Time for that College Football Review…
Music to listen to: Rooster by Alice in Chains (live)
In my top-five of my personal favorite bands of my lifetime. Truly opened my eyes to rock music in the early 1990’s.
Crush of the Day: Reese Witherspoon (Stanford)
The Cardinal had a big win on Saturday and for that they get some love on the Crush of the Day.
Central Michigan 56, Toledo 28: I’ve known about Central Michigan’s Dan LeFevour for a few years now but didn’t realize that he’s in the top-five for total offense all-time in NCAA history. That’s an impressive feat and his boys still have a chance to win the MAC.
Rutgers 31, South Florida 0: The locals at Rutgers are actually looking at this season as a disappointment. Growing up in the NYC, I lived directly with the incredibly sad state of Rutgers football from a few years ago when a four-win season was considered a success. Saw this game on TV and saw empty seats on a Thursday night, prime-time game. Yes, it was a weeknight and traffic is a pain there but that’s no excuse Rutgers fans.
Cincinnati 24, West Virginia 21: First, I still think that TCU and maybe even Boise State are better than the ‘Natti, but this is a great story. Second, I said that Tennessee would regret hiring Kiffin last season instead of Brian Kelly, so you already know my opinion of him. You would think that coaching at Cincinnati wouldn’t be a bad gig. You have a talent-heavy state to recruit from, the Big East is a relatively easy path to the BCS. However, when Notre Dame, Virginia, Texas A&M, etc may be open this offseason, Kelly has to consider it because the ‘Natti doesn’t have the resources to compete for a national title. Two out of those three schools mentioned above do.
Temple 56, Akron 17: The Owls went on the road and put a 50-spot on a conference opponent and are now 8-2. Unheard of five, ten, fifteen years ago.
Florida State 41, Wake Forest 28: The EJ Manuel era at Florida State is on.
Clemson 43, NC State 23: I think that the Heisman award is one of the most overrated honors in all of sports and haven’t watched the awards ceremony in ten years but CJ Spiller deserves some major consideration for the trophy.
Wisconsin 45, Michigan 24: The Badgers may be the quietest eight-win team in the nation right now but everyone wants to talk about Rich Rodriguez and his future at Michigan. He has had some missteps in his first two seasons for sure but you can’t fire a coach after only two years unless its an absolute disaster situation and Michigan isn’t that. They’re probably going to lose at home against Ohio State on Saturday to make their record 5-7, which means no bowl game for a second-consecutive season. However, Rodriguez has to recruit his own players and see what they can do. The offense has been ok but the defense has been very disappointing.
Mississippi 42, Tennessee 17: I think McCluster just scored another touchdown for Ole Miss. Seriously, you had to think that the arrests of the three UT players would have a negative effect on the team’s prep for Saturday’s game. What does this do for the UT program? I don’t think its going to affect them in a major way. If anything, this will help Lane add to the rebellious, no pun intended, nature of the program and help him with his obsession, which is recruiting. You will have some parents and recruits not want to play in a program with players committing crimes, but kids want to play for a big program to get exposure and win. If UT can show that they can provide that, then all will be well.
Kentucky 24, Vandy 13: I was there and the Commies fell to 2-9 for the season. Before the season, I expected Vandy to beat Mississippi State, Army, Rice and Western Carolina for a four-win year. I knew that the letdown from last year would be rough but not like this. I don’t want anyone fired or am frustrated as a fan, nothing like that. A win on Saturday in East Tennessee would be nice.
UAB 31, Memphis 21: The Memphis job has to be one of the least attractive gigs in coaching, even though it shouldn’t be. West Tennessee produces a good amount of talent and your border states are Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. You could do a lot worse than that. Does the administration or the school in general want to make a commitment to having a winning program?
SMU 35, UTEP 31: The Mustangs are bowl-eligible for the first time in over two decades.
Nebraska 31, Kansas 17: Calm down Mark Mangino.
Florida 24, South Carolina 14: If the Gamecocks had a decent offense, they would have won this game. Second, when did Florida become boring to watch? The Gators were a terror last year and the defense has been solid this year, but the offense has been weak. Where are the offensive playmakers? Yes, they are winning and that’s the most important thing but will this cause them to lose to Alabama?
Ohio State 27, Iowa 24: The Buckeyes are going to the Rose Bowl, I don’t care.
North Carolina 33, Miami 24: The ACC continues to confuse me.
Stanford 55, USC 21: The Trojans will still be an elite team in the Pac-10 in the future, just not this year. It happens to every major program. Stanford is having an excellent season and this was a tremendous win for the program, but this isn’t going to happen every season.
Boise State 63, Idaho 25: This was a tough loss for my Vandals. The problem is that even though they should win at home against Utah State next week to push their record to 8-4, they still may not get picked to play in a bowl game because of economics.
Nevada 52, Fresno State 14: Rough loss for the Bulldogs on two fronts. First, the game and second their star running back Mathews, who left the contest with a concussion and those are unpredictable for returns in the future. He was having an All-America-level season.
MTSU 34, UL-Lafayette 17: Break up the Blue Raiders, who are now 7-3.
Georgia 31, Auburn 24: War Eagle Wounded!! This was a winnable game for the Tigers but they blew it. Now they have to beat Alabama at home next week to reach my prediction of eight wins. Not happening.
TCU 55, Utah 28: Horned Frogs would beat Texas, barely lose to Florida and loses by 10 to Alabama if those games took place tomorrow.
Pitt 27, Notre Dame 22: I don’t think that Weis is doing a terrible job at Notre Dame but with all of this speculation, he has to go at this stage.
Music to listen to: Rooster by Alice in Chains (live)
In my top-five of my personal favorite bands of my lifetime. Truly opened my eyes to rock music in the early 1990’s.
Crush of the Day: Reese Witherspoon (Stanford)
The Cardinal had a big win on Saturday and for that they get some love on the Crush of the Day.
Central Michigan 56, Toledo 28: I’ve known about Central Michigan’s Dan LeFevour for a few years now but didn’t realize that he’s in the top-five for total offense all-time in NCAA history. That’s an impressive feat and his boys still have a chance to win the MAC.
Rutgers 31, South Florida 0: The locals at Rutgers are actually looking at this season as a disappointment. Growing up in the NYC, I lived directly with the incredibly sad state of Rutgers football from a few years ago when a four-win season was considered a success. Saw this game on TV and saw empty seats on a Thursday night, prime-time game. Yes, it was a weeknight and traffic is a pain there but that’s no excuse Rutgers fans.
Cincinnati 24, West Virginia 21: First, I still think that TCU and maybe even Boise State are better than the ‘Natti, but this is a great story. Second, I said that Tennessee would regret hiring Kiffin last season instead of Brian Kelly, so you already know my opinion of him. You would think that coaching at Cincinnati wouldn’t be a bad gig. You have a talent-heavy state to recruit from, the Big East is a relatively easy path to the BCS. However, when Notre Dame, Virginia, Texas A&M, etc may be open this offseason, Kelly has to consider it because the ‘Natti doesn’t have the resources to compete for a national title. Two out of those three schools mentioned above do.
Temple 56, Akron 17: The Owls went on the road and put a 50-spot on a conference opponent and are now 8-2. Unheard of five, ten, fifteen years ago.
Florida State 41, Wake Forest 28: The EJ Manuel era at Florida State is on.
Clemson 43, NC State 23: I think that the Heisman award is one of the most overrated honors in all of sports and haven’t watched the awards ceremony in ten years but CJ Spiller deserves some major consideration for the trophy.
Wisconsin 45, Michigan 24: The Badgers may be the quietest eight-win team in the nation right now but everyone wants to talk about Rich Rodriguez and his future at Michigan. He has had some missteps in his first two seasons for sure but you can’t fire a coach after only two years unless its an absolute disaster situation and Michigan isn’t that. They’re probably going to lose at home against Ohio State on Saturday to make their record 5-7, which means no bowl game for a second-consecutive season. However, Rodriguez has to recruit his own players and see what they can do. The offense has been ok but the defense has been very disappointing.
Mississippi 42, Tennessee 17: I think McCluster just scored another touchdown for Ole Miss. Seriously, you had to think that the arrests of the three UT players would have a negative effect on the team’s prep for Saturday’s game. What does this do for the UT program? I don’t think its going to affect them in a major way. If anything, this will help Lane add to the rebellious, no pun intended, nature of the program and help him with his obsession, which is recruiting. You will have some parents and recruits not want to play in a program with players committing crimes, but kids want to play for a big program to get exposure and win. If UT can show that they can provide that, then all will be well.
Kentucky 24, Vandy 13: I was there and the Commies fell to 2-9 for the season. Before the season, I expected Vandy to beat Mississippi State, Army, Rice and Western Carolina for a four-win year. I knew that the letdown from last year would be rough but not like this. I don’t want anyone fired or am frustrated as a fan, nothing like that. A win on Saturday in East Tennessee would be nice.
UAB 31, Memphis 21: The Memphis job has to be one of the least attractive gigs in coaching, even though it shouldn’t be. West Tennessee produces a good amount of talent and your border states are Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. You could do a lot worse than that. Does the administration or the school in general want to make a commitment to having a winning program?
SMU 35, UTEP 31: The Mustangs are bowl-eligible for the first time in over two decades.
Nebraska 31, Kansas 17: Calm down Mark Mangino.
Florida 24, South Carolina 14: If the Gamecocks had a decent offense, they would have won this game. Second, when did Florida become boring to watch? The Gators were a terror last year and the defense has been solid this year, but the offense has been weak. Where are the offensive playmakers? Yes, they are winning and that’s the most important thing but will this cause them to lose to Alabama?
Ohio State 27, Iowa 24: The Buckeyes are going to the Rose Bowl, I don’t care.
North Carolina 33, Miami 24: The ACC continues to confuse me.
Stanford 55, USC 21: The Trojans will still be an elite team in the Pac-10 in the future, just not this year. It happens to every major program. Stanford is having an excellent season and this was a tremendous win for the program, but this isn’t going to happen every season.
Boise State 63, Idaho 25: This was a tough loss for my Vandals. The problem is that even though they should win at home against Utah State next week to push their record to 8-4, they still may not get picked to play in a bowl game because of economics.
Nevada 52, Fresno State 14: Rough loss for the Bulldogs on two fronts. First, the game and second their star running back Mathews, who left the contest with a concussion and those are unpredictable for returns in the future. He was having an All-America-level season.
MTSU 34, UL-Lafayette 17: Break up the Blue Raiders, who are now 7-3.
Georgia 31, Auburn 24: War Eagle Wounded!! This was a winnable game for the Tigers but they blew it. Now they have to beat Alabama at home next week to reach my prediction of eight wins. Not happening.
TCU 55, Utah 28: Horned Frogs would beat Texas, barely lose to Florida and loses by 10 to Alabama if those games took place tomorrow.
Pitt 27, Notre Dame 22: I don’t think that Weis is doing a terrible job at Notre Dame but with all of this speculation, he has to go at this stage.
2 comments:
As long as Boise gets into the BCS, Idaho is a lock for the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise. Which means...I'm the biggest West Virginia and Cincy fan the next 2 weeks to make sure Pitt gets knocked out of BCS contention...
The Fresno State game was a nightmare. We trailed 17-14 when Ryan went down...And rolled over as soon as that happened. Not that we would have beaten Nevada regardless (they may beat Boise Thanksgiving Weekend), but that made sure we didn't have a chance.
Ryan is out for our game against La Tech this weekend...Hope to see him back when we play at Illinois in 2 weeks.
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