The 150th Edition of College Football - Discussion and Pick 'Em Thread

[JGibson]

Week 0/1 FBS Matchups:

Saturday, August 24

Florida vs Miami (FL) 7:00 PM EDT ESPN

Arizona @ Hawai'i 10:30 PM EDT CBSSN

Thursday, August 29

UCLA @ Cincinnati 7:00 PM EDT  ESPN

Georgia Tech @ Clemson 8:00 PM EDT ACCN

Utah @ BYU  10:15 PM EDT ESPN

Friday, August 30

Wisconsin @ USF 7:00 PM EDT ESPN

UMass @ Rutgers 7:15 PM EDT  BTN

Colorado State vs Colorado 10:00 PM EDT ESPN

Saturday, August 31

Akron @ Illinois Noon EDT BTN

Indiana State @ Kansas  Noon EDT

Toledo @ Kentucky Noon EDT  SEC Network

Ole Miss @ Memphis Noon EDT ABC

South Carolina vs UNC 3:30 PM EDT  ESPN

Duke vs Alabama 3:30 PM EDT ABC

Northwestern @ Stanford 4:00 PM EDT  FOX

Virginia Tech @ Boston College  4:00 PM EDT ACC Network

California vs UC Davis 6:30 PM EDT

Georgia @ Vanderbilt  7:30 PM EDT SEC Network

Oregon vs Auburn 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Virginia @ Pittsburgh 7:30 PM EDT  ACC Network

Fresno State @ USC 10:30 PM EDT ESPN

Sunday, September 1

Houston @ Oklahoma 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Monday, September 2

Notre Dame @ Louisville 8:00 PM EDT ESPN

FCS Week 0/1 Matchups:
(make sure to pick for both of these!)

Saturday, August 24

Youngstown State @ Samford  3:00 PM EDT ESPN

Saturday, August 31

Towson @ The Citadel 3:00 PM EDT

[Donerail]

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[Terry the Fat Shark]

3 games tomorrow (2 FBS, 1 FCS), make sure to pick for them!

[YE]

Florida
Arizona
Samford

Will do the rest later

[Dereich]

Florida vs. Miami
Arizona @ Hawai'i
UCLA @ Cincinnati
Georgia Tech @ Clemson
Utah @ BYU
Wisconsin @ USF
UMass @ Rutgers
Colorado State vs Colorado
Akron @ Illinois
Indiana State @ Kansas
Toledo @ Kentucky
Ole Miss @ Memphis
South Carolina vs UNC
Duke vs Alabama
Northwestern @ Stanford
Virginia Tech @ Boston College
California vs UC Davis
Georgia @ Vanderbilt
Oregon vs Auburn
Virginia @ Pittsburgh
Fresno State @ USC
Houston @ Oklahoma
Notre Dame @ Louisville

FCS:
Youngstown State @ Samford
Towson @ The Citadel

[Coastal Elitist]

Florida
Arizona
Samford

[RINO Tom]

Will do rest later but please count Florida, Arizona and Youngstown State!

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Saturday, August 24

Florida vs Miami (FL) 7:00 PM EDT ESPN

Arizona @ Hawai'i 10:30 PM EDT CBSSN

Thursday, August 29

UCLA @ Cincinnati 7:00 PM EDT  ESPN

Georgia Tech @ Clemson 8:00 PM EDT ACCN

Utah @ BYU  10:15 PM EDT ESPN

Friday, August 30

Wisconsin @ USF 7:00 PM EDT ESPN

UMass @ Rutgers 7:15 PM EDT  BTN

Colorado State vs Colorado 10:00 PM EDT ESPN

Saturday, August 31

Akron @ Illinois Noon EDT BTN

Indiana State @ Kansas  Noon EDT

Toledo @ Kentucky Noon EDT  SEC Network

Ole Miss @ Memphis Noon EDT ABC

South Carolina vs UNC 3:30 PM EDT  ESPN

Duke vs Alabama 3:30 PM EDT ABC

Northwestern @ Stanford 4:00 PM EDT  FOX

Virginia Tech @ Boston College  4:00 PM EDT ACC Network

California vs UC Davis 6:30 PM EDT

Georgia @ Vanderbilt  7:30 PM EDT SEC Network

Oregon vs Auburn 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Virginia @ Pittsburgh 7:30 PM EDT  ACC Network

Fresno State @ USC 10:30 PM EDT ESPN

Sunday, September 1

Houston @ Oklahoma 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Monday, September 2

Notre Dame @ Louisville 8:00 PM EDT ESPN

FCS Week 0/1 Matchups:
(make sure to pick for both of these!)

Saturday, August 24

Youngstown State @ Samford  3:00 PM EDT ESPN

Saturday, August 31

Towson @ The Citadel 3:00 PM EDT

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Here we go: Florida vs Miami!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Only Florida....down 3-0 and on their first drive they do a fake punt on 4th and 2 at their own 32 (in the 1st quarter???) , get it, and then go on a 66 yd TD run.....I can't

[GeorgiaModerate]

I believe it was a Miami-Florida game that ended with my all time favorite score of 31-4.  Yes, the loser (Florida, I think) got two safeties and nothing else.  And both safeties were on punts from near the goal line where the ball was snapped over the punter's head and out the back of the end zone!

Edit: yep, it was Miami 31, Florida 4.  1987.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Florida wins 24-20 but should not be top 10 lol

[Dereich]

Florida "won" the "football game." A good result, everyone and everything looked like trash. Miami delenda est.

[Green Line]

Florida wins 24-20 but should not be top 10 lol

Yeah, no clue why they're starting off at #8.  Although, when its a rivalry game on a neutral field you should be happy just to walk away with a win, college football is crazy.  Nice way to start the season.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

The last 6-7 minutes of that game truly felt like a parody of football where someone wanted to see what would happen if both teams did the most stupid thing possible.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Another meme game with all of the turnovers, Tate tried a TD run and fell 1 yd short with 0 seconds left on the clock! Hawaii Rainbow Warriors upset Arizona 45-38!!!

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Both teams really needed that to feel good about their odds of bowling. Arizona probably slightly better, but it's easy to see another 5-7 wasted year of Tate now. Fantastic game.

Youngstown and Villanova odds of getting to 8 wins for a playoff spot look much better today virtually doubling to 75 percent and 65 percent, respectively. Really just need to beat one more playoff quality team in five chances.

[Donerail]

Hawaii's gonna go 2-1 against the Pac-12, you truly love to see it.

Not feeling great about Arizona's bowl chances — the back half of their season is Washington, at USC, at Stanford, (Oregon State which they should win), at Oregon, Utah, at ASU. Not a fun lineup to have to slog through.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

and now for a look at the standings after Week 0:

JGibson - 3
SunriseAroundTheWorld - 2
PragmaticConservative - 2
RINO Tom - 2
Sjoyce - 1
Illiniwek - 1
Sprouts Farmers Market - 1
Green Line - 1
GeorgiaModerate - 1
dfwlibertylover - 1
Ninja0428 - 1
YE - 1
Dereich - 1
Coastal Elitist - 1
ExtremeRepublican - 1
tmthforu94 - 0

Week 1 games remain unchanged, we will be playing 22 of those since we combined weeks 0 and 1, 21 FBS and 1 FCS.

[GeorgiaModerate]

and now for a look at the standings after Week 0:

JGibson - 3
SunriseAroundTheWorld - 2
PragmaticConservative - 2
RINO Tom - 2
Sjoyce - 1
Illiniwek - 1
Sprouts Farmers Market - 1
Green Line - 1
GeorgiaModerate - 1
dfwlibertylover - 1
Ninja0428 - 1
YE - 1
Dereich - 1
Coastal Elitist - 1
ExtremeRepublican - 1
tmthforu94 - 0

Week 1 games remain unchanged, we will be playing 22 of those since we combined weeks 0 and 1, 21 FBS and 1 FCS.

I'm just lulling you all into a false sense of security.

[RINO Tom]

Picks for games that have already happened:

Miami (FL) vs. #8 Florida (in Orlando, FL)
Arizona at Hawaii
Youngstown State at Samford

Picks for the remaining games:

UCLA at Cincinnati
Georgia Tech at #1 Clemson
#14 Utah at BYU ... really wanted to take BYU, but I think they lose one more in this series.
#19 Wisconsin at South Florida
UMass at Rutgers
Colorado State vs. Colorado (in Denver, CO)
Akron at ILLINOIS ... we can do this, guys!
Indiana State at Kansas
Toledo at Kentucky
Ole Miss at Memphis
South Carolina vs. North Carolina (in Charlotte, NC)
Duke vs. #2 Alabama (in Atlanta, GA)
Northwestern at #25 Stanford
Virginia Tech at Boston College
UC Davis at Cal
#3 Georgia at Vanderbilt ... gonna be in Nashville, wish I could go!
#11 Oregon vs. #16 Auburn
Virginia at Pitt
Fresno State at USC
Houston at #4 Oklahoma
#9 Notre Dame at Louisville ... unfortunately
Towson at The Citadel

So pumped for the season to really get underway!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Should I add AP/CFP rankings to the teams in the initial pick em post starting in week 2?

[GeorgiaModerate]

Should I add AP/CFP rankings to the teams in the initial pick em post starting in week 2?

I'm for it.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

#3 Georgia at Vanderbilt ... gonna be in Nashville, wish I could go!

Coming from a Vandy fan, alum, and season ticket holder (who will be at the game Saturday night), you aren't missing that much by not going.  Vanderbilt Stadium (or "The Dud") is not a particularly nice stadium, and it is likely to be full of red.  We haven't had a sell-out that was mostly Vandy fans since the 2017 K-State game.  It would (unfortunately) feel like a subpar version of going to a game in Athens with all of the UGA fans who will be there.  Fortunately, our new AD seems to understand the stadium problem and I'm confident he will work towards a solution.  The team winning will be a good start (since we did get good, loud, Vandy partisan, crowds during the James Franklin years).

What might be fun for you would be attending SEC Nation, the SEC Network's version of College Gameday, which will be on campus at 9 AM CT.  I've been other times it has been to Vanderbilt, and it's always a pretty fun time, usually with some tailgate-style games and some people giving away free food/Dr. Pepper samples.

[Donerail]

(also, besides all the things that ER points out, it is going to get very ugly and very unpleasant very quickly — line right now is UGA by three touchdowns. get your free Dr. Pepper in the morning and then make sure to look away)