A look into the new normal (2024 CFB Regular Season thread)

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Week 3 Predictions

So last week I went 16-9 in my picks, including a 1-5 mark in the "Other big games" segment. Ugh! Yep, I gotta be better at this, so let's get to my picks for Week 3 (FBS vs. FCS games don't count):

Top 25:
(1)Georgia 42 @ Kentucky 17
UTSA 9 @ (2)Texas 48
(4)Alabama 38 @ Wisconsin 20
(5)Ole Miss 39 @ Wake Forest 19
(24)Boston College 17 @ (6)Missouri 30
Kent State 7 @ (8)Tennessee 60
(9)Oregon 34 @ Oregon State 28
Ball State 10 @ (10)Miami 42
(12)Utah 33 @ Utah State 12
(13)Oklahoma State 39 @ Tulsa 14
(20)Arizona 31 @ (14)Kansas State 24
Tulane 17 @ (15)Oklahoma 35
(16)LSU 37 @ South Carolina 31
Arkansas State 13 @ (17)Michigan 24
(18)Notre Dame 27 @ Purdue 24

Other big games:
Arizona State 38 @ Texas State 35
Texas A&M 23 @ Florida 28
Washington 37 vs. Washington State 30
West Virginia 27 @ Pittsburgh 24
Indiana 27 @ UCLA 30
UCF 28 @ TCU 35

My time's up. You've been great. Enjoy "The Toque 12".

 

[Xeliou66]

Next week is when the CFB season really kicks into high gear, this week is kind of a mediocre week. I look forward to the Friday game between Zona/KST, that should be an excellent showdown. Boston College/Mizzou on Saturday is one of the week‘s more interesting games. There aren’t really any good Saturday night games - I bet Georgia stomps Kentucky’s ass.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

LSU vs. South Carolina

LSU 36-33 South Carolina (Sep 14, 2024) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the LSU Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks NCAAF game, final score 36-33, from September 14, 2024 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

I thought "College Gameday" was crazy for going to Columbia for this game. Turns out that "Gameday" had ESP, as this game should end up being one of the best of the year.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

texas looks like Alabama a few years back in domination.bet they kick the shit out of bama/uga.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Week 3- Good and Bad

So in terms of predictions, I go 1-5 in non-ranked games... for the 2nd week in a row. Yeah... that's a bad look for me. Well, on that note here's what else was bad (and good) for Week 3:

It Was a Good Week for:​

Alabama QB Jalen Milroe (Milroe is fast becoming another superstar QB for the Crimson Tide. I mean, 3-TD's passing and 2-TD's rushing? Poor Wisconsin never stood a chance. I think Alabama is ready for their war with Georgia in 2 weeks.)
Eastern Michigan (The Eagles won the best "under-the-radar game of the week", as they defeated Jacksonville State in double-OT 37-34.)
Toledo (Toledo was another MAC team that was happy yesterday, as they upset Mississippi State in a game that they NEVER trailed in. And when Notre Dame smashed Purdue, that just made their conference mate Northern Illinois look better.)
Pittsburgh (Great comeback win for the Panthers, as they won another amazing "Backyard Brawl" over the Mountaineers.)
The Indiana Hoosiers (Last night was supposed to be a showcase game for UCLA. Oops! It was actually a showcase game for the Hoosiers; they NEVER trailed in their win in Pasadena.)

It Was a Bad Week for:​

Georgia's offense (Yes, Georgia won at Kentucky. But the Bulldogs offense looked like crap during that game, with only 262 total yards. Kentucky gave out the blueprint to slow down the Bulldogs, and I'll bet Alabama will be taking notes over the next 2 weeks.)
Quinn Ewers (Quinn got injured during Texas' win over UTSA. If that wasn't bad enough, Arch Manning stepped in and played great. If Arch continues to ball out, will Ewers ever see the football field again?)
The Washington Huskies (They failed a 4th-and-Goal at the 1-yard line, and thus failed to silence their arch-rivals Washington State. Worse for them, their other rivals [Oregon] dominated the 2nd half of their game against Oregon State.)
Vanderbilt (Aw, man! The Commodores crashed back to Earth, as they got upset by Georgia State in Atlanta. And their arch-rivals Tennessee actually covered their monster spread against Kent State.)

And finally, I am not gonna beat the dead-horse that is Florida and Florida State's struggles. That, I'll leave up to you guys.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

UCF vs. TCU

UCF 35-34 TCU (Sep 14, 2024) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the UCF Knights vs. TCU Horned Frogs NCAAF game, final score 35-34, from September 14, 2024 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

Oops! Almost forgot about this game! And it was a mix of bad [for TCU] and good [for UCF] for everyone involved.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

texas pure dominant performances are adding up.