Gameday / Early Games Open Thread
The blog returns. Gameday is in Fargo. All of the noon games are boring. Actually Minnesota takes on San Jose State which features David Fales, a QB with legit NFL prospects. Will be interesting to see Minnesota against it's first non-abysmal competition. Upset watch in Minneapolis
September 21st, 2013 at 11:31 AM ^
This my "bye week" as a CFB viewer.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:34 AM ^
Oh cool, this thing is on.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:35 AM ^
So Dashawn Hand didn't commit. God damnit MGoBlog! Why must you be down on CFB Saturday?
September 21st, 2013 at 11:37 AM ^
over/under on turnovers today. I was thinking 1.5.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:40 AM ^
I'm going to go under. Why? I don't know.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:41 AM ^
He's going to have a clean game. 65% passing but only 250 yards.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:55 AM ^
I'm take the right at 1.5.
An early INT and fumble handoff that's only half his fault.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:24 PM ^
I'll take the under. I think he has his obligatory 1, but that's it.
*EDIT: My own comment made me curious, so I just checked and verified that Gardner has yet to start a game at QB and not throw at least one INT. That includes against Iowa.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:39 AM ^
MSU/ND and the Mich game tonight are the only ones that seem worth watching. I'm also going on the under for Gardner's turnovers. But he will surely throw 1 int
September 21st, 2013 at 12:43 PM ^
I think he'll go INT-free tonight. Just a hunch.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:42 AM ^
Lots of signs taking shots at the Big Ten in Fargo today.
"Envy BiSon Pity Big TeN" (letters make up ESPN)
and there's another one I saw with a picture of stampeding bison and a guy with a Big Ten shirt on running in front of the bison.
When FCS teams are mocking your conference, hmm. I suppose things are bad.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^
wears shape ups
September 21st, 2013 at 11:46 AM ^
Isn't this the team that beat the defending big 12 champs in week 1? Why are they not picking on the Big 12? The only thing I can think is because they are surrounded by Big Ten country so they are just full of envy.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:52 AM ^
I know it's NDSU and not NoDak but there's a lot of WCHA hockey fans out there which generally hate the Big Ten for ruining the WCHA (which is SEC-football-level chest thumping out there)
September 21st, 2013 at 11:55 AM ^
They beat Minnesota 2 years ago. I guess that means they own the B1G....or something.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:12 PM ^
I was gonna say, when the Dakota FCS teams beat Minnesota every year, they will get a bad impression of the Big Ten.
Then again, when Minnesota is your conception of Big Ten football, you may not be getting the best impression...
September 21st, 2013 at 12:20 PM ^
Their main experience with the Big Ten is with Minnesota, so...
September 21st, 2013 at 1:07 PM ^
They should come to B1G and they can still beat Minn. every year. They will just lose 6 or 7 other conference games to boot.
September 21st, 2013 at 1:21 PM ^
Don't give Delaney any more bad ideas.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:44 AM ^
Noon slate:
Florida A&M at Ohio State or Western Michigan at Iowa - BTN
North Carolina at Georgia Tech - ESPN
SJSU at Minnesota - ESPN2
Vanderbilt at UMass - ESPNNews
Wake Forest at Army - CBS Sports Network
Louisiana Tech at Kansas - Fox Sports 1
ESPN3, if you get that far - FIU at Louisville, Toledo at CMU, North Texas at Georgia, Pittsburgh at Duke, Tulane at Syracuse.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:14 PM ^
Seems like a good day to sleep in late or do yard work. There's not a single one of those games that inspires me to go to all the effort it takes to pick up the remote and turn the tv on.
September 21st, 2013 at 2:21 PM ^
I ran a marathon. Should have watched football
September 21st, 2013 at 11:46 AM ^
Weak day for sure. I'll be watching Iowa struggle with Western Michigan and probably the Tennesee-Flordida game. It's still college football and it's still a Saturday in the Fall, it's all good.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:54 AM ^
My viewing schedule is this - Minn vs SJSU at noon, ND Michigan State at 3:30, Ind vs Mizzou at 7, and Michigan UConn at 8.
Corso picked Akron over ULL as his upset today. I'd be interested to watch that game also at some point
September 21st, 2013 at 11:56 AM ^
Also, SJSU over Minnesota is not an "upset". Minnesota was started by being favored by 4 at home, so these teams are supposedly evenly matched on home field.
September 21st, 2013 at 11:57 AM ^
I will be consuming lots of meat (mostly pork) and watching football. I think I'm stopping by Biercamp in Ann Arbor for some treats. Never been, but have heard they are at least decent. Any suggestions on what to buy are welcome...
September 21st, 2013 at 12:01 PM ^
Mostly everything at Biercamp is good, but moderately priced. Don't walk in thinking you'll be paying Kroger prices for sausage -- the sausage is usually around $1.50 per link (forgot how much it is per pound), but is pretty good with a wide variety of types. Bacon is great (but pricy), too. Make sure to get a pulled pork sandwich for the road -- only $5 and definitely the best deal in the store, and after looking at all that meat you'll be hungry.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:15 PM ^
Taking you up on the sandwich. Also went with jalapeño and cheddar sticks with some chili cheese bacon brats. We shall see.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:08 PM ^
a butt for pulled pork as I type!
September 21st, 2013 at 12:40 PM ^
I smell a medical redshirt in the offing.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:00 PM ^
Poor little Bison's name is going to be Corso for the remainder of its life!
September 21st, 2013 at 12:03 PM ^
My pick for MSU/Notre Dame
September 21st, 2013 at 12:08 PM ^
Just kneel the ball you clown!
What the hell was that Florida A&M guy thinking
September 21st, 2013 at 12:07 PM ^
just go down in the endzone you fool!!!!
September 21st, 2013 at 12:10 PM ^
Ferentz is 0-2 against Western. I think he finally beats them today.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:11 PM ^
#ferentznation
September 21st, 2013 at 12:12 PM ^
I was worried about the site for a couple of minutes, then REALLY worried about me being worried about the blog being down and what that said about me as a person.
But yeah...screw OSU.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:14 PM ^
The noon slate is bad today. I think I'm going to watch Georgia Tech-North Carolina, in front of a paltry crowd in Atlanta.
There are a few good/interesting games at 3:30. ND-MSU, WVU-Maryland, and Florida-Tennessee.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:16 PM ^
For some reason I have OSU on both btn channels and no Iowa.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:23 PM ^
Are there overflow channels?
September 21st, 2013 at 12:38 PM ^
There are 3 btn channels according to my guide and yet two are OSU and one is an espn feed for the Georgia Tech game. And while the first BTN channel says OSU, the second says Iowa or OSU.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:16 PM ^
right now be in commercials??
#worstcfbweekendofyear
September 21st, 2013 at 12:16 PM ^
FAMU sounds like a long-lost orca at Sea World.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:16 PM ^
anybody watching the Michigan anywhere tonight in Toledo?
September 21st, 2013 at 12:17 PM ^
I think I'm just going to watch Paul instead.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:23 PM ^
I'm watching MacGruber. I love this dumb movie.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:30 PM ^
My absolute favorite SNL movie. I'm gonna shooooot.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:37 PM ^
..classic MacGruber.
September 21st, 2013 at 1:22 PM ^
But... I'm a virgin..
Not for long...