Week 1 Game Discussion Thread

[Gizmo]

Both Colorado and Ga Tech look like bad football teams

I don't know, if this were an SEC match up, we'd be talking about 2 contenders in a hard fought battle.

 

[cincibuck]

I see donald trump has designed both Colorado and Georgia tech’s units.

 

[brodybuck21]

This game is drunk

 

[Gizmo]

Top 10 matchup! I hope we see them meet again in the playoffs.

 

[Jagdaddy]

In all seriousness, given reports of how small CU’s players are and their finesse nature over the last few years, their physicality in the running game and overall OL play was a pleasant surprise.

 

[brodybuck21]

 

[ScriptOhio]

UMass shocks Rutgers: By the numbers as Minutemen snap nation's longest losing streak to FBS opponents

The Minutemen went 0-12 last season and entered the game as 29.5-point underdogs

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UMass shocks Rutgers: By the numbers as Minutemen snap nation's longest losing streak to FBS opponents​

The Minutemen went 0-12 last season and entered the game as 29.5-point underdogs​

Just three hours into Week 1, college football provided one of the most shocking results of the weekend -- and maybe the entire season. After going 0-12 last season, UMass went on the road and hammered Rutgers in a 37-21 win on Thursday.

Even though Rutgers isn't a top 25 powerhouse, this was still a highly improbable outcome. The Scarlet Knights entered the game as 29.5-point favorites, and history suggested that they should have been a lock to win this game. Here are some of the most mind-blowing stats from this miraculous Minutemen win.

• Entering the game, FBS teams favored by 29-plus points were 213-0 since 2024.
• Rutgers' 16-point loss was the fifth-largest by a favorite of 25-plus points since 2000.
• This was UMass' first win over a Power Four team since moving to the FBS in 2012.
• This was the first time UMass defeated a power conference opponent since 1978.
• The Minutemen came into the game 0-9 all-time against Big Ten opponents.
• UMass failed to score more than 26 points last season and averaged 11.1 points per game.

 

[Jaxbuck]

In all seriousness, given reports of how small CU’s players are and their finesse nature over the last few years, their physicality in the running game and overall OL play was a pleasant surprise.

It’s almost like the internet just made some shit up and people bought it.

 

[BB73]

Did anyone take UMass in the upset prediction ?

Nope. Unless I missed BN27 picking them.

 

[jwinslow]

Wait, who is doing the doubting in this sentence?

 

[jwinslow]

 

[jwinslow]

 

[buckeyemania11]

As soon as Ga Tech settled for a FG I got the feeling Colorado was gonna win. Seems like they find a way to pull 1 game per season like this out of their ass.

I'm sure some of the media hacks will try to make this out that Colorado is on the rebound.....they are still a bad football team though. Ga Tech looks like a bottom half of the ACC type team

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Nope. Unless I missed BN27 picking them.

I did but I think I spelled it wrong

 

[SEREbuckeye]