The Reason They're Sacred

Big games all over the weekend...Miami vs. Ohio State, Florida State vs Oklahoma, Penn State vs Alabama, Georgia vs South Carolina, Michigan vs Notre Dame.  These are the kind of weekends college football fans live for.

Jenn Brown

The weekend started off slow with Auburn's win over Mississippi State, but it's still the start of another week of college football.  Jen Brown on the sidelines was definitely the highlight. 

Heartbreaker for Marshall on Friday night.  Had West Virginia on the ropes and a chance to knock them out late in the fourth quarter...a fumble, two 90+ yard drives and overtime later, the Mountaineers come out winners.

Florida...if you want to have your offense show up before late in the third quarter, you might make those fans in the Swamp a little less edgy.  If not, Urban Meyer might be retiring again...or seeing if TimTebow can have another year of eligibility.  Gators...at this time, you are not the #8 team in the country.  I'm not even sure you're a top 25 team at this point.  God bless those pre-season polls that are based on past reputation, recruiting classes and whether the team has been heard of before.

When is Spurrier going to unload with the verbal grape shot cannister on Tennessee and the need for their coach Derek Dooley to have to show them how to shower? 

South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore is good. Very, very good.  Great win for the Gamecocks today against Georgia.  Maybe this is the year Spurrier and the Cocks get to the SEC Championship game...but they've teased me before.

James Madison?  Come on, Virginia Tech.  Yeah, you had a short week, yeah, the weather wasn't great, but you are (were) a favorite to win the ACC.  Now you'll run off 10 straight, go to the Orange Bowl and have Hokie fans wondering what could have been.

Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson is pretty damn exciting.  We'll see how he does once Big-10 (11?) play starts, but so far, so good.  Not only does he run and pass, he drops punts inside the 5-yard line. Fantastic final drive to beat the Irish in South Bend.

Speaking of the Irish...makes me wonder what All-You-Can-Eat buffet Charlie Weis is terrorizing this weekend.

Florida State may not be as good as they appeared last week against Samford.  Oklahoma may not be as bad as they looked against Utah State last week.

Wake Forest and Duke combining for 70 points in the first half and 102 total points in the game?  Did basketball season start early?

LSU head Coach Les Miles has to be one of the worst ever at clock management.  1:04 left in the first half and he gets off 2 plays against Vandy.

Vanderbilt with some low standards on those pom-pom girls in the stands...I wasn't aware that they made sequin outfits in plus sizes.

Oregon cheerleaders in the rain...yes, there is such a thing as heaven on earth.  And yes, their football team is pretty good too.

Would have been nice if Penn State pulled the shocker in Tuscaloosa tonight, but didn't really expect it.  Alabama just way too experienced for the Nittany Lions' freshman quarterback.  A minor moral victory getting into scoring position a number of times against the Crimson Tide but couldn't close the deal and the turnovers killed them.  How would this game have played out last year if played as scheduled...with a senior PSU quarterback?

Football Season Has Begun

Thoughts on the first full Saturday of the 2010 season...

Florida has a total of 13 yards in offense in the first half and 235 yards for the game and 13 first downs in their lackluster win.  You weren't playing Miami you were playing Miami, Ohio, in your own stadium.  Ugly, ugly win for the Gators in their first game without TimTebow.

And, since according to the Big Six BCS conferences and the talking heads on TV (Craig James, in particular), since Boise State and TCU shouldn't get any credit for destroying the competition they play in their conferences, shouldn't #4 Florida take a huge hit in their ranking with how terrible they played against inferior competition.  Oh, you might drop them to #7?  Hypocrites.  Should drop them out of the Top 20, if you truly believe the mid-major conferences are that bad.

Florida State looked impressive in their first game under Jimbo Fisher.  Granted, it was against Samford, but remember, the 'Noles almost lost to Jacksonville State last year, so that's a big improvement.

Penn State's freshman QB Robert Bolden had a nice debut against Youngstown State, but I'm nervous about what's going to happen when Big-10 play starts (yeah, I know they play Alabama next week...I'm blocking that out right now and hoping he survives the game).

Texas and Mack Brown...I don't want to hear you bitching and moaning at the end of the year if you don't go to a BCS game.  You struggled with Rice; see comments about Florida above.  If you get credit for beating them, so does everyone else, and when they beat them in a much more convincing fashion than you did, they also get more credit.

Impressive showing by Oregon today and the football team was very good as well, even if it was against New Mexico.  They did what they were supposed to against do an inferior team.  Credit also to Iowa, Georgia, Air Force and Cal for doing what you're expected to do against lesser competition.

Once again, UCLA settling for field goals instead of touchdowns and costing them a game.

Way to go, Ole Miss.  Blowing a 31-10 first half lead to lose to Jacksonville State in double overtime.  The SEC is really, really good...at the top, they're better than everyone.  The middle and the bottom are just like every other conference.  Ole Miss probably was worried about how tough their SEC schedule is and weren't focused for today's game.

Those tight purple shorts and white boots are a great look for the TCU Showgirls.

Amazing one-handed grab by Alabama's Julio Jones for a touchdown in their rout of San Jose State.

The late afternoon games have had more teams doing what they're supposed to, but Kansas losing to North Dakota State 6-3 (you managed only a field goal?!?!) and Oklahoma struggling to beat Utah State by a touchdown isn't good.  I thought Oklahoma had a chance of being a contender for the national title this year. After this game, I may have to rethink that.

Nice win for TCU, especially considering they played an opponent with a pulse.  And North Carolina's 24-30 victory against LSU has to have Les Miles wondering if his team will underachieve just enough for him to get the Michigan job.  And speaking of the Wolverines, a very complete victory for them over UConn.  Hopefully they can do the same to Notre Dame next week.

The midfield logo for East Carolina is one of the best in the country.  They should get rid of the boring ECU on the their helmets and use that logo instead or even just the skull and crossbones.

Wow, wow, wow!  Unbelievable finish to the Tulsa vs ECU game.  Golden Hurricanes and Pirates trading blows in the second half and ECU wins on a final play jump ball for the touchdown, 51-49.  A combined 47 fourth quarter points.

Great finish to the opening weekend with the Boise State vs. Virginia Tech game.  Broncos came out firing in the first quarter and give credit to the Hokies for fighting back.  Boise is a very good team and they were able to drive down the field at the end to win the game.  Can't wait until next weekend...Miami vs. Ohio State, Notre Dame vs. Michigan, Florida State vs Oklahoma, Penn State vs. Alabama...Love this time of year!