Getting Ready - Week One

[Bull Martin]

Villanova @ West Virginia - The only BE conference game of the weekend....wait, this isn't hoops.

Villanova has football? Aren't they like 500 students, 1 cat and a basketball team?

Nova was one of UCiF's four massive football wins in 2006.  IIRC, UCiF beat them by at least 25 points.

And the headlines read "UCF DEFEATS BIG EAST POWERHOUSE"

and if continued

if Nova was in the Big East that would be impressive.

[smazza]

Can you tell I am getting anxious for the season to start?  I spent some time studying the first week of the 2008 schedule.  There are some games of interest among those played Thursday 8/28 through Monday 9/1.  If you're bored like me, you may want to read my take on some of them.

Thursday, August 28th

The season opens mostly with a whimper, but there are a few nuggets among the sluice.  A couple of our old I-AA friends are playing on opening night.  God bless 'em.

Hofstra @ UConn - Hofstra has no chance, even if they had Gio and Maurice Colston. (Sorry 3r20, NOT)

Charleston Southern @ Miami (the FL one) - Yikes.  The U knows how to pimp the record to begin the season.

The game we need to pay attention to on Thursday night:

NC State @ South Carolina - Let's see what the Wolfpack look like.

Friday night, August 29th

Rest up for Saturday (or go see Adaris Bellamy run for a million yards in his HS game) 

Saturday, August 30th

Numerous games of interest.  One in Raymond James Stadium should be of interest to some readers.  But beyond that, here are some noteworthies.

Syracuse @ Northwestern - How bad can the Cuse start the season?

Utah @ Michigan - What will the Wolverines look like under Rich Rod, Big Rod, et al?

Villanova @ West Virginia - The only BE conference game of the weekend....wait, this isn't hoops.

FIU @ Kansas - The Goldie Panthers soften up the Jayhawks.   ;D

Washington @ Oregon - OK, most of you could care less, but growing up in Seattle a Husky fan, this was always a big game.  I want to see how the Ducks fare without Jonathan Stewart.

Appalachian State @ LSU - Can lightening strike two years in a row?  Not likely.....

Sunday, August 31

Kentucky @ Louisville - ESPN will show this one and we will see how Year Two of the Kragthorpe era gets started.

Monday, September 1

Fresno State @ Rutgers - ESPN will show this one too.  Schiano's gonna have to make sure the zebras see things his way to win this one.   :

Not the best opening weekend in college football history, but any week of college football is better than any week without it.

Next week...Week Two (are you surprised?)

Normal

tremenous work up

[CowbellBandit]

I agree with Smazza, excellent work up.

Fresno St. Rutgers should be a good game. They play decently during the season usually (the bulldogs, that is).

[Guest]

I agree with Smazza, excellent work up.

Fresno St. Rutgers should be a good game. They play decently during the season usually (the bulldogs, that is).

Fresno State & Rutgers are both on Athlon's Top 25 list... so it should be a decent game. The fact that it's in Jersey makes me think Rutgers pulls it off.

[BULLfreak]

I agree with Smazza, excellent work up.

Fresno St. Rutgers should be a good game. They play decently during the season usually (the bulldogs, that is).

Fresno State & Rutgers are both on Athlon's Top 25 list... so it should be a decent game. The fact that it's in Jersey makes me think Rutgers pulls it off.

and these guys are in the stands

[NormalBull]

Ummm, Bullfreak, that's the Big East officiating crew that Schiano gets for home games.  You know...da guyz in gween ladderalled dat ball fowaard.  Yep, that group will be on the field in stripes that night.

;D

Normal

[E.T.]

:gobulls

I'm gonna try to concentrate on the upcoming game.

It's finally here BULLS !!!

Go BULLS !!!

[79 Bull]

I wish it was today.  Shoot ET, you and I are up at 6am on this board.  I'm ready to turn on ESPN, roll into Game Day and prepare a tailgate.  Not sure I can wait another week.

[E.T.]

WEEK 1 in the Big East !

Thu, Aug 28  Cincinnati      Eastern Kentucky     

Thu, Aug 28  Connecticut      Hofstra

   

Sat, Aug 30  Pittsburgh      Bowling Green     

Sat, Aug 30  Northwestern      Syracuse     

Sat, Aug 30  West Virginia      Villanova     

Sat, Aug 30  USF      Tennessee-Martin 

   

Sun, Aug 31  Louisville      Kentucky 

 

Mon, Sep 01  Rutgers      Fresno State 

Syracuse, L'ville & Rutgers have "tests".

Go BIG EAST !!!

[Guest]

WEEK 1 in the Big East !

Thu, Aug 28  Cincinnati      Eastern Kentucky     

Thu, Aug 28  Connecticut      Hofstra

   

Sat, Aug 30  Pittsburgh      Bowling Green     

Sat, Aug 30  Northwestern      Syracuse     

Sat, Aug 30  West Virginia      Villanova     

Sat, Aug 30  USF      Tennessee-Martin 

   

Sun, Aug 31  Louisville      Kentucky 

 

Mon, Sep 01  Rutgers      Fresno State 

Syracuse, L'ville & Rutgers have "tests".

Go BIG EAST !!!

Syracuse, L'ville, & Rutgers will lose...