Waco Kid's College Football week 1

What is Waco Kid's Weekly College Football Review? It is an ongoing weekly review of all things College Football!!

Each week upcoming games can be discussed and predictions made, name-calling after victories and general all-around college football discussion! Each week will be closed out by the next Monday and a new thread opened for the current college football schedule for each week.

Rules -

"Rules?? We don't need no stinkin’ rules!”

Actually we do.

WKWCFR rule 1

"Lies, damn lies and statistics!"

British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

If you quote a stat, record, 3rd down conversion rate, an all-time mark or the number of jock straps an 85-man team needs ...

Post it! If you can't post a link to it, it's bogus!
What's valid in the Internet age? Just about anything! Any of the major sports publications, local newspapers, any of the big networks and official school and NCAA sites just to cover the big ones.

WKWCFR rule 2

Predictions must be posted 1 day in advance! If you haven't read the sports page and figgured out who's going to win by the day before ya never will!

Must be time stamped before Midnight the day before game-day, for any weekly games Thur-Sun on the current weekly schedule.

So there you have it, pretty basic! You can post on general topics of your favorite teams regardless of that week's opponent. Just remember WKWCFR rule 1

Polls


Rank Team Record Pts Last Week
1. Florida St. (57) 0-0 1496 --
2. Alabama (1) 0-0 1361 --
3. Oregon (1) 0-0 1334 --
4. Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1324 --
5. Ohio St. 0-0 1207 --
6. Auburn 0-0 1198 --
7. UCLA 0-0 1106 --
8. Michigan St. 0-0 1080 --
9. South Carolina 0-0 1015 --
10. Baylor 0-0 966 --
11. Stanford 0-0 885 --
12. Georgia 0-0 843 --
13. LSU 0-0 776 --
14. Wisconsin 0-0 637 --
15. USC 0-0 626 --
16. Clemson 0-0 536 --
17. Notre Dame 0-0 445 --
18. Mississippi 0-0 424 --
19. Arizona St. 0-0 357 --
20. Kansas St. 0-0 242 --
21. Texas A&M 0-0 238 --
22. Nebraska 0-0 226 --
23. N. Carolina 0-0 194 --
24. Missouri 0-0 134 --
25. Washington 0-0 130 --
Others Receiving Votes:

• UCF 94,
• Florida 87,
• Texas 86,
• Duke 71,
• Iowa 68,
• Louisville 48,
• Marshall 41,
• Oklahoma St. 37,
• Virginia Tech 26,
• TCU 23,
• Mississippi St. 22,
• Texas Tech 19,
• Michigan 19,
• Miami (FL) 16,
• Cincinnati 15,
• Oregon St. 10,
• Boise St. 10,
• BYU 8,
• Northwestern 8,
• Penn St. 5,
• Vanderbilt 2,
• Navy 2,
• Utah St. 1,
• Nevada 1,
• La Lafayet. 1

LET'S PLAY FOOTBALL!



YO! FOOTBALL!

Thursday, August 28

6:00 PM EDT SECN
(21) Texas A&M @ (9) South Carolina TixYahoo Calendar

8:00 PM EDT ESPN
Boise St. vs. (18) Mississippi TixYahoo Calendar

10:30 PM EDT PACN
Weber St. @ (19) Arizona St. TixYahoo Calendar

Friday, August 29

7:30 PM EDT BTN, BTN2
Jacksonville St. @ (8) Michigan St. TixYahoo Calendar

Saturday, August 30

12:00 PM EDT CBSS
(5) Ohio St. @ Navy TixYahoo Calendar

12:00 PM EDT ESPN
(7) UCLA @ Virginia TixYahoo Calendar

3:30 PM EDT ABC, ESP2
West Virginia vs. (2) Alabama TixYahoo Calendar

3:30 PM EDT NBC
Rice @ (17) Notre Dame TixYahoo Calendar

3:30 PM EDT ESPU
S. Dakota St. @ (24) Missouri TixYahoo Calendar

3:30 PM EDT BTN, BTN2
Florida Atlantic @ (22) Nebraska TixYahoo Calendar

4:00 PM EDT SECN
Arkansas @ (6) Auburn TixYahoo Calendar

4:00 PM EDT PACN
UC Davis @ (11) Stanford TixYahoo Calendar

5:30 PM EDT ESPN
(16) Clemson @ (12) Georgia TixYahoo Calendar

6:00 PM EDT ESP3
Liberty @ (23) N. Carolina TixYahoo Calendar

7:00 PM EDT OKPV
Louisiana Tech @ (4) Oklahoma TixYahoo Calendar

7:10 PM EDT KSHD
S.F. Austin @ (20) Kansas St. TixYahoo Calendar

7:30 PM EDT FOX
Fresno St. @ (15) USC TixYahoo Calendar

8:00 PM EDT ABC, ESP3
(1) Florida St. vs. Oklahoma St. TixYahoo Calendar

9:00 PM EDT ESPN
(14) Wisconsin vs. (13) LSU TixYahoo Calendar

10:30 PM EDT CBSS
(25) Washington @ Hawaii TixYahoo Calendar

10:30 PM EDT PACN
South Dakota @ (3) Oregon TixYahoo Calendar

Sunday, August 31

7:30 PM EDT FS1
SMU @ (10) Baylor TixYahoo Calendar

Thursday, August 28

6:00 PM EDT SECN
(21) Texas A&M @ (9) South Carolina
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: USC
Steve Superior shows Sumlin what A&M post JohnnyBoi looks like.
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8:00 PM EDT ESPN
Boise St. vs. (18) Mississippi
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: Mississippi
this is a bigger opening for Freeze, trying to continue an upward climb in the SEC that it is for Harsin, who gets a "free pass" year taking over at Smurfville.
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10:30 PM EDT PACN
Weber St. @ (19) Arizona St.
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: AZ State
Graham "job-jumped" to get to AZ State. He needs a big year here, if he doesn't at least contend in the PAC 12 there could be a desert storm coming.
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Friday, August 29

7:30 PM EDT BTN, BTN2
Jacksonville St. @ (8) Michigan St.
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: Michigan St.
Sparty was a trendy pick to win the Big 10 before Miller got hurt at the Pontificate of OHIO.
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Don't know why, but I think Arkansas will make a serious run at Auburn, could even win. And Clemson looks good against a usually underachieving Ga.

Okay, Waco Kid, I like this idea.....being a college football fan I will look forward to your weekly postings. I'm a bigger fan of the NFL but this will still keep me interested, no doubt.

My commentary: now that we're moving into a "new era" of college football (finally.....a playoff system....yay!) I wish they'd kick off this season anew by posting NO POLLS until October 1st.

Being most schools play deep into November if not into the first week of December....October / November has plenty of weekends for ESPN & all other networks to do their typical hype of Number so-and-so versus Number such-and-such.

I don't pay one iota of attention as to who is ranked where on Labor Day weekend.....it's just too damned early to know who is good to great.....and who is simply going to be fodder for the juggernauts on their schedule.

Again, all I'm asking is for the pollsters to cool their jets, at least for a while....let us all get a 4-week sampling of who looks like what....and then October 1st they bust loose with their rankings. And, hey, they could make a show of it if they wanted to then:

Now if ESPN was smart....they could find a way to turn that announcement into a made-for-television event like the NFL draft or the 68-team March Madness Bracket pairings. With so much at stake (ie: a playoff slot on the line), the viewership / ratings for such a thing might be worthy of millions of commercial dollars to the network.

And we all know this is all about making $$$ in the long run, right? With many college stadiums experimenting with the idea of beer / wine sales this coming season, everyone is looking for new revenue streams.....if paying student-athletes is gonna happen, they're gonna need to explore every idea possible.

Thursday, August 28

6:00 PM EDT SECN
(21) Texas A&M @ (9) South Carolina
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: USC
Steve Superior shows Sumlin what A&M post JohnnyBoi looks like.
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8:00 PM EDT ESPN
Boise St. vs. (18) Mississippi
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: Mississippi
this is a bigger opening for Freeze, trying to continue an upward climb in the SEC that it is for Harsin, who gets a "free pass" year taking over at Smurfville.
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10:30 PM EDT PACN
Weber St. @ (19) Arizona St.
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: AZ State
Graham "job-jumped" to get to AZ State. He needs a big year here, if he doesn't at least contend in the PAC 12 there could be a desert storm coming.
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Friday, August 29

7:30 PM EDT BTN, BTN2
Jacksonville St. @ (8) Michigan St.
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: Michigan St.
Sparty was a trendy pick to win the Big 10 before Miller got hurt at the Pontificate of OHIO.
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Friday, August 29

7:30 PM EDT BTN, BTN2
Jacksonville St. @ (8) Michigan St.
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: Michigan St.
Sparty wears the Shield of a Warrior. I.E. Dantonio can't afford a backslide year now. Just WIN, Sparty.
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0 for 1. But I too enjoy your picks, right or wrong.

Don't know why, but I think Arkansas will make a serious run at Auburn, could even win. And Clemson looks good against a usually underachieving Ga. Originally Posted by rcinokc

I'm not gettin' a vibe on that Hog thing. I am buzzing on Clemson over UGA. Dig it!

Okay, Waco Kid, I like this idea.....being a college football fan I will look forward to your weekly postings. I'm a bigger fan of the NFL but this will still keep me interested, no doubt.

check my posts i've been doing this for years. You get my wry wit and vise like mental sharpness on my picks! Enjoy!

http://eccie.net/showthread.php?t=920445&highlight=


My commentary: now that we're moving into a "new era" of college football (finally.....a playoff system....yay!) I wish they'd kick off this season anew by posting NO POLLS until October 1st.

Being most schools play deep into November if not into the first week of December....October / November has plenty of weekends for ESPN & all other networks to do their typical hype of Number so-and-so versus Number such-and-such.

I don't pay one iota of attention as to who is ranked where on Labor Day weekend.....it's just too damned early to know who is good to great.....and who is simply going to be fodder for the juggernauts on their schedule.

Basically, i rate the top 25 because it's the bigger games week by week.


Again, all I'm asking is for the pollsters to cool their jets, at least for a while....let us all get a 4-week sampling of who looks like what....and then October 1st they bust loose with their rankings. And, hey, they could make a show of it if they wanted to then:

Now if ESPN was smart....they could find a way to turn that announcement into a made-for-television event like the NFL draft or the 68-team March Madness Bracket pairings. With so much at stake (ie: a playoff slot on the line), the viewership / ratings for such a thing might be worthy of millions of commercial dollars to the network.

And we all know this is all about making $$$ in the long run, right? With many college stadiums experimenting with the idea of beer / wine sales this coming season, everyone is looking for new revenue streams.....if paying student-athletes is gonna happen, they're gonna need to explore every idea possible. Originally Posted by Chateau Becot

Pick some Games! any game! in fact if you post like i do from Yahoo Sports and make your WINNER pick I Waco Kid CFootball GOD will personally reply to your pick! Yes, i will! So pick your Alma Mater, your local team, your team or any team and post your predictions! D3 ball or up. Post IT!

0 for 1. But I too enjoy your picks, right or wrong. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX

Welcome back. Yep Sure went down the toilet on this bitch pick outta the gate! UGH. We'll call this a DONE GAME now.

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(21) Texas A&M
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New School Sumlin 1 Old School Steve WHO? 0

Thursday, August 28

6:00 PM EDT SECN
(21) Texas A&M @ (9) South Carolina
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: USC
Steve Superior shows Sumlin what A&M post JohnnyBoi looks like.
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Guess Steve wanted to show him it was going to be a good year?
Possibly even looks better than pre-Johnny?
Turns out Hill completed something like 40 passes. Only 3rd QB in SEC history to accomplish that.

In related news: Vandy just flat out sucked.

Guess Steve wanted to show him it was going to be a good year?
Possibly even looks better than pre-Johnny?
Turns out Hill completed something like 40 passes. Only 3rd QB in SEC history to accomplish that.

In related news: Vandy just flat out sucked. Originally Posted by FoulRon

We've already covered that dogshit pick in the post above.

Sumlin has the Leach curse to overcome. Take your Air-Raid and BEAT a real defense with it. All "power" offenses, running or throwing, can be countered by a great defense. It's a long way to December A&M.

Thursday, August 28

6:00 PM EDT SECN
(21) Texas A&M @ (9) South Carolina
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: USC
Steve Superior shows Sumlin what A&M post JohnnyBoi looks like.
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8:00 PM EDT ESPN
Boise St. vs. (18) Mississippi
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: Mississippi
this is a bigger opening for Freeze, trying to continue an upward climb in the SEC that it is for Harsin, who gets a "free pass" year taking over at Smurfville.
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10:30 PM EDT PACN
Weber St. @ (19) Arizona St.
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: AZ State
Graham "job-jumped" to get to AZ State. He needs a big year here, if he doesn't at least contend in the PAC 12 there could be a desert storm coming.
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Friday, August 29

7:30 PM EDT BTN, BTN2
Jacksonville St. @ (8) Michigan St.
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: Michigan St.
Sparty was a trendy pick to win the Big 10 before Miller got hurt at the Pontificate of OHIO.
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Friday, August 29

7:30 PM EDT BTN, BTN2
Jacksonville St. @ (8) Michigan St.
TixYahoo Calendar

Winner: Michigan St.
Sparty wears the Shield of a Warrior. I.E. Dantonio can't afford a backslide year now. Just WIN, Sparty.
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Saturday, August 30

12:00 PM EDT CBSS
(5) Ohio St. @ Navy TixYahoo Calendar

12:00 PM EDT ESPN

WINNER: Pope OHIO
NO WAY the Pontificate of OHiO loses this opener.
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(7) UCLA @ Virginia TixYahoo Calendar

3:30 PM EDT ABC, ESP2

WINNER: UCLA
UCLA doesn't need to do anything more than WIN.
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West Virginia vs. (2) Alabama TixYahoo Calendar

3:30 PM EDT NBC

WINNER: Alabama
Going all in with Satan.
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Rice @ (17) Notre Dame TixYahoo Calendar

3:30 PM EDT ESPU

WINNER: ND
ND won't need the Luck 'O the Irish here.
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S. Dakota St. @ (24) Missouri TixYahoo Calendar

3:30 PM EDT BTN, BTN2

WINNER: Mizzou
Typical opening day talent mismatch. Enjoy the check Jackrabbits.
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Florida Atlantic @ (22) Nebraska TixYahoo Calendar

4:00 PM EDT SECN

WINNER: Bugeaters
The Owls are lame ducks. Bah. Take your cheesecake W now Bo, we ARE watching U.
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Arkansas @ (6) Auburn TixYahoo Calendar

4:00 PM EDT PACN

WINNER: Auburn
Slo-Mo BIG 10 Brett gets run over by SpeedRACER.
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UC Davis @ (11) Stanford TixYahoo Calendar

5:30 PM EDT ESPN

WINNER: Stanford
The Tree does not bend against the pale breeze of UC Davis
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(16) Clemson @ (12) Georgia TixYahoo Calendar

6:00 PM EDT ESP3

WINNER: Clemson
Going ALL IN with Dabo.
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Liberty @ (23) N. Carolina TixYahoo Calendar

7:00 PM EDT OKPV

WINNER: UNC
Let's face it. Larry Fedora is the best UNC FB coach since Mack Brown.
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Louisiana Tech @ (4) Oklahoma TixYahoo Calendar

WINNER: ZerOU
NO chance Big Game Bozo loses this opener. At Home. NONE.
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7:10 PM EDT KSHD
S.F. Austin @ (20) Kansas St. TixYahoo Calendar

WINNER: K State
The only reason Bill Snyder isn't in the CF HOF is 'cause he's still coaching. And WINNING.
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7:30 PM EDT FOX
Fresno St. @ (15) USC TixYahoo Calendar

WINNER: USC
Sark, the real Pete-wanna-be at USC, wins one. So WHAT?
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8:00 PM EDT ABC, ESP3
(1) Florida St. vs. Oklahoma St. TixYahoo Calendar

WINNER: FSU
I kinda like OSU's chances here. But FSU has the "crab legs" QB. LOL. it's real close but Jimbo opens with a W on the road.


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9:00 PM EDT ESPN
(14) Wisconsin vs. (13) LSU TixYahoo Calendar

WINNER: Wisconsin
going ALL IN against Crazy Lester this time. This one should be one of the BEST opening day rumbles.


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10:30 PM EDT CBSS
(25) Washington @ Hawaii TixYahoo Calendar

WINNER: Huskies
Former Smurf Peterson takes a bite outta Chow. Aloha.
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10:30 PM EDT PACN
South Dakota @ (3) Oregon TixYahoo Calendar

WINNER: Nike
Philbert gets his track meet. Tougher times await you, Ducks. Be Ready.
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Sunday, August 31

7:30 PM EDT FS1
SMU @ (10) Baylor TixYahoo Calendar

WINNER: Baylor
Briles rebuffs JuneBug's upset bid. By halftime.
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8:00 PM EDT LGHN
North Texas @ Texas Tix
WINNER: Texas
The Charlie Strong Era begins with DEFENSE! Hook 'Em Horns!
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Monday, September 1

8:00 PM EDT ESPN
Miami (FL) @ Louisville Tix
WINNER: Louisville
Petrino may be a retread, but he's a winner on the Field. That's all that matters for the Alma Mater. GO CARDS!.
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Georgia (-8) over Clemson

I think Clemson will miss Boyd and Watkins, lol ....still should be close today though.

Your lips to God's ear. I've no idea as to what the "new" Longhorns will bring tonight. North Texas won 9 games and their bowl game last season. They'd love nothing more than to come to Royal-Memorial Stadium and deliver the upset. I can only hope Strong's staff has come in and taught these kids how to tackle (finally).



[QUOTE=The_Waco_Kid]8:00 PM EDT LGHN
North Texas @ Texas Tix
WINNER: Texas
The Charlie Strong Era begins with DEFENSE! Hook 'Em Horns!
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