Week 3

[Mufasa]

The most eye-opening outcome to me is Miss St’s huge win over LSU. Not really knowing anything about either team other than the name, that wasn’t what I’d expect. Obviously LSU is lacking somewhat, but is Miss St that good?

Clemson with a dominating win over Louisville in the “big” game of the day. Know its Clemson, but Louisville’s offense seems so much different from their first half last year.

Memphis with an early day shootout win over UCLA.

Okie St made Pitt look silly with some 1st half third down conversions in a blowout win.

Saw the last 5 minutes of UF-Tennessee game. Hearing about the missed FGs and seeing the ending, this felt like a turnabout for their opening game win.

USC’s easiest game has been Stanford?

KSU falls in a low scoring turnoverfest to Vandy, snapping some crazy long time losing streak to non-conference ranked opponents.

Thumbs up to Purdue, was not expecting a 3-0 start.
The opposite to NU. Flipped it on late in first half to see highlights of early interceptions. The

Huskers made 2nd half comeback to take lead only to not hold it.

[60andhatched]

Explain to me, as a PSU fan, what happened at the end of the Penn State/Georgia State game. After everything GSU has gone through with Irma, going ahead with the game. I am almost cried in anger watching a video on twitter to the crowd booing and seeing Franklin call that time out.

[Mufasa]

I can explain the situation, and I can see the students booing, they're kids and wanted to keep the shutout. Can't say I agree with Franklin using the timeout, but I have no control and can't change it.

As for the situation, GSU just hit a 20 yd or so pass to leave 4th and 3 or 4 with 11 seconds left. If their coach wanted some points for the trip, I couldn't care.

Couple other things bothered me more. Their defensive gameplan was an annoyance (and stupid as it turns out). More importantly, their RB going for our starting DE's knees on a block and seeing him carted off because of it. If it ends up being a season ending injury, I couldn't care less if their upset about being shutout.

[60andhatched]

There are some of these little schools that just are not worth playing because the smaller you go, the more prevalent cut blocking is. So if Franklin was mad about that, then I understand where he is coming from at the end of the game. Thanks for the explanation. I genuinely wanted to know. I guess, with Miami, FIU, and FSU games all on ice, I was a little surprised that Georgia schools did not cancel after the mess of the last week as well. So I thought it might be a friendlier environment for schools that have been pretty beat up by life lately. I remember how much Florida State now hates the Citadel football team (a military academy full of patriotic Americans) because of a game we played with them in 2014 and injuries sustained at the hands of their OLine.

[Mufasa]

I didn’t listen to any post-game comments, so I can’t say the injury played a part in it. Don’t want to misrepresent anything. Maybe Franklin got caught up in the moment. The injury was early in the game.

I spend a good chunk of the 2nd half flipping to other games, just happened to leave it on for last drive to see if they’d score.

And wow, the endings of both halves in the USC-Texas game. Going to OT.

[60andhatched]

Some other thoughts.

Nebraska is a dumpster fire on the verge of another AD/coach firing implosion. Tanner Lee made devastating mistakes today and the offensive line just got their butts kicked all over the field by the Northern Illinois defense. Nebraska was only in the game thanks to two terrible calls that swung the game 14 points from NIU and 14 to NU. Could have easily been a 31-10 type of game.

I didn't understand the LSU/Miss State game at all.

Clemson kicked UL's butt up in UL. Tigers looked dominant in all 3 phases of the game. With Miami and FSU both losing major amounts of practice as well as Francois gone for the year, Clemson is in the driver's seat in the ACC. Va Tech lit up a suddenly terrible East Carolina team. I usually love that rivalry game.

Michigan's defense/ST are great, but the offense trudges along.

UCLA scored 45 points, but Rosen made some terrible mistakes that hurt in a game where they needed all the points they could get.

Josh Allen and Wyoming got destroyed by Oregon. he was miserably overrated.

USC survives Texas after a wonky, wonderful go ahead drive by Texas in the 4th quarter. Fun game back and forth. Horns look a million times better than they did against Maryland. USC's athletes at skill positions are going to be tough to handle.

Wonderful throw by Florida to win that game after a clumsy, mistake filled game by both teams.

Pitt is dreadful this year after being a thrilling offensive team last year. Missouri is also dreadful. Kansas continues to amaze me at how horrible they are every single year (game not nearly as close as final score). That program won the Orange Bowl 10 years ago.

Night cap is Ole Miss at Cal. Rebels are just a shell of who they were with the paid players.

[Mufasa]

Thumbs up to Purdue, was not expecting a 3-0 start.

Well, nobody else was either after they started the season with a loss. Guess I have to pay a little closer attention to what is going on in some of the lessor hyped games.