Official College Football thread - Week 7
 

Another weekend of games is quickly approaching! Only a few matchups of Top 25 teams this week:

Oklahoma State at Texas
Arizona State at Oregon
and one of the big rivalry games: Michigan at Michigan State

Arkansas plays BYE this week. Have to be careful, I hear they gave Florida State a pretty rough time last week.

UK plays BYE as well, and is guaranteed not to lose.

Although they just lost their freshman RB for the season. As if it could get any worse...

BYU heads to Oregon State this week...I can watch it on a 6 hour tape delay...or find a bar that has the sports packages and beg them to play the regional broadcast.

The fact BYU had to negotiate with the PAC 10 and Fox to get this game on TV and then get it tape delayed pisses me off..

"Hi, we have this state of the art HD truck and tv production facility, we are willing to foot the bill on this and drive up to Corvallis and show the game nationally, you guys ok with that?"

"No"

"Are you sure...we have money."

"Maybe"

"Maybe? Well, what happens if you can show it on your on fox channel, could we, pretty please?"

"Sure, but you have to tape delay for 6 hours to show it on your own station....."

Hopefully Indiana can keep the score in the upcoming Wisconsin game closer than 83-20.

I laughed so loud at this that someone came to see WTF was going on in my office. So, here:

Washington gets a really banged-up Colorado at home this Saturday. Good test to see where this program is - do they take care of business and easily dispatch the Buffs, or do they get cocky and overlook them while thinking about the following week's game at Stanford?

I think the amount of talking between fan bases after the game might be more interesting than the game. I think their combined record is being a wee bit kind in saying how good both of them are though. Offensively, MSU isn't as good this year, but their D is decent. I'm still not sure how good, or not Michigan is. Robinson has to prove he can throw against a defense that's tougher than a stiff wind. MSU hasn't run well against physical defenses, but Michigan isn't exactly physical just yet.

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SOMEBODY GIVE ME A TODDLER TO SCREAM AT RT @ESPN_BigTen: Big blow for Big Red: Crick out for season

Georgia Tech has only won in Charlottesville once since its national title season in 1990. Of course, it was the last time they played there in 2009, but still not a very good track record on visiting God's country.

Hopefully Rutgers can stay focused.

Text From Last Night is coming to E. Lansing for the game. I wonder the over/under on tales of debauchery that come out of it.

Great. We get Northwestern. They love to play Iowa. Its a home game for the Hawks, but I dont know if that will help.

Pat Forde leaving ESPN for Yahoo. I wonder what part the Bruce Feldman thing played in this, and whether others might take the opportunity to look around.

I'm very excited to see what Farmer does at RB tonight.

His Forde Yard Dash one of my favorite things to read.

Nice.

Sorry, Farmer is never a running back in a billion years. He just doesn't have the frame for it. Another desperation move and a burned redshirt from Kiffin, and Baxter is almost certain to transfer now (not that I'm nearly as concerned about that as I would have been a year ago, he looks like crap).

That being said, great game. This team finally looks like it has a backbone and found a couple linebackers who can make some plays. Very encouraging.

I don't know about that. He was a good RB in pop warner, and he looked good on a few of his runs. He ran tough on the one near the side line and one inside. The fumble is concerning, but he has too much potential to not get back into the game - particularly with Tyler's injury looking like it will keep him out for a while. That being said, Moody had a nice game. Agreed about the linebackers and defense showing some backbone. Overall, it was a good game to watch, although I was disappointed in the offense's failure to capitalize more.

If you can name a RB who has had any success with his kind of lanky frame, I'd like to hear it. Closest I can think of at the college level is CJ Gable, but Gable was a little shorter and was much bigger in the lower body.

I just don't see him having near the impact at RB that he would at WR. As a change of pace guy and a receiver out of the backfield - maybe. But I can't see an everydown back, and I see an instant contributor at WR. It's a shortsighted move

Here's to hoping the Seminoles can pull the car out of the ditch this week against the Blue Devils.

If not....

Hah! Yes, but let's hope it doesn't come to that...

This Hawaii-Sna Jose State game may be the ugliest thing ever.

I read that 20 recruits are visiting Iowa City this weekend. Its under the lights, lots of color (odd sections are black and even are yellow and the fans get cards to make and american flag theme during the national anthem and to celebrate America Needs Farmers), and playing a rival thats owned us. If we win it will be a big boost. If we lose, its a big hurt. Some good recruits are showing up. Come on Hawks.

Big game in the Big South this week. Coastal Carolina travels to Liberty in a battle of conference leaders. Coastal is somehow #20 in the rankings after beating just one good team (Furman) and three weak teams (Catawba, North Carolina A&T, VMI) so this game will show if they really deserve the ranking or not. Coastal beat Liberty last season, so I'm hoping for a repeat performance. ;)

MSU and Michigan are wearing some of the shittiest jerseys I can recall seeing.

It's awful lol.

Michigan actually switched after seeing MSU.

Michigan 7-0 after a key fake field goal that was painfully obvious from the start and more so once the guy went into motion.

Montee Ball may score 5 touchdowns today.. maybe just three.

Uniforms in college football are getting out of control. Thanks Nike and Under Armour.

We can think Nike and Oregon for that.

Michigan tied at 7. MSU made it look painfully easy as we start to see Michigan's D look more like it actually is.

You gotta think the game will be nearly identical to that of ND and Michigan a few weeks ago.

Indiana just punted into their own lineman for a one yard punt.

They should probably go NCAA '12 and replace them with the MAC Champions for a year.

Not sure how much the dropped passes are a part of it, but the high winds I think favors Michigan since they aren't winning through the air anyway.

Montee Balls third TD on the day - one of them throwing TD to Russell Wilson.

Michigan can't throw and haven't been taking advantage of field position. MSU can't seem to get past themselves.

At least Michigan is somewhat recognizable as Michigan. MSU OTOH...wtf.

Michigan is incredibly improved. Too bad that improvement took them from awful to below average.

Hi Jacory Harris. It's been so long since I've seen you!

Robinson will be the most hyped Michigan player that the fan base will be joyous when he leaves.

Instead of pulling of a NW type 2nd half, Michigan looks to have regressed and they were exactly doing much before the half. This is just bad football.

52-7 3rd quarter.. so, in the last 7 quarters Wisconsin has put up 135 vs Indiana.

How was Gholston not ejected yet? Kid's apparently got the same roid rage Vernon had.

Stay classy MSU.

I like how Gardner came in and the offense moved a little and then Robinson came in and the offense stalled. I think Garner is only going to get more reps as the year passes on.

Michigan State's uni's look nice, Michigan's, not so much. But 17 year old kids will love them and that's all that really matters

And as usual Robinson does just enough to where the game is 21-14 in the 4th. State fans have to be a little concerned that Michigan is playing this bad and is hanging around.

And there's the fumble. Michigan's ball.