Week 1 Other Games Thread

[MplsGopher]

Phenomenal games: LSU-UCLA last night; Notre Dame-Fla State tonight. fantastic crowds delirious to have college football back, too.

Louisville Ole Miss seems comparatively a let down.

The Week 1 Sunday/Monday night games are supposed to be "replacements" for not having NFL night games the first week.

 

[MplsGopher]

Only a sophomore and Badger offensive scheme is pretty QB-friendly.

Yeah, when you only need to hand the ball off or do short passes off play-action.

When they actually need the QB to make hard throws .... yikes.

 

[fmlizard]

What was the famous quote???

Whatever that was that came out of BK's mouth ... was unfortunate.

A reporter asked old Tampa Bay coach John McKay "what do you think of your team's execution"

"Well, I'm in favor of it"

One of the great one-liners of all time, especially given how horrible the Bucs of that era were. Kelly just butchered the joke, which requires two people for it to be at all funny.

 

[Nax5]

This Ole Miss game...Targeting extravaganza.

4 ejections so far.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Four targeting calls already in tonight’s game. At least 2 of them were not as bad as the one Thursday night.

 

[noamfromm]

Four targeting calls already in tonight’s game. At least 2 of them were not as bad as the one Thursday night.

Wow, I just tuned in to see the one on the punt return -- where any one them found on review or all called in play

 

[Goldmember]

There’s like 100 people at this game.
Why are they playing in Atlanta?

 

[MplsGopher]

Marketing. TV.

It's a "replacement" for having no Monday Night NFL game.

Didn't tune in for a single second.


Rough first week for the ACC.

 

[noamfromm]

Marketing. TV.

It's a "replacement" for having no Monday Night NFL game.

Didn't tune in for a single second.


Rough first week for the ACC.

It was a fun game -- if only to watch Corral sling the ball around in Kiffin's system.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

There’s like 100 people at this game.
Why are they playing in Atlanta?

"Kickoff game" after everyone has played ... with two teams I don't care about... neutral site ... and a mismatch.

Dumb all around.

 

[WilliamsArenaGuy]

These early season neutral site games need to be outlawed. Neutral sites are for playoffs and bowls. Big time matchups deserve to be played in front of home fans.

I didn't watch a second but am I understanding Louisville and Mississippi played in Atlanta?? What a joke.

The two best games of the weekend were LSU-UCLA and Notre Dame-Florida State. Home stadiums.

 

[Pompous Elitist]

Yep

 

[MGGopher]

Yep

Sorry to bump a week 1 thread, but I just have to humble brag that I've attended multiple games there and it really is an unreal atmosphere -- particularly for that entrance. As the tweet implies, things like this are what CFB is all about.