2017-18 NCAA Football Thread

[mccoyrj]

Updated Polls

AP Poll:
1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Ohio State Buckeyes
3. Clemson Tigers
4. Penn State Nittany Lions
5. Oklahoma Sooners
6. USC Trojans
7. Washington Huskies
8. Michigan Wolverines
9. Wisconsin Badgers
10. Florida State Seminoles
11. Oklahoma State Cowboys
12. LSU Tigers
13. Auburn Tigers
14. Stanford Cardinal
15. Georgia Bulldogs
16. Miami Hurricanes
17. Louisville Cardinals
18. Virginia Tech Hokies
19. Kansas State Wildcats
20. Washington State Cougars
21. South Florida Bulls
22. Florida Gators
23. TCU Horned Frogs
24. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
25. Tennessee Volunteers

Coaches Poll:
1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Ohio State Buckeyes
3. Clemson Tigers
4. Penn State Nittany Lions
5. USC Trojans
6. Oklahoma Sooners
7. Washington Huskies
8. Michigan Wolverines
9. Florida State Seminoles
10. Oklahoma State Cowboys
11. Wisconsin Badgers
12. LSU Tigers
13. Auburn Tigers
14. Stanford Cardinal
15. Georgia Bulldogs
16. Louisville Cardinals
17. Miami Hurricanes
18. Virginia Tech Hokies
19. Kansas State Wildcats
20. South Florida Bulls
21. Tennessee Volunteers
22. Washington State Cougars
23. Utah Utes
24. Florida Gators
25. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

 

[mccoyrj]

Lol, they blew it.

Unbelievable all the little things that happened to cost the Aggies. That said, I'm so glad we got rid of the "Chief."

 

[gadgtfreek]

Talks now to move our Sat game to noon. That actually works well, get out of the game and find a bar for the great night games.

 

[mccoyrj]

Talks now to move our Sat game to noon. That actually works well, get out of the game and find a bar for the great night games.

Pre hurricane party.

 

[Derwin0]

Talks now to move our Sat game to noon. That actually works well, get out of the game and find a bar for the great night games.

I've always preferred noon games. Watch the game, do some hanging out afterwords, and go out for the evening.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Depends on the game. Big games at Doak at night are pretty electric, plus you get a nice fireworks show after.

 

[Jimbo]

Depends on the game. Big games at Doak at night are pretty electric, plus you get a nice fireworks show after.

Except in this case you might get Irma during or afterwards.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Nah, that storm aint even an issue.

 

[Jimbo]

Nah, that storm aint even an issue.

Maybe not for game time, but it will go thru all of Florida from the looks of it.

Looks like upper Florida not till Sunday, Monday.

 

[Derwin0]

Hurricane Irma is starting to affect games. Georgia Southern is moving their game against New Hampshire out of Statesboro this Saturday over to UAB.

Makes sense as Statesboro is right on I-16 and in the path of the contraflow lanes for the evacuation route out of Savannah.

Georgia Southern’s game moved from Statesboro to Alabama due to hurricane

 

[Derwin0]

Miami has canceled their game against Arkansas St. this weekend due to the hurricane, and will not be made up.

Miami-Arkansas State college game canceled due to Hurricane Irma

The college football game between Miami (No. 17 in Amway Coaches Poll) and Arkansas State has been canceled as a result of Hurricane Irma. The game will not be rescheduled this season.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Miami has canceled their game against Arkansas St. this weekend due to the hurricane, and will not be made up.

Miami-Arkansas State college game canceled due to Hurricane Irma

Miami knew they were playing Ark St at Ark St, and then us, by cancelling the game that means one loss instead of two on their record.

 

[Derwin0]

Miami knew they were playing Ark St at Ark St, and then us, by cancelling the game that means one loss instead of two on their record.

yeah, kinda pathetic that they canceled a game at Arkansas St. Especially when Arkansas St. offered to move the game up to Friday.

Miami Hurricanes cancel game in Arkansas due to Irma. Next stop: Tallahassee

Arkansas State athletic director Terry Mohajir said, in a released statement, that he previously lived in Palm Beach County and that the Sun Belt Conference offered UM the alternative to move up the game, including the broadcast, to Friday night, but that Miami declined.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Considering we flew down to Miami to play last year the day AFTER a hurricane came through. They look as lame as Florida last year dodging LSU.

 

[stmcld]

yeah, kinda pathetic that they canceled a game at Arkansas St. Especially when Arkansas St. offered to move the game up to Friday.

Miami Hurricanes cancel game in Arkansas due to Irma. Next stop: Tallahassee

I wonder how that impacts the money Ark. State would have received from that game? In other words, does Miami have to pay them anything.

 

[mccoyrj]

I wonder how that impacts the money Ark. State would have received from that game? In other words, does Miami have to pay them anything.

Looks like Miami is off the hook by claiming an act of God.

From the contract for the Miami-Arkansas State game, obtained by SB Nation:

This contract shall be void with respect to any of the games in the event that it becomes impossible to play such game(s) by reason of unforeseen catastrophe or disaster such as fire, flood, earthquake, war, [epidemic] confiscation, by order of government, military, or public authority of prohibitory or injunctive orders of any competent judicial or other government authority. Notice of such catastrophe or disaster shall be given as soon as possible. No such cancellation shall affect the parties/ obligations as to subsequent games covered by this contract. Any games not played as scheduled shall be rescheduled as such exigencies may dictate or permit.

What college football contracts say about canceling a game

 

[gadgtfreek]

Now the media is starting to jabber on about cancelling our 9/16 Miami game and moving it to 10/7. No official talks, just media being media. Well, being an opportunist, I took this time to book that weekend in Tally too, and since hotels were expecting an off weekend, the rates were real nice

 

[Ramy]

Why is the game against UCONN @UCONN being cancelled? They are supposed to evacuate anyway.

 

[Derwin0]

South Florida/UConn and UCF/Memphis conference games in the AAC have both been postponed. None of the pairs have matching open dates, so rescheduling the games will be problematic.
Tonight's Memphis-UCF game in Orlando called off

In the wake of a flurry of canceled games involving Florida teams, the American Athletic Conference confirmed earlier this morning tonight's Memphis-UCF game in Orlando also has been called off.

The game is the second AAC contest to be called off due to Irma. USF announced Thursday evening it wouldn't be traveling to Connecticut for its Saturday morning contest against the Huskies.

Like the USF-UConn game, the Memphis-UCF contest is unlikely to be rescheduled because the teams don't share a common bye week.

Also, Florida and Florida State have both canceled their home openers. Neither game will be made up.

No. 22 Florida cancels home opener, South Florida-UConn postponed

The Seminoles were supposed to play Louisiana-Monroe, while the Gators faced Northern Colorado.

Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin says it "become obvious that playing a football game is not the right thing to do."

Neither game will be made up.

Also, South Florida and UConn called off their scheduled football game Saturday because of Irma. No makeup date was immediately announced.

 

[osu1991]

Oh no!!! gadgtfreek will have to stay home now and watch everyone else's teams play on that tiny 75" tv of his.