NCAA Football Thread

[WVHillbilly]

Are you as ready as I am for some college football? I can't wait.

My Mountaineers are going to be playing their 1st Big 12 season and we're getting tons of preseason hype atm.

This is one of 5 regional SI covers hitting the stands this week:


We're #11 in the preseason coaches poll and both Geno (QB) and Tavon (RB) have at least a little Heisman buzz.

I got my season tickets in the mail last week and I'll be taking my son to his 1st game when we open the season with Marshall (weather permitting for him, I'll be there regardless).

Anyway, come on in and post/boast about your team. I'd say no sPitt fans allowed but the odds that one of their 3 fans can even use the internet are VERY remote anyway.

 

[WVHillbilly]

Seriously, no other college football fans at CC??? You guys don't know what you're missing!

 

[jazzaxe]

SI cover has a curse, not proven of course. Polls like USC. I still like the SEC for great teams.

 

[Cdub512]

even though osu cant make a bowl game, GO BUCKS!!

also really rooting for my school Bowling Green, graduated from there in december so this will be my first season as an alumni fan!

 

[grilldoggy]

Sometimes I think SI chooses the most likely to fail with its covers. WV won't have a losing season, but they're not world beaters. Geno might want to wear titanium, and watch his back.

 

[WVHillbilly]

Sometimes I think SI chooses the most likely to fail with its covers. WV won't have a losing season, but they're not world beaters. Geno might want to wear titanium, and watch his back.

Yeah this makes sense because they also chose to feature covers with Matt Barkley from USC (everyone's preseason #1), Laundry Jones from Oklahoma (if anyone beats WVU in the Big 12 it will be OU), AJ McCarron from Alabama (everyone loves an SEC team), and Denard Robinson from Michigan (ok you got me on this one). So I guess USC, OU, UA, UM, and WVU are all most likely to fail?

 

[JOEBOB69]

Yeah this makes sense because they also chose to feature covers with Matt Barkley from USC (everyone's preseason #1), Laundry Jones from Oklahoma (if anyone beats WVU in the Big 12 it will be OU), AJ McCarron from Alabama (everyone loves an SEC team), and Denard Robinson from Michigan (ok you got me on this one). So I guess USC, OU, UA, UM, and WVU are all most likely to fail?

Well the last one in that list is likely to Just no more Clemson luck box games

ROLL DAMN TIDE

 

[WVHillbilly]

Yeah nothing like luckboxing 70 points (easily could have been 90).

 

[grilldoggy]

The 70 was legit, but it was a simple combination of great offense and piss poor defense. Clemson had a rotten defense all year long, and had to rely on outscoring opponents. If they could have held WV to 50, they might have gotten 50 of their own - and the Orange Bowl might have been considered a 'classic' instead of such a stinker. It's no way to go about things, obviously, so DC Kevin Steele was fired and replaced with Oklahoma's Brent Venables.

 

[grilldoggy]

Yeah this makes sense because they also chose to feature covers with Matt Barkley from USC (everyone's preseason #1), Laundry Jones from Oklahoma (if anyone beats WVU in the Big 12 it will be OU), AJ McCarron from Alabama (everyone loves an SEC team), and Denard Robinson from Michigan (ok you got me on this one). So I guess USC, OU, UA, UM, and WVU are all most likely to fail?

I had no idea about all the covers. Guess that's a moneymaker for them, maybe it breaks the jinx up into little pieces too, I don't know. I hate SI anyway, for their lack of coverage of college sports, especially college football. I quit reading it years ago. Serious question - did they ever expand the college football coverage beyond simple articles?

 

[Debi]

I still haven't found my team yet lol. Until I have a team to support I can't get too excited about college football.

 

[WVHillbilly]

I had no idea about all the covers. Guess that's a moneymaker for them, maybe it breaks the jinx up into little pieces too, I don't know. I hate SI anyway, for their lack of coverage of college sports, especially college football. I quit reading it years ago. Serious question - did they ever expand the college football coverage beyond simple articles?

No idea. Haven't read SI in years. Just liked the picture.

I still haven't found my team yet lol. Until I have a team to support I can't get too excited about college football.

PM me your address and I'll send you down a nice WV hat or shirt or something. There are plenty of WVU fans in your area (well there are in Atlanta anyway). The local UGA fans won't be able to give you shit since we beat them the last time we played in the Sugar Bowl (the year it was in Atlanta no less) AND we're coming down to play in the Georgia Dome again in 2014 for our opener against Alabama. If you're a super Mountaineer fan by then I might even get you and Joe a couple of seats.

Edit: We beat GT the last time we played them too. We OWN the state of GA!!!

 

[ythelongface]

I have not kept up with college football lately.. Is that Bear Bryant guy still coaching Alabama? :albertein

 

[4thandinches]

I enjoy watching college football, and West Virginia has high expectations after their excellent season last year and dismantling of Clemson. They will have an exciting team, but it will be very tough for them to match that success in the Big-12.
Now that they are on everyone's radar, it will be hard to overlook them now, and I think West Virginia will not meet up to their hype.

 

[Debi]

No idea. Haven't read SI in years. Just liked the picture.



PM me your address and I'll send you down a nice WV hat or shirt or something. There are plenty of WVU fans in your area (well there are in Atlanta anyway). The local UGA fans won't be able to give you shit since we beat them the last time we played in the Sugar Bowl (the year it was in Atlanta no less) AND we're coming down to play in the Georgia Dome again in 2014 for our opener against Alabama. If you're a super Mountaineer fan by then I might even get you and Joe a couple of seats.

Edit: We beat GT the last time we played them too. We OWN the state of GA!!!

I am open game - decided that since no Georgia team managed to snag my allegiance last year that I don't really care where the team is - something just has to happen to make me want to support them. Gonna watch a few games here and there.

You guys let me know when there is a must see game on!

 

[cardriverx]

Pitt for national title. Heard it here first. Also Ray Graham for heisman.

it's fun to be a freshman.

 

[WVHillbilly]

Pitt? **** Pitt!

 

[ythelongface]

Much as I hate to say it, I think it will be USC vs Bama in the title game. I dont have anything against either of these schools especially..just would be nice to see somebody different in there.

 

[SmithGT]

I enjoy watching college football, and West Virginia has high expectations after their excellent season last year and dismantling of Clemson. They will have an exciting team, but it will be very tough for them to match that success in the Big-12.
Now that they are on everyone's radar, it will be hard to overlook them now, and I think West Virginia will not meet up to their hype.

x2
GO DAWGS!!!

 

[cardriverx]

Pitt? **** Pitt!

at least Pitt is better than those inbreeding West Virginians

 

[cardriverx]

Damn it.

 

[WVHillbilly]

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[DawgBones]

GO Irish!

As usual they play one of the toughest schedules. Hope to put a hurt on some of these bowl hopefuls.
Saturday
09/01/12 Navy Midshipmen
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, irelandWon 50-10---Saturday
09/08/12 Purdue Boilermakers
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN3:30 p.m. ET
NBCBuy
TicketsSaturday
09/15/12 at Michigan State Spartans
Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI8:00 p.m. ET
ABCBuy
TicketsSaturday
09/22/12 Michigan Wolverines
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN7:30 p.m. ET
NBCBuy
TicketsSaturday
09/29/12---Open Date------Saturday
10/06/12 Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL7:30 p.m. ET
NBCBuy
TicketsSaturday
10/13/12 Stanford Cardinal
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN3:30 p.m. ET
NBCBuy
TicketsSaturday
10/20/12 BYU Cougars
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN3:30 p.m. ET
NBCBuy
TicketsSaturday
10/27/12 at Oklahoma Sooners
Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OKTBABuy
TicketsSaturday
11/03/12 Pittsburgh Panthers
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN3:30 p.m. ET
NBCBuy
TicketsSaturday
11/10/12 at Boston College Eagles
Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MATBABuy
TicketsSaturday
11/17/12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN3:30 p.m. ET
NBCBuy
TicketsSaturday
11/24/12 at USC Trojans
Los Angeles

 

[WVHillbilly]

ND will be extremely lucky to be bowl eligible (6 wins) with that schedule.

 

[DawgBones]

ND will be extremely lucky to be bowl eligible (6 wins) with that schedule.

Don't know about "extremely lucky" but they may need some breaks to go their way (like one of Denard Robinson's legs). That is their schedule almost every year. This year, however, someone decided it would be better to play Oklahoma rather than Air Force My prediction 7-5 maybe 8-4 and will face the UCSC Banana Slugs in the Beef 'O' Brady's Captain Crunch Nokia Bicycle Cards Bowl. One down-five to go!