Waco Kid's college football 2017 week 1

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.

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Actually we do.

WKWCFR rule 1

"Lies, damn lies and statistics!"

British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

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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

YES!!! IT'S ON!! PLAY BALL!!!

Week 1 pre season poll ..

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/rankings/

Poll Date : August 21, 2017
AP Top 25

Team
PtsW/LNext
1.

Alabama
15130-0vs FL St
Sat, Sep 2, 7:00 PM CDT

2.

Ohio State
14140-0@ Ind
Thu, Aug 31, 7:00 PM CDT

3.

Florida State
13960-0@ Ala
Sat, Sep 2, 7:00 PM CDT

4.

USC
13250-0vs WMU
Sat, Sep 2, 4:15 PM CDT

5.

Clemson
12010-0vs Kent
Sat, Sep 2, 11:00 AM CDT

6.

Penn State
11960-0vs Akrn
Sat, Sep 2, 11:00 AM CDT

7.

Oklahoma
11700-0vs UTEP
Sat, Sep 2, 2:30 PM CDT

8.

Washington
11500-0@ Rutg
Fri, Sep 1, 7:00 PM CDT

9.

Wisconsin
9260-0vs UT St
Fri, Sep 1, 8:00 PM CDT
10.

Oklahoma State
8890-0vs Tuls
Thu, Aug 31, 6:30 PM CDT

11.

Michigan
8810-0@ Fla
Sat, Sep 2, 2:30 PM CDT

12.

Auburn
8800-0vs GA So
Sat, Sep 2, 6:30 PM CDT
13.

LSU
7840-0vs BYU
Sat, Sep 2, 8:30 PM CDT

14.

Stanford
6950-0@ Rice
Sat, Aug 26, 9:00 PM CDT
15.

Georgia
6900-0vs Ap St
Sat, Sep 2, 5:15 PM CDT

16.

Louisville
6290-0@ Purd
Sat, Sep 2, 6:30 PM CDT
17.

Florida
6240-0vs Mich
Sat, Sep 2, 2:30 PM CDT
18.

Miami (FL)
4920-0vs BCC
Sat, Sep 2, 11:30 AM CDT

19.

South Florida
3270-0@ SJSU
Sat, Aug 26, 6:30 PM CDT

20.

Kansas State
3170-0vs UCA
Sat, Sep 2, 6:10 PM CDT
21.

Virginia Tech
2400-0vs W Va
Sun, Sep 3, 6:30 PM CDT

22.

West Virginia
2070-0@ VT
Sun, Sep 3, 6:30 PM CDT
23.

Texas
1730-0vs Md
Sat, Sep 2, 11:00 AM CDT

24.

Washington State
1330-0vs MT St
Sat, Sep 2, 9:30 PM CDT

25.

Tennessee
1140-0@ GT
Mon, Sep 4, 7:00 PM CDT

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some people have gotten an early start ..

Finished

Final

(19) South Florida
Bulls

42
San Jose State
Spartans

22

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Final

(14) Stanford
Cardinal

62
Rice
Owls

7

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this week's top 25 games

Thu, Aug 31, 6:30 PM CDT

Tulsa
Golden Hurricane

0-0
(10) Oklahoma State
Cowboys

0-0

WINNER: Cowpokes
Gundy has the best chance for a break out year at OSU in recent memory.
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Thu, Aug 31, 7:00 PM CDT

(2) Ohio State
Buckeyes

0-0
Indiana
Hoosiers

0-0

WINNER: Buckeyes
Meyer has a veteran team. he's a contender, Stella!!!
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Fri, Sep 1, 7:00 PM CDT

(8) Washington
Huskies

0-0
Rutgers
Scarlet Knights

0-0

WINNER: Washington
UW Dogs need to keep the train rolling. Peterson did it at Boise, expect it here too.
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Fri, Sep 1, 8:00 PM CDT

Utah State
Aggies

0-0
(9) Wisconsin
Badgers

0-0

WINNER: Whisky
Aggs have been solid recently, still, Badgers at home need to WIN.
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Sat, Sep 2, 11:00 AM CDT

Kent State
Golden Flashes

0-0
(5) Clemson
Tigers

0-0

WINNER: Tigers
Dabo needs to follow up Watson. he gets a good talent edge to do it out of the gate.
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Sat, Sep 2, 11:00 AM CDT

Akron
Zips

0-0
(6) Penn State
Nittany Lions

0-0

WINNER: Lions
PSU has moved smoothly from the JoePa era into another era. GO PENN ST.!
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Sat, Sep 2, 11:00 AM CDT

Maryland
Terrapins

0-0
(23) Texas
Longhorns

0-0

WINNER: Texas
Herman starts with a sharper focus that Strong did. Texas wins 8 to start the Herman era.
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Sat, Sep 2, 11:30 AM CDT

Bethune-Cookman
Wildcats

0-0
(18) Miami (FL)
Hurricanes

0-0

WINNER: Miami
Richt has setup well in Miami. UGA might be watching his season, yeah??
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Sat, Sep 2, 2:30 PM CDT

UTEP
Miners

0-0
(7) Oklahoma
Sooners

0-0

WINNER: OU
Riley starts his tenure with s Bob Stoops cupcake. bahhaa
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Sat, Sep 2, 2:30 PM CDT

(11) Michigan
Wolverines

0-0
(17) Florida
Gators

0-0

WINNER: Wolverines
going all in with Harbaugh.
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Sat, Sep 2, 3:00 PM CDT

Stony Brook
Seawolves

0-0
(19) South Florida
Bulls

1-0

WINNER: Bulls

lol cupcake.
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Sat, Sep 2, 4:15 PM CDT

Western Michigan
Broncos

0-0
(4) USC
Trojans

0-0

WINNER: Trojans
if SC is a player, they win this at home. no excuses.
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Sat, Sep 2, 5:15 PM CDT

Appalachian State
Mountaineers

0-0
(15) Georgia
Bulldogs

0-0

WINNER: UGA
speaking of UGA .. Appy St. has been a top level 2 program and as the 2-A champs took out UM. beware UGA!!
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Sat, Sep 2, 6:10 PM CDT

Central Arkansas
Bears

0-0
(20) Kansas State
Wildcats

0-0

WINNER: K State
as great as Snyder's terms have been, KSU needs to think the future.
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Sat, Sep 2, 6:30 PM CDT

(16) Louisville
Cardinals

0-0
Purdue
Boilermakers

0-0

WINNER: UofL
nice tie in with ex UofL qb/coach Brohm at Purdue. Cards win
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Sat, Sep 2, 6:30 PM CDT

Georgia Southern
Eagles

0-0
(12) Auburn
Tigers

0-0

WINNER: Aubie
as usual, this won't say much about when the SEC comes calling. Does Gus get it done?
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Sat, Sep 2, 7:00 PM CDT

(3) Florida State
Seminoles

0-0
(1) Alabama
Crimson Tide

0-0

WINNER: Free Shoes U
the safe bet is Saban. rolling the Jimbo dice ..
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Sat, Sep 2, 8:30 PM CDT

BYU
Cougars

1-0
(13) LSU
Tigers

0-0

WINNER: Tigers
Coach O will do well to start. where will he be in a few years???
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Sat, Sep 2, 9:30 PM CDT

Montana State
Bobcats

0-0
(24) Washington State
Cougars

0-0

WINNER: Cougars
Leach had to do some building at WSU .. now he's rolling. beware the Pirate!!
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Sun, Sep 3, 6:30 PM CDT

(22) West Virginia
Mountaineers

0-0
(21) Virginia Tech
Hokies

0-0

WINNER: VTech
good match up. could go either way, picking Tech.
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Mon, Sep 4, 7:00 PM CDT

(25) Tennessee
Volunteers

0-0
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets

0-0

WINNER: Vols
Butch needs a strong year to keep the hell hounds away from his job.
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yes we are going to be VERY GOOD

Thu, Aug 31, 6:30 PM CDT

Tulsa
Golden Hurricane

0-0
(10) Oklahoma State
Cowboys

0-0

WINNER: Cowpokes
Gundy has the best chance for a break out year at OSU in recent memory.

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College football is back, baby! I don't know about anyone else but the offseason seemed to go by fairly quickly this year.

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College football is back, baby! I don't know about anyone else but the offseason seemed to go by fairly quickly this year. Originally Posted by Clark W. Griswold

lol seemed slow but my teams Texas and UofL are entering critical years. the Ville needs to continue strong ACC play but Petrino needs to break past 9-3 to win the conference and thus have a shot at the 4 playoff spots. Jackson if he has a solid year likely leaves so who's the next guy? Petrino always coaches QB's well. he needs to in his offense.

Texas will show better overall staff coaching and that will pay off now. even with Brown, the overall talent wasn't as bare as some think, after all Brown won 9 his last year with his recruits. Strong never could win even with his recruits. Herman should open well at Texas, where that goes in a few years? we'll see.

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Texas will show better overall staff coaching and that will pay off now. even with Brown, the overall talent wasn't as bare as some think, after all Brown won 9 his last year with his recruits. Strong never could win even with his recruits. Herman should open well at Texas, where that goes in a few years? we'll see. Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

Good thing we didn't play Howard yesterday. That might've been a Big Fat L, as well.

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Speaking of UNLV. As a Las Vegas local, I was seriously planning on putting down $30 betting against UNLV as a single bet as I normally do on my parlay cards. I SHOULD HAVE DONE IT! $100 paid out $60,000! The one week where I have to work overtime and didn't have time to hit up the sportsbook!

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Herman should open well at Texas, where that goes in a few years? we'll see. Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

Between Texas and Texas A&M, not sure who had a tougher week. Texas gave up 51 points to Maryland? The defense is not getting any better. Texas A&M blew a 34 point 3rd quarter lead to UCLA, unbelievable.

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this week's top 25 games

Thu, Aug 31, 6:30 PM CDT

Tulsa
Golden Hurricane

0-0

(10) Oklahoma State
Cowboys

0-0

WINNER: Cowpokes
Gundy has the best chance for a break out year at OSU in recent memory.

Final

Tulsa
Golden Hurricane

24

(11) Oklahoma State
Cowboys

59

You Pokes will go as far as your defense takes you.

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Thu, Aug 31, 7:00 PM CDT

(2) Ohio State
Buckeyes

0-0

Indiana
Hoosiers

0-0

WINNER: Buckeyes
Meyer has a veteran team. he's a contender, Stella!!!

Final

(2) Ohio State
Buckeyes

49

Indiana
Hoosiers

21

Typical slow start by the Buckeyes. Same results. Buckeyes will face far better before it's over.

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Fri, Sep 1, 7:00 PM CDT

(8) Washington
Huskies

0-0

Rutgers
Scarlet Knights

0-0

WINNER: Washington
UW Dogs need to keep the train rolling. Peterson did it at Boise, expect it here too.

Final

(7) Washington
Huskies

30

Rutgers
Scarlet Knights

14

Dawgs should be a strong contender in the PAC-12. and maybe more.

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Fri, Sep 1, 8:00 PM CDT

Utah State
Aggies

0-0

(9) Wisconsin
Badgers

0-0

WINNER: Whisky
Aggs have been solid recently, still, Badgers at home need to WIN.

Final

Utah State
Aggies

10

(9) Wisconsin
Badgers

59

Badgers are a player in the Big Ten but they haven't won it in a while. is this the year?

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Sat, Sep 2, 11:00 AM CDT

Kent State
Golden Flashes

0-0

(5) Clemson
Tigers

0-0

WINNER: Tigers
Dabo needs to follow up Watson. he gets a good talent edge to do it out of the gate.

Final

Kent State
Golden Flashes

3

(3) Clemson
Tigers

56

Clemson gets an easy talent mis-match to break in their offense. But are they any good?

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Sat, Sep 2, 11:00 AM CDT

Akron
Zips

0-0

(6) Penn State
Nittany Lions

0-0

WINNER: Lions
PSU has moved smoothly from the JoePa era into another era. GO PENN ST.!

Final

Akron
Zips

0

(4) Penn State
Nittany Lions

52

GO PENN STATE!

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Sat, Sep 2, 11:00 AM CDT

Maryland
Terrapins

0-0

(23) Texas
Longhorns

0-0

WINNER: Texas
Herman starts with a sharper focus that Strong did. Texas wins 8 to start the Herman era.

Final

Maryland
Terrapins

51

Texas
Longhorns

41

Mack Brown didn't give up 51 in his opener. what's this guy Herman's long game now?

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Sat, Sep 2, 11:30 AM CDT

Bethune-Cookman
Wildcats

0-0

(18) Miami (FL)
Hurricanes

0-0

WINNER: Miami
Richt has setup well in Miami. UGA might be watching his season, yeah??

Final

Bethune-Cookman
Wildcats

13

(16) Miami (FL)
Hurricanes

41

Miami and Richt have some potential. he may get the last laugh at UGA yet.

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Sat, Sep 2, 2:30 PM CDT

UTEP
Miners

0-0

(7) Oklahoma
Sooners

0-0

WINNER: OU
Riley starts his tenure with s Bob Stoops cupcake. bahhaa

Final

UTEP
Miners

7

(5) Oklahoma
Sooners

56

Riley better eat his cupcake before the frosting spoils. that's be .. about next week.

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Sat, Sep 2, 2:30 PM CDT

(11) Michigan
Wolverines

0-0

(17) Florida
Gators

0-0

WINNER: Wolverines
going all in with Harbaugh.

Final

(8) Michigan
Wolverines

33

(22) Florida
Gators

17

Yet another team wearing pressure to go all the way. does Harbaugh get in the dance this year?

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Sat, Sep 2, 3:00 PM CDT

Stony Brook
Seawolves

0-0

(19) South Florida
Bulls

1-0

WINNER: Bulls

lol cupcake.

Final

Stony Brook
Seawolves

17

(21) South Florida
Bulls

31

Strong may be snickering now at Herman's UT debut but he's got his own problems. this is the easy part.

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Sat, Sep 2, 4:15 PM CDT

Western Michigan
Broncos

0-0

(4) USC
Trojans

0-0

WINNER: Trojans
if SC is a player, they win this at home. no excuses.

Final

Western Michigan
Broncos

31

(6) USC
Trojans

49

Not so much D for the comdomheads. they better work on that .. if they want to be a player.

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Sat, Sep 2, 5:15 PM CDT

Appalachian State
Mountaineers

0-0

(15) Georgia
Bulldogs

0-0

WINNER: UGA
speaking of UGA .. Appy St. has been a top level 2 program and as the 2-A champs took out UM. beware UGA!!

Final

Appalachian State
Mountaineers

10

(15) Georgia
Bulldogs

31

the first of several teams losing a QB. this was a loss if you don't count the score.

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Sat, Sep 2, 6:10 PM CDT

Central Arkansas
Bears

0-0

(20) Kansas State
Wildcats

0-0

WINNER: K State
as great as Snyder's terms have been, KSU needs to think the future.

Final

Central Arkansas
Bears

19

(19) Kansas State
Wildcats

55

K State is my dark horse pick in the Big 12.

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Sat, Sep 2, 6:30 PM CDT

(16) Louisville
Cardinals

0-0

Purdue
Boilermakers

0-0

WINNER: UofL
nice tie in with ex UofL qb/coach Brohm at Purdue. Cards win

Final

(17) Louisville
Cardinals

35

Purdue
Boilermakers

28

Purdue gets a good show to begin with. almost too good for UofL's needs.

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Sat, Sep 2, 6:30 PM CDT

Georgia Southern
Eagles

0-0

(12) Auburn
Tigers

0-0

WINNER: Aubie
as usual, this won't say much about when the SEC comes calling. Does Gus get it done?

Final

Georgia Southern
Eagles

7

(13) Auburn
Tigers

41

does Aubie fold after a strong cupcake start .. again? we shall see.

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Sat, Sep 2, 7:00 PM CDT

(3) Florida State
Seminoles

0-0

(1) Alabama
Crimson Tide

0-0

WINNER: Free Shoes U
the safe bet is Saban. rolling the Jimbo dice ..

Final

(10) Florida State
Seminoles

7

(1) Alabama
Crimson Tide

24

Remind me not to bet against Saban again .. ever.

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Sat, Sep 2, 8:30 PM CDT

BYU
Cougars

1-0

(13) LSU
Tigers

0-0

WINNER: Tigers
Coach O will do well to start. where will he be in a few years???

Final

BYU
Cougars

0

(12) LSU
Tigers

27

Coach O!!! Mikey roars.

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Sat, Sep 2, 9:30 PM CDT

Montana State
Bobcats

0-0

(24) Washington State
Cougars

0-0

WINNER: Cougars
Leach had to do some building at WSU .. now he's rolling. beware the Pirate!!

Final

Montana State
Bobcats

0

(20) Washington State
Cougars

31

last year WAState lost their cupcake opener. not this year. the Pirate for PAC12 spoiler

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Sun, Sep 3, 6:30 PM CDT

(22) West Virginia
Mountaineers

0-0

(21) Virginia Tech
Hokies

0-0

WINNER: VTech
good match up. could go either way, picking Tech.

Final

West Virginia
Mountaineers

24

(18) Virginia Tech
Hokies

31

Tech wins the coin toss.

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Mon, Sep 4, 7:00 PM CDT

(25) Tennessee
Volunteers

0-0

Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets

0-0

WINNER: Vols
Butch needs a strong year to keep the hell hounds away from his job.

Final 2OT

(25) Tennessee
Volunteers

42

Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets

41

well butch is all about drama isn't he? bahhaaaa

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