And the College Football season begins!!!

[Crothian]

Well plenty of unbeatens in action today....how many will fall iks the question?

 

[Dimwhit]

Well plenty of unbeatens in action today....how many will fall iks the question?

Well, I picked Penn State to beat Ohio, so that's one...

 

[fett527]

Well, I picked Penn State to beat Ohio, so that's one...

I guess you'll be just disappointed when OSU beats them. Unfortunately the crowd at Beaver Stadium will be emotionally crushed.

 

[Dimwhit]

Not too disappointed. I just think there will be some upsets this week, and this game has all the makings of one. I guess we'll see.

 

[Crothian]

Not too disappointed. I just think there will be some upsets this week, and this game has all the makings of one. I guess we'll see.

for the past 14 meetings the higher ranked team has won. The OSU/PSU game is known for no upsets.

Go Wake Forest!!

 

[fett527]

Not too disappointed. I just think there will be some upsets this week, and this game has all the makings of one. I guess we'll see.

I understand where you're coming from. I have read many people pick Penn State (none so off their rocker than Beano Cook) for this very reason. Penn State fans really believe this is their long awaited redemption both for the program and for JoePa. I know this first hand as my brother's wife and her family are as devout PSU fans as my family are OSU fans. These people think they should be in the National Championship picture even before this game. My brother is actually on his way to Beaver Stadium as we speak dressed in Scarlet and Gray. If serious college football analysts look at these teams then it is no contest even being in Happpy Valley. Penn State beat lightweight non-conference teams and they were scheduled specifically, and rightfully, so. They needed confidence. They rolled on Minnesota, at the same time that the Gophers shrivel up every year. They have done nothing special and it will be exposed tonight. OSU trashed Miami with their backup QB (make no bones Zwick has always been the back up), played Texas to a standstill and lost by 3 points in a game they could have gone either way and they tore apart Iowa who has some of the top linebackers in the country.

People will also point to OSU gooing into a night game off a bye last year and losing to Northwestern. So what. Last year I wasn't sure of what the Buckeyes were going to do. I was at the Marshall game last year and it was nervewracking. I was at the SDSU game this year and as poorly as the offense played you could tell the potential for an explosion (Iowa) was there and the defense was stifiling.

I will close with the fact that Mark May, who not quite the Buckeye hater that Trev was has always been critical of OSU and obviously doesn't like Tressel, said that OSU will roll over PSU.

I don't know about blowing them out and it is likely to be close, but the Bucks will win this game.

 

[Crothian]

Well, looks like Texas gets over their hump today

 

[fett527]

Texas, VaTech, FSU, Wisconsin all with early leads.

 

[Crothian]

Badgers are having troubles though, they lost a big lead

 

[fett527]

Badgers are having troubles though, they lost a big lead

Yup. 23-17 NW.