College Football 2017 Week 2 thread

[Steak Snabler]

Here are the most interesting games and lines for Week 2. All point spreads from Vegas Insider and all times Eastern:

Friday

Oklahoma State (-28) at South Alabama, 8 p.m., ESPN2

Saturday

Northwestern (-3.5) at Duke, noon, ESPNU

Louisville (-10) at North Carolina, noon, ESPN

Iowa (-2.5) at Iowa State, noon, ESPN2

Pittsburgh (+20.5) at Penn State, 3:30 p.m., ABC

TCU (-3) at Arkansas, 3:30 p.m., CBS

Fresno State (+44) at Alabama, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2

Miami (-14.5) at Arkansas State, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU

Western Michigan (+7.5) at Michigan State, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network

Nebraska (+13.5) at Oregon, 4:30 p.m., Fox

Auburn (+5.5) at Clemson, 7 p.m., ESPN

South Carolina (+2.5) at Missouri, 7 p.m., ESPN2

Oklahoma (+7.5) at Ohio State, 7:30 p.m., ABC

Georgia (+6.5) at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m., NBC

Western Kentucky (+8) at Illinois, 8 p.m., Big Ten Network

Stanford (+7) at USC, 8:30 p.m., Fox

Utah (+1.5) at BYU, 10:15 p.m., ESPN2

Houston (-2) at Arizona, 10:30 p.m., ESPNU

Boise State (+10) at Washington State, 10:30 p.m., ESPN

 

[Songbird]

What the hell is Wazzu giving 10 for?

And did Oklahoma State have to pay South Alabama to play there? Seems like a weird roadie unless it's the back end of a home and home.

 

[dixiehack]

At App State last year, at Arkansas State this year, at Toledo next year. Miami football is the 1980s mega band that has been reduced to playing county fairs.

 

[Songbird]

Toledo will win that game too.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Pittsburgh (+20.5) at Penn State, 3:30 p.m., ABC

It won't even be this close. If they stay within 24 points I'll be happy. Actually, I'll be happy regardless because I'm turning off my phone at 3:30 and playing 18.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Georgia (+6.5) at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m., NBC

Sure doesn't take long for this bandwagon to fill up every fall.

 

[User 11148]

Didn't I read that Georgia's starting QB is out?

 

[Steak Snabler]

And did Oklahoma State have to pay South Alabama to play there? Seems like a weird roadie unless it's the back end of a home and home.

Two-for-one. USA plays at OSU next year and in 2023.

Fairly common practice among Sun Belt and C-USA teams. It's the only way they can get a decent non-conference home game.

 

[swingline]

With that defense, Mizzou might go 1-12. Great googly moogly, it's perhaps the worst defense I've ever seen -- and I lived through the Woody's Wagon years.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Didn't I read that Georgia's starting QB is out?

I read that Notre Dame went 4-8 last year.

 

[dixiehack]

TCU is -3, not +3

Iowa (-2.5) at Iowa State
South Carolina (+2.5) at Mizzou
Utah (+1.5) at BYU

 

[Steak Snabler]

You're right about TCU. Thanks. Fixed.

It actually opened as Arkansas -1, but flipped pretty quickly.

 

[TyWebb]

Didn't I read that Georgia's starting QB is out?

Yeah, at least a few weeks.

But talk to some Georgia fans around here, and they will tell you the Dawgs are better off with a true freshman QB because Eason went 1-f0r-3 in the first half of the first quarter.

As a fanbase, we get easily distracted by shiny objects and yarn.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I have been told this is crazy talk, but I think San Jose State can give Texas a game, which makes +28 look extremely inviting. Spartans can score a little bit. But who can't against that Texas D?

 

[Chef2]

OU @ Bucky will be a race to 100 plays.

 

[LongTimeListener]

OU @ Bucky will be a race to 100 plays.

Ohio State isn't Bucky.

 

[I Should Coco]

What the hell is Wazzu giving 10 for?

Interesting tidbit from Boise State's opener: They struggled to move the ball with Brett Rypien, and his backup, Montell Cozart, played the fourth quarter of a too-close game against Troy.

Shouldn't matter; I foresee the Cougs getting revenge for last year's loss in Boise. But the contrasting styles of the two Bronco QBs will force a lot more time in the film room for WSU defenders. Just don't order Domino's pizza ...

 

[dixiehack]

One of the best parts of the week is the Meltdown Thread, when Roll Bama Roll compiles the best deranged posts from fans of losing teams. This weekend was so juicy that they're splitting it into two parts, with today's edition devoted to the Lone Star State.

NSFW: It’s Meltdown Time! Lone Shart State edition

 

[DanOregon]

Lost in the myriad lopsided games and uninspiring opponents is the truth that the Pac-12 won every one of their games last weekend and is 12-1 on the year. Not saying they beat any world beaters, but the victims did include North Carolina and A&M. Big 12 didn't fare too well (Baylor, Texas) nor did the "top conference in the country" the ACC lost to a P12 school, three SECs and a Big 10.

 

[expendable]

At App State last year, at Arkansas State this year, at Toledo next year. Miami football is the 1980s mega band that has been reduced to playing county fairs.

Yeah, but they still put on a hell of a show in Boone.

Oh, vey. That one still hurts this Mountaineer.