2019 College Football Thread

jack presley

Surprised there isn't a thread for the 2019 season already but I really enjoyed the Miami v Florida game last night. Tonnes of mistakes from both sides, especially in the last 5 minutes when it looked like they were both doing everything possible to lose the game. Exciting end to the game though.

BKWDR

jack presley wrote: »

Surprised there isn't a thread for the 2019 season already but I really enjoyed the Miami v Florida game last night. Tonnes of mistakes from both sides, especially in the last 5 minutes when it looked like they were both doing everything possible to lose the game. Exciting end to the game though.

Stayed up for the first quarter... Good to have Saturdays back

rebelyell99

Florida ranked 8th in the preseason poll,they could even drop outside the top 25 by seasons end.Some of the tackling by Florida was laughable and so many stupid penalties keeping Miami in it.Im not sold on Frank's at all ,but still it was an exciting game .Oregon Auburn next week should be decent.

OldRio

Having lost ESPN coverage because of BT going over to Sky. I'm going to have to make alternative arrangements to view.

Ivefoundgod

Stayed up for it as a casual Miami fan, watch college ball most weekends when its on but not as dedicated are as up to speed as I am with NFL. Enjoyed the game, I don't think Florida will have any of Clemson or Bama shaking in their boots. Should really have lost the game only for poor play from Miami. Thought the freshman QB for Miami did ok considering but really it was their defence that kept the game alive. As rebelyell99 said above, Floridas tackling was so bad, falling off RBs constantly.

Lots of good teams this year and will be great to see if Clemson can repeat.

eagle eye

It's hard to take anything away from that game. These are two programs that want t beat each other up when they meet every few years. It's a game that neither team wants to lose and Florida came into that game with a very bad recent record in that game.



I wouldn't be calling it either way on anybody after that game.

Realt Dearg Sec

I'm a little surprised there isn't a thread on this already (maybe I missed it), but the action has already gotten under way with last Saturday's victory by no.8 Florida over Miami.

Clemson are back in action Thursday and then a full slate of games takes place Saturday.

Any thoughts on the rankings? Any games coming up this weekend to keep an eye on?

Personally I'm not too bothered about the rankings in week 1, they'll take shape in their own time. Oregon and Auburn on Saturday looks to be the pick of the week.

notobtuse

Hawaii beating Arizona was a shocker.

jack presley

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

I'm a little surprised there isn't a thread on this already (maybe I missed it)

I thought the same on Sunday morning

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058009564

(Mods - delete mine, this has a fancier title!).

Realt Dearg Sec

jack presley wrote: »

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

I'm a little surprised there isn't a thread on this already (maybe I missed it)

I thought the same on Sunday morning

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058009564

(Mods - delete mine, this has a fancier title!).

Balls sorry, no, delete this it has less discussion done!

adrian522

Threads merged.

eagle eye

notobtuse wrote: »

Hawaii beating Arizona was a shocker.

You obviously didn't see much of Hawaii last season. They went 8-6 and beat Colorado State in their first game.

eagle eye

Really looking forward to the UCLA vs Cincy game tonight.
A lot of people are suggesting that Chip Kelly treated the whole of last year as preseason. This Bruins team could be anything and I'm hoping that Chip is back in the big time tonight.

polaris68

eagle eye wrote: »

Really looking forward to the UCLA vs Cincy game tonight.
A lot of people are suggesting that Chip Kelly treated the whole of last year as preseason. This Bruins team could be anything and I'm hoping that Chip is back in the big time tonight.

Tomorrow night / Friday morning at midnight.

mooreman09

A few thoughts going into week 1.

How will Georgia Tech line out and will they give Clemson trouble (not beat them but cause a chink in their armor). I might regret saying this but I think Clemson will have a tougher year than expected.

How will LSU's offense develop going into the massive game versus Texas next weekend and will they struggle with a triple option.

Can Duke hang with Bama for a half and exploit what looks like a ropey D without Moses early on.

Who are Auburn this year? We know what Oregon are so its a great benchmark.

Will their be a shock anywhere? I can't see a major team going down, but invariably one does.

Really excited to have it back - nothing beats the college football season and each Saturday is a season in itself!

eagle eye

mooreman09 wrote:

How will Georgia Tech line out and will they give Clemson trouble (not beat them but cause a chink in their armor). I might regret saying this but I think Clemson will have a tougher year than expected.

I think Georgia Tech will give Clemson a good game. Two reasons for that, there is a bit of belief in Georgia Tech that they might have a really good team this year and Clemson don't normally hit top gear until a couple of games into the season. I remember Troy giving them a real fright a coupe of years ago and the Aggies last year nearly got them.

mooreman09 wrote:

How will LSU's offense develop going into the massive game versus Texas next weekend and will they struggle with a triple option.

I'm not sure about either of those teams this season. They are both in a prove it situation.

mooreman09 wrote:

Can Duke hang with Bama for a half and exploit what looks like a ropey D without Moses early on.

Alabama are always good in week 1.

mooreman09 wrote:

Who are Auburn this year? We know what Oregon are so its a great benchmark.

Auburn are the most unpredictable the in the whole of college football. They could be middle of the road or national champs by years end.

mooreman09 wrote:

Will their be a shock anywhere? I can't see a major team going down, but invariably one does.

Buckeyes are the ones that may fall off a cliff with the loss of Urban Meyer.

rebelyell99

Surely Jim Harbaugh will be under huge pressure if they cant bear Ohio state this year.With Ohio transitioning from Urban to Ryan day with a new QB and the game also being in the big house.Also I dont get all the hype about shea Patterson,watched a fair bit of him last year and didn't think he was all that great tbh.

mooreman09

rebelyell99 wrote: »

Surely Jim Harbaugh will be under huge pressure if they cant bear Ohio state this year.With Ohio transitioning from Urban to Ryan day with a new QB and the game also being in the big house.Also I dont get all the hype about shea Patterson,watched a fair bit of him last year and didn't think he was all that great tbh.

Yeah, Patterson was ok - his numbers were better than how he looked though and on paper he's probably the best returning QB in the conference.

I think a lot of the hype is on the Gattis hire as OC and how that might suit Patterson. Time will tell, but surely Harbaugh needs a bigger year this season.

Another way to view it though is to see how much they've improved since Jim took over - not that the floor was high at the time...

rebelyell99

mooreman09 wrote: »

Yeah, Patterson was ok - his numbers were better than how he looked though and on paper he's probably the best returning QB in the conference.

I think a lot of the hype is on the Gattis hire as OC and how that might suit Patterson. Time will tell, but surely Harbaugh needs a bigger year this season.

Another way to view it though is to see how much they've improved since Jim took over - not that the floor was high at the time...

Yeah he has brought them 3 ten win seasons in his four years there but I would say if there not in the big 10 championship game this year it will be seen as a big disappointment. Hard to believe they havnt won the big 10 since 2004,for a programme of there stature that's pretty brutal.

polaris68

Lot of blow outs and poor quality football so far but finally we have a tasty looking match up between Auburn and Oregon from JerryWorld.

Ducks off to a 7 - 0 flyer but Tigers are on the move here.

Realt Dearg Sec

Unbelievable comeback from Auburn to win that. Great play call by the coach and decision making by the QB for the TD in their last play.

mooreman09

Some teams are showing serious potential. Others looked laboured.

Fair play to Auburn, great comeback.

Bama looked impressive at a canter, LSU really impressed me, ohio state showed their going nowhere and Georgia had a typical Georgia early season performance.

Mack Brown getting the win against SC was great too. Mad Saturday.

rebelyell99

Good win for Auburn ,that QB didn't do bad for his first start in such a big game .Oregon really needed to win this to have any chance at the playoff you feel ,coaching let them down second half.That result probably means there will be no pac 12 team in the playoff again this year.

Realt Dearg Sec

Anyone watching this game? Really rusty start from ND, to be charitable about it. Got a very easy first td but the D have given up to consecutive TDs, even after being let off the hook on one catch judged incomplete but the refs. Crowd are now getting really into it, they bed a really good drive here to shut them up. Either way, not a convincing start, although lots of the top teams started slow this weekend.

polaris68

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Anyone watching this game? Really rusty start from ND, to be charitable about it. Got a very easy first td but the D have given up to consecutive TDs, even after being let off the hook on one catch judged incomplete but the refs. Crowd are now getting really into it, they bed a really good drive here to shut them up. Either way, not a convincing start, although lots of the top teams started slow this weekend.

Yeah, running game has been great but it's turning into a dogfight now. Book starting to look shaky.

Realt Dearg Sec

Had to pause to put my kid to bed so I'm a little behind but THREE fumble recoveries in Succession before the end of the half, I've never seen anything like that before

jack presley

polaris68 wrote: »

Yeah, running game has been great but it's turning into a dogfight now. Book starting to look shaky.

He broke a cheerleader's nose too

https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1168720922582364160

Bateman

The Irish won't be as good this year, although having said that, winning by 18 and hitting the spread wasn't too bad a look. Louisville are an infinitely more motivated and locked-in team this season than they were last season.

Onecoolcookie

Texas A&M at Clemson should be decent at the weekend. Clemson are obviously favourites but Jimbo will definitely get a tune out of A&M for this one and their QB Mond is an NFL prospect himself. They have an absolutely brutal schedule this year though - Clemson, Bama, Georgia and LSU.

rebelyell99

Onecoolcookie wrote: »

Texas A&M at Clemson should be decent at the weekend. Clemson are obviously favourites but Jimbo will definitely get a tune out of A&M for this one and their QB Mond is an NFL prospect himself. They have an absolutely brutal schedule this year though - Clemson, Bama, Georgia and LSU.

It will be a good game tough to see A & M troubling them all that much on the road though.Lsu and Texas will be a huge non conference game aswell.Ohio state Cincinnati could also be a decent game.

mooreman09

I think the A&M game will be tighter than the 17.5 pt spread. Hoping LSU get the business done, I'm confident they will, but Herman is great with big games.

Nice saturday night viewing.

adrian522

Army leading Michigan 14-7 in the 3rd quarter. There're knocking on the door again, 2nd and goal.

They've thrown 1 pass for 34 yards!

jack presley

adrian522 wrote: »

Army leading Michigan 14-7 in the 3rd quarter. There're knocking on the door again, 2nd and goal.

They've thrown 1 pass for 34 yards!

Kiss of death

adrian522

Ha ha, 1/2, 34 yards, 1 INT.

polaris68

That's a killer interception to throw there.

adrian522

Overtime. Missed 50 yard FG at the death.

Onecoolcookie

Army had a FG to win it at the death, just missed. Kickers first attempted FG in his career is a 50 yarder to be Michigan, talk about pressure!!

Off to OT we go

adrian522

Game on now 21-14, Michigan possesion to come.

polaris68

Michigan respond, although the PAT scraped in.

2OT

Onecoolcookie

And that's that, unlucky Army

adrian522

Dropped back to pass 3 times, 1 cmp, 1 int, 1 sack fumble.

polaris68

adrian522 wrote: »

Dropped back to pass 3 times, 1 cmp, 1 int, 1 sack fumble.

The old football quote, "There are three things that can happen when you throw a pass, and two of them are bad" is particularly apt here.

rebelyell99

Lsu Texas is a great game,Texas gone for it twice on fourth and goal and come away with no points.

eagle eye

rebelyell99 wrote:

Lsu Texas is a great game,Texas gone for it twice on fourth and goal and come away with no points.

Yeah, not good coming away with no points but Texas look the better team at this stage.

eagle eye

Longhorns finally get their td. 7-3.

Realt Dearg Sec

Great catch for that lsu TD, it's been a phenomenal game

mooreman09

LSU look great

Realt Dearg Sec

And that's that. Matthew McConnaughey will be disappointed.

jack presley

https://twitter.com/Lauzin/status/1170466173936381957?s=20

eagle eye

mooreman09 wrote:

LSU look great

On offense but defensively not so great.

mooreman09

eagle eye wrote: »

On offense but defensively not so great.

Ah yeah - I do think Texas is an elite offense. It was crazy hot - tough environment. LSU's D will come on for that. Its probably perfect prep/tape to play Alabama in 8 weeks.

A more under the radar week ahead for week 3. No real Marquee matchups until week 4. What are people looking forward to?