Thursday Night NCAA Football Open Thread
Way late to the party, but I had other things going on - nonetheless, here is your obligatory thread for the games that are going on in NCAA Division I football this evening.
- On ESPN, Louisville is leading Rutgers 17-7 just short of the half
- At 9 PM, San Diego State will be playing Air Force on CBS Sports Network.
- At 10:30 PM, for the night owls, Arizona vs. USC on Fox Sports 1.
October 10th, 2013 at 9:02 PM ^
to flip to between innings of the Tigers game
October 10th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
...and it looks like this:
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Louisville | |
| 1st Downs | 7 | 13 |
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3rd down efficiency
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3 for 7 | 1 for 3 |
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4th down efficiency
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1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 133 | 238 |
| Passing | 132 | 154 |
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Comp-Att
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13 of 18 | 10 of 14 |
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Yards per pass
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7.3 | 11 |
| Rushing | 1 | 84 |
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Rushing Attempts
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13 | 15 |
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Yards per rush
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0.1 | 5.6 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
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Fumbles lost
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0 | 0 |
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Interceptions thrown
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2 | 1 |
| Possession | 15:46 | 14:14 |
October 10th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
Gary Nova is not the real deal, most Rutgers fans don't even like him since he tends to throw a lot of picks. I don't think Rutgers would beat Wisconsin, Northwestern, or Michigan. They aren't that good, they got lit up offensively by Fresno St. and SMU last week. Unless this was a joke, then carry on.
October 10th, 2013 at 9:25 PM ^
Right, but Rutgers beat Arkansas and ceding a couple yards to Fresno State isn't that bad because they are quite good. Like I said, Rutgers probably would be one of the top teams in the Big 10 - you can clearly see that from watching this game. They pass the eye-test with flying colors compared to the amateur hour that is Big 10 football.
By the way, regarding their defense against SMU... It's like when Kentucky and South Carolina play, and South Carolina narrowly wins, it's not because South Carolina is bad.. It's because Kentucky is just that good. Similarly, SMU must just be that good.
Top-to-bottom, the AAC has some really good teams that will be sure to test Louisville like Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF.
October 10th, 2013 at 9:39 PM ^
I've watched all their games this year, they're alright. The difference between UK and USC is that, Rutgers choked a lead and let SMU score 21 straight points in the fourth quarter and had about 50 something points put on them after 3 overtimes. Cincy got destroyed by Illiniois and lost last week to a poor USF team so they're ok to bad. UCF and Lousiville are good for sure, I think Rutgers is slightly above average, there's no way they could beat every team in the Big Ten besides Ohio State. That's what I strongly disagree with.
October 10th, 2013 at 9:46 PM ^
UCF, Rutgers, and Louisville. And UCF and Rutgers are middling at best. S. Carolina and Arkansas are not great teams either.
October 11th, 2013 at 12:05 AM ^
You so should have kept going.
October 10th, 2013 at 9:39 PM ^
I still can't tell if you're serious or not.
October 10th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 9:44 PM ^
Arkansas is 3-3. Beating them by 4 isn't anything special. Kentucky is 1-4. They aren't "just that good."
October 10th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
Further more, based on the transitive property of football...
October 10th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^
Man baw!
October 10th, 2013 at 9:12 PM ^
Lane Kiffin is going to be on College Game Day Saturday. Yeah, great. Can't wait to hear if he ever got his briefcase back that was on the bus.
October 10th, 2013 at 9:17 PM ^
Go Tigers
October 10th, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
I would like to watch the Arizona/USC game, but I'm not staying awake that late on a work night. Hopefully freaking Rutgers can make this a game. I figured Louisville would be winning by 20+ at the half, but I was wrong.
October 10th, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
Hockey beat #4 BC 3-1. Big win. Celebrate as is customary in your native culture
October 10th, 2013 at 10:38 PM ^
and folks on this blog were predicting a 5-2 loss.
October 10th, 2013 at 9:48 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 10:44 PM ^
October 11th, 2013 at 12:43 AM ^
- Notre Dame - Notre Dame
- Iowa (45) - Minnesota (83)
- Youngstown State (100) - Connecticut (111)
- South Florida (123) - Central Michigan (147)
- Western Michigan (181) - Akron (148)
Sagarin thinks that FCS team was better than any of the other five weak opponents. Massey agrees. And we had a pretty convincing demonstration that Iowa's better than Minnesota.
October 10th, 2013 at 9:48 PM ^
Teddy Bridgewater looks like a shorter less athletic Devin Gardner. Why is he a lock for a Top3 NFL pick?
October 10th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 10:17 PM ^
When Devin's on, he can play as well as Bridgewater. But Bridgewater is far more consistent and hits those tough throws pretty often. If DG was as consitently good as Bridgewater is, he'd be a top3 lock too
October 10th, 2013 at 10:26 PM ^
could get awful interesting here
October 10th, 2013 at 10:29 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 10:31 PM ^
I will say this about Bridgewater - he's very good when he's on. But I do think people have overstated how good he really is; he's played a couple of competent defenses over the years and looked okay, but I'm not sold he'll be some great NFL QB. Plus, given the competition of the AAC you really have no idea how he'd handle even a competent series of opponents.
October 10th, 2013 at 10:36 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 11:06 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 10:35 PM ^
Was tempted to roll Lou -19 but backed away. Was actually concerned about a backdoor cover byRutgers but Lou is having difficulty closing the front door. That's just a big number to deal with.
Yardage differential is currently 400 -200 but two missed FGs will tick you right off. So will Three turnovers.
I'm on SDSU - 4. They're behind at the half but should be OK. Still plenty of clock left.
October 10th, 2013 at 10:42 PM ^
Bah, Lou should be covering right now with 2 minutes to hang on. Gotta make your field goals....
October 10th, 2013 at 11:05 PM ^
2) what is it with these historic programs playing Thursday night games? First it was Texas and now USC. I hope Michigan is above that.
October 10th, 2013 at 11:07 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 11:12 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 11:17 PM ^
Welp, I will need divine intervention on behalf of the Aztecs. Thanks, boys.
AZ also but ther's still time there...
October 10th, 2013 at 11:46 PM ^
October 10th, 2013 at 11:46 PM ^
But I can't say I miss multiple 60+ yd TDs given up in a game
October 10th, 2013 at 11:52 PM ^
October 11th, 2013 at 12:01 AM ^
schedule, covers up a lot of deficiencies.
October 11th, 2013 at 12:03 AM ^
Yep. Dude is a solid offensive coach and that's it. He has no business in a major conference.
October 10th, 2013 at 11:55 PM ^
a stop and a score and I'm in...
October 11th, 2013 at 12:02 AM ^
October 11th, 2013 at 12:13 AM ^
Precisely. That off-white paint, the beige shag carpeting, a desk right in the center of the room. Where is the creativity? For Christ's sake at least throw up a framed poster or two.
October 11th, 2013 at 9:06 AM ^
October 11th, 2013 at 12:11 AM ^
aztecs did it...nice. Did I say mirakce? I meant, "I got em right where I want em."
October 11th, 2013 at 12:15 AM ^
Yeah anytime you need a total collapse from one team to win your bet, you picked incorrectly.
October 11th, 2013 at 12:30 AM ^
Stuff happens, sure. Goes both ways. But, there's a reason I was fading Air Force. Whatever, I'll just go cash my ticket. Toodles.
October 11th, 2013 at 12:20 AM ^
He only managed to win the Big East championship--and the BCS slot that went with it--after Miami (YTM), VaTech, and BC left the conference for the ACC. His WVU teams were firmly entrenched behind all three before then. I actualy went to WVU's game against BC in Morgantown the year before the Big 3 left for greener pastures. BC curb-stomped WVU with a Big Ten approach--pro-style, run-heavy offense, big rugged defense. I had no Michigan affiliation when he was hired (I'm now a grad--my first year was RR's last) and had no dog in the hunt, but I thought that hire was a huge mistake at the time.
October 11th, 2013 at 12:35 AM ^