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What other games are you looking forward to this weekend?

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Me? UMass - Rutgers - First, I want to know if Sitkowski has made any progress as he was the worst QB all last season. Second, because there is a betting chance UMass wins this game. It would be glorious if they did and it might result in the first head coach firing this season.
 
Wake- Utah State. Clawson, who I think does a heck of a job, versus Gary Anderson. Picking Wake. (Now you all will see why I don't bet on sports)
 
Weak slate of games it’s hard to find a game that I would say I have to see that one
 
Making the trip down to jersey for Minutemen-Rutgers, somehow managed to get free tickets and will be back on my couch for game day Saturday morning
 
Wake- Utah State. Clawson, who I think does a heck of a job, versus Gary Anderson. Picking Wake. (Now you all will see why I don't bet on sports)

I think Utah State runs away with this. They have a legit QB. While they have a new OCoordinator, I still think they put up a ton of points.
 
Looking forward to watching Liberty beat Syracuse OP...
Looking forward to watching Liberty beat Syracuse OP...
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Highly doubt they were *free*. They clearly paid you to go.
Hahaha UMass Twitter is a generous bunch. It’s nice to know my alma mater will have the backing of the board a second time this season when we send UConn back to FCS in October
 
Will be curious to see how many knees Ga Tech takes out vs Clemson. Hopefully doesn't derail the Tigers season since we've already called dibs on that.
 
I was thinking about this yesterday. Thoughts:

Tier 1 games (Scouting!): ACC games, especially in our division
Tier 2 games (Best, Most Interesting): Ranked teams, national game of the night and/or teams ahead of us in the rankings
Tier 3 games (Losers gonna lose!): Regional teams that might be fun to watch struggle, don't watch the whole game (Rutgers, UConn)
Tier 4 games (Upsets): Teams I don't like from conferences I don't like struggling to beat in an inferior opponent (best paired with a tier 3 game to flip between)
Tier 5 games (Dino Watch): Rooting for crappy teams who have traditionally been better than us who may fire their coach and are in areas of the country that are warmer or have a tie to Dino (basically USC and Arizona)
Tier 6 games (HC scouting): Teams we have a rooting interest in (basically Kent St, but maybe Buffalo for possible HC after Dino)
Tier 7 games (What else am I going to watch?): Any FBS game on

So here's what I'm watching:

Thursday
Check-on on Wagner vs UCONN 7pm, ESPN3
Watch all of Clemson vs GaTech 8pm, ACCN
Check-on Kent State vs Arizona State 10pm Don't get PAC12 Network
Check on BYU vs #14 Utah State 10:15 ESPN

Friday
Start off watching #19 Wisconsin vs South Florida 7pm ESPN, then
Flip to UMASS vs Rutgers (the couscous vs tipphill bowl) 7:15pm BTN
Watch some of Wake vs Utah State 8pm ACCN (get drunk and flip between all of these games to find the best flow)

Saturday
I have plans to be out most of Sat afternoon, so let's just settle on religiously checking my phone for scores until I get home to settle into game night at 6pm vs Liberty ESPN+
Halftime check - #11 Oregon vs #16 Auburn 7:30 ABC and Uva vs Pitt 7:30 ACCN
Night cap - Root for USC to demolish Fresno State but really spend time here posting about our win 10:30 ESPN

Sunday
Houston vs #4 Oklahoma (Let's go Houston! - have other plans when it's probably 40-7 at the half) 7:30 ABC

Monday
Root like hell for a hole to open up and for both #9 ND and Louisville to fall in, but if not root for ND to look horrible in a loss to a bad Louisville team (very, very unlikely) 8pm ESPN
 
Paul Johnson retired. No more triple option.

Fantastic news albeit I don't know when we next play them.

That said I'll go with UGA at Handy and Wisconsin at USF. Nice to see other ranked teams on the road week 1, scout a potential playoff opponent (whom I also support to a lessor extent), and see if USF has the type of athletes to cause p5 teams issues again this season.
 

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