Official 2014-2015 NCAA Football thread

[Aikenrooster]

All ABC wants to show is Lane Kiffen. Ugh.

[laughedatbytime]

All ABC wants to show is Lane Kiffen. Ugh.

Musberger's in Auburn, so it would at least be safe to show his wife...

[laughedatbytime]

Arkansas is tied with Auburn at 21 with 4 mins to go in the first half. No defense here.

[Aikenrooster]

WVU has improved 500%, offensively, during the offseason. They're back within 1 td.

[Aikenrooster]

Hoosiers beat Sycamores!

[Aikenrooster]

Mountaineer defense picks off Sims! WVU with a chance to tie.

 

Georgia and Clem5son are flat knocking heads. Huge collisions on the field!

[Aikenrooster]

Valiant effort by Mountaineers. They are very much improved on offense, and have nothing to be ashamed of. Just a few plays made the difference.

[laughedatbytime]

Valiant effort by Mountaineers. They are very much improved on offense, and have nothing to be ashamed of. Just a few plays made the difference.

Thanks for the updates. I can't watch that game and see that smug a**hole on the sidelines.

[Aikenrooster]

Carolina and Clem5son both get slaughtered by 24 margins on victory. Both opponents' coaches tell the QB to take a knee inside the 5 yard line. Clem5on and Carolina both should have lost by 31, each.

 

Both teams lack leadership and are woefully out of shape.

 

Jawja has 4 capable running backs and a great OL. As much as I hate them, you have to admire and respect their playing style and physical nature of play.

 

Jawja will demolish Carolina, in similar fashion, in 2 weeks, en route to an SEC East division championship.

[laughedatbytime]

OK, these picks are just for funsies, as an experiment I'm doing with LAB**T:

 

Odds are the Consensus VI, @ around 9:30pm, EDT, on August 24, 2014

 

Picks are against the spread.

 

 

 

Texas A&M @ South Carolina(-10.5) Very easy pick. Loss

Ole Miss(-10) (NS) Boise State Easy pick. Win

Temple @ Vanderbilt(-10) Tough pick. Win (Temple by 30?)

UNLV @ Arizona(-23.5) Easy pick. Win

Penn State (NS) Central Florida(-1) Very easy pick. Win

Miami, FL @ Leweyville(-3.5) Hard pick. Mon

Utah State @ Tennessee(-6.5) Easy pick. Sun

SMU @ Baylor(-33) Very easy pick. Sun

LSU(-4.5) (NS) Wisconsin Very easy pick. Loss by half a pt.

Florida State(-17.5) (NS) Oklahoma State Very easy pick. Win

Southern Miss @ Mississippi State(-28.5) Very easy pick. Loss

Washington(-15.5) @ Hawaii' Very easy pick. Loss

Fresno State @ Southern COW(-21.5) Very easy pick. Win

Iderho @ Flawrida(-35) Easy pick. Postponed

clem5on @ Jawja(-7.5) Hard pick. Loss

Arkansas @ AllBarn(-21) Tough pick. Win

Alabamer (-26) (NS) West Virginia Tough pick. Win

Appalachian State @ Michigan(-34) Easy pick. Win

UCLA(-21.5) @ Virginia Easy pick. Win

Ohio State(-14) (N) Navy Tough pick. Tough loss

Colorado State @ Colorado(-3) Easy pick. Loss

Rutgers (NS) Washington State(-8) Hard pick. Loss

 

Yeah, I look like an idiot picking Navy to cover the spread, but the game is in Baltimore, Navy runs that triple option and consumes a lot of clock, they almost beat Ohio State, last time, and Braxton Miller is hurt.

I'm HOPING West Virginia's defense is good enough to keep from getting embarrassed by more than 26.

I have no idea why Central Florida is favored.

I have no idea why Florida State and UCLA are favored by that much.

***Georgia wins the game by 2 points***

 

So, how are you doing???? 10-8 so far with three games to go. Good job! That'll win you $120 total if you bet $100 on each game.

[Dread Pirate Robert]

Jawja will demolish Carolina, in similar fashion, in 2 weeks, en route to an SEC East division championship.

 

We don't know that.

 

Two weeks away is an eternity in cfb, and in any case the winner of the SEC east will not be determined until many weeks later

 

It is a mistake to draw overly sweeping conclusions from the opening week of cfb.

 

Anyway, as SC fans, better not to think about Georgia at all right now, but instead focus on beating East Carolina.

Edited September 1, 2014 by Dread Pirate Robert

[Dread Pirate Robert]

None of the so-called top rated teams impressed me all that much, in this opening week of cfb.

 

They all looked quite vulnerable.

 

Nobody looks like a clearly dominant favorite to win the NC.

Edited September 1, 2014 by Dread Pirate Robert

[Aikenrooster]

OK, these picks are just for funsies, as an experiment I'm doing with LAB**T:

 

Odds are the Consensus VI, @ around 9:30pm, EDT, on August 24, 2014

 

Picks are against the spread.

 

 

 

Texas A&M @ South Carolina(-10.5) Very easy pick. Loss

Ole Miss(-10) (NS) Boise State Easy pick. Win

Temple @ Vanderbilt(-10) Tough pick. Win (Temple by 30?)

UNLV @ Arizona(-23.5) Easy pick. Win

Penn State (NS) Central Florida(-1) Very easy pick. Win

Miami, FL @ Leweyville(-3.5) Hard pick. Mon

Utah State @ Tennessee(-6.5) Easy pick. Sun

SMU @ Baylor(-33) Very easy pick. Sun

LSU(-4.5) (NS) Wisconsin Very easy pick. Loss by half a pt.

Florida State(-17.5) (NS) Oklahoma State Very easy pick. Win

Southern Miss @ Mississippi State(-28.5) Very easy pick. Loss

Washington(-15.5) @ Hawaii' Very easy pick. Loss

Fresno State @ Southern COW(-21.5) Very easy pick. Win

Iderho @ Flawrida(-35) Easy pick. Postponed

clem5on @ Jawja(-7.5) Hard pick. Loss

Arkansas @ AllBarn(-21) Tough pick. Win

Alabamer (-26) (NS) West Virginia Tough pick. Win

Appalachian State @ Michigan(-34) Easy pick. Win

UCLA(-21.5) @ Virginia Easy pick. Win

Ohio State(-14) (N) Navy Tough pick. Tough loss

Colorado State @ Colorado(-3) Easy pick. Loss

Rutgers (NS) Washington State(-8) Hard pick. Loss

 

Yeah, I look like an idiot picking Navy to cover the spread, but the game is in Baltimore, Navy runs that triple option and consumes a lot of clock, they almost beat Ohio State, last time, and Braxton Miller is hurt.

I'm HOPING West Virginia's defense is good enough to keep from getting embarrassed by more than 26.

I have no idea why Central Florida is favored.

I have no idea why Florida State and UCLA are favored by that much.

***Georgia wins the game by 2 points***

 

So, how are you doing???? 10-8 so far with three games to go. Good job! That'll win you $120 total if you bet $100 on each game.

Baylor and Tennessee get me to 12-8.

 

As for my losses:

 

Obviously, I thought Carolina would cover.

I never thought Miss. State would score that many points in a season opener(BTW, that's my SEC West team!)

I really thought the clem5on and jawja game would be very low scoring. I would have taken the under in that game.

And, Navy didn't come through on my upset.

 

Except for Carolina and clem5on, I'd pick those the same way, if those games were played next week, after what I saw.

 

I probably have no business picking the west coast games, because I always fall asleep when they're on.

 

Thanks for calculating the w-l record for me.

[Aikenrooster]

None of the so-called top rated teams impressed me all that much, in this opening week of cfb.

 

They all looked quite vulnerable.

 

Nobody looks like a clearly dominant favorite to win the NC.

Jawja will demolish Carolina, in similar fashion, in 2 weeks, en route to an SEC East division championship.

 

We don't know that.

 

Two weeks away is an eternity in cfb, and in any case the winner of the SEC east will not be determined until many weeks later

 

It is a mistake to draw overly sweeping conclusions from the opening week of cfb.

 

Anyway, as SC fans, better not to think about Georgia at all right now, but instead focus on beating East Carolina.

I'll give you this: we always make it look close against Georgia. But, they looked like a machine, Saturday.

 

We're 15 point favorites against Ruffin McNeil and his Purple Pirates.

 

Meanwhile, the bulldogs have two weeks to lick their chops.

[Fordgalaxy]

Nothing like "play by play" on a Rush message board.http://mentalfloss.com/sites/default/legacy/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/baby-yawn.jpg Maybe just watch a game and keep track of the scores there?

[Aikenrooster]

Nothing like "play by play" on a Rush message board.http://mentalfloss.com/sites/default/legacy/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/baby-yawn.jpg Maybe just watch a game and keep track of the scores there?

I'm not sure I really understand this post. I guess you're saying we should "chat" during the games, instead of posting in here?

[laughedatbytime]

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:11440179

 

EMU football...breaking down the walls between themselves and success...one block at a time...

[Aikenrooster]

http://espn.go.com/v...d=espn:11440179

 

EMU football...breaking down the walls between themselves and success...one block at a time...

LOL.

 

I know 2 teams that claim to have the "greatest entrance in all of college football" who got hammered this weekend.

 

Maybe it's time to be more like LSU and Georgia, who don't have flashy entrances, but have great finishes.

[laughedatbytime]

http://espn.go.com/v...d=espn:11440179

 

EMU football...breaking down the walls between themselves and success...one block at a time...

LOL.

 

I know 2 teams that claim to have the "greatest entrance in all of college football" who got hammered this weekend.

 

Maybe it's time to be more like LSU and Georgia, who don't have flashy entrances, but have great finishes.

You could be like the Hoosiers...run into the stadium at home games, then the players look around at the stands and wonder "where is everybody?"

 

Unless they play a team that travels well.

[Aikenrooster]

http://espn.go.com/v...d=espn:11440179

 

EMU football...breaking down the walls between themselves and success...one block at a time...

LOL.

 

I know 2 teams that claim to have the "greatest entrance in all of college football" who got hammered this weekend.

 

Maybe it's time to be more like LSU and Georgia, who don't have flashy entrances, but have great finishes.

You could be like the Hoosiers...run into the stadium at home games, then the players look around at the stands and wonder "where is everybody?"

 

Unless they play a team that travels well.

A friend of mine, who works for US Foodservice, had an opportunity to work in Bloomington, quite a few years ago, and Michigan came to town. He said the ticket was easy to get, and there was no one there, and no one cheered when the Hoosiers ran out onto the field. He said that he's see more enthusiasm at high school games here in SC. He said Michigan hammered them.

 

But, like many of the other schools that aren't so good in football, y'all make up for it in basketball.

[laughedatbytime]

http://espn.go.com/v...d=espn:11440179

 

EMU football...breaking down the walls between themselves and success...one block at a time...

LOL.

 

I know 2 teams that claim to have the "greatest entrance in all of college football" who got hammered this weekend.

 

Maybe it's time to be more like LSU and Georgia, who don't have flashy entrances, but have great finishes.

You could be like the Hoosiers...run into the stadium at home games, then the players look around at the stands and wonder "where is everybody?"

 

Unless they play a team that travels well.

A friend of mine, who works for US Foodservice, had an opportunity to work in Bloomington, quite a few years ago, and Michigan came to town. He said the ticket was easy to get, and there was no one there, and no one cheered when the Hoosiers ran out onto the field. He said that he's see more enthusiasm at high school games here in SC. He said Michigan hammered them.

 

But, like many of the other schools that aren't so good in football, y'all make up for it in basketball.

Yup. Sounds like the DiNardo years. When we have a good team, Hoosier fans might outnumber the Michigan or O$U fans in Bloomington.

 

But IU has some of the best basketball crowds in the country. Maybe THE best. During the first three years of the Crean era after Sampscum killed the program, the Hoosiers went 28-66, and still sold out every home game and the fans were as enthusiastic as ever.

[Aikenrooster]

Well, it wasn't my intent to watch the games, this weekend, but my wife was back in the hospital, so I ended up watching the games with her. I guess I can try to pick some games, again, although I hate doing it against the spread.

 

This is based on the Consensus 6, around 7:30 pm, September 1, 2014:

 

AriZona(-7) @ Texas-San Antonio *hmmm...what do the oddsmakers see with the Roadrunners?*

 

Pitt(-4.5) @ Boston College *I know Pitt will let me down. Classic flop team*

 

Washington State(-2.5) @ Nevada *I don't want Goose to be mad at me*

 

Florida Atlantic @ Alabama(-40.5) *Really? ONLY 40 points?*

 

Kansas State(-12.5) @ Iowa State *NDSU dominated the cyclones*

 

SMU @ North Texas(-3.5) *Tough Pick. June Jones' offense is a gimmick*

 

Ball State @ Iowa(-17)

 

Northern Illinois @ Northwestern(-5.5) *Picking based on last year's success*

 

Central Michigan @ Purdue(-3) *Both teams ugly last week*

 

Mizzou(-6.5) @ Toledo

 

Navy(-4) @ Temple *Very difficult pick*

 

Arkansas State @ Tenner-ssee(-17)

 

Western Kentucky @ Illinois(-6) *Upset pick. Western Kentucky wins outright.*

 

Alabama-Birmingham @ Mississippi State(-29)

 

New Mexico State @ Georgia State(-1.5)

 

ColorAdo(-17) @ UMass

 

South Alabama(-3) @ Kent State *

 

Fressno State @ Utah(-10.5)

 

Southern Cow @ Stanford(-3) *Emotional pick* I hate Southern Cow*

 

Akron @ Penn State(-15)

 

Ohio @ Kentucky(-10)

 

Eastern Michigan @ Florida(-38)

 

Ole Miss(-20) @ Vandy *Really, only 20 points, after Temple hammered Vandy?*

 

Old Dominion @ North Carolina State(-16)

 

Michigan State @ Oregon(-13.5) *What an awesome game!!!*

 

Ider-ho @ Louisiana-Monroe(-14.5)

 

Middle Tenner-ssee State @ Minner-soter(-17)

 

Louisiana Tech @ Louisiana-Laugh-I-yette(-12.5)

 

Arizona State(-26.5) @ New Mexico

 

Duke(-19) @ T. Roy

 

East Carolina @ South Carolina (-16) *I hope I am wrong*

 

San Jose State @ All-Barn(-31)

 

Georgia Tick(-10) @ Tulane

 

Maryland(-11.5) @ South Florida

 

Michigan @ Not-your-dame(-5)

 

BYU @ Texas(-3.5)

 

Saint James State @ North Carolina(-15)

 

Virginia Tick @ Ohio State(11.5)

 

Oklahoma(-24.5) @ Tulsa

 

Memphis @ UCLA(-23.5)

 

Air Force @ Wyoming (pick 'em)

 

Colorado State @ Boise State(-11)

 

Oregon State(-11) @ Hawaii'

 

Texas Tech(-18.5) @ UTEP

[laughedatbytime]

Did my wall video influence your EMU-Florida pick?

 

Because Fla couldn't have scored 38 vs a HS team last year...

[laughedatbytime]

Go Canes!

[Aikenrooster]

Go Canes!

I guess Louisville put me at 13-8. Pitiful.