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Disappointing Week 1 in CFB

Posted on 9/6/26 at 9:35 am
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
8437 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 9:35 am
no excuse for not having more marquee matchups. i don't know if espn can do anything about that but damn that was a letdown. something must be done about teams scheduling cupcakes moving forward
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
132831 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 9:37 am to
With the way the CFP does business you want a cupcake week one

A win over a shite team is better than a close loss to a good team
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
26435 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 9:37 am to
quote:

no excuse for not having more marquee matchups

Actually yes. New playoffs/ranking format. Playing good teams early on do not help much
Posted by stlslick
St.Louis,Mo
Member since Nov 2012
15374 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 9:42 am to
quote:

Prior to Western Michigan,

college football teams were 110,352 - 0 when leading after the end of regulation, dating back to 1869.



quote:

Kudos to the Big Ten last night for introducing stoppage time in CFB given the success of the stateside World Cup this summer
This post was edited on 9/6/26 at 9:43 am
Posted by TheTideMustRoll
Birmingham, AL
Member since Dec 2009
10967 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 9:59 am to
quote:

college football teams were 110,352 - 0 when leading after the end of regulation, dating back to 1869.


Not true, Tennessee lost that game to LSU a few years ago.
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
26906 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 10:02 am to
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
125418 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 10:03 am to
Having a slate of garbage is bad for business. I’m guessing the TV networks will incentivize the conferences to open up conference play earlier.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
70430 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 10:09 am to
People bagged on the neutral site games, but they're good for TV and gave the fans something interesting for travel. I had a good time going to Jerryworld for Fla/Mich in 2017. But, I totally understand wanting a warmup game until week 2 or 3.
Posted by Finkle is Einhorn
Member since Sep 2011
4403 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 10:17 am to
Just another reason why this sport is going down the shitter
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
9591 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 10:20 am to
Pretty crappy day of football yesterday
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
42942 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 10:21 am to
No, we don’t need more neutral site games. We need fewer.

We need established guidelines and published criteria for admission into the CFB and strength of record and strength of schedule need to be WAY up there.
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
40729 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 10:41 am to
And millions watched that crappy day..
Posted by OldManRiver
Prairieville, LA
Member since Jan 2005
7729 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 10:52 am to
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excuse for not having more marquee matchups

Of course there is, it’s the CFP format

The sport has evolved so that only the 12 teams that make it in are considered to have a successful season, and every team worth a shite is thinking playoffs or bust

So don’t be surprised when those same teams schedule as best they can to maximize their record and chances of making that 12 team tourney
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
62360 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 2:13 pm to
There were only two or three decent games over the whole, extended weekend.

I say that realizing that we still have Sunday and Monday left.
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