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The games have all really come together this week. Our schedule is almost completely clear of marquee matchups and competitive-looking underdogs, and being week 4, our unknowns and question marks from the off season have largely been crossed off. With all the lights and the weather out of the way, all that's left to do is to sit back and let the darkness show you the rare treat that truly shines from time to time in college football. That thin scattering of distant faint points up there, twinkling brilliantly all around the dome of the sky? That's revenge. And it's beautiful all on its own.
Thursday, September 21
7:30 PM - Temple at #21 South Florida. This series is only three games old now, but the last meeting between the two knocked USF out of first place in the AAC East, just as USF QB phenomenon Quinton Flowers was knocked out of the game in the 4th quarter. Down 7 with the ball and 5 minutes to go, USF's backup Brett Kean threw a pick to their own 3 yard line, which was turned into a rushing touchdown on the next play by the inimitably named Jahad Thomas. To cement the disaster, somebody threw an illegal block at the USF 5 yard line on the ensuing kickoff, and Kean was sacked on the very next play. In the end zone. And he fumbled. It was mercifully recovered by a South Florida player for a safety, and Temple would go on to win by 16. Temple doesn't return its quarterback , but it does return RB Ryquell Armstead, who set his career rushing record in this game at 210 yards. You can bet your bottom dollar that the Bulls think this game should've been theirs with Flowers on the field, and now it's payback time.
-Revenge rating: The Rock versus Mick Foley.
Friday, September 22
8:00 PM - Virginia at Boise State. The last, first, and only contest between these two came in 2015, under former head coach Mike London of the Cavaliers. On the first play from scrimmage, quarterback Matt Johns threw a pick six to a 300 lb defensive lineman, and would you believe the game only went downhill from there? Starting true freshman Brett Rypien in his first game after the starter broke an ankle in the previous game, the Broncos couldn't stop scoring, ending the game 56-14 including another late pick six by a guy aptly named Mercy. With 5 turnovers and 9 penalties for 80 yards on the day, UVA never had a chance, despite holding Boise to 3-14 on third downs. This trip sees the Cavs travelling to Idaho, to repay their debt of embarrassment on the Smurf Turf™. With Rypien questionable due to concussion, and sporting the coach of the 2015 BYU squad that defeated that year's Boise team, the Hoos are looking to kick 'em while they are down. It's payback time.
-Revenge rating: scathing Google Maps review on a public park.
10:30 PM - #23 Utah at Arizona. Last year's game between these two saw Utah's first win in four tries, and was an especially sweet occasion for the Utes, marking off the milestones of head coach Kyle Wittingham's 100th win and his first defeat of Rich Rodgriguez, the last coach in the Pac 12 he had not yet defeated. As sweet as it was for Wittingham, it was sour for Rodriguez, who famously quipped after the game "What do you want me to do, quit? We're just going to go down here and hitchhike home and go feel sorry for ourselves and just cancel the season." Arizona would lose their next 5 games and finish the year 3-9 (1-8). So I think it's safe to say that you know this game holds a note of serious rage for every person who will step into the Arizona locker room this Friday. The Utes are flying high, ranked 1 spot ahead of where they were last year in this contest, and Arizona's sloppy loss to Houston in week 2 could make them easy to overlook. That would be a mistake, though. They are looking for payback, and the time is now.
-Revenge rating:
Saturday, September 23: International Revenge Day
12:00 PM - NC State at #12 Florida State. Dave Doeren has not beaten Jimbo Fisher in ACC play, and at 4IAR, it's getting ugly in this series for the Wolfpack head man. Neither team could put it together in week 1 against SEC competition, but NCST has had a few tune-up games heading into this one that might aid them. FSU hasn't had to play since Alabama, and now starting a guy at QB who wasn't even enrolled last year, might just be wallowing in misery. It is absolutely possible to have two hangover weeks and then a hangover game, just ask Miami. They have hangover half-seasons. If you've ever watched the discovery channel, you probably already know the hunting practices of the wolf pack: they prey on the injured and weak. And this wolf pack is hungry, with a sizeable meal in sight. A meal of payback.
-Revenge rating: the fourth crusade.
12:00 PM - Texas Tech at Houston. The first modern game between these schools featured Kevin Sumlin and Mike Leach, the next saw Mike Leach replaced with Tommy Tuberville, and this one will feature an all new cast of Major Applewhite and Kliff Kingsbury. Last played in 2010, the current win streak in the on-and-off-again series between these neighbors stands at 1 in favor of Texas Tech. That game didn't do anything to save Tubberville's career, nor did it do anything to hurt Sumlin's, nor was it particularly embarrassing to either program. That said, owning a topsy-turvy win over Arizona, Houston is a dangerous program for an opponent that seems to frequently forget to field a defense. Houston would like to prevent a real streak and retain its 7 game lead in the all time series history, and in order to do that, it must seek payback.
-Revenge rating: polite Canadian disagreement.
12:20 PM - Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech. Pitt has handed Georgia Tech two heartbreaking losses on last second long-bomb field goals in the last two games, but now the guy who kicked those field goals is gone, and so is just about everybody else who was a part of either of those Pitt teams. On the other sideline stands a man with previous back to back wins over the Panthers under his belt, Paul Johnson, who joins Bobby Dodd and John Heisman as the only other coaches in GT history to do so. And now, there's nothing standing between him... and payback.
-Revenge rating:
Thursday, September 21
7:30 PM - Temple at #21 South Florida. This series is only three games old now, but the last meeting between the two knocked USF out of first place in the AAC East, just as USF QB phenomenon Quinton Flowers was knocked out of the game in the 4th quarter. Down 7 with the ball and 5 minutes to go, USF's backup Brett Kean threw a pick to their own 3 yard line, which was turned into a rushing touchdown on the next play by the inimitably named Jahad Thomas. To cement the disaster, somebody threw an illegal block at the USF 5 yard line on the ensuing kickoff, and Kean was sacked on the very next play. In the end zone. And he fumbled. It was mercifully recovered by a South Florida player for a safety, and Temple would go on to win by 16. Temple doesn't return its quarterback , but it does return RB Ryquell Armstead, who set his career rushing record in this game at 210 yards. You can bet your bottom dollar that the Bulls think this game should've been theirs with Flowers on the field, and now it's payback time.
-Revenge rating: The Rock versus Mick Foley.
Friday, September 22
8:00 PM - Virginia at Boise State. The last, first, and only contest between these two came in 2015, under former head coach Mike London of the Cavaliers. On the first play from scrimmage, quarterback Matt Johns threw a pick six to a 300 lb defensive lineman, and would you believe the game only went downhill from there? Starting true freshman Brett Rypien in his first game after the starter broke an ankle in the previous game, the Broncos couldn't stop scoring, ending the game 56-14 including another late pick six by a guy aptly named Mercy. With 5 turnovers and 9 penalties for 80 yards on the day, UVA never had a chance, despite holding Boise to 3-14 on third downs. This trip sees the Cavs travelling to Idaho, to repay their debt of embarrassment on the Smurf Turf™. With Rypien questionable due to concussion, and sporting the coach of the 2015 BYU squad that defeated that year's Boise team, the Hoos are looking to kick 'em while they are down. It's payback time.
-Revenge rating: scathing Google Maps review on a public park.
10:30 PM - #23 Utah at Arizona. Last year's game between these two saw Utah's first win in four tries, and was an especially sweet occasion for the Utes, marking off the milestones of head coach Kyle Wittingham's 100th win and his first defeat of Rich Rodgriguez, the last coach in the Pac 12 he had not yet defeated. As sweet as it was for Wittingham, it was sour for Rodriguez, who famously quipped after the game "What do you want me to do, quit? We're just going to go down here and hitchhike home and go feel sorry for ourselves and just cancel the season." Arizona would lose their next 5 games and finish the year 3-9 (1-8). So I think it's safe to say that you know this game holds a note of serious rage for every person who will step into the Arizona locker room this Friday. The Utes are flying high, ranked 1 spot ahead of where they were last year in this contest, and Arizona's sloppy loss to Houston in week 2 could make them easy to overlook. That would be a mistake, though. They are looking for payback, and the time is now.
-Revenge rating:
Saturday, September 23: International Revenge Day
12:00 PM - NC State at #12 Florida State. Dave Doeren has not beaten Jimbo Fisher in ACC play, and at 4IAR, it's getting ugly in this series for the Wolfpack head man. Neither team could put it together in week 1 against SEC competition, but NCST has had a few tune-up games heading into this one that might aid them. FSU hasn't had to play since Alabama, and now starting a guy at QB who wasn't even enrolled last year, might just be wallowing in misery. It is absolutely possible to have two hangover weeks and then a hangover game, just ask Miami. They have hangover half-seasons. If you've ever watched the discovery channel, you probably already know the hunting practices of the wolf pack: they prey on the injured and weak. And this wolf pack is hungry, with a sizeable meal in sight. A meal of payback.
-Revenge rating: the fourth crusade.
12:00 PM - Texas Tech at Houston. The first modern game between these schools featured Kevin Sumlin and Mike Leach, the next saw Mike Leach replaced with Tommy Tuberville, and this one will feature an all new cast of Major Applewhite and Kliff Kingsbury. Last played in 2010, the current win streak in the on-and-off-again series between these neighbors stands at 1 in favor of Texas Tech. That game didn't do anything to save Tubberville's career, nor did it do anything to hurt Sumlin's, nor was it particularly embarrassing to either program. That said, owning a topsy-turvy win over Arizona, Houston is a dangerous program for an opponent that seems to frequently forget to field a defense. Houston would like to prevent a real streak and retain its 7 game lead in the all time series history, and in order to do that, it must seek payback.
-Revenge rating: polite Canadian disagreement.
12:20 PM - Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech. Pitt has handed Georgia Tech two heartbreaking losses on last second long-bomb field goals in the last two games, but now the guy who kicked those field goals is gone, and so is just about everybody else who was a part of either of those Pitt teams. On the other sideline stands a man with previous back to back wins over the Panthers under his belt, Paul Johnson, who joins Bobby Dodd and John Heisman as the only other coaches in GT history to do so. And now, there's nothing standing between him... and payback.
-Revenge rating:
