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We are now a month and a half into the season. Here's the matchup of Top 25 teams this weekend:
Ohio State at Northwestern Washington at Stanford Maryland at Florida State
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09-30-2013, 10:22 AM | #2 |
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Can IU finally beat Penn State? We've come close a few times, but never made it over the top. If we want to salvage any hopes of going to a bowl, this game is a must win for my Hoosiers.
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09-30-2013, 10:34 AM | #3 |
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UCLA at Utah is the Thursday night game.
Bruins will be going for revenge... not against the Utes, but against Thursday night games. They were utterly embarrassed on Thursday night games three times (at least) in Rick Neuheisel's last two seasons, and ESPN mercifully (for the country) avoided putting them on last year in Mora's first year. I am hoping we will see the strong Bruins team of the last year and a half, and not the awful squads that usually showed up for Thursday games. Macro, you ready for this one?
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09-30-2013, 10:35 AM | #4 |
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09-30-2013, 10:36 AM | #5 |
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Whoops, I thought he was the Utah guy. Do we have a Utah guy? I know we have BYU guys. Well, in that case, Macro, root for the Bruins!
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09-30-2013, 10:39 AM | #6 |
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The other games of interest in the Big Ten are MSU @ Iowa. MSU being involved means it will be an ugly and maybe a brutal game to watch. Unless MSU found some sort of offense during the bye week, I expect Iowa to eventually pull this out despite MSU's defense.
Minnesota @ Michigan. Minnesota is a bad team with a good record. Michigan is who the hell knows. Michigan had a bye week so hopefully they can fix their mojo and offer hope for a decent season. If Michigan struggles here, it is going to be a long Big Ten season for them with about 3-6 loses.
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09-30-2013, 10:42 AM | #7 |
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Clemson at Syracuse for the first ACC game for Syracuse. The Dome will be full and loud. Expect the upset.
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09-30-2013, 11:05 AM | #9 |
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Go Terps. Gulp.
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It might not be an actual sellout but it looks like 45K which is good for up there.
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09-30-2013, 11:20 AM | #11 |
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Clemson travels pretty well, from what I heard.
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09-30-2013, 11:20 AM | #12 | |
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I am all about the Bruins destroying Utah. But I want it to be a low scoring affair..LOL, Kalani Sitake the DC @ Utah is a really good friend of mine and an upstanding guy. Prime example...He is a BYU grad and former player, in the game 2 weeks ago, his players wanted to celebrate and stomp on the logo on the field after the win, he stood there arms crossed in front of the logo and forced them to celebrate somewhere else. He told them to respect their opponent and the field...to me, that proves a ton about him. In the BYU world, they travel up to Logan, Utah and take on Utah State and Chuckie Keeton...I am concerned about this game. It has gone from a gimme at the beginning of the season to one where I am going to be on the edge of my seat Friday night.
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09-30-2013, 11:21 AM | #13 |
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First true test for the Huskies. If the Huskies can keep Hogan in check and get pressure on him we should have a shot. If not it could be a long night.
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09-30-2013, 12:55 PM | #14 |
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Huge road trip weekend for KC area fans. Mizzou plays Vandy in Nashville on Saturday in Mizzou's SEC opener, looking to go 5-0. The Chiefs play the Titans on Sunday in Nashville looking to go 5-0. They're expecting a few thousand Mizzou/Chiefs fans at both games. Wish I was going, but know a lot of people who are. Should be a lot of fun.
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09-30-2013, 01:18 PM | #15 |
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Put your mortgage on Iowa State to cover and your second mortgage on the Cyclone moneyline.
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09-30-2013, 02:09 PM | #16 |
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I expect ASU to beat Notre Dame by several hundred points.
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09-30-2013, 02:13 PM | #17 | |
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Offensively, Price has and the receivers have to be on their game. I expect to see a lot of the horizontal passing game return with the rocket motions and bubble screens. Obviously if the OL can hold up at all Sark will take shots downfield to try to stretch the Tree D, but I'm expecting their front 7 to be by far the biggest test of the year. Sankey will probably have tough sledding in this one. The big difference from last year on the Stanford side is Hogan - he's much more mobile than Nunes and can extend plays. Montgomery is playing a lot better, but their TE play has been pedestrian, which limits a lot of what they like to do. The big difference on the Husky side is the HUNH offense - obviously Stanford has shown they can contain a hurry-up spread by limiting Oregon to 14 last year, but our version is different - the passing game is more sophisticated and we have better receivers. I figure Stanford will win, but I think the Huskies certainly have a decent shot at pulling the upset on the road. |
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09-30-2013, 04:21 PM | #18 |
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Iowa-MSU will be a slugfest. Iowas offensive line is good enough again for our big back to run behind. Iowa is a 2 point favorite. I think either team will win 17-14. Obviously, Im hoping its Iowa.
Then again, MSU has a terrible offense. And our O line is good. maybe we win another 23-7 game. Or 16-7. I could see Iowa getting 3 FGS and a TD.
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I wouldnt bet anything on ISU. But thats just hatred of a program speaking. Interestinf stat for ISU, they have the 3rd longest streak in the nation of not giving up 30 points to an opponent.
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09-30-2013, 07:42 PM | #20 |
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Dawgfan, Lathum, HR - Any of you guys coming out for what is likely the third place game between UCLA-UW?
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09-30-2013, 07:45 PM | #21 | |
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Would love to but hard to take a trip like that with 2 little ones that time of year. I do have a deal with the wife that when we make a Rose Bowl or BCS game I am going. |
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09-30-2013, 08:27 PM | #22 | |
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09-30-2013, 08:32 PM | #23 |
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Bye week for UNLV, so that's another week we're above .500.
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09-30-2013, 08:36 PM | #24 |
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They've basically moved the offense away from the tight-end heavy approach this year - people keep trying to stack the box, and they keep countering it with a) one of the best lines in the nation and b) Hogan's ability to get the deep ball. If you're going to stack 8-9 in the box, you're going to leave a lot of single coverage for a long time. |
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10-01-2013, 03:28 PM | #29 |
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Now if we can get a bye week for Iowa as well, then this thread will be readable again.
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I would love to go but I'm working weekends now and I don't think I'll be able to get more time off after heading to Florida next week. I actually haven't made it to a game since the USC game in 2009. Basically none of my friends are Husky fans so I only tend to make it to games if I happen to be in town at the time of the game.
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I know from my tailgate alone 145 folks caravaning together and staying in a couple hotels. We are up in the air, tickets bought but now looks like my son may have a middle school game Saturday AM, if so Ill be watching on TV. I think Clemson will bring 5-7,000 up total. Now...I think Cuse and the points is a money making play if todays status holds true. |
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10-02-2013, 08:17 AM | #35 |
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FYI, I got a Living Social email offering pretty heavily discounted tickets to Syracuse-Clemson. Not sure what that means for the attendance discussed in here, and these seem like fairly higher priced seats, but I figured I'd mention it here.
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10-02-2013, 08:20 AM | #36 |
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If anyone's bored around say...6pm this Saturday night, they can check out my game on ESPN3.com.
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10-02-2013, 08:43 PM | #39 |
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Ha Ha Clinton-Dix of Alabama Crimson Tide suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules - ESPN
Long enough time before 'Bama faces another team that could challenge them so I'm not sure how worried I would be unless what was done is serious enough for a lengthy suspension. I kind of figure either it is short term with him doing whatever he needs to do to clear things up or he would be done for the year/off the team.
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Northern Illinois is going to be interesting to watch this year... already 4-0 with 2 BCS road wins, and only 1 team left on the schedule before the MAC championship game with a winning record (Ball State), so the path would seem to be there to get into the top 12/16 ... unless voters hold their blowout loss to FSU in the Orange Bowl against them. Fresno State is the only other non-BCS team left undefeated, and that defense just looks so shaky I think they'll lose at least one in the WAC. |
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Fresno State moved to the Mountain West this year. Point still stands, though, since the MWC is a better conference.
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Uncle in Los Altos hills? Ballin! Huskies have a chance in this one. I'd put my cash on the card, but I'm by no means writing Washington off
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Bob Stoops of Oklahoma Sooners challenges SEC defenses again - ESPN
Maybe if OU stopped choking in big games they might get to prove they could play against those SEC defenses. You honestly don't want to put that quote out there and suddenly find 'Bama across the field.
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Yep. He and my Aunt have been in that house now for ~50 years, but they've both done well for themselves.
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10-03-2013, 02:46 PM | #45 |
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Part of the problem with having such large staffs is that it becomes easier for stuff like this to happen. If this is all true, I expect 'Bama to remove whoever needs to be removed.
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Iowa State getting totally jobbed by the refs.
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10-03-2013, 09:54 PM | #48 |
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Iowa State is getting royally screwed by the officials.
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10-03-2013, 10:04 PM | #49 |
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As a Texas fan, I hated that game. As a college football fan, that was entertaining as hell. Iowa State should play every home game on Thursday night. Something always seems to happen when they do so.
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As a college football fan, that was really bad for the sport.
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