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College Football 2017: Iowa: There's Just Something (in the water)

ASimPersonASimPerson Cold...and hard.Registered User regular
edited November 2017 in Social Entropy++


Welcome to the college football thread for the 2017-2018 season! If you're unfamiliar, college football is one of America's most popular, and perhaps, most ridiculous sports.

In that vein, let's first give a hearty "welcome back!" to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers!
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And now, once again it's time for some awkwardly-sized photos of teams that I've heard will be good this year!

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JT BARRET, now in his 111th year of eligibility!

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The WASHINGTON HUSKIES! (And yes, that pup's name is DUBS.)

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Is that a non-contact a or hot new green alternate jersey for FLORIDA STATE? You decide!

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EIGHT-BALL THE TIGER wasn't seen for 3 weeks after CLEMSON won the national title last season, but after authorities found him a tub filled with ice in San Pedro Sula he's back and he's clean (TOTALLY FOR REAL THIS TIME YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!)

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He was only the runner-up last year, but don't feel bad for this man, he's won four of he last eight national titles at the helm of the ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE.



Okay, that's done. So now, I have an assignment for you, first page of this thread. Which September game will turn out to be this year's version of Michigan State vs. Notre Dame?
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These teams went on to go 3-9 and 4-8!

Outside of that, yes, the pick 'em will return! I'll make a formal post about that as we get closer to the season.

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    NiryaNirya Registered User regular
    Yeah, I'm back too. Hello assholes.

    So far this offseason one of my satire articles made Stanford fans mad enough online that they actually wrote a response article, so that was nice.

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    Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    I'm just going to assume they were confused why you'd defend their band

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    NiryaNirya Registered User regular
    Lord Dave wrote: »
    I'm just going to assume they were confused why you'd defend their band

    You know, Stanford has this reputation as being a smart school, but the writer spent the entire time yelling "SCOREBOARD." The lack of creativity pretty-much gave away that he wasn't a member of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band aka the only good thing at Stanford.

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    BogeyBogey I'm back, baby! Santa Monica, CAModerator mod
    edited July 2017
    GO BRUINS!!?! :o

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    ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... and hard.Registered User regular
    Nirya wrote: »
    Lord Dave wrote: »
    I'm just going to assume they were confused why you'd defend their band

    You know, Stanford has this reputation as being a smart school, but the writer spent the entire time yelling "SCOREBOARD." The lack of creativity pretty-much gave away that he wasn't a member of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band aka the only good thing at Stanford.

    Not to defend Stanford, per se, but boy howdy smart schools aren't necessarily guaranteed to churn out good writers. I read From the Rumble Seat, and admire them for trying, but it's pretty much by default because there's not exactly a burgeoning Georgia Tech football blogosphere out there. Of course, our excuse would be that we don't have liberal arts degrees, so I don't know what Stanford's is.

    By the way, if any of you UCLA types are going to make the trek up here to the Bay Area for the Stanford game, let me know. I think we could put something together.

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    Randy ButternubbsRandy Butternubbs Registered User regular
    edited July 2017
    Can't wait to watch Sparty lose to two different MAC teams in the same year.

    And then probably have more people dismissed for being complete pieces of shit.

    When does basketball start?

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    I'm excited for Michigan 2017: The Quest To Not Be Third Place in Our Division

    (we're gonna finish second. We're not finishing behind Penn State)

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    JimBobtheMonkeyJimBobtheMonkey Registered User regular
    I am legitimately excited about this season.

    Also, I saw this story the other day
    http://www.kake.com/story/35876965/ksu-football-player-tells-espn-hes-a-gay-man

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    NiryaNirya Registered User regular
    ASimPerson wrote: »
    Nirya wrote: »
    Lord Dave wrote: »
    I'm just going to assume they were confused why you'd defend their band

    You know, Stanford has this reputation as being a smart school, but the writer spent the entire time yelling "SCOREBOARD." The lack of creativity pretty-much gave away that he wasn't a member of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band aka the only good thing at Stanford.

    Not to defend Stanford, per se, but boy howdy smart schools aren't necessarily guaranteed to churn out good writers. I read From the Rumble Seat, and admire them for trying, but it's pretty much by default because there's not exactly a burgeoning Georgia Tech football blogosphere out there. Of course, our excuse would be that we don't have liberal arts degrees, so I don't know what Stanford's is.

    By the way, if any of you UCLA types are going to make the trek up here to the Bay Area for the Stanford game, let me know. I think we could put something together.

    I...might go to this. I'm not sure yet.

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Hugh Miss resigned

    because Ole Miss caught him using a school phone to request escorts

    amazing

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    rhylithrhylith Death Rabbits HoustonRegistered User regular
    Bring me Bielema's dumb bullshit.

    I need it.

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    NiryaNirya Registered User regular
    Butler For Life #1 wrote: »
    Hugh Miss resigned

    because Ole Miss caught him using a school phone to request escorts

    amazing

    College football is BACK!

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    I JUST realized I typed "Hugh Miss"

    Whiops

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Aw dammit I'm leaving that

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    ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... and hard.Registered User regular



    I love college football, y'all.


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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Butler For Life #1 wrote: »
    Hugh Miss resigned

    because Ole Miss caught him using a school phone to request escorts

    amazing

    He was apparently brought down by Houston Nutt.

    This is delicious.

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    Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    Go Knights, fuck USF, et al.

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    Blackhawk1313Blackhawk1313 Demon Hunter for Hire Time RiftRegistered User regular
    Gonna be a hell of a start going against Bama. Will enjoy it either way in person, will be neat checking out the new Falcons stadium too.

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Hey, good luck and Roll Tide.

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    Blackhawk1313Blackhawk1313 Demon Hunter for Hire Time RiftRegistered User regular
    Munkus Beaver wrote: »
    Hey, good luck and Roll Tide.

    Likewise and Go Noles.

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    cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    The ole miss news is so funny, oh my god

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    cursedking wrote: »
    The ole miss news is so funny, oh my god

    It's the most Mississippi news that anything about their program has ever been.

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    ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... and hard.Registered User regular
    What if I told you, in the same season:
    • Michigan lost to the first DI-AA/FCS team it ever played
    • Kansas-Missouri had national title implications
    • Alabama lost to the University of Louisiana-Monroe
    • The University of Alabama-Birmingham was this close to bringing then LSU coordinator Jimbo Fisher in as the head coach
    • Navy beat Notre Dame for the first time 43 years
    • Hawaii played in the Sugar Bowl

    If you don't believe me, then you may want to check out SB Nation's retrospective of the 2007 college football season.

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    ASimPerson wrote: »
    What if I told you, in the same season:
    • Michigan lost to the first DI-AA/FCS team it ever played
    • Kansas-Missouri had national title implications
    • Alabama lost to the University of Louisiana-Monroe
    • The University of Alabama-Birmingham was this close to bringing then LSU coordinator Jimbo Fisher in as the head coach
    • Navy beat Notre Dame for the first time 43 years
    • Hawaii played in the Sugar Bowl

    If you don't believe me, then you may want to check out SB Nation's retrospective of the 2007 college football season.

    It's also the subject of this week's shutdown fullcast

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    ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... and hard.Registered User regular
    Geez has it been a month already? Did you realize that there will be actual football that counts on this very weekend?

    No pick-'em for this Week 0 thing, but expect the full slate to be up for next weekend.

    And let's see if I can get the new custom pick 'em web app thing I've been working on to work by then!

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    Randy ButternubbsRandy Butternubbs Registered User regular
    Despite not being for anything, the pick-em's increase my enjoyment of CFB immensely.

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    NiryaNirya Registered User regular
    While there will be no pick'ems this week, because we aren't savages, we do invite you to get drunk with us as we watch Oregon State flail helplessly against the might of Mike Bobo.

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    Blackhawk1313Blackhawk1313 Demon Hunter for Hire Time RiftRegistered User regular
    ASimPerson wrote: »
    What if I told you, in the same season:
    • Michigan lost to the first DI-AA/FCS team it ever played
    • Kansas-Missouri had national title implications
    • Alabama lost to the University of Louisiana-Monroe
    • The University of Alabama-Birmingham was this close to bringing then LSU coordinator Jimbo Fisher in as the head coach
    • Navy beat Notre Dame for the first time 43 years
    • Hawaii played in the Sugar Bowl

    If you don't believe me, then you may want to check out SB Nation's retrospective of the 2007 college football season.

    It's also the season FSU and Alabama last played each other.

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Oregon State # Colorado State is about to kick off

    COLLEGE FOOTBALL BACK

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    knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    I don't get CBSports so I'm stuck watching Portland State and BYU

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    oh you are missing out

    Oregon State just scored a TD, but the refs ruled it incomplete and refused to overturn

    refs in mid-season form

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    NiryaNirya Registered User regular
    This game has been pretty fantastic so far.

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    knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    BYU's RB is named

    Squally Canada

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    This is a heck of a stadium opening party for Colorado State

    and jeez, Oregon State what are you doing

    a P5 team should never be almost doubled up by a G5 team, even on the road

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Dude.

    It's Oregon State.

    They are a P5 team only by the letter of the law.

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    shalmeloshalmelo sees no evil Registered User regular
    It's kind of weird, but as a UW fan I still kinda wish we had lost to the Beavers back in 2000. OSU would have gone undefeated and won the national title - by the end of the season they were the best team in the country by a mile - and it would be beautiful for them to lord that over the Ducks forever.

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Munkus Beaver wrote: »
    Dude.

    It's Oregon State.

    They are a P5 team only by the letter of the law.
    Munkus Beaver wrote: »
    Dude.

    It's Oregon State.

    They are a P5 team only by the letter of the law.

    They have Gary Andersen as their coach! He's supposed to be pretty good!

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    NiryaNirya Registered User regular
    Butler For Life #1 wrote: »
    Munkus Beaver wrote: »
    Dude.

    It's Oregon State.

    They are a P5 team only by the letter of the law.
    Munkus Beaver wrote: »
    Dude.

    It's Oregon State.

    They are a P5 team only by the letter of the law.

    They have Gary Andersen as their coach! He's supposed to be pretty good!

    Mike Riley left absolutely 0 talent when he bolted for Nebraska. It's a complete rebuild job.

    Also Colorado State is also probably pretty good this year.

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    knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    edited August 2017
    He missed the field goal that would have sent his team to the super bowl

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    ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... and hard.Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    I don't know how SJSU got up 16-0, but it's been all USF since I turned on that game.

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