Open Thread: 9/26 Non-VT Games

So outside of the Perpetual Clash Against ECU, what's everyone watching today?

ACC Coastal implications when GT takes on Duke (noon, ESPN2), a few top-25 matchups later tonight like UCLA-Arizona (8 PM, ABC) and Utah-Oregon (8:30 PM, Fox).

Anything else intriguing or interesting going on? Discuss here!

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Can Texas win, UT/FL, if anOSU can get it together and help VT SOS, what Bret Bielma says today to piss off other coaches, how bad is Auburn really.

Wet stuff on the red stuff.

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I think Tennessee breaks their losing streak this year

Let's hope not.

I've got just this nagging feeling

We wont be winning any game of importance for years to come, until we get rid of Butch at least anyways.

"Give me a thousand Tennesseans, and I'll whip any other thousand men on the globe!" - Andrew Jackson

I'm waiting to see if Kentucky can come out of the woodwork for a power struggle in the SEC EAST.
UK 23 Mizzou 17 F
Georgia is driving but it doesn't mean the wildcats can't ride in the truck bed.

Agree. Low score but Kaintuck wins.

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The crowd even for a Dooookkkeeee game is just bad.

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Its gay pride/parade in durham today....
The masses know where to go for a good time.
Its not duke football.....

Moreover, it's a dreary, rainy day. Duke people haven't figured out that football is played in all the elements.

No, I *don't* want to go to the SEC. Why do you ask?

We don't love dem Hoos.

More fans in the upper deck than the loluva spring game

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I'm really hoping Duke will win (the more ACC losses GT has, the better) but I doubt it will happen. Most interesting game for me this week outside of our own.

"Exit light..."

How is it not a false start when the Center jerks his head before snapping the ball? Watching the BYU center do it every down.

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

You see it a lot from a lot of teams.

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I had that same complaint against BC last year. Seemed the center was twitching on every single snap, but apparently it's not actually against the rules as long as he doesn't move from his stance.

"Exit light..."

I'm really surprised, GT doesn't look ready to play.

Yeah, so far, GT looks like crap.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

GT's defense is not good. If this game and the game against ND are any indication, we won't have to worry about the bees in regards to winning the division.

"Nope, launch him into the sun and fart on him on the way up"
-gobble gobble chumps

"11-0, bro"
-Hunter Carpenter (probably)

I'm pleasantly surprised with how Syracuse has been playing LSU so far, on defense anyway. They've been handling Fournette well. I have a feeling it's going to get ugly real soon though. I'm hoping for an upset though.

Did you see that play when everything broke down for LSU and Harris just flipped the ball to Fournette and he rumbled down the sideline for a big gain? It's amazing how Fournette hides all of LSU's offensive flaws.

Yeah, that was certainly ugly. Both offenses are looking pretty bad right now.

Duke is running the ball well and GT just doesn't look good. I guess those cupcakes GT played wasn't a good representation of their actual ability.

I can't tell if GT is that bad or if Duke is better than we thought.

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"These people, are losing their minds! This is beautiful"

At this point, I'm shocked GT was picked to win the Coastal...it's still early but they don't look as good as hyped.

And getting worse...

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Duke appears to be taking care of business

Still the first qtr though

You won't hear me say this often, but GO DUKE YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS GO.

"Exit light..."

Which team based on JUST what we have seen so far this season causes the most concern for VT?
UNC/GT?

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This is really a homer attitude I have, but I don't think anyone does..at least in the Coastal. If we play like we've been and Brewer does his part when he comes back, I really like our chances to retake the division.

ECU's effort against Florida?

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

Honestly, any of them. Again, a lot of parity in the ACC Coastal. UNC can play tempo, GT is always concerning because they're an inch away from a huge play on every snap, Duke is a curse for us the last few years, Pitt because they've been a curse for over a decade, Miami's Kaaya is legit but without Johnson, who knows?

"Exit light..."

Jeremy Cash is doing his best Kyle Fuller impression.

"Nope, launch him into the sun and fart on him on the way up"
-gobble gobble chumps

"11-0, bro"
-Hunter Carpenter (probably)

Easy to see why he was able to go to Ohio state

Not sure if BYU is stinking or not but Michigan is dominating them.

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

Michigan is going to beat up any team that plays soft

Just checked in on Indiana vs WF. I'm a masochist like that. I have to say, I kind of like the Indiana helmets. They remind me of a Radio Flyer wagon.

"Nope, launch him into the sun and fart on him on the way up"
-gobble gobble chumps

"11-0, bro"
-Hunter Carpenter (probably)

Other scores of note:
BGSU:14-Purdue:14
UCF:7-USCe:5

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

UCF 14 now

USC figured they could phone it in against an awful UCF team.

Fournette is a monster. Cuse is trying to wrap his legs and his is still running through them.

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

Starting that Klassic Koastal Khaos early I see Duke-GT. Wonderful.

Am I just missing why those are all k-words?

I think it's just a KKK joke, but I hope it isn't.

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Cuse holder just hurdled an LSU DB

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

Just another example of why the SEC schedules very few true road OOC games.

Not a good look for them.

Damn how did the Syracuse kicker miss that?

Certainly a lot of game left to play, but if UCF-USCe somehow holds, Hatin' Ass Spurrier is going to be gold this week (even more so than usual).

"Exit light..."

Delaware has a running back named Thomas Jefferson, and he's run for 119 yards in the first half (so far) vs UNC.

Duke just returned a kick for a score. They are all over GT.

If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

"I want to punch people from UVA right in the neck." - Colin Cowherd

Pretty sure Karl Malone (NBA great) was using a flip phone in that shot.

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

It was the memes are all over the Internet.

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Duke holding GT to 103 yds rushing through 3.

If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

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Duke is writing a textbook on how to beat GT in the rain.

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what you did there...i see it

Onward and upward

The 5th string walk-on quarterback for Syracuse just threw a dart down the field for a touchdown. Back to one possession game. Upset alert? Please?

Leonard Fournette just said no.

"Exit light..."

There go that man again...

Duke's DL is either really good or GT's OL is very bad. I'm hoping GT's OL is just very bad.

Duke trying to give the game away

No idea what Sirk was thinking there. 89 is open at the sticks, so he throws it to 87 in double coverage. Crazy.

"Exit light..."

Huge D stand bails them out

Indeed. Duke's D-line and LB play today has been excellent.

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literally throwing it away. stoopid dookies

more like stupid bees... INT in Duke's territory and then turned over on downs a few plays later.

Either Duke's D-line is really good, GT's O-line is really bad, or both. Duke's defense has been really quick all day.

"Exit light..."

Wow, Nice stuff on 4th down. Duke needs a drive to run some clock off.

nice stand by duke there

Syracuse scores to get back to within 7

But don't forget, the SEC is leagues above the rest of college football!

"These people, are losing their minds! This is beautiful"

Also, Georgia Tech has the ball with 3 minutes left, down 6.

"These people, are losing their minds! This is beautiful"

Didn't GT return 4 of 5 O-linemen from last year? I would guess this game says more about Duke's D-line than GT's O-line.

Welp, fumble by the da bees.

"These people, are losing their minds! This is beautiful"

Cash forces a fumble and Duke recovers.

"Exit light..."

ND blew up plays all last week too. They have a better D than Duke, but Duke looks impressive. GT put up serious yds and points against 2 teams that had definitively lesser talent, to start the season. Now that they are playing mid-upper tier FBS opponents, that O is struggling in a big way. Esp their OL.

Edit: not sure what happened, but this was supposed to be a reply to your prior comment regarding the GT OL.

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Duke catches a break there.

If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

"I want to punch people from UVA right in the neck." - Colin Cowherd

Wait a minute, did Marquise Williams get benched for UNC?

According to Andrew Carter seems to think so.

30 years after starting grad school at Virginia Tech, I finally defended my dissertation and earned my PhD.
Don't give up on your dreams.

Dukes gonna win!!

If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

"I want to punch people from UVA right in the neck." - Colin Cowherd

GT went from a top 10ish team to unranked. Crazy how fast it happens

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

I was surprised that they didn't fall out of the T25 after being completely dominated by ND.

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Cash doing his best Kyle Fuller impersonation on that fumble

Nebraska got a gift from the fake punt that didn't work.

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This football Saturday has started nicely...almost time to bring it in Greenville!

After this game is over, can we PLEASE stop hearing about how favored GT was supposed to be to win the coastal?!

"The Big Ten is always using excuses to cancel games with us. First Wisconsin. Then Wisconsin. After that, Wisconsin. The subsequent cancellation with Wisconsin comes to mind too. Now Penn State. What's next? Wisconsin?" -HorseOnATreadmill

Yes, I'd much rather have them LOLing about UVAs .1% chance

edit: we all know #LOLUVA doesn't have a chance

"These people, are losing their minds! This is beautiful"

Purdue loses to Bowling Green. Wouldn't have minded them having a decent season after we beat them but nope

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

LolPurdue and loluva are on a similar plain.

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GT is in some trouble. A Coastal loss and still have Clemson,FSU, Pitt, Miami and the good guys to go.

Well, at least it looks like Tennessee is going to *fingers crossed* more than likely lose....

They lost

TCU with the most improbable play of the day

Couldn't believe it. Crazy finish

Texas Tech nearly pulled off The Play. Wow.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

JMU is beating SMU in the 4th. Arizonans getting worked by UCLA.

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Undefeated Dukes and Vad Lee (yes, that one) defeat SMU.

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AM just got a huge break.

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Is Bielma on the hot seat this year? Also seeing rumblings about Auburn and Tenn coaches.

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Utah and UCLA look like top 10 teams

Oregon fans having a really, really bad time right now.

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