Week 1 Discussion

[Watson]

It's here.

I know, I know, Texas A&M and South Carolina don't kick off until the 28th, but a week from now Sam Houston State takes on Eastern Washington on the BLOOD FIELD brought to your living room by ESPN. And that's real enough for me. And it's not like jumping the shark is a new idea in CFB.

The Schedule

Spoiler

Saturday, August 23
3:30 PM | Sam Houston State at Eastern Washington | ESPN

Wednesday, August 27
7:00 PM | Abilene Christian at Georgia State | ESPNU

Thursday, August 28
6:00 PM | Texas A&M at South Carolina | SEC Network
7:00 PM | Wake Forest at Louisiana-Monroe | ESPNU
7:00 PM | Eastern Illinois at Minnesota | BTN
7:00 PM | Howard at Akron | ESPN 3
7:00 PM | Presbyterian at Northern Illinois | ESPN 3
7:00 PM | Chattanooga at Central Michigan | ESPN 3
7:00 PM | Valparaiso at Western Illinois | ESPN 3
7:30 PM | Idaho State at Utah | Pac-12 Network
8:00 PM | Tulane at Tulsa | CBS Sports Network
8:00 PM | Boise State vs. Ole Miss | ESPN
8:00 PM | Cal Poly at New Mexico State | ESPN 3
9:15 PM | Temple at Vanderbilt | SEC Network
10:00 PM | Rutgers vs. Washington State | FOX Sports 1
10:00 PM | North Dakota at San Jose State | ESPN 3
10:30 PM |Weber State at Arizona State | Pac-12 Network

Friday, August 29
7:00 PM | BYU at Connecticut | ESPN
7:30 PM | Villanova at Syracuse | ESPN 3
7:30 PM | Jacksonville State at Michigan State | BTN
7:30 PM | Bowling Green at Western Kentucky | CBS Sports Network
9:00 PM | UTSA at Houston | ESPNU
9:00 PM | Colorado State vs. Colorado | FOX Sports 1
10:30 PM | UNLV at Arizona | ESPN

Saturday, August 30
Morning Shift
8:30 AM | Penn State vs. UCF | ESPN2
12:00 PM | Delaware at Pittsburgh | ESPN 3
12:00 PM | UCLA at Virginia | ESPN
12:00 PM | North Dakota State at Iowa State | FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM | Youngstown State at Illinois | BTN
12:00 PM | Indiana State at Indiana
12:00 PM | Northern Iowa at Iowa | BTN
12:00 PM | Appalachian State at Michigan | ESPN2
12:00 PM | Ohio State at Navy | CBS Sports Network
12:00 PM | Western Michigan at Purdue | ESPNU
12:00 PM | Troy at UAB
12:00 PM | Tennessee-Martin at Kentucky
12:30 PM | Wofford at Georgia Tech | ESPN 3
12:30 PM | Georgia Southern at North Carolina State | ESPN 3
2:00 PM | Colgate at Ball State | ESPN 3
2:00 PM | Nicholls State at Air Force | ESPN 3

Afternoon Shift
3:00 PM | Boston College at Massachusetts | ESPN 3
3:00 PM | Southern Utah at Nevada
3:30 PM | West Virginia vs. Alabama | ABC/ESPN2
3:30 PM | James Madison at Maryland | BTN
3:30 PM | Florida Atlantic at Nebraska |BTN
3:30 PM | California at Northwestern | ABC/ESPN2
3:30 PM | Marshall at Miami (OH) | ESPN 3
3:30 PM | Hampton at Old Dominion
3:30 PM | Rice at Notre Dame | NBC
3:30 PM | Duquesne at Buffalo | ESPN 3
3:30 PM | South Dakota State at Missouri | ESPNU
4:00 PM | William & Mary at Virginia Tech | ESPNNEWS
4:00 PM | Montana at Wyoming
4:00 PM | Portland State at Oregon State | Pac-12 Network
4:00 PM | UC Davis at Stanford | Pac-12 Network
4:00 PM | Arkansas at Auburn | SEC Network
5:30 PM | Clemson at Georgia | ESPN

Evening Shift
6:00 PM | Elon at Duke | ESPN 3
6:00 PM | Liberty at North Carolina | ESPN 3
6:00 PM | Morgan State at Eastern Michigan | ESPN 3
6:00 PM | Ohio at Kent State | ESPN 3
7:00 PM | Austin Peay at Memphis | ESPN 3
7:00 PM | Western Carolina at South Florida | ESPN 3
7:00 PM | Louisiana Tech at Oklahoma
7:00 PM | Samford at TCU
7:00 PM | Central Arkansas at Texas Tech
7:00 PM | Bethune-Cookman at Florida International
7:00 PM | Savannah State at Middle Tennessee
7:00 PM | New Hampshire at Toledo | ESPN 3
7:00 PM | Northern Arizona at San Diego State | CBS Sports Network
7:00 PM | Idaho at Florida | ESPNU
7:00 PM | Montana State at Arkansas State | ESPN 3
7:00 PM | Southern University at Louisiana-Lafayette | ESPN 3
7:00 PM | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas State | ESPN 3
7:10 PM | Stephen F. Austin at Kansas State
7:30 PM | Southern Miss at Mississippi State | SEC Network
7:30 PM | Fresno State at USC | FOX
8:00 PM | NC Central at East Carolina
8:00 PM | Florida State vs. Oklahoma State | ABC
8:00 PM | North Texas at Texas | Longhorn Network
8:00 PM | UTEP at New Mexico

Finish The Drill Shift
9:00 PM | Wisconsin vs. LSU | ESPN
10:30 PM | South Dakota at Oregon | Pac-12 Network
10:30 PM | Washington at Hawaii | CBS Sports Network

Sunday, August 31
7:00 PM | Utah State at Tennessee | SEC Network
7:30 PM | SMU at Baylor | FOX Sports 1

Monday, September 1
8:00 PM | Miami (FL) at Louisville | ESPN

Watson's viewing guide*

*assuming I don't have any social plans or obligations

Spoiler

This is your Week 1 Discussion thread. It's back y'all. It's really back.

[TracerBullet]

Hey now, don't sell EWU and Sam Houston State short. Should be a pretty good matchup. Hope EWU wins. I'm thinking they're the toughest non-conference opponent for UW this year sadly.

[travisSUNS]

I'am planning on watching UNC vs Liberty, Ohio State vs Navy, A&M vs SCAR, and MSU

[Twenty Four]

Some solid games week 1. I'm most excited to see Florida's new offense in person. It's been a while since we blew out our week 1 cupcake. Hopefully that changes this year. Opening night should be great, Ole Miss vs Boise St will be the game I pay most attention to. Will also be interested to see what happens with WVU/Bama & Wisky/LSU.

So happy it's finally back.

[Bulldawg2010]

Really interested to see what Clemson can do this year without boyd and Watkins.


interested to see how Georgia's defense will look after all the offseason mishaps along with Jeremy Pruitt running things.

[superjames1992]

Gonna get thrashed by 'Bama...

[countryboy]

Some very intriguing matchups to kick off the season. Of course, the biggest for me is Louisville and Miami on Labor Day night. National television, Black Out, Conference Opener in new ACC....I don't ever remember a bigger opener to the season than what is coming in the next several days.

[Hooe]

Brett Hundley is going to be an early Heisman candidate after he tears up my Wahoos next Saturday.