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

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Rules of the Pick 'Em portion:

- There will generally be 25 games each week for contestants to pick
- Of the 25 games, 2 of the games will be FCS
- Each game equals 1 point, so if you are perfect in a week you will get a total of 25 points
- We will pick the bowl games and the college football playoff as well

I will try to post all of the games on Sunday, make sure to pick each game before the kickoff of said game!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I already have Week 0 and 1 figured out, I will probably be determining all of the games before the Fall Semester starts since it will be busy, though I will adjust based on what teams are hot and which ones are not of course, but I expect most competitive games can be known ahead of time. I probably wont post the Week 0/1 games for another 2 or 3 weeks since the first one is not until August 24th.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

NCAA released their top preseason top 25

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-07-02/college-football-rankings-preseason-top-25-2019-season

Their top 4 is:
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Georgia

[Terry the Fat Shark]

NCAA released their top preseason top 25

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-07-02/college-football-rankings-preseason-top-25-2019-season

Their top 4 is:
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Georgia

To be clear, that's not an official NCAA ranking, just that columnist's opinion.

Right, though I doubt the AP + Coaches polls will be too far off of this, personally I think you could make the case for Georgia being above Ohio State at least.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Speaking of which, the Coaches poll is to be released tomorrow and the AP poll will be released on August 12th.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Well it seems I was wrong, AP poll is August 19th, I believe the Coaches poll does come out today though.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

https://www.si.com/college-football/2019/08/06/top-25-preseason-rankings-polls-alabama-clemson Sports Illustrated made the interesting choice to put Alabama at #1 over Clemson.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

https://www.si.com/college-football/2019/08/06/top-25-preseason-rankings-polls-alabama-clemson Sports Illustrated made the interesting choice to put Alabama at #1 over Clemson.

Of course I'm rooting for Georgia, but I'll be happy if anyone but Clemson or Bama wins the championship.

Same except for maybe Ohio State lol (and Baylor!)

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Usually I'd wait a bit longer, but wanted to put the picks out to get some excitement in.
Remember, we are picking 23 FBS matchups and 2 FCS matchups each week. Week 0 and 1 are combined this time around, picks are due before each game for the respective matchup (lets say 5 minutes before), without further ado, here are your week 0/1 matchups!

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

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Are we still straight-up this year or are we doing ATS?

Straight up, I don't think enough people want to do ATS though I know a few were interested previously

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Do we just post our picks in this thread?

yep

[Terry the Fat Shark]

The AP poll is released tomorrow at Noon Eastern.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I'll post my picks in the next day or so, pumped for the season to start!  Quick roll call on whom everyone roots for??

I, of course, cheer for the ever-frustrating Illinois Fighting Illini.

TCU

[Terry the Fat Shark]

AP preseason top 10:
Clemson

Alabama

Georgia

Oklahoma

Ohio State

LSU

Michigan

Florida

Notre Dame

Texas

Oregon is ranked at 11 and Auburn is ranked at 16, meaning Auburn vs Oregon is now a ranked matchup in the ap poll.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Which will be a bigger blowout, Duke/Bama or GT/Clemson?

Tech-Clemson. I think Saban respects Cutcliffe and won't try to embarrass him. I don't think Dabo respects anyone.

The lines are out as it happens, Clemson is favored by 35.5 points over Georgia Tech while Alabama is favored by 34.5 points over Duke.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

My picks:

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 (could go either way)

Georgia Tech @ Clemson8:00 PM EDT ACCN

Utah @ BYU  10:15 PM EDT ESPN (this one is a sleeper, don't be shocked if BYU wins)

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 (could this be the start of a new les miles dynasty? probably not, but it's progress....)

Toledo @ Kentucky Noon EDT  SEC Network

Ole Miss @ Memphis Noon EDT ABC (tough one, but I think Ole Miss will improve this year)

South Carolina vs UNC 3:30 PM EDT  ESPN

Duke vs Alabama 3:30 PM EDT ABC

Northwestern @ Stanford 4:00 PM EDT  FOX (almost a ranked matchup....)

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 (Oregon is my dark horse playoff pick)

Virginia @ Pittsburgh 7:30 PM EDT  ACC Network (ACC Coastal should be a real mess again)

Fresno State @ USC 10:30 PM EDT ESPN (eh...)

Sunday, September 1

Houston @ Oklahoma 7:30 PM EDT ABC (OU has lost to Houston before in the past 5 years, does Jalen Hurts improve or regress at OU?)

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]

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

[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

[Terry the Fat Shark]

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

[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!!!

[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.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

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

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Wow I forgot to put Boise State @ Florida State on here, kind of feel stupid for that one, would've been  much better than one of the Clemson, Alabama, or Georgia games lol

[Terry the Fat Shark]

UCLA @ Cincinnati kicks off in less than a hour!