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Topic: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1

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ELA

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2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« on: June 18, 2018, 01:31:59 PM »
Not sure I bothered with this last year in the transition, but looking ahead to the season, and the week-by-week matchups, figure we can break down one week per week.  I'll use Sporting News' composite rankings as a makeshift Top 25 to use for these purposes, and list all games involving ranked teams and any P5-P5 games for the week as well.  I'll list time/TV if it has been announced yet.  I'm also totally omitting games vs. FCS opponents.  They add nothing to this conversation.

RANKED MATCHUPS
3:30 - #7 Washington vs. #11 Auburn @ Atlanta (ABC)
7:30 - #12 Michigan at #14 Notre Dame (NBC)
7:30 (Sun) - #8 Miami vs. #23 LSU @ Dallas (ABC)
8:00 (Mon) - #15 Virginia Tech at #22 Florida State (ABC)

OTHER TOP 25 GAMES
7:00 (Thu) - #21 Central Florida at Connecticut (ESPNU)
7:00 (Fri) - Utah State at #10 Michigan State (BTN)
9:00 (Fri) - Western Kentucky at #5 Wisconsin (ESPN)
9:00 (Fri) - San Diego State at #13 Stanford (FS1)
NOON - Oregon State at #3 Ohio State (ABC)
NOON - Florida Atlantic at #6 Oklahoma (FOX)
NOON - #20 Texas at Maryland (FS1)
3:30 - #17 West Virginia vs. Tennessee (CBS)
3:30 - Appalachian State at #9 Penn State (BTN)
4:00 - UNLV at #18 USC (P12)
6:00 - #19 Boise State at Troy (NEWS)
8:00 - #1 Alabama vs. Louisville @ Orlando (ABC)
8:00 - Bowling Green at #25 Oregon (P12)

POWER FIVE MATCHUPS
8:00 (Thu) - Northwestern at Purdue (ESPN)
NOON - Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech @Houston (ESPN)
4:00 - North Carolina at California (FOX)
10:45 - BYU at Arizona (ESPN)

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All games above re-posted purely chronologically...

7:00 (Thu) - #21 Central Florida at Connecticut (ESPNU)
8:00 (Thu) - Northwestern at Purdue (ESPN)

7:00 (Fri) - Utah State at #10 Michigan State (BTN)
9:00 (Fri) - Western Kentucky at #5 Wisconsin (ESPN)
9:00 (Fri) - San Diego State at #13 Stanford (FS1)

NOON - Oregon State at #3 Ohio State (ABC)
NOON - Florida Atlantic at #6 Oklahoma (FOX)
NOON - Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech @Houston (ESPN)
NOON - #20 Texas at Maryland (FS1)
3:30 - #7 Washington vs. #11 Auburn @ Atlanta (ABC)
3:30 - #17 West Virginia vs. Tennessee (CBS)
3:30 - Appalachian State at #9 Penn State (BTN)
4:00 - North Carolina at California (FOX)
4:00 - UNLV at #18 USC (P12)
6:00 - #19 Boise State at Troy (NEWS)
7:30 - #12 Michigan at #14 Notre Dame (NBC)
8:00 - #1 Alabama vs. Louisville @ Orlando (ABC)
8:00 - Bowling Green at #25 Oregon (P12)
10:45 - BYU at Arizona (ESPN)

7:30 (Sun) - #8 Miami vs. #23 LSU @ Dallas (ABC)

8:00 (Mon) - #15 Virginia Tech at #22 Florida State (ABC)
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2018, 01:37:11 PM »
That's a good opening weekend. A sleeper: San Diego State upset Stanford last year.
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2018, 02:21:56 PM »
Really looking forward to that NU/PU matchup. 

Year 2 of Brohm, but not sure if Blough (ankle) or Sindelar (ACL) will be the healthiest QB and available to start. We'll have to see if Brohm can pull it together with a defense that lost a lot of experience, and an offense that should be solid at every position but WR, and yet is integrating the young WRs with QBs that may be limited in fall practice...

And on the other side, Thorson is probably not that likely to play, as his ACL occurred later than Sindelar's, so we don't know what NU will be rolling out at QB.
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2018, 02:47:06 PM »

Oh wow. There are a lot of good games for me to watch, in addition to Nuts vs Beavers. 


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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2018, 05:34:02 PM »
Quote from: ELA on June 18, 2018, 01:31:59 PM
7:30 (Sun) - #8 Miami vs. #23 LSU @ Dallas (ABC)
Shouldn't this be included in "ranked matchups"?
I really like this slate for opening weekend.  Nearly a third (8 of 25) ranked teams are playing other ranked teams.  
In addition, looking through the rest of the "Other Top 25 Games", I sort-of assume that the ranked team will probably win but there are a few that stand out where that is far from automatic:
  • Stanford vs SDSU:  As SFBadger points out, SDSU won last year.  
  • Texas at Maryland:  Maryland won last year.  
  • WVU vs Tennessee:  WVU is the "ranked" team but Tennesse isn't chopped liver.  
  • BAMA vs Louisville:  Obviously Bama should win but Louisville isn't a complete nobody.  

Should be some fun games!
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2018, 06:08:18 PM »
Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on June 18, 2018, 05:34:02 PM
Shouldn't this be included in "ranked matchups"?
I really like this slate for opening weekend.  Nearly a third (8 of 25) ranked teams are playing other ranked teams.  
In addition, looking through the rest of the "Other Top 25 Games", I sort-of assume that the ranked team will probably win but there are a few that stand out where that is far from automatic:
  • Stanford vs SDSU:  As SFBadger points out, SDSU won last year.  
  • Texas at Maryland:  Maryland won last year.  
  • WVU vs Tennessee:  WVU is the "ranked" team but Tennesse isn't chopped liver.  
  • BAMA vs Louisville:  Obviously Bama should win but Louisville isn't a complete nobody.  

Should be some fun games!
Yeah, I assumed LSU was unranked, then noticed they were ranked, added it in, but forgot to move the game.  Good catch.
Only downside is how many of these games are being played off campus
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2018, 06:56:36 PM »
Off-campus games definitely suck, therefore, all Miami games suck. So there's that.


I do like the slate. Gonna learn quite a lot about quite a few teams on the first weekend. I wish mine was one of them.
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2018, 07:13:48 PM »
Did you overlook Austin Peay at UGA?
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2018, 08:21:08 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on June 18, 2018, 07:13:48 PM
Did you overlook Austin Peay at UGA?
No I said I was skipping FCS games
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2018, 10:02:32 PM »
Michigan-Notre Dame should play every year.  Just like Texas-Texas A&M, Pitt-Penn St, Nebraska-Oklahoma, Florida-Miami, etc.

Miami vs LSU is great - two recognizable helmets you never see on the same field.  
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2018, 10:21:32 PM »
Aren't Michigan and Notre Dame planning on playing every year? Or is that just wishful thinking? 
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2018, 10:29:23 PM »
Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on June 18, 2018, 05:34:02 PM
  • WVU vs Tennessee:  WVU is the "ranked" team but Tennesse isn't chopped liver.    
Tennesse is, most assuredly, chopped liver.  :72:
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2018, 06:52:09 AM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on June 18, 2018, 10:02:32 PM
Michigan-Notre Dame should play every year. 
Michigan State should play Notre Dame every year.
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Re: 2018 Look Ahead: Week 1
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2018, 08:01:22 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on June 19, 2018, 06:52:09 AM
Michigan State should play Notre Dame every year.
MSU, UM and Purdue all should.
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