# College Football 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 2, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338 "2017-09-02T18:11:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/62 "2017-09-17T06:15:09Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > It’s called soft PAC-12 defense. :rolleyes: Yeah I’m sure Texas and Ole Miss sure enjoyed their games against those soft PAC-12 defenses… ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/63 "2017-09-17T06:20:19Z")
In the last two games the Bears have given up 0 second half points. The Bears are actually kinda playing defense. I’m as stunned as anyone. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/64 "2017-09-17T14:40:46Z")
Meanwhile, in SEC country, Miss St. hands LSU one of its worst ass-whoopins in the last 2 decades, 37-7. It would be one thing if it were Alabama or an upcoming Florida squad, but Miss St. has been pretty much a lay-up win for the Tigers even in down years. But not this year, and perhaps never again as long as Mullen’s coaching the Bulldogs. Not sure if LSU has become _that_ bad or if Miss St. has become _that_ good, or both. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/65 "2017-09-18T05:44:51Z")
Holy Fuck! That USC vs Texas game was great! (because we won, and I was drinkin’ a whole lot and …) ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/66 "2017-09-18T19:10:29Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Northern Illinois 21 Nebraska 17, with 1:30 left in the 4th quarter. Wow, how Nebraska has really fallen. For the upcoming Wisconsin game, we are doing “Throwback Uniforms”. They chose the 1997 National Championship uniform. Many of were like “Isn’t that too recent for a _throwback_?” Then we were reminded that 1997 was **twenty years** ago. After watching us lose to a directional MAC school at home, I’m feeling every one of those 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/67 "2017-09-19T18:31:14Z")
Cal vs USC next Saturday is having a “throwback” start time. I hope we don’t have a “throwback” score! ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/68 "2017-09-19T19:03:23Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > Cal vs USC next Saturday is having a “throwback” start time. I hope we don’t have a “throwback” score! 1975 uniforms, 1975 score would be perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/69 "2017-09-20T01:15:40Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > 1975 uniforms, 1975 score would be perfect. LOL, I don’t throw back that far. I was thinking 1980. But I like your plan better. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/70 "2017-09-20T20:08:51Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > Cal vs USC next Saturday is having a “throwback” start time. ESPN says 12:30 Pacific. A true “throwback” start time is 1:00 - that’s when they started when I was there (early 1980s). Gave me time to grab lunch at Top Dog on Durant before the game. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/71 "2017-09-20T23:02:39Z")
Some sad news:[Midwestern State player, 19, dies after injury during game](http://collegefootball.ap.org/ap/article/midwestern-state-player-19-dies-after-injury-during-game) > [@](#): > > School President Suzanne Shipley on Wednesday released a statement mourning the death of cornerback Robert Grays of Houston. Shipley says Grays died Tuesday at a hospital in his hometown. He was critically injured during a game Saturday in Wichita Falls. > > Athletics department spokesman Blake Barington says Grays suffered a neck injury while making a tackle in the fourth quarter of a 35-13 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville. Grays was taken by ambulance to a Wichita Falls hospital, then transported to Houston. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/72 "2017-09-21T11:13:48Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Some sad news:[Midwestern State player, 19, dies after injury during game](http://collegefootball.ap.org/ap/article/midwestern-state-player-19-dies-after-injury-during-game)☹ Yeah, I saw this. It’s terrible. Defensive backs probably have _the_ most dangerous job on the field. They can be trained to tackle with their shoulders - all it takes is one unanticipated shift in motion and then the human neck, which in no way was engineered to withstand the force of a tackle’s impact, bears the brunt of the collision. Tackling, especially from the defensive back’s or special teams’ position, is one of the most dangerous acts in sports. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/73 "2017-09-21T19:31:13Z")
About Nebraska’s home loss to a directional MAC school: > [@HubZilla](#): > > For the upcoming Wisconsin game, we are doing “Throwback Uniforms”. They chose the 1997 National Championship uniform. Many of were like “Isn’t that too recent for a _throwback_?” > > Then we were reminded that 1997 was **twenty years** ago. > > After watching us lose to a directional MAC school at home, I’m feeling every one of those 20 years. Now today, [Nebraska just fired their AD](http://www.omaha.com/huskers/nebraska-fires-athletic-director-shawn-eichorst-we-can-and-should/article_1b6aad3e-9ef7-11e7-9125-1fa725e43b35.html). I’m guessing coach Mike Riley’s days are numbered. Strange that we didn’t see this coming with a .500 coach from Oregon State. Yeah, he’s a nice guy to replace volatile Pelini. But that doesn’t mean you have to be nice enough to let other teams win. Still looking for the Tom Osborne days to come back… regardless of how the college football landscape has changed. If Penn State can be #4 six years after losing Paterno during a devastating scandal, why can’t we? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/74 "2017-09-21T20:31:10Z")
[Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-scott-frost-nebraska-mike-bianchi-0921-story.html), in a column meant for UCF coach Scott Frost (the Nebraska QB in that magic year of 1997) to read, explains pretty convincingly why he should stay here instead of going back to Nebraska. > [@](#): > > Nebraska is simply not the program it once was when Osborne and Osborne’s legendary predecessor — Bob Devaney — were stalking the sidelines and steamrolling the competition with their I-formation and triple-option offenses. If the Nebraska job were such a great job then why are the last three coaches hired named Bill Callahan, Bo Pelini and Mike Riley? This sounds like a pool of candidates for NC State, not Nebraska. > > The problem is college football has changed and so have college football recruits. Unlike Ohio State, Nebraska isn’t in the middle of a fertile recruiting area and the Huskers no longer have the national cache to lure five-star recruits from across the country. In the minds of many top prospects, Nebraska is simply a bitterly cold place in the middle of nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/75 "2017-09-21T20:39:15Z")
Looking forward to Mississippi State @ Georgia this week. Otherwise, I don’t see much to get excited about. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/76 "2017-09-21T20:44:28Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-scott-frost-nebraska-mike-bianchi-0921-story.html), in a column meant for UCF coach Scott Frost (the Nebraska QB in that magic year of 1997) to read, explains pretty convincingly why he should stay here instead of going back to Nebraska. > > > [@](#): > > > > Nebraska is simply not the program it once was when Osborne and Osborne’s legendary predecessor — Bob Devaney — were stalking the sidelines and steamrolling the competition with their I-formation and triple-option offenses. If the Nebraska job were such a great job then why are the last three coaches hired named Bill Callahan, Bo Pelini and Mike Riley? This sounds like a pool of candidates for NC State, not Nebraska. > > > > The problem is college football has changed and so have college football recruits. Unlike Ohio State, Nebraska isn’t in the middle of a fertile recruiting area and the Huskers no longer have the national cache to lure five-star recruits from across the country. In the minds of many top prospects, Nebraska is simply a bitterly cold place in the middle of nowhere. Oklahoma manages to make it work. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/77 "2017-09-21T20:50:52Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Some sad news:[Midwestern State player, 19, dies after injury during game](http://collegefootball.ap.org/ap/article/midwestern-state-player-19-dies-after-injury-during-game)☹ My daughter lives in Wichita Falls. Their hospital facilities are about what you’d expect for a city of 100,000. I’m a little surprised that they took him to Houston instead of Dallas since Dallas has world-class hospitals. I’m afraid that the reason is that they knew that he had no hope and wanted his family around. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/78 "2017-09-21T23:05:22Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-scott-frost-nebraska-mike-bianchi-0921-story.html), in a column meant for UCF coach Scott Frost (the Nebraska QB in that magic year of 1997) to read, explains pretty convincingly why he should stay here instead of going back to Nebraska. Scott Frost would be an idiot to come out here, and I say that as a Husker fan. The fan base would turn on him faster than they did when he chose Stanford… or lost to Arizona State… or wasn’t beating Central Florida bad enough in the first quarter (I was at that game when he got booed, we won a national title that season). Frost knows first hand how Husker fans are, and should want no part of that. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/79 "2017-09-23T17:26:33Z")
Texas A&M just got Butt-raunched by the Officials. 7 points turned into 3. That sucked! Like I care… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/80 "2017-09-23T18:04:50Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > Oklahoma manages to make it work. According to Barry Switzer there are 1600 high schools in Texas, which has always made Texas a very fertile recruiting ground for the Sooners. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2017/795338/81 "2017-10-01T02:25:12Z")
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