Today's College Football Thread

[fishwax]

Several big games today, including:

#3 Alabama at #12 Florida
#8 Nebraska at #7 Wisconsin
#13 Clemson at #11 Virginia Tech
#14 Texas A&M at #18 Arkansas

My Sooners play the Ball State Cardinals, which shouldn’t be a terribly competitive game. Meanwhile, the unexpectedly-ranked and undefeated Fighting Illini play Northwestern for homecoming.

So who does your team play today? What games will you be watching?

[RadiationTherapy]

1. Rawl Tahd!

[fishwax]

5. they've sure looked good this year

I think they'll handle Florida today. It might even get ugly.

[blueamy66]

14. good friend is a Bama fan and stepson is a Gator

don't know what to do!

[Brickbat]

2. Go Big Red! The original one, I mean!

[fishwax]

8. should be a fun game

Great way to kick off your Big 10 tenure. :toast:

[Brickbat]

17. Really looking forward to it. I think NU is a good fit for the Big 10.

[hibbing]

20. GBR

Hi,
Are my fellow cornheads as nervous about this one as I am? Word is 20K Husker fans there, hopefully most took Dr. Tom's advice to wear black.

Peace

[Brickbat]

21. It'll be a very appropriate welcome to the Big 10, I think.

NU is, as usual, overrated, and will go up against a team that can match it strength for strength. What will be fun, I think, will be to see two teams who play such a similar style of ball go against each other, rather than some scary SEC team.

[BensMom]

3. Throw the Bones!

Another Husker fan!


Wish I was there!

[fishwax]

9. It would be fun to be there, wouldn't it

And I'm not heavily invested in either team (though I was born in Wisconsin, so I tend to root for them, all things equal), but I'd like to see a game at Camp Randall Stadium someday, and this is bound to be about as good as it gets, I'd think.

[Yavin4]

4. It's Corn vs. Cheese

Hmmm cheesy corn. Mmmmmm.

[fishwax]

10. haha

"Hmmm cheesy corn. Mmmmmm."

:)

[pokerfan]

6. my schedule

has a left coast bias...

12:30 p.m. Washington State at Colorado
4 p.m. Washington at Utah
7:30 p.m. UCLA at Stanford

[fishwax]

11. good lineup

I'll probably catch some of the WSU game -- I'd like to see some of the UW-Utah game, but it's at the same time as Oklahoma, so I'm not sure how much attention I'll be able to pay.

I haven't seen them play yet this year, but I see that WSU has won a couple of games and apparently has a pretty good passing attack -- reason for optimism?

[pokerfan]

16. Hopefully WSU can get their starting QB back

from a broken clavicle suffered in the first game of the year. The senior back-up has been putting up some yards but also more than a few turnovers.

[fishwax]

7. Arkansas and A&M now tied at 35 in the 4th quarter

About 11 minutes left. A&M has been a touchdown or two ahead for most of the game, but Arkansas just tied it up.

[fishwax]

12. good finish between Northwestern and Illinois

Illinois was down 18 points midway through the third quarter, but scored three straight touchdowns to take a 3-point lead with about five minutes left.

Then Northwestern was on the edge of field goal range, decided to go for it on 4th down and Illinois stopped them with about three minutes left. Then Illinois fumbles on their next offensive play (:banghead:) and Northwestern scores a touchdown with 1:18 left to retake the lead. Illinois can be pretty good at finding a way to lose.

But this time they put together another touchdown drive and scored with about 13 seconds left. Northwestern ran one offensive play, went with the hook and ladder, and it actually looked like they might score a touchdown Stanford-Band style, but Illinois got the tackle and the win.

Now Illinois is 5-0, apparently for the first time since 1951. I don't know whether to :woohoo: or :wow: (or perhaps just :wtf:).

[WildEyedLiberal]

13. What a game!!

Fortunately on ESPN2 so I got to watch. I'm somewhere between woohoo and shock and WTF myself.... :rofl: Let's just hope we can keep it going...

[fishwax]

22. I was pleasantly surprised (okay, pleasantly shocked) that they came back from 18

The way they were playing on both sides of the ball, I thought at that point we didn't have much chance. What a game, though.

"Let's just hope we can keep it going..."

I'm trying not to get too excited, but dangit, I'm starting to get excited. Should beat Indiana next week and then Ohio State comes to town. Could easily be undefeated going into Penn State--and if they get through that there would be a showdown with Michigan. GameDay might even come to town. But I get ahead of myself :rofl:

But today was fun to see :toast:

[WildEyedLiberal]

31. LOL I know.... many years as an Illinois fan has conditioned me not to get too excited

:rofl:

But... 6-0 is definitely plausible, and 7-0 is certainly within the realm of possibility... so I will join you in my cautious optimism!

I-L-L!!!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

15. I only root for the Oklahoma Aggies of Stillwater.

DH went there.

I went up there one time and I was impressed.
They got THREE MILLION BOOKS in their library!! WOOHOO!! :D

Oklahoma State <--:yourock:

[av8rdave]

18. Air Force beat Navy!

The rest of the day is just details.

[vikegirl]

19. Go Clones!

Can you believe they're unbeaten? (I know, only 3 games in, but stilll...!!!)

[rurallib]

29. didn't last long did it? I pull for them but ------

well, they need players.
Love their coach. He don't quit.

[gratuitous]

23. It's a great day to be a Wildcat

Linfield leading Willamette (arch-rival since Pacific Lutheran lost its legendary coach) 17-0 late in the third quarter.

[gratuitous]

25. It's rainy in Salem

Linfield drove deep into Willamette territory and coughed up the waterlogged football. Bearcats have come back to score 10 points and make it 17-10. Linfield now has the ball at the Willamette 10, fourth quarter not passing by quickly enough.

[gratuitous]

26. 3:17 to go, Linfield 20-10

And Willamette, which had high hopes of making the playoffs, will go to 1-3. Linfield is 3-0, and getting in shape to make another championship run.

[fishwax]

24. Oklahoma is crushing the Ball State Angry Birds

52-6 with 11+ minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

[Lasher]

27. The Mountaineers mowed over Bowling Green, 55 - 10

How 'bout them 'eers?

[av8rdave]

28. The mighty Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks fell to Central Arkansas 38 - 28

Big disappointment.

[madrchsod]

30. wisconsin rules!