NCAAFB Night Game Open Thread

Submitted by formerlyanonymous on September 26th, 2009 at 8:16 PM

I've brought up the Purdue potential to upset. I'm sticking with it. I'm watching that game, and it's already starting well. I'll be going local in the late late shift. Tech is playing at Houston, and I couldn't ~~afford~~ get tickets. Discussion starts here. Games (via AwfulAnnouncing): 6pm:

Florida @ Kentucky (ESPN2)
Colorado State @ Brigham Young (MTN)

7pm:

Arizona State @ Georgia (ESPNU)
Ball State @ Auburn (FSN Midwest, South, Southwest; SUN)
Louisiana-Lafayette @ Nebraska (FSN PPV)
Ohio @ Tennessee (Vol PPV)
Maine @ Syracuse (Time Warner-NY)

7:30pm:

Arizona @ Oregon State (Versus)
Louisville @ Utah (CBS College Sports)

8pm:

Notre Dame @ Purdue (ESPN)
Iowa @ Penn State (ABC)
Vanderbilt @ Rice (CSS)

9pm:

Washington @ Stanford (FCS Central)

9:15pm:

Texas Tech @ Houston (ESPN2)

10pm:

New Mexico State @ New Mexico (MTN)

10:15pm:

Washington State @ USC (FSN Arizona, Detroit, Florida, Houston, Midwest (JIP), North, Ohio, South, Southwest, West; FSN Northwest, Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain (JIP); CSN Bay Area, Philadelphia, Washington; MSG+; FCS Pacific)

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Sgt. Wolverine

September 26th, 2009 at 10:46 PM ^

I find it better to have a beard and have confidence than to rely on something like a razor to provide Gillette confidence. But those clean-facers are squelching the truth of the wonders of beards.

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The Original Seth

September 26th, 2009 at 10:38 PM ^

Iowa D will cave in our collective skull. But that terror doesn't need to get to me for another week. happy thoughts happy thoughts

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BlueVoix

September 26th, 2009 at 10:42 PM ^

Go and watch the UNI/Iowa game. Ahhh, there are the happy thoughts.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 10:41 PM ^

UGA/ASU was much better than I expected I've just been furiously flipping from Iowa/Psu to TT/Houston

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 10:42 PM ^

Hawkeyes take the lead! Love it!

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jmblue

September 26th, 2009 at 10:44 PM ^

Iowa returns it for a TD. 11-10 Hawkeyes going into the 2-point conversion. Wow. Iowa's defense scares the crap out of me. They may be the best we face all year.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 10:44 PM ^

now 17-14 Irish

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bigben

September 26th, 2009 at 10:45 PM ^

Two-point conversion failed.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 10:45 PM ^

the Two-pointer - what in the world was that?

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bigben

September 26th, 2009 at 10:47 PM ^

QB roll-out to the right and Iowa forgot to block.

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Sgt. Wolverine

September 26th, 2009 at 10:48 PM ^

Iowa always seems to come up big against Penn State. I'm sure next week they'll be back to normal.

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physics guy

September 26th, 2009 at 10:52 PM ^

near midfeild. And big Charlie is starting to sweat even more than usual.

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bronxblue

September 26th, 2009 at 10:54 PM ^

Clark is looking really bad out there right now. I know Iowa is blitzing more, but it is clear that Clark is not comfortable taking off like he was last year. I'm sure the media will say this is more proof that the Big 10 is bad (of course, USC (NTUSC) over Ole Miss was a sign of SEC depth), but Iowa looks to have found an identity, and they might be better than people expected after that first week.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 10:54 PM ^

Great field position to get a score here. Also did anyone see the shot of the TT D-coordinator on the sidelines - talk about sweating like a pig, looked like he was an extra on the set of Predator.

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bigben

September 26th, 2009 at 10:55 PM ^

Touchdown Iowa!!!!

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Sgt. Wolverine

September 26th, 2009 at 10:55 PM ^

Wow. Penn State's defense can't stop the Iowa running game anymore. Touchdown, Iowa.

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bronxblue

September 26th, 2009 at 10:55 PM ^

Wow - PSU is getting bullied right now by Iowa.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 10:56 PM ^

like that Iowa went for 2 earlier - they could be up 19-10 making it a two score game rather than the one score game it is. Musberger is now proclaiming Iowa the B10's sleeper.

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bronxblue

September 26th, 2009 at 11:00 PM ^

Yeah - didn't seem to make sense then. They still had to play nearly a quarter of football. As for Iowa being the B10 sleeper, I think this is more an example of the rock-paper-scissors matchups in the Big 10. Like how Illinois has beaten OSU far more often than any other team recently, or MSU over ND for years. Iowa is a good team, but they just seem to play PSU tough. Take them out of the rain and force them to match up talent-wise with PSU or OSU, and Iowa would be run off the field. EDIT: And let's not forget, Iowa has done this with a blocked punt, a safety, an interception, and a fumble. Iowa is not dominating this game as much as riding some luck.

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Muttley

September 26th, 2009 at 11:01 PM ^

likelihood. Twelve minutes is a lot of time. I would take "Some combination of scoring other than PSU kicks one field goal over the only remaining scoring is PSU kicking one FG." "What good is a 2 pt lead?" Brent Musberger

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NHWolverine

September 26th, 2009 at 10:58 PM ^

Conservative 4th Q play calling is killing Joe Pa here. Cue in Dr. Saturday ...

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 10:59 PM ^

looks so much better with Barkley - I know Wazzu is garbage but USC is having no problems on offense.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 11:00 PM ^

Hawkeyes have it! PSU is imploding.

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NHWolverine

September 26th, 2009 at 11:01 PM ^

Someone start a thread - 'Upset Saturday and What It Means For Michigan'

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Sgt. Wolverine

September 26th, 2009 at 11:01 PM ^

That Penn State fumble is a killer. They were in prime position to get the touchdown back.

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wile_e8

September 26th, 2009 at 11:02 PM ^

Ugh Purdue. Threw an INT when they were going for it on 4th down when a good throw is a TD.

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BlueVoix

September 26th, 2009 at 11:04 PM ^

Whoops, and ND intercepts the ball.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 11:06 PM ^

in striking distance - but there is a flag down - and it is coming back.

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wile_e8

September 26th, 2009 at 11:08 PM ^

Touchdown Purdue. ND forgot to cover the RB on a swing pass and he walked in from 40 yards out.

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Muttley

September 26th, 2009 at 11:08 PM ^

Purdue 21-17

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Farnn

September 26th, 2009 at 11:12 PM ^

I'm not sure about that, Mr. No Excuses, might be able to place the loss on missing 3 of his top 4 players. The game was only close because of NDs schematic advantage.

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Sgt. Wolverine

September 26th, 2009 at 11:09 PM ^

Yikes. Another Penn State interception. That may be the game.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 11:10 PM ^

picked again - cue the media talk about how the B10 is overrated - eventhough no sane B10 fan thought PSU was a NC contender.

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jmblue

September 26th, 2009 at 11:11 PM ^

How does one Big Ten team beating another prove that the conference is overrated?

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Jim Harbaugh S…

September 26th, 2009 at 11:12 PM ^

ask me, ask the media.

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jabberwock

September 26th, 2009 at 11:24 PM ^

when the SEC does it they have conference "depth". baffling.

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jmblue

September 26th, 2009 at 11:13 PM ^

We really dodged a bullet, weather-wise, in Ann Arbor today. It misted a little in the second and third quarters, but nothing like the downpours that hit Columbus, State College and elsewhere. In the fourth quarter, the sun was shining.

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Muttley

September 26th, 2009 at 11:10 PM ^

It's hard to keep up with both games.

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Wendyk5

September 26th, 2009 at 11:11 PM ^

I just turned on the Iowa PSU game. Is Iowa awesome or is Penn State stinking?

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NHWolverine

September 26th, 2009 at 11:16 PM ^

PSU turnovers are their achilles heel in this game. Iowa's O has struggled at times but all-in-all Iowa has looked good tonight.

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Muttley

September 26th, 2009 at 11:16 PM ^

They had a lot coming back this year. After the Northern Iowa 17-16 two-blocked FGs escape, they trounced @Iowa St 35-3 & then beat Arizona 24-14 at home.

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NHWolverine

September 26th, 2009 at 11:17 PM ^

I agree, Iowa has surprised me - I thought PSU would cover the spread without blinking. Our @ Iowa game in 2 weeks just became a LOT more interesting.

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jg2112

September 26th, 2009 at 11:13 PM ^

be a national title contender? How is the rest of their schedule? They have MI and Minny at home....

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wile_e8

September 26th, 2009 at 11:15 PM ^

Would a team that needed two blocked field goals to beat a I-AA team ever get a national title shot?

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jg2112

September 26th, 2009 at 11:25 PM ^

by beating Penn State, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Sparty on the road, probably.

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jmblue

September 26th, 2009 at 11:20 PM ^

Iowa still has to travel to Wisconsin and OSU. The latter game is one week before UM-OSU, which is interesting. Hopefully they'll soften 'em up for us.

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