[French Rage]

But — why is there only 1 bye?  is there another one of those week 1 bye’s???

I think with Thanksgiving a couple of days earlier this year, and with our first game on September 5th rather than August 31st like last year, that that takes a week out of the season.  I guess the question is, do most teams open on the September 5th weekend or the previous one?

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But — why is there only 1 bye?  is there another one of those week 1 bye’s???

I think with Thanksgiving a couple of days earlier this year, and with our first game on September 5th rather than August 31st like last year, that that takes a week out of the season.  I guess the question is, do most teams open on the September 5th weekend or the previous one?

To answer my own question, aside from a few isolated games (Arizona vs Hawaii), it looks like the majority of college football starts on the weekend of September 5th.  So it's just a calendar quick that there is one fewer week to work with this year.

[French Rage]

But — why is there only 1 bye?  is there another one of those week 1 bye’s???

I think with Thanksgiving a couple of days earlier this year, and with our first game on September 5th rather than August 31st like last year, that that takes a week out of the season.  I guess the question is, do most teams open on the September 5th weekend or the previous one?

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But — why is there only 1 bye?  is there another one of those week 1 bye’s???

I think with Thanksgiving a couple of days earlier this year, and with our first game on September 5th rather than August 31st like last year, that that takes a week out of the season.  I guess the question is, do most teams open on the September 5th weekend or the previous one?

To answer my own question, aside from a few isolated games (Arizona vs Hawaii), it looks like the majority of college football starts on the weekend of September 5th.  So it's just a calendar quick that there is one fewer week to work with this year.