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re: Has there been a better opening CFB Opening Day?
Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:25 pm to Buckeye06
Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:25 pm to Buckeye06
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in 2016 we got USC/Bama
Prime example of Name matchup, nothing more as they mostly are entering the season.... We are seduced by laundry in anticipation.
Alabama 52, USC 6.
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Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:26 pm to Muahahaha
It has come a long way in 20 years or so. I remember in 2004, LSU vs unranked Oregon State was the Gameday matchup. USC and VT was the only other game I remember that weekend and it was earlier in the week.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:31 pm to Muahahaha
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Ohio State-Texas, Clemson-LSU, ND-Miami
I’m usually fishing a lot this time of year but I’m probably going to spend that day yelling at my TV.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:38 pm to JimTiger72
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Belichick vs TCU on Monday
Coach Prime set the bar in his FBS debut by upsetting Sonny Dykes and the TCU Horned Frogs.
Now it’s up to Belichick to keep pace in his first game.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:46 pm to tigerfan84
You were the defending national champs playing a P5 game so it makes sense that was the Gameday game. USC/VT was the week zero game.
I do miss them kickoff classics where 2 big teams opened the season against eachother... went away after the 2004 season.
Iowa State/Kansas State will be a nice opener with 2 top 25 ranked teams. Nebraska/Cincinnati will be an interesting game on Thursday... I'm pumped for the season. Friday has a nice slew of games as well. Already took Thursday and Friday off of work! I don't like NIL but i still love CFB.
I do miss them kickoff classics where 2 big teams opened the season against eachother... went away after the 2004 season.
Iowa State/Kansas State will be a nice opener with 2 top 25 ranked teams. Nebraska/Cincinnati will be an interesting game on Thursday... I'm pumped for the season. Friday has a nice slew of games as well. Already took Thursday and Friday off of work! I don't like NIL but i still love CFB.
This post was edited on 8/7/25 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:47 pm to TheWalrus
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Only problem is it might be the worst opening Thursday ever
You must have forgot about last year's opening Thursday. We had 4 games and they were...
Murray State at Missouri
Southern Utah at Utah
Lindenwood at Kansas
Western Carolina at NC State
All blowouts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:49 pm to Muahahaha
Yeah, the ones that used to actually matter
Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:56 pm to Muahahaha
And to think we could have also had USC-Ole Miss, with Lane returning to the coliseum while his daughter is starting at SC as a freshman on the volleyball team. Not all changes to college football have been good. 
Edit: and because Lincoln is a bitch.
Edit: and because Lincoln is a bitch.
This post was edited on 8/7/25 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 8/7/25 at 1:05 pm to SDwhodat
Was it a scheduled game?
Posted on 8/7/25 at 1:21 pm to Indiangensing
Yes, but cancelled not too long ago. And it was going to be a home and home series. Was looking forward to a trip to Oxford.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 1:23 pm to SDwhodat
Wow, that would have been a nice series to have on opening weekend.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 1:40 pm to Muahahaha
No. That's the answer.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 1:42 pm to Indiangensing
Yes and it got canceled sadly. USC was going to be a bucket list road trip and that got blown to shite.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 1:47 pm to DMagic
Yeah that sucks, would have been a good game. I remember Oregon and Ole Miss having a home and home in the 2000s.
From an Iowa fan perspective it will be interesting to see if we continue the Iowa State game as it expires after 2027. I hope we do, but I also miss home and home games with the likes of Arizona and Pitt schools. We won't play 2 P5 OOC games with 9 B1G games scheduled. We apparently had a neutral site game with Notre Dame lined up for Soldier field before the B1G went to a 9 game schedule.
From an Iowa fan perspective it will be interesting to see if we continue the Iowa State game as it expires after 2027. I hope we do, but I also miss home and home games with the likes of Arizona and Pitt schools. We won't play 2 P5 OOC games with 9 B1G games scheduled. We apparently had a neutral site game with Notre Dame lined up for Soldier field before the B1G went to a 9 game schedule.
This post was edited on 8/7/25 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 8/7/25 at 2:05 pm to Indiangensing
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but I also miss home and home games with the likes of Arizona and Pitt schools.
I didn't even know you guys had a home and home with Pitt. Seems like if you had home and home games with a team from the east someone like WVU or VT would be a better fit. 2 passionate, middle of nowhere type fan bases like Iowa.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 2:06 pm to Muahahaha
You're overlooking these games too:
Week 0:
Iowa State v. Kansas State (Dublin, Ireland) (Farmageddon)
Fresno State at Kansas
Thursday of week 1:
Boise State at South Florida
Nebraska at Cincinnati (Kansas City)
Friday of week 1:
Auburn at Baylor
Georgia Tech at Colorado
Saturday of week 1:
Mississippi State at Southern Miss
Syracuse v. Tennessee (Atlanta)
Alabama at Florida State
UTSA at Texas A&M
Utah at UCLA
Colorado State at Washington
Sunday of week 0:
Virginia Tech v. South Carolina (Atlanta)
Monday of week 0:
TCU at North Carolina
Week 0:
Iowa State v. Kansas State (Dublin, Ireland) (Farmageddon)
Fresno State at Kansas
Thursday of week 1:
Boise State at South Florida
Nebraska at Cincinnati (Kansas City)
Friday of week 1:
Auburn at Baylor
Georgia Tech at Colorado
Saturday of week 1:
Mississippi State at Southern Miss
Syracuse v. Tennessee (Atlanta)
Alabama at Florida State
UTSA at Texas A&M
Utah at UCLA
Colorado State at Washington
Sunday of week 0:
Virginia Tech v. South Carolina (Atlanta)
Monday of week 0:
TCU at North Carolina
Posted on 8/7/25 at 2:07 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
quote:
Prime example of Name matchup, nothing more as they mostly are entering the season.... We are seduced by laundry in anticipation.
Alabama 52, USC 6.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 2:12 pm to Muahahaha
Any of the days prior to players getting paid?
The days when fans were mostly alumni?
The days when tailgating was "sponsored" by anything?
The days when fans were mostly alumni?
The days when tailgating was "sponsored" by anything?
Posted on 8/7/25 at 3:10 pm to Indiangensing
Since 2000 we have home and aways with:
Arizona
Arizona State
Syracuse
Pitt (twice)
Miami (OH)
Northern Illinois (*Away game was at Soldier field)
Arizona
Arizona State
Syracuse
Pitt (twice)
Miami (OH)
Northern Illinois (*Away game was at Soldier field)
Posted on 8/7/25 at 4:12 pm to Muahahaha
Is OSU gonna roll TX in Columbus?
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