Thursday August 29, 2013
North Carolina (0-0, Road: 0-0)6:00 pm EDT
(6) South Carolina (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: USC
No Brainer. UNC has been SHIT since Mack Brown left. Yes, Mack Brown. Old Ball Coach, all in.
North Carolina 
10 - 27
(6)
South Carolina
Final
Not the strongest opener the Old Ball Coach has ever had but any opening day Win over a rival is a good day.
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(24) USC (0-0, Road: 0-0)11:00 pm EDT
Hawaii (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: USC
Interesting match up. Norm Chow of BYU/USC Petey days can't make the Warriors tick again while Kiffy, also of the Petey/USC days, can't pick a QB. JUST DON'T LOSE, Kiffy.
(24)
USC 
30 - 13
Hawaii
Final
Kiffy gets his W to open. that buys him another week on the Hot Seat. No matter what his AD Hayden says.
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Saturday August 31, 2013
Massachusetts (0-0, Road: 0-0)12:00 pm EDT
(23) Wisconsin (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Wisconsin
Badgers have clear talent edge and a new Coach who won with less at Utah St. Brett Who?
Massachusetts 
0 - 45
(23)
Wisconsin
Final
Badgers open strong under new Coach Andersen. Expect the Badgers to be a player in the Big Ten.
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Buffalo (0-0, Road: 0-0)12:00 pm EDT
(2) Ohio St. (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Ohio St.
No way Pope Urbie I loses this opener. But the Buckeyes will be beaten this year. No undefeated year for you Brutus.
Buffalo 
20 - 40
(2)
Ohio St.
Final
Rather pedestrian opening day Win for the Pope. A trap game waits for the Buckeyes somewhere on the schedule. I feel it, it's there.
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Toledo (0-0, Road: 0-0)12:21 pm EDT
(10) Florida (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Florida
Time for Muschamp to show UF has some offensive identity.
Toledo 
6 - 24
(10)
Florida
Final
And we are still waiting for some offense. If UF's run game is weak this year, they'll struggle.
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Rice (0-0, Road: 0-0)1:00 pm EDT
(7) Texas A&M (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Texas A&M
Aggies should win this game if JohnnyBoy doesn't play
at all.
Rice 
31 - 52
(7)
Texas A&M
Final
JohnnyBoy better put a sock in that big mouth. Sumlin might have a big problem brewing.
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Mississippi St. (0-0, Road: 0-0)3:30 pm EDT
(13) Oklahoma St. (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Oklahoma St.
BEWARE cowpokes, giving GundyBoy the edge at T Boone's house but play sloppy to start and this has opening day L all over it.
Mississippi St. 
3 - 21
(13)
Oklahoma St.
Final
I didn't know this was a neutral site game. Even more impressive in a grinder game like that one. Not pretty but a solid open.
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Temple (0-0, Road: 0-0)3:30 pm EDT
(14) Notre Dame (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: ND
Unless ND falters on offense this year with their backup Rees at QB, ND will have a solid year. looking at ND's schedule it is easily one of the toughest in the nation. 9-3 would be a great year when you play Michigan, Michigan St, ZerOU, USC, Stanford.
Temple 
6 - 28
(14)
Notre Dame
Final
ND lucks out in a way, given Rees has had playing time, but steady might not be enough. Like next week at the Big House.
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Cent. Michigan (0-0, Road: 0-0)3:30 pm EDT
(17) Michigan (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Michigan
Speaking of a future ND opponent, look for Wolverines to be much more balanced on offense this year. And they'll need it.
Cent. Michigan 
9 - 59
(17)
Michigan
Final
UM opens strong on offense and will be better this year at QB. They were too one-dimensional last year with RR's QB trying to run Hoke's offense. That's why they switched.
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Nicholls (0-0, Road: 0-0)4:00 pm EDT
(3) Oregon (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Oregon
One of the biggest talent mis-matches of opening day. Par for the course, Ducks roll easy.
Nicholls 
3 - 66
(3)
Oregon
Final
Ducks roll on, and on and on. Still a monster on offense till someone proves otherwise.
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Virginia Tech (0-0, Road: 0-0)5:30 pm EDT
(1) Alabama (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Alabama
Saban opens as usual with a top inter-league game. Va Tech has been trending down after years of good ball under Beamer but unless Hokies play lights-out Bama wins.
(1)
Alabama 
35 - 10
Virginia Tech
Final
Look how Saban opens for the showdown with JohnnyBoy .. an opening day neutral site win that "some" people claim was not "convincing" enough. Meh. Now he has a bye week to game for A&M. PRICELESS.
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Eastern Wash. (0-0, Road: 0-0)6:00 pm EDT
(25) Oregon St. (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Oregon St.
Beavers have been down some and certainly in the Duckie's shadow, they need a solid year.
(3)
Eastern Wash. 
49 - 46
(25)
Oregon St.
Final
Even if EWU is a top ranked 2A team, the Beavers lost a heartbreaker here. if State has a positive takeaway at least they scored a lot of points.
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LA Monroe (0-0, Road: 0-0)7:00 pm EDT
(16) Oklahoma (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: OU
Another opening day talent wipe out. Doesn't matter who Big Game Bozo plays at QB this should be a good "spring game" for ZerOU.
LA Monroe 
0 - 34
(16)
Oklahoma
Final
Spring Game. Remember, Bozo, rookie QB's stumble
Sooner than later.
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Wyoming (0-0, Road: 0-0)8:00 pm EDT
(18) Nebraska (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Nebraska
Expect Wyoming to challenge Huskers and make Bo sweat some. Bo knows defense, right?
Wyoming 
34 - 37
(18)
Nebraska
Final
Told you Wyoming would push the Bugeaters and make Bo sweat some. Where's the D, Bo?
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N. Mexico St. (0-0, Road: 0-0)8:00 pm EDT
(15) Texas (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Texas
Longhorns open fast and sharp over 1-10 (last year) N Mex St. Texas run game is led by Jonathon Gray and rolls out strong. Watch for backup QB Swoops late to keep UT rolling.
N. Mexico St. 
7 - 56
(15)
Texas
Final
Sharp is not how i'd describe the first half. Dominant is how we finished. Despite an offensive yardage all time total record, i expected at least 65 points. Really. i did.
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(5) Georgia (0-0, Road: 0-0)8:00 pm EDT
(8) Clemson (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Clemson
Easily the BEST opening day game. Toss a coin, i'm giving Dabo Howard's Rock and the fact that UGA has opened sluggish in recent years.
(5)
Georgia 
35 - 38
(8)
Clemson
Final
Yep. BEST game of the day. No sluggish start for UGA but the same result. UGA falls short of making a statement. Again.
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(12) LSU (0-0, Road: 0-0)9:00 pm EDT
(20) TCU (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: LSU
As much as i like Patty and da Froggies LSU looks to be much improved in the passing game this year. Going with Crazy Lester.
(12)
LSU 
37 - 27
(20)
TCU
Final
About what i figured. LSU has improved on offense and Patty knows his team can play. Expect both teams to be league contenders as the year goes on.
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(19) Boise St. (0-0, Road: 0-0)10:00 pm EDT
Washington (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Boise St.
Expect Smurfs QB play this year to be closer to the norm for the Broncos which means bad news for opposing defenses.
(19)
Boise St. 
6 - 38
Washington
Final
A rare opening day stumble from the Smurfs. When your
total offense is about what your opposing QB
threw for, you lose. UGLY.
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Nevada (0-0, Road: 0-0)10:00 pm EDT
(21) UCLA (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: UCLA
After a surprise opening run Mora needs to avoid the mistakes of previous Bruins Coaches and keep
winning.
Nevada 
20 - 58
(21)
UCLA
Final
This is as good an opener for second year man Mora as he could ask for. Now just keep it up.
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(22) Northwestern (0-0, Road: 0-0)10:30 pm EDT
California (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Northwestern
Cal could surge on offense under new Coach Dykes and the spread, everyone raves about Northwestern being a "dark horse" contender for the BCS title game. NW needs a W here. BAD.
(22)
Northwestern 
44 - 30
California
Final
Told you Dykes would light some offense under Cal. Does this mean NW has a bad defense? maybe, maybe not.
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Sunday September 1, 2013
Ohio (0-0, Road: 0-0)3:30 pm EDT
(9) Louisville (0-0, Home: 0-0)
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Winner: Louisville
Never mind the offense, if my Alma Mater wants to claim its first undefeated season then Charlie Strong's defense/special teams better live up to the hype.
Ohio 
7 - 49
(9)
Louisville
Final
The Ville roll here. Ohio was 9-4 last year so to make them look this bad bodes well for the Cards, who need to win
every game to be a player.
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