Where do you think College Game Day will be each week?

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There are some great matchups this year that Game Day has to choose from. HERE is a link to the schedule. Here are some of the best match-ups with my picks in bold.

WEEK 1

Oklahoma at Houston

UCLA at Texas A&M

LSU at Wisconsin (at Lambeau Field)

North Carolina at Georgia (at Georgia Dome)

USC vs Alabama (at Jerry World)

Clemson at Auburn

WEEK 2

Arkansas at TCU

BYU at Utah

VT at Tennessee (at Bristol Motor Speedway)

Washington State at Boise State

WEEK 3

Oregon at Nebraska

Alabama at Ole Miss

Michigan State at Notre Dame

Ohio State at Oklahoma

USC at Stanford

WEEK 4

LSU at Auburn

Stanford at UCLA

Georgia at Ole Miss

Penn State at Michigan

WEEK 5

Tennessee at Georgia

Oklahoma at TCU

Wisconsin at Michigan

North Carolina at Florida State

WEEK 6

LSU at Florida

Tennessee at Texas A&M

Washington at Oregon

Washington State at Stanford

Texas at Oklahoma

MICHIGAN AT RUTGERS

Florida State at Miami

WEEK 7

Alabama at Tennessee

Stanford at Notre Dame

Ohio State at Wisconsin

WEEK 8

Texas A&M at Alabama

Ole Miss at LSU

Wisconsin at Iowa

Ohio State at Penn State

WEEK 9

Washington at Utah

Auburn at Ole Miss

Clemson at Florida State

Michigan at Michigan State

Georgia at Florida

Miami at Notre Dame

Nebraska at Wisconsin

WEEK 10

Oregon at USC

Alabama at LSU

Iowa at Penn State

Nebraska at Ohio State

WEEK 11

USC at Washington

Stanford at Oregon

Auburn at Georgia

Ole Miss at Texas A&M

Michigan at Iowa

WEEK 12

USC at UCLA

Ohio State at Michigan State

Virginia Tech at Notre Dame

Oregon at Utah

WEEK 13

Notre Dame at USC

Auburn at Alabama

Florida at Florida State

Michigan at Ohio State

Michigan State at Penn State

Prince Lover

August 5th, 2016 at 3:27 PM ^

If I go out the night before, it'll probably be on my bedroom TV because I won't be out of bed yet.
But if I'm a good boy on the Friday night, it'll probably be on the tv downstairs in my man cave.

SpikeFan2016

August 5th, 2016 at 3:42 PM ^

Almost zero chance that Wisconsin vs. Michigan is gameday. 

 

If Wisconsin beats BOTH LSU and MSU, then yes. Now, will that happen; probably not. 

ShittyPlaceKicker

August 5th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^

Mars

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

A Cleveland Strip Club

Oakland 

Skeeps

Bin Laden's Pakistan Compound 

The Columbus Trash Dump (commonly known as "the Horseshoe") 

Mordor 

Treasure Island 

Vulcan 

The inside of a mother kangaroo's pouch 

MichiganStudent

August 5th, 2016 at 3:48 PM ^

I don't think Michigan gets college game day unless it's the game at Ohio State. I don't see Wisconsin or MSU having strong years.




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SpikeFan2016

August 5th, 2016 at 3:59 PM ^

If Michigan State is undefeated in the Big Ten (and we are undefeated, period), I think we could get that game. 

 

I think (and hope lol) that MSU will lose to us, and think they will probably lose to OSU, but those games are late in the season. A loss to Notre Dame won't eliminate them from getting Gameday. 

 

I see MSU going 9-3; the benefit they have is that in the Big Ten every single game they have against a team with a pulse is at home. 

Needs

August 5th, 2016 at 4:52 PM ^

First three weeks are near locks (with Week 1 being confirmed @ Lambeau). After that, it really depends on results.

If Penn State wins their first three (beating Pitt and Temple), and particularly if Stanford gets tripped up against USC and Ole Miss loses to Alabama, I think Gameday would come to Michigan in Week 4. PSU would be ranked about 15, Michigan 5 or 6, and it's probably the only opportunity for gameday to go to Michigan (presuming Wisconsin loses to LSU).  

 

SpikeFan2016

August 5th, 2016 at 5:01 PM ^

There is no way that Penn State will go from unranked to ranked #15 by beating three unranked teams to start the season. Like no way. Also, Michigan will have beaten three horrible teams, nobody of note. 

If they win their first three they just might crack the top 25. Still not likely for Gameday though. 

 

OSU and Iowa are the realistic chances for Gameday. Wisconsin if, and only if, Wisconsin beats both MSU and LSU, which would make that a top 10 matchup. 

Needs

August 5th, 2016 at 5:15 PM ^

I agree that, right now, it's probably the 3rd or 4th most desireable game on the list above (which leaves off another couple possibilities ... Florida @ Tennessee and Wisconsin @ MSU). But there are good chance that Ole Miss has 2 losses (they play 'Bama the week before and open with FSU in Orlando) and Auburn has one (they open with Clemson at home) and are unranked. 

Plus, Gameday would already have been at games featuring LSU, Wisconsin, and Tennessee (assuming they go to the UT/VaTech game). And it's really the only chance to go to a game at Michigan.

It's likely going to be Stanford/UCLA, particularly since a Pac-12 team won't feature in the first three locations, but if that game loses its luster, then there's a decent chance they choose UM-Penn State. 

SpikeFan2016

August 5th, 2016 at 4:07 PM ^

Honestly, our best chance might be at Iowa.

 

The games that day are generally horrible. The only competition would be from the PAC 12. USC is at Washington and Stanford is at Oregon. But I don't think Stanford vs. Oregon will be up to its usual par. And at least one of USC and Washington will underperform. 

 

Night game on an ESPN affliated network between a top 4 ranked Michigan team (assuming we beat MSU) and a top 20 Iowa team. Definite possibility. 

 

I think we would have to be undefeated and Iowa would have to have no more than 1 loss. 

UofMCraZ

August 5th, 2016 at 4:08 PM ^

C'mon Man....The obvious answer is Week 6 - Michigan @ Rutgers.  This will be another epic clash as these 2 bitter rivals rumble on the banks of Raritan River. 

SpikeFan2016

August 5th, 2016 at 4:24 PM ^

They always move up every other year. 

 

Because when USC-Notre Dame is in Los Angeles, that's the last game of the season. 

 

So when it's at UCLA it's the second to last week, and then USC goes "home" to play Notre Dame the last week. 

When it's at USC, it's the last week as the USC-ND game in South Bend is always in October. 

WolverineHistorian

August 5th, 2016 at 4:18 PM ^

Are USC and Washington supposed to be good this year? Because Gameday going to Iowa City for our game with the Hawkeyes doesn't seem too far fetched. It's hard to make legit guesses for every week because there's usually 3-4 Saturday's every year where Gameday goes to a matchup of schools that are having much better seasons than expected.

As much as I worship Desmond, I don't find myself watching Gameday as much as I used to. Other than the occasional creative sign and that one time Corso said, "fuck it!!!" on the air, it's not as must see for me anymore.

SpikeFan2016

August 5th, 2016 at 4:35 PM ^

A lot of people think that Washington can make some noise and potentially win the conference. However, the more rational thinking is that they are another year away. Last year they didn't even finish in the top 25. This year they will probably be a top 25 team, but probably won't challenge for the conference until next year. 

 

USC, nobody ever knows. The PAC 12 South is definitely weaker than the North, but also has a lot of parity so anything can happen. 

Needs

August 5th, 2016 at 4:45 PM ^

Just to add on. Washington looked good at the end of last year, and Connolly has them favored in every game except at Oregon (where they're just a slight underdog). His rankings have them 10th, but he also warns that they lost close games to all the good teams they played last year and that might continue. He expects top 20 and 9+ wins. But if they survive back to back games against Stanford and at Oregon in late Sept, early Oct, there's a decent chance they're undefeated when USC comes to town. Husky Stadium is also a great setting that I'm sure Gameday hasn't been at in a while.

USC probably has the toughest schedule in the nation ('Bama, ND, and crossover games against the three best teams from the North) so they could be really good and still pick up 3-4 losses.

stephenrjking

August 5th, 2016 at 6:44 PM ^

As said, Washington is expected to be good.

I don't see USC looking impressive this season. The schedule is rough, yeah, but they've just been plain mediocre for a while now. It's not clear to me that this coaching change (what's the guy's name? Exactly) is going to put a fire under them.

And they face a dispiriting loss at the beginning of the season. Remember what that did to our season in 2012.

lilpenny1316

August 5th, 2016 at 4:20 PM ^

I would've gone with Tennessee at Georgia, but at least one of those teams will lose another game early that they shouldn't.  I'm betting on both UNC and FSU being undefeated and in the top 10 based on the teams on their early schedule.  It'll also be an ESPN/ABC game.

I wish Gameday would return for the Wisconsin game, but they will have at a one loss to LSU and possibly another one at MSU.  Maybe if it was a night game, but that opens up a huge can of worms.