Favorite College Football Team

[L A Woman]

For my first ever poll (thanks to whoever donated a star to me!).

[fishwax]

1. OKlahoma Sooners

I think I read that OU and tOSU will be resuming their rivalry with a home and home series. It won't happen for another ten years (2016 and 2017), but it should be great fun when it does :toast:

[RoyGBiv]

52. Gonna be a long year ...

Their performance Saturday was pitiful.

[fishwax]

54. I certainly expected better from the defense

after hearing in the weeks since the bomar situation blew up that the defense would save this team, it was pretty disheartening to see UAB control the clock as well as they did. The D-line didn't control the line of scrimmage, the secondary gave up a couple of big passes, and it didn't seem like anybody was tackling very well. And the O-line did not look good.

But I thought Paul Thompson did a good job for his first game out after being a wide receiver for most of the last 11 months or so. I think (hope) they improve for next week's game against Washington before they have to head up to Oregon. I'm sure not expecting the national championship or anything, but I'm still holding out hope for a decent season :) :toast:

[RoyGBiv]

55. Thompson impressed me ...

Had a few off-the-mark passes and had trouble in the pocket, but considering he hasn't played the position in so long, and had so little time to prepare for it, that's to be expected. Only thing that worried me about him was he was a bit too predictable, but, again, that's likely partly a result of the lack of practice in the position. Can't say his line or receivers helped him much either. Some of those passes were catchable, just not "in the numbers." If a QB has to throw in the numbers all the time, he won't have a passing game to speak of and will be intercepted two dozen times during the season.

The defense made me want to cry. The announcers tried to talk up how UAB doesn't believe in "givaway" games, but that only works so far. North Texas doesn't believe in them either, and is actually a pretty tough team when not playing Division I powerhouses, but Texas cut through them like they were warm butter. UAB shouldn't have had more than one or two sustained drives, if that, and then only late in the game when OU was ahead by enough that the 2nd and 3rd string go in. I was even willing to look past the first drive as first game butterflies, but it kept happening.

About the offense ... well, a certain kind of coach would have his entire offense walking around campus all next week with balls taped to their hands.

Thompson was the best thing I saw, and that scares me.

But I'm still thinking I may be able to get those OU-TX tickets if Oregon doesn't go so well. :-) Man, I feel evil for thinking that.

[av8rdave]

2. The TIDE!!!!

[WindRavenX]

3. Boston College

<--class of '07 baby!

[Critters2]

36. My last year in seminary, I took half my classes at BC

In the days of Flutie. Do the math...I'm old.

[Radical Activist]

4. Go Vols!

[Ptah]

5. University of Arizona Wildcats. Bear Down, Arizona

Tonight's prediction:

BYU 20
UofA 31

[Wetzelbill]

62. John "Button" Salmon was the man

Bear Down! :)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

6. BC, baby! Fly like a fucking eagle!

:woohoo:

With UT in at a very close second. Hook 'em, horns!

But I'm wearing an Eagles "Superfan" football shirt right now. Plus I'm going to a BC/Maine football game on September 30th. So the Eagles win the prize.

;)

[Giant Robot]

7. Well this is not the thread to do this but...

Go Blue!!!

[1gobluedem]

10. Sure it is

Go Blue!

[lizziegrace]

8. I can't believe you didn't mention

the Ohio State Buckeyes!!!! :evilgrin:

[1gobluedem]

9. MEECHEEGAN!

GO BLUE!

[LadyoftheRabbits]

11. OSU!!!

:D :bounce: :toast: :headbang: :woohoo: :applause:

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Whatever one goes to jail for gang rape and steroid abuse

and accepting tremendously expensive gifts and/or cash from the coach and/or alumni first.

[Fleshdancer]

13. Texas Longhorns

:D

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

17. Anybody who likes the Longhorns is a closet conservative

[Writer]

19. Have you EVER been to Austin, Texas?

It's a republic all to its own. There's a reason why they call The University of Texas "Berkeley South."

Hook 'em!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

21. Good friend lives in Austin

He says that the problem with Austin is, the minute you cross outside the city limits, you're in Texas.

[Fleshdancer]

45. Bush is a Longhorn wannabe

and UT was smart enough not to accept the idiot so there! :P

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

49. Fair Enough

And I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't want to parse too closely the Ohio State Alumni Roster -- I'm pretty sure there are some real cretins among the loyal sons and daughters of The Ohio State University.

[last_texas_dem]

57. Nah...

Maybe the fact that Pickles is flashing the horns is more a sign that she's a closet liberal! haha

Now Texas A&M fans...; they're the ones you have to watch out for. (J/K!)

[L A Woman]

26. Next week should be fun

Ohio State at Texas....woooo.

[MrCoffee]

67. hook 'em

[CatholicEdHead]

14. Minnesota Golden Gophers

[DrDan]

15. Go Huskers - 49-10 victory today

[11 Bravo]

16. Whoever's playing Notre Dame.

[DrDan]

23. I am with you!!!!!

Although a Husker fan, I am a USC alum - so I looooove to see ND lose!

[Cascadian]

18. Washington Huskies

They are going through a rebuilding period right now. They won't win many games this year but look at their glories of the past during the Don James era. They will be back. Give it a couple of years.





John

[pokerfan]

56. Re: Washington Huskies

Wasn't the glory of the Don James era marred by scandal?

[Wetzelbill]

61. Same here

Although I go to the U of AZ right now, I grew up in MT as a Huskie fan and always will be. Even when times are tough. :)

[Omphaloskepsis]

20. I like math..

[FILAM23]

22. OHIO STATE

SUCKS

[nini]

24. That would be my LEAST favorite team

:puke: My hatred of that team goes way back to the woody Hayes days.



UCLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Patiod]

25. Penn State Nittany Lions

What is this Ohio State of which you speak?

[mvd]

63. Same here

My parents went to school there, and I took some continuing education courses at a branch campus near where I live.

I don't like JoePa's politics, but strictly as a coach, he personifies the spirit of college football.

Bye, all! Signing off early.

[Dulcinea]

68. We are! Penn State!

THE best cheer in college football...often imitated, never duplicated!

Dulcinea
Penn State '87

[ChoralScholar]

27. Am a Razorback fan here...

We made a lot of mistakes against USC last night, but I liked what I saw in the offense and defense.

If we can get the turnovers under control, we'll be a force to be reckoned with.

And did anyone else see true freshman Mitch Mustain come in during the 4th qtr? This kid is going to rock!

GO HOGS!

[ashling]

28. Actually, I have two:

UT Longhorns and

whoever is playing Ohio State :)

[Inspired]

29. Iowa Hawkeyes

[Critters2]

34. Who will have their collective ass handed to them soon

by the Iowa State Cyclones.

With deepest sympathy,

Critters

[Inspired]

37. Game on!

[Critters2]

39. Sept 16 at noon, Iowa City

Be there or be square. And bring your loser outfit!

[Inspired]

58. Even if the hawks lose...

the clones won't be winners. Lucky bastards....maybe.

[Wapsie B]

53. Bring it Clonz!

[Broken_Hero]

30. Any team

that beats the Oklahoma Sooners...:)

[UrbScotty]

31. Central Michigan Chippewas! (nt)

[NJ Democrats]

32. The Princeton Tigers

and for D1 Rutgers.

[Broken_Hero]

33. I am

partial to the KU Jayhawks, the Oregon Ducks/Beavers, and the Washington Huskies/Cougars....:) Any team from the Pac Northwest gets a nod from me...:)

[sakabatou]

35. Stanford

[Burma Jones]

38. The Knox College Prarie Fire (nee Siwash)

Now, if you're talking Big Time NCAA Football, I've always rooted for:

Maryland
Virginia Tech
Ohio State
Northwestern
USC

[Critters2]

40. Knox College--Galesburg?

I grew up in Kewanee--home of the Black Hawk East Aggies.

[Burma Jones]

42. Yep, Galesburg

It gets quite cold there, but then, it only makes spring that much sweeter.......

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

41. NOTRE DAME!

Fightin' Irish!

[jakefrep]

48. me too...

...I've recovered from being an Ohio State fan.

[mduffy31]

50. Just take a look at the picture!

[Scooter24]

43. hard to decide between USC and Miami

but those two are my faves.

[Awsi Dooger]

44. Hey, same here

But Miami is my clear favorite of the two, from my boyhood Friday nights in the Orange Bowl. I went to USC it wasn't enough to equal or surpass the original loyalty.

[SeattleGirl]

46. University of Oregon Ducks

Beat the heck out of Stanford yesterday, 48-10!

[greatauntoftriplets]

47. Northwestern Wildcats...my school.....

and the Oklahoma Sooners...my :loveya: 's school.

[Fox Mulder]

51. Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Just because I went to the University of Minnesota. :)

[Ikonoklast]

59. Whoever covers the spread that week

.....is my favorite team.:evilgrin:















GO BUCKEYES!!!:woohoo:

[Arugula Latte]

60. Favorite: Cal Bears (UC Berkeley). Least favorite: USC nt

[MrCoffee]

64. Whoever is playing Ohio State

[charlie and algernon]

65. the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame

[LSK]

66. Miami Hurricanes

Our season ended last night.

No national championship = failed season.

[judaspriestess]

69. Texas Longhorns!! and Oklahoma State for my honey!!

[Zomby Woof]

70. UCLA

Or Tennessee. Anybody but Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, or Florida State. Or Vanderbilt. Or Kentucky. Or Oklahoma. Or any team from Texas.

[DancingBear]

71. It can only be one team, and that is....

THE Ohio State University!!!!!!!!!!!


Go Bucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!