August 31 General College Football Thread

It all starts at 5:30 with Bama vs. VPI, where there is great drama as to whether the castrated turkeys can score.

Once that bludgeoning goes to half, there’s one of those weird early season games that I suspect might wind up being kinda fun – Wazzu at Auburn. Mike Leach is always entertaining, more so than him timeslot made (Bobby Petrino making his WKU debut at Kentucky).

Of course, 8:00 brings us gold in the form of Georgia at Clemson. Already salivating over that one, which likely means it will be sloppy and boring. Staggered nicely behind at 9:00, LSU and TCU in Jerry World. Les Miles just has to end up coaching the Cowboys under JJ, doesn’t he? Hilarity would most certainly ensue.

For the true junkie and insomniac (guilty on both fronts), late night brings Boise State at Washington, and Northwestern at Cal. Both could be pretty interesting.

Enjoy!!

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69 Responses to August 31 General College Football Thread

  1. Fastback68 08/31/2013 at 5:55 PM #

    My niece is a junior at Alabama and my nephew is a third year law student at Notre Dame so I come here to talk football. Switching back between those games. I hope Clemson wins by 40. I want them ranked as high as possible when they go to Raleigh. Heal quickly Mitchell.

  2. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 6:03 PM #

    Mitchell is having surgery, so the very best case scenario is that he’s back for Wake on October 5. Hopefully worst case he is back after the bye week for Florida State (where he can split time and get his rhythm back so he can go guns blazing on Nov. 2 against the Holes).

    Okie State punishing the Cowbells in the third quarter. Bama looks as good as expected, I could see 27 or 34 to zip.

  3. Wulfpack 08/31/2013 at 6:18 PM #

    Hokies actually looking very good.

  4. LRM 08/31/2013 at 6:45 PM #

    Oddly enough, Wky vs Ky is actually in Nashville.

  5. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 6:52 PM #

    The Hokie D has been quite impressive.

    I am at a total loss why two KY teams would play in Nashville. Sure, the wildcat faithful will travel for basketball…but for football? Against WKU???

  6. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 6:56 PM #

    After the lightning delay, there are like 500 left in the stadium in Hooville. And the second half will be moved to ESPN3 only. Poor bastards.

  7. LRM 08/31/2013 at 6:58 PM #

    Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi State is in Houston.

  8. TheCOWDOG 08/31/2013 at 7:03 PM #

    Uhhh…in case ya didn’t notice. It doesn’t take a lightning delay to empty a stadium ..ahem…

    🙂

  9. LRM 08/31/2013 at 7:05 PM #

    ^All it takes in Raleigh is a halftime.

    Think the last noon game it was that hot was the ’07 Clemson game.

  10. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 7:07 PM #

    But at least that’s a neutral site in between (of sorts) each school’s geographical home. And it’s something of a travel-worthy matchup.

    Iowa and DD’s last team look headed for OT on BTN2.

  11. LRM 08/31/2013 at 7:09 PM #

    The ACC-B1G match up in New Jersey goes to Penn State.

  12. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 7:10 PM #

    That was the game where we ran out of water to sell people and they all started passing out, right?

  13. TheCOWDOG 08/31/2013 at 7:10 PM #

    Peeps on season opener adreniline were dropping like daisys at C-F today.

    Never to return.

  14. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 7:11 PM #

    TD, Wazzu. And Eastern Washington up 20-10 over Oregon State.

  15. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 7:15 PM #

    Northern Illinois 30, Iowa 27 with 5 seconds left. Cool. I’m sure DD is grinning.

  16. Virginia Wolf 08/31/2013 at 7:27 PM #

    Fastback68, I hope Georgia wins by 40! Can’t stand the Clempon tiggers! Should be a great game.

  17. Texpack 08/31/2013 at 7:39 PM #

    Leach vs Malzahn will be fun to watch.

  18. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 7:46 PM #

    Leach down 8-7, petrino up 7-3.

  19. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 7:51 PM #

    Based on what little we’ve seen…I think VPI and Miami are light years ahead of the Holes in the Coastal. Thank God.

  20. bill.onthebeach 08/31/2013 at 7:54 PM #

    Dogs and Cats….

    ..hmm I hate cats of all kind,

    Never met a Dog I didn’t like either.

  21. Wulfpack 08/31/2013 at 7:54 PM #

    And GT could well be too. Hokies are alright. Pretty darn good defense I must say. We need Clemson to win, otherwise it is 0-3 against the Big Boys. Same as it ever was.

  22. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 8:00 PM #

    McCarron and his WRs have been AWFUL.

  23. BJD95 08/31/2013 at 8:01 PM #

    Until that bomb to the kick returner. That dude is good. 35-10.

    To speak ill of cats is heresy.

  24. LRM 08/31/2013 at 8:04 PM #

    Gotta hand it to Clemson, their night game atmosphere can hold its own with anyone.

  25. LRM 08/31/2013 at 8:06 PM #

    Speaking of, they’re pumping WAY too much noise into C-F the past couple of years. It really diminishes the atmosphere. Today was intolerable.

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