Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 Thoughts on the past week and the week coming up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 ARGH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Deebo Report post Posted September 2, 2003 Mike Williams is the best WR in the country thats all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 ARGH. This is hopefully the last College football thread of the board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 College football deserves twice as many threads. February-August is just waiting for football season, it serves no other purpose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 What is the problem with having threads by conference? There are only likt foru or five worth talking about and those four or five deserve their own thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 Fuck the "4 or 5 worth talking about" mentality. I went to Colorado State University, of the Mountain West Conference. Obviously on name value alone, the MWC wouldn't get any love on this board. But anyone that watched the CSU-CU game on Saturday night knows that the teams in the Mountain West can compete with the big 4 or 5 conferences. Yeah, there's a lot of shwag in the MWC, but CSU or Air Force can play with almost anyone. There can be individual threads for the powerhouse conferences, but it shouldn't be at the expense of the rest of the teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 People can create any threads they want. I just thought it would be easier to have one large thread. Either that or a weekly thread. Top matchups of the week Florida at Miami ULCA at Colorado Maryland at Florida St. Oklahoma at Alabama Washington St. at Notre Dame Marshall at Tennessee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 My input on this week: as a tried-n-true Virginia Cavalier, let me just say that I hate separated shoulders. Dammit. The only good thing about QB Matt Schaub's injury is that he has about a month to repair before he's really needed. For once I'm glad that UVA backloads the schedule and doesn't face FSU, NC State, and VA Tech until the second half of the season. With an improved running game I think we'll still be able to roll past South Carolina and Western Michigan without much trouble. The rest of the action wasn't particularly thrilling for week one, but I did love watching the Terrapins got shocked out of their minds. Nonetheless, I hope FSU/Maryland is on national TV this week, because that's going to be a fun one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 I'm holding out hope for Wazzu. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 Hey Maurice Clarett is suspened for the year. FINALLY! I'm sick of hearing about it. "Now starting for your Toronto Argonauts...." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spicy McHaggis 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 College football deserves twice as many threads. February-August is just waiting for football season, it serves no other purpose. Damn straight. My thoughts... USC has the best defense in the country. The two question marks, safety and middle linebacker, had two of the best performances: Bing had an INT and a fumble recovery, Tatupu had 12 tackles, 2 sacks. You don't need a Carson Palmer when you're throwing to Keary Colbert and Mike Williams. Leinart is dandy. If the Trojans beat Arizona St. and Notre Dame, both away games, we will win the National Championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixrising 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 Top matchups of the week Florida at Miami ULCA at Colorado Maryland at Florida St. Oklahoma at Alabama Washington St. at Notre Dame Marshall at Tennessee Ahem...that's "UCLA", not "ULCA". Of course I'm probably the only one who gives a crap. I don't know how much of a top matchup Marshall/Tennessee is... the new Marshall QB had five turnovers vs. Hofstra. If he does that against Tennessee they'll be out of it early. Who are the leading Heisman candidates anyway? Clarett is gone, Pickett is probably out of it and Sproles got hurt. Roberson threw three picks against Troy State. Manning had a good game but Ole Miss nearly lost to Vandy. Rivers was 26-30 for 340 yards and three scores, but against a Division 1-AA team. Seems like a distinct lack of top players...then again last year four of the five Heisman finalists (Palmer, Banks, Johnson and McGahee) came out of nowhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixrising 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 Fuck the "4 or 5 worth talking about" mentality. I went to Colorado State University, of the Mountain West Conference. Obviously on name value alone, the MWC wouldn't get any love on this board. But anyone that watched the CSU-CU game on Saturday night knows that the teams in the Mountain West can compete with the big 4 or 5 conferences. Yeah, there's a lot of shwag in the MWC, but CSU or Air Force can play with almost anyone. There can be individual threads for the powerhouse conferences, but it shouldn't be at the expense of the rest of the teams. There's not as much "shwag" in the MWC as there is in the other mid-majors. CSU is a legit top 25 team. New Mexico is getting there. Air Force and BYU usually have solid programs year in and year out. Utah and UNLV are decent. The only easy wins are over an Adam Hall - less SDSU and Wyoming. The MWC is the best mid-major conference in college football, followed by C-USA, the MAC, the WAC and the Sun Belt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 Top matchups of the week Florida at Miami UCLA at Colorado Maryland at Florida St. Oklahoma at Alabama Washington St. at Notre Dame Marshall at Tennessee Miami SMASH~! I expect Florida to be unranked on Monday morning. UCLA and Colorado is a tossup for me. Florida State continues to spur on the Maryland decline after Maryland being in the Orange Bowl a mere season ago. Alabama wins in what is or isn't a shocker dependent on who you talk to. Just about any SEC mark or person who watched last year's tremendous game says Alabama wins, and I agree. Washington State will hopefully get de-clawed by Notre Dame. I'm an unabashed Notre Dame mark, almost to the degree that I am Tennessee. Here's to another fantastic season, minus the loss at the peak of their rankings. Like you need to ask me who wins in the Marshall/Tennessee game. I may or may not be there in person, I look forward to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spicy McHaggis 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 A reason not to hate K-State: http://www.big12warzone.com/spc/fark/6Wild...ldcat+Pride.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 Florida at Miami ULCA at Colorado Maryland at Florida St. Oklahoma at Alabama Washington St. at Notre Dame Marshall at Tennessee Florida at Miami-Miami will have troubles early, but will come around and bring the Gators back to reality. ULCA at Colorado-Colorado in a close game. Maryland at Florida St.-FSU in a typical squash. Oklahoma at Alabama-Bama in a close typical Bama game. OSU wasn't impressive last week. Bama showed that all the bullshit they've been through is behind them. Washington St. at Notre Dame-Norte Dame pretty easy. WSU is overrated, IMO. Marshall at Tennessee-The Vols should have no problem beating them by 14-20 points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Agent_Bond34 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 College football deserves twice as many threads. February-August is just waiting for football season, it serves no other purpose. That, I agree with. Florida at Miami UCLA at Colorado Maryland at Florida St. Oklahoma at Alabama Washington St. at Notre Dame Marshall at Tennessee Miami Colorado Oklahoma Notre Dame Florida State Tennessee It's too bad Tennessee and Marshall didn't play last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 I can't wait to see Hansell Bearden and Troy St. play the Gophers. Sure it will be a blow out but that's the greatest name in sports. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 A reason not to hate K-State: http://www.big12warzone.com/spc/fark/6Wild...ldcat+Pride.jpg That picture almost outweighs my passionate hatred for K-State grad Michael Bishop ... but almost ain't enough. I still hate K-State. And phoenixrising, I actually agree with you about the MWC being underrated. It's a surprisingly good, and deep, conference most years. It's just that the teams tend to lose the big games against the major teams in other conferences, so they never get any respect on a national level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 Here are the lines for this weekend if anyone's interested... 09/04/03 303 SMississippi -145 -3 Over 39 19:10 ET 304 UAB +125 +3 Under 39 09/05/03 305 OregonSt -400 -8 Over 51 22:00 ET 306 FresnoSt +300 +8 Under 51 09/06/03 307 BostonCollege +325 +9.5 Over 45 12:00 ET 308 PennSt -450 -9.5 Under 45 09/06/03 309 SanDiegoSt OFF +31.5 OFF 12:10 ET 310 OhioSt OFF -31.5 OFF 09/06/03 311 Houston OFF +28 Over 54 12:00 ET 312 Michigan OFF -28 Under 54 09/06/03 313 Akron OFF +24.5 OFF 15:30 ET 314 Wisconsin OFF -24.5 OFF 09/06/03 315 Buffalo OFF +35.5 OFF 12:00 ET 316 Iowa OFF -35.5 OFF 09/06/03 317 NCState -320 -7.5 Over 52 12:00 ET 318 WForest +240 +7.5 Under 52 09/06/03 319 Mississippi -330 -8 Over 50.5 12:00 ET 320 Memphis +250 +8 Under 50.5 09/06/03 321 BowlingGreen +400 +10 OFF 13:00 ET 322 Purdue -600 -10 OFF 09/06/03 323 AirForce -360 -7.5 OFF 13:00 ET 324 Northwestern +280 +7.5 OFF 09/06/03 325 Syracuse OFF -1 OFF 13:30 ET 326 NorthCarolina OFF +1 OFF 09/06/03 327 Ohio OFF +19 OFF 14:00 ET 328 IowaSt OFF -19 OFF 09/06/03 329 WashingtonSt +210 +6 Over 42 14:30 ET 330 NotreDame -270 -6 Under 42 09/06/03 331 Rutgers OFF +18.5 OFF 15:40 ET 332 MichiganSt OFF -18.5 OFF 09/06/03 333 Virginia -150 -3 OFF 12:30 ET 334 SCarolina +130 +3 OFF 09/06/03 335 Auburn -400 -8.5 Over 40.5 15:30 ET 336 GaTech +300 +8.5 Under 40.5 09/06/03 337 UCLA +115 +2.5 Over 55 15:30 ET 338 Colorado -135 -2.5 Under 55 09/06/03 339 Nevada OFF +21.5 OFF 15:30 ET 340 Oregon OFF -21.5 OFF 09/06/03 341 Indiana OFF +24 OFF 16:00 ET 342 Washington OFF -24 OFF 09/06/03 343 Missouri -800 -14 OFF 16:00 ET 344 BallSt +500 +14 OFF 09/06/03 345 Marshall OFF +19 Over 47 16:00 ET 346 Tennessee OFF -19 Under 47 09/06/03 347 ColoradoSt +115 +2.5 OFF 18:00 ET 348 California -135 -2.5 OFF 09/06/03 349 Kent OFF +29.5 OFF 19:00 ET 350 Pittsburgh OFF -29.5 OFF 09/06/03 351 WVirginia -450 -9.5 OFF 19:00 ET 352 EastCarolina +325 +9.5 OFF 09/06/03 353 Tulsa OFF +37.5 OFF 19:00 ET 354 Arkansas OFF -37.5 OFF 09/06/03 355 Unlv -600 -11 OFF 19:00 ET 356 Kansas +400 +11 OFF 09/06/03 357 Wyoming OFF +20 OFF 19:00 ET 358 OklahomaSt OFF -20 OFF 09/06/03 359 Utah +350 +9 OFF 20:00 ET 360 TexasA&M -500 -9 OFF 09/06/03 361 Navy OFF +22.5 OFF 19:00 ET 362 TCU OFF -22.5 OFF 09/06/03 363 NewMexico +450 +13 OFF 19:00 ET 364 TexTech -650 -13 OFF 09/06/03 365 Maryland +500 +15 Over 52 19:15 ET 366 FloridaSt -800 -15 Under 52 09/06/03 367 Oklahoma -340 -7.5 Over 44.5 19:45 ET 368 Alabama +260 +7.5 Under 44.5 09/06/03 369 Florida +500 +14 Over 55 20:00 ET 370 MiamiFla -800 -14 Under 55 09/06/03 371 BYU OFF +21.5 Over 47 20:00 ET 372 USC OFF -21.5 Under 47 09/06/03 373 LSU -600 -11.5 OFF 22:00 ET 374 Arizona +400 +11.5 OFF 09/06/03 375 SanJoseSt +450 +13.5 OFF 22:00 ET 376 Stanford -650 -13.5 OFF 09/06/03 377 UtahSt OFF +32 OFF 12:30 ET 378 Nebraska OFF -32 OFF 09/06/03 379 Connecticut OFF -15 OFF 13:00 ET 380 Army OFF +15 OFF 09/06/03 381 MTennSt OFF +29 OFF 13:00 ET 382 Georgia OFF -29 OFF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Gambling Ruins Families Lock of the Week=Oklahoma. That one's for you Johnson Underdog of the Week=Wake Forest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Akron and Wisconsin should be good My Badgers will win the shoot out 31-23 after jumping out to a big lead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Good lord, they're giving Marshall 19? Give them SOME credit... (remembers who they're playing) IT SHOULD BE THREE TIMES AS MUCH!!! </Tennessee Mark> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 Miami-Lock of the week Alabama-Upset of the week Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 Look out now...here comes Wake Forest! They easily beat N.C. State today after they won at Boston College last week, who just manhandled Penn State today. Not sure if this is a sign of how good Wake Forest is or how bad Penn State is. Yikes and Ohio St. only beats San Diego St. by THREE! That's not a good sign. This is looking like a day of upsets. Memphis just beat Mississippi (bye bye Eli from Heisman race), Purdue is losing late to Bowling Green, Virginia without Schaub is getting blown out by South Carolina, Washington St. has jumped out big early on Notre Dame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 GOOOOOOOOOOO VOLS!!!! Man, the newspapers are going to be disgusting to read tomorrow after the big South Carolina win. More Holtz worship, whee. Did anyone see that SICK helmet-to-helmet hit near the end of the game that put the Virginia safety down with the stinger? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 My Bowling Green team starts out strong again this year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 Any day when Penn State loses is a good day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 Ohio State wins by 3 over San Diego State Which game with a #1 ranked team will be closer, McNeese (#1 in I-AA) v. K-State or Oklahoma v. Alabama? Just one more note about McNeese State, they're probably better than some Division I-A teams. And other scores for the day Memphis 44, Ole Miss 34 Michigan 50, Houston 3 With 1:22 left in the first, Ball State 7, Mizzou 6 Central Michigan 40, New Hampshire 33 Washington State 19, Notre Dame 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
