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Cincydawg

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Premier OOC games of 2021
« on: January 15, 2021, 02:03:23 PM »
Alabama vs. Miami (FL) in Atlanta, Georgia — Saturday, Sept. 4

Clemson vs. Georgia in Charlotte, North Carolina — Saturday, Sept. 4
The national title outlook will change a bit with this one. Could the No. 1 votes be at stake? Two of the most successful programs in the last few years meet up here in a major test. A fun twist here going back to the 1980s. In 1980, Georgia beat Clemson 20-16 in September en route to winning the national crown. The next season, Clemson topped the Bulldogs 13-3 in September...en route to winning its own national title.
Louisiana at Texas — Saturday, Sept. 4
So, are you excited about Sept. 4 yet? Don't sleep on this one. Texas has a new head coach in Steve Sarkisian and hopes he can return the team to glory. But Louisiana has already proven to be a problem for Big 12 teams. The Ragin' Cajuns shocked Iowa State by 17 points to open the 2020 campaign, the same season that saw the Cyclones end up 9-3 and Fiesta Bowl champs. The upset vaulted Louisiana to a 10-1 season and a spot in the final

Oregon at Ohio State — Saturday, Sept. 11
Ohio State may be a perfect 9-0 against the Ducks, but the two teams have met only twice since the 1990s as Oregon has climbed into national contention.
OSU topped the Ducks in the 2010 Rose Bowl (2009 season) and then memorably won the first CFP National Championship by outscoring Heisman winner Marcus Mariota 42-20 in January 2015 thanks to Ezekiel Elliott's 246 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
Iowa at Iowa State — Saturday, Sept. 11
COVID-19 forced the cancelation of the 2020 game, so hopefully 2021 will see another edition of the rivalry. More often than not, the Cyclones and the Hawkeyes seem to play down to the wire, no matter the national rankings (or not-ranked status) of the schools.
Iowa State has lost five in a row in the series, but the Cyclones are coming off a 9-3 season that featured the highest final national ranking in program history.

Auburn at Penn State — Saturday, Sept. 18
This will be Auburn's first regular-season game against a Big Ten team. Ever. And these two will play again in 2022, with that one set for Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The winner of this one hopes this is a springboard for the rest of the season as a possible challenge to the expected favorites in its division (Alabama in the SEC West and Ohio State in the Big Ten East).
Nebraska at Oklahoma — Saturday, Sept. 18
Hello again.
The longtime rivals from the Big Eight and Big 12 days play for the first time since 2010.
This year's game holds great significance. The series' return comes in part as OU and Nebraska remember the 1971 game — the Game of the Century. That day, No. 1 and undefeated Nebraska scored late to beat undefeated No. 2 OU.

Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin in Chicago — Saturday, Sept. 25
These two used to play more often than you might expect. There have been 16 prior meetings, including 10 times from 1900 through 1936. They also met three seasons in a row from 1942 through 1944 — with the Irish ranked No. 1 the final two games.
But the Irish and Badgers haven't faced off since 1964.
This isn't the only nonconference Wisconsin game of note, either. The Badgers host Army on Oct. 16.
Cincinnati at Notre Dame — Saturday, Oct. 2
It's been a long time. Much more than a century, in fact.
This is the first meeting since Notre Dame beat Cincinnati 58-0...on Oct. 20, 1900. As Cincinnati notes, the game was so long ago that it was 14 years before Cincinnati became the Bearcats and 27 years before Notre Dame became the Fighting Irish.
After both the Irish and Bearcats completed double-digit win seasons in 2020, this should have already been marked on calendars. But in an added twist, the Irish have hired the Bearcats' Marcus Freeman as their new defensive coordinator.
Wayne Staats is a senior interactive producer for NCAA.com. His work has also appeared in the Augusta Chronicle, augusta.com and Land of 10. He is a graduate of Penn State University.


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Re: Premier OOC games of 2021
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2021, 02:12:33 PM »
All of them
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Re: Premier OOC games of 2021
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2021, 02:16:56 PM »
UW was supposed to play ND in Green Bay last year, but the game got 2020'd.
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Re: Premier OOC games of 2021
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2021, 02:18:12 PM »
Texas @ Arkansas on 9/11 could be interesting as well.
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Re: Premier OOC games of 2021
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2021, 02:32:38 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on January 15, 2021, 02:18:12 PM
Texas @ Arkansas on 9/11 could be interesting as well.
From Texas' standpoint, it better not be.
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Re: Premier OOC games of 2021
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2021, 02:36:23 PM »
Arkansas showed signs of life this past season, they could be formidable.  Well, to lower level teams anyway (not Texas certainly).

I thought they were playing a lot tougher than the years before.  UNC the same.
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Re: Premier OOC games of 2021
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2021, 02:43:39 PM »
We lost to TCU last year.  No team can be overlooked or taken for granted.
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Re: Premier OOC games of 2021
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2021, 03:17:38 PM »
Gophers @ Colorado on September 18 is a great game.
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Re: Premier OOC games of 2021
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2021, 03:31:29 PM »
I hope it's a great game.  I huge beating for Ralphie
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Re: Premier OOC games of 2021
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2021, 06:44:25 PM »
So long as capacity isn't limited,  my wife and I plan to be in  Norman to see close friends and break bank for tix.   I haven't been to Norman in 25 years.  That Osborne team hung 73. May a beating this year but not in that direction.


Technically speaking, Auburn has played at Nebraska, and N at AU in the 80s, obviously during Nebraska's Big8 days.
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Re: Premier OOC games of 2021
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2021, 06:47:33 PM »
I'll be in Norman.  I have a good friend that is one of the good Sooners.  He's providing my ticket.
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