Today's College Football Tailgate Thread

[fishwax]

There are a lot of mismatches for top-ranked teams this week – Oregon plays Portland State, Ohio State plays Ohio, Alabama plays Duke – but there are also some potentially good games. The biggest is #9 Iowa at #24 Arizona, which is the only game between ranked teams.

Also of note:
#7 Oklahoma hosts Air Force,
#11 Wisconsin hosts Arizona State,
Georgia hosts #12 Arkansas, and
Washington hosts #8 Nebraska.

So who does your team play today? What games are you looking forward to?

[Broken_Hero]

1. GO Airforce!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I need me a new hat!

:D

[fishwax]

2. Hey!

:hi:

I somehow missed it that you'd changed your handle, but of course the hat comment gave you away -- Good to see you, even if you are bashing the Sooners :)

[Broken_Hero]

18. Oh yeah,

I forgot I did that...but I knew you would know...last year was a great year for my hat collection, although I did pass on the BYU hat.

[fishwax]

21. lol -- good choice

"although I did pass on the BYU hat."

;)

[Twillig]

3. Oregon State Plays Louisville

Oregon State got frog-stomped a few years ago during Louisville's Petrino and Dumerville era.
OSU coach Riley isn't much of a retribution guy, like Erickson was, but I want some skull crushing.
The beavs are favored by like 19. We'll see about that. Shit happens...

I'm interested in Minnesota (spent time there) v. USC. Two teams with similar colors. Maroon v. Scarlet or whatever the F. they call it.
Nice stadium they got now. Beats that damn dome.

I'd jump on the dux playing portland state, but the beavs played them last year. First play long bomb TD. When Glanville was coach
he talked some shit how the Beavs and Dux wouldn't schedule them. I expect 50 at least hung on the Vikings. (Vikings and they wear green. WTF!)

Washington V. Nebraska. Am I the only person that thinks Jake Locker isn't all that? They talk like he's the first pick in the draft next year.
Really? I don't see the potential. He throws only slightly more over the top than John David Booty does. Surprised more passes don't get batted down.

[fishwax]

6. I didn't realize the line was that high

but it makes sense -- Louisville has really gone downhill in the last few years.

I totally agree with you about Minnesota's stadium -- looks really nice and has great sight lines towards the downtown skyline. But the team is not very good this year.

I dunno about Locker--I think he's good, but not as good as the hype. It'll be interesting to see how he does against the Huskers today ...

[Twillig]

31. Rah, rah, rah, for Ski-U-Mah! First quarter Gophs 7-0. Take that Kiffin!

Minnesota, hats off to thee!
To thy colors true we shall ever be,
Firm and strong, united are we.
Rah, rah, rah, for Ski-U-Mah,
Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Rah for the U of M.



M-I-N-N-E-S-O-T-A!
Minnesota, Minnesota!
Yay, Gophers! RAH!

[fishwax]

46. did you see Locker's stats at halftime

2 of 10 for 20 yards with one interception. Not good.

I think he does have a TD pass in the 2nd half, though ...

[fishwax]

60. not quite the skull crushing you were hoping for, but at least they got the win

I missed most of the game, but was able to watch the last 5 minutes or so. Louisville looked like they might make it interesting, but OSU's defense came through. Congrats :toast:

[Twillig]

61. What defense?

Cor Blimey! If Louisville had not come up short on two opportunities on their first two possessions in the
first few minutes, It'd have been a bad thing man. Once they were stopped fourth and goal, the other time the ball was punched out of the QB's hands--for a touchback-- just before he scored a touchdown.

The beavs are helpless against a running quarterback. Hell, against a running back!

Bad days in Boise ahead if they don't tighten up.

[fishwax]

63. well, I did only see the last two drives

One they forced a punt (though they did give up the one big reception) and the other with the interception to clinch it. So my perspective, apparently, is pretty skewed :)

[Brickbat]

4. Go Big Red!

[fishwax]

8. you'll have to be more specific

:P

Nebraska? Should be an interesting game today ...

[Brickbat]

13. The ONLY one.

Yeah, Nebraska. Washington is always a worry.

[demmiblue]

5. MSU vs. Notre Dame

Go Spartans!

:applause:

[fishwax]

9. first big game for the Spartans this year, right?

prime time on ABC and everything :bounce:

[fishwax]

82. wow -- great finish! gutsy play call and great execution

Congrats to the Spartans :toast:

[bif]

86. State won! Whoo!

[fishwax]

7. A couple of Big 10 teams struggling against smaller schools today

Illinois trailing Northern Illinois 12-10 at home and Michigan trailing UMASS 10-7 at home. Both games are in the 2nd quarter ...

[Lyric]

11. Woohoo for UMass!!!

:D

[fishwax]

12. Unfortunately for UMass, they gave up two TDs in the last 2 minutes of the half

UMass scored a TD to go up 10 with about two minutes left, but then they had a couple of breakdowns. Michigan is up 21-17 at the half.

[JonLP24]

20. Go NIU!!!

My favorite MAC team. :)

[fishwax]

22. they played a great game today, but time is running out on them now

They pulled to within two and then held Illinois to a 4th down at their own 49 with about three or four minutes remaining, but Illinois converted on the 4th down and then went on to score a TD. It's a 9-point game now, with just under a minute left.

[madrchsod]

47. go badgers!

[Lyric]

10. Let's GOOOOOOOO Mountaineers!!!

We're taking on Maryland today. We're up 21-0 so far!

:hi:

[fishwax]

14. impressive!

And Maryland has actually looked good at times this year. I figured WVU to win, but I guess I expected Maryland to make it closer.

You guys had quite a squeaker last week! :wow:

:hi:

[taterguy]

15. Ahem, what league does Maryland play in?

Never expect an ACC team to do anything.

[fishwax]

23. d'oh! But what will happen once ACC teams start playing each other

someone's gotta win, right?

[Lyric]

16. Yep, we sure did. No doubt about it.

Frankly, Marshall wanted it more than we did, and they came prepared to play. We obviously didn't think it was going to be much of a challenge. Oops.

Thank goodness we were able to pull it off in the end.

As for today--we definitely came to play!

:hi:

[SoxFan]

17. WPS! GHG!

I'm multitasking, watching Arkansas while keeping an eye on the UNH/Rhode Island game as well.

[fishwax]

24. alabama next week

That'll be fun.

Razorbacks looked good today. The first TD pass was the best play-action pass of the season so far :)

[JonLP24]

19. Big game today!!!!

:woohoo:

[fishwax]

25. that's going to be a tough one, I think

But anything can happen. Good luck to the Sun Devils! :toast:

[JonLP24]

26. I felt real good last week

I knew they had Clay but I knew what ASU had. I started having serious doubts reading the scouting reports. They average 325 lbs on the offensive line. The past two seasons, Wisconsin averaged 220 rushing yards a game. ASU is making changes on the D-line and moving players around to attack that big offensive line. All that stuff right there does not look good. Erickson needs to have his team to keep the penalties to a minimum. Currently they're 118th out of 120 teams in fewest penalty yards this year. Vontaze Burfict needs to shine and the game on national TV would boost his status to show that he is one of the best linebackers in NCAA.

Still I feel hopeful. :)

[fishwax]

28. well, they're sure looking good so far on this first drive

:applause:

[JonLP24]

30. I think so

I really like the fact they're running the ball well. That is the most important thing for me. I hope they can keep it up. :bounce:

[fishwax]

32. um, nice return

Way to bounce back from the missed FG.

[JonLP24]

33. WOW OMAR BOLDEN!!!!

This is the same guy that returned a kickoff on the very first play of a game last year against UL Monroe. He was injured in the Georgia game and the missed the rest of the season. I forgot to mention him as a player that would be huge on ASU's defense because he is their best corner. Damn he is a great returner though.

[JonLP24]

35. Punt returner goes 80 yards

but an obvious block in the back negates it. :)

[JonLP24]

38. His right foot touched the ground first!

:grr:

[JonLP24]

43. Wow!

Arizona State returned it to the 1 yard line on the last play of the half. Under review!

He looks down. Wisconsin up 13-10. The Wisky TE is killing the ASU defense. 13-10 half.

[fishwax]

44. oh, that was so close

I hadn't realized it was the last play of the half because I've got the sound down on that game and I was wrapped up in the OU game. But I saw the play when it happened and then saw them showing the replay again and again. Inches, man.

[JonLP24]

48. 20-13 Wisconsin, end of 3rd quarter

Wisconsin is getting too many yards per play and Wisconsin's O-line is blocking very well. :(

[JonLP24]

50. Oh no!!!!

19-20 Wisconsin. ASU missed the PAT.

4:09 left. :scared:

[JonLP24]

53. Wisconsin won 20-19.

:cry:

Sigh, 2 more games against ranked teams.

[fishwax]

56. that's a tough break

Damn, they sure fought hard from what I saw. Tough way to lose it, though.

[JonLP24]

58. Congrats to your team

it looks like they won.

Oh well I still got the Cardinals to root for tomorrow. I hope your Broncos defeat the Seahawks. I'm pretty sure that is your team. :)

[fishwax]

27. Oklahoma off to a good start against Air Force

Touchdown on the opening drive to take a 7-0 lead :woohoo:

[fishwax]

37. 7-3 at the end of the 1st quarter

[fishwax]

45. 10-3 Oklahoma at the half

Air Force is keeping it close, as they usually do ...

[fishwax]

49. 27-10 Sooners

Air Force tied it on the first drive of the 2nd half, but OU has scored on all three possessions since. :woohoo:

[fishwax]

52. 27-24 -- Air Force still has a chance for the upset

C'mon Sooners! :bounce:

[fishwax]

57. OU escapes with the win

Air Force really brought it, though.

[NightWatcher]

29. Bama v Duke is gonna get nasty

I feel sorry for the Duke D

[fishwax]

34. 28-0 in the 1st quarter

Yep, pretty nasty.

[lazarus]

59. that was brutal for Duke

Roll Tide!

I'm hoping our secondary has gotten it together for next week. Tough road game against Arkansas.

[fishwax]

36. Nebraska 14 -- Washington 7 at the end of the 1st quarter

[fishwax]

39. Congrats to Vanderbilt -- they got their 1st SEC win since 2008

28-14 over Ole Miss

[JonLP24]

40. Oh nice

Ole Miss is #14 right?

I can't blame Fresno State for trying. They schedule some of the toughest opponents and usually on the road. They have Ole Miss next week in Oxford. Ole Miss could be a very good team, but they're going to lose that #14 ranking which would benefit Fresno if they beat them. So far Fresno St is 2-0 with a win against Cincinnati this season.

[fishwax]

41. actually, Ole Miss wasn't ranked

They lost to FCS Jacksonville State in the first week of the season :blush:

It is tough for Fresno State, though -- you just can't always tell when a team is going to be any good. Same with scheduling Cincinnati, who has had a good several years but just isn't up to that level this year.

[JonLP24]

42. Oops

I thought I saw that earlier this month when looking at their schedule. :blush:

[SeattleGirl]

51. Oregon vs. Portland State

2 minutes into the 1st quarter, Oregon is up 7-0. :woohoo:

[fishwax]

54. 3 touchdowns in four minutes

That's a pretty solid start. :)

[SeattleGirl]

55. Indeed

I checked the score again after I first posted, and it was 14-0, then checked again about a minute later, and it was 21-0. Oregon is ranked #5 coming into this week's game.

[rurallib]

62. Hawkeyes in the late game at Arizona

I'll probably fall asleep.
Arizona State seemed to beat Arizona State. But Wisconsin gets the W

[fishwax]

64. Clemson and Auburn is getting interesting

Clemson was up 17-3, but Auburn just scored a TD to make it 17-10. Auburn is ranked 16th, playing at home, and a 6-point favorite. (Plus, for taterguy's sake, I should point out that Clemson plays in the ACC, so there is no way they should be winning on the road against a ranked team from the SEC. ;))

[fishwax]

65. tie game now

[fishwax]

66. Auburn scored 21 straight points -- Clemson finally woke up

24-24 with 12:36 left ...

[fishwax]

71. overtime -- Auburn gets the ball first ...

[fishwax]

76. Auburn wins in OT -- Clemson kicked a FG to tie, but had to re-kick after a penalty

and missed the second kick. Auburn wins, 27-24.

What a great game!

[pinstikfartherin]

87. Tell me about it! I was there.

So bored the first half. I was going to leave on the drive that they finally got a touchdown if they didn't score. Thank goodness it got interesting from there. War Eagle!

[JonLP24]

67. Texas 14, Texas Tech 14. Start of 3rd quarter.

[fishwax]

68. that game sure started ugly for Tech

But they stayed composed, and have taken advantage of some mistakes by Texas's young QB.

OMG -- did you see the ref get taken out on that play?

[JonLP24]

69. Texas gets a nice interception return

to put them in the red zone.

I started watching. I took a break from the TV after the ASU game because this game wasn't supposed to be on about til about an hour and a half after the ASU game. Good game now.

Tech was able to hold them to a FG.

[fishwax]

77. Texas holds on 4th down -- that should about do it

I didn't get to see the whole game, but I saw a fair amount. From what I saw, it looked a bit sloppy from both teams ...

[fishwax]

70. Florida International and Texas A&M are tied at 20

I haven't seen any of this game, but the score is a bit of a surprise ...

[fishwax]

72. Arizona and Iowa have finally kicked off

Iowa goes 3-and-out on their opening possession ...

On edit: and Arizona blocks the punt -- 1st and goal ...

[Ptah]

73. Arizona 7 Iowa 0

:woohoo:

[Ptah]

74. Arizona 14 Iowa 0

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[Ptah]

78. Arizona 21 Iowa 7

[Ptah]

83. Arizona 24 Iowa 7

[Ptah]

84. Arizona 27 Iowa 7

[fishwax]

79. Iowa scores ... and Arizona returns the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown

Special teams is getting it done for Arizona tonight :bounce:

[fishwax]

75. INT for TOUCHDOWN! 14-0

:wow:

[fishwax]

80. Notre Dame and Michigan State going to OT

[fishwax]

81. WOW! Michigan State wins on a fake field goal in overtime

I don't believe I've ever seen that before. Notre Dame kicked a field goal on the first possession in OT. State was lined up to kick a game tying field goal and send it to a second overtime. But they ran a fake field goal and the tight end was *wide* open for the touchdown.

:bounce:

[KamaAina]

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