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The top 20 non-conference college football games for 2017

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No more then Arizona basketball fans do.
You're probably right but for what it's worth, Arizona has been ranked in 97 consecutive polls and has enough prestige to pull in a top 5 recruiting class every year.
 

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I'd put WVU/VT ahead of A&M/UCLA every day of the week and twice on Sunday. The rest are pretty good imo.

Agreed. A&M/UCLA is about as uncompelling as anything on that list.
 

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I think WVU fans overestimate their prestige and relevance nationally.

UCLA is trash and A&M has 1 10 win season and has finished the season ranked 3 times in the last 17 years. Why anyone gets a boner for A&M is beyond me. They're not good.
 

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If these really are the top 20, then somehow CFB needs to beef up the non-conference games.

1-5 on the list are compelling. Beyond that it's USC-Texas probably, Oregon-Nebraska yes, OK State - Pitt maybe.

That makes maybe only 8 or 9 must-see games imo. With all the raw material in CFB that number should be a helluva lot higher. Too bad.
 

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did not make the list.... ummm.... oooo kayyy?
 

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UCLA is trash and A&M has 1 10 win season and has finished the season ranked 3 times in the last 17 years. Why anyone gets a boner for A&M is beyond me. They're not good.

As a neutral observer, VT/WVU seems to be a way better match-up than UCLA/A&M.

I mean, UCLA went 4-8 last year. Both VT And WVU finished inside the Top 25 last year.

Oh and top it off, VT and WVU hate each other. Going to assume that Texas A&M and UCLA don't really give a damn about each other.
 

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He probably isn't wrong, though.

Having grown up about 3 hours from WVU and 4 hours from VT, I think this rivalry is one of the more underrated in the country. I'll never forget when Vick lead VT past WVU in 1999. The schools are only 4 hours apart, which makes it all the more compelling.
 

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Post the fucking list. Not just the link, jackass. :gaah:
 

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UCLA is trash and A&M has 1 10 win season and has finished the season ranked 3 times in the last 17 years. Why anyone gets a boner for A&M is beyond me. They're not good.
But, they are SEC!
 

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:nono:

The Toilet Bowl is actually the name of meeeechegan's maze 'n blew Spring Game.
My Miners seem to play in one every frickin' week!
 

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Man, Nebraska must really suck.

16. Nebraska at Oregon
– Sept. 9 (Week 2): This is a big one for two teams looking to climb the standings in their respective conferences. For Oregon, it’s the first test for the team and new coach Willie Taggart, who hopes to execute a quick turnaround for the Ducks following a disastrous 4-8 record in 2016. Meanwhile, year two under Mike Riley for the Huskers resulted in the Bo Pelini special: 9-4. A Week 2 win at Autzen Stadium could set the tone for the Huskers’ 2017 campaign and be a huge confidence booster for QB Tanner Lee, a Tulane transfer.

14. Wyoming at Iowa – Sept. 2 (Week 1): Folks who pay attention to the NFL Draft know the name Josh Allen. If you’re unfamiliar, this will be your first glimpse at the Wyoming quarterback, who is slated by some to be the top quarterback prospect in the nation. He led the Cowboys to a division title last year and will play a Big Ten West opponent on the road for the second year in a row. Last year didn’t go so well as Allen threw five interceptions in a 52-17 loss at Nebraska. He’ll hope to fare better against an Iowa defense with a stud at linebacker in Josey Jewell.
 

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Man there are some really weak games on the list. Seems like last year's non-conference match ups were better. It's pretty evident that they nailed the first four in order although I'm more psyched about the first three and #1 and #2 in particular.

That was one hell of an ass whipping that Ohio State put on OU in Norman, embarrassing. It will be interesting to see how they respond in Columbus.

I expect Bama to kind of handle Florida State but that should be a #1 versus #3 match up and possibly even a #1 versus #2 match up. My guess is FSU should hang tough for the first couple/three quarters. And then the physical toll will kick in after getting ground down and ground down some more and the flood gates will open a bit.
 

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Man there are some really weak games on the list. Seems like last year's non-conference match ups were better. It's pretty evident that they nailed the first four in order although I'm more psyched about the first three and #1 and #2 in particular.

That was one hell of an ass whipping that Ohio State put on OU in Norman, embarrassing. It will be interesting to see how they respond in Columbus.

I expect Bama to kind of handle Florida State but that should be a #1 versus #3 match up and possibly even a #1 versus #2 match up. My guess is FSU should hang tough for the first couple/three quarters. And then the physical toll will kick in after getting ground down and ground down some more and the flood gates will open a bit.
Bad scheduling on OU's part. They'll be all beat up after playing my Miners on 9/2 and won't be ready for the bucknuts!
 

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Bad scheduling on OU's part. They'll be all beat up after playing my Miners on 9/2 and won't be ready for the bucknuts!
Maybe they were making sure they were fully rested for UTEP.
 
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