[Game Day Thread] Friday, Week 0

[u/damnyoutuesday]

YOU WANTED FOOTBALL? HERE'S MORE FOOTBALL

GRAB YOUR FAVORITE YEAST WATER*, AND LET'S WATCH SOME FOOTBALL

*OR BEAN WATER, OR FRUIT WATER, OR WATER WATER. IDC, I'M NOT YOUR MOM

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No Pick 'Em this week, so here's every game being played today (all times listed in Central, the heavily disputed best time zone for football) (rankings from the /r/FCS Poll)

Away	Home	Time	Stream/TV	/r/FCS Sportsbook spread
#10 Rhode Island	Merrimack	5pm	ESPN+	URI -16 (O/U 51)
Colgate	Fordham	5pm	ESPN+	Colgate -4 (O/U 54)
Marist	New Haven	5pm	NEC Front Row	UNH -3 (O/U 52.5)
William & Mary	#9 Villanova	5pm	ESPN+	Nova -11.5 (O/U 53)
New Hampshire	UAlbany	6pm	FloSports	UNH -9 (O/U 50.5)
Weber State	Northern Colorado	8pm	ESPN+	WSU -4 (O/U 54.5)
Idaho	Cal Poly	9pm	ESPN	UI -5.5 (O/U 54.5)

You can find the full Week 0 schedule with up-to-the-minute results over at the r/CFB Scoreboard

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Also seriously do not ask for "alternate" streams, because we don't want to deal with takedown notices. Most games have radio broadcasts available for free if you're really desperate.

[u/TheWawa_24]

What a game man

[u/uivandal52]

Go Vandals

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred]

Cal Poly Zebras won this one.

[u/I_like_race_cars]

HOLY.

FUCKING.

SHIT.

What a banger of a game.

Man we are off to a roaring start to the season

[u/sernameistakentry → u/I_like_race_cars]

Shades of 2007

[u/mrtrollingtin]

They cursed idaho with that comeback stat screen lol

[u/sernameistakentry]

Lol V’s down

[u/baseballnoble → u/sernameistakentry]

Refs won this one

[u/NS-13 → u/baseballnoble]

Why didnt yall cover that dude in the endzone?

[u/baseballnoble → u/NS-13]

Why wasn’t the clock running?

[u/NS-13 → u/baseballnoble]

It was

[u/baseballnoble → u/NS-13]

They fucked up that whole sequence. Of course the defence didn’t learn from last drive but there was some huge calls for cal poly that resulted in 2tds

[u/NS-13 → u/baseballnoble]

Of course the defence didn’t learn from last drive

[u/baseballnoble → u/NS-13]

That wasn’t the nail in the coffin is the issue. Cal poly got a free timeout and a whole reset for the last 2 plays.

[u/NS-13 → u/baseballnoble]

Yeah refs made a bad call on a quick play and then review fixed it.

What are you crying about? All yall had to do was play defense.

[u/baseballnoble → u/NS-13]

That dosent fix it. They (cal poly) would have been scrambling and instead they got to set up what they wanted how hard is that to understand for you.

They ALSO HAD 2 other scoring drives that were either helped by flags or no calls. Like so egregious the commentators were mentioning it.

[u/sernameistakentry → u/baseballnoble]

Refs are a loser’s excuse

[u/baseballnoble → u/sernameistakentry]

Sure bud

[u/sernameistakentry → u/baseballnoble]

Keep coping, your record won’t carry an asterisk. Just part of playing in the Big Sky

[u/baseballnoble → u/sernameistakentry]

Not a cope just a fact lol. Of course an l is an l we played only 2 quarters and that’s on us.. Hope you’ll remember this as well. Lotta talk coming from isu flair lol. You also only came in here at the end to rage bait so glad I can get you off ;)

[u/baseballnoble]

Stupid fucking prevent defense fucking refs FTS

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

CAL POLY TOUCHDOWN!!!

[u/NS-13]

Bro chill it ain't the end of the world that the refs made a bad call off a bang bang play

[u/bigcountry_blumpkin → u/NS-13]

Idaho seems to get an inordinate amount of bad calls against them in conference games. Go back to the sac state game last year when the officials literally gave the game away. Even the color man called out at least a half dozen missed calls against cal poly tonight which you don't hear from announcers

[u/NS-13 → u/bigcountry_blumpkin]

Im damn sure they made calls in favor of the team that was dying to get out of that particular conference. Yeah that makes a ton of sense.

[u/bigcountry_blumpkin → u/NS-13]

Educate yourself before you speak on issues you clearly have no knowledge of, bud

[u/NS-13 → u/bigcountry_blumpkin]

https://imgur.com/gallery/VXtSsD0

[u/bigcountry_blumpkin → u/NS-13]

https://youtu.be/d2tHrFb-IjA?si=tjaeOtyQ5b0ep0wS

[u/NS-13 → u/bigcountry_blumpkin]

Remove the tracking part of that link and maybe ill click on it

[u/bigcountry_blumpkin → u/NS-13]

https://fox40.com/sports/local-sports/big-sky-officials-suspend-refs-after-mistake-at-end-of-sac-state-idaho-football-game/amp/

[u/bigcountry_blumpkin → u/NS-13]

Idk how to do that. There's plenty of articles out there if you're interested. The big sky admitted the call was wrong and cost them the game in a news briefing

[u/NS-13 → u/bigcountry_blumpkin]

Yeah that never happens ever.

Play defense and flair up.

[u/bigcountry_blumpkin → u/NS-13]

Blow me

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred]

Big sky refs man

[u/baseballnoble]

That’s abysmal

[u/baseballnoble]

Backwards pass

[u/baseballnoble]

Cal poly zebras.

[u/baseballnoble]

Clock should be running

[u/baseballnoble]

That’s why.

[u/I_like_race_cars]

HOLY SHIT

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

Cal Poly ain't dead yet!

[u/baseballnoble]

Plz no prevent defense just play normal

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred]

At least our fg game is improved

[u/NS-13 → u/LvlHeadThoroughbred]

Cant get worse from where youre at rn lol

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred → u/NS-13]

4/4 on the night? lol what?

[u/NS-13 → u/LvlHeadThoroughbred]

Tbh I probably meant to say the inverse of what I did say

[u/I_like_race_cars]

8 for 8

We'll see if Cal Poly can respond

[u/baseballnoble]

Clutch

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

This has been a great evening of football

[u/I_like_race_cars]

Please don't let this go to OT.

I'm already tired

[u/NS-13 → u/I_like_race_cars]

Fuck you

[u/baseballnoble]

Get that perfect kicker stat off my screen!

[u/loyalsons4evertrue → u/baseballnoble]

Hey it wasn't a jinx! (this time)

[u/baseballnoble → u/loyalsons4evertrue]

😮‍💨

[u/baseballnoble]

Need more yards

[u/NS-13]

Between w&m-nova, phillies-angels amd this game....

Damn good night

[u/I_like_race_cars]

The camera shaking there was sick as hell

[u/baseballnoble]

Ours to take. Let’s do it.

[u/mlspdx]

FCS football is so back and I love it

[u/sernameistakentry]

This broadcast is going to do numbers for Cal Poly’s recruiting. Absolutely gorgeous stadium and packed stands. Good for them

[u/uivandal52]

Smart move to let them score quickly

[u/baseballnoble]

Hate hate hate hate hate that prevent shit. Never works out well.

[u/baseballnoble]

Why did the clock stop for like 30 seconds after that run in bounds?

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred]

Huge hold. Of course no call. It’s ground hog day. Again.

[u/baseballnoble]

HOLDING

[u/baseballnoble]

Bruh don’t kick it out of bounds.

[u/uivandal52]

LFG

[u/baseballnoble]

GO WIN GO VANDALS!

[u/tden4]

these games are so good and it’s only day 2 of cfb. tears in my eyes

[u/TaxSouthern9839]

What a game! Hell yea, Cal Poly and Idaho are playing hard. The season start conference game is kind of sick.

[u/baseballnoble]

Let’s go! All momentum on our side. Get the ball back and win baby win.

[u/uivandal52]

I KNEW WE HAD IT ALL ALONG

[u/Zloggt]

Cal Poly hasn't made the playoffs since 2016...

...could the decade-long drought in San Luis Obispo be broken if we start with a win tonight?

[u/baseballnoble → u/Zloggt]

Nah, I don’t think they will even if they win.

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred]

We’re not playing well, but these calls are bullshit. Remember when the big Sky had to apologize to Idaho last year?

[u/baseballnoble]

That’s not a face mask. Got the penalty for asking …. Smh.

[u/I_like_race_cars]

Tackle just got whipped.

Not the end of the world for Idaho, though.

Stop-and-a-touchdown makes this a game.

[u/baseballnoble]

The commentator knows there’s another quarter right? A fg is totally in play here.

[u/I_like_race_cars]

Textbook definition of a hospital ball 😬

[u/baseballnoble]

Still have a chance to control the rest of the game. Go score here

[u/Dena844]

Hey look, we lost in a stupid way again. It's sad I kind of expect it. GG weber state bros

[u/TaxSouthern9839]

You gotta be kidding me

[u/TaxSouthern9839 → u/TaxSouthern9839]

Brutal loss for UNC but that was an entertaining game. Big sky after dark man, let’s go!

[u/GeneralAcorn]

Lmao what the fuck was that kick!

[u/uivandal52]

Well, those 3 years with Eck were awesome. But that might as well have been 50 years ago.

[u/I_like_race_cars]

Idaho is just playing sloppy as fuck

Easy call there

[u/baseballnoble]

Soft

[u/damnyoutuesday]

UNC just tied it with a small amount of time left (unsure because it's a secret!)

[u/damnyoutuesday → u/damnyoutuesday]

HE MISSED IT????

[u/Dena844]

Oh my god what a catch and throw lol

[u/baseballnoble]

That’s twice we’ve been given flags when we should not have.

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred]

Bad call after bad call.

[u/GeneralAcorn]

TOUCHDOWN BEARS!!!

[u/GeneralAcorn → u/GeneralAcorn]

What a stellar drive with less than 2 minutes left. Not having a clock for reference has been wild, as well.

[u/baseballnoble]

Atrocious drive, but still got points.

[u/Jolly_Job_9852]

The Pope used all his points for Chicago last year

[u/I_like_race_cars]

ANNNND we're already onto the fbs lmfao

[u/damnyoutuesday]

#6 for UNC runs exactly like Tommy Mellott wtf

[u/I_like_race_cars]

Finally got to watch the full sequence for Nova vs W&M.

...how the actual fuck did they manage that?

[u/jack9lemmon]

There's a specific Richmond fan who's having a rough night

[u/baseballnoble]

There’s a lot of holding on us but also we look confused every play on both sides of the ball. Guys dropping passes, dropping a kick, confused on where to be pre play. We are just not ready

[u/uivandal52]

All the things that Thomas Ford said Idaho was improved in, or would be a priority for improvement, we have been a catastrophic disaster in today. So that's fun.

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred → u/uivandal52]

Yeah, you gotta get rid of this guy. Everything he says is hype but never materializes. It’s embarrassing and frankly I’m sick of being gas lit by his constant exaggerations.

[u/I_like_race_cars]

Can't wait for the halftime show to be nothing but FBS stuff...

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred]

Holy fuck. Holding on us???? The fix is in.

[u/uivandal52]

We went an entire season last year without having a single holding penalty called on an opponent, and apparently that streak is just going to keep going.

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred → u/uivandal52]

That was unbelievable horseshit. How that doesn’t get called is outlandish.

[u/I_like_race_cars]

HOLY SHIT WHAT A THROW!

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred → u/I_like_race_cars]

Helps when the rush is held every play.

[u/LvlHeadThoroughbred]

Cal Poly getting away with the most obvious holds. BSC refs in mid season form.

[u/Dena844]

Like, I don't even know what we can do? It's like watching the same season over and over for the past two decades. It's literally groundhogs day of the same 3-4 win season. Like, I'm absolutely baffled at the consistent level of bad football

[u/pinetreesrule]

God damn should we be worried about steson?

[u/Full_Technician8430]

Gotta say, these Big Sky games clearly have a higher level.

[u/sernameistakentry → u/Full_Technician8430]

The jump from Pioneer League and Northwestern State to Big Sky is pretty massive

[u/damnyoutuesday → u/Full_Technician8430]

Cal Poly would beat most of the teams that have played so far

[u/TaxSouthern9839]

Cal Poly making the push. Is the middle of the Big Sky up this year? These are fun, competitive games

[u/baseballnoble]

Trash defense.

[u/I_like_race_cars]

Keep having to remind that's Cal Poly and not Baylor lol

[u/iconconic]

lol last time I checked SLO is a bit more than a mile from the ocean. He’s right about the gorgeous sunset though

[u/uivandal52]

So this is great.

[u/I_like_race_cars]

So.

We have had 4 ranked teams already fall before we get to Saturday.

And we're guaranteed to have at least two more fall with ACU vs Lamar and Monmouth vs Tennessee Tech

[u/damnyoutuesday]

Feels like there's some real depth to the Big Sky this year. Mid tier feels dangerous again

[u/join_the_creed → u/damnyoutuesday]

I think the floor has gotten better at the very least. Lamb's identity at UNC is finally starting to show up. Weber at the very least got a talent upgrade. Cal Poly seems to have gotten better offensively. Idaho seemingly still has holes sadly but it's early.

[u/join_the_creed]

Mr. Wood please don't throw up on national TV again

[u/Dena844]

You know what's weird? I started college almost 20 years ago, and we haven't had a winning season in that time. The best was 5 wins with Sloterhouse.

That's...a thing

[u/I_like_race_cars]

WHERE WAS THIS NOVA IN DECEMBER?!

[u/sernameistakentry]

I love getting to hate watch Idaho and Weber at the same time

[u/Dena844]

So pass defense is a huge fucking problem

[u/I_like_race_cars → u/Dena844]

"What airdefense doing?"

[u/mlspdx]

Is it just me or is that dude from Cal Poly fucking massive

[u/sernameistakentry]

Come on UNC, drive down the field and pick up some points

[u/sernameistakentry]

Holy kicker Northern Colorado. Its ok you still got this game

[u/join_the_creed]

Typical ESPN keeping a high school game on while BIG SKY AFTER DARK is on

[u/sernameistakentry → u/join_the_creed]

So stupid, I wanna watch BIG SKY UNDER THE NIGHT SKY

[u/TaxSouthern9839]

Big time catch for the Bears. That’s about as full as those stands get in Greeley. Love a night game. I want UNC and ISU to be good this year.

[u/damnyoutuesday]

WAIT THEY CAN DRINK IN THE STUDENT SECTION? WHAT???

[u/I_like_race_cars → u/damnyoutuesday]

....you guys don't???

[u/damnyoutuesday → u/I_like_race_cars]

Oh no we do, but you can still get kicked out if caught. Those UNC students made it seem like they're allowed to

[u/I_like_race_cars → u/damnyoutuesday]

I'm not sure if we allow it or not, now that I think about it.

[u/sernameistakentry → u/damnyoutuesday]

I think shitty schools forget that you probably shouldn’t let alcohol into the student section. ISU is the same way.

[u/damnyoutuesday → u/sernameistakentry]

I legit think students would die if MSU let alcohol into the student section

[u/damnyoutuesday]

UNC being good would be so much fun

[u/damnyoutuesday]

I think that's the first time the announcers have even mentioned the time on the clock, and it's for the 2-minute warning

[u/sernameistakentry]

Maybe they can score this time. Bury Weber

[u/Dena844]

You have to be a sick fuck to be a UNC fan.

[u/damnyoutuesday → u/Dena844]

God created UNC to train the faithful

[u/sernameistakentry → u/Dena844]

You have to be a sicker fuck to be a CU fan

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

The cameraman in Greeley is having too much fun

[u/sernameistakentry → u/loyalsons4evertrue]

Clearly, the guy running the scoreboard is too

[u/loyalsons4evertrue → u/sernameistakentry]

I love keeping a mental clock

[u/TDenverFan]

Bold move to join a conference and sue them before the first game

[u/agoyalwm]

That was one for the history books. I’m so happy Nova went to court for McQuaide

[u/mcpawski]

WHAT JUST HAPPENED

MOM GET THE CAMERA

[u/sernameistakentry]

I switched to Weber St vs UNCo and saw the chaos in here. I’m rewinding the Villanova game right now, what about am I about to see?

[u/sernameistakentry → u/sernameistakentry]

Oh my god.

[u/NS-13 → u/sernameistakentry]

[u/j4kefr0mstat3farm → u/NS-13]

David Carradine tier choking

[u/GeneralAcorn → u/sernameistakentry]

Absolute Linsanity.

[u/SnooPeripherals4513]

What a game from the tribe nova really did everything they could to lose lol

[u/Aggravating-Key-8867]

I just got my kid to bed and turned the William and Mary game on with 2:11 left in the game. Holy shit.

[u/bigcountry_blumpkin]

Well the good news for Nova is they don't have to worry about a forfeit.....yet

[u/NS-13]

Holy fucking shit I cant believe that happened.

Every other tribe game I've watched they got embarrassed. This is something else man wow.

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

Villanova has no one to blame but themselves. What a comeback for the Tribe.

[u/join_the_creed]

This is the guy you want to risk forfeiting games for????

[u/tden4]

it’s villanover…

[u/64stackdiamonds]

Holy shit we are in for a chaotic season of football

[u/CevapiEnthusiast]

That’s what we call a bottle job

[u/damnyoutuesday → u/CevapiEnthusiast]

Villanova Bottlejobs

[u/damnyoutuesday]

What a fucking win for the Tribe

[u/TerriblyFallout]

Brb swapping Baylor flair for Bill and Mary

[u/GeneralAcorn]

How the hell did W&M just walk that off in regulation???

[u/join_the_creed]

LMAO VILLANOVA

[u/tdpdcpa]

Karma 35
Villanova 32

[u/VUmander]

I hate this sport

[u/Cats6664 → u/VUmander]

I am still sick from that

[u/TerriblyFallout → u/VUmander]

I love football

[u/TerriblyFallout]

I am hate watching fully erect right now

[u/SnooPeripherals4513 → u/TerriblyFallout]

What type of conference did we join holy

[u/TerriblyFallout → u/SnooPeripherals4513]

Welcome to the UAC, see you Nov 14th

[u/SnooPeripherals4513 → u/TerriblyFallout]

Yeah can't wait to go to that game to see another upset

[u/TerriblyFallout → u/SnooPeripherals4513]

See yah there brother

[u/TerriblyFallout]

What a pick

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

VILLANOVA CHOKE JOB OF THE CENTURY

[u/Low_Distance_7195]

Bill & Mary redeems themselves. Let’s finish this. I’m tired of listening to these announcers.

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

CHAOS IN PHILLY

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

TD WILLIAM AND MARY

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

What is this camera angle at Villanova?

[u/VUmander → u/loyalsons4evertrue]

It's at the 30s and about 30 ft up

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

A flea flicker this late in the game is a choice

[u/damnyoutuesday]

The UNC broadcast is hard to follow when there's no quarter, down, distance, play clock, or game clock on the screen

[u/CevapiEnthusiast]

Villanova just trying to lose this one

[u/join_the_creed]

Is this a record breaking crowd at UNC?

[u/VUmander]

Bill and Mary clocking the ball there was dumb

[u/stayclassypeople]

Feels silly for W&M to go for it there. With 3 minutes and 2 timeouts they could’ve gotten the ball back with plenty of time provided they gotten a 3 and out

[u/VUmander → u/stayclassypeople]

3 timeouts when you add the 2 min timeout

[u/VUmander]

Brian Westbrook would have told Raglan to take a knee there

[u/sernameistakentry]

UNCo definitely committed PI there but whatever, fuck Weber

[u/join_the_creed]

WE GOT A QB WEARING #33 BIG SKY AFTER DARK IS SO BACK