COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2010: Auburn 22, Oregon 19. Now begins the long, long offseason

ASimPerson

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Outdated OP:
So we're less than two weeks away from the start of college football season! I couldn't believe we didn't have a thread yet so I decided to make it.

Storylines!
- Will Alabama repeat?
- Which Terrelle Pryor will show up for Ohio State?
- Coaches that still have jobs because their schools can't afford to fire them!
- Conference realignment!

The first games kick off Thursday, September 2nd! Rhode Island @ Buffalo is technically the first one, but Southern Miss @ South Carolina will be television on ESPN. (You can get a full run down of known TV games here - updated constantly throughout the season!)

So in the meantime, let's talk about what we're looking forward to, what teams we cheer for, and why we're getting hated on by the early season media projections. For instance, pre-season polls, pointless except for giving us something to argue about: http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings

TV schedules are here: http://mattsarzsports.com/football2010.aspx

Baroque And Roll

Josiah_9 wrote: »

I am a huge homer, so go Bucks!

Pffffft, OSU.

PFFFFFT.

BOILER UP!

Josiah_9

Baroque And Roll wrote: »

Josiah_9 wrote: »

I am a huge homer, so go Bucks!

Pffffft, OSU.

PFFFFFT.

BOILER UP!

Hope you keep your QB healthy this year.

<3

Nirya

UCLA has added parts of the pistol offense this year.

Still won't get over 300 ypg.

thanimations

ASU has added

NY Times wrote:

Mazzone has installed a no-huddle, multiple-wideout offense that has a sandlot feel that the Sun Devils hope will keep opponents guessing.

Also won't gain over 300 ypg.

Baroque And Roll

Josiah_9 wrote: »

Baroque And Roll wrote: »

Josiah_9 wrote: »

I am a huge homer, so go Bucks!

Pffffft, OSU.

PFFFFFT.

BOILER UP!

Hope you keep your QB healthy this year.

<3

Are you a current OSU student?

Are we away at OSU this year?

I might try to go in the event that there could be hangouts.

Balefuego

someone let me know when college football joins the 20th century and gets a playoff system

Nirya

thanimations wrote: »

ASU has added

NY Times wrote:

Mazzone has installed a no-huddle, multiple-wideout offense that has a sandlot feel that the Sun Devils hope will keep opponents guessing.

Also won't gain over 300 ypg.

Thank god we both have defenses, right?

Right?

thanimations

Just need

SMASHMOUTH FOOTBALL

That'll win the Pac, right?

Nirya

At least USC can't win it.

Always a positive.

TyrantCow

damn big 10 could be bananas this year

all the "highly ranked" teams play eachother this year

penn state may have the easiest of the schedules...

except, you know, for that whole alabama thing.

Baroque And Roll

Despite having my own school to root for, I understand that they're never going anywhere in the time I'll be there. So, just as last season,

Roll Tide!

TyrantCow

purdue had a great second half of the season after the huge upset

(forgiving wisconsin)

Baroque And Roll

Oh god Wisconsin

Oh god

So embarrassing.

But yeah, campus was fucking nuts after the PU/OSU game.

TyrantCow

so... i'm actually looking at schedules for the first time...

boise state's schedule looks "too easy" again

even if they go undefeated i could see them not getting a championship game, again.

poor boise state.

TyrantCow

feel free to substitute tcu for boise state in that statement.

Nirya

TyrantCow wrote: »

so... i'm actually looking at schedules for the first time...

boise state's schedule looks "too easy" again

even if they go undefeated i could see them not getting a championship game, again.

poor boise state.

Boise State has a neutral site game (read: Washington DC, so a home game for VT) against Virginia Tech, which is a Top 10 team. It also has a home game against Oregon State, which is one of the best teams in the Pac 10 this year. If they win both those games and run the table, that should be enough to get them into a title game, provided only 1 other school goes undefeated.

Kuribo's Shoe

woo, college football

always like to see the amateurs play before shit gets real in the pros

friendly, meaningless competition is good before the real thing in the nfl

they gotta fix that playoff system though I mean, jeez

Munkus Beaver

A congressional committee would be nice, but that isn't gonna happen.

natek

my school won't do much of anything this year so I am just going to complain about the obnoxious fans in here

Shabooty

how disappointing will the huskers be this year?

SabreMau

Oregon State Lineman Tased, Arrested While Naked and Trespassing

Then Thomas, who had reportedly been drinking, got into a "three-point stance" and lunged at the officers, who Tased him.

Kicked off the team. At least he wasn't the guy from that 2005 headline:

Oregon State player caught drunk with gay sheep

Nirya

The best stories seem to come out of the state of Oregon.

ASimPerson

SabreMau wrote: »

Oregon State Lineman Tased, Arrested While Naked and Trespassing

Then Thomas, who had reportedly been drinking, got into a "three-point stance" and lunged at the officers, who Tased him.

Kicked off the team. At least he wasn't the guy from that 2005 headline:

Oregon State player caught drunk with gay sheep

Alternately:

YoSoyTheWalrus

There are only two days left until the season and this thread is so sad and lonely, just like Dan Hawkins:

Josiah_9

I can't wait for the next 50 hours to be over.

I need some football.

thanimations

I don't even care that first game is against Portland St (whatever that is)

FOOTBALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Langly

roll tide and stuff

YoSoyTheWalrus

You're the worst

Langly

I graduated from that school! I am the one who is most allowed to root for that team.

well, munkus will graduate from there twice so I guess he will be the most allowed then.

YoSoyTheWalrus

Your sports team beat my sports team last year and I am holding it against you personally, because I am rational.

Langly

Oh

the best football is the kind where you put the totally awesome quarterback on the sidelines.

pass all over our defense, will you???

Munkus Beaver

Mark Ingram is injured D:

He won the Heisman!

Langly

ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

Captain Ultra

According to ESPN

The Big Ten will announce its much-anticipated, two six-team divisional setup for the 2011-12 season later Wednesday, with traditional football powers Ohio State and Michigan in opposing divisions and new member Nebraska aligned with the Wolverines.

Multiple sources told ESPN.com that the two divisions in the Big Ten will look like:

• Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern and Minnesota.

• Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana and Illinois.

[...]

According to multiple sources, the Big Ten wanted to preserve a number of traditional rivalries such as Michigan-Michigan State, Iowa-Minnesota, Purdue-Indiana and Indiana-Illinois.

The Big Ten is also expected to announce a consistent crossover game in football similar to Ohio State-Michigan that will be played each year. Expect to see longtime rivals Wisconsin and Minnesota playing every season.

Commence bitching about the chance of a repeat Michigan-OSU game in upcoming years. (In what world is the Purdue-Indiana game more important the Michigan-OSU?!) Whatever. Looks like the Husker's new rival will probably be Iowa by default, which is a bit sad. I kind of liked the idea of a Wisconsin-Nebraska rivalry, or a even a Penn State-Nebraska one. (We could call it the Frequent Flyer Game or something.)

Nirya

Wisconsin could be assholes and choose to have their consistent game against Nebraska. I doubt they will, but it'd be funny.

Baroque And Roll

Captain Ultra wrote: »

According to ESPN

The Big Ten will announce its much-anticipated, two six-team divisional setup for the 2011-12 season later Wednesday, with traditional football powers Ohio State and Michigan in opposing divisions and new member Nebraska aligned with the Wolverines.

Multiple sources told ESPN.com that the two divisions in the Big Ten will look like:

• Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern and Minnesota.

• Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana and Illinois.

[...]

According to multiple sources, the Big Ten wanted to preserve a number of traditional rivalries such as Michigan-Michigan State, Iowa-Minnesota, Purdue-Indiana and Indiana-Illinois.

The Big Ten is also expected to announce a consistent crossover game in football similar to Ohio State-Michigan that will be played each year. Expect to see longtime rivals Wisconsin and Minnesota playing every season.

Commence bitching about the chance of a repeat Michigan-OSU game in upcoming years. (In what world is the Purdue-Indiana game more important the Michigan-OSU?!) Whatever. Looks like the Husker's new rival will probably be Iowa by default, which is a bit sad. I kind of liked the idea of a Wisconsin-Nebraska rivalry, or a even a Penn State-Nebraska one. (We could call it the Frequent Flyer Game or something.)

In West Lafayette, Indiana and Bloomington, Indiana.

I happen to reside in one of those places.

It is the former.

BTFU!

Josiah_9

Around Columbus there is outrage that the last regular season game might not be Michigan, but I have a hard time believing it will lose any of its significance, no matter what day it is played on.

natek

I hope wisconsin - minnesota still happens each year
no way they break up one of the most played rivalries, regardless of how lopsided it has been lately :<

Butters

(In what world is the Purdue-Indiana game more important the Michigan-OSU?!

It isn't and the reason you put them in separate division yet have a traditional annual game between them is so they can have a chance to play each other a second time.

That wont happen for a while though because Michigan sucks balls right now.

ASimPerson

The map of Big Ten divisions I saw earlier made it seem like they were trying to give everyone something to argue about.