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

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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

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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.

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#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.

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I don't know how to feel about that crazy finish last night (other than anger at myself for going to bed) because Vandy plays Purdue next week.  Either they will come out angry and on a mission or they might just not be that great.  We'll see next week.

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Laughing at UT united the Vandy and Georgia fans at the game tonight!  I'm usually all about cheering for our SEC compatriots, but Tennessee losing to Georgia State is an exception!  So funny!!

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Week 2 FBS/FCS Matchups:

Saturday, September 7th

Army @ #7 Michigan Noon EDT FOX

#22 Syracuse @ Maryland Noon EDT

Old Dominion @ Virginia Tech Noon EDT ESPNU

UAB @ Akron Noon EDT CBSSN

West Virginia @ Missouri Noon EDT

Vanderbilt @ Purdue Noon EDT BTN (ANCHOR DOWN!!!  I'm in Indiana right now to go to this game)

South Florida @ Georgia Tech 2 PM EDT ACCN

#12 Texas A&M @ #1 Clemson 3:30 PM EDT ABC

#24 Nebraska @ Colorado 3:30 PM EDT FOX

Illinois @ UConn 3:30 PM EDT CBSSN

San Diego State @ UCLA 4:15 PM EDT PAC12

#17 UCF @ Florida Atlantic 7 PM EDT CBSSN

North Texas @ SMU 7 PM EDT ESPN3

BYU @ Tennessee 7 PM EDT ESPN

Coastal Carolina @ Kansas 7 PM EDT ESPN+

Western Kentucky @ Florida International 7 PM EDT ESPN+

#6 LSU @ #10 Texas 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Arkansas @ Ole Miss 7:30 PM EDT SECN

Miami (FL) @ North Carolina 8:00 PM EDT ACCN

Arkansas State @ UNLV 10:00 PM EDT

California @ #13 Washington 10:30 PM EDT FS1

#25 Stanford @ USC 10:30 PM EDT ESPN

Oregon State @ Hawai’i 11:59 PM EDT

FCS:

The Citadel @ #21 Elon 2 PM EDT FLOF

Chattanooga @ Jacksonville State 7 PM EDT ESPN+

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North Carolina @ Wake Forest 6 PM EDT ESPN

Kansas @ Boston College 7:30 PM EDT ACCN

Saturday, September 14

#6 Ohio State @ Indiana Noon EDT FOX

Pittsburgh @ #13 Penn State Noon EDT ABC

Chattanooga @ Tennessee Noon EDT SECN

Kansas State @ Mississippi State Noon EDT

NC State @ West Virginia Noon EDT FS1

#21 Maryland @ Temple Noon EDT CBSSN

Air Force @ Colorado 1 PM EDT PAC12

Stanford @ #17 UCF 3:30 PM EDT

#24 USC @ BYU 3:30 PM EDT

Arizona St @ #18 Michigan State 4 PM EDT FOX

#19 Iowa @ Iowa State 4 PM EDT FS1

North Texas @ California 4:15 PM EDT

Idaho @ Wyoming 5 PM EDT ESPN3

Buffalo @ Liberty 6 PM EDT ESPN+

Southern Mississippi @ Troy 6 PM EDT ESPN+

#9 Florida @ Kentucky 7 PM EDT ESPN

Texas State @ SMU 7 PM EDT ESPN3

#1 Clemson @ Syracuse 7:30 PM EDT ABC

TCU @ Purdue 7:30 PM EDT BTN

Florida State @ #25 Virginia 7:30 PM EDT ACCN

Texas Tech @ Arizona 10:30 PM EDT ESPN

FCS:

Towson @ Maine 7 PM EDT FLOF

Austin Peay @ Mercer 7 PM EDT ESPN+

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Wake wins 24-18.  UNC had the ball and was driving at the end, but they just ran out of time.

Well, they had one second left that never got reviewed.

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Wake wins 24-18.  UNC had the ball and was driving at the end, but they just ran out of time.

Well, they had one second left that never got reviewed.

No, they didn't. He didn't get out of bounds. This is not how football timing works. I was screaming at the television when the announcers were making their foolish interpretations.

How is that different from when Saban got one second added back right before the Kick Six?

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Wow. American Conference football between two teams that may not see a bowl this year* is such a treat on a Thursday night. Who would've guessed?

*Yes, Tulane will probably beat one or both of the service academies to get a bowl bid, but I am holding out hope.

That finish was absolute insanity

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Week 4 FBS/FCS matchups:

Friday, September 20th

#10 Utah @ USC 9 PM EDT FS1

Air Force @ #20 Boise State 9 PM EDT ESPN2

Saturday, September 21st

#11 Michigan @ #13 Wisconsin Noon EDT FOX

#23 California @ Ole Miss Noon EDT ESPNU

Michigan State @ Northwestern Noon EDT ABC

#8 Auburn @ #17 Texas A&M 3:30 PM EDT CBS

#15 UCF @ Pitt 3:30 PM EDT ABC/ESPN2

#22 Washington @ BYU 3:30 PM EDT ABC/ESPN2

SMU @ #25 TCU 3:30 PM EDT FS1

Louisville @ Florida State 3:30 PM EDT ESPN

Appalachian State @ North Carolina 3:30 PM EDT ACCNX

Central Michigan @ Miami (FL) 4 PM EDT ACCN

Kentucky @ Mississippi State 4 PM EDT SECN

South Carolina @ Missouri 4 PM EDT SECN

West Virginia @ Kansas 4:30 PM EDT ESPN+

#16 Oregon @ Stanford 7 PM EDT ESPN

Oklahoma State @ #12 Texas 7:30 PM EDT ABC

UTSA @ North Texas 7:30 PM EDT

#7 Notre Dame @ #3 Georgia 8 PM EDT CBS

Nebraska @ Illinois 8 PM EDT

Colorado @ #24 Arizona State 10 PM EDT

UCLA @ #19 Washington State 10:30 PM EDT ESPN

Utah State @ San Diego State 10:30 PM EDT CBSSN

FCS:

Villanova @ Towson 6 PM EDT

Northern Arizona @ Illinois State 7:30 PM EDT

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And, UCF cannot identify as national champions this year!

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Arizona State at #15 Cal
Texas Tech at #5 Oklahoma
Northwestern at #8 Wisconsin
Rutgers at #20 Michigan
Arkansas vs. #23 Texas A&M (Arlington, TX)
Kansas at TCU
Central Michigan at Western Michigan
#1 Clemson at North Carolina
Ole Miss at #2 Alabama
#18 Virginia at #10 Notre Dame
#21 USC at #17 Washington
Indiana at #25 Michigan State
Wake Forest at Boston College
Iowa State at Baylor
Minnesota at Purdue
Mississippi State at #7 Auburn
#24 Kansas State at Oklahoma State
Stanford at Oregon State
NC State at Florida State
Kentucky at South Carolina
Washington State at #19 Utah
UCLA at Arizona
Hawaii at Nevada
Montana at UC Davis
Northern Iowa at Weber State

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I know Vandy won today, but we looked awful and have looked awful all season.  It was also the worst crowd I've seen for a Vandy home game, even during some rough years.  Factoring this all in, I think it's time for us to move on from Derek Mason.

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Amazing catch by the UNC receiver just short of the goal line.

Followed up by a TD and stupid two point convert call.

I like the two-point call there.  Let's say the PAT conversion rate is about 95% and the 2-point conversion rate is X.  Let's assume that if you go to OT, you have a 50% of winning (although against a much higher rated team, it could be assumed to be even less).

If you kick, you have a 95% x 50% = 47.5% chance of winning.  With a two-point conversion, you have an X chance of winning.  (This ignores the fact that in cases like this the other team has some time left to win, but that occurs in either case so I don't think it affects the overall calculation).

So if you think your chance of converting the 2-pointer (X) is greater than 47.5%, you should go for it.  I can't find stats for college football, but in the NFL the 2-point success rate is about 60%.

I'm very pro-go for 2 in many in-game situations (and I didn't hate the call), but I prefer to only go for the win under about 45 seconds because Clemson would have had to be aggressive down 22-21, but could have played for OT if they fell behind the chains at 21-21.

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Auburn looks incredible tonight.  SEC homer me is trying to argue that the playoff should be only SEC teams this year.

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Alabama moves to #1 in the AP poll, too. Clemson at #2, Ohio State jumps over LSU to #4.

This is the 12th straight year that Alabama has been ranked #1 at some point.

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btw 3 people ranked Auburn # 1 in the AP poll

One of which had an all-SEC top four

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Week 6 FBS/FCS matchups:

Friday, October 4th

#18 UCF @ Cincinnati 8 PM EDT ESPN

New Mexico @ San Jose State 10 PM EDT CBSSN

Saturday, October 5th

#14 Iowa @ #19 Michigan Noon EDT FOX

Tulane @ Army Noon EDT CBSSN

Maryland @ Rutgers Noon EDT BTN

TCU @ Iowa State Noon EDT ESPN2

South Florida @ UConn Noon EDT CBSSN

Boston College @ Louisville 12:30 PM EDT ACCNX

Eastern Michigan @ Central Michigan 3 PM EDT ESPN+

#7 Auburn @ #10 Florida 3:30 PM EDT CBS

Baylor @ Kansas State 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Western Michigan @ Toledo 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+

Ball State @ Northern Illinois 3:30 PM EDT ESPN3

Arkansas State @ Georgia State 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+

Air Force @ Navy 3:30 PM EDT CBSSN

Virginia Tech @ Miami (FL) 3:30 PM EDT ESPN

Northwestern @ Nebraska 4 PM EDT FOX

Arizona @ Colorado 4:30 PM EDT PAC12N

#25 Michigan State @ #4 Ohio State 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Vanderbilt @ Ole Miss 7:30 PM EDT SECN (Hope I'm wrong)

California @ #13 Oregon 8 PM EDT FOX

Pittsburgh @ Duke 8 PM EDT ACCN

Oregon State @ UCLA 9 PM EDT PAC12N

FCS:

Furman @ Samford 3 PM EDT

Youngstown State @ Northern Iowa 5 PM EDT

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Week 7 FBS/FCS matchups:

Friday, October 11th

Colorado @ #13 Oregon 10 PM EDT FS1

Saturday, October 12th

#6 Oklahoma vs #11 Texas Noon EDT FOX

#23 Memphis @ Temple Noon EDT ESPN2

#1 Alabama @ #24 Texas A&M 3:30 PM EDT CBS

Michigan State @ #8 Wisconsin 3:30 PM EDT BTN

Washington State @ #18 Arizona State 3:30 PM EDT PAC12

BYU @ South Florida 3:30 PM EDT CBSSN

San Jose State @ Nevada 4 PM EDT ATSN

Texas Tech @ #22 Baylor 4 PM EDT FS1

Iowa State @ West Virginia 4 PM EDT ESPN

Middle Tennessee @ Florida Atlantic 4 PM EDT ESPN+

Georgia State @ Coastal Carolina 5 PM EDT ESPN+

North Texas @ Southern Mississippi 7 PM EDT FCBK

Fresno State @ Air Force 7 PM EDT CBSSN

Ole Miss @ Missouri 7 PM EDT ESPN2

USC @ #9 Notre Dame 7:30 PM EDT NBC

#10 Penn State @ #17 Iowa 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Louisville @ #19 Wake Forest 7:30 PM EDT ACCN

Nebraska @ Minnesota 7:30 PM EDT FS1

Arkansas @ Kentucky 7:30 PM EDT SECN

#7 Florida @ #5 LSU 8 PM EDT ESPN

Hawaii @ #14 Boise State 10:15 PM EDT ESPN2

Wyoming @ San Diego State 10:30 PM EDT CBSSN

FCS:

Villanova @ James Madison 1:30 PM EDT

Yale @ Dartmouth 1:30 PM EDT

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Odds on Joe Moorhead returning to Mississippi State in 2020 are rapidly plummeting.

Same with Derek Mason at my alma mater (Vandy).  We just got blown out by UNLV, who was considered to be one of the worst teams in FBS.  We'll be lucky to beat ETSU and go 2-10.  I was a Mason supporter for the first five years, but this year has been beyond inexcusable.

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Missed the Friday night game (probably would have picked 'Cuse anyway)

Saturday, October 19th

#9 Florida @ South Carolina Noon EDT ESPN

Iowa State @ Texas Tech Noon EDT FS1

NC State @ Boston College Noon EDT ACCNX

Toledo @ Ball State 2 PM EDT ESPN+

Northern Illinois @ Miami (OH) 2:30 PM EDT ESPN+

TCU @ Kansas State 2:30 PM EDT FSN

#12 Oregon @ #25 Washington 3:30 PM EDT ABC

Temple @ #19 SMU 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Indiana @ Maryland 3:30 PM EDT BTN

Duke @ Virginia 3:30 PM EDT ACCN

North Carolina @ Virginia Tech 3:30 PM EDT ACCNX

Southern Mississippi @ Louisiana Tech 3:30 PM EDT NFLN

#18 Baylor @ Oklahoma State 4 PM EDT FOX

Middle Tennessee @ North Texas 4 PM EDT STAD

#17 Arizona State @ #13 Utah 6 PM EDT PAC12

Colorado @ Washington State 7 PM EDT ESPNU

Tulane @ Memphis 7 PM EDT ESPN2

#16 Michigan @ #7 Penn State 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Texas A&M @ Ole Miss 7:30 PM EDT SECN

Arizona @ USC 9:30 PM EDT PAC12

Nevada @ Utah State 10:15 PM EDT ESPNU

Air Force @ Hawai’i 11 PM EDT CBSSN

FCS:

Nicholls @ Sam Houston State 3 PM EDT

Montana @ Sacramento State 9 PM EDT

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Week 9 FBS/FCS matchups

Saturday, October 26th

#13 Wisconsin @ #3 Ohio State Noon EDT FOX

Miami (FL) @ Pittsburgh Noon EDT ESPN

San Jose State @ Army Noon EDT CBSSN

Mississippi State @ Texas A&M Noon EDT SECN

Illinois @ Purdue Noon EDT BTN

Nevada @ Wyoming 2 PM EDT ATSN

Western Kentucky @ Marshall 2:30 PM EDT FCBK

#9 Auburn @ #2 LSU 3:30 PM EDT CBS

#6 Penn State @ Michigan State 3:30 PM EDT ABC

#15 Texas @ TCU 3:30 PM EDT FOX

Maryland @ #17 Minnesota 3:30 PM EDT ESPN

Oklahoma State @ #23 Iowa State 3:30 PM EDT FS1

UConn @ UMass 3:30 PM EDT (we're really picking this...)

Syracuse @ Florida State 3:30 PM EDT ESPN2

Virginia @ Louisville 3:30 PM EDT ACCN

Arizona @ Stanford 3:30 PM EDT PACN

Indiana @ Nebraska 3:30 PM EDT BTN

Tulane @ Navy 3:30 PM EDT CBSSN

Eastern Michigan @ Toledo 3:30 PM EDT ESPN+

Duke @ North Carolina 4 PM EDT ACCNX

UCF @ Temple 7 PM EDT ESPN2

#8 Notre Dame @ #19 Michigan 7:30 PM EDT ABC

Utah State @ Air Force 10:15 PM EDT ESPN2

FCS:

North Dakota State @ South Dakota State 3 PM EDT

Sam Houston State @ Central Arkansas 7 PM EDT

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I have never seen a finish to a football game like that way Kansas just won:

Kansas had a potential winning FG blocked in the final seconds of a tie game.  However, while trying to make a return, Texas Tech lateraled with nobody home, and Kansas recovered it with two seconds left.  The kicker got a second chance and made it count.  Kansas pulls the upset, 37-34, giving Les his first Big 12 win.

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Even though I'm not participating in the pick 'em this year, I just wanted to stop by and brag to everyone that I got good seats for the UGA/UF game in Jax this weekend.

My prediction:

Georgia 24
Florida 17

Same here! I'll be up in one of the skyboxes.

Call it by its proper name!

(I'm very anti-the political correctness on rivalry names- it's the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party and Texas-Oklahoma is the Red River Shootout, not the Red River Showdown).