Boise State blown out by South Florida! Didn't see that coming.

Going to the ND Miami game on Sunday, so should be a good college football weekend.

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Going to the ND Miami game on Sunday, so should be a good college football weekend.

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S/b a great game. I think ND wins a tight game.

Minnesota gets past Buffalo, 23-10. The game was pretty competitive most of the way until the Gophers dominated the 4th. Not sure what that means or how good Buffalo is supposed to be.

Nyziah looking really good. Man it seems like we loaned out a bunch of great players to P2.

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Minnesota gets past Buffalo, 23-10. The game was pretty competitive most of the way until the Gophers dominated the 4th. Not sure what that means or how good Buffalo is supposed to be.

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MN to form. Strong, well-coached, not particularly flashy. Our game with them will be a clash of the titans. We'll have a decent chance.

Boise looked horrible.

Looks like SDSU got a major upgrade with Jayden Denegal

sycasey said:

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Minnesota gets past Buffalo, 23-10. The game was pretty competitive most of the way until the Gophers dominated the 4th. Not sure what that means or how good Buffalo is supposed to be.

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Minnesota is good. Buffalo is solid but I think first game kinks were more of the culprit for the close game than anything else. By week 4 they should be in a groove. And their defense was dominating most of the night.

For us the game will come down to the trenches. Minnesota wants to run the ball and our DL and run defense is our strength. Whose strength wins out? Their pass game wasn't great but opportunistic. Is our completely new secondary up to the challenge or can they go off-track and pass on us? Offensively can we create running lanes against their stout front or will we have to rely on true freshman JKS to sling it all over the field efficiently?

There's a lot of growth to come for both teams before week 4 but, as of now, these are the key questions. I'm inclined to think that it's a low-scoring game that we are slightly outmatched but good coaching could swing it in our favor. Unfortunately I think they have the better coaching. If Harsin and Rolovich have some magic and can overrule Wilcox to take some chances then it could be in our favor

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sycasey said:

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Minnesota gets past Buffalo, 23-10. The game was pretty competitive most of the way until the Gophers dominated the 4th. Not sure what that means or how good Buffalo is supposed to be.

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Minnesota is good. Buffalo is solid but I think first game kinks were more of the culprit for the close game than anything else. By week 4 they should be in a groove. And their defense was dominating most of the night.

For us the game will come down to the trenches. Minnesota wants to run the ball and our DL and run defense is our strength. Whose strength wins out? Their pass game wasn't great but opportunistic. Is our completely new secondary up to the challenge or can they go off-track and pass on us? Offensively can we create running lanes against their stout front or will we have to rely on true freshman JKS to sling it all over the field efficiently?

There's a lot of growth to come for both teams before week 4 but, as of now, these are the key questions. I'm inclined to think that it's a low-scoring game that we are slightly outmatched but good coaching could swing it in our favor. Unfortunately I think they have the better coaching. If Harsin and Rolovich have some magic and can overrule Wilcox to take some chances then it could be in our favor

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Sat night will tell us more than the usual first game. OL? WR blocking (which Buffalo could not do)? Jaron, obviously (Buff qb was short and given no time). DB tackling (it sounds like Manutai is a pleasant surprise at S)? Depth on both lines looks like a strength. If these things go our way, we'll be competitive with MN and maybe take advantage of home field.

Colorado and Georgia Tech tied with 6 minutes left in the game. We miss Georgia Tech this year, though.

GT overcame early turnovers to win thanks in large part to their tough QB and his running ability. They might get better as the season goes on.

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GT overcame early turnovers to win thanks in large part to their tough QB and his running ability. They might get better as the season goes on.

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They ran for 320 yards.

Wake Forest barely squeaks by Kennesaw State. Unfortunately, we do not play Wake this year.

sycasey said:

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Wake Forest barely squeaks by Kennesaw State. Unfortunately, we do not play Wake this year.

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Last year Wake was our first conference win outside the state of California since the Beavers in 2018 and Huskies in 2019.

Jack endries looks like he out in another 50 pounds of muscle, already with a nice catch and a key block on Texas's opening drive.

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sycasey said:

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Wake Forest barely squeaks by Kennesaw State. Unfortunately, we do not play Wake this year.

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Last year Wake was our first conference win outside the state of California since the Beavers in 2018 and Huskies in 2019.

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That 2019 game was epic.

non-ACC games
Boise State 7 at South Florida 34
Auburn 38 at Baylor 24
Texas 7 at Ohio State 14
Old Dominion 14 at Indiana 27
Illinois State 3 at Oklahoma 35
Utah 43 at UCLA 10
The rest are crap games

ACC games
Stanford 20 at Hawaii 23 (Wk 0)
Elon 17 at Duke 45
East Carolina 17 at NC State 24
Kennesaw State 9 at Wake Forest 10
Georgia Tech 27 at Colorado 20
Duquesne 9 at Pitt 61
Syracuse 26 at Tennessee 45
Fordham 10 at Boston College 66
Eastern Kentucky 17 at Louisville 51
Alabama 17 at Florida State 31
Coastal Carolina 7 at Virginia 48
LSU 17 at Clemson 10
East Texas A&M 13 at SMU 42
Cal 34 at Oregon State 15

Virginia Tech at South Carolina - ESPN Sunday 12:00 pm
Notre Dame at Miami - ABC Sunday 4:30 pm
TCU at North Carolina - ESPN Monday 5:00 pm

How long before the networks start giving teams bonuses for using all of their timeouts each half?

bearsandgiants said:

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How long before the networks start giving teams bonuses for using all of their timeouts each half?

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You really think the coaches aren't tapping $?

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bearsandgiants said:

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How long before the networks start giving teams bonuses for using all of their timeouts each half?

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You really think the coaches aren't tapping $?

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well, not at stanfurd, lol

Tennessee is schooling Syracuse, at least through the 3rd quarter.

Just tuned into the Indiana game. First play I see, Fernando scores on a keeper.

Indiana 17 - Old Dominion 7

I was reading an Indiana message board. Apparently they have a good running game but turned it over on downs at the goal line then fumbled the ball away at the goal line, and a receiver dropped a perfectly thrown bomb by Mendoza. They scored on a 91-yd punt return, and near the end of the 2nd quarter Mendoza finally took it in at the goal line. Fans are tempering their expectations after last year, but it sounds like first game jitters and they could be in fine shape this year.

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Just tuned into the Indiana game. First play I see, Fernando scores on a keeper.

Indiana 17 - Old Dominion 7

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he threw a a 40 yard pass that should have been caught for a td. Made a couple mistakes, missed a couple looks, basically looks exactly the same, with a little more time to release.

Great was to kickoff the 2025 season!

https://www.instagram.com/sportscenter/reel/DN_hgqbjy5J/

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for those keeping track

Fernando cruising in a win with a rushing TD
Jonathan Brady 3 returns 100+ yards and a TD on punt returns

Jack Endries leading WR at Texas
Hunter leading WR at Nebraska with a TD


yet last year we couldn't even score 10 points at doak campbell. One of the worst offense in the country

Thank god for Ron, i feel like there is finally accountability. Wilcox wasted year after year hiring coaches that are from the G5 or has beens. Let's see how our new coaches do today. Rolo and Harsin has the most well known resume for a wilcox led team ever. This is Wilcox's final chance

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It's almost like having an o-line matters. Especially one that isn't undersized. In Anae I trust!

Random but I saw the new ACC commercial. It's bobbleheads of all the mascots talking to each other. Anyway Oski is on the shelf in a tent made of Art History and Biology books. One of the only times a commercial actually made me chuckle to myself

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TedfordTheGreat said:

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for those keeping track

Fernando cruising in a win with a rushing TD
Jonathan Brady 3 returns 100+ yards and a TD on punt returns

Jack Endries leading WR at Texas
Hunter leading WR at Nebraska with a TD


yet last year we couldn't even score 10 points at doak campbell. One of the worst offense in the country

Thank god for Ron, i feel like there is finally accountability. Wilcox wasted year after year hiring coaches that are from the G5 or has beens. Let's see how our new coaches do today. Rolo and Harsin has the most well known resume for a wilcox led team ever. This is Wilcox's final chance

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It's almost like having an o-line matters. Especially one that isn't undersized. In Anae I trust!

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yes hope springs eternal! Here's to a new, surprising season (ASU 2024 anyone?)