August 22nd, 2017 at 8:11 AM ^
271 more hours!
August 22nd, 2017 at 8:29 AM ^
I have a countdown widget on my phone's homescreen. 11 days, 7 hours and 33 seconds. Can't wait!
August 22nd, 2017 at 8:36 AM ^
At the time of this post, MINE says 11 days, 6 hours, 53 minutes, and 22 seconds.
HA. I'm better.
August 23rd, 2017 at 12:16 AM ^
August 22nd, 2017 at 8:30 AM ^
August 22nd, 2017 at 8:38 AM ^
Not according to those morons at ESPN. They are counting to two Saturdays from now, completely ignoring the ten teams that are playing on August 26th.
August 22nd, 2017 at 9:14 AM ^
I think I get it - ESPN's clock is more "It is X days until a minimum of Y dollars per minute in advertising revenue is generated by the subset of college football that we will be airing". That sounds more like the sort of clock they would use anyway.
August 22nd, 2017 at 9:19 AM ^
August 22nd, 2017 at 10:35 AM ^
August 22nd, 2017 at 11:39 AM ^
There is definitely a hierarchy when it comes to my college football game consumption, but much of that goes out the window when the pickings are slim.
The hierarchy goes like this:
Any live/DVR'd Michigan game in which the outcome isn't known by me. Try to interrupt me when I'm watching & I will rip out your lungs and grill them for a halftime snack.
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Any live game with a key matchup of national powers OR upset possibility in the 4th quarter. Try to interrupt me when I'm watching & I'll be visibly irritated.
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Live generic Power 5 matchups. Try to interrupt me and I won't care.
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Replays of Michigan games of yore
But things change when coming off an 8 month dry spell. I distinctly remember watching Hawaii vs. Cal at like 1am last year, simply because I was football starved & Hawaii was going to be our next opponent. It's like the Tier 3 game suddenly rocketed into the #1 position.
August 22nd, 2017 at 2:46 PM ^
August 22nd, 2017 at 9:35 AM ^
That is absolutely correct. I don't take it personally, but feel it is just disrespecting the ten teams that are playing on August 26th. ESPN commercials keep saying, "FOOTBALL IS BACK IN TWELVE DAYS" (this was yesterday) but it's actually back in four days as of today.
August 22nd, 2017 at 8:31 AM ^
Courtney Avery days to go?!? I'm starting to get pretty excited about this season.
(That's not true - I've been excited about this season since New Year's Eve.)
August 22nd, 2017 at 8:52 AM ^
Semantics, but Kovacs changed numbers from 32 to 11 to honor the Dave Brandon "you're a Senior so change your number to a retired number and piss off your fan base" era.
Also, if you're going or honor the 11th day with #11 Kovacs, you have to at least mention the Wistert Brothers, who are being honored with the legends patches.
August 22nd, 2017 at 8:59 AM ^
August 22nd, 2017 at 8:59 AM ^
At the risk of being that guy, he changed numbers from 32.
August 22nd, 2017 at 9:10 AM ^
I think you missed the part where I wrote "(I know, he changed numbers to #32)"
EDIT: DAMNIT, I SCREWED UP!
August 22nd, 2017 at 9:12 AM ^
Just need to add some beer and my wife saying "are you seriously going to watch football all weakend!!!" Yup.
Cant wait!!
August 22nd, 2017 at 9:38 AM ^
August 22nd, 2017 at 9:34 AM ^
Francis Wistert, Albert Wistert, and Alvin Wistert all wore #11 and were All Americans.
August 22nd, 2017 at 2:23 PM ^
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August 22nd, 2017 at 9:56 AM ^
Just passing along some info from Sam Webb's inside the sub from yesterday- John Runyan is now running with the ones and DPJ is impressing the most right now of all the receivers.
August 22nd, 2017 at 10:31 AM ^
August 23rd, 2017 at 2:51 AM ^
August 22nd, 2017 at 10:00 AM ^
Fast.