OT: And So it Begins! Week 0 is upon us!!!

[Knight Shift]

Saturday, August 29, 2026

MATCHUP		TIME
North Carolina	v TCU	12:00 PM			Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Line: TCU -9.5 O/U: 46.5
San José State	@ 14 USC	3:00 PM			Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA	Line: USC -39.5 O/U: 60.5
NC State	@ Virginia	3:30 PM			Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA	Line: UVA -4 O/U: 52.5
Jacksonville State	@ North Dakota State	5:30 PM			Fargodome, Fargo, ND	Line: NDSU -7 O/U: 46.5
Sacramento State	@ Eastern Michigan	6:30 PM			Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, MI	Line: EMU -10 O/U: 53.5
Hawai'i	@ Stanford	7:00 PM			Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA	Line: STAN -4 O/U: 48.5
New Mexico State	@ Florida State	7:00 PM			Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL	Line: FSU -30.5 O/U: 52.5
Memphis	@ UNLV	10:00 PM			Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV	Line: UNLV -4.5 O/U: 56.5

Go TCU!!!

 

[DJ Spanky]

OT: And So it Begins! Week 0 is upon us!!!

Had Notre Dame been selected for the CFP yet?

 

[Shelby65]

Shelby knows it sounds like a dumb question, but is the NC St v UVA a conference game this weekend? He recalls some fakakta scenario where two ACC teams couldn’t find OOC so they played each other in a noncon matchup

 

[rutgersguy2]

Had Notre Dame been selected for the CFP yet?

Starting this year they just need to be in the top 12 to get in. With that criteria they would’ve been in last year.

Also it’s no more 5 highest conference champs. The P4 champs all get auto bids and the highest ranked G6 (new PAC and reconfigured MWC starting this year)
as well.

 

[rutgersguy2]

Shelby knows it sounds like a dumb question, but is the NC St v UVA a conference game this weekend? He recalls some fakakta scenario where two ACC teams couldn’t find OOC so they played each other in a noncon matchup

That happened last year where an ACC intraconference game was counted as OOC. I think this one will be a conference game.

 

[29PAS]

I rarely root for Texas teams but I sure am for TCU in the first game vs unc.

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[RUforester72]

Waiting for too long
For Official Haiku thread
To start the season.

 

[NewJerseyGuy]

Waiting for too long
For Official Haiku thread
To start the season.

You just did!

Nice job

 

[Knight Shift]

Waiting for too long
For Official Haiku thread
To start the season.

Oh my!-gosh darnit
Off topic threads distracted
Will get right on it.

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[rutgersguy2]

 

[koleszar]

Outside on my new raised covered deck, watching UNC vs TCU. Now my wife can't say, "are you just going to sit "inside" all day and watch football?".

 

[rutgersguy2]

I think Bobby Petrino will probably improve UNC’s offense this year.

 

[koleszar]

Damn, Rutgers played against UNC QB Billy Edwards Jr. like 4 yrs. ago. This is like his 4th school.

 

[rutgersguy2]

Damn, Rutgers played against UNC QB Billy Edwards Jr. like 4 yrs. ago. This is like his 4th school.

I thought it was 3 but not sure. Maryland, Wisconsin, UNC. Looked it up and yea it’s 4, he redshirted at WF.

 

[24Babybull]

Leprechaun Bowl....

..

 

[RAC93]

TCU just did something called a punt return?!?!?! What is this thing they call punt return?

 

[koleszar]

One of the pre-game talking heads said, both teams will look to keep this a low scoring game and expects it to be so. Just think, someone gets paid millions for this take as the track meet commences.

 

[Rutgers Chris]

One of the pre-game talking heads said, both teams will look to keep this a low scoring game and expects it to be so. Just think, someone gets paid millions for this take as the track meet commences.

Self admitted terrible gambler

 

[rutgersguy2]

One of the pre-game talking heads said, both teams will look to keep this a low scoring game and expects it to be so. Just think, someone gets paid millions for this take as the track meet commences.

Probably cause of 2 new OCs, might have assumed some adjustment period in game 1 of the season. Still early though, some times these things can peter out too.

Dykes taking a step back from his usual type offense with the OC from UConn.

I think the new clock rules the last few years has changed some thinking for some coaches.

 

[Knight Shift]

Damn, Rutgers played against UNC QB Billy Edwards Jr. like 4 yrs. ago. This is like his 4th school.

Did Fickell push Billy out of Wisconsin, or did Billy leave for a biggger bad. He looks decent to start. Jinx invoked.

 

[29PAS]

Any score? I refuse to watch.

 

[rutgersguy2]

Any score? I refuse to watch.

10-10 halfway through the 2nd qtr

 

[29PAS]

10-10 halfway through the 2nd qtr

Thanks - go TCU!

 

[rutgersguy2]

 

[koleszar]

One of the pre-game talking heads said, both teams will look to keep this a low scoring game and expects it to be so. Just think, someone gets paid millions for this take as the track meet commences.

OOF, turned out not to be such a great call by me. I blame it on the rain that started.

 

[rutgersguy2]

OOF, turned out not to be such a great call by me. I blame it on the rain that started

That for sure plus you also get through the scripted stuff early so things can settle down.

 

[koleszar]

This is some pretty unwatchable football right now. Mistakes galore, 3 turnovers in the game in 3 qtrs. and TCU has ten penalties already.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

The Coliseum was more than half empty (aside from student section) for a noon kick today (just getting ahead of the people who will be bitching Thursday lol...).

 

[Rutgers Chris]

The Coliseum was more than half empty (aside from student section) for a noon kick today (just getting ahead of the people who will be bitching Thursday lol...).

This is like 125 in Jersey degrees

 

[Rutgers Chris]

One of the pre-game talking heads said, both teams will look to keep this a low scoring game and expects it to be so. Just think, someone gets paid millions for this take as the track meet commences.

I’d love to see how much yahoo pays this expert writer

 

[rutgersguy2]

I’d love to see how much yahoo pays this expert writer

I saw that today, people with the assumption that AI contributed to that.

 

[Knight Shift]

I think Bobby Petrino will probably improve UNC’s offense this year.

One of the pre-game talking heads said, both teams will look to keep this a low scoring game and expects it to be so. Just think, someone gets paid millions for this take as the track meet commences.

Can you guys let me know when you post predictions? I don't usually gamble, but I just opened up an account with Draft Kings.

 

[rutgersguy2]

Can you guys let me know when you post predictions? I don't usually gamble, but I just opened up an account with Draft Kings.

….but I still stand by that, they were horrible on offense last year. I expect they will be improved over the season but we’ll see.

 

[koleszar]

The Coliseum was more than half empty (aside from student section) for a noon kick today (just getting ahead of the people who will be bitching Thursday lol...).

Still to this day, I just don't get the 6 pm kickoff. That's a tough one. For a lot of people that's, bring a change of clothes to the office and change in the bathroom.

 

[koleszar]

Can you guys let me know when you post predictions? I don't usually gamble, but I just opened up an account with Draft Kings.

I still stand by, it was the rain dammit.

 

[rutgersguy2]

 

[koleszar]

Did not expect Virginia to dominate like this. NC St. is even creeping up the safeties and can't stop the run. Virginia is just pounding them, UV's Oline get's the game ball right now. I thought this would be a competitive one.

Not even tuning into the USC blood bath.

 

[Knight Shift]

USC defense looks kind of soft.