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College Football 2015 Week One Thread: One True Champion(TM)

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mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
Welcome, everyone, to what is not only the first week of the 2015 college football season, but the first week of the second year under this new playoff system! No longer will computers pick our champions! Instead, politicians in secretive conference rooms will get together to weigh undisclosed criteria in order to determine which four teams will play to earn the right to determine the manner in which Larry Culpepper will die.

Now, to get us amped up for another season, here is a selected look at some of the highlights from last season*:

I think that I speak for the majority of college football fans when I say that this image really summed up the 2014 college football season:

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2015 College Football Pick 'em - Week One

Okay, ttk is out this year, so I'll try to run it. Each week I'll choose 11 games for you guys to pick. However, I'm not doing MOV like ttk did, instead, you'll just be picking against the spread for 10 of the games. There will be one game each week for which you'll pick the MOV, and this game will only be for tiebreaker purpose. Scoring will be 1 point for each game you get correct, with 3 points for the person who gets the most games correct that week. If there is a tie for first place, then we'll look at the MOV game. If it's still a tie, then nobody wins the bonus. These spreads are not necessarily Vegas approved.

Without further ado, here are the games:

Thursday
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. UNC
TCU (-19.5) vs. Minnesota
Friday
Michigan State vs. Western Michigan MOV TIE BREAKER
Saturday
New Mexico State vs. Florida (-36.5)
Louisville v. Auburn (-14.5)
BYU v. Nebraska (-9.5)
Texas v. Notre Dame (-11.5)
Wisconsin v. Alabama (-11.5)
Arkansas St. v. USC (-33.5)
Stanford (-12.5) v. Northwestern
Monday
Ohio State (-17.5) v. VA Tech

Here's an example as to how you should post your picks:

Thursday
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. UNC - COVER
TCU (-19.5) vs. Minnesota - COVER
Friday
Michigan State vs. Western Michigan MOV TIE BREAKER - MSU by 28
Saturday
New Mexico State vs. Florida (-36.5) NO COVER
Louisville v. Auburn (-14.5) COVER
BYU v. Nebraska (-9.5) COVER
Texas v. Notre Dame (-11.5) - NO COVER
Wisconsin v. Alabama (-11.5) - NO COVER
Arkansas St. v. USC (-33.5) - COVER
Stanford (-12.5) v. Northwestern - NO COVER
Ohio State (-17.5) v. VA Tech - COVER

Here is what is being said with those picks:

Thursday
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. UNC - COVER | This pick is for SoCar to beat UNC by 4 or more points.
TCU (-19.5) vs. Minnesota - COVER | This pick is for TCU to beat Minnesota by 20 or more points
Friday
Michigan State vs. Western Michigan MOV TIE BREAKER - MSU by 28 | This pick is for MSU to beat WMU by 28 points.
Saturday
New Mexico State vs. Florida (-36.5) NO COVER | This pick is for Florida to either beat NMSU by 36 or fewer points or to lose to NMSU.
Louisville v. Auburn (-14.5) COVER | This pick is for Auburn to beat Louisville by 15 or more points.
BYU v. Nebraska (-9.5) COVER | This pick is for Nebraska to beat BYU by 10 or more points.
Texas v. Notre Dame (-11.5) - NO COVER | This pick is for Notre Dame to either beat Texas by 11 or fewer points or to lose to Texas.
Wisconsin v. Alabama (-11.5) - NO COVER | This pick is for Alabama to either beat Wisconsin by 11 or fewer points or to lose to Wisconsin.
Arkansas St. v. USC (-33.5) - COVER | This pick is USC to beat Arkansas State by 34 or more points.
Stanford (-12.5) v. Northwestern - NO COVER | This pick is for Stanford to either beat Northwestern by 12 or fewer points or to lose to Northwestern.
Ohio State (-17.5) v. VA Tech - COVER | This pick is for OSU to beat VA Tech by 18 or more points.

AP TOP 25

AP Top 25 RK Team Rec Pts Trend
1 Ohio State (61) 0-0 1525 —
2 TCU 0-0 1428 —
3 Alabama 0-0 1322 —
4 Baylor 0-0 1263 —
5 Michigan State 0-0 1256 —
6 Auburn 0-0 1192 —
7 Oregon 0-0 1156 —
8 USC 0-0 1085 —
9 Georgia 0-0 991 —
10 Florida State 0-0 959 —
11 Notre Dame 0-0 873 —
12 Clemson 0-0 862 —
13 UCLA 0-0 698 —
14 LSU 0-0 675 —
15 Arizona State 0-0 605 —
16 Georgia Tech 0-0 588 —
17 Ole Miss 0-0 563 —
18 Arkansas 0-0 410 —
19 Oklahoma 0-0 394 —
20 Wisconsin 0-0 393 —
21 Stanford 0-0 347 —
22 Arizona 0-0 311 —
23 Boise State 0-0 240 —
24 Missouri 0-0 219 —
25 Tennessee 0-0 114 —
Complete Rankings

Dropped from rankings: Mississippi State 11, Kansas State 18, Utah 21, Louisville 24

Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 100, Texas A&M 61, Oklahoma State 46, Virginia Tech 42, Utah 36, Penn State 20, Louisville 12, Cincinnati 8, Nebraska 6, Kansas State 5, Florida 4, NC State 4, Texas 3, BYU 2, Northern Illinois 2, Michigan 2, California 1, Western Kentucky 1, West Virginia 1

OFF SEASON THREAD HALL OF SHAME

Who Posted? Total Posts: 5,948
User Name Posts
andycapps 662
mre 533
Draxal 341
bucknuticus 339
perfectchaos007 336
BertramCooper 242
Randolph Freelander 234
cdyhybrid 221
KingGondo 215
Lonestar 181
Cyan 159
Purple Cheeto 156
GoldenEye 007 144
Vanillalite 119
Monroeski 115
Jhriad 106
Fragamemnon 90
Azwethinkweiz 87
Yaboosh 87
Lunar15 86
ag-my001 85
Limedust 71
timetokill 63
Frustrated_Grunt 61
Mac the KNife 60
FloydtheFathead 56
AntoneM 51

*Only from those threads started by me, because fuck you I have shit to do and can't find all of the other threads. Go cry to your mother.
 

cdyhybrid

Member
Time for some Husky Football, who's excited?

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Thursday
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. UNC - COVER
TCU (-19.5) vs. Minnesota - COVER

Friday
Michigan State vs. Western Michigan MOV TIE BREAKER - MSU by 27

Saturday
New Mexico State vs. Florida (-36.5) - NO COVER
Louisville v. Auburn (-14.5) - NO COVER
BYU v. Nebraska (-9.5) - NO COVER
Texas v. Notre Dame (-11.5) - NO COVER
Wisconsin v. Alabama (-11.5) - COVER
Arkansas St. v. USC (-33.5) - NO COVER
Stanford (-12.5) v. Northwestern - COVER
Ohio State (-17.5) v. VA Tech - COVER
 

Monroeski

Unconfirmed Member
Kept putting this off in the offseason thread.

I tried to play it straight in the past and got dominated. Time to get schwifty with my picks this year.

-ACC
Coastal - Georgia Tech
Atlantic - Clemson

-B1G
East - Ohio State
West - Minnesota

-Big 12 WVU

-PAC 12
North - Washington
South - Arizona State

-SEC
East - Tennessee
West - LSU

-AAC
East - East Carolina
West - SMU

Playoff Semi
1 Ohio State
2 LSU
3 Clemson
4 WVU

Finals
1 LSU
2 Clemson

Champion
LSU


...Can't end up much worse than years past.
 

Balphon

Member
Wonder what the 8-second sound clip to be played ad nauseam will be from this year.

I vote for We Built this City.
 

mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
MRE im disappointed Cardale's highlight of the season didnt get posted:

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Also 85 yards through the heart of the south!

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I actually flipped through those threads and didn't see these gifs or I would have added them. The best I saw from that game on the pages I jumped around on was urban yelling at the officials.
 
I actually flipped through those threads and didn't see these gifs or I would have added them. The best I saw from that game on the pages I jumped around on was urban yelling at the officials.

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It's less work this way, and I don't have time to do it ttk-style. If someone else wants to do it the old way, they're welcome to it.

we wouldnt have this problem.....yahoo...etc
 
OK let's do this shit.

Pick Em Week 1

Thursday
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. UNC - NO COVER
TCU (-19.5) vs. Minnesota - NO COVER
Friday
Michigan State vs. Western Michigan MOV TIE BREAKER - MSU by 17
Saturday
New Mexico State vs. Florida (-36.5) NO COVER
Louisville v. Auburn (-14.5) NO COVER
BYU v. Nebraska (-9.5) NO COVER (I say BYU wins outright)
Texas v. Notre Dame (-11.5) COVER
Wisconsin v. Alabama (-11.5) COVER
Arkansas St. v. USC (-33.5) NO COVER
Stanford (-12.5) v. Northwestern COVER
Ohio State (-17.5) v. VA Tech NO COVER



ACC - Georgia Tech
Atlantic: Clemson
Coastal: Georgia Tech


B1G - Ohio State
East: Ohio State
West: Minnesota

Big 12 - TCU

PAC 12 - Stanford
North: Stanford
South: Arizona State

SEC - Auburn
East: Georgia
West: Auburn

AAC - SMU
East: UCF
West: SMU (come on Chad Morris)

Playoff Semi
1 Ohio State
2 Auburn
3 TCU
4 Arizona State

Finals
1 Ohio State
2 TCU

Champion
Ohio State

I was very close to picking Cal to win the Pac 12 North since lots of the division seems down this year and they are on their way up. They'll at least spoil somebody's season.

I also think FSU beats Clemson but loses two stupid games thus letting Clemson take the Atlantic.
 
Legit first time noticing this, whats with the Oregon player ass grabbing the other guy right before he scores, makes the gif even better.


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chaosblade

Unconfirmed Member
It's that time again? Time to watch DVR'd football games because I will work on Saturdays?


And I don't know this spread stuff. Let's see here.

Thursday
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. UNC - COVER
TCU (-19.5) vs. Minnesota - NO COVER
Friday
Michigan State vs. Western Michigan MOV TIE BREAKER - MSU by 24
Saturday
New Mexico State vs. Florida (-36.5) - NO COVER
Louisville v. Auburn (-14.5) - NO COVER
BYU v. Nebraska (-9.5) - NO COVER
Texas v. Notre Dame (-11.5) - COVER
Wisconsin v. Alabama (-11.5) - NO COVER
Arkansas St. v. USC (-33.5) - NO COVER
Stanford (-12.5) v. Northwestern - COVER
Ohio State (-17.5) v. VA Tech - NO COVER
 
COOOLLLLLEGE FOOOTBALLL IS BAAAAAACK!!!!!

Wicked.

Thanks mre for taking care of the picks. I like this system a little more, its kinda like gambling.

Pick Em Week 1

Thursday
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. UNC - NO COVER
TCU (-19.5) vs. Minnesota - NO COVER
Friday
Michigan State vs. Western Michigan MOV TIE BREAKER - MSU by 28
Saturday
New Mexico State vs. Florida (-36.5) NO COVER
Louisville v. Auburn (-14.5) NO COVER
BYU v. Nebraska (-9.5) NO COVER
Texas v. Notre Dame (-11.5) NO COVER
Wisconsin v. Alabama (-11.5) NO COVER
Arkansas St. v. USC (-33.5) NO COVER
Stanford (-12.5) v. Northwestern NO COVER
Ohio State (-17.5) v. VA Tech NO COVER


ACC - Georgia Tech
Atlantic: FSU
Coastal: Georgia Tech

B1G - Ohio State
East: Ohio State
West: Minnesota

Big 12 - TCU

PAC 12 - ASU
North: Oregon
South: ASU

SEC - Auburn
East: Tennessee
West: Auburn

AAC - UCF
East: UCF
West: Navy

Playoff Semi
1 Ohio State
2 Auburn
3 TCU
4 Georgia Tech

Finals
1 Ohio State
2 TCU

Champion
Ohio State (unfortunately)
 

Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
lol, thought something went down in the other topic, when I saw it locked on my subscribed.

Nope, Football is here, and admittedly, snuck up on me.

Think I still need to do some sort of conference pick. I'm just going to random it in a few minutes.
 

Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
Thursday
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. UNC COVER
TCU (-19.5) vs. Minnesota COVER
Friday
Michigan State vs. Western Michigan MOV TIE BREAKER MICHIGAN STATE BY 21
Saturday
New Mexico State vs. Florida (-36.5) NO COVER
Louisville v. Auburn (-14.5) NO COVER
BYU v. Nebraska (-9.5) COVER
Texas v. Notre Dame (-11.5) NO COVER
Wisconsin v. Alabama (-11.5) NO COVER
Arkansas St. v. USC (-33.5) NO COVER
Stanford (-12.5) v. Northwestern COVER
Ohio State (-17.5) v. VA Tech COVER


ACC - FSU
Atlantic: FSU
Coastal: Miami

B1G - Ohio State
East: Ohio State
West: Minnesota

Big 12 - TCU/Baylor now and forever
TCU in case there isn't a split anymore :(

PAC 12 - UCLA
North: Stanford
South: UCLA

SEC - Alabama
East: South Karoliner (usual crazy ass SEC East)
West: Alabama

AAC - East Carolina
East: East Carolina
West: Tulsa

Playoff Semi
1 Ohio State
2 TCU
3 Alabama
4 Michigan State

Finals
1 Ohio State
2 Alabama

Champion
Alabama


damn you for making me look up those substandard divisions and who's in them...
 
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