College football

[O Really]

Somebody, and it might have been me, mentioned that with a 2-0 start the UNC evening is approaching midnight.

[O Really]

How do you even let somebody put up 70 points?

[Vrede too]

How do you even let somebody put up 70 points?

https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5 ... g-ZWjpdu5M

https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/1837336868951667014

Congrats! I didn't know that you're an Illinois fan. I would have given you credit for wins before now.


3-1 so far.
Wishes, not predictions -
GO:

12:00 PM

ABC/ESPN+
NC State > @21 Clemson (-19.5)
The hell with the point spread, Go Wolfpack!
7-45 at the half
35-59

BTN
@Maryland (-17.5) > Villanova. 24-0 at the half
38-29

ACC Network
@North Carolina (-10.5) > James Madison GoO ReallyGo
UNC down 0-11 early, ut-oh. Quickly 14-11, nice. 1 play later 14-18, crap. Then, JM pulls off an onside kick, ack, 14-25. 21-53 at the half
50-70 Pooor O Really. With App St on Thur a crushing week for NC.

2:00 PM ESPN+
@Temple > Utah State (-7) 45-29!

3:30 PM

FS1
Arizona State > @Texas Tech (-3.5) 22-30

CBSSN
Memphis (-9.5) > @Navy Upset 44-56

ALSO:
11 USC (-4.5) 24, @18 Michigan 27, upset. Michigan TD with 0:37 left. Take that, PAC-12 traitor.

4:00 PM ESPNU
Duke (-15) > @Middle Tennessee 45-17

5:00 PM truTV/Max
@Colorado State (-8.5) > UTEP 27-17

6:00 PM ESPN+
East Carolina > @Liberty (-7.5)

7:00 PM

FS1
@Washington (-12) > Northwestern. Sorry, GoCubsGo
24-5 Sorry

ESPN2
California 3-0 > @Florida State 0-3 (-2.5 ) 9-14
Go Bears, stifle that chant!

7:30 PM ABC/ESPN+
6 Tennessee (-6.5) > @15 Oklahoma 25-15, nice!

8:00 PM FOX
@Colorado (-2) > Baylor. Stoners vs RW TX god
Colorado miracle S. Sanders pass to L. Wester for 43 yds for a TD as time expired, 31-31 OT!
OT1: CO TD, Baylor TD - No, he fumbled before reaching the goal line, touchback, Stoners win! GoDeionGo! The field is swarmed like it's a playoff game

8:30 PMThe CW Network
@Oregon State (-3) > Purdue 38-21

10:30 PM ESPN
13 Kansas State (-6.5) > BYU

11:59 PM TV?
@Hawai'i (-7) > Northern Iowa

[O Really]

Lotta Buffalo believers around tonight, I bet.

[Vrede too]

Lotta Buffalo believers around tonight, I bet.

But, wasn't it the other RW xtian school, TCU, that CO beat early last year before flopping?

3-1 so far.
Wishes, not predictions -
GO:


6:00 PM ESPN+
East Carolina > @Liberty (-7.5) After a 5 hour delay the game finally begins. Were any fans remaining? Liberty puts together a 7-28 2nd half to win 24-35


10:30 PM ESPN
13 Kansas State (-6.5) > BYU 9-38

11:59 PM TV?
@Hawai'i (-7) > Northern Iowa 36-7 Yay!

ALSO:
Western Carolina 35, @10 Montana (-18.5) 46. Local loyalty only extends so far, I ain't sorry. Yippie!

10-7 Saturday, 3-1 earlier. 13-8 for the weekend, okay.

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Various articles:

Dark days in Chapel Hill

... JMU hung 53 in the first half -- matching the most points UNC's men's hoops team allowed in any half all of last season -- and racked up 611 yards in the game. The Heels' D didn't get much help elsewhere either, with the offense turning it over five times and special teams getting a punt blocked for a touchdown. It was the most insulting outcome James Madison had delivered to North Carolina since he wrote that vinegar-based sauce was the biggest threat to a strong central government in Federalist Paper No. 39....

Pooor O Really.

Cam Ward stays hot in victory, has 4-0 Miami 'driven' for more

In a 50-15 win over South Florida on Saturday night, Ward threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns with one interception, taking advantage of man coverage the Bulls played on Miami receivers who have emerged as reliable playmakers. Isaiah Horton had 108 yards receiving, Xavier Restrepo had 99 yards and Sam Brown had 75, and they each caught a touchdown pass.

Ward is the first Miami player with at least 300 yards passing in each of his first four games of the season in the past 25 years. Miami has scored 209 points this season, its most through four games in program history.

GoO ReallyGo

A game that I did not have a preference in. USC was favored by 4.5. The Big House looks so cool with the crowd dressed to make yellow and black stripes:

Michigan, held to 32 passing yards, goes run-heavy to top USC

Michigan kept pounding the ball and pounding the ball. And when it mattered most, No. 11 USC couldn't stop it.

Powered by running back Kalel Mullings, who scored the winning touchdown in the final seconds, the defending national champion Wolverines rumbled to a 27-24 victory in their Big Ten opener Saturday....

The Wolverines rushed for 290 yards, including 79 on the final drive. Mullings got all eight carries and broke through a pair of tackles for a 63-yard run that put Michigan in the red zone. He finished off the drive with a 1-yard scoring plunge on fourth-and-goal with 37 seconds remaining....

The No. 18 Wolverines (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) prevailed despite passing for only 32 yards, their fewest in a game since 1987, according to ESPN Research. Michigan's 32 yards through the air were the fewest by any FBS team in a win over a top-15 opponent since 2014, when Florida beat Georgia with 27 passing yards....

Mullings finished with a career-high 159 yards on 17 rushes, scoring another touchdown in the first quarter with a 53-yard dash through the middle of the USC defense.

Donovan Edwards added 74 yards on the ground, including a 41-yard touchdown run. But his fumble in the fourth quarter gave USC (2-1, 0-1) the ball deep in Michigan territory, and Miller Moss' 24-yard touchdown toss to Ja'Kobi Lane handed the Trojans their first lead of the game with just over 7 minutes to go.

Michigan turned to Mullings the rest of the way. Moore said the Wolverines put the game in the hands of Mullings and the offensive line, especially on fourth-and-goal....

The Wolverines changed starting quarterbacks this week, moving from Davis Warren to Orji. Warren had thrown six interceptions in three games, including three last weekend against Arkansas State. Orji had only seven career passing attempts coming into the game and attempted only 12 passes against USC, completing seven of them. But Orji rushed for 43 yards, giving the Wolverines an offensive identity they had been lacking, especially in a 31-12 loss to Texas in their second game....

[O Really]

Looks like WDE is missing billy.p's help.

[Vrede too]

Looks like WDE is missing billy.p's help.

Can't help a Liberty transfer. I gave billy.p a Freeze warning
They're 2-2 this year.
They were 6-6 last year then lost to Maryland in the Music City Bowl.

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AP Top 25

1 Texas(44) 4-0
2 Georgia(13) 3-0
3 Ohio State(5) 3-0
4 Alabama 3-0
5 Tennessee 4-0 up1
6 Ole Miss 4-0 down1
7 Miami 4-0 up1 GoO ReallyGo
8 Oregon 3-0 up1
9 Penn State 3-0 up1
10 Utah 4-0 up2
11 Missouri 4-0 down4
12 Michigan 3-1 up6

17 Clemson 2-1 up4

19 Illinois 4-0 up5 GOGoCubsGoGO

Others receiving votes:
(26) Washington State

Zero votes:
App St , MD , UNC , Northwestern, SDSU

[Vrede too]

Looks like WDE is missing billy.p's help.

Arkansas 24, @Auburn 14



Piggies win the troll war.

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More articles that interested me:

UNC's Brown takes blame but says no plans to resign after 70-50 loss

Mack Brown told ESPN on Saturday that he is not resigning after an emotional locker room scene with his players following North Carolina's embarrassing 70-50 loss to James Madison, which is in its third season as an FBS school.

Brown, a College Football Hall of Famer, said he told the players that it was his fault and that he would step away if he couldn't get things fixed. The 70 points were the most ever given up by the Tar Heels, who fell to 3-1....

SMU 66, TCU 42

More team trolling at the link. Your favorite?

The art of flopping in college football

[O Really]

I think billy.p might be saying "I told you so"

https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/ ... utType=amp

[Vrede too]

I think billy.p might be saying "I told you so"

https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/ ... r-way.html

billy was hopeful and patient re Freeze. I was the one dissing Freeze and predicting from the start that nothing good would come from Liberty

[O Really]

Ok well you're welcome to say "told you so"

[Vrede too]

Ok well you're welcome to say "told you so"

Depends, were you hopeful about Freeze? Otherwise, I don't want to dance on billy's grave or ashes. Gotta feel bad for WDE football fans these past few years.

Liberty sucks.

[O Really]

I wasn't hopeful about Freeze. I thought he was a bad choice to start with but I don't really care enough about Auburn for it to affect my life. I just followed them with billy.p for fun

[Vrede too]

I wasn't hopeful about Freeze. I thought he was a bad choice to start with but I don't really care enough about Auburn for it to affect my life. I just followed them with billy.p for fun

Ditto. Freeze > Auburn never would have mattered to me, otherwise. Probably wouldn't have even heard about it.


FCS Coaches Poll

3 Montana State(2) 4-0
9 Montana 3-1 up1

[O Really]

Speaking of Auburn, did billy.p ever tell us there was an "Auburn Creed"?

The Auburn Creed
I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore, I believe in work, hard work.

I believe in education, which gives me the knowledge to work wisely and trains my mind and my hands to work skillfully.

I believe in honesty and truthfulness, without which I cannot win the respect and confidence of my fellow men.

I believe in a sound mind, in a sound body and a spirit that is not afraid, and in clean sports that develop these qualities.

I believe in obedience to law because it protects the rights of all.

I believe in the human touch, which cultivates sympathy with my fellow men and mutual helpfulness and brings happiness for all.

I believe in my Country, because it is a land of freedom and because it is my own home, and that I can best serve that country by "doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with my God."

And because Auburn men and women believe in these things, I believe in Auburn and love it.

-George Petrie (1943)

[Vrede too]

Speaking of Auburn, did billy.p ever tell us there was an "Auburn Creed"?

The Auburn Creed


-George Petrie (1943)

Nah, he might not have liked the "God" part, or might have thought he'd get teased about it.

[O Really]

'Canes!
Any win is good, I guess. Whoever first said it can remind VT that if you're not good enough to beat the refs, you're not good enough.