Bored 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2007 Interesting week as all four BCS conference unbeatens could potentially lose this week with of course Boston College having the toughest challenge with the trip to Blacksburg. FSN lucks into getting both of the huge games in the Pac-10 this week. Also have a very rare ESABCPN tripleheader with two regional games and a national primetime game although there is no reverse mirror game. Network/Basic Cable Schedule THURSDAY #2 Boston College at #8 Virginia Tech, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN Air Force at New Mexico, 9:00/6:00 PM, Versus FRIDAY Boise State at Fresno State, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN2 SATURDAY #7 West Virginia at Rutgers, Noon/9:00 AM, ABC* Colorado at Texas Tech, Noon/9:00 AM, ABC* Michigan State at Iowa, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2 #12 USC at #5 Oregon, 3:00 PM/Noon, FSN #11 Florida vs. #18 Georgia, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBS Nebraska at #19 Texas, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* #10 South Florida at #23 Connecticut, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* Clemson at Maryland, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* UCLA at Washington State, 6:30/3:30 PM, FSN #9 Kansas at Texas A&M, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 #16 South Carolina at Tennessee, 7:45/4:45 PM, ESPN #1 Ohio State at #25 Penn State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC #21 California at #4 Arizona State, 10:00/7:00 PM, FSN SUNDAY UCF at Southern Miss, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN Digital Cable/Satellite/Gameplan Schedule SATURDAY Indiana at Wisconsin, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Northwestern at Purdue, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Ball State at Illinois, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* North Carolina at Wake Forest, Noon/9:00 AM, LFS*/GP Pittsburgh at Louisville, Noon/9:00 AM, GP Mississippi State at #14 Kentucky, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, LFS*/GP Delaware at Navy, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, CSTV UNLV at Wyoming, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, Mtn. Arizona at Washington, 3:00 PM/Noon, FCS Pacific Louisiana Tech at Utah State, 3:00 PM/Noon, GP Minnesota at #20 Michigan, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPN Classic #15 Virginia at N.C. State, 4:30/1:30 PM, ESPNU Rice at Marshall, 4:30/1:30 PM, CSTV Idaho at Nevada, 5:00/2:00 PM, GP Utah at Colorado State, 5:30/2:30 PM, Mtn. Mississippi at #22 Auburn, 6:00/3:00 PM, GP Ohio at Bowling Green, 6:00/3:00 PM, GP Troy at Arkansas State, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP Duke at Florida State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPNU All Other Div. I-A Games SATURDAY Akron at Buffalo Central Michigan at Kent State FIU at Arkansas Iowa State at #13 Missouri Miami of Ohio at Vanderbilt SMU at Tulsa Memphis at Tulane UAB at East Carolina Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan Baylor at Kansas State Louisiana-Monroe at Florida Atlantic Stanford at Oregon State Middle Tennessee at North Texas Northern Illinois at Toledo Houston at UTEP New Mexico State at #17 Hawaii Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2007 Interesting week as all four BCS conference unbeatens could potentially lose this week with of course Boston College having the toughest challenge with the trip to Blacksburg. FSN lucks into getting both of the huge games in the Pac-10 this week. Also have a very rare ESABCPN tripleheader with two regional games and a national primetime game although there is no reverse mirror game. Well, guess I'll be sleeping in this Saturday. On the one hand, it's too bad as I kinda wanted to see WVU/Rutgers, but on the other hand, with ESPN now having a football game every single night of the week, I've been watching enough that it's probably not a bad idea to have a couple hours off here and there. I'm not too worried about no reverse mirror game at noon since I'm going to be glued to the USC/Oregon game from start to finish or at least until the Ducks go up by 30 points in the middle of the 3rd quarter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nogoodnick 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2007 The one Ducks game I really wanted to go to and I'm going to be at a wedding in southern California for the weekend. With an Oregon win, there will be much trash talking. With a loss...open bar, there will be trash talking anyways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 23, 2007 The fires down here this week probably killed USC's conditioning. They're going to get ran out of the stadium now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 The fires are in San Diego. Are there any fires in Los Angeles that I'm not aware of? edit: Apparently there are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 How are you coming along, Porter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 I'm alright, just waiting to see if I have to be evacuated or not. The town I live in is supposedly not in much danger but never say never. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jorge Gorgeous 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 The fires down here this week probably killed USC's conditioning. They're going to get ran out of the stadium now. I live right down the street from USC, and the air quality doesn't really seem to be that much worse than every other day, so unless Pete Carroll isn't running them for some other reason, I don't really see why their conditioning would be an issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 BYU/San Diego State game has been postponed until the final week of the season due to the fires. Thought it would be kind of interesting to track the Bottom 10 BCS conference teams according to the average BCS computer rankings. First here's the roll call of "champions" since the BCS started in 1998. 1998: Temple (103rd overall) 1999: Rutgers (106) 2000: Duke (101) 2001: Duke (106) 2002: Rutgers (113) 2003: Temple (108) 2004: Vanderbilt (107) 2005: Duke (109) 2006: Duke (118) Last season Duke finished next to last to FIU, the closest a BCS team has come to finishing as the worst team in the country. And here's the current race for the worst BCS team. 1. Iowa State (108) 2. Minnesota (100) 3. Arizona (96) 4. Washington State (92) 5. Syracuse (91) 6. Baylor (85) 7. Mississippi (83) 8. N.C. State (82) 9t. Duke (80) 9t. Iowa (80) Duke has a lot of work to do if they want to get the three-peat. Notre Dame is currently 79th overall purely because of their schedule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nate 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 I hope everything works out for you guys out in California Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nogoodnick 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 So here's an interesting tidbit. If Oregon and ASU win, tOSU and BC lose, then the next week it could be #3 ASU vs #4 Oregon. Unfortunately due to the shittiest tv contract in America, the game would only be on in Arizona and Oregon. Worst...television contract...ever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jorge Gorgeous 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 So here's an interesting tidbit. If Oregon and ASU win, tOSU and BC lose, then the next week it could be #3 ASU vs #4 Oregon. Unfortunately due to the shittiest tv contract in America, the game would only be on in Arizona and Oregon. Worst...television contract...ever! Wouldnt that be #2 and #3? LSU would become #1 and Oregon and ASU would both move up. tOSU would probably move in behind, somewhere. Also, fuck that TV contract. Maybe I'll drive to Arizona. LA will probably be on fire by then anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nogoodnick 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 Well either way its a top 3 matchup that wouldn't be on tv. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 The problem is ESPN/ABC decided to reserve two Pac-10 games for that week before the season started. Now one of them is Oregon State/USC which one could understand as a possible game of interest since the Beavers beat USC last year but for some reason the other game they reserved is UCLA/Arizona. Now the game might be available on Gameplan since the local Oregon broadcasts do have a deal with ESPN for their games but still a complete joke that the game won't be available on free t.v. anywhere except locally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyQuinn 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 FCS Games... Bracketed records are their conference records. A lot of good in conference matchups this week. 12:00 PM - The Citadel (3-1) vs. Georgia Southern (2-2) 12:05 PM - Richmond (3-1) vs. James Madison (4-0) 12:30 PM - Dartmouth (2-1) vs. Harvard (3-0) 01:00 PM - Iona (1-0) vs. Duquesne (1-0) 01:00 PM - Albany (2-0) vs. Wagner (3-1) 01:00 PM - San Diego (4-0) vs. Dayton (3-1) FCS vs. FBS 01:00 PM - Delaware vs. Navy 01:30 PM - Delaware State (5-0) vs. SC State (4-1) FCS Game of the Week - 06:05 PM - Montana (4-0) vs. Northern Arizona (4-1) 07:00 PM - Eastern Illinois (4-1) vs. Tennessee State (2-1) 07:00 PM - Nicholls State (2-1) vs. Central Arkansas (3-1) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2007 ESABCPN coverage maps. Noon/9:00 AM 3:30/12:30 PM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 ACC refs at it again, blowing a really obvious incomplete call and giving VT a touchdown early in the 2nd. The way this ugly game is going, that might be enough for the W. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 That TD was bullshit. The unsportsmanlike conduct call was bad enough, but then the receiver was clearly out of bounds before he had possession. It's a shame to see a gift 7 points like that in such a close game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 What's with all these ridiculous unsportsmanlike conduct calls this season? College is supposed to be the fun league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 I think too many of the replay judges are afraid to make a call. It's like it has to be obvious to a blind man or they just go with what the referee said. Going on another ACC example, the first down rush for Virginia on the final drive vs. Maryland last night should clearly clearly have been overturned and the fact that it wasn't changed the course of the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broward83 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Yeah, the TD call was bullshit. I got home right before the penalty against BC and just shook my head. A defensive player getting hyped over a stop and quieting the crowd is nothing to throw a flag at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 I can't understand why BC won't run the ball. They've had some success when they've actually tried it and dropping back to throw every single play on the soggy field is obviously not working very well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Right on cue, it's time for the misty-eyed testimonial wherein blank-faced VT students go on about how football kept them from killing themselves or something. God this game is a slog. Edit: Glad I stuck around to watch that touchdown, though. Hell of a throw. Edit two: And a recovered onside kick. Hot damn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecca 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Are you kidding me/ BC has been awful this game....yet they may win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Go ahead touchdown for BC with eleven seconds left! Good lord! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecca 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Fuck this year......this is just fuckin stupid, BC was shit this entire game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conspiracy_Victim 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Matt Ryan has looked like anything but a Heisman candidate until the last 2:30 of this game. Damn did he nut up in the 4th. Nice on-camera puke too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Unbelievable! Matt Ryan looked terrible all game until the last two drives and made about four or five incredible throws. Huge win for Boston College. They don't look like a team that can run the table but this was their toughest game left with back-to-back road games against Maryland and Clemson being their biggest roadblock now before the ACC title game where it might be a rematch against the Hokies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaxxson Mayhem 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Unfuckingbelieveable. I cannot believe they pulled that off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 So manly he pukes. Awesome finish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
