2021 College Football Discussion and Pick'em Thread

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

I too broke my 700 day absence today, and it was absolutely magnificent. What a comeback (that should never have been needed), what a game, what a life! This is all I need to keep existing, inject it into my veins week-after-week.

I guess we'll hold off on canning Coach for a few weeks, but he probably deserves it for the uncreative offensive strategy and the lackluster halftime speech that clearly put the team into a momentary coma.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Well, Florida loses 31-29, but way closer than expected

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

How were the GameDay pickers so foolish to think it is impossible for Florida State to start 0-3? What year are they living in? I thought that was an easy pick, and I have limited faith in Wake Forest this season. MSU is definitely back, and FSU definitely ain't. How hard is this? We were screaming at the television set on that one. Do these people watch the games or black out and think an old one was last week's effort?

[Terry the Fat Shark]

How were the GameDay pickers so foolish to think it is impossible for Florida State to start 0-3? What year are they living in? I thought that was an easy pick, and I have limited faith in Wake Forest this season. MSU is definitely back, and FSU definitely ain't. How hard is this? We were screaming at the television set on both of those. Do these people watch the games or black out and think an old one was last week's effort?

Maybe we can get another Michigan State Iowa Big Ten Championship game!

[GeorgiaModerate]

Does anyone understand what happened with that punt in the Memphis-Miss. State game?  How was the ball not downed and the play over?

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

How were the GameDay pickers so foolish to think it is impossible for Florida State to start 0-3? What year are they living in? I thought that was an easy pick, and I have limited faith in Wake Forest this season. MSU is definitely back, and FSU definitely ain't. How hard is this? We were screaming at the television set on both of those. Do these people watch the games or black out and think an old one was last week's effort?

Maybe we can get another Michigan State Iowa Big Ten Championship game!

I've been thinking so for a bit. MSU still worries me. The whole East is narrowly above average. I'm afraid Michigan is the best of it but can you trust them?

[7,052,770]

Does anyone understand what happened with that punt in the Memphis-Miss. State game?  How was the ball not downed and the play over?

Because the refs are an absolute disgrace. The SEC will give us an apology Monday, as if that's some kind of consolation.

I'm generally not one to blame games on refs, because there's always a lot of random stuff happening and no game comes down to 1 play, but assuming no miracle comeback, this game is on the refs.

[Dereich]

This was the second big game for one of my teams in which my team outperformed but lost in a heartbreaker. Bad!

[7,052,770]

Absolutely sickening. Mississippi State earned a win and the referees objectively and indisputably took it away by blowing a play dead and then letting Memphis run in a touchdown afterward.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Absolutely sickening. Mississippi State earned a win and the referees objectively and indisputably took it away by blowing a play dead and then letting Memphis run in a touchdown afterward.

I like Memphis and picked them this week, but there is no doubt the Bulldogs were screwed in that game.

[7,052,770]

Even more incompetent that I realized

https://twitter.com/NCAAFNation247/status/1439371487719399424

[DINGO Joe]

Even more incompetent that I realized

https://twitter.com/NCAAFNation247/status/1439371487719399424

Well, honestly, how often does that happen?  I don't ever recall seeing such a penalty.

[GeorgiaModerate]

South Carolina tried to get a little too cute there.  With 30 seconds remaining before halftime, Georgia downed a punt at the 1.  Instead of playing it safe to run out the half, the SC QB dropped back for a pass -- and was sacked for a safety.

[7,052,770]

Here's the play if anyone wants to see it. Pay special attention to the referee blowing the play dead after it's downed. After the play, the announcers went on and on about how confused they were that the referees could have possibly allowed the touchdown to stand.

https://twitter.com/UnnecRoughness/status/1439368105889865729

[GeorgiaModerate]

Here’s the SEC statement:

https://mobile.twitter.com/SECOfficiating/status/1439402225311354883

[7,052,770]

It's just sickening to get screwed over by own our conference like that. And all it does is make the SEC look bad for losing to a G5 team and potentially costs the conference some bowl revenue if we end up 5-7.

I guess I'm happy the conference admitted it, but it doesn't really make me feel any better.

[Donerail]

After 700 days, I'm finally going to return to Dudley Field tonight!  A little rain (and a flash flood watch) won't keep me out tonight!

No in-person game for me today, but I got to listen to this one — something right about college football on the radio during a long drive (to Santa Cruz and back for me).

[Terry the Fat Shark]

San Diego State 3-0

[100% pro-life no matter what]

After 700 days, I'm finally going to return to Dudley Field tonight!  A little rain (and a flash flood watch) won't keep me out tonight!

No in-person game for me today, but I got to listen to this one — something right about college football on the radio during a long drive (to Santa Cruz and back for me).

Rough one, but our crowd was at least way more into it than what I saw in 2019.  Clark Lea wasn't left with a whole lot, so he's going to need a couple years to get us competitive.

[Хahar 🤔]

I'm at the Rose Bowl watching UCLA get dismantled by Fresno State. It's an exciting place to be!

[Santander]

I told you guys Penn State is legit.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 3 RESULTS

Terry won the week with 17-8, a game ahead of Donerail and JGibson.  Full results:

17 Terry
16 Donerail, JGibson
15 Dereich, GeorgiaModerate, Illiniwek
14 Dingo Joe, NY Express
12 ExtremeRepublican

There were 7 unanimous picks:

Oklahoma-Nebraska
Alabama-Florida
USC-Washington State
Wyoming-Ball State
Ole Miss-Tulane
Boise State-Okla. State (wrong)
UCLA-Fresno State (wrong)

And 5 games with a single dissenter (asterisk means the dissenter was right):

Maryland-Illinois
Notre Dame-Purdue
North Carolina-Virginia
Air Force-Utah State (*)
Arizona State-BYU (*)

Year to date (75 games):

49 Donerail
48 Dereich
47 Terry
46 GeorgiaModerate
45 ExtremeRepublican, NY Express
40 JGibson
30 Illiniwek
16 Dingo Joe
12 Orwell

[Orwell]

My Spartans are 3-0 and dominated Miami. Miami is in fact not back. We have Nebraska this week. Finks the Corn, SPARTY DAWG BY 50.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 4

Friday, September 24th

Wake Forest @ Virginia 7 PM EDT ESPN

Liberty @ Syracuse 8 PM EDT ACCN

Saturday, September 25th

#12 Notre Dame vs #18 Wisconsin Noon EDT FOX

LSU @ Mississippi State Noon EDT ESPN

Missouri @ Boston College Noon EDT ESPN2

SMU @ TCU Noon EDT FS1

Texas Tech @ Texas Noon EDT ABC

Boise State @ Utah State Noon EDT CBS

San Jose State @ Western Michigan 2 PM EDT ESPN+

Toledo @ Ball State 2 PM EDT ESPN+

Washington State @ Utah 2:30 PM EDT PAC12N

#7 Texas A&M vs #16 Arkansas at AT&T Stadium 3:30 PM EDT CBS

#9 Clemson @ NC State 3:30 PM EDT ESPN

#14 Iowa State @ Baylor 3:30 PM EDT FOX

Rutgers @ #19 Michigan 3:30 PM EDT ABC

UTSA @ Memphis 3:30 PM EDT ESPNU

#24 UCLA @ Stanford 6 PM EDT PAC12

#25 Kansas State @ Oklahoma State 7 PM EDT ESPN+

Kentucky @ South Carolina 7 PM EDT ESPN2

West Virginia @ #4 Oklahoma 7:30 PM EDT ABC

UAB @ Tulane 8 PM EDT ESPN+

New Mexico @ UTEP 9 PM EDT ESPN+

California @ Washington 9:30 PM EDT PAC12

Oregon State @ USC 10:30 PM EDT FS1

Colorado @ Arizona State 10:30 PM EDT ESPNU

[NewYorkExpress]

Virginia
Syracuse

Wisconsin (Notre Dame hasn't looked very good in the early going. This looks like an upset to me)
Mississippi State
Boston College
TCU
Texas
Boise State
Western Michigan
Toledo
Utah
Arkansas (Texas A&M has struggled the past couple of weeks. I feel comfortable picking the upset here)
Clemson
Iowa State
Michigan
Memphis
UCLA
Kansas State
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Tulane
New Mexico
Washington
USC
Arizona State