Big East football kicks off on Thursday as UC and UConn both play Championship Subdivision teams. Thursday, Aug 28 Hofstra vs Connecticut 7:30pm ET Eastern Kentucky vs Cincinnati 7:30pm ET Saturday, Aug 30 Bowling Green vs Pittsburgh 12:00pm ET Syracuse vs Northwestern 12:00pm ET Villanova vs West Virginia 3:30pm ET Tenn-Martin vs South Florida 7:00pm ET Sunday, Aug 31 Kentucky vs Louisville 3:30pm ET Monday, Sep 1 Fresno St. vs Rutgers 4:00pm ET
I feel bad for pulling for Hofstra, but I just can't get my self to ever root for UCONN. That said, here's my predictions: UCONN - 45 Hoftra - 10 Cincinnati - 48 Eastern Kentucky - 3 Pittsburgh - 34 Bowling Green - 17 Northwestern - 17 Syracuse - 10 West Virginia - 58 Villanova - 6 USF - 36 TennMartin - 10 Louisville - 27 Kentucky - 24 Rutgers - 34 Fresno State - 31
Just realized that the Hofstra/UCONN game will be the first Big East game SNY televises this year. Should be a good year in the BE.
I'm ready for some football [video=youtube;NR98CRiFgg8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR98CRiFgg8[/video]
UC is up 26 - 0 at the half Place kicking is still an issue with 2 missed PAT's Grutza has looked fairly good. The radio color guy just gave him a B+ for the first half. UConn is up 28-0 at the half also.
Lorenzen has now thrown 3 interceptions. UCONN is not impressing me . . . at all. They're lucky Savage is hurt and Hofstra has made some stupid mistakes or else the Pride could very well be winning this game.
UC's second team defense isn't playing well. Made a mistake in pass coverage and gave up a 61 yard TD pass. Now they are letting EKU drive. Finally, they brought some pressure and got a sack. Currently 40-7 with EKU going for a 4th and long. UC intercepts it.
They've definitely played a very bad game. No one has impressed me aside from Donald Brown (who has looked very, very good). Everyone else is just "bleh." Hofstra forced UConn to a three and out on their first drive. But on the punt, the ball ate Hofstra's returner up and he muffed it, then fumbled it, and UConn recovered on the 1 yard line. Brown proceeded to score on the next play. UConn still had not scored in the second half last time I checked. My dad took over the TV to watch the democratic convention. He needs to get his priorities straightened out. At least I get my own TV in 2 days.
Cuse goes up 3-0 on Northwestern but then they give up a big return on the kickoff. Woot, they got an interception
Pitt is up 14-7 with 8 minutes left in the 2nd quarter Cuse is down 9-3 with 3:20 left in the 2nd quarter
Great job Panthers living up to your reputation as the most overrated team in the Big East. Boring Green 27 - The Stache's poor coaching 17 Cuse was Cuse and lost 30-10 WVU fans are having a great afternoon. WVU is up at halftime 24-7 and DickRod's Michigan team is losing 22-10 to Utah
South Florida is killing Tennessee-Martin 35-0 at the half WVU won 48-21 (and DickRod lost 25-23 in the Big House)
