Noon Games (open thread) + Viewing Schedule

Submitted by Mr. Yost on October 7th, 2017 at 12:05 PM

Not a great week for college football, but it's college football nonetheless!

Saturday, October 7

MATCHUP		TIME (ET)	NAT TV	LOCATION
Wake Forest	#2Clemson	12:00 PM		Memorial Stadium , Clemson, SC
Iowa State	#3Oklahoma	12:00 PM	FOX	Memorial Stadium , Norman, OK
#4Penn State	Northwestern	12:00 PM		Ryan Field, Evanston, IL
#5Georgia	Vanderbilt	12:00 PM		Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
Texas Tech	Kansas	12:00 PM	FS1	Memorial Stadium , Lawrence, KS
#23West Virginia	#8TCU	3:30 PM	FS1	Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
#13Miami	Florida State	3:30 PM		Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
#21Notre Dame	North Carolina	3:30 PM		Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC
LSU	#21Florida	3:30 PM	CBS	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
Minnesota	Purdue	3:30 PM		Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Air Force	Navy	3:30 PM	CBSSN	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Maryland	#10Ohio State	4:00 PM	FOX	Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Kansas State	Texas	7:00 PM	FS1	Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
#1Alabama	Texas A&M	7:15 PM		Kyle Field, College Station, TX
#16Virginia Tech	Boston College	7:15 PM		Alumni Stadium , Chestnut Hill, MA
Michigan State	#7Michigan	7:30 PM		Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
#9Wisconsin	Nebraska	8:00 PM	BTN	Memorial Stadium , Lincoln, NE
#11Washington State	Oregon	8:00 PM	FOX	Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
#25UCF	Cincinnati	8:00 PM		Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Stanford	#20Utah	10:15 PM	FS1	Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
California	#6Washington	10:45 PM		Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
#19San Diego State	UNLV	10:45 PM		Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

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WolverineHistorian

October 7th, 2017 at 1:30 PM ^

Northwestern...why?

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Bambi

October 7th, 2017 at 1:30 PM ^

NW has been shooting themselves in the foot all game. PSU looks so beatable and Thorson looks worse than Speight

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AnthonyThomas

October 7th, 2017 at 1:32 PM ^

NW's O-line is also worse than ours.

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Bambi

October 7th, 2017 at 1:46 PM ^

So does PSU's

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creelymonk10

October 7th, 2017 at 1:30 PM ^

Jesus they had a guy wide open. Lead him at all and it's a end of half TD.

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AnthonyThomas

October 7th, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^

NW needlessly wasted at least 45 seconds of the final 2:30 lol

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KBLOW

October 7th, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^

Cannot believe NU didn't come away with at least a FG. Well, that's a lie. I do believe it, I'm just surprised.

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MGlobules

October 7th, 2017 at 1:32 PM ^

is Penn State not really all that hot? Three weeks in a row I have looked in on them and outside of Barkley--shut down by the Cats today--they look totally pedestrian.

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AnthonyThomas

October 7th, 2017 at 1:34 PM ^

They are really overrated. Imagine #5 Georgia playing this team. I think Michigan is probably around the tenth best team in the country right now and they definitely look better than PSU.

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goblue16

October 7th, 2017 at 1:33 PM ^

Iowa looking like trash. That PSU loss must have really devastated them. Or they just suck and so do PSU and MSU

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Michology 101

October 7th, 2017 at 1:40 PM ^

Yeah, that PSU loss sent Iowa into the toilet. They know they blew it. They say don't let one loss cost you two losses. Though that one loss may cost Iowa a bunch of losses.

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KC135R-87

October 7th, 2017 at 1:33 PM ^

If the QB hits his own receiver on the helmet with the ball, is that targeting?

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AnthonyThomas

October 7th, 2017 at 1:35 PM ^

Someone tweeted earlier that Baker Mayfield has thrown 15 TDs and 26 incompletions.

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goblue224

October 7th, 2017 at 2:19 PM ^

Prior to today it was 25 incompletions and 13 TD's; averaging just over 13 yards an attempt.

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creelymonk10

October 7th, 2017 at 2:25 PM ^

Also helps that he scrambles when nothing is there instead of throwing it away.

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maize-blue

October 7th, 2017 at 1:36 PM ^

Iowa is very, very average. Or else they put their whole seasons effort into the PSU game and still are hung over. I think I am leaning towards the former.

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Cruzcontrol75

October 7th, 2017 at 1:58 PM ^

Iowa may have blown their load in 1 game then were flat vs State & are struggling with a bad Illini team. NU obviously keying on sequan and PSU having a tough go with him out of the equation. Northwestern is hanging around. Penn St and Ohio st are not as advertised in the preseason. Both teams have flaws.

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UMProud

October 7th, 2017 at 2:02 PM ^

Pedo St looks overrated to me

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WolverineHistorian

October 7th, 2017 at 1:36 PM ^

Can't believe Illinois fell for that. It was obvious Iowa was going to fake the punt.

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LSAClassOf2000

October 7th, 2017 at 1:46 PM ^

....and yet, Ferentz is allowed extensions with buyouts that could retire substantial portions of the national debt. I love Iowa's plan here, whatever it is, to be itself in perpetuity. Quite unique in an era of impatience and "what have you done for me lately?".

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Mgoczar

October 7th, 2017 at 1:46 PM ^

Is Eubanks healthy to play today? Man three great TEs - have them run routes and we can just be dominant on O

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Indonacious

October 7th, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^

Solid pick play by Iowa to score at the end of half.

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goblue16

October 7th, 2017 at 1:53 PM ^

What a pass by by Fromm. UGA lookin real good

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Mr. Yost

October 7th, 2017 at 1:54 PM ^

Tyler Shough decommitted from UNC and is headed to Oregon.

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Mgoczar

October 7th, 2017 at 2:06 PM ^

So he didn't listen to Harbaugh but W Taggart ? Got it.

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WolverineHistorian

October 7th, 2017 at 1:57 PM ^

Oh Lord. Game notes scrolling at the bottom of the screen in regards to tonight's MSU game...how the last game at the big house ended. I wonder if that's used as the screen saver on all the computers at ESPN.

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I Love Lamp

October 7th, 2017 at 2:15 PM ^

Never seen a team, a fanbase, and a network get so much mileage out of a dropped ball

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WolverineHistorian

October 7th, 2017 at 2:21 PM ^

Yep. And Mac Brown said on the halftime report..."remember that MSU blocked that punt." Grandpa is off his meds.

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Hammer of Thor

October 7th, 2017 at 1:57 PM ^

It is unbelievable how open these PSU receivers are.

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Indonacious

October 7th, 2017 at 1:58 PM ^

I suppose that is the price for shutting down Barkley.

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Hammer of Thor

October 7th, 2017 at 2:00 PM ^

Good point.

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Michology 101

October 7th, 2017 at 2:04 PM ^

I was kinda thinking that too. Though some of the passes completed against the Northwestern DBs didn't have anything to do with worrying about Barkley. It was just soft and not very good coverage.

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Mr. Yost

October 7th, 2017 at 2:06 PM ^

Exactly...they're using their safeties to protect the edge so the LBs can stuff the middle.

I suppose they could elect to cover and watch Barkley run wild on them, but as you said, that's the price you pay.

Greise did a great job of illustrating a fake to Barkley that drew 3 guys and left a PSU WR/TE wide open. It's just going to happen when you're giving him that much attention.

Now they're REALLY going to try and run him, so those play action plays are going to be even more open.

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Hammer of Thor

October 7th, 2017 at 1:59 PM ^

Fitzgerald is a great clapper.

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Mr. Yost

October 7th, 2017 at 1:59 PM ^

This game is sooooooooooooooooooooooo boring. My sweet baby Jesus.

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RockinLoud

October 7th, 2017 at 2:00 PM ^

McSorely has got to be the most lucky player I've ever seen. Seems like every toss-up event, risk taken, has the absolute best case scenerio outcome. Completely unbelievable.

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UMFanInFlorida

October 7th, 2017 at 2:01 PM ^

Review allll the obvious plays.

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Hammer of Thor

October 7th, 2017 at 2:03 PM ^

Zero total rushing yards and a TD. Crazy stat.

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Mgoczar

October 7th, 2017 at 2:03 PM ^

Are we sure he's a freshman ? Looking like a world beater out there sheesh

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Mr. Yost

October 7th, 2017 at 2:07 PM ^

McCaffrey was rated just below him as well.

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SouthOfHeaven

October 7th, 2017 at 2:12 PM ^

Iowa is a mess! I don't know about you guys but this Iowa game makes me feel better about Michigan today.

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RockinLoud

October 7th, 2017 at 2:17 PM ^

Not if it's raining and windy. We'll see if the weather holds out. Plus this is MSU's super bowl, they've been prepping and scheming for this since the end of last season.

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