


Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know OS now has an official Discord that you can join right now. We’ve kicked around Discords for individual games in the past, but it felt like the right time to make it more of an official thing.
Steve and I have wanted to get this going for a bit because we obviously still hear from y’all who are unhappy with some stuff on the forums, plus when there are forum outages we still want to have a place for everyone to hang. My overarching goal for the longer term is to have both Discord and the forums ultimately work together. There are some logistical issues with the vBulletin forums that don’t allow things to sync right with Discord so there will be a little maneuvering as we try to get mods and forum members any proper roles/tags they need on the Discord, but we can work through that stuff easily enough as people join.
Our general goal is to give people more options to interact with OS community members, whether that’s Discord, the forums, this newsletter, or improved apps. If people want to stick more to the forums, that’s cool. If people want to stick more to the Discord, that’s also cool. In my perfect world, we do a lot of BSing and day-to-day chatting on the Discord about games and sports, and then more of the “in-depth” discussions or hefty things like long slider breakdowns or analysis of gameplay end up on the forums so that can act as a sort of “best of” area for anything OS community related. That said, you all will ultimately shape how the ecosystem shakes out, I just want to give you spaces you like so you can have a good time with other folks in the community.
The same general rules will apply on the Discord as they do on the forums, and we’ve brought most of the forum categories to the Discord as well so there should not be too much confusion as you navigate around.
With the Operation Sports and Discord announcement now out there, it’s also worth mentioning our OS premium newsletter, which quietly launched a couple of weeks ago. Built off the Not Just Another Roster Update newsletter, it offers a mix of retrospectives, guides, interviews and deeper dives into the sports gaming world—covering both current and classic titles.
NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 3, 2013 | |||||
RK | LW | TEAM (VOTES) | W | L | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Alabama (35) | 1 | 0 | 1499 |
2 | 2 | Ohio State (25) | 1 | 0 | 1432 |
3 | 3 | Stanford (1) | 0 | 0 | 1366 |
4 | 4 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 1301 |
5 | 6 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | 1176 |
6 | 9 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 1145 |
7 | 7 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1115 |
8 | 10 | Florida | 1 | 0 | 940 |
9 | 11 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 885 |
10 | 12 | LSU | 1 | 0 | 868 |
11 | 5 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 807 |
12 | 13 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 777 |
13 | 14 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 740 |
14 | 15 | Texas | 1 | 0 | 674 |
15 | 16 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 624 |
16 | NR | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 534 |
17 | 8 | South Carolina | 0 | 1 | 499 |
18 | 19 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 483 |
19 | 20 | UCLA | 1 | 0 | 438 |
20 | 21 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 395 |
21 | 22 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 353 |
22 | 23 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 312 |
23 | 17 | TCU | 0 | 1 | 289 |
24 | NR | Washington | 1 | 0 | 279 |
25 | NR | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 202 |
Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 3, 2013 | ||||
NAME | POS | SCHOOL | SEASON STATS | |
Johnny Manziel | QB | Texas A&M | ![]() | 17-29, 237 yds, 2TD, 12 car, 71 yds, TD |
A.J. McCarron | QB | Alabama | ![]() | 21-38, 258 yds, 2TD, 8 car, 16 yds |
Braxton Miller | QB | Ohio State | ![]() | 11-19, 155 yds, TD, 14 car, 71 yds, TD |
Teddy Bridgewater | QB | Louisville | ![]() | 16-25, 285 yds, 4TD, 10 car, 49 yds |
Marcus Mariota | QB | Oregon | ![]() | 11-19, 135 yds, TD, 21 car, 30 yds, TD |
Top 25 Scoreboard - Week 1 |
Results |
#18 Boise State 17, Washington 20 |
North Carolina 34, #8 South Carolina 24 |
Ole Miss 31, #25 Vanderbilt 14 |
North Dakota State 0, #21 Kansas State 30 |
New Mexico State 3, #15 Texas 41 |
Buffalo 16, #2 Ohio State 28 |
Central Michigan 27, #19 Michigan 33 |
Eastern Washington 17, #23 Oregon State 40 |
Mississippi State 28, #16 Oklahoma State 41 |
Toledo 30, #10 Florida 31 |
Nicholls State 14, #6 Oregon 28 |
Rice 17, #4 Texas A&M 49 |
UL Monroe 7, #13 Oklahoma 48 |
Temple 15, #7 Notre Dame 38 |
Wyoming 23, #22 Nebraska 52 |
Ohio 20, #11 Louisville 34 |
Virginia Tech 13, #1 Alabama 34 |
#5 Georgia 17, #9 Clemson 27 |
#12 LSU 23, #17 TCU 10 |
Nevada 14, #20 UCLA 48 |
#14 Florida State 34, Pittsburgh 0 |
Top 25 Schedule - Week 2 |
Schedule |
Southeast Missouri @ #25 Ole Miss |
Middle Tennessee State @ #16 North Carolina |
South Carolina State @ #6 Clemson |
#15 Oklahoma State @ UTSA |
Sam Houston State @ #4 Texas A&M |
Southeastern Louisiana @ #23 TCU |
Southern Mississippi @ #21 Nebraska |
#8 Florida @ Miami |
Eastern Kentucky @ #9 Louisville |
UL Lafayette @ #20 Kansas State |
San Diego State @ #2 Ohio State |
West Virginia @ #12 Oklahoma |
#17 South Carolina @ #11 Georgia |
#5 Oregon @ Virginia |
#7 Notre Dame @ #18 Michigan |
#14 Texas @ BYU |
San Jose State @ #3 Stanford |
Hawai'i @ #22 Oregon State |
NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 10, 2013 | |||||
RK | LW | TEAM (VOTES) | W | L | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Alabama (37) | 1 | 0 | 1501 |
2 | 2 | Ohio State (21) | 2 | 0 | 1435 |
3 | 3 | Stanford (2) | 1 | 0 | 1371 |
4 | 4 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 1308 |
5 | 5 | Oregon | 2 | 0 | 1265 |
6 | 7 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 1230 |
7 | 6 | Clemson | 2 | 0 | 1186 |
8 | 9 | Louisville | 2 | 0 | 1010 |
9 | 10 | LSU | 1 | 0 | 954 |
10 | 11 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 866 |
11 | 13 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 792 |
12 | 14 | Texas | 2 | 0 | 755 |
13 | 15 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 0 | 704 |
14 | 8 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 578 |
15 | 19 | UCLA | 1 | 0 | 498 |
16 | NR | West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 461 |
17 | 20 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 453 |
18 | 21 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 409 |
19 | 12 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 395 |
20 | 22 | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 366 |
21 | NR | Miami | 2 | 0 | 324 |
22 | 18 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 295 |
23 | 23 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 284 |
24 | 24 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 284 |
25 | 17 | South Carolina | 0 | 2 | 277 |
Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 10, 2013 | ||||
NAME | POS | SCHOOL | SEASON STATS | |
Johnny Manziel | QB | Texas A&M | ![]() | 40/65-423yds, 5TD, 28 car, 185yds, 2TD |
A.J. McCarron | QB | Alabama | ![]() | 21/38-258yds, 2TD, 8 car, 16yds |
Braxton Miller | QB | Ohio State | ![]() | 23/40-340yds, 4TD, 27 car, 141yds, 2TD |
Teddy Bridgewater | QB | Louisville | ![]() | 32/56-601yds, 7TD, 22 car, 117yds |
Taylor Martinez | QB | Nebraska | ![]() | 29/42-541yds, 9TD, 22 car, 114yds, 2TD |
Top 25 Scoreboard - Week 2 |
Results |
Southeast Missouri 3, #25 Ole Miss 41 |
Middle Tennessee State 38, #16 North Carolina 21 |
South Carolina State 7, #6 Clemson 30 |
#15 Oklahoma State 21, UTSA 0 |
Sam Houston State 17, #4 Texas A&M 31 |
Southeastern Louisiana 7, #23 TCU 37 |
Southern Mississippi 21, #21 Nebraska 42 |
#8 Florida 14, Miami 28 |
Eastern Kentucky 20, #9 Louisville 41 |
UL Lafayette 17, #20 Kansas State 33 |
San Diego State 14, #2 Ohio State 35 |
West Virginia 24, #12 Oklahoma 17 |
#17 South Carolina 35, #11 Georgia 42 |
#5 Oregon 32, Virginia 3 |
#7 Notre Dame 34, #18 Michigan 20 |
#14 Texas 35, BYU 7 |
San Jose State 14, #3 Stanford 28 |
Hawai'i 24, #22 Oregon State 31 |
Top 25 Schedule - Week 3 |
Schedule |
#24 Washington @ Illinois |
#23 TCU @ Texas Tech |
Akron @ #22 Michigan |
Kent State @ #9 LSU |
UMass @ #17 Kansas State |
#3 Stanford @ Army |
Georgia State @ #16 West Virginia |
#2 Ohio State @ California |
Vanderbilt @ #25 South Carolina |
Nevada @ #11 Florida State |
#6 Notre Dame @ Purdue |
#8 Louisville @ Kentucky |
Lamar @ #13 Oklahoma State |
#15 UCLA @ #18 Nebraska |
Tulsa @ #19 Oklahoma |
Tennessee @ #5 Oregon |
#1 Alabama @ @4 Texas A&M |
Ole Miss @ #12 Texas |
#20 Oregon State @ Utah |
Matchup Preview | September 14, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 17, 2013 | |||||
RK | LW | TEAM (VOTES) | W | L | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Alabama (37) | 2 | 0 | 1501 |
2 | 2 | Ohio State (22) | 3 | 0 | 1348 |
3 | 3 | Stanford (1) | 2 | 0 | 1301 |
4 | 7 | Clemson (1) | 2 | 0 | 1103 |
5 | 8 | Louisville | 3 | 0 | 1072 |
6 | 9 | LSU | 2 | 0 | 1013 |
7 | 4 | Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 974 |
8 | 10 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 925 |
9 | 11 | Florida State | 2 | 0 | 925 |
10 | 12 | Texas | 3 | 0 | 881 |
11 | 13 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 | 837 |
12 | 15 | UCLA | 2 | 0 | 818 |
13 | 14 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 751 |
14 | 5 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 734 |
15 | 17 | Kansas State | 3 | 0 | 667 |
16 | 6 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 638 |
17 | NR | Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 620 |
18 | 21 | Miami | 2 | 0 | 501 |
19 | 22 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 434 |
20 | 23 | TCU | 2 | 1 | 406 |
21 | 18 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 382 |
22 | NR | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 334 |
23 | 25 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 289 |
24 | NR | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 237 |
25 | NR | Utah | 3 | 0 | 205 |
Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 17, 2013 | ||||
NAME | POS | SCHOOL | SEASON STATS | |
Johnny Manziel | QB | Texas A&M | ![]() | 60/91-690yds, 7TD, 40car, 222yds, 3TD |
A.J. McCarron | QB | Alabama | ![]() | 37/67-579yds, 4TD, 17car, 33yds |
Braxton Miller | QB | Ohio State | ![]() | 32/51-449yds, 7TD, 38car, 205yds, 3TD |
Taylor Martinez | QB | Nebraska | ![]() | 40/64-640yds, 11TD, 37car, 204yds, 2TD |
Jeremey Smith | HB | Oklahoma State | ![]() | 48car, 294yds, 4TD, 3rec, 60yds |
Top 25 Scoreboard - Week 3 |
Results |
#24 Washington 17, Illinois 24 |
#23 TCU 34, Texas Tech 20 |
Akron 0, #22 Michigan 52 |
Kent State 24, #9 LSU 41 |
UMass 0, #17 Kansas State 38 |
#3 Stanford 38, Army 14 |
Georgia State 17, #16 West Virginia 13 |
#2 Ohio State 38, California 10 |
Vanderbilt 28, #25 South Carolina 43 |
Nevada 14, #11 Florida State 17 |
#6 Notre Dame 13, Purdue 20 |
#8 Louisville 31, Kentucky 17 |
Lamar 3, #13 Oklahoma State 43 |
#15 UCLA 24, #18 Nebraska 21 - OT |
Tulsa 30, #19 Oklahoma 27 - OT |
Tennessee 17, #5 Oregon 14 |
#1 Alabama 24, @4 Texas A&M 23 |
Ole Miss 7, #12 Texas 37 |
#20 Oregon State 13, Utah 30 |
Top 25 Schedule - Week 4 |
Schedule |
#4 Clemson @ NC State |
Florida A&M @ #2 Ohio State |
South Dakota State @ #21 Nebraska |
Savannah State @ #18 Miami |
#22 Purdue @ Wisconsin |
Colorado State @ #1 Alabama |
New Mexico State @ #12 UCLA |
#19 Michigan @ Connecticut |
SMU @ #7 Texas A&M |
Michigan State @ #16 Notre Dame |
#24 Boise State @ Fresno State |
North Texas @ #8 Georgia |
#17 Tennessee @ #13 Florida |
Bethune-Cookman @ #9 Florida State |
FIU @ #5 Louisville |
Auburn @ #6 LSU |
Arizona State @ #3 Stanford |
#15 Kansas State @ #10 Texas |
#25 Utah @ BYU |
Matchup Preview *|* September 21, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Idaho State Bengals (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky) | Washington Huskies (1-1, 0-0 Pac-12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 24, 2013 | |||||
RK | LW | TEAM (VOTES) | W | L | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Alabama (38) | 3 | 0 | 1502 |
2 | 2 | Ohio State (22) | 4 | 0 | 1436 |
3 | 3 | Stanford (1) | 3 | 0 | 1371 |
4 | 4 | Clemson | 3 | 0 | 1327 |
5 | 5 | Louisville | 4 | 0 | 1246 |
6 | 6 | LSU | 3 | 0 | 1185 |
7 | 7 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 1097 |
8 | 8 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1030 |
9 | 9 | Florida State | 3 | 0 | 1012 |
10 | 10 | Texas | 4 | 0 | 983 |
11 | 11 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 | 903 |
12 | 12 | UCLA | 3 | 0 | 850 |
13 | 17 | Tennessee | 4 | 0 | 724 |
14 | 14 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 716 |
15 | 16 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 630 |
16 | 18 | Miami | 3 | 0 | 563 |
17 | 19 | Michigan | 3 | 1 | 511 |
18 | 20 | TCU | 2 | 1 | 451 |
19 | 13 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 442 |
20 | 22 | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 432 |
21 | 15 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 419 |
22 | 23 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 312 |
23 | NR | Northwestern | 4 | 0 | 192 |
24 | NR | Arizona | 3 | 0 | 133 |
25 | NR | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 89 |
Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 24, 2013 | ||||
NAME | POS | SCHOOL | SEASON STATS | |
Johnny Manziel | QB | Texas A&M | ![]() | 84/121-1057y, 11TD, 59car, 295y, 4TD |
Braxton Miller | QB | Ohio State | ![]() | 51/83-691y, 10TD, 54car, 288y, 3TD |
Teddy Bridgewater | QB | Louisville | ![]() | 69/115-1067y, 13TD, 44car, 220y, TD |
A.J. McCarron | QB | Alabama | ![]() | 59/101-875y, 7TD, 24car, 44y |
Rob Henry | QB | Purdue | ![]() | 64/129-932y, 10TD, 65car, 286y, 3TD |
Top 25 Scoreboard - Week 4 |
Results |
#4 Clemson 16, NC State 14 |
Florida A&M 14, #2 Ohio State 44 |
South Dakota State 34, #21 Nebraska 27 |
Savannah State 0, #18 Miami 26 |
#22 Purdue 31, Wisconsin 10 |
Colorado State 10, #1 Alabama 45 |
New Mexico State 0, #12 UCLA 28 |
#19 Michigan 56, Connecticut 23 |
SMU 17, #7 Texas A&M 42 |
Michigan State 14, #16 Notre Dame 16 |
#24 Boise State 21, Fresno State 27 |
North Texas 7, #8 Georgia 38 |
#17 Tennessee 24, #13 Florida 17 |
Bethune-Cookman 0, #9 Florida State 35 |
FIU 7, #5 Louisville 42 |
Auburn 28, #6 LSU 35 |
Arizona State 21, #3 Stanford 26 |
#15 Kansas State 6, #10 Texas 31 |
#25 Utah 21, BYU 27 |
Top 25 Schedule - Week 5 |
Schedule |
#24 Arizona @ Washington |
South Alabama @ #13 Tennessee |
Northern Illinois @ #20 Purdue |
#22 South Carolina @ UCF |
#19 Florida @ Kentucky |
#7 Texas A&M @ Arkansas |
Oklahoma @ #15 Notre Dame |
#11 Oklahoma State @ West Virginia |
Wake Forest @ #4 Clemson |
#9 Florida State @ Boston College |
SMU @ #18 TCU |
#16 Miami @ USF |
#6 LSU @ #8 Georgia |
Wisconsin @ #2 Ohio State |
#25 Ole Miss @ #1 Alabama |
#3 Stanford @ Washington State |
California @ #14 Oregon |
Matchup Preview | September 28, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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