Games to Watch: Week 3

[Jim Johnson]

Week 3

1) USF's Game

SAT 09/19 --  7:00pm  --  Charleston Southern (0-2, 0-0)  @  #42 South Florida (1-0, 0-0) -- [NO TV]

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2) Games involving other schools on USF's schedule.

THU 09/17 --  7:30pm  --  Georgia Tech (2-0, 1-0)  @  #20 Miami (1-0, 1-0)  --  [ESPN]

SAT 09/19 --  12:00pm  --  Louisville (1-0, 0-0)  @  Kentucky  (1-0, 0-0)  --  [ESPNU]

SAT 09/19 --  12:00pm  --  Wofford (1-1, 1-0)  @  Wisconsin (2-0, 0-0)  --  [bIG TEN]

SAT 09/19 --  5:00pm  --  Connecticut (1-1, 0-0)  @  #36 Baylor (2-0, 0-0)  -- [NO TV]

SAT 09/19 --  5:00pm  --  Florida International (0-1, 0-0)  @  Rutgers (1-1, 0-1)  -- [GAMEPLAN]

SAT 09/19 --  6:00pm  --  Navy (1-1)  @  #27 Pittsburgh (2-0, 0-0)  -- [ESPN 360]

SAT 09/19 --  7:00pm  --  #42 Florida State (1-1, 0-1)  @  #7 Brigham Young (2-0, 0-0)  --  [VERSUS]

SAT 09/19 --  7:00pm  --  #17 Cincinnati (2-0, 1-0)  @  #28 Oregon State (2-0, 0-0)  --  [FCS CEN]

SAT 09/19 --  7:00pm  --  Northwestern (2-0, 0-0)  @  Syracuse (0-2, 0-0)  --  [NO TV]

SAT 09/19 --  7:00pm  --  Central Arkansas (0-1, 0-0)  @  Western Kentucky (0-2, 0-0) -- [NO TV]

SAT 09/19 --  7:45pm  --  #32 West Virginia (2-0, 0-0)  @  #33 Auburn (2-0, 1-0)  --  [ESPN2]

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3) Games involving Notre Dame because of its ties to Big East bowl games.

SAT 09/19 --  3:30pm  --  Michigan State (1-1, 0-0)  @  #31 Notre Dame (0-0)  -- [NBC]

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4) Games involving teams two ranked teams and at least one of the teams is ranked higher than the 2nd highest Big East team.

If the highest and 2nd highest teams can move up and up the polls, then there is at least a chance that 2 Big East teams could make the 10 BCS slots.  Big East ranks: #23 Cincinnati, #28 Pittsburgh

SAT 09/19 --  3:30pm  --  #19 Nebraska (2-0, 0-0)  @  #13 Virginia Tech (1-1, 0-0)  -- [ABC]

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5) Games involving a Top 12 non-BCS team, or a Top 16 non-BCS team ranked higher than any BCS conference's highest ranked team.

If no teams from the non-BCS conferences make the BCS, then that would mean 4 at-large slots in the 5 BCS bowls.  This increases the chances for 2 Big East teams to be selected.

Highest ranked non-BCS team: #9 Brigham Young

Lowest ranked BCS conference's highest ranked team: #17 Cincinnati (Big East)

      (SEC: #1, Big 12: #2, Pac 10: #3, Big Ten: #5, ACC: #13 )

FRI 09/18 --  9:00pm  --  #10 Boise State (0-0, 0-0)  @  Fresno State (1-1, 0-0)  -- [ESPN]

SAT 09/19 --  7:00pm  --  Texas State (0-3, 0-2)  @  #15 TCU (2-0, 0-0)  --  [NO TV]

6) Other games of interest, including those ranke near USF.

USF is ranked #42.

SAT 09/19 --  12:00pm  --  #8 California (2-0, 0-0)  @  #41 Minnesota  (2-0, 0-0)  -- [ESPN]

SAT 09/19 --  12:00pm  --  #35 Bostom College (2-0)  @  #37 Clemson (1-1, 0-1)  --  [GAMEPLAN]

SAT 09/19 --  3:30pm  --  #18 Utah (2-0, 0-0)  @  #38 Oregon (1-1, 0-0)  -- [ESPN]

SAT 09/19 --  3:30pm  --  #39 Arizona (2-0, 0-0)  @  #34 Iowa (2-0, 0-0)  --  [ABC]

SAT 09/19 --  7:45pm  --  #23 Georgia (1-1, 1-0)  @  #40  Arkansas (1-0, 0-0)  -- [ESPN]

SAT 09/19 --  8:00pm  --  #28 Texas (2-0, 0-0)  @  #2 Texas (2-0, 0-0)  -- [ABC]

SAT 09/19 --  10:00pm  --  Kansas State (1-1, 0-0)  @  #31 UCLA (2-0, 0-0) -- [FSC CEN]

All times are Eastern.  Ranks used are AP rankings.

[theman123]

Thanks for all the info, great for saturdays on the couch, but, I would consider UF vs. UT a game of interest. 

[Guest]

Thanks for all the info, great for saturdays on the couch, but, I would consider UF vs. UT a game of interest. 

Maybe... it would make my list if Tennesee was getting votes in the AP poll... but I won't put Florida - Kentucky on the list when that happens... or Florida - Mississippi State for the same reason.

[theman123]

Thanks for all the info, great for saturdays on the couch, but, I would consider UF vs. UT a game of interest. 

Maybe... it would make my list if Tennesee was getting votes in the AP poll... but I won't put Florida - Kentucky on the list when that happens... or Florida - Mississippi State for the same reason.

Fair enough...

[Danm1983]

rooting for the big east to have a good weekend.

pitt should squeak by navy, rutgers SHOULD beat fiu (LOL if they don't), and i think WVU has a close shot at beating auburn on the plains. I think Cincy can get by Oregon State too, though it's never easy in corvallis, OR.

if l'ville wins i'll be ecstatic for them, and same if uconn can upset baylor (yes, it would be considered an upset at this point). i also think syracuse has what it takes to beat NW (who barely escaped E. Mich last week), they'll need it all to come together though.

rooting for Mich. St. because i hate the big 10 but i hate ND more. (stop stealing our bowls u independent jerks)

UT/UF will be about as bad as watching UF play Charleston-Southern. it's going to be messy.

rooting for FSU to upset BYU. Don't like the BCS busters, and need FSU to have some credibility coming into week 4. i'd love for oregon to get by utah too. utah is down from last year a little.

i'd like for GT to smash Miami up tomorrow night.

[E.T.]

Cheering for Big East, UM & FSU !

[cophbulls]

Hate rooting for FIU because they shafted us, hate rooting for Rutgers because, well because they are Rutgers. I guess for the good of the BE, go butgers.

[DELdaBull]

I'm with ET

[lotsofbull99]

I never root for FSU...ever.

[slick1ru2]

Yeah Miami GT, both ranked, big game. Living in Atl, sis went to FSU, gotta hate the U, but want them ranked when we have them for Thanksgiving dinner. Almost game time on ESPN.