NCAA Football 2017 Week #2

[Gaolee]

Do we have a thread yet? We do now if we didn't. This is the first week of real college football, namely Ivy League football. Other than that, UW gets a patsy, and I'll probably take a nap for that one. Ohio State - Oklahoma will be a good one. No Uwe Von Schaumann this time, though. More like last season. I hope. I have a bet with an old college friend who lives in Oklahoma City on that game. Scotch if I win, gin if he wins. (He doesn't know it but I'll send him the most obnoxious looking jar of white lightenin' I can find before the official gin if Oklahoma wins.)

 

[MJ5150]

Hey @Gaolee, I think you should be our guy to start the thread each week.
Big Green football is another week out yet.

Florida plays Northern Colorado. I think the Gators will lose. McElwain doesn't have it.

-Mike

 

[Gaolee]

Did I miss time the first week of real college football? I don't think Dartmouth starts after the rest of the Ivies. It's what happens when you get hit in the head often enough that you start to like it, I guess.

 

[Pilgrim]

McElwain is a pretty good "Ole Ball Coach" and I wouldn't count him out. Ever.

WSU plays Boise State and hopefully scores Win #2 on their way to a 4-0 start!

Colorado State welcomes Abilene Christian and I'll be in the stands with an Old Aggie beer crafted by New Belgium. Enjoy it this week boys, because next week you're headed to AAAL-A-bama.



And I am obliged by the culture of my people to remind all youze gize that Keith Jackson is a Washington State Cougar!! Go, COUGS!

 

[MJ5150]

McElwain is a pretty good "Ole Ball Coach" and I wouldn't count him out. Ever.

Coaching in Colorado where football is behind weed, Coors Light, and mountains, perhaps.
In the SEC? No way.

-Mike

 

[GregC]

Florida plays Northern Colorado. I think the Gators will lose. McElwain doesn't have it.

-Mike

I'm down on Mac, too, but losing to Northern Colorado? Come on.

 

[MJ5150]

I'm down on Mac, too, but losing to Northern Colorado? Come on.

Yeah, I am overreacting.
I guess for me is what's sad is I even thought it could happen.
I remember when games like this one were a given, didn't even have to think twice about it.

-Mike

 

[SirMjac28]

Alabama is my team but just like last year the offense is off to a slow start and I don't see them in playoffs this year.

 

[mrpackerguy]

Florida Atlantic and Lane Kiffin comes to Camp Randall. Look for Bucky to snowplow Kiffin.

 

[Gaolee]

Alabama is my team but just like last year the offense is off to a slow start and I don't see them in playoffs this year.

Alabama not in the playoff? They may have a slow start, but like a road grader, they just keep grinding along.

 

[SirMjac28]

Alabama not in the playoff? They may have a slow start, but like a road grader, they just keep grinding along.

I hope you're right but they were sluggish offensively last year and they lost a lot of talent on both sides of the ball I just hope the new offensive coordinator has some tricks up his sleeve.

 

[SirMjac28]

The team I'm really watching this year is Penn State I thought last year was a fluke but that coaching staff has these kids jacked up and ready to play. If Notre Dame gets blown out by Georgia this week Brian Kelly might want to reach out to his Real Estate agent.

 

[Richland123]

With all the teams changing conferences the last few years, I see that the BIG 12 Conference now has 10 teams and the BIG Ten Conference now has 14 teams. Their conference names no longer reflect the number of teams.

 

[Funky Ghost]

I like Michigans chances this week.

 

[MJ5150]

The team I'm really watching this year is Penn State.

I was born around the corner from State College in a Penn State family.
I can't get myself to support the team yet.

-Mike

 

[SirMjac28]

I was born around the corner from State College in a Penn State family.
I can't get myself to support the team yet.

-Mike

I hear you I was the same way but coach Franklin is working his butt off I'm really pulling for that guy he's done something I didn't think would happen this soon.

 

[Gaolee]

I was born around the corner from State College in a Penn State family.
I can't get myself to support the team yet.

-Mike

My son graduated from USC, and he got a great education. USC is still the evil empire as far as I'm concerned. I was born in Boston, and I don't like the Patriots or the Red Socks. So, your aversion makes perfect sense for a whole lot of reasons. It's not just the Sandusky hangover.

In the natural order of things, Ohio State would always beat that school up north, Washington would always win the Rose Bowl, and Yale would always beat Harvard. We live in an unnatural world, since none of those things happens that much.

 

[Pilgrim]

With all the teams changing conferences the last few years, I see that the BIG 12 Conference now has 10 teams and the BIG Ten Conference now has 14 teams. Their conference names no longer reflect the number of teams.

Trust me, Colorado State would gladly join the Big 12 and help to remedy that.

My son graduated from USC, and he got a great education. USC is still the evil empire as far as I'm concerned.

Amen. In the PAC-12, U$C is commonly spelled as I just did.

 

[Gaolee]

The kid had plenty of financial aid, but writing checks to the Evil Empire was still pretty tough. I can't complain - he got an excellent education in his chosen field for less than a huge expense to us. Aw, what the heck, sure, I can complain. I wrote checks to the Evil Empire!

 

[MJ5150]

My son graduated from USC, and he got a great education. USC is still the evil empire as far as I'm concerned. I was born in Boston, and I don't like the Patriots or the Red Socks. So, your aversion makes perfect sense for a whole lot of reasons. It's not just the Sandusky hangover.

No, for me that is the only reason.
Our family has ties to the football program, so this is very, very personal for me.

-Mike