College football Week 1 thread: Chasin’ That Neon Deion Rainbow

I really hope Fox doesn't have a fuckton of top games this year. I can't stand those constant Fox Nation ads.

 

That reminds me -- I saw a D-III school with a 117-man roster today.

 

Friends don’t let friends bet on Temple football. I have no friends, it seems.

 

Going 3 deep at every position on offense, defense and special teams still keeps you at about 100. You don’t need a fourth or fifth string you need to make cuts. You’re just wasting someone’s time at that point.

 

I was on Iowa over for the first time ever. Usually play Iowa first half under every time.

Thought the “25 ppg mandate or Brian Ferentz is let go” clause would motivate a quicker pace. Nope.

 

Oregon takes the lead in scoring for the week.

 

TCU has given up 110 points in its last two games, against the best team in 2022 and then against the worst P5 team in 2022. Not exactly a resume-builder for the DC.

 

OTOH, this 40-year Pac-10/12 fan wants every team in the conference except the Beavers and Cougars to lose every single week.

 

On the wrong side of TCU-Colorado.
Forgot to bet on Utah State-Iowa, even though I really liked that game.
Luckily, Auburn and UMass said, "We've got you, fam." They hit the O51 two minutes into the third quarter to get me on the board.

 

Garry Faust and Notre Dame were ranked #1 after his first game, a win over LSU. We all know how that turned out.

Deion's kid can play, and he has upgraded the talent, especially at receiver. TCU's defense is garbage, and CU's defense is garbage, and gave up 42 against a very average QB.

Still, probably the most exciting time to be a CU fan since Neuheisel left. And a win is a win.

I still think Matt Ruhle will turn out to be the best hire of the 2022 off-season.

 

With this one under them, Colorado really could — and probably should — be 3-0 and maybe getting some Top 25 attention (deserved or not) rolling into the back-to-back with Oregon and USC in late September. I can definitely see them getting to bowl eligibility at six or seven wins. Nebraska, Colorado State, Arizona State should all be wins. Go 2-2 or 3-1 vs. Stanford, UCLA, Arizona and Washington State and they're there. This will end up being a pivotal game in their season for a lot of reasons.

 

Didn't he start ahead of Heisman finalist Max Duggan in last year's opener before getting injured?