"What the fuck is going on up in this bitch?"
- Me
So there I was, sitting in the sky boxes of Samford stadium in Athens, shitfaced. When I come back into consciousness I see the Oregon-Michigan score. I finally focus enough to actually confirm that Big Blue has been reduced to punch line (insert above quote here. Oh how the mighty have fallen. When I also get word that Notre Dame had their ass handed to them 31-10 by Penn State, I thought of 2 things. First, Jimmy Clausen isn't going to get 4 straight National titles. Second, I would be worried if I were a Buckeye fan. Lloyd Carr was the best thing that could have happened to Ohio State. I will literally shit my pants if Carr is Michigan's coach next season in what could mark the end of Michigan being Ohio State's little bitch. If Michigan hires a coach who is not retarded and can actually field a team like Michigan should, this actually become the best rivalry in college football. The last 5 years were a farce. Having AARP coaches is so last decade which is why MICH will go after a coach who doesn't need viagra. Aside from the obvious candidate Les Miles (why would anyone leave LSU for Michigan?) here are five candidates Michigan should consider plus 2 dark horses.
1. Greg Schiano (Rutgers)
2. Jeff Tedford (California)
3. Jim Leavitt (South Florida)
4. Steve Sarkisian (USC's offensive coordinator)
Dark Horses
1. Jack Del Rio (should he be fired from JAX)
2. Chris Petersen (Boise State).
In other action
LSU 48 - VT 7
Another surprising game in that I figured LSU would beat VT, but not by 40 freaking points. Sean Glennon is just bad. Tyrod Taylor is the future and the future is now for VT. LSU should be the #1 team in the nation. This is why preseason polls are ridiculous. If polls did not come out until 5-6 games had been played people would actually vote the best team based on performance. USC is probably the best team in the nation but based on their 1 game and LSU's 2 games it is clear who has performed better. Now, USC could, and most likely will, hammer Nebraska which could put them back into the top spot. This should be something that a voter can change on a week to week basis based on play. Rant over.
OU 51 - MIA 13
Larry Coker must have royally fucked up Miami. How bad was the offensive coaching during his tenure? 5 star recruit Kyle Wright rides the bench while 4 star recruit Kirby Freeman sucks. How a team like Miami, located in a hot bed for recruiting in South Florida, should not have an offense like this. On to the only team that showed up: Oklahoma. Sam Bradford is this year's Colt McCoy and OU has one nasty D. This looks like an undefeated team right now which will make things interesting. If LSU and USC run the table (very possible) OU will be left out due to a softer schedule. The Red River shoot out...I mean Rivalry, should be a good one.
Texas 34 - TCU 13
UT shuts up the Horned Frogs with a fantastic second half. Down 10-0 at the break, McCoy and Co. put up 34 points and hammer TCU ending their short lived BCS hopes. Texas proved that last week meant nothing and they are for real. TCU has a nasty D and Texas carved the up in the second quarter. I never thought I would ever say this, but Mack Brown out coached somebody. Texas should be undefeated heading into their showdown with Oklahoma.
South Carolina 16 - UGA 12
The last time Georgia failed to score a touchdown at home was againt a Lou Holtz-led South Carolina team. This time the Head Ball Coach gave it to his nemesis the Bulldogs. I cannot break down the first half as I was too busy coming in and out of consciousness after slamming a bottle a Crown amongst friends. What I did notice were the amount of open receivers that Stafford missed but he is still young so mistakes will happen. I think this season is South Carolina's to make their move in the East. Tennessee does not look very good and they just beat a solid UGA team on the road. Florida is the cream of this division but Carolina has put themselves in a position to take second place. However, I am still not sold on Blake Mitchell at QB so this could be an interesting season for the Cocks.
Nebraska 20 - Wake Forest 17
Not a big game but I am a Husker fan. Nebraska, like I predicted (selfish plug), struggled with Wake Forest on the road. Whether this was due to the Huskers looking ahead to USC or not, this is a concern. I know Wake was the ACC champ last year but that means very little when you look at how bad the ACC has become. Wake Forest had their back up QB in the game and still dropped a couple of bombs on the Huskers. Sam Keller looked great at times and flat out awful at others clearly showing signs of rust in the first two games. If not for a horrible throw in the end zone by the back up QB, the Huskers would have lost this game (or in my case, totally awesome) The Huskers will have to play a lot better than this in order to hang with USC.
South Florida 26 - Auburn 23 (OT)
I was a pussy and wouldn't go with my gut in my picks last week. I was dead wrong about AUB heading into this season. AUB's offense looks like a JV team right now. Brandon Cox has become a tackling dummy and Brad Lester can't pass African Studies (or whatever he was "studying"). South Florida really landed on the map Saturday and may shake up the Big East this season (props to the Minny Mouse network for getting a sleeper right). Matt Grothe played about as well as a Soph. QB could against a stout Auburn D and South Florida, while playing a horrible offense, also plays great on defense. This team should contend with the Big 3 from the Big East.
- Me
So there I was, sitting in the sky boxes of Samford stadium in Athens, shitfaced. When I come back into consciousness I see the Oregon-Michigan score. I finally focus enough to actually confirm that Big Blue has been reduced to punch line (insert above quote here. Oh how the mighty have fallen. When I also get word that Notre Dame had their ass handed to them 31-10 by Penn State, I thought of 2 things. First, Jimmy Clausen isn't going to get 4 straight National titles. Second, I would be worried if I were a Buckeye fan. Lloyd Carr was the best thing that could have happened to Ohio State. I will literally shit my pants if Carr is Michigan's coach next season in what could mark the end of Michigan being Ohio State's little bitch. If Michigan hires a coach who is not retarded and can actually field a team like Michigan should, this actually become the best rivalry in college football. The last 5 years were a farce. Having AARP coaches is so last decade which is why MICH will go after a coach who doesn't need viagra. Aside from the obvious candidate Les Miles (why would anyone leave LSU for Michigan?) here are five candidates Michigan should consider plus 2 dark horses.
1. Greg Schiano (Rutgers)
2. Jeff Tedford (California)
3. Jim Leavitt (South Florida)
4. Steve Sarkisian (USC's offensive coordinator)
Dark Horses
1. Jack Del Rio (should he be fired from JAX)
2. Chris Petersen (Boise State).
In other action
LSU 48 - VT 7
Another surprising game in that I figured LSU would beat VT, but not by 40 freaking points. Sean Glennon is just bad. Tyrod Taylor is the future and the future is now for VT. LSU should be the #1 team in the nation. This is why preseason polls are ridiculous. If polls did not come out until 5-6 games had been played people would actually vote the best team based on performance. USC is probably the best team in the nation but based on their 1 game and LSU's 2 games it is clear who has performed better. Now, USC could, and most likely will, hammer Nebraska which could put them back into the top spot. This should be something that a voter can change on a week to week basis based on play. Rant over.
OU 51 - MIA 13
Larry Coker must have royally fucked up Miami. How bad was the offensive coaching during his tenure? 5 star recruit Kyle Wright rides the bench while 4 star recruit Kirby Freeman sucks. How a team like Miami, located in a hot bed for recruiting in South Florida, should not have an offense like this. On to the only team that showed up: Oklahoma. Sam Bradford is this year's Colt McCoy and OU has one nasty D. This looks like an undefeated team right now which will make things interesting. If LSU and USC run the table (very possible) OU will be left out due to a softer schedule. The Red River shoot out...I mean Rivalry, should be a good one.
Texas 34 - TCU 13
UT shuts up the Horned Frogs with a fantastic second half. Down 10-0 at the break, McCoy and Co. put up 34 points and hammer TCU ending their short lived BCS hopes. Texas proved that last week meant nothing and they are for real. TCU has a nasty D and Texas carved the up in the second quarter. I never thought I would ever say this, but Mack Brown out coached somebody. Texas should be undefeated heading into their showdown with Oklahoma.
South Carolina 16 - UGA 12
The last time Georgia failed to score a touchdown at home was againt a Lou Holtz-led South Carolina team. This time the Head Ball Coach gave it to his nemesis the Bulldogs. I cannot break down the first half as I was too busy coming in and out of consciousness after slamming a bottle a Crown amongst friends. What I did notice were the amount of open receivers that Stafford missed but he is still young so mistakes will happen. I think this season is South Carolina's to make their move in the East. Tennessee does not look very good and they just beat a solid UGA team on the road. Florida is the cream of this division but Carolina has put themselves in a position to take second place. However, I am still not sold on Blake Mitchell at QB so this could be an interesting season for the Cocks.
Nebraska 20 - Wake Forest 17
Not a big game but I am a Husker fan. Nebraska, like I predicted (selfish plug), struggled with Wake Forest on the road. Whether this was due to the Huskers looking ahead to USC or not, this is a concern. I know Wake was the ACC champ last year but that means very little when you look at how bad the ACC has become. Wake Forest had their back up QB in the game and still dropped a couple of bombs on the Huskers. Sam Keller looked great at times and flat out awful at others clearly showing signs of rust in the first two games. If not for a horrible throw in the end zone by the back up QB, the Huskers would have lost this game (or in my case, totally awesome) The Huskers will have to play a lot better than this in order to hang with USC.
South Florida 26 - Auburn 23 (OT)
I was a pussy and wouldn't go with my gut in my picks last week. I was dead wrong about AUB heading into this season. AUB's offense looks like a JV team right now. Brandon Cox has become a tackling dummy and Brad Lester can't pass African Studies (or whatever he was "studying"). South Florida really landed on the map Saturday and may shake up the Big East this season (props to the Minny Mouse network for getting a sleeper right). Matt Grothe played about as well as a Soph. QB could against a stout Auburn D and South Florida, while playing a horrible offense, also plays great on defense. This team should contend with the Big 3 from the Big East.
No comments:
Post a Comment