Today's College Football Thread

[fishwax]

There are a lot of games this weekend that looked to be big matchups before the season started, but where one or both teams has underperformed, like Arkansas at Tennessee, Michigan at Wisconsin, and USC at California. And there are other games that would have normally been big games in years past, but aren’t that appealing this year, like Kansas State at Nebraska or Florida State at Virginia Tech.

There’s only one game that pits two teams currently in the top 25 of the BCS, and that is Auburn at Georgia. But there are some other interesting games as well. Two teams in the top 5 have games that could pose challenges, though I imagine both Ohio State (against Illinois) and Kansas (at Oklahoma State) will survive. Arizona State at UCLA could be interesting, because one never knows which UCLA team will show up in any given week. The Oklahoma Sooners are hosting Baylor, a game which probably won’t be very interesting for those who aren’t OU fans, as I am.

So what games are you looking forward to today?

[fishwax]

1. The last game at the Orange Bowl is tonight as well

Miami's game against Virginia tonight will be their last at the storied Orange Bowl before they move to Dolphins stadium next year ... http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-national10nov10,1,7314744.story?coll=la-headlines-sports

[KamaAina]

24. Gotta put an asterisk in front of that

Florida Int'l may be "from the other side of the ocean", not to mention being winless (that makes two out of three Miami teams winless!) but they play at the Orange Bowl as well (sort of like the Jets to the U's Giants):

http://www.orangebowlstadium.com/pages/calendar

Upcoming Events

UM vs University of Virginia
Start Date: 11/10/2007 12:00:00 PM
College Football

FIU vs Lafayette (Louisiana-Lafayette, not the Pa. school -Ed.)
Start Date: 11/17/2007 7:00:00 PM
End Date: 11/17/2007 10:30:00 PM
College Football

FIU vs Florida Atlantic
Start Date: 11/24/2007 7:00:00 PM
End Date: 11/24/2007 10:30:00 PM
College Football

FIU vs North Texas
Start Date: 12/1/2007 7:00:00 PM
End Date: 12/1/2007 10:00:00 PM
College Football

and as you can see, the Golden Panthers close out the season with three home games at the Orange Bowl, culminating in a Dec. 1 clash against fellow powerhouse North Texas :sarcasm: .

[fishwax]

30. wow, I didn't even know that

Where will FIU play next year?

[fishwax]

2. Wisconsin up 20-7 on Michigan at the half

[fishwax]

10. Michigan just had a 97-yard touchdown pass

It's now 23-14 Wisconsin ...

[fishwax]

18. Michigan now pulls within 2

23-21 with 7 minutes and change left ...

[Poiuyt]

85. I had thought that Michigan was over ranked at #12, and Wisconsin was under ranked

Wisconsin should have been in the top 25

Wis 37
Mich 21

[VenusRising]

3. Ohio State vs Illinois

Only an hour and a half to go! :bounce:

Go Buckeyes!!!!

[SPKrazy]

4. so now you even cheer OSU???

and the wrong OSU at that :shrug:

*sigh*

you really are a damned yankee now :P

[VenusRising]

5. Shaddap

Hillbilly!! :P

[SPKrazy]

37. meh...

not a hillbilly

don't even live in the hills...

kinda wish i did

much prettier

flatlander!

:rofl:

[fishwax]

6. I'm looking forward to that game, but

I'll be cheering for Illinois :)

(I'm not confident they'll win, though ...)

[VenusRising]

8. I understand.

Good luck to your team. :hi:

[fishwax]

7. Mississippi State is ahead of Alabama at halftime

10-9

[fishwax]

15. now up 17-9 at the start of the fourth ...

[fishwax]

33. Mississippi State holds on for the upset, 17-12

[ThoughtCriminal]

38. When was the last time MSU defeated

Auburn and Alabama in the same year?

Went to Auburn, have nephew at Alabama.

[fishwax]

46. they beat both in 2000

I figured it would be farther back than that, but I looked it up :)

[greatauntoftriplets]

9. 3rd quarter, Northwestern leading Indiana 24 - 21.

But Indiana just scored a TD. Hope it isn't falling apart.

[fishwax]

11. Hang on, Northwestern!

:bounce:

[greatauntoftriplets]

16. I am now on the edge of my chair...

with fingers crossed.

[greatauntoftriplets]

22. NU won!!

:party:

Now the Sooners need to win!

[fishwax]

26. woohoo!

:woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

12. Oregon has a bye week.

x(

[fishwax]

13. Bye weeks are a drag

but they play on national television on Thursday :)

[SeattleGirl]

14. Oh, that's right!

Can't wait!

[Ptah]

17. Sorry to tell you this my friend, but the Wildcats are going to

win in Tucson this Thursday.

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

20. Ah, we'll see.

:hi:

[JTG of the PRB]

19. Lord. I thought the CU game was later in the day.

Instead, I hopped onto ESPN.com to see when it started, and I discover that they were up 21-0 at halftime... and they're on the verge of going down 28-21 in the 4th quarter! :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[fishwax]

21. d'oh!

My condolences on both counts :toast:

[JTG of the PRB]

23. They're down 24-1 now...

...but they just forced Iowa State to punt 3-and-out. They've got the ball in good field position.

Now we just have to see if they can move the ball. :banghead:

:toast:

[JTG of the PRB]

27. 31-21 ISU.

:banghead:

[JTG of the PRB]

31-28 after a CU touchdown!

:woohoo:

But they're still trailing. The defense needs to step up so the offense can have one alst shot to tie the game or take the lead.

Less than 3 minutes left...

[JTG of the PRB]

39. WOOHOO!!!

Field goal attempt as time expires: GOOD!

We're going to overtime!

[fishwax]

41. Wow! what a comeback!

Good luck in OT :toast:

[JTG of the PRB]

43. WTF??

So, apparently, ESPN is kind of fucked up seeing as they reported the Buffs kicked a 55-yard field goal to tie the game... But now they're saying the game is final with a score of 31-28.

Damn. It. All. To. Hell.

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[fishwax]

45. I wonder if there was a penalty

:shrug:

Either way, that sucks ...

[JTG of the PRB]

48. Yeah, there was...

Apparently there was a 5-yard delay of game penalty called with one second, and the Buffs supposedly didn't get the second snap off in time for the field goal that was good, so it was ruled the end of the game. Some of the posts I've seen are sayi ng that the Buffs did get the ball off in time, but that the refs blew the call.

Figures. :nuke:

[fishwax]

32. ouch again

I see where CU just got a touchdown, though, so hope remains alive ...

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

25. buckeyes 23 secs, 2 plays 7 - 0.

edit: and no brent musberger!

[fishwax]

28. Illinois 49 seconds 3 plays 7-7.

Aren't these defenses supposed to be pretty good? :rofl:

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

31. with a little help from the refs.

it was pretty good defense. stopped a touchdown and caused a fumble.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

29. now 7- 7.

after 1:12. illinois fumbles but missed by refs.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

35. 14 - 7 buckeyes

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

42. ill scores 14 - 14

[fishwax]

47. a pretty entertaining first quarter, all in all

[fishwax]

50. 21-14 Illinois with 17 seconds until half

[TZ]

34. looking forward to? Well...don't know if you can say that

But I will probably be watching MD-BC tonight. I just hope Maryland at least puts up a good fight. They have been playing like crap of late (How can our offensive genius of a coach only score 13 friggen points agaisnt North Carolina!)
I figure BC grad Windraven X will be happy tonight.:hide:

[fishwax]

40. I've seen Maryland when they were looking really good a few times this year

but, alas, never for a full game ;)

[fishwax]

36. Nebraska is thumping Kansas State

66-24 with 10 minutes left in the game.

[fishwax]

49. 73-31 final score

[fishwax]

44. Air Force is up 17-10 over Notre Dame at halftime

[Twillig]

51. 31-10 at beginning of 4th quarter.

Air Force is stealing Navy's thunder.

I wonder if the ND players have quit on Weiss, or do they just stink?

sheesh.

[fishwax]

52. sweet!

Keep it rolling, Air Force!

What a miserable year for notre dame ...

[fishwax]

53. Ohio State put together a nice drive on their first possession of the second half, but

it ended badly for them--Illinois interception in the end zone ...

[fishwax]

54. Touchdown Illini! 28-14 ...

[fishwax]

55. and the Buckeyes strike back: 28-21 Illinois

[fishwax]

56. ILLINOIS WINS!!!

They got up 28-14 and then held the ball for about 13 minutes of the fourth quarter to win.

My students will be thrilled. Congrats to the ILLINI :toast:

[lizziegrace]

57. Congratulations!

Illinois played better than OSU today.

:toast:

[fishwax]

59. Thanks :)

It was quite an entertaining game to watch, and I'm glad they pulled it out. :)

:toast:

[LadyoftheRabbits]

58. Congrats

Truly. :) If anyone had to beat OSU, I'm glad it was the Illini. They accepted me to college and gave my dad his doctorate. :D

[fishwax]

61. that's cool

:D :hi:

[TZ]

62. well that takes the luster off OSU vs. Michigan

with both of them losing today......

[fishwax]

63. it'll still be for the Big 10 championship, but yeah

definitely some luster gone.

I'm alright with that though :)

[JVS]

64. Wow!

[Wapsie B]

86. Way to go Illini!!!

:toast:

What a game!!

[CabalPowered]

89. I didin't get to watch much football yesterday but this warmed my heart

Yay! Go Ducks!

[madrchsod]

60. tis a great day...wisconsin wins and so does illinois

everyone`s team in my family won...

[blonndee]

65. Baylor scores on Oklahoma. 7-0 =( n/t

[fishwax]

67. yeah, what was that about?

:shrug:

OU has tied it up now, though :)

[greatauntoftriplets]

77. OU now has a nice lead.

:D

[blonndee]

79. Yay! What a return!!! n/t

[Capn Sunshine]

66. the awesome UCLA shows up

but leaves early.
Damn
ASU 24
UCLA 20

[fishwax]

68. well stated

now they've got two weeks to get ready for Oregon, though--hopefully that will be a good game :)

[lizerdbits]

69. Yay Hokies!

They were ahead, FSU comes back and I fear VT blows a lead again. But they come back with an interception for a TD and the following drive another interception. Just got a safety after no TD/FG and they lead by 19 with 2:41 left. Still got my eye on it, stranger things have happened....

[lizerdbits]

72. WooHoo!

First time since 1975 VT beats FSU! :woohoo:

[TZ]

76. You mean before today...

Maryland had beaten FSU more recently than VT? I did not know that or I would have rubbed it in a little more.... :P

[lizerdbits]

78. Must have been a freak occurrence

Let's see if MD loses to BC tonight by the same point margin as VT lost with. They better not pull an upset or I'll never hear the end from you. :P

[TZ]

87. hahahahahaha!

Maryland wins--42-35!!! Good ol Terps, they beat the guys they are supposed to lose to (Rutgers, BC) and lose to the teams they are supposed to beat (Carolina, Wake, Virginia).....

[lizerdbits]

88. You go to hell

You go to hell and you die! As Mr Garrison would say.

Now I have to go to WORK.

[fishwax]

73. they finished strong

I thought FSU was coming back, but I had my eye on another game--by the time I flipped back, Va Tech was up by two touchdowns or so ...

Congrats :toast:

[bigwillq]

70. Boo. UConn lost.

:(

[fishwax]

71. what happened there?

I was surprised to see them lose so big at home :shrug:

They still control their own destiny for the conference title, though, if they can pull off the win at West Virginia in a couple weeks.

[bigwillq]

74. The game was in Cinncy

They need to beat Syracuse and then West Virginia to win the conference.

[fishwax]

75. oh, that makes a bit more sense I guess

They shouldn't have a problem with Syracuse, so I think the WV game will be for Big East title. (Then again, West Virginia still has to go to Cincinnati next week, so that could make for an interesting game.)

[Twillig]

80. Did Cal go throwback on us?

Reminds me of the Chuck Muncie/ Joe Roth (RIP) days watching way back in the day...

Boy, did Roth have a sweet touch on the fadeaway to the back corner of the endzone...

[Twillig]

81. And it's raining cats and dogs in Cali.

Beautiful night here in Oregon, you can almost see the stars!

Gonna go watch the Beavs vs. the Dawgs.

Go Beavs!

Signing off..

[Twillig]

83. O.K., that was a lie. I had more beer to drink.

Now I'm going to fuck off to Reser Stadium and see some footbawwllllrrrrrll.

[fishwax]

84. enjoy the game!

Good luck to the Beavers :toast:

[fishwax]

82. I just flipped over to see what you were talking about

Gotta admit, I kind of like the look :) Missed the touchdown, though ...

[NightWatcher]

90. UGA 45 Auburn 20. Woof Woof Woof

Go dawgs, sic em

It was "blackout day" with the dawgs wearing black jerseys for the first time.