out of the booth
September 29th, 2012 at 12:34 PM ^
Man Illinois sucks, Purdue wins that division going away
September 29th, 2012 at 12:35 PM ^
Stonum!
September 29th, 2012 at 12:36 PM ^
Miinesota just ran veer with max shortell
September 29th, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^
There's just no way around the many, many limitations of Matt McGloin
September 29th, 2012 at 12:48 PM ^
Am I the only one not watching football? I am going through the Avengers blu rays. I am on iron man 2 right now.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:40 PM ^
I'm setting up my new iPad while the wife watches some chick flick. Yay wife day.
September 29th, 2012 at 3:06 PM ^
I tuned in to "How the States Got Their Shapes." More entertaining than the B1G games so far.
September 29th, 2012 at 12:55 PM ^
WVU/Baylor tied at 14 at the end of the 1st. Can they keep the pace up and hit the over on a ridiculous 82.5 points?
September 29th, 2012 at 12:56 PM ^
....and by fast, I mean that, just like that, it was a 3rd and 15 situation.
September 29th, 2012 at 12:57 PM ^
Iowa looking like a team that could be trouble.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:01 PM ^
Or Minnesota is actually being exposed against average competition, remember this is the same Hawkeye team that lost to a directional Michigan last week.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:02 PM ^
If we gameplan correctly, unlike last year, Iowa should no be a problem. This is more of Minn getting exposed because of mediocre competition and a lack of Marquis Grey. I'm still more worried about Minn this year.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:11 PM ^
No they aren't.
Any team looks like trouble when they play Minnesota.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:07 PM ^
As they are mentioning, he is supposedly getting better managing the Penn State offense, but it is very hard to manage an offense while running 20 yards in the wrong direction.
...and their Ficken troubles with field goals continue. 47 yards, no good.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:08 PM ^
Now that was a succesful play action bootleg
September 29th, 2012 at 1:09 PM ^
So Minn defense just not good
September 29th, 2012 at 1:09 PM ^
Oops Indiana. Oops Minnesota. Oops Illinois.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:14 PM ^
I'm looking good on my 2 12:00 picks giving away the points by taking Iowa and Penn State. These games, however, are not looking good. I haven't watched a lot of the Illinois game. Why are they so bad at run defense?
September 29th, 2012 at 1:14 PM ^
A second string walk-on fullback currently leads the B1G in rushing touchdowns this season. Yup, the conference is down this year.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:23 PM ^
A walk on no less.
Edit - already mentioned.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:32 PM ^
A fullback no less.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:22 PM ^
Beckman looked incredulous on the sideline, but when your OL is getting exactly zero push, you basically need to get first downs straight up unfortunately.
Also, Illinois clearly just doesn't want to defend against the run. Obviously, they have to eventually run into the guy who is supposed to close the A gap, right?
September 29th, 2012 at 1:22 PM ^
That guy got ejected!?!?!?
September 29th, 2012 at 1:23 PM ^
several angles, clear that he stopped moving before the collision from later angles.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:24 PM ^
I'm starting to love Bubba Watson with his Happy Gilmore 1st tee shot....
September 29th, 2012 at 1:27 PM ^
Is anyone else watching WV and Baylor? I know this doesn't affect us at all, but the B1G games are completely one-sided. This is kind of like watching our 2010 Illinois game, except fun because your own team is not involved. These teams are actually going to hit the over on their point spread somehow.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:29 PM ^
this is far more entertaining than watching Illinois/Minnesota implode.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:39 PM ^
I have on. Basketball on grass, crowd is into it, B1G games are blowouts...This is much better to watch.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:28 PM ^
Eventually, they are going to lose some interest and the call will become a monotone, "Scheelhaase....forced out of pocket....picks up a few...."
September 29th, 2012 at 1:30 PM ^
I love the 2 offense's the WVU has used over the years...Run heavy kill ya on the ground with RR and now Pass heavy kill you in the air with Dana.
But one thing for sure in the big 12 Defense is optional...
September 29th, 2012 at 1:33 PM ^
Is this the anti-Zook? Tim Beckman will keep the offense out there on 4th and 9?
...and while this was conventionally a punting situation and probably not a good idea technically, Scheelhaase connects for a 1st down.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:33 PM ^
improve anything. Wva-Baylor is much more exciting football.
And I'm so done with alternate unis. You can't ever tell who's playing anymore.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:35 PM ^
And yet neither of those teams are great either.
September 29th, 2012 at 1:41 PM ^
smack pretty much all of the Big Ten around tho. Also, Stonum sighting!
September 29th, 2012 at 1:35 PM ^
Its not like they are covering anyone anyway, might as well send some extra guys at the QB
September 29th, 2012 at 1:39 PM ^
UCF and Missouri is on FSN-Detroit.