The Official 2016-2017 Football Thread

[Sgt. Dick]

FLA does not have a great offense, but the defense has looked really good (against weak opponents so far).  FLA lost their QB yesterday for at least 1 game, I think it will end up being more.  If FLA's offense gets even worse, the defense will begin to get exposed just because they will wear out from being on the field most of the game.  I am still undecided about how good FLA is because they have not played anyone who is all that good. 
The FLA/TN game is a unknown because neither team has looked that great.  I definitely give the edge to TN now that FLA's QB is out.

LSU has looked better now that they have someone at QB other than Harris, this will help Fournette (like he really needs it).

I don't know if Missouri is that good but UGA and Missouri looked pretty evenly matched.

At 3 weeks in, I have no idea about most of the teams in the SEC, especially the East.

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I'd give the edge to Florida. Watching Tennessee struggle against Ohio and app state leads me to think they're the most overrated team in the top 25. They did handle va tech well though, so maybe they're hit or miss. If it's at Tennessee, it'll be close to call but at Florida the gators should have it.

I didn't see Georgia Mizzou but definitely a close game score-wise. I think they play @ Mississippi, that'll probably be their biggest hurdle.

[|iR|Focalor]

I don't know if Missouri is that good but UGA and Missouri looked pretty evenly matched.

Missouri definitely doesn't suck. Their QB can drop it on a receiver from probably 60+ yards away if he needs to and has good accuracy with it from any distance. Their front 7 on defense are all pretty good too, with one truly elite DT (Harris).

I didn't see Georgia Mizzou but definitely a close game score-wise. I think they play @ Mississippi, that'll probably be their biggest hurdle.

It wasn't ENTIRELY as close as the score would lead you to believe. Like last week, Georgia probably shouldn't have won that game. But Missouri made a few mistakes throwing interceptions that kept them from continuing 2 or 3 drives and collecting more points. Missouri had too many penalties that helped Georgia in one or two key spots. And the go-ahead TD for 28 by Georgia was scored with 1:30 left on the clock. All Missouri had to do was continue to dunk and truck their way down the field to get into FG range and then use their last timeout and kick one to win it. But one of their WRs fumbled. Georgia got lucky. They held up and were going blow for blow with Missouri for most of the game, but in the 4th, Georgia's D was not making it hard in any way for Missouri to move the ball. Georgia's go-ahead score was off a pass on 4th down and 20 from the 20yd line!!! And like I said, all Missouri had to do after that was just NOT fumble it and NOT throw an interception. One of the 2 things they couldn't do... they did. And Georgia gets another W wrapped up in a pretty little bow.

PS. Fuck Alabama.

[Barton]

lol @ Florida State dropping 11 ranks down after that brutal loss to Louisville: http://collegefootball.ap.org/poll

[Barton]

Also, it's that time again: Vikings vs. Packers, tonight. I love this bitter rivalry, mainly because of how salty the Vikings fans get when their team loses. 

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If we didn't have a "pre season" rankings then Florida state would've dropped even more. Preseason rankings gives a base value of what the good ol boys(AP and playoff committee) think. They like a pro style offense and a good defense. And they like the good ol boy programs(Alabama, Texas, USC, notre dame, Ohio state, Michigan, Tennessee, etc). Basically they're looking to rank the complete opposite of UNC haha. UNC does very well in the coaches poll relatively, possibly due to them placing stock in an extremely good qb with a really good offense in general. Idk. The only two teams that are above NC in offense statistically are Texas tech and Louisville.

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Next week there's some good match ups.

Potential upsets:
1. Penn state > @ Michigan
2. Florida > @ Tennessee
3. ECU > VA Tech
4. @ South Florida > Florida state
5. Pittsburgh > @ UNC
6. Arkansas > Texas A&M
7. Georgia > Mississippi

I think 4. And 5. are the least likely to happen, but I bet at least 3 of those will happen.

Safest bet:
Louisville covering a 27.5 spread with (-110) Vegas odds against Marshall. If you can find a modified larger spread for a bigger payout, go with that.

My picks for those 7 games:
1. Penn
2. Florida
3. VA Tech
4. FSU
5. UNC
6. Arkansas
7. Toughest one for me, my brain is telling me miss but I'll go with Georgia.

And yeah, I think Penn State has Michigan. Dumbass overrated big 10 teams.

[|iR|Focalor]

1. Michigan
2. Tennessee
3. Virginia Tech
4. South Florida
5. North Carolina
6. Arkansas
7. Georgia

[European]

what a jerk rofl

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Who is a jerk? Talk about football or fuck off.

I like the boldness with USF over fsu foc. I kinda want to do it......but.....them again all these games are close. And btw, I'm putting my money on penn state covering the spread opposed to winning. I think overrated Michigan will barely beat them.

[|iR|Focalor]

Fuck you twice, queerbait.

Will an adult please spank this child with a ban paddle?

Any-fucking-way...

I haven't really seen South Florida play this year, but I've seen Florida State a little bit and they didn't look too terrific. Bold? Sure. But it's boldness based on incomplete information. Agree and wager at your own risk, lol.

[Sgt. Dick]

I am interested to see how the Kentucky/South Carolina game goes.  I know how FLA did against Kentucky, so this will give me an idea about South Carolina.

I'm not confident about FLA beating TN with a back up QB.  I think the UF defense will play well unless the UF offense turns the ball over or generally stinks which will leave the defense on the field most of the game.

My pick of the day - I think ALA will struggle but will pull out the win with a last sceond FG against Kent St. 

[|iR|Focalor]

Tennessee got ranked high this year, and it kinda pissed me of, but then again it's not entirely a swindle. They ARE decent, much better than they were 2 or more years ago. Florida's backup QB is gonna have to protect the ball, not make ANY foolish throws that get picked, not take too many sacks for big losses or fumble it from a sack, and be smart. Tennessee won't make many mistakes that Florida can capitalize on. Whoever commits fewer penalties will win the game.

Alabama will definitely win. I don't think it will be anything resembling "close" either. Like I said before, I expect them to be in the National Championship game again this year. Winning it? I dunno yet. They're racking up lots of points every game, more than most (or ALL) other teams per game. On paper, that's a stat that you can't ignore and it's what the smartest stat scouring eggheads use to predict outcomes with generally good accuracy. Who else could ring up scores that high to compete with them? Not many. Certainly no other SEC team. ACC's Clemson has been excellent so far but they haven't run up huge scores. But maybe because they haven't HAD TO yet. They seem to back off and coast to the finish line once they have a good lead.

[|iR|Focalor]

Tennessee... Dirty dirty dirty, dude. I'd prefer it if college football players wouldn't try to emulate their favorite professional basketball players by flopping to the ground to draw a penalty everytime someone breathes on them. Save that shit for drama class.

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Wow, yeah that flop was stupid. I hope they have that kid run laps for days. IMO he should've gotten flagged for dancing/jumping/circling around him, then a flag for the Florida player BARELY touching him. Two 15 yard penalties offset, the silly acting job gets ignored, and play on. Instead a kid gets ejected and will probably have to miss the first half of the next game.

Next weekend is huge in the ACC. Clemson v. Louisville and Florida state v. North Carolina. Miami also gets their first conference game/power 5 opponent in ga tech.

And HAHA @ Duke beating Notre Dame!! Talk about imploding. When it rains, it pours lol.