Programming OT: ESPNU Top 25 games of 2016 + Last Chance U (season 2)

Submitted by Mr. Yost on

I know everyone loves watching us win a WEIRD game versus Wisconsin almost 10 years ago or an ugly game @ Northwestern on BTN. But for college football lovers, ESPNU has started it's Top 25 Games of 2016.

I would rather watch every single one of these amazing college football games from last year than one down of either of those awful Michigan wins. I love Michigan, I'd watch any WIN from last year again...but I LOVE college football as well. For those of you that are in the Night Games (open thread)...this us for us. Great games last year.

UNFORTUNATELY there are THREE games from last year that will undoubtedly be on this list that I will NOT be watching. Two have already been named and we know which game may be #1.

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Also season 2 of Last Chance U has been announced on Netflix and it's starting soon! Former Michigan DB Brian Cole II is on the team (and had a solid year for East Mississippi CC). Cole is now at Mississippi St. The QB is with Lane Kiffin at FAU.

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UMProud

July 17th, 2017 at 8:46 PM ^

Michigan vs PSU should be in that list....vs Rutgers too. Asswhoopings like that are rare today. The Pennsylvannia media post game TV comments were popcorn worthy.

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Stringer Bell

July 17th, 2017 at 8:47 PM ^

They can't get any Michigan wins on there?  How about the Wisconsin game?  I know it wasn't aesthetically pleasing but it was a close, hard fought game between two top 10 teams.

 

Also just shows you how damn close we were last year, every game we lost was a barnburner that came down to the very last play.

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WolverineHistorian

July 18th, 2017 at 12:54 AM ^

I doubt it will be on there. The score was misleading. We missed 3 chip shot field goals and Wisconsin's only points were set up thanks to a deflected pass that was intercepted and returned deep in our territory. Otherwise, their offense could do nothing against our D and their QB threw three interceptions. The ending isn't as dramatic as many of the others on this list so far. Endings must be their top criteria. Otherwise, our game with Iowa wouldn't be on any list unless it involved ugly ass football.

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Mr. Yost

July 18th, 2017 at 8:49 AM ^

But you and I both know ugly upsets of top 5 teams are more sexy to the national public than ugly close wins by top 5 teams.

Especially a last second FG.

For some reason the sports media makes the biggest deal out of last second FGs - even in shitty games, home run robbing catches and regular season slam dunks.

I can still see that loser from MSU helicoptering his arm around after that last second win over OSU.

At least the FG is a game winning "highlight" though. But no one wants to watch a shitty game to see one kick was my point.

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NittanyFan

July 17th, 2017 at 9:02 PM ^

If I had to guess, the 8 other games in the Top 10 are (in some order):

1. Rose Bowl

2-4. ACC trifecta: Louisville @ Clemson, Clemson @ FSU, Pitt @ Clemson

5. Tennessee v Georgia, the double Hail-Mary game

6. Alabama v Ole Miss (before Ole Miss went down the crapper, this game was good).

7. OU v Texas Tech (just because there were 1 Billion point scored).

8. PSU v Wisconsin, B1G Championship.

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