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College Football 2013 |Week 2| - Directional schools: Pay to play

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timetokill

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"Success is often the result of playing the right directional school" - Al Bernstein (loosely quoted)

So it's finally back -- college football. You've (probably) gotten to see your team play a game, maybe looking a bit shaky but some room for improvement. You could use a good, solid win in Week 2, right? RIGHT.

For that, you've got the college of Directional State ready to suit your needs. For a small (read: large) sum, Directional State is willing to put live bodies in front of your team and let you manhandle them for a couple hours. You can't put a price on an assured win for your team, right? Well, we can.

What's the worst that could happen?


AP Top 25
Westonian said:
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Stanford
6. South Carolina
7. Texas A&M
8. Louisville
9. LSU
10. Florida State
11. Georgia
12. Florida
13. Oklahoma State
14. Notre Dame
15. Texas
16. Oklahoma
17. Michigan
18. UCLA
19. Northwestern
20. Washington
21. Wisconsin
22. Nebraska
23. Baylor
24. TCU
25. Southern California

Others Receiving Votes: Miami (Fla.) (1-0) 127; Ole Miss (1-0) 50; Arizona State (0-0) 48; Michigan State (1-0) 42; Northern Illinois (1-0) 27; Cincinnati (1-0) 27; Fresno State (1-0) 22; Virginia Tech (0-1) 12; Bowling Green (1-0) 9; Georgia Tech (1-0) 8; Arizona (1-0) 6; Penn State (1-0) 4; Boise State (0-1) 3; Virginia (1-0) 2; Arkansas (1-0) 1
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SID's Poll
zyxwvu4321 said:
1 Alabama 1545
2 Ohio St. 1444
3 Oregon 1420
4 Stanford 1292
5 Clemson 1275
6 South Carolina 1220
7 Texas A&M 1181
8 Louisville 1051
9 Florida 974
10 Florida St. 946
11 LSU 926
12 Georgia 875
13 Notre Dame 840
14 Oklahoma St. 798
15 Oklahoma 666
16 Texas 660
17 Michigan 623
18 UCLA 368
19 Nebraska 357
20 Northwestern 348
21 Wisconsin 301
22 USC 176
23 Washington 145
24 TCU 140
24 Miami 140

Others Receiving Votes
Baylor 125; Michigan State 67; Mississippi 54; Fresno State 46; Northern Illinois 31; Arizona State 28; Cincinnati 19; Arkansas 12; San Jose State 12; Georgia Tech 10; Arizona 7; Boise State 5; Virginia Tech 5; Central Florida 4; Arkansas State 3; Kansas State 3; Texas Tech 3; Bowling Green 1; East Carolina 1; Missouri 1; North Carolina 1; Utah State 1.
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Week 2 Schedule
(all times eastern. games featuring AP ranked teams in bold)


Thursday, September 5
7:30 PM Florida Atlantic at East Carolina
10:00 PM Sacramento State at Arizona State

Friday, September 6
8:00 PM Wake Forest at Boston College
8:00 PM UCF at Florida International

Saturday, September 7
12:00 PM Eastern Kentucky at No. 9 Louisville
12:00 PM No. 12 Florida at Miami (FL)
12:00 PM No. 13 Oklahoma State at UTSA
12:00 PM Southeastern Louisiana at No. 24 TCU
12:00 PM Tennessee Tech at No. 21 Wisconsin
12:00 PM Miami (OH) at Kentucky
12:00 PM South Florida at Michigan State
12:00 PM Norfolk State at Rutgers
12:00 PM Eastern Michigan at Penn State
12:00 PM Houston at Temple
12:00 PM Cincinnati at Illinois
12:00 PM Missouri State at Iowa
12:00 PM Bowling Green at Kent State
12:00 PM Indiana State at Purdue
12:21 PM Western Kentucky at Tennessee
12:30 PM South Carolina State at No. 4 Clemson
12:30 PM Middle Tennessee at North Carolina
1:00 PM Army at Ball State
1:30 PM Western Carolina at Virginia Tech
2:00 PM Maine at Massachusetts
2:00 PM Weber State at Utah
2:00 PM Chattanooga at Georgia State
3:00 PM Tennessee-Martin at Boise State
3:00 PM New Hampshire at Central Michigan
3:30 PM San Diego State at No. 3 Ohio State
3:30 PM No. 2 Oregon at Virginia
3:30 PM Toledo at Missouri
3:30 PM Buffalo at No. 23 Baylor
3:30 PM Alcorn State at Mississippi State
3:30 PM Utah State at Air Force
3:30 PM South Alabama at Tulane
4:00 PM Old Dominion at Maryland
4:00 PM Idaho at Wyoming
4:30 PM No. 6 South Carolina at No. 11 Georgia
4:30 PM Duke at Memphis
5:00 PM Portland State at California
6:00 PM Southern Miss at No. 22 Nebraska
6:00 PM Syracuse at No. 19 Northwestern
6:00 PM Navy at Indiana
6:00 PM Richmond at North Carolina State
6:00 PM James Madison at Akron
6:30 PM Gardner-Webb at Marshall
6:30 PM Louisiana-Lafayette at Kansas State
7:00 PM Sam Houston State at No. 7 Texas A&M
7:00 PM UAB at No. 9 LSU
7:00 PM No. 15 Texas at Brigham Young
7:00 PM West Virginia at No. 16 Oklahoma
7:00 PM Samford at Arkansas
7:00 PM Southeast Missouri State at Ole Miss
7:00 PM North Texas at Ohio
7:00 PM Colorado State at Tulsa
7:00 PM Prairie View A&M at Texas State
7:00 PM South Dakota at Kansas
7:00 PM Lamar at Louisiana Tech
7:00 PM Grambling State at Louisiana-Monroe
7:00 PM Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech
7:00 PM Savannah State at Troy
7:00 PM Nicholls State at Western Michigan
7:30 PM Arkansas State at Auburn
7:30 PM Austin Peay at Vanderbilt
8:00 PM No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 17 Michigan
8:00 PM Hawaii at Oregon State
8:00 PM Central Arkansas at Colorado
8:00 PM Minnesota at New Mexico State
8:00 PM Montana State at Southern Methodist
8:00 PM New Mexico at UTEP
9:05 PM UC Davis at Nevada
10:00 PM Cal Poly at Fresno State
10:30 PM Washington State at No. 25 USC
10:30 PM Arizona at UNLV
11:00 PM San Jose State at No. 5 Stanford
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timetokill

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GAF Pick'em Week 1 Results

Rank -- Score User ( Last Pts / Last Picks ) [ Total Pts ] Last Bonus
1 -- 18 KingGondo ( 18 / 11 ) [ 18 ] 7
2 -- 17 Dr.Horrible ( 17 / 11 ) [ 17 ] 6
3 -- 16 Jhriad ( 16 / 9 ) [ 16 ] 7
3 -- 16 caliblue15 ( 16 / 11 ) [ 16 ] 5
5 -- 15 Schlep ( 15 / 10 ) [ 15 ] 5
6 -- 14 cashman ( 14 / 8 ) [ 14 ] 6
6 -- 14 Mac the Knife ( 14 / 8 ) [ 14 ] 6
6 -- 14 perfectchaos007 ( 14 / 9 ) [ 14 ] 5
6 -- 14 Gloomfire ( 14 / 9 ) [ 14 ] 5
6 -- 14 mcgruber ( 14 / 9 ) [ 14 ] 5
6 -- 14 Jeff-DSA ( 14 / 9 ) [ 14 ] 5
12 -- 13 ag-my001 ( 13 / 8 ) [ 13 ] 5
12 -- 13 Skiesofwonder ( 13 / 8 ) [ 13 ] 5
12 -- 13 NewLib ( 13 / 9 ) [ 13 ] 4
12 -- 13 bucknuticus ( 13 / 9 ) [ 13 ] 4
12 -- 13 bachikarn ( 13 / 9 ) [ 13 ] 4
12 -- 13 chicko1983 ( 13 / 9 ) [ 13 ] 4
12 -- 13 AntoneM ( 13 / 9 ) [ 13 ] 4
12 -- 13 Enfinit ( 13 / 9 ) [ 13 ] 4
12 -- 13 Monroeski ( 13 / 11 ) [ 13 ] 2
21 -- 12 Pristine_Condition ( 12 / 8 ) [ 12 ] 4
21 -- 12 tokkun ( 12 / 8 ) [ 12 ] 4
21 -- 12 truly101 ( 12 / 9 ) [ 12 ] 3
21 -- 12 StrikerObi ( 12 / 9 ) [ 12 ] 3
21 -- 12 Draconian ( 12 / 9 ) [ 12 ] 3
21 -- 12 Talon ( 12 / 9 ) [ 12 ] 3
21 -- 12 JCX ( 12 / 10 ) [ 12 ] 2
28 -- 11 chaosblade ( 11 / 7 ) [ 11 ] 4
28 -- 11 bluemax ( 11 / 8 ) [ 11 ] 3
28 -- 11 Talka ( 11 / 8 ) [ 11 ] 3
28 -- 11 Traitor to Heaven ( 11 / 9 ) [ 11 ] 2
28 -- 11 MrJames ( 11 / 9 ) [ 11 ] 2
28 -- 11 razielim ( 11 / 9 ) [ 11 ] 2
34 -- 10 pxleyes ( 10 / 7 ) [ 10 ] 3
34 -- 10 Lonestar ( 10 / 8 ) [ 10 ] 2
34 -- 10 cdyhybrid ( 10 / 8 ) [ 10 ] 2
34 -- 10 BertramCooper ( 10 / 8 ) [ 10 ] 2
34 -- 10 mre ( 10 / 8 ) [ 10 ] 2
34 -- 10 Authoritative Shark ( 10 / 8 ) [ 10 ] 2
34 -- 10 Schmitty ( 10 / 9 ) [ 10 ] 1
34 -- 10 Garryk ( 10 / 9 ) [ 10 ] 1
42 -- 9 GoldenEye 007 ( 9 / 6 ) [ 9 ] 3
42 -- 9 Battlezone ( 9 / 6 ) [ 9 ] 3
42 -- 9 rhfb ( 9 / 7 ) [ 9 ] 2
42 -- 9 andycapps ( 9 / 8 ) [ 9 ] 1
42 -- 9 I Push Fat Kids ( 9 / 8 ) [ 9 ] 1
47 -- 8 StoOgE ( 8 / 5 ) [ 8 ] 3
47 -- 8 zyxwvu4321 ( 8 / 6 ) [ 8 ] 2
47 -- 8 LostInNoise ( 8 / 7 ) [ 8 ] 1
47 -- 8 xeris ( 8 / 7 ) [ 8 ] 1
47 -- 8 Affeinvasion ( 8 / 7 ) [ 8 ] 1
47 -- 8 Westonian ( 8 / 7 ) [ 8 ] 1
53 -- 7 GodfatherX ( 7 / 5 ) [ 7 ] 2
53 -- 7 Subitai ( 7 / 5 ) [ 7 ] 2
53 -- 7 hiryu2015 ( 7 / 6 ) [ 7 ] 1
56 -- 6 ConfusingJazz ( 6 / 4 ) [ 6 ] 2
56 -- 6 Bishman ( 6 / 6 ) [ 6 ] 0
58 -- 5 Cyan ( 5 / 5 ) [ 5 ] 0
58 -- 5 LosDaddie ( 5 / 5 ) [ 5 ] 0
60 -- 4 Draxal ( 4 / 2 ) [ 4 ] 2
​

Week 1 High Score: 18 by KingGondo
Most Overall Picks: 11 by KingGondo, Dr.Horrible, caliblue15, Monroeski
Most MoV Picks: 7 by KingGondo




GAF Pick'em Week 2 Games
(all games Saturday unless otherwise marked)


(FRI) Wake Forest @ Boston College by X
Florida @ Miami by X
South Florida @ Michigan State by X
Cincinnati @ Illinois by X
Oregon @ Virginia by X
South Carolina @ Georgia by X
Syracuse @ Northwestern by X
Navy @ Indiana by X
Texas @ BYU by X
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by X
Arkansas State @ Auburn by X
Notre Dame @ Michigan by X
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mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
Having a Bye week in week 2 sucks almost as much as Kentucky's football team.
 
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mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
Cyan said:
Surely you exaggerate.
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No, you get the rush of "OMG college football is back" and then emptiness. Which is pretty much how I imagine being a fan of Kentucky football feels.
 
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Talon

Member
Enfinit said:
Yea, I'm definitely going to need to see a source on that quote before I even attempt to believe it.
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Brett McMurphy (ESPN) and Rod Gilmore.

Oh God. If Jameis wins a Heisman, that's three straight non-Texas offers winning the Heisman between RGIII, JFF and Winston. We need to make this happen.
 
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truly101

I got grudge sucked!
Our week two match up with Memphis will let me know if I can continue the hope of a 2nd bowl appearance or if its time to get ready for basketball.

EDIT: Where's dancing Ole Miss guy?
 
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StrikerObi

Member
Feel asleep after the game last night so I didn't get to post. Jameis looked awesome. I'm cautiously optimistic about the rest of the season. Defensive Ends need to shape up big time though.
 
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Draxal

Member
From some dude on twitter.

Mark May just said he watched Notre Dame-Michigan growing up. May was born in 1959. ND and UM did not play between 1943 and 1978
 
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BertramCooper

Banned
Draxal said:
From some dude on twitter.

Mark May just said he watched Notre Dame-Michigan growing up. May was born in 1959. ND and UM did not play between 1943 and 1978
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Mark May is a cretin. News at 11.

I can't wait for the day that May finally gets his ass fired. I'd say it's inevitable, given his unbelievably stupid tweets.
 
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Meier

Member
mre said:
Having a Bye week in week 2 sucks almost as much as Kentucky's football team.
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No kidding. It's like the international break in soccer only a few weeks after the seasons start again. All pumped up and then boom, 2 weeks until a game.

StrikerObi said:
Feel asleep after the game last night so I didn't get to post. Jameis looked awesome. I'm cautiously optimistic about the rest of the season. Defensive Ends need to shape up big time though.
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They need some experience. No surprise that Christian Jones was consistently able to bust through the line though. That was both good and bad.
 
B

BertramCooper

Banned
I'm still amazed by Kirk Ferentz's ridiculous contract.

Not only should he be fired, but Iowa's athletic director should be fired as well for giving him such an absurd deal.
 
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Quake1028

Member
Time for what everyone is starting to call "The Showdown at Sun Life". Cannot wait for this game!

Wait, what's that? No one is calling it that? Oh.

Boston College by 4
Miami by 4
Michigan State by 11
Cincinnati by 7
Oregon by 17
Georgia by 4
Northwestern by 4
Navy by 4
Texas by 4
Oklahoma by 11
Auburn by 11
Michigan by 4
 
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Talon

Member
Sure, Mack.

@BFeldmanCBS

From a #UT source, #Longhorn staff did contact Jameis Winston's coach but didn't think the QB was seriously interested in coming to Texas.
 
M

Meier

Member
Talon said:
Sure, Mack.

@BFeldmanCBS

From a #UT source, #Longhorn staff did contact Jameis Winston's coach but didn't think the QB was seriously interested in coming to Texas.
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In Mack's defense, Connor Brewer was of course very highly regarded as well and his main recruiter was Harsin (OC/QB Coach at the time) who probably selected him as his preferred QB. Recruits say a lot of stuff, there's really no way to know if Jaboo would have signed for UT or not regardless of what he said.
 
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Westonian

Member
ConfusingJazz said:
See, this is when you should've scheduled a patsy like BYU.
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I wanted to retort, but the truth is irrefutable. We suck.

Our hot new QB? 13/40, 175 yds, 1 TD and 1 game costing INT.

Thirteen for forty. THIRTEEN.

At least this Saturday my expectations will be accurately low. How low? Cal low.
 
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Cornballer

Member
The Pac-12 reinstated McCain after his ejection for 'targeting' on Saturday night.
Due to what the Pac-12 Conference office termed “a technical failure and resulting breakdown in communication,” Cal defensive end Chris McCain has been reinstated to play in the entirety of Saturday’s game against Portland State.

McCain was called for roughing the passer and subsequently ejected from the Northwestern game for “targeting.” However, video of the play never was reviewed, which is required before it’s determined whether the play warrants ejection.
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GodfatherX

Member
GoldenEye 007 said:
lies
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this look like a working direct url?

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put the space after the http so gaf didnt auto condense it
 
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bachikarn

Member
From the last thread:

killertofu said:
Is he?

Wasn't Driskel/Brisset/Whats his name supposed to be good too?
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Yeah, I understand the skepticism. Driskel was always a raw, but really athletic QB. He won the Elite 11, but he really only was good at passing supper accurately at stationary targets. His HS basically had a sucky football program, so he never really learned much about the passing game (reading coverages, throwing with anticipation/timing, etc). Driskel posts basically the same stat line he did in HS - lots of good rushes, and high completion rates in the short passing game.

His slow development plus Muschamp wanting to play conservative so Driskel doesn't lose us games (like Brantley did) has made our passing game average. Brissett was never as highly touted from HS, but allegedly was a better passer.

Grier is an elite passing talent. He understands the passing game pretty well (his dad is his HS HC/OC). More importantly he has that A-type personality and (probably) won't wilt under the pressure like Brantley did. It's still a crap shoot, but I think there is a pretty good chance he'll be successful in college. Not saying he'll win the Heisman, but our passing game should take a tremendous step up when he is ready.
 
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KingGondo

Banned
The real OSU is #2 in Sagarin's rankings.

Jeff Sagarin is a brilliant statistician, not to mention a gentleman and a scholar.
 
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JHall

Member
bachikarn said:
From the last thread:



Yeah, I understand the skepticism. Driskel was always a raw, but really athletic QB. He won the Elite 11, but he really only was good at passing supper accurately at stationary targets. His HS basically had a sucky football program, so he never really learned much about the passing game (reading coverages, throwing with anticipation/timing, etc). Driskel posts basically the same stat line he did in HS - lots of good rushes, and high completion rates in the short passing game.

His slow development plus Muschamp wanting to play conservative so Driskel doesn't lose us games (like Brantley did) has made our passing game average. Brissett was never as highly touted from HS, but allegedly was a better passer.

Grier is an elite passing talent. He understands the passing game pretty well (his dad is his HS HC/OC). More importantly he has that A-type personality and (probably) won't wilt under the pressure like Brantley did. It's still a crap shoot, but I think there is a pretty good chance he'll be successful in college. Not saying he'll win the Heisman, but our passing game should take a tremendous step up when he is ready.
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Would you rather redshirt Grier or have him as our backup next year? It's highly unlikely he beats out Driskel in the spring.

I say redshirt him.
 
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bucknuticus

Member
KingGondo said:
I haven't read up much on the new playoff system.

So the computer rankings won't be a factor? That sucks for us, because the computers typically love us.
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I haven't read a ton on it either, but I was under the impression bunch of dudes were going to sit in a room and pick teams
 
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KingGondo

Banned
bucknuticus said:
I haven't read a ton on it either, but I was under the impression bunch of dudes were going to sit in a room and pick teams
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I think they'll use the computer rankings to help determine who the best teams really are in close, so they'll still be somewhat of a factor.

In spite of the fact that they help my school, I still think they're bullshit. The formulas and their calculations should at least be open for public review.
 
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Westonian

Member
AP Poll is up:


1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Stanford
6. South Carolina
7. Texas A&M
8. Louisville
9. LSU
10. Florida State
11. Georgia
12. Florida
13. Oklahoma State
14. Notre Dame
15. Texas
16. Oklahoma
17. Michigan
18. UCLA
19. Northwestern
20. Washington
21. Wisconsin
22. Nebraska
23. Baylor
24. TCU
25. Southern California


Others Receiving Votes: Miami (Fla.) (1-0) 127; Ole Miss (1-0) 50; Arizona State (0-0) 48; Michigan State (1-0) 42; Northern Illinois (1-0) 27; Cincinnati (1-0) 27; Fresno State (1-0) 22; Virginia Tech (0-1) 12; Bowling Green (1-0) 9; Georgia Tech (1-0) 8; Arizona (1-0) 6; Penn State (1-0) 4; Boise State (0-1) 3; Virginia (1-0) 2; Arkansas (1-0) 1
 
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