Early
Indiana at Michigan, 12 pm, ESPN2 - Match-up of unbeaten teams in the Big10. Look for Indiana to keep it close for awhile against the young wolverine team
LSU at Mississippi State, 12 pm ESPN GamePlan 789 - LSU has dominated this rivalry for almost a decade. Jordan Jefferon might finally open up the LSU offensive game plan, but rain in the forecast might slow down both offenses.
North Carolina at Georgia Tech, 12 pm ESPN GamePlan 790 - After losing last Thursday @Miami, the wreck really needs a win at home against undefeated UNC.
Afternoon
Arkansas at Alabama, 3:30 pm, CBS - Alabama hasn't played anyone since opening weekend against Virginia Tech, and Arkansas has a better offense than the Hokies. If Petrino's team can slow down the Alabama running game this one could get very interesting.
Miami at Virginia Tech, 3:30 pm ABC and ESPN GamePlan 793 - A Miami win will but end the ACC Coastal race, but a team with this many young kids is due for a letdown, especially with Oklahoma a week away.
California at Oregon, 3:30 pm, ABC and ESPN GamePlan, 792 - Is this finally the year Tedford gets the Cal Bears to the Rose Bowl? We'll know with their next two games @Oregon and home against USC.
Evening
Arizona State at Georgia, 7;00 pm ESPN - Time for the UGA defense to finally step up
Iowa at Penn State, 8 pm, ABC - can JoePa get redemption from Iowa's upset win from a year ago? This is the most likely upset of top 10 teams this weekend (after Ole Miss on Thursday)
Texas Tech at Houston, 9:15 pm, ESPN2 - Houston has had two weeks to prepare since their great win at Oklahoma State. The red raiders showed they are gamers last week in Austin and could ruin Houston's BCS dreams
Washington State at USC, 10 pm FSN - USC won't get upset two weekends in a row, and Matt Barkley is back under center ready to get the Trojan offense rolling again.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
What I'm Watching - 9/19/09
Morning
California at Minnesota, 11 am, ESPN or ESPN2 - Best is worth the price of admission all alone. Cal big
Boston College at Clemson, 12 pm, Raycom/ESPN GamePlan 790 - BC is one of only 3 undefeated teams left in the ACC, but they haven't been tested. Clemson looked good in the second half against GT last week, but were way too late with a horrible first half. Can they put it together at home?
Afternoon
Michigan State at Notre Dame, 3:30 pm, NBC - Most important game in Charlie Weis' career at ND? Irish need this one more than Sparty.
Nebraska at Virginia Tech, 3:30 pm, ABC - The ACC needs this win.
Tennessee at Florida, 3:30 pm, CBS - Welcome to the SEC, Lane Kiffen
USC at Washington, 3:30 pm, ABC - USC let down? I don't think so, Trojans big.
Utah at Oregon, 3:30 pm, ESPN - nation's longest win streak comes to an end in Eugene.
Evening
Cincinnati at Oregon State, 6:45 pm, FSN - The Big East needs a big win, even against a middle of the road Pac10 team. OSU really needs Quizz Rodgers healthy
Louisiana-Lafayette at LSU, 7pm, ESPNU - ULL has never scored a touchdown in Tiger Stadium. This will be the 22nd meeting between the schools.
Florida State at BYU, 7:00 pm, Versus - Does the BCS dream stay alive for BYU?
Texas Tech at Texas, 8 pm, ABC - Texas will be fired up wanting revenge, but the defense has been too weak this season so far, and wild upsets always happen in college football.
Late
Hawaii at UNLV, 9 pm, Mtn. - Love staying up late for the Hawaii games. This is a match-up of bad teams, though.
Kansas State at UCLA, 10:15 pm, FSN - KSU lost to ULL last weekend. UCLA didn't look much better in their win over Tennessee, but they did get the win on the road.
California at Minnesota, 11 am, ESPN or ESPN2 - Best is worth the price of admission all alone. Cal big
Boston College at Clemson, 12 pm, Raycom/ESPN GamePlan 790 - BC is one of only 3 undefeated teams left in the ACC, but they haven't been tested. Clemson looked good in the second half against GT last week, but were way too late with a horrible first half. Can they put it together at home?
Afternoon
Michigan State at Notre Dame, 3:30 pm, NBC - Most important game in Charlie Weis' career at ND? Irish need this one more than Sparty.
Nebraska at Virginia Tech, 3:30 pm, ABC - The ACC needs this win.
Tennessee at Florida, 3:30 pm, CBS - Welcome to the SEC, Lane Kiffen
USC at Washington, 3:30 pm, ABC - USC let down? I don't think so, Trojans big.
Utah at Oregon, 3:30 pm, ESPN - nation's longest win streak comes to an end in Eugene.
Evening
Cincinnati at Oregon State, 6:45 pm, FSN - The Big East needs a big win, even against a middle of the road Pac10 team. OSU really needs Quizz Rodgers healthy
Louisiana-Lafayette at LSU, 7pm, ESPNU - ULL has never scored a touchdown in Tiger Stadium. This will be the 22nd meeting between the schools.
Florida State at BYU, 7:00 pm, Versus - Does the BCS dream stay alive for BYU?
Texas Tech at Texas, 8 pm, ABC - Texas will be fired up wanting revenge, but the defense has been too weak this season so far, and wild upsets always happen in college football.
Late
Hawaii at UNLV, 9 pm, Mtn. - Love staying up late for the Hawaii games. This is a match-up of bad teams, though.
Kansas State at UCLA, 10:15 pm, FSN - KSU lost to ULL last weekend. UCLA didn't look much better in their win over Tennessee, but they did get the win on the road.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
What I'm Watching - 9/12/09
I didn't post the tv games I was watching last week because I was in Seattle for LSU/UW. I did catch most of Okie State vs UGA and BYU vs Oklahoma, however. I wish I had posted because I was telling everyone I knew that BYU would cover the +22 against OU, but I was not confident BYU would actually pull the win. Anyways, here are the games for the 2nd Saturday of the season.
Iowa at Iowa State, 12 pm, FSN - Was Iowa asleep at the wheel against Northern Iowa, or is this team not for real?
Syracuse at Penn State, 12 pm, BTN - Game 2 of the Greg Paulus experiment. He actually looked good last weekend against Minnesota before throwing the pick in OT. Penn State completely dominated their game against Akron, only allowing 8 yards of offense in the first half.
UCLA at Tennessee, 4:00, ESPN - Tennessee looked awful against UCLA last season and through the rest of the season, but great against Western Kentucky. Does Kiffin have the offense going already? They need this game if they want to go bowling with the schedule they have.
USC at Ohio State, 8 pm, ESPN - The biggest OOC game of the season could be right here (if BYU goes undefeated they might point to their upset of OU as being the most important OOC game, but Sam Bradford's health will determine that). Everyone is on USC, and it seems to be the smart choice, but at some point Tressel will shake this monkey off of his back and win a really big game again. A true freshman starting only his second game and it being on the road at the Shoe, add in the fact that USC still coughed it up against San Jose State last weekend and didn't score for almost an entire half makes me think tOSU really has a shot.
Oregon State at UNLV, 8 pm, CBS College Sports - Oregon State looked fantastic crushing overmatched Portland State last week. With Oregon imploding, will the Badgers emerge as a legit threat to USC's Pac10 dominance this year (along with Cal)?
Early Games
Fresno State at Wisconsin, 12 pm ESPN or ESPN2 - Can the Bulldogs pull off a win against Wisconsin, one of the first BCS teams they knocked off to get on the map at the beginning of the decade?
Fresno State at Wisconsin, 12 pm ESPN or ESPN2 - Can the Bulldogs pull off a win against Wisconsin, one of the first BCS teams they knocked off to get on the map at the beginning of the decade?
Iowa at Iowa State, 12 pm, FSN - Was Iowa asleep at the wheel against Northern Iowa, or is this team not for real?
Syracuse at Penn State, 12 pm, BTN - Game 2 of the Greg Paulus experiment. He actually looked good last weekend against Minnesota before throwing the pick in OT. Penn State completely dominated their game against Akron, only allowing 8 yards of offense in the first half.
Afternoon
Notre Dame at Michigan, 3:30, ABC - One of the biggest games of the weekend. Both teams had nice blowout wins last week, but the winner of this game announces their reemergence on the national scene.
UCLA at Tennessee, 4:00, ESPN - Tennessee looked awful against UCLA last season and through the rest of the season, but great against Western Kentucky. Does Kiffin have the offense going already? They need this game if they want to go bowling with the schedule they have.
Evening
South Carolina at Georgia, 7:00 pm ESPN2 - UGA had issues on offense against Okie State last weekend. South Carolina seems to have issues on offense against everyone. Will Joe Cox start for UGA? Can Spurrier find anyone to sling the ball around? Both defenses should be good, look for a final score of 17-14 with the home team pulling it out.
Purdue at Oregon, 8:00 pm, FSN - Oregon looked AWFUL last Thursday, and is now without their top RB. Purdue didn't play great, but put up 1,028 combined yards with Toledo a week ago. In that game Purdue RB Ralph Bolden ran 21 times for 234 yards and two touchdowns, and Toledo WR Stephen Williams caught 15 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns. The Pac10 will get plenty of buzz if they win the other big game in this slot, but an Oregon win over Purdue would definitely help the league's image of dominance over the Big10
Vanderbilt at LSU, 7 pm ESPNU - homer pick that I'll be watching on the small tv. On my big screen will be...
USC at Ohio State, 8 pm, ESPN - The biggest OOC game of the season could be right here (if BYU goes undefeated they might point to their upset of OU as being the most important OOC game, but Sam Bradford's health will determine that). Everyone is on USC, and it seems to be the smart choice, but at some point Tressel will shake this monkey off of his back and win a really big game again. A true freshman starting only his second game and it being on the road at the Shoe, add in the fact that USC still coughed it up against San Jose State last weekend and didn't score for almost an entire half makes me think tOSU really has a shot.
Late Games
Utah at San Jose State, 10:30, ESPNU - Was the struggle against Utah State just cobwebs? Does San Jose State have anything left after getting punished by USC? Utah needs to crush people to keep up with BYU.
Oregon State at UNLV, 8 pm, CBS College Sports - Oregon State looked fantastic crushing overmatched Portland State last week. With Oregon imploding, will the Badgers emerge as a legit threat to USC's Pac10 dominance this year (along with Cal)?
2009-2010 RPI
Until all teams have played at least one game against D1 opponents the RPI won't be updated. This season will be the first time all games against D1 opponents will be calculated for this site (FBS and FCS). Games against D2 and lower will not be part of the rankings
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