College football

[O Really]

I see UNC-Charlotte is on ESPN+, which I don't get but it occurred to me that there apparently are people willing to pay to see UNC-Charlotte.

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Saturday, September 6, 2025

GO:

12:00 PM

ESPN
@Duke > 11 Illinois (-2.5). Yer goin' down, GoCubsGo
I jinxed them with trash talk, congrats. Turnovers 5-0 19-45

FOX
@16 Iowa State (-3.5) > Iowa.
Since ISU is the one that's ranked.
1:52 - 4th ISU 54 yd! FG to take 16-13 lead Strong D, wins game

ESPN2
@NC State (-3.5) > Virginia. 35-31, spot-on, Vegas.
Scoreless 4th, weird.

CBSSN
@Jacksonville State > Liberty (-6.5). 34-24
Take that, RW god.

Also:

@FL St (-43.5) 77 > E TX A&M. Seriously? Bastards.
Baylor 48 > 17 SMU (-2.5) 45 2OT. Wow.
@Syracuse (-7.5) 27 > @UConn 20 OT. Vegas spot on.
@Colorado (-23.5) 31 > Delaware 7. GoDeionGo

3:00 PM MWN
@New Mexico (-14.5) > Idaho State. 32-22

3:30 PM

CBS/Paramount+
@6 Oregon (-27.5) > Oklahoma State. Go Ducks!
A win won't count in my tally. Crushed the spread in the 1st half 69-3, c'mon

ABC
@Kentucky > 20 Ole Miss (-9.5). Knock it out of the Top 25. 23-30

Peacock
@Rutgers (-14.5) > Miami (OH). 45-17

CW Network
@Oregon State (-2.5) > Fresno State
OSU go-ahead TD with 1:19 left, 27-26. Too soon, Fresno FG with 0:29 left, 27-29. Then, pick 6, 27-36 .OSU 0 points after 4 TDs

ESPN+
@App State (-31.5 ) > Lindenwood (St. Charles, MO)
A win won't count in my tally.
"Tickets as low as $118" Vs Lindenwood?!
20-13, phew

CBSSN
UAB > @Navy (-12.5). Sink 'em. 24-38

Oh my

Halftime: TROY 16 vs @8 Clemson (-29.5) 3
I'll count this as a win if Troy maintains the lead. Didn't last, 16-17 with 10 minutes left in the 3rd 16-20 thru 3 16-27 final

South Florida 18, @13 Florida (-18.5) 16. Huge upset!

7:00 PM

ESPN+/ACC Extra
@5 Miami (-58.5 ) > Bethune-Cookman.
Got yer back, hominy A win won't count in my tally.
45-3. You're welcome.

ESPN+
@Charlotte > BB's North Carolina (-13.5)
3-20, good thing I didn't pay to see it.

ESPN
@Kansas State (-13.5) > Army. 21-24

ESPN+
Tulane (-13.5) > @South Alabama.
First away team I'm rooting for 33-31, phew

7:30 PM

ESPN2
12 Arizona State (-6.5) > @Mississippi State
20-24, ouch

ABC
15 Michigan > @18 Oklahoma (-4.5)
Knock it out of the Top 25. 13-24, ugh

Also:
Grambling 0, @Ohio State (-51.5) 70. Racists.
Boston College 40, @Michigan State (-3.5) 42 2OT. Vegas was close.

9:00 PM ESPN+
@New Mexico State > Tulsa (-3.5). 21-14

10:15 PM CW Network
San Diego State vs @Washington State (-1.5)
O Really vs PAC-12 loyalty. Go football.
PAC-12 loyalty wins, 13-36. Sucks to be you.

11:59 PM MWN
@Hawai'i (-6.5) > Sam Houston. GoJasmineGo!
37-20, CONGRATS!

9-8 for the weekend, same as last weekend? I do root for many underdogs.

FCS

@10 Montana 42 > Central Washington 17


@3 (tie) Montana State 24, 2 South Dakota State 30
Now 0-2, ut-oh
6 South Dakota 13, @Lamar 20
Movin' on up?

[O Really]

Every ranked team should lose 10 places if they schedule a patsy and then run up the score.

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Every ranked team should lose 10 places if they schedule a patsy and then run up the score.

1 Ohio State
5 Miami, sorta
6 Oregon
14 Florida State

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AP Top 25 (patsy week 2)

1 Ohio State (57) 2-0
2 Penn State (5) 2-0
3 LSU (2) 2-0
4 Oregon (1) 2-0 up2 ... after running up the score on OK St Next: GoCubsGo's @Northwestern is going down ... in front of 12K fans?
5 Miami 2-0 Next: #18 S FL, a challenge
6 Georgia 2-0 down2 after not running up the score on Austin Peay Next: @#15 TN, a challenge
7 Texas 1-1
8 Notre Dame 0-1 up1 Next: #16 TAMU, a challenge
9 Illinois 2-0 up2 after trouncing Duke . GOGoCubsGoGO
10 Florida State 2-0 up4 after running up the score on E TAMU
11 South Carolina 2-0 down1 after beating South Carolina State
12 Clemson 1-1 down4 after Troy gave them a game

23 Michigan 1-1 down8 after losing to now #13 Oklahoma
24 Auburn 2-0 up from unranked after beating (running up the score?) Ball State 42-3

AP doesn't listen to O Really.
Running up the score is consistently rewarded.
Not running up the score is punished.

[O Really]

Or, as an alternative, if they schedule a patsy and the spread exceeds, say, 30, they have to actually give the patsy 30 points to start the game. Yeah, I know - the patsy doesn't have to accept the game, and they're making money. And if the ranked team has cleared its bench by the half, you can't really expect players who may not get another chance on field all season to just lie down and let the patsy score. But still, t'ain't right.

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Or, as an alternative, if they schedule a patsy and the spread exceeds, say, 30, they have to actually give the patsy 30 points to start the game. Yeah, I know - the patsy doesn't have to accept the game, and they're making money. And if the ranked team has cleared its bench by the half, you can't really expect players who may not get another chance on field all season to just lie down and let the patsy score. But still, t'ain't right.

Creative, but it's probably asking for trouble to make the game directly dependent on bettors. It's already bad enough how indirectly dependent on gamblers it is.

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FCS Coaches Poll

6 Montana State 0-2 down3 after losing to #2 South Dakota State Next San Diego in Bozeman. Your going down, O Really.

7 Montana 1-0 up3 after stomping Central Washington. Next #17 North Dakota in Missoula for a quality win.

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Now ESPN
GO NC State (-7.5) > @Wake Forest

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Now ESPN
GO NC State (-7.5) > @Wake Forest

17-0 in the 2nd half, 34-24 final.
The helmets are cool.

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Friday, September 12

GO:

7:30 PM ESPN
Colorado > @Houston (-4.5). GoDeionGo

9:00 PM FOX
@Arizona > Kansas State (-1.5)

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Well, I've never liked Belichick, and didn't like his getting the UNC job. Without Brady, he's a mediocre coach and has an unnecessary air of assholiness. And the biggest age difference I've ever had in a serious-ish relationship was 11 years. There weren't any noticeable issues from that, but I really wouldn't want a 24-year old girlfriend personally. Nevertheless, I don't think he deserves a bunch of bashing over her, nor do I think he's being hornswaggled. I'm pretty sure he knows what's up.

I'm sure they're both getting something out of the relationship, and I feel mirth rather than disdain. Maybe he'll even be less of an asshole However, I think drama is assured whatever our feelings are, and agree that we shouldn't expect too much of his coaching. That interview was weird. Poor UNC.

So far we're prescient on and off the field.

Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Delivers Savage Message to His Ex After Another Encounter: ‘Get Over It’

Drama.

[O Really]

(sigh). Well, I'm not sure I'd call "Get over it" a "savage" message, but headline writers work for clicks, so whatever. Anyway, the article gave us mainly one side, second hand, but it would appear from the basic facts that Holliday is not a very nice person. Maybe she used to be; maybe she never was. But to try to get your ex's new babe tossed out of a public event, and be unable to just ignore them when they appear at the same event as you is really pretty petty. The "Kill Bill" costume might have been clever except that it was still a part of her letting the dead relationship run her life.

I really do wish UNC had picked somebody else. Practically any somebody else.

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Linda is a Karen.
Holliday is no ________.

It is both clever and childish:


Tbh, I'm more interested in the drama than in picking sides. The Tar Heels already have a reality TV show this year, but I see a real opportunity for expanding a different franchise with Real Housewives of Bill Belichick.

(sigh)....

I really do wish UNC had picked somebody else. Practically any somebody else.

What's a step down from American Conference Charlotte?
Tomorrow 3:30 PM
ACC Network - "there apparently are people willing to pay to see UNC -" Richmond.
FCS Richmond vs @BB's UNC (-21). GoSpidersGo!
A loss won't count in my tally.
Think someone new will do the postgame set decor?

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Friday, September 12

GO:

7:30 PM ESPN
Colorado > @Houston (-4.5). GoDeionGo
20-36 . Next year, Deion.

9:00 PM FOX
@Arizona > Kansas State (-1.5)
23-17, a Big 12 shakeup

1-1 for Friday.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

GO:

12:00 PM

FOX
4 Oregon (-26.5 ) > @Northwestern (12K fans)
A win won't count in my tally. Sorry, GoCubsGo, the Ducks are going to beat the spread.


ESPN
@Georgia Tech > 12 Clemson (-2.5)
1 PUSSY FAN going down.

Peacock
@Maryland (-29) > FCS Towson
A win won't count in my tally.

2:00 PM ESPN+
FCS New Hampshire > @FBS Ball State (-1)

3:30 PM

ESPNU
Washington State > @North Texas (-5-5)

ESPN
Pittsburgh (-7.5) > @West Virginia

ACC Network
Richmond > @BB's North Carolina (-22.5)
A loss won't count in my tally.

5:00 PM ESPN+
@Bowling Green > Liberty (-5.5)

6:00 PM ESPN+
@Charlotte (-3.5) > Monmouth

7:00 PM

ESPN
Arkansas > @17 Ole Miss (-6.5). Rebel smell.

ESPN+
App State (-3.5) > @Southern Miss. GOMountaineersGO!

7:30 PM

NBC/Peacock
@8 Notre Dame (-6.5) > 16 Texas A&M

ESPN+
New Mexico State > @Louisiana Tech (-10.5)

ESPN+
East Carolina (-9.5) @Coastal Carolina

More games to be added later.

[O Really]

ACC Network - "there apparently are people willing to pay to see UNC -" Richmond.
FCS Richmond vs @BB's UNC (-21). GoSpidersGo!
A loss won't count in my tally.

A Spider win wouldn't ruin my afternoon.

[O Really]

Watching Oregon-Northwestern is like watching a Mardi Gras parade. All purple, gold, green and white. Somebody should throw beads at the cheerleaders.

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... Somebody should throw beads at the cheerleaders.

How much like watching a Mardi Gras parade is it? Maybe I'll forget that it's a rout.

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1-1 for Friday.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

GO:

12:00 PM

FOX
4 Oregon (-26.5 ) > @Northwestern (12K fans)
A win won't count in my tally. Sorry, GoCubsGo, the Ducks are going to beat the spread.

Duck compassion. 34-14, congrats on beating the spread in garbage time.

ESPN
@Georgia Tech > 12 Clemson (-2.5)
1 PUSSY FAN going down.
GT has a 9 game losing streak vs Clemson. Pussies tie the game with 3:26 in the 4th. GT scores a walk-off career long 55 yard FG, 24-21! Pooor Pussies.

Peacock
@Maryland (-29) > FCS Towson
A win won't count in my tally. 44-17

2:00 PM ESPN+
FCS New Hampshire > @FBS Ball State (-1) 29-34, close

3:30 PM

ESPNU
Washington State > @North Texas (-5-5)

ESPN
Pittsburgh (-7.5) > @West Virginia

ACC Network
Richmond > @BB's North Carolina (-22.5)
A loss won't count in my tally.

5:00 PM ESPN+
@Bowling Green > Liberty (-5.5)

6:00 PM ESPN+
@Charlotte (-3.5) > Monmouth

7:00 PM

ESPN
Arkansas > @17 Ole Miss (-6.5). Rebel smell.

ESPN+
App State (-3.5) > @Southern Miss. GOMountaineersGO!

7:30 PM

NBC/Peacock
@8 Notre Dame (-6.5) > 16 Texas A&M

ESPN+
New Mexico State > @Louisiana Tech (-10.5)

ESPN+
East Carolina (-9.5) @Coastal Carolina

More games to be added later.

[O Really]

Wait - Wasu is getting stompes by some body called "North Texas"? Who dat?