2017 College Football Game Thread - Week 4

[SoxJox]

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Week 4 (Sept. 21 – Sept. 23)
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017
Matchup Time (ET) TV / Tickets
Temple at (21) USF 7:30 pm ESPN / Tickets
Friday, Sept. 22, 2017
Matchup Time (ET) TV / Tickets
Virginia at Boise State 8:00 pm ESPN2 / Tickets
(23) Utah at Arizona 10:30 pm FS1 / Tickets
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017
Matchup Time (ET) TV / Tickets
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (in Arlington, TX) Noon ESPN / Tickets
Army at Tulane Noon CBSSN / Tickets
Kent State at (19) Louisville Noon RSN / Tickets
NC State at (12) Florida State Noon ABC/ESPN2 (RM) / Tickets
Texas Tech at Houston Noon ABC/ESPN2 (RM) / Tickets
UMass at Tennessee Noon SECN / Tickets
UNLV at (10) Ohio State Noon BTN / Tickets
West Virginia at Kansas Noon ESPNU / Tickets
Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech 12:20pm ACCN / Tickets
New Mexico at Tulsa 1:30 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
Idaho at South Alabama 2:00 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
Ohio at Eastern Michigan 2:00 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
Old Dominion at (13) Virginia Tech 2:00 pm ACCNExtra / Tickets
UCF at Maryland 3:00 pm FS1 / Tickets
(1) Alabama at Vanderbilt 3:30 pm CBS / Tickets
Boston College at (2) Clemson 3:30 pm ESPN2 / Tickets
Cincinnati at Navy 3:30 pm CBSSN / Tickets
Duke at North Carolina 3:30 pm ESPNU / Tickets
Georgia Southern at Indiana 3:30 pm BTN / Tickets
Louisiana Tech at South Carolina 3:30 pm SECN / Tickets
Miami, OH at Central Michigan 3:30 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
Rutgers at Nebraska 3:30 pm BTN / Tickets
(16) TCU at (6) Oklahoma State 3:30 pm ESPN / Tickets
Toledo at (14) Miami, FL 3:30 pm RSN / Tickets
(5) USC at California 3:30 pm ABC / Tickets
Wake Forest at Appalachian State 3:30 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
(8) Michigan at Purdue 4:00 pm FOX / Tickets
ULM at UL Lafayette 5:00 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
Akron at Troy 6:00 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
Georgia State at Charlotte 6:00 pm WCCB-TV / Tickets
Nevada at (18) Washington State 6:00 pm Pac-12N / Tickets
(3) Oklahoma at Baylor 6:30 pm FS1 / Tickets
UAB at North Texas 6:30 pm beIN Sports / Tickets
Western Illinois at Coastal Carolina 6:30 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
Arkansas State at SMU 7:00 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
(15) Auburn at Missouri 7/7:30 pm ESPNU / Tickets
Ball State at Western Kentucky 7:00 pm Stadium / Tickets
Bowling Green at Middle Tennessee 7:00 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
Florida Atlantic at Buffalo 7:00 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
(17) Mississippi State at (11) Georgia 7:00 pm ESPN / Tickets
(22) San Diego State at Air Force 7:00 pm CBSSN / Tickets
Syracuse at (25) LSU 7:00 pm ESPN2 / Tickets
Wagner at Western Michigan 7:00 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
FIU at Rice 7:30 pm Facebook / Tickets
(20) Florida at Kentucky 7:30 pm SECN / Tickets
(4) Penn State at Iowa 7:30 pm ABC / Tickets
Utah State at San Jose State 7:30 pm Facebook / Tickets
UTSA at Texas State 7:30 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
Notre Dame at Michigan State 8:00 pm FOX / Tickets
Southern Illinois at Memphis 8:00 pm WMC/ESPN3 / Tickets
UTEP at New Mexico State 8:00 pm ESPN3 / Tickets
(24) Oregon at Arizona State 10:00 pm Pac-12N / Tickets
(7) Washington at Colorado 10:00 pm FS1 / Tickets
Hawaii at Wyoming 10:15 pm ESPN2 / Tickets
UCLA at Stanford 10:30 pm ESPN / Tickets
Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017
Matchup Time (ET) TV / Tickets
East Carolina at UConn Noon ESPNU / Tickets

Michigan and Penn State probably have the two tougher ranked-vs-unranked games, although San Diego State will likely drop out of the top 25 after they lose to Air Force. Washington vs. Colorado is usually a good game.

 

[tims4wins]

Looking forward to the Penn State game at Kinnick. My wife is a Hawkeye, and there is some history there with games vs. highly ranked PSU teams. Kinnick should be rocking. Think the Hawks have a shot there.

 

[SoxJox]

Well, there's one thing for sure. The Hawkeyes' defense should be well rested. I believe they saw something like less than 20 snaps in the 2nd half this past weekend.

 

[canderson]

Purdue is going to beat Michigan.

But what a weak slate of games. Yawn everywhere.

 

[SoxJox]

Based on the trajectory coming out of this past weekend's games, I would say that is certainly within the realm of the possible. Today's line has the Wolverines favored by 9.5

 

[nolasoxfan]

Rooting for an NC State upset in Tallahassee, which should help lower the price of Fl. State at Clemson tickets.

 

[tims4wins]

Rooting for an NC State upset in Tallahassee, which should help lower the price of Fl. State at Clemson tickets.

Ha rooting for the opposite - slim chance that Duke can remain undefeated heading into the FSU matchup in Durham in mid-October. Ha.

 

[LeftyTG]

I'll be checking off a bucket list item and will be at the Syracuse/LSU game. Anyone ever been to a LSU game? I'd love to benefit from the wisdom/experiences/mistakes of others.

 

[canderson]

I'll be checking off a bucket list item and will be at the Syracuse/LSU game. Anyone ever been to a LSU game? I'd love to benefit from the wisdom/experiences/mistakes of others.

Go early, make friends and eat their food.

 

[Investor 11]

Go early, make friends and eat their food.

And don't touch your eyes after eating the crawfish.

 

[zoolight.space]

Bill Connolly on Podcast Ain't Played Nobody made an interesting point about this week. Five top ten teams play on the road in situations where they are 75% or more favored to win by S&P+. He claims that it is more probable that one of those teams will lose than all five win.

So...

Alabama (Vandy)
Michigan (Purdue)
Penn State (Iowa)
Washington (Colorado)
USC (Cal)

(Not sure why he left off OK/Baylor when that fits the criteria. Just Kidding. I know why he left off OK/Baylor)

Purdue seems like the obvious choice but as much as I like to make fun of the Cowboy's next head coach and their silly program, their defense looks legit and Purdue, as surprising as they have been, does not seem ready yet to make this kind of upset.

Vanderbilt is a solid, boring football team that does not have the offense to do anything to Alabama.
Penn State, Iowa? I don't know a ton about Iowa. Penn State is fun to watch.

That leaves us with the two Pac-10 games and that's where I think the upset comes from. USC should be ashamed of last week BUT Cal is not good enough and they (USC) have probably spent the entire week getting their ass chewed.

I pick Washington s the team to get upset. I think they might not be that great.

 

[zoolight.space]

NC State was a sexy pre-season team that lost a lot of air with that opening South Carolina lost. This is a pretty important game for them, in my opinion. They are on the road against Florida State with FL ST. obviously missing their star QB. This is the kind of game that NC State needs to win to be taken seriously.

Personally, I think the program is always 1000% better in the fan's eyes and about 90% better in the media's eyes and they are a middling ACC team but I'm kind of into watching them prove me wrong.

 

[Vinho Tinto]

Still 3rd quarter, but winless UMass giving UT a game in Knoxville.

 

[canderson]

piggy is so f'n awful

 

[luckiestman]

I can't believe the absurd call I just saw in the Seminoles game

 

[tims4wins]

Noles in huge danger here

 

[tims4wins]

And goodnight Noles. Maybe Bama’s season opening win wasn’t all that

 

[Buster Olney the Lonely]

What in the world are these Cal uniforms?

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

What in the world are these Cal uniforms?

They are sharing pants with USC?

 

[canderson]

TCU is playing angry man defense. Wow.

 

[Infield Infidel]

I've been mostly away from a TV today but looking at the scoreboard there are 8 games right now in the second half within a touchdown.

 

[tims4wins]

Duke 4-0

 

[Infield Infidel]

Wake called timeout on 4th and 5 with Appy st on the Wake 27, 10 seconds left. Next play: offsides on Wake. First down.

Edit: Appy kicked an FG, Wake blocked it. What a dumb kick. 10 seconds is an eternity. Gotta try once to get a TD, or to get closer.

 

[tims4wins]

Kinnick deafening. Go Hawks

 

[canderson]

Kinnick deafening. Go Hawks

The children's hospital wave is a very cool deal.

 

[tims4wins]

The Hawks offense... not so much

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Pick-6 for Notre Dame. 14-0 Irish

 

[canderson]

PSU looks pretty pedestrian on offense too.

 

[tims4wins]

PSU looks pretty pedestrian on offense too.

More plays than Iowa yards. Yikes

 

[tims4wins]

Horrendous play call

 

[canderson]

Iowa's playcaller seems a little slow.

 

[tims4wins]

McSorley is gonna get Amendola’d tonight

 

[Erik Hanson's Hook]

Think Winbush from ND might be concussed. Someone doubled down on his head as he got hit low. Surprised they didn't stop play. Threw a woozy incompletion and got sacked on the next two plays. Next series coming up. Hit made me cringe.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Baylor with another long TD

 

[canderson]

Iowa gonna lead at half hahahaha

 

[jon abbey]

21 unanswered by Baylor, up 31-28 after a long FG.

 

[stp130]

Keep an eye on Georgia. Their defense is first-rate. Crushing #17 Mississippi State 28-3 in the third.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Michigan State fumbles going into the end zone(punched out by the ND defender) and ND recovers for a touchback. Huge turn of events.

 

[terrynever]

Barkley puts Nits on his back and scores on a nifty run for a 15-7 lead. Good road test for the Lions, as expected.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Barkley puts Nits on his back and scores on a nifty run for a 15-7 lead. Good road test for the Lions, as expected.

This is the first time I've watched Barkley. Impressive as hell.

 

[terrynever]

McSorley's second turnover puts Iowa in scoring position heading into fourth quarter.

 

[canderson]

This is the first time I've watched Barkley. Impressive as hell.

He should be leading the Heisman talk, not the dirt burglar drunk.

 

[terrynever]

McSorley fumbles again but one of his tackles recovers. He takes too much punishment running the ball as often as he does.

 

[canderson]

McSorley fumbles again but one of his tackles recovers. He takes too much punishment running the ball as often as he does.

He has been really mediocre all year.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

He should be leading the Heisman talk, not the dirt burglar drunk.

Fowler and Herbstreit just said that he was going to be hard to beat.

 

[mauf]

America's favorite team is whoever plays Penn State this week.

 

[canderson]

Baylor had three onside kick recoveries. Down 48-41 w/ 1:15 left, the QB fumbled though. Burglars 48 rapey 41

 

[terrynever]

Iowa breaks long TD, two-pointer broken up. 15-13 with 10 minutes left. Great road test for the Nits. And you're right, Canderson. McSorley has not thrown the ball accurately this season, except against overmatched Ga. State.

 

[terrynever]

Barkley leaps over tackler for key first down.

 

[mauf]

Wow, he absolutely cannot go under center.