College Football Week 1

[Drink IRON City]

Utah just smacked Florida in the mouth - 1st play on offense - 70 yard BOMB TD by their backup QB!!!

You must have given up on Alabama……………


Salute the nation

 

[Drink IRON City]

Heading up to State College for the game on Saturday. My son has been invited to be on the sidelines prior to kickoff, and they are providing us with three tickets. He's a wide receiver in high school, but at 6'4.5 and 205, Penn State is interested in him at tight end.

Pretty exciting stuff for him, and an amazing time for me as his dad.

Proud Dad and good luck to your son.!


Salute the nation

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

Minnesota just scored to tie the game late on an incredible catch. The WR was going out out of bounds, he had to drag that back foot and he somehow kept his lead foot off the ground to allow the back foot to drag.

 

[MTC]

Utes won. Without their starting QB too. SEC west should go to UGA…I hope

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

Pac 12 > SEC.

Seriously though The PAC 12 overall is really good this year. Lots of good QBs.

 

[Badcat]

Freshmen Zacharia Branch out of USC is going to be a big problem. Skip to 4:58 to watch his Kick Return. Wow

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

a few Friday night games tonight

Central Mich at Michigan State 7:00 FS1

Miami OH at Miami FL 7:00 ACC Network

Louisville at Georgia Tech 7:30 ESPN

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

Central Mich QB is Bert Emanuel Jr. His dad was a longtime NFL WR for Tampa and others. The so called Bert Emanuel rule changed the definition of a catch to allow for a ball to touch the ground if the player has complete control of it.

With the new transfer rules and NIL, watching MAC teams has a scouting angle. A small school standout could be a key player on your own team next year.

 

[Omar10213245]

Georgia Tech apparently thought the game was over at halftime, they turned back into their ramblin' wreck selves in the 2nd half.

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

FYI. Rule Change. The clock will no longer stop to move the chains when a team gains a 1st down. It will only stop for 1st down in the final 2 minutes of each half.

 

[topseed]

Proud Dad and good luck to your son.!

A scout from Rutgers came to his game last night. Liked what he saw, including a 30-yard touchdown reception, a beautiful INT that he tipped to himself, and a blocked FG attempt -- all in the first half. All five local writers picked the other team to win, and our boys beat them by 40.

Going to be a hectic weekend, as we're now probably also going to attend the Rutgers/Northwestern game Sunday at noon. Busy is good.

 

[topseed]

FYI. Rule Change. The clock will no longer stop to move the chains when a team gains a 1st down. It will only stop for 1st down in the final 2 minutes of each half.

That's going to bode well for the under bettor early in the season, I'd imagine.

 

[steel dino]

That's going to bode well for the under bettor early in the season, I'd imagine.

Be careful..

I'm sure the wise guys have adjusted their point totals in response to that change.

 

[SteelerFan448]

Tennessee playing Virginia in Nashville. Keep these games on campus.

Colorado is looking pretty good in the first quarter against TCU. Had a pick in the end zone to prevent a TCU score and a dropped TD pass that could've made it 14-0. Currently 7-0.

 

[warriors42]

Colorado and TCU putting on a show.

 

[bermudasteel]

Deion Sanders son is a really good QB. Colorado came to play...

 

[bermudasteel]

Pac 12 > SEC.

Seriously though The PAC 12 overall is really good this year. Lots of good QBs.

Drunk ***

 

[bermudasteel]

College Football Week 1

The season officially started last week but it was a weak appetizer, the action really starts this week with a full schedule. It's not a great schedule. Most teams start with cupcakes but it's nice to have a full day of games that count.

Game of the Week

Sat 9/2
West Virginia at 7 Penn State Sat 9/2 at 7:30 NBC PSU -20.5
NBC finally has a deal to televise major college football. I think they used to play some Catholic league games or something. Old rivals meet at night in a Stripe Out.

Some bad news for PSU as their starting OG Landon Tengwell announced he is quitting football due to chronic injuries. The good news is that he has been injured so they are used to being without him. The OL finally has real depth and should still be one of the best. LT Ola Fashanu is seen as the top OL prospect for the 24 draft.

Penn State's defense should be very good again. Chop Robinson is back at DE and fellow pass rusher Dani Denis-Sutton is expected to have a breakout season. LB Abdul Carter had a great freshman season and is getting Micah Parsons buzz. The secondary has Kalen King regarded as a possible 1st rounder at CB. Johnny Dixon and Daquan Hardy also have tons of experience. The name to watch is freshman S King Mack who has supposedly looked like a star in camp.

PSU's run game should be great again with gamebreaker Nick Singleton and workhorse Kaytron Allen. They added WR transfer Dante Cephas to a WR group that has depth but needs somebody to step up as WR1. KeAndre Lambert-SMith has shown flashes. Sean Clifford's brother Liam looks to get a lot of play in the slot. They have some potential big play guys that have not yet delivered.

It may be all about QB Drew Allar. He was a 5 star recruit that was ranked QB1 on some scout services coming out of High School. He got in seveeral games last year in mop up duty and when Clifford was dinged. If Allar plays up to his 5 star ranking then that will iift up the whole offense and make PSU a real playoff contender this year.



Now on to the less important games


Thursday Aug 31

Florida at 14 Utah 8:00 ESPN Utah -4.5
Unfortunately Utah QB Cam Rising is not expected to play. Florida has ne starting QB Graham Mertz who transferred from Wisconsin where ha had 32 starts. This is the first non-conference road opened for FLorida since 1987. Utah will have to lean on the run game without their starting QB.


Nebraska at Minnesota 8:00 FOX Minn -7
It's the first game for new Nebraska HC Matt Rhule. It didn't work out for him in the NFL, although he's got to be thinking why they drafted a QB after he left and stuck him wioth tryiong to win with Sam Darnold. Rhule, the former Penn State walkon, was a great college coach at both Temple and Baylor. He did an amazing job bringing Baylor back from the dumpster fire left by Art Briles. Rhules prved he could recruit Texas which is absolutely necessary for Nebraska to succeed.


Saturday Sept 2

Colorado at 17 TCU 12:00 FOX TCU -20.5
It's shameless self promoter Deon Sanders first game coaching in FBS. He broght in over 50 transfer players while kicking most of the team to the curb. What does he care, he only took the job because he needed a crap team where he could start his kid at QB and then get credit for a great coaching job by winning about 6 games. One win Colorado was perfect.

Deon is already working on the important stuff, redesigning the uniforms and getting the players a sunglasses deal.

Here's hoping TCU hangs 100 on them then goes for 2


3 Ohio State at Indiana 3:30 CBS OSU -30
starting with a conference game can be tough with a new QB. OSU has a hug talent edge but it may be a slow start with a neq QB. Kyle McCord has been named starter but Devin Brown will also play, so it seems they are not completely settled on a started yet.


Wofford at Pitt 3:30 ACC Network
This game is happening


21 North Carolina at South Carolina 7:30 ABC UNC -2.5
It's the Duke's Mayo Classic. Get you some Tater Salad and enjoy the border battle. Could be a QB battle with UNC's Drake Maye-o vs SC's Spencer Rattler who flamed out at Oklahoma. Maye needs a big game if he wants to win a Heisman and be a top 10 pick in the draft


Sunday 9/3

5 LSU vs Florida State in Orlando 7:30 ABC LSU -2.5
The only ranked matchup of the week. Both teams have a lot riding on this especially FSU. Florida State likely needs this win if they want to make the playoff.

TCU lost BWAHAHAHA!!!

 

[jitter77]

I like TCU, but i feel like Coach Prime was getting some unnecessary hate. Also his son proved he is not just playing because he is his son. Over 500 yrds with and high completion percentage and no turnovers is pretty impressive

 

[MTC]

Deion Sanders son is a really good QB. Colorado came to play...

That was a fun back and forth game. That aside ain’t no way they are keeping up with the tide or dawgs

 

[warriors42]

Deion Sanders son is a really good QB. Colorado came to play...

wasn't the kid that played both sides of the ball his son also? both of those young men can play some football.

 

[bermudasteel]

Bouncing between tOSU and v Texas. A. Casey is the ILB I'll be watching all season!!!

 

[steelhurt]

What the hell is Wofford, a high school? Come on Pitt! Geez!

 

[ZonaBurgh]

What the hell is Wofford, a high school? Come on Pitt! Geez!

It's alright, 45-7 final. The 7 came with a minute left and a gift from the refs, rainbow pass, receiver pushed down the defender before catching the TD pass. Blatant OPI.

Only cupcake on the schedule, it gets real next week. Jurkovec played pretty well in the scrimmage game.

 

[madinsomniac]

What the hell is Wofford, a high school? Come on Pitt! Geez!

Lol. I fully expected them to falter too. Their other non conference games are vs Cincinnati and West Virginia… so this was their outside cupcake lol… coached by an ex OC …