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Play Game Weekly Upset Contest for 2026

We have an 11-way tie for the early lead. Week 1 games will be posted by Tuesday.

Those scoring points this week:

gracelhink………………….....5.5……memphis/UNLV
zbuck..…………………………5.5
buckeyboy…………………….5.5
Zurp…………………………….5.5
gmen6981..……………….……5.5
Bestbuck36…………………...5.5
Wadcutter……………………..5.5
Herb Kirkstreit………………..5.5
Steve19………………….……..5.5
WoodyWorshiper……………..5.5
dozenmonkeyz………………..5.5
wolves2002……………………1.5……n car/tcu
BuckeyeNation27…………….1.5


Other upsets this week which nobody picked:

none

Current standings:

gracelhink………………….....5.5
zbuck..…………………………5.5
buckeyboy…………………….5.5
Zurp…………………………….5.5
gmen6981..……………….……5.5
Bestbuck36…………………...5.5
Wadcutter……………………..5.5
Herb Kirkstreit………………..5.5
Steve19………………….……..5.5
WoodyWorshiper……………..5.5
dozenmonkeyz………………..5.5
wolves2002……………………1.5
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TE Jelani Thurman (National Champion, transfer to UNC)

Gonna be fun to watch him unleashed
Definitely. OSU's offense never fit him. He was never going to be a blocking TE, and he needed an offense that would feature him. OSU will never have an offense where the TE is a consistent target. They will primarily block and catch the occasional first down or TE or something in traffic. But a big game for an OSU TE is 3-4 catches in a game. And thats not consistent, that may be the most he has in 4-5gms.

He'll be fun to watch in an offense that utilizes him a lot in the passing game.
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USC Trojans (official thread)

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USC vs San Jose State, season opener on Sep 5, 2009. 90 degrees, 12:30p kickoff, attendance was 84,325.Today’s attendance was announced as 51,144; which we know was much lower than that.Fans blame the heat and the fact SC was playing SJSU. But maybe it has more to do with success. USC was 102-26 from 2000-2009. They are 45-27 since 2020.2009 had the same opponent and similar weather conditions, what’s changed? Fans pushed through the heat before.
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Week 1 Game Discussion Thread

Here we go.

Week 1​

Thursday, Sept. 3

UMass at Rutgers | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Kentucky Christian at Morehead State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Bethune-Cookman at UCF | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Akron at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
Merrimack at Delaware | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
West Georgia at Kennesaw State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
UAlbany at Buffalo | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Southern Illinois at Samford | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at No. 25 Missouri | 8 p.m. | SEC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN
Eastern Illinois at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | Peacock
Idaho at No. 21 Utah | 9 p.m. | ESPNU
UAB at Illinois | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Friday, Sept. 4

San Jose State at Eastern Michigan | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Indiana State at Purdue | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network
North Carolina A&T at Georgia State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Franklin Pierce at Marist | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
UTEP at No. 10 Oklahoma | 8 p.m. | SECN+
LIU at Kansas | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
Toledo at Michigan State | 8 p.m. | FS1
No. 7 Miami (Fla.) at Stanford | 9 p.m. | ESPN
Fresno State at No. 14 USC | 9 p.m. | FOX

Saturday, Sept. 5

North Texas at No. 6 Indiana | 12 p.m. | FOX
East Carolina at No. 13 Alabama | 12 p.m. | ABC
Oregon State at No. 23 Houston | 12 p.m. | ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia | 12 p.m. | TNT/HBO Max
New Hampshire at Syracuse | 12 p.m. | ACC Network
Ohio at Nebraska | 12 p.m. | FS1
Bryant at Army | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
Tarleton State at Bowling Green | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Liberty at James Madison | 12 p.m. | ESPNU

Ball State at No. 1 Ohio State | 12:30 p.m. | BTN
Miami (Ohio) at Pitt | 12:30 p.m. | CW Network
Lehigh at Georgetown | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Kent State at South Carolina | 12:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Youngstown State at Kentucky | 1 p.m. | SECN+
SE Missouri State at Iowa State | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Duquesne at Air Force | 1 p.m. | MW+
Holy Cross at Colgate | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Gardener-Webb at Wofford | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Rhode Island at Temple | 2 p.m. | ESPN+

Tennessee State at No. 3 Georgia | 3 p.m. | SECN+
Drake at Montana | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Boise State at No. 2 Oregon | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
Texas State at No. 5 Texas | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Marshall at No. 18 Penn State | 3:30 p.m. | FS1
Furman at No. 20 Tennessee | 3:30 p.m. | SECN+
Auburn vs. Baylor (Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Boston College at Cincinnati | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
Tulane at Duke | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
The Citadel at Charlotte | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Towson at Navy | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
UT Rio Grande Valley at UTSA | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Fordham at North Dakota State | 3:30 p.m. | MW+
Maine at Appalachian State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Oklahoma State at Tulsa | 3:45 p.m. | ESPNU

Northern Illinois at No. 22 Iowa | 4:15 p.m. | Big Ten Network
North Alabama at Arkansas | 4:15 p.m. | SEC Network
Alcorn State at Southern Miss | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Tusculum at East Tennessee State | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Wyoming at Colorado State | 6 p.m. | USA Network
Norfolk State at Old Dominion | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Elon at Davidson | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Delaware State at William & Mary | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
West Virginia State at Robert Morris | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Villanova at Bucknell | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Presbyterian at Mercer | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga | 6 p.m. | ESPN+

Missouri State at No. 8 Texas A&M | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Abilene Christian at No. 12 Texas Tech | 7 p.m. | FS1
Austin Peay at Vanderbilt | 7 p.m. | SECN+
Nicholls at Kansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Idaho State at Utah State | 7 p.m. | CBSSN
Arkansas State at Memphis | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Houston Christian at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Murray State at Middle Tennessee | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Charleston Southern at Georgia Southern | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
SE Louisiana at South Alabama | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Chicago State at UT Martin | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Illinois State at Western Illinois | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
West Florida at Central Arkansas | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
UNI at Eastern Washington | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas Wesleyan at McNeese | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Clemson at No. 11 LSU | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
Western Michigan at No. 16 Michigan | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
UL Monroe at Mississippi State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
VMI at Virginia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Florida Atlantic at Florida | 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Utah Tech at No. 14 BYU | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Hampton at Maryland | 8 p.m. | Big Ten Network
South Dakota State at Northwestern | 8 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Lamar at Louisiana | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
South Dakota at Northern Colorado | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
East Texas A&M at Stephen F. Austin | 8 p.m. | ESPN+

Mercyhurst at New Mexico State | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Northern Arizona at Arizona | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Portland State at San Diego State | 9:30 p.m. | USA Network
Morgan State at Arizona State | 10 p.m. | ESPN+
UNLV at Hawai'i | 10 p.m. | CW Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico | 10 p.m. | FS1
Mississippi Valley State at Sacramento State | 10 p.m. | ESPN+
UC Davis at San Diego | 10 p.m. | ESPN+
UCLA at Cal | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
Western Kentucky at Nevada | 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN

Sunday, Sept. 6

Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
Florida A&M vs. South Carolina State (Miami Gardens, Fla.) | 3 p.m. | ESPN
Washington State at No. 17 Washington | 4 p.m. | NBC
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin (Lambeau in Green Bay) | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 24 Louisville (Nashville, Tenn.) | 7:30 p.m. | ABC

Monday, Sept. 7


No. 19 SMU at Florida State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

Cincinnati Reds (2026 Season Thread)

Ok, it's game week for the Buckeyes so the Reds season is over for me (what little attention I gave it this year). Lets see where we stand:

*Dead last in the NL Central, 21 games back of the Brewers
*8 games back of the final WC spot, 6 teams ahead of us
-110 Run Differential, 3rd worst in MLB. Only Colorado and the A's are worse.
*90 losses is a benchmark within reach (currently tracking 86)

The best thing you can say about them is they have a much worse run diff than the Mets and the Giants but have won more games than both (so far).
So they have that going for them.
Which is nice.
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