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Well, I'm watching the first game of the week, so I'm late on this preview! I haven't been on the boards since Saturday's Swamp abortion but I'm sure they've been level headed with absolutely no recency bias involved. Let's get to it.

Wednesday

Missouri State (-3) @ Middle Tennessee State (7:30/6:30 ESPN2): After Delaware last week, the other FBS newbie gets a national TV slot - the Missouri State Bears! Formerly home to Bobby Petrino, who was asked to leave then ended up back at Arkansas, where he has once again Machiavellied his way to the top job. As I type this, MTSU just committed a butt fumble - what a touching tribute to Mark Sanchez.

Liberty (-2) @ UTEP (8/7 CBSSN): It's football! Remember that UTEP has a real Bhutanese temple on campus?

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https://www.utep.edu/centennial-museum/lhakhang/

Thursday

Louisiana Tech (-6) @ Kennesaw State (7/6 ESPNU): Dude, I don't know. Sonny Cumbie is still LaTech's coach, which I find suprising.

East Carolina @ Tulane (-8) (7/6 ESPN): A major AAC battle in New Orleans! Tulane's only loss is to a very good-looking Ole Miss team, and ECU's only losses are to P5 teams as well. Two fanbases that could drink many a state flagship under the table. Enjoy a marvelous uniform matchup, especially the Tulane powder blues.

Jacksonville State (-9) @ Sam Houston State (8/7 CBSSN): We all know how bad SHSU is, but at least this one has a Texas team involved compared to Southern Miss and Georgia Southern at the same time.

Friday

#24 South Florida @ North Texas (Pick 'em) (7:30/6:30 ESPNU): A MASSIVE G5 matchup in Denton! South Florida has two top 25 (at the time) skins on the wall. UNT's offense has been one of the electifying watches in college football. This should be a great game, enjoy (especially if you're in the DFW area and want a great amuse bouche to Red River).

Rutgers @ Washington (-9) (9/8 FS1): This should definitely be a conference game. This totally makes sense and is good for the teams and fans.

Saturday

Early Games

#1 Ohio State (-16) @ #17 Illinois (12/11 Fox): Bielema's first try at a massively hyped home game this season went extraordinarily poorly. The second one went much better. Time for round three, this time against the nation's number one team. Can the Illini cause some chaos?

#8 Alabama (-14) @ #14 Missouri (12/11 ABC): This is the exact kind of game Kalen DeBoer loves losing. Mizzou will do their best to create a real home atmosphere and shock the Tide.

Pittsburgh @ #25 Florida State (-10) (12/11 ESPN): Pat Narduzzi makes football grinding and ugly. Florida State might be in danger of letting Miami beat them twice. Keep an eye on Tallahassee to see if the Noles will remain relevant in the ACC.

Midafternoon

#6 Oklahoma vs Texas (-3) @ Dallas (3:30/2:30 ABC): Can Mateer play? Can Texas look functional? Will Arch make it through the whole game against the OU defense? Do any of us want to watch more of 2025 Texas Football?

#7 Indiana @ #3 Oregon (-10) (3:30/2:30 CBS): Curt Cignetti has done a brilliant job at Indiana, but he has run into a ceiling against teams that can overwhelmingly out-talent his Hoosiers. Enter the Ducks. Good luck, Coach Cig.

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Nebraska (-4) @ Maryland (3:30/2:30 BTN): October Maryland struck down the undefeated Terps, as they blew a 20 point lead in the fourth quarter to Washington in College Park. We all know about Nebraska's decades-long allergy to success. Could be a fun slapfight in the Old Line State.

Primetime

Florida @ #5 Texas A&M (-8) (7/6 ESPN): Can Florida please do it again? A&M's offense might be as anemic as Texas'.

#10 Georgia (-4) @ Auburn (7/6 ESPN): I get that Auburn has a good defense, but why on earth is this line this close?

#15 Michigan @ USC (-2) (7:30/6:30 NBC): It's a helmet matchup, but these are bad, tough to watch teams. Justice Haynes and Makai Lemon should add a sprinkle of electric talent, so that's fun.

#18 BYU @ Arizona (Pick 'em) (8/7 ESPN2): Undefeated BYU heads to the desert for a pick 'em among the saguaros. UofA's only loss was an away spanking to Iowa State, but they're back home against a freshman QB in this matchup.

RIP Pac-12 After Dark

#21 Arizona State @ Utah (-5) (10:15/9:15 ESPN): A ranked underdog is always a good Pac-12 After Dark selection. Can AZ State continue to battle back from the embarrassment in Starkville?

San Diego State (-4) @ Nevada (10:30/9:30 CBSSN): It's never a good idea to stay up into the early morning in Reno.

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Have fun and stay safe, y'all!

 

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Yeah,  USF v. UNT is a sneaky good game Friday night.  Mean Green offense is a lot of fun to watch. Drew Mestemaker continues to be a great story. Prior to UNT's bowl game last season, his last QB start was for the Vandegrift freshman B team. Through 5 games this season - 70%, 1250 yards, 11 TDs, no picks.

 

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2 hours ago, texifornia said:

Do any of us want to watch more of 2025 Texas Football?

Um. Yes? 

2 hours ago, texifornia said:

Florida @ #5 Texas A&M (-8) (7/6 ESPN): Can Florida please do it again? A&M's offense might be as anemic as Texas'.

I think aggy is good but I'm curious to see what UF comes out with. They have a lot of dudes on the roster. 

2 hours ago, texifornia said:

#10 Georgia (-4) @ Auburn (7/6 ESPN): I get that Auburn has a good defense, but why on earth is this line this close?

Because Georgia hasn't been very good this season. 

2 hours ago, texifornia said:

#15 Michigan @ USC (-2) (7:30/6:30 NBC): It's a helmet matchup, but these are bad, tough to watch teams. Justice Haynes and Makai Lemon should add a sprinkle of electric talent, so that's fun.

I wouldn't call either of these teams bad. I think they are both top 40 outfits. 

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Also I would like to submit Stanford @ SMU at 11 am Saturday on The CW. Mustangs are -18.5.

From now on I am going to refer to this one as the Khaki Slacks Bowl. It's a ready-made rivalry when it comes to soccer, golf, tennis, swimming and volleyball. 

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2 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Also I would like to submit Stanford @ SMU at 11 am Saturday on The CW. Mustangs are -18.5.

From now on I am going to refer to this one as the Khaki Slacks Bowl. It's a ready-made rivalry when it comes to soccer, golf, tennis, swimming and volleyball. 

Not enough blow at Stanford to make this a true rivalry, maybe Texas St, or Pepperdine...

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