OT: Thursday Night College Football Open Thread
Since many of us will be watching games tonight, I thought I'd centralize the conversation. I'm giddily awaiting the start to the USC/NCSU start and admittedly, lots of Erin Andrews.
Games on the TV docket:
- South Carolina @ North Carolina State (ESPN, 7pm)
- Troy @ Bowling Green (BCSN, 7pm)
- North Texas @ Ball State (ESPNU, 7:30pm)
- Eastern Kentucky @ Indiana (BTN, 8pm)
- Utah State @ 18 Utah (MTN, 9pm)
- Oregon @ Boise State (ESPN, 10:15pm)
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:43 PM ^
And yet, they have no points.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 PM ^
Missed FG, Pick in end zone, this drive has gone 80 yards, but the penalties are killing them (slightly). They had 15 yards of penalties then promptly ran for 26 yards on 2nd down to get it all back.
Short FG is 25 just makes it through the uprights. 10-0 UNT
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:36 PM ^
Ball State needed a flagrant hold to [not] score. UNT goal line stand from 2nd & 1 to force a FG. Big stop. FG good to make it UNT 10, BSU 3 with 6 left in the 3rd.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:33 PM ^
lol, Ben Chappel just threw a Nick-Sheridan-vs-Utah dead-duck that was easily intercepted. 1st down, EKU.
lol wtf the EKU QB just scrambled around like a drunk frat boy and lost 15 yards. What a n00b.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:36 PM ^
120 yards of total offense in SCar-NCState game. God help us all. Thankfully Oregon-Boise State game will balance it all out with a shootout and prolly 1000+ yards of total offense.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:40 PM ^
9 yards.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:52 PM ^
Man, I can't wait to play IU. Their QB has been throwing up dead-duck after dead-duck and EKU is dominating IU's o-line in the run game.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:54 PM ^
Well, at least we'll win one game this year. Things are looking up now.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:02 PM ^
knock on every wooden object within range right now.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 PM ^
Alright, IU is starting to dominate EKU now. The score is now 19-7 and EKU has pulled their starting QB (I've been flipping around so I don't know why, but I'd guess it's due to ineffectiveness).
Another punt by EKU. Their backup QB was ragdolled to the turf on 2nd down.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:57 PM ^
HOOK'D IT!
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:01 PM ^
Man, if there's one thing I was looking forward to about football season, it was seeing the new WTF Blanket patterns. "Looks great as a throw on your couch!"
NO IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR LAZY ASS CHUCKED A BLANKET ON THE COUCH CAUSE IT GETS IN THE WAY WHEN YOU PORK YOUR WIFE
Aaaaaaand USC-East's kicker just honked a short field goal. What's worse, Snuggie ads or tonight's football?
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:06 PM ^
Snuggie ads are still worse. I'll take whatever college football I can get, even if USC-East is throwing picks to defensive ends.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:07 PM ^
This game is pure torture.
And yet, I thank God that tonite I am able to say this.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:09 PM ^
So many oh so close double entendres tonight. I heard the UNT/Ball State announcer talk about a guy using his third leg. In a game featuring the Cocks, the announcer talks about deep penetration.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:14 PM ^
A local morning radio show in Grand Rapids (also syndicated in many markets across the Midwest/East) does a segment once a week during football season called "Sounds of the Game," filled with sound bites from college and NFL broadcasts not unlike the ones you just mentioned.
John Madden was always pure gold. "He takes it up the a-hole!"
He actually said that.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:17 PM ^
I'm an addict of AwfulAnnouncing's Pammies (link takes you to this season's primer). The award was named after Pam Ward and features just college gaffs through the season.
"If the ball hits the ground, by rule it's incomplete."- Mike Patrick "Tim Tebow's like the snake doctor for Florida. Gotta stop the snake doctor, keep the Gators from moving the ball....this time he snaked Alabama with a play action pass." - Gary Danielson "Part of the ligament that they replaced in him was a ligament from a cadaver. Yeah, he's got a part of a dead man in him, but his game is alive!"- Mark Jones "Alabama rolling over the Volunteers of Texas 22-3." - Wendi Nix "These goalposts are unlike any others in all of college football because they have two uprights."- Bob Davie "All of those orange fans up there. I would say to our players, they wear orange so they can cheer for their team. They'll wear the same orange outfit tomorrow to go hunting. And they'll wear the same orange outfit the last five days of the week in order to pick up trash."- Lou Holtz "Ya know, Hitler was a great leader too."- Lou Holtz "Greg Orton came over and they slapped each other... on the palms."- Pam Ward “Great tackle, er, broken tackle by Charles. Gordon finally gets him in the backfield. Gain of 5 for Charles.”- Pam Ward
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:10 PM ^
The left tackle for UM-Duluth just had a 6 yard reception. Tipped by the DL, so it was eligible. This is the best game on TV right now.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:14 PM ^
Anyone else think that when the NC State crowd is chanting back and forth to each other it sounds more like "Ass-Hole" than "Wolf-Pack?"
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 PM ^
Aflac question: Robert Griffin?
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:41 PM ^
Baylor vs. Texas Tech (2009)
BYU vs. Oklahoma (2009)
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas (2009- )
Arizona State vs. Notre Dame (2013) WTF?!?!
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:48 PM ^
BLATANT face mask penalty not called on a great punt return by NCSU.
Edit: The Umpire is currently bleeding from the side of his face. Awesome.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:47 PM ^
Wow, how in the world did they miss that? That's just utter horse-sh*t.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:50 PM ^
OMG HOW DID HE DROP THAT?!?!
Seriously, that touchdown was gift-wrapped by the two defenders horribly mistiming their jumps on Wilson's prayer of a pass.
Edit: USC-E just sacks Wilson at the 32.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:52 PM ^
I hope this game's late excitement isn't ruined by the incompetence of these two teams.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:59 PM ^
Welp, unless NCSU pulls something crazy outta you-know-where, this one's over.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:11 PM ^
they're both horrible
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:51 PM ^
Nice blood dripping down the ref's face. Payback for the missed facemask?
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:08 PM ^
So, uh, they just showed a peak of Oregon's QB warming up and, uh, their jerseys have, uh, wings on the shoulders.
Um, yeah.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:14 PM ^
All their jerseys (four, I believe) this year feature wings. They are everywhere here in Oregon. I am not sold on them.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:18 PM ^
If they would have worn the hi-liter yellows, full head asplode would occur from all the colors.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:19 PM ^
My TV would melt with all those colors.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:23 PM ^
but the white looks much less hideous than anything else they have, minus the wings. I'm just glad they didn't wear the yellow ones, because I don't feel like I'm watching a game on an acid trip. At least not as much.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:38 PM ^
Take a break from school and go check this out in your spare time.
http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Pict…
September 4th, 2009 at 2:40 AM ^
I'll have to look around, I haven't seen it anywhere on campus yet. I'm assuming it's near the stadium somewhere and I'll make sure to take a picture.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:17 PM ^
And here comes UNT. 1st and goal at the 3 after a long run after catch by Jackson. TD. 17-10 UNT.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:19 PM ^
Quick 3-and-out for Oregon.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:20 PM ^
I wish there was some rule that made Boise use a green field or turf.
That stuff just looks like one big joke.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:24 PM ^
Do you think it is hard for the opposing QB to see the defenders? I would think that they blend in with the field. I wonder what other players feel about the blue turf.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:29 PM ^
I was thinking the exact same thing, but then I thought about teams wearing green and, well, that doesn't make any sense either I guess. Still, you'd have to imagine most teams don't have jerseys that are "grass" colored. Boise can't really stay the same.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:41 PM ^
Bob Davie answers all:
He said yes, they really do look identical to the field.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:46 PM ^
Wouldn't that work the other way around, too? I know they play on the field, so there is obviously a large degree of familiarity, but couldn't that make it occasionally hard for Kellen Moore to see his receivers downfield?
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:56 PM ^
You make a good point. I'm guessing practicing on the field helps out some. And playing for the first time on it must be hard.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:22 PM ^
Related to open thread, but not worth making a new post:
What is everyone drinking in honor of this opening night of college football?
I picked up a 24er of Yuengling.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:23 PM ^
PBR cans. Times are tough.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:25 PM ^
Labatt Blue Light. This is what happens when you tell your roommate, "Get whatever you want."
Bleh, I don't like this stuff.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:32 PM ^
Bud Light, blah, but it came in a 36 pack, so that is cool
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:36 PM ^
St. Arnold's Texas Wheat, Ellisa (IPA), and Brown Ale. St. Arnold's is Houston's only microbrewery, and really, the only microbrewery in this area of the state. Our microbrew culture is really weak due to distributors pushing so much money into the legislature's pockets. Beer is excellent though.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:43 AM ^
$1.50(!!!) pints of Blue Moon.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:34 PM ^
EKU should really be winning this game. EKU's QB just fumbled the ball at IU's 3-yard line. Previous to this, EKU has driven deep into IU territory only to settle for a FG.
IU sucks.