AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1091 times:
So...The 2009-10 NCAA College Football is just around the corner. I am and stoked that the season is almost here!
Yesterday, ticket sales for individual games were open for sale at UW.
This morning, I bought two tickets to the Washington vs. California game on Dec 5th, which is the last game of the regular season. I cannot wait! Paid $148 for the two tickets which included the normal tax plus a stupid convenience fee of $5. Oh well.
I am also going to try to get the Colorado Buffaloes vs. Colorado State Rams game for Sept 6th, but the tickets are not on sale yet. Hoping to score some tix!
So...who else has plans for going to any NCAA football games? I encourage any fans who root for any team to post here. Let it get heated on this thread...I support it!
GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 2, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1085 times:
Quoting 7324ever (Reply 1): Were could I find a play schedule and get tix?!
I think ESPN has a huge schedule of who is playing who. But I normally go to the college's athletic websites to get schedules.
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AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 4, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1070 times:
Quoting LTU932 (Reply 3): Autumn is the best time in US sports
I agree. Love the atmosphere and when the summer/fall warmth turns into frigid cold. That's the fun part! The colors on the leaves change, especially around Lake Washington next to Husky Stadium. I cannot wait!
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FuturePilot16 From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1139 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1062 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 4): I agree. Love the atmosphere and when the summer/fall warmth turns into frigid cold. That's the fun part! The colors on the leaves change, especially around Lake Washington next to Husky Stadium. I cannot wait!
Crazy thing right? You're a UW Huskies fan. I attend UConn and we're the huskies too. Smack talk: better looking mascot though. Too bad our football is still on the rise, but it's stiil electric at "The Rent" though. Every game is pretty much sold out. I'm more excited for NFL, but at this point with just baseball going on (AKA the most boring time of the year in terms of sports) I just want to see some sort of football. I hope they extend the NFL season.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 7, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1049 times:
No argument there. The UW logo that is being used now is just plain ridiculous (We can blame then-AD Barbara Hedges for her stupidity) Just lame! I hear that UW is going to change that logo and bring the original purple back, which is a darker purple. The current one that is used just doesn't do it... But the change won't be this year from what I've read. It's too late to do the change.
All this Michael Vick thing, Shaun Alexander being lazy, Terrell Owens crying, etc etc.... I just gave up on the NFL as a whole. It is just not competitive anymore and it is full of stupid drama.
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Boeingfever777 From United States of America, joined Jul 2009, 207 posts, RR: 60 Reply 8, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1047 times:
TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2503 posts, RR: 8 Reply 9, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1042 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Thread starter): So...who else has plans for going to any NCAA football games?
I'm going to every home game (students are free) and probably the Auburn game with some friends. I'm not sure how I feel about this season though after last year.
FuturePilot16 From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1139 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1041 times:
TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2503 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1039 times:
Quoting FuturePilot16 (Reply 10): Ahh. I hope with Pat White gone, UConn can finally beat you guys. I saw that guy play against us last year in Hartford and he is a killer.
What I saw at a few spring practice games and stuff I've been reading over the summer, this years team should be comparable to last years. Not awesome, but not crap either. I think his brother in a couple years will be just as good as he was, maybe better, who knows?
RICBWI From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 54 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1034 times:
West VA alum here,
Hoping for a good year from the Eeer's, I know there are mixed opinions so we'll see.
Plan on making a handful of UVA games, UMD (University of Maryland) games, and most importantly the WVU game @ Auburn, with another WV road (aka Air Tran) trip possible to USF pending team performance.
Pending when work training is in Chicago could possibly catch a Northwestern game. Saw NU play Purdue last year in Evanston.
FlybaurLAX From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 373 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1028 times:
Purdue Boilermaker reporting in for fan duty. I'm really excited for the football season to start. We have a new head coach this year, so hopefully we'll be better than we have been for my entire career at Purdue. I'm stoked because I moved into a house on Stadium Ave, pretty close to the stadium, and we will get so many drunk people walking in front of our lawn it will be a good time.
USPIT10L From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 2791 posts, RR: 8 Reply 15, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1015 times:
Quoting TZ757300 (Reply 9): I'm going to every home game (students are free) and probably the Auburn game with some friends. I'm not sure how I feel about this season though after last year.
LETS GO MOUNTAINEERS!
I second that! Have fun, should be an interesting matchup. Now if we could just beat Colorado at home and finally get Pitt back! Oh man, has the crap been flying from Pitt fans since that game! Of course, it's easy to bash them when they've yet to win a BCS game or an outright Big East title, but do they care, heck no!
Quoting FuturePilot16 (Reply 10): Ahh. I hope with Pat White gone, UConn can finally beat you guys. I saw that guy play against us last year in Hartford and he is a killer.
Don't count on it just yet. Edsall has done a very nice job with the Husky program since 2004, but with Brown moving on, where's the running game? I'd say Rutgers and UConn are probably the two best young teams to watch in the conference right now, with Louisville and Syracuse bringing up the rear. For some reason, the Sporting News seems to think Pitt is it in the conference this year, all without knowing who the quarterback, running backs and starting receivers are. Oh well, it's time for payback!
Quoting RICBWI (Reply 12): most importantly the WVU game @ Auburn, with another WV road (aka Air Tran) trip possible to USF pending team performance.
Why would you go to TPA for the USF game? That's the biggest question mark of all our road games!
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 16, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1004 times:
Quoting TZ757300 (Reply 9): I'm going to every home game (students are free)
So does Washington. Steve Sarkisian comes to Washington from USC, as well as Nick Holt. I am pretty sure these two are very well aware of last season's disappointing 0-12 season and knows to be sure NOT to repeat that again. I for one, am glad Willingham is gone!
I hope Jake Locker stays healthy this year!
GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!
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USPIT10L From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 2791 posts, RR: 8 Reply 19, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 995 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 16): So does Washington. Steve Sarkisian comes to Washington from USC, as well as Nick Holt. I am pretty sure these two are very well aware of last season's disappointing 0-12 season and knows to be sure NOT to repeat that again. I for one, am glad Willingham is gone!
I don't know enough about the Huskies to know if Willingham was really the problem there, but I will say this, that BYU game was a travesty! I don't care if Brett Favre does that, you don't call unsportsmanlike conduct on a play like that! I remember saying to my dad after that game, Willingham probably just lost his job.
Garnetpalmetto From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 4717 posts, RR: 59 Reply 21, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 985 times:
As an alumni and fan of the REAL Carolina and the REAL USC, I can't wait to see what the 'Ole Ball Coach has cooked up this season. Dare I hope that this is the season that the Gamecocks make a deep run towards an SEC title? Here's hoping - in the meanwhile GO COCKS!!!
South Carolina - too small to be its own country, too big to be a mental asylum.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 22, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 979 times:
It was the worst game of the entire season last year! It was very embarrassing for me to watch in front of friends here in Colorado. I was not in a very good mood after that, you have no idea! And how is throwing the ball up in the air during a touchdown celebration spiking the ball and unsportsmanlike conduct on Jake Locker? I remember the national Sportsnews outlets were really crying foul on that call for a few weeks after that! The Pac-10 did not protest nor did they do anything about it!
Quoting USPIT10L (Reply 19): I remember saying to my dad after that game, Willingham probably just lost his job.
Oh, you're right. They officially let him go right after that BYU game, but they let Willingham finish up the season to prevent the players being alienated by the termination. And they still went 0-12!
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 23, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 976 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 22): They officially let him go right after that BYU game...
Correction... that was AFTER the loss to Notre Dame.
[Edited 2009-07-28 23:51:05]
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Swatpamike From United States of America, joined May 2004, 559 posts, RR: 1 Reply 24, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 971 times:
Hello All
What are you talking about college football started about a week ago when I got home with my NCAA 2010 for the PS2.
My USF Bulls beat Florida in the swamp 10-7. GO BULLS.
Anyway the best road trip from last year was the West Virginia game. Mountaineer fan were a class act everywhere my wife and I went in Morgantown. And we had a great time at the game even in the snow. So come down to Tampa and I will buy any of you guys beers.
Our road trips for this year are the FSU game in Tallahassee and maybe the Connecticut game.
Waterpolodan From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1347 posts, RR: 10 Reply 25, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 969 times:
I went to Tulane, but I live in and was raised in Miami so I'm a UM fan through and through (doesn't hurt that UM is generally a much better team than Tulane ), and for this season my lady friend is the captain of the UM cheerleaders so I'll hopefully be at plenty of games when they play here at Joe Robbie, errr, Pro Player, errr, Dolphin, errrr, Landshark Lager stadium. I miss the orange bowl!!
KSYR From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 28, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 959 times:
Quoting Garnetpalmetto (Reply 21): As an alumni and fan of the REAL Carolina and the REAL USC, I can't wait to see what the 'Ole Ball Coach has cooked up this season.
My friends and I always talk about how rough it must be for South Carolina, as most people in the country perceive "Carolina" to be referring to UNC and "USC" to be referring to University of Southern California. Personally I always call USC "South Carolina", as do most of the people that I know who aren't from South Carolina.
Anyways, as a UNC student and fan I was disappointed to see ESPN reporting last night that the UNC-USC football game for 2010 is likely to be postponed so that UNC can play LSU instead. I'm excited to play LSU, but not at the expense of the emerging North-South Carolina football rivalry!
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 29, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 951 times:
Travelin man From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3023 posts, RR: 0 Reply 30, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 949 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Thread starter): So...The 2009-10 NCAA College Football is just around the corner. I am and stoked that the season is almost here!
Yesterday, ticket sales for individual games were open for sale at UW.
We got our UCLA season tickets a few weeks ago. We'll be seeing your Huskies down in the Rose Bowl this year! Hopefully both of our teams perform better than they did last year.
Garnetpalmetto From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 4717 posts, RR: 59 Reply 31, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 943 times:
Quoting KSYR (Reply 28): but not at the expense of the emerging North-South Carolina football rivalry!
I don't know if I'd use the word "emerging" as much as "rekindled." Keep in mind that USC was a charter member of the ACC and was a member of the Conference for eighteen years before leaving in '71. While an independent for the next 20 years, USC played its former ACC brethren quite a bit until it joined the SEC in '91. I've liked the scheduling over the last few years - an ACC school on the schedule other than Clemsux...errr..Clemson is a fun change of pace and pays tribute to our past a bit. I'm definitely getting tickets to see USC play NC State here in Raleigh this year and had been looking forward to the USC-UNC rematch - if it doesn't work out, I wouldn't mind seeing us take a crack at Duke, a game I'm sure would have significance to Spurrier.
South Carolina - too small to be its own country, too big to be a mental asylum.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 32, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 942 times:
Quoting Travelin man (Reply 30): Hopefully both of our teams perform better than they did last year.
Oooo I would have loved to go to that game! I, too, am hoping this will be a very good match up and both teams improved significantly vs. last season.
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TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2503 posts, RR: 8 Reply 33, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 931 times:
Quoting Swatpamike (Reply 24):
Anyway the best road trip from last year was the West Virginia game. Mountaineer fan were a class act everywhere my wife and I went in Morgantown. And we had a great time at the game even in the snow. So come down to Tampa and I will buy any of you guys beers.
Man that was a cold night. What a nice time for it to snow during our "white out" for Pat White. If I ever make it down to USF for a game, I'll take you up on your offer. Florida would be a nice change of scenery.
Travelin man From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3023 posts, RR: 0 Reply 35, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 928 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 32): Oooo I would have loved to go to that game! I, too, am hoping this will be a very good match up and both teams improved significantly vs. last season.
The Rose Bowl is one of the best places in America to tailgate (and tailgating is one of the best things about college football...)
USPIT10L From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 2791 posts, RR: 8 Reply 36, posted (6 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 898 times:
Quoting TZ757300 (Reply 27): Geographically speaking, the bigger question mark is why are they even in the Big East?
The Big East needs South Florida for the TV exposure and recruiting base.
Quoting TZ757300 (Reply 27): Since Mcafee is gone, if we have game deciding 30yd field goals, I think we can kick them with confidence now against Colorado.
Actually, it's pretty easy to win in college football overtime. Defer the ball to the other team, hold them to a field goal and score a TD to win. Apparently, Stewart hasn't grasped that concept yet. If he had, we'd have been to back-to-back BCS bowls, although the 14-point comeback against Cincy was nice, especially watching the fans rush back into their seats for OT!
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 37, posted (6 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 887 times:
Quoting Travelin man (Reply 35): The Rose Bowl is one of the best places in America to tailgate...
Agreed! I went to the UCLA-USC rivilary football game in 1998 at the Rose Bowl and was blown away completely at the how the atmosphere was like... It was intense!!!!!
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RayChuang From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 7141 posts, RR: 8 Reply 38, posted (6 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 880 times:
But in the end, it will be Florida versus Texas in the Rose Bowl for the BCS Championship Game, unless USC can overcome quarterbacking issues and have their own perfect season.
Notre Dame--thanks to a highly favorable schedule--will end up in a BCS bowl game and get "smoked" in that game as usual.
TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2503 posts, RR: 8 Reply 40, posted (6 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 864 times:
Quoting RayChuang (Reply 38): Notre Dame--thanks to a highly favorable schedule--will end up in a BCS bowl game and get "smoked" in that game as usual.
Quoting USPIT10L (Reply 36): Apparently, Stewart hasn't grasped that concept yet.
I think we'll know when he grasps the concept when she stops smiling to damn much.
USPIT10L From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 2791 posts, RR: 8 Reply 41, posted (6 months 2 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 849 times:
Quoting TZ757300 (Reply 40): I think we'll know when he grasps the concept when she stops smiling to damn much.
I actually enjoy Stewart quite a bit, especially compared to Coach Fraud. It just dawned on me why we lost to Cincy and Colorado, that's all. Did you get my message?
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 43, posted (6 months 2 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 820 times:
Quoting RayChuang (Reply 38): Rose Bowl for the BCS Championship Game
The BCS formula is stupid. Heck, the BCS is stupid as a whole! The formula changes every year and the folks who run that show doesn't reveal how they calculate stuff anyway. Its not the same every year. It is a beyond broken system beyond repair!
As for the the Rose Bowl.....it should not be a part of the BCS, leave it alone! It belongs to the #1 Pac-10 vs. #1 Big-10 game that has been a tradition for over 50 years!
What I favor is a simple play-off format for the top 8 teams in the top 25. That, alone, will crown the true National Champion!
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FXramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 5269 posts, RR: 100 Reply 46, posted (6 months 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 656 times:
I can't wait for the Gators to get their first loss of the season and the love affair with them and the media will be over. Sick of hearing about how Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow are the greatest thing since white bread.
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AustinAirport From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 628 posts, RR: 0 Reply 49, posted (6 months 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 644 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 48): Whats that? Western Washington University or Northern Arizona University type schools?
Well, NCAA splits football (I think just football but IDK) into three divisions. The schools we are mentioning are Division 1(the largest) and 3(the smallest).
Its Schools like University of Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton, TX, that are division 3. (where I'm considering going)
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CasInterest From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1219 posts, RR: 2 Reply 51, posted (6 months 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 639 times:
Quoting FXramper (Reply 46): I can't wait for the Gators to get their first loss of the season and the love affair with them and the media will be over. Sick of hearing about how Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow are the greatest thing since white bread.
You are going to be waiting awhile. Florida has one of the most favorable schedules this year for getting back to the Championship. They also have the majority of the defense from last year returning as well.
Texas is going to get disapointed once again by not making it to their own championship game
Definitely. I like going to Ohio State games, as it's my alma mater. But I enjoy more going to Mount Union games...I am a season ticket holder with them. I've been a fan since the 60's, but since about 1990 they have become a powerhouse, winning championship after championship. Great program. And what is more meaningful to me is that they actually GRADUATE virtually all their players, And they are intelligent, too, with many academic awards. The quarterback who just graduated was a double major in Physics and Mathematics with a grade point of 3.84, and got a huge scholarship to graduate school. He was also a Presidential Scholar. Mount Union is an excellent academic college.
Going to football games there is pure fun. Great atmosphere, great band, great fans, beautiful campus, and with TV not an issue they just play the game! Kickoff to final gun is generally within 5 minutes either side of 2 1/2 hours.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 10010 posts, RR: 32 Reply 53, posted (6 months 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 571 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 45): I think the Washington Huskies should be hitting the field by now.
Per Gohuskies.com, they started camp today. I stand corrected.
And here are their new uniforms. No purple pants this year. I like the jersey but the pants are hideous! UW has got to be kidding me!!!! The stripe can be done away with.
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I hear that UW is going to change that logo and bring the original purple back, which is a darker purple. The current one that is used just doesn't do it... But the change won't be this year from what I've read. It's too late to do the change.
(I will admit though, they will be right back in the PAC-10 race within the next few years!)
What a nice time for it to snow during our "white out" for Pat White. If I ever make it down to USF for a game, I'll take you up on your offer. Florida would be a nice change of scenery.
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