This Week in College Football 9/21 - 9/23

[Bored 0]

Welcome to Sleep In Saturday.

 

Network/Basic Cable Schedule

 

THURSDAY

Virginia at Georgia Tech, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN

 

FRIDAY

Northwestern at Nevada, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN2

 

SATURDAY

Wisconsin at #6 Michigan, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN

Minnesota at Purdue, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2

#8 Louisville at Kansas State, Noon/9:00 AM, FSN

 

Alabama at Arkansas, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBS

#24 Penn State at #1 Ohio State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC*

Iowa State at #7 Texas, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC*

#22 Arizona State at #21 California, 3:30/12:30 PM, FSN

#4 West Virginia at East Carolina, 4:30/1:30 PM, ESPN2

 

UCLA at Washington, 7:00/4:00 PM, TBS

South Florida at Kansas, 7:00/4:00 PM, FSN

Kentucky at #5 Florida, 7:45/4:45 PM, ESPN

#12 Notre Dame at Michigan State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC*

#3 USC at Arizona, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC*

#20 Boston College at N.C. State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN2

 

Other Cable/Gameplan Schedule

 

SATURDAY

Cincinnati at #11 Virginia Tech, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPNU

North Carolina at #19 Clemson, Noon/9:00 AM, LF/GP

#14 Iowa at Illinois, Noon/9:00 AM, GP

Colorado at #9 Georgia, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, LF/GP

Tulsa at Navy, 1:30 PM/10:30 AM, CSTV

Howard at Rutgers, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, GP

Rice at #18 Florida State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPNU

Connecticut at Indiana, 3:30/12:30 PM, GP

Marshall at #15 Tennessee, 4:00/1:00 PM, GP

UTEP at New Mexico, 5:00/2:00 PM, CSTV

Miami of Ohio at Syracuse, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPNU

Florida Atlantic at South Carolina, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP

Tulae at #10 LSU, 8:00/5:00 PM, GP

Oklahoma State at Houston, 9:00/6:00 PM, CSTV

 

All Other D-IA Games

 

SATURDAY

Kent State at Bowling Green

The Citadel at Pittsburgh, ESPN360

Ohio at Missouri

Buffalo at #2 Auburn

Utah State at BYU

Indiana State at Northern Illinois

Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan

Air Force at Wyoming

Washington State at Stanford

North Carolina A&T at UL Lafayette

Cal Poly at San Jose State

Florida International at Maryland, ESPN360

Wake Forest at Mississippi

North Texas at Akron

North Dakota State at Ball State

Mississippi State at UAB

Troy at #23 Nebraska

Middle Tennessee at #17 Oklahoma

Tennessee State at Vanderbilt

Army at Baylor

Louisiana Tech at Texas A&M

SE Louisiana at Texas Tech

McNeese State at Toledo

Temple at Western Michigan

Utah at San Diego State

Hawaii at #25 Boise State

Arkansas State at SMU

Idaho at Oregon State

[Guest Princess Leena]

Oh crap, we're getting the USC/Zona beatdown as the Saturday night game.

 

This week really, really sucks.

[snuffbox 0]

Edit - Nevermind.

[Guest]

ASU/CAL FTW

[Guest Princess Leena]

ABC should have got ASU/Cal as the 8pm game. Even though it's probably a battle for the Holiday/Sun Bowl, at least it might be competitive.

[Bored 0]

I put up the wrong dates on the title so I had al fix it but some how he managed to cut Cal off the subtitle now, not that I have a problem with cutting Cal out. I really wish we could edit our own titles.

[Crimson Platypus 0]

At this point I really have no idea how the MSU/ND game is going to go... What do you guys think?

[Guest]

ABC should have got ASU/Cal as the 8pm game. Even though it's probably a battle for the Holiday/Sun Bowl, at least it might be competitive.

It's the best game of the weekend. I'm surprised that it wasn't picked up by ESPN (fuck saying ABC), but they've mangled this football season from the beginning as is. Most of the announce teams are total shit.

[Hawk 34 0]

I'm surprised ABC didn't try to get the OSU/Penn State game pulled to primetime.

 

I'd think that would be a bigger ratings draw then Arizona/USC.

[Guest Princess Leena]

At this point I really have no idea how the MSU/ND game is going to go... What do you guys think?

 

1) ND scores a ton, and MSU plays horribly. 49-10 ND.

 

2) ND scores a ton, and MSU gets a strong game from Stanton to hang around. 49-43 ND.

[Guest Princess Leena]

I'm surprised ABC didn't try to get the OSU/Penn State game pulled to primetime.

 

I'd think that would be a bigger ratings draw then Arizona/USC.

 

But, Notre Dame is in the same area.

 

And everyone wants to watch Notre Dame, love or hate, or such nonsense that's usually spewed with Yankees/Sawks/Cowboys, etc...

[Vern Gagne 0]

Ohio St. was already on primetime. This is Notre Dame's last chance to make an appearance, before the USC game.

 

1) ND scores a ton, and MSU plays horribly. 49-10 ND.

 

2) ND scores a ton, and MSU gets a strong game from Stanton to hang around. 49-43 ND.

 

I can't help but think MSU is going to be tad overconfident.

[Guest Princess Leena]

Because they beat Pitt?

[Vern Gagne 0]

That, and ND lost last week, and Michigan St. beat ND last year.

[Jorge Gorgeous 0]

I'm hoping that Marshawn Lynch injures himself AND Rudy Carpenter in some freak running out of bounds mishap. Also, that Forsett comes down with scarlett fever or the black lung or something that'll keep him on the sidelines for the Oregon game. Fuck it, we've been lucky so far.

[Damaramu 0]

Well my 2-1, should be 3-0 according to everyone in the country except Oregon fans, Sooners will luckily get to play at home against a shitty team to give themselves a break. Middle Tennessee State will come to Norman and then 2 weeks later it's time for the Cotton Bowl showdown with the Longhorns. If OU beats the Longhorns then they'll probably win the Big XII and hopefully they can rediscover some killer instinct against Middle Tennessee.

It sucks that the game is on PPV though. I'll just go to the bar and watch it. Watch OU improve their record to 3-1(4-0 according to the PTI guys).

[MrRant 0]

Leave the Oklahoma loss to the other thread.

[Damaramu 0]

Leave the Oklahoma loss to the other thread.

 

It's been closed and they should be 3-0 according to just about everyone and their mother so it will be mentioned when discussing their record. I can post the sham record and the real record.

I actually hope now they lose another game. Because if they don't then things are going to be really fucked up. You think that guys getting death threats now? I guarantee they'll go up 10x if he turns out to be the reason why OU isn't in the national title game.

[CanadianChris 0]

You think that guys getting death threats now? I guarantee they'll go up 10x if he turns out to be the reason why OU isn't in the national title game.

If that's even remotely true, Sooners fans are one sorry group of individuals. That's disgusting and shouldn't even be joked about.

[Damaramu 0]

You think that guys getting death threats now? I guarantee they'll go up 10x if he turns out to be the reason why OU isn't in the national title game.

If that's even remotely true, Sooners fans are one sorry group of individuals. That's disgusting and shouldn't even be joked about.

 

I'm basing it off what's happened so far.

I personally think it's absurd because it is just a game at the end of the day.

 

But as was said in the other thread. Fans of every team pull this shit as far as the death threats go.

[Guest Princess Leena]

Yeah, OU should unleash all their ANGER on those mighty Sun Belt schools.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Dude, let it go. You're ostensibly on a message board to talk to people about college football topics. No one currently wants to talk about the OU screwjob except for you. Ergo, just stop bringing it up in every post. We all know how you feel. There are tons of other OU things you can talk about if you have to talk about OU.

 

This week's games are the drizzling shits. There's some potential for PSU/OSU to be good, but I'm guessing it's going to be a 2-3 score win for the Buckeyes. Aside from that, I actually think Iowa State/Texas might be decent, though again, it'll probably be a solid Texas win. I'll also be interested to see how BC handles NC State, who by all rights they should beat pretty soundly.

[alfdogg 0]

Edwin just saved me some typing. We're past that game. The other thread getting closed should have been a hint. Let it go.

[Damaramu 0]

I can never let it go! *throws his computer through a window and runs off into a field naked and screaming about Ducks*

 

Anyway what was that PSU/??? game a few years ago that consisted of like two safeties and a field goal? I can't remember who they played but I just remember it being really shitty.

[Guest Princess Leena]

NW/Nevada intrigues me in a "I like both teams, and it seems so random that they're playing, and the Big 10 school is probably gonna lose" way.

 

WVU/ECU. To see WVU's offense again. And to have memories of that cutie Jeff Blake, throwing passes out of screen. And Bored always seems to include ECU in his contest. I could learn something about them.

 

South Florida/Kansas. Another random matchup. Looks like a great matchup for the Fort Worth Armed Forces Bowl or whatever. And Mark Mangino.

 

Buffalo/Auburn. I will find out how to watch this game somehow. Back in Buffalo, they used to show their squash games vs. well-known programs.

[Guest Vitamin X]

I just want to see how much further Mark Mangino expands before he creates his own gravitational pull.

[naiwf 0]

You think that guys getting death threats now? I guarantee they'll go up 10x if he turns out to be the reason why OU isn't in the national title game.

If that's even remotely true, Sooners fans are one sorry group of individuals. That's disgusting and shouldn't even be joked about.

 

That just gives everyone here reason to hope OU loses at least 2 more times this year. If they only lose once more, and a one loss team makes the Nat'l Championship game they'll still bitch until next year, so they need at least 3 losses this year for the good of the officiating crew.

[Guest]

NW/Nevada intrigues me in a "I like both teams, and it seems so random that they're playing, and the Big 10 school is probably gonna lose" way.

Pistol offense!

 

USC complains about commentary by ABC's Musburger

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Southern California formally complained that ABC-TV's Brent Musburger revealed privileged information in play-by-play commentary during Saturday's game against Nebraska.

 

The university sent a letter to ESPN, which oversees sports programming on ABC, saying Musburger, with less than 10 minutes to play and the Trojans leading 21-10, began describing how USC quarterback John David Booty lets his receivers know he has spotted a certain kind of coverage.

 

"John David told us that his signal when he finds one-on-one and they're coming, it's that 'hang loose,' that familiar sign you've seen surfers use," said Musburger, referring to the sign where the thumb and little finger are raised.

 

Announcers and producers met with coaches and star players Friday as part of their game preparation, and Booty's signaling was discussed in what was described as private, background-only talk.

 

USC sports information director Tim Tessalone sent a formal complaint to ESPN/ABC game producer Bill Bonnell on Monday and sent a copy to the Pacific-10 conference office.

 

"We're supposed to be partners in this, but this is certainly going to make us think twice about trying to help them have as good a broadcast as possible," Tessalone said. "What he did was unconscionable.

 

"In my 28 years, I've never seen such an egregious breach of trust. Brent is not a rookie at this, and he should know better."

 

During the meeting, there was discussion about how a replay of the Ohio State-Texas broadcast on Sept. 9 showed Buckeyes quarterback Troy Smith tapping the top of his helmet to let receiver Ted Ginn Jr. know he's noticed one-on-one coverage.

 

Booty was asked if Southern California had a similar signal, and Booty told Musburger about his "hang loose" signal.

 

"We are very mindful of what we learn in pre-game meetings in terms in what is appropriate for broadcast and what is for our background. We're sorry this led to an unfortunate misunderstanding, which was never our intention," ESPN said in a statement released by spokesman Josh Krulewitz.

 

Musburger said in a statement late Monday that the network regretted the confusion.

 

Asked about Musburger's on-air revelations, USC coach Pete Carroll said with a laugh, "Just wondering what they're going to tell us next. I'm not worried about it. There's a million signals, a million ways to do it."

Eh, Carroll doesn't care, I don't care.

[Black Lushus 0]

oh Brent...whatta drunk

[Damaramu 0]

Hmm....all the writers on PTI just said they're going to pretend OU is 3-0 and that the voters should vote OU as 3-0.

I hope that happens.

It'll still be on the record as a loss but if they're voted as 3-0 that'd be the best way to work at overturning the decision which every writer in the country obviously thinks should be overturned.

Good for them. They don't hate OU afterall.