Week 0 was pretty much what we expected – a complete waste of time. In fact, that statement is especially true for me as I managed to push my only bet of the week with Illinois-Wyoming finishing at 44 points right on the dot. But a day spent gambling and watching football is never a waste, and we've had our opening act before the real show.
While I don't think any of the outcomes from last weekend are particularly relevant, I want to take a moment to give a shoutout to Scott Frost and his impending severance check. Things haven't been good in Nebraska for a while (arguably ever, to be honest; Nebraska is a terrible place), but boy was that loss a low point. 17-point favorites to Northwesters, with a fan base who traveled across an ocean to watch you play (though I'll say again, I'm SHOCKED Nebraska fans have the internet capability to make those travel arrangements), and you blow a double digit second half lead. And that onside kick call? There's a line between aggressive and stupid, and Frost passed that so far he'd need binoculars to find it. But hey, at least it brought some entertainment value to an otherwise dull day of football. With that, here are 3 things you should know about Week 1 of College Football.
It's a bit dramatic to say that the spots in this year's CFB playoff could hinge on a team's first game of the year, but it's probably true. Not only do we have two massive games to kickoff the season in UGA/Oregon and OSU/Notre Dame that will make for incredible viewing, but these are really matchups that almost none of these teams can afford to lose.
OSU might be able to handle a loss to ND if they take down the Big 10 (or Big 25 or whatever it is now) undefeated – which is a realistic possibility – but I'd guess that the rest of them aren't going to be able to survive going 0-1. Notre Dame has no conference championship, and a slate of mediocre ACC victories isn't going to impress anyone (even if the committee desperately wants them in). Georgia and Oregon, on the other hand, could live with a loss here if they walked through the rest of their schedule unbeaten, but the Pac 12 cannibalizes itself every year and there's just too many good SEC teams for UGA to run the table (especially with all their defensive turnover and a leprechaun at QB).