College football

[O Really]

I see UNC-Charlotte is on ESPN+, which I don't get but it occurred to me that there apparently are people willing to pay to see UNC-Charlotte.

[Vrede too]

Saturday, September 6, 2025

GO:

12:00 PM

ESPN
@Duke > 11 Illinois (-2.5). Yer goin' down, GoCubsGo
I jinxed them with trash talk, congrats. Turnovers 5-0 19-45

FOX
@16 Iowa State (-3.5) > Iowa.
Since ISU is the one that's ranked.
1:52 - 4th ISU 54 yd! FG to take 16-13 lead Strong D, wins game

ESPN2
@NC State (-3.5) > Virginia. 35-31, spot-on, Vegas.
Scoreless 4th, weird.

CBSSN
@Jacksonville State > Liberty (-6.5). 34-24
Take that, RW god.

Also:

@FL St (-43.5) 77 > E TX A&M. Seriously? Bastards.
Baylor 48 > 17 SMU (-2.5) 45 2OT. Wow.
@Syracuse (-7.5) 27 > @UConn 20 OT. Vegas spot on.
@Colorado (-23.5) 31 > Delaware 7. GoDeionGo

3:00 PM MWN
@New Mexico (-14.5) > Idaho State. 32-22

3:30 PM

CBS/Paramount+
@6 Oregon (-27.5) > Oklahoma State. Go Ducks!
A win won't count in my tally. Crushed the spread in the 1st half 69-3, c'mon

ABC
@Kentucky > 20 Ole Miss (-9.5). Knock it out of the Top 25. 23-30

Peacock
@Rutgers (-14.5) > Miami (OH). 45-17

CW Network
@Oregon State (-2.5) > Fresno State
OSU go-ahead TD with 1:19 left, 27-26. Too soon, Fresno FG with 0:29 left, 27-29. Then, pick 6, 27-36 .OSU 0 points after 4 TDs

ESPN+
@App State (-31.5 ) > Lindenwood (St. Charles, MO)
A win won't count in my tally.
"Tickets as low as $118" Vs Lindenwood?!
20-13, phew

CBSSN
UAB > @Navy (-12.5). Sink 'em. 24-38

Oh my

Halftime: TROY 16 vs @8 Clemson (-29.5) 3
I'll count this as a win if Troy maintains the lead. Didn't last, 16-17 with 10 minutes left in the 3rd 16-20 thru 3 16-27 final

South Florida 18, @13 Florida (-18.5) 16. Huge upset!

7:00 PM

ESPN+/ACC Extra
@5 Miami (-58.5 ) > Bethune-Cookman.
Got yer back, hominy A win won't count in my tally.
45-3. You're welcome.

ESPN+
@Charlotte > BB's North Carolina (-13.5)
3-20, good thing I didn't pay to see it.

ESPN
@Kansas State (-13.5) > Army. 21-24

ESPN+
Tulane (-13.5) > @South Alabama.
First away team I'm rooting for 33-31, phew

7:30 PM

ESPN2
12 Arizona State (-6.5) > @Mississippi State
20-24, ouch

ABC
15 Michigan > @18 Oklahoma (-4.5)
Knock it out of the Top 25. 13-24, ugh

Also:
Grambling 0, @Ohio State (-51.5) 70. Racists.
Boston College 40, @Michigan State (-3.5) 42 2OT. Vegas was close.

9:00 PM ESPN+
@New Mexico State > Tulsa (-3.5). 21-14

10:15 PM CW Network
San Diego State vs @Washington State (-1.5)
O Really vs PAC-12 loyalty. Go football.
PAC-12 loyalty wins, 13-36. Sucks to be you.

11:59 PM MWN
@Hawai'i (-6.5) > Sam Houston. GoJasmineGo!
37-20, CONGRATS!

9-8 for the weekend, same as last weekend? I do root for many underdogs.

FCS

@10 Montana 42 > Central Washington 17


@3 (tie) Montana State 24, 2 South Dakota State 30
Now 0-2, ut-oh
6 South Dakota 13, @Lamar 20
Movin' on up?

[O Really]

Every ranked team should lose 10 places if they schedule a patsy and then run up the score.

[Vrede too]

Every ranked team should lose 10 places if they schedule a patsy and then run up the score.

1 Ohio State
5 Miami, sorta
6 Oregon
14 Florida State

[Vrede too]

AP Top 25 (patsy week 2)

1 Ohio State (57) 2-0
2 Penn State (5) 2-0
3 LSU (2) 2-0
4 Oregon (1) 2-0 up2 ... after running up the score on OK St Next: GoCubsGo's @Northwestern is going down ... in front of 12K fans?
5 Miami 2-0 Next: #18 S FL, a challenge
6 Georgia 2-0 down2 after not running up the score on Austin Peay Next: @#15 TN, a challenge
7 Texas 1-1
8 Notre Dame 0-1 up1 Next: #16 TAMU, a challenge
9 Illinois 2-0 up2 after trouncing Duke . GOGoCubsGoGO
10 Florida State 2-0 up4 after running up the score on E TAMU
11 South Carolina 2-0 down1 after beating South Carolina State
12 Clemson 1-1 down4 after Troy gave them a game

23 Michigan 1-1 down8 after losing to now #13 Oklahoma
24 Auburn 2-0 up from unranked after beating (running up the score?) Ball State 42-3

AP doesn't listen to O Really.
Running up the score is consistently rewarded.
Not running up the score is punished.

[O Really]

Or, as an alternative, if they schedule a patsy and the spread exceeds, say, 30, they have to actually give the patsy 30 points to start the game. Yeah, I know - the patsy doesn't have to accept the game, and they're making money. And if the ranked team has cleared its bench by the half, you can't really expect players who may not get another chance on field all season to just lie down and let the patsy score. But still, t'ain't right.

[Vrede too]

Or, as an alternative, if they schedule a patsy and the spread exceeds, say, 30, they have to actually give the patsy 30 points to start the game. Yeah, I know - the patsy doesn't have to accept the game, and they're making money. And if the ranked team has cleared its bench by the half, you can't really expect players who may not get another chance on field all season to just lie down and let the patsy score. But still, t'ain't right.

Creative, but it's probably asking for trouble to make the game directly dependent on bettors. It's already bad enough how indirectly dependent on gamblers it is.