# How I love/hate the first week of college football **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 1, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651 "2005-09-01T23:17:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/1 "2005-09-01T23:17:18Z")
Admins: move this if you like. I don’t know where to post it. But this might invite cursing, and certainly involves bitching, so I’m putting it in the pit. Tonight, college football begins its season. As a fan, I eagerly await the beginning of the season. BUT, as you all know, the beginning of the season is three or four weeks of the crappiest football you can put together. I can enjoy football on any level, as long as it is LEVEL, and not lopsided. Instead we are treated to Miami vs. Ohio State. That’s Miami, Ohio, not a replay of the controversial national championship a few years back. My pathetic Gophers play some team I never heard of and can’t remember for five minutes. (Looks it up). Tulsa. How can we win that game? I mean, we can outscore Tulsa, but how can we WIN? I could really use a distraction, being sick, busy, and upset by the disaster. Instead I get “Big 10” vs. “There’s a college called Tulsa?” It’s like if baseball began with the Yankees playing the AAA Rochester Redwings. Grumble. How long have they been doing this shit? Why can’t they just play some real football games instead of these several weeks of stupid mismatches? I know this is the pettiest of complaints, but I hope some other college football fans can sympathize. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/2 "2005-09-02T02:29:29Z")
I’m a USC fan. I’m looking at the world through Rose coloured glasses. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/3 "2005-09-02T02:59:33Z")
**cricetus** , you really don’t want to see Miami vs. Ohio State the first week. If you’re a big Div I school, you’d much rather see your team gorge on the weak to set up a showdown later in the season. Let’s face it, teams are getting the kinks out and you really aren’t getting a fair measure of what the team can do just yet. That’s why I think the Texas-ou and Bama-Auburn matchups are so great. You get to see the best of what both teams have to offer by the time they meet up. Look at it this way, though - in two weeks you get to see my beloved Longhorns take the Buckeyes to the woodshed. **adam yax** , I currently own a pair of Rose colored glasses, and I’m looking to renew my prescription for the next year… Hippy Hollow, UT '95… Hook 'em! ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/4 "2005-09-02T03:36:53Z")
Yeah, like the way South Carolina totally dominated UCF tonight. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![SleepyDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/5 "2005-09-02T04:26:14Z")
Hey, NFL teams play _four_ practice games, and they don’t even count in the official standings, so what’s the big deal? Would you rather have the Gophers play Michigan the first week of September, and have your season ruined before the weather even gets cool? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/6 "2005-09-02T05:10:43Z")
> [@Hippy Hollow](#): > > **adam yax** , I currently own a pair of Rose colored glasses, and I’m looking to renew my prescription for the next year… > > Hippy Hollow, UT '95… Hook 'em! Please. USC owns the Rose Bowl and even though Texas has a shot of making it back they woudn’t beat 'SC. Anyways, before you start thinking BCS you may want to get by OU first, but you can’t. Mack Brown is cursed against Stoops. adam (a Trojan in Longhorn country) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/7 "2005-09-02T05:14:59Z")
OK, for post 1000. I’m sorry you can see Ohio State for free. I’ll pay my $99.00 and have to watch it online with ESPN. Yes, I think OSU will win. Still, mention the Cincinnati game…and watch people pay attention. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/8 "2005-09-02T05:26:41Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > I can enjoy football on any level, as long as it is LEVEL, and not lopsided. Instead we are treated to Miami vs. Ohio State. That’s Miami, Ohio, not a replay of the controversial national championship a few years back. So why don’t you watch Miami (not Ohio) at Florida State on Monday night, instead? That’s probably where I’ll be (at the game, that is, not at the TV), since it’s a home game for us (FSU). That was the opening game for both of those two teams last year too, and it was a close one. Two traditionally Top 10 teams battling it out in week 1. Enjoy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/9 "2005-09-02T05:46:07Z")
Well, we do get Miami (the team from Florida) against FSU in the first week. And a few other interesting games, such as Wisconsin/Bowling Green, Georgia/Boise State, and NC State/Virginia Tech. Any college football is good, although I personally will not be able to sit still for the next two weeks, due to the anticipation of watching my Gators dismantle Tennessee on our way to the first SEC title of the Urban Meyer era. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/10 "2005-09-02T05:51:16Z")
D’oh, I guess \*\*Monstre \*\*beat me to pointing out the big game this weekend. > [@Monstre](#): > > So why don’t you watch Miami (not Ohio) at Florida State on Monday night, instead? That’s probably where I’ll be (at the game, that is, not at the TV), since it’s a home game for us (FSU). > > That was the opening game for both of those two teams last year too, and it was a close one. Two traditionally Top 10 teams battling it out in week 1. Enjoy. 🙂 “Traditionally” being the operative word in this case, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/11 "2005-09-02T06:23:41Z")
> [@HowieReynolds](#): > > “Traditionally” being the operative word in this case, eh? Well, I only say that because the Noles are pre-season ranked at #12 (ESPN/USA Today poll), not far outside the top 10, but we intend to remedy the situation. 😉 Miami starts at #8 in the same poll. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/12 "2005-09-02T11:20:25Z")
Boise St. @ Georgia on Saturday. That ought to be a good one. ---
**Author:** ![PinkMarabou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/13 "2005-09-02T12:03:37Z")
> [@Hippy Hollow](#): > > in two weeks you get to see my beloved Longhorns take the Buckeyes to the woodshed HAHAHAHAHA! Good one! [Enjoy!](http://www.rivalfanatics.com/music/buckeyebattlecry.wma) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/14 "2005-09-03T05:12:44Z")
> [@HowieReynolds](#): > > Any college football is good, although I personally will not be able to sit still for the next two weeks, due to the anticipation of watching my Gators dismantle Tennessee on our way to the **first SEC title of the Urban Meyer era.** (bolding mine) Not so fast my friend! Rippin the hapless Vols up ain’t that big a deal, as Auburn has shown three times in the past two years. But y’all wallow-gaters aint’ gonna’ be up to whippin’ LSU, Georgia, and then Auburn in the SEC championship game. Maybe in ten years or so. Or not. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/15 "2005-09-03T05:32:19Z")
**adam yax…** SC had a lot of close scrapes last year. Not invincible (but still very good). stoops doesn’t own Texas as much as our OC, “G-D” Greg Davis and Mack Brown create unimaginative gameplans. Our superior athletes aren’t “coached up” to beat the battle-ready sooners. But last year’s 12-0 loss was a loss with guts, rather than the woodshedding we’ve had over the past few years. I went to school in the glory days of the SWC, when beating ou was a certainty and we worried more about university of houston and arkansas. Look for a hard fought victory for the Horns vs. the depleted sooners October 10. You’re scared, aren’t you? **PinkMarabou** , what was that? Oh, I guess it was The Fight Song of The Ohio State University. I don’t think you’ll be hearing it much next week. You will, however, hear [this.](http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/soundclips/2001_02/01/eyes-of-texas.au) ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/16 "2005-09-03T19:58:30Z")
Well the whole trend was started by Oklahoma and Nebraska, playing three weeks of Division III hairdressing academies. Since the poll voters never punished them for it, and the other top teams were at a major disadvantage playing a 10 week schedule vs the 7 week one. So eventually everybody started doing it to be competitive at the end of the season. By the way to Chokelahoma: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/17 "2005-09-03T20:06:12Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > By the way to Chokelahoma: > > BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA > HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH > HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Oh yes. Those guys look like they are going to run the Big XII South. :rolleyes: Texas fight!!! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/18 "2005-09-03T20:54:52Z")
Biggest shocks so far: #2: TCU over Oklahoma #1: Wisconsin’s butt-ugly helmets. What were they thinking? ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/19 "2005-09-03T21:11:05Z")
Badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger! I kind of got a kick out of the helmets. Old school. On Wisconsin! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651/20 "2005-09-03T23:11:52Z")
My Penn State team won and show signs of having a chance at a winning season - but the have some fundamentals to improve on. Still, a win is a win! GO PSU!! 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-love-hate-the-first-week-of-college-football/319651.md?page=2)