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On the Bayou

LSU looked like a team that should compete for a national title. They have the defensive line production (which is at a premium in college football) to go with their overall speed on defense. They have playmakers in the offensive backfield and at WR. They lost Jermarcus who?

Not so Golden Dome

I was dead wrong nasdtec thinking that Notre Dame could play with Georgia Tech when I announced that the Irish would beat the Jackets on my Saturday morning radio show. To compound the issue of Notre Dame’s poor play they did it in their own stadium. The Irish did lose a lot of production from last season and it was not going to be a banner year in South Bend by any means. But, with their ridiculous schedule, and judging by Saturday’s performance a 1-7 start is not out of the question for ND.

The Zooker

Yes, Illinois turned the ball over 5 times in a one score loss to Mizzou. Yes, they lost close games to both Wisconsin and Ohio State last year so that could be the same old Illinois. But, you have to give Ron Zook credit on the recruiting front. They could have some of the best pure athletes on the offensive side of the ball in the Big 10. And, they are all young….. My gut tells me that the wins are coming. And, more will come when the defense improves.

Most Impressive Week 1 win (by a 1-A school……….sorry, but Appalachian State will get their props if you scroll down)

My vote goes to Georgia, who looked very good in defeating an Oklahoma State team that has the talent and experience to compete for the Big 12 South title. They did play â€Übetween the hedges’, but the Dawgs dominated this game from the middle jamie lynn spears pregnant the 2nd quarter on. Look out Florida……….

Screen of the Week

Has to go to Murray State. They executed a textbook slip screen play to cap off a great drive by scoring to tie Louisville at 7-7. Afterwards, new UofL coach Steve Kragthorpe lambasted his defense as they came back to the sideline. Awwww, I would have probably done the same thing. But, man, that was a pretty screen.

BOO!!!! Of the week

Reports that EKU and WKU may have to end their gridiron rivalry. Not enough room in this blog for me to begin to explain how I would feel about this.

Ho-Hum ACC

Seeing Clemson beat Florida State left me with the feeling that Florida State’s defense was recruited from New Hampshire and Clemson can only compete for a conference title because they are in the ACC. Neither Wake Forest nor Boston College looked like a potential top 20. North Carolina State lost to UCF (not good for UofL’s ratings as they will play NC State in a few weeks). Heavy-hearted Virginia Tech only beat East Carolina 17-7.

The ACC team that looked the best: Georgia Tech. Maybe, Notre Dame won’t be so bad. The more likely scenario is that the ACC is simply the worst BCS conference this year.

Unforgettable Moment #1

Each college football regular season always leaves us with two or three moments that we remember forever.

As time goes by, we can’t always put the moment with the correct year, but we never forget the moment itself. We got our first one for 2007 navy utah when Appalachian State upset Michigan in the â€ÜBig House.’ In no other sport at any level does home field advantage mean as much as it does in college football. Add to that the fact that this is the first 1-AA school to ever beat a ranked 1-A school and you have, in my opinion, the greatest sports upset since the US hockey team beat the Russians in the 1980 Winter Games. Of course, it won’t, and shouldn’t reach the stature of that upset. However, the blocked FG attempt on the game’s final play will be one moment football fans will remember forever.

Just because I have to!!!!

For those of you who want a playoff in 1-A, ask yourself this: Would the Appalachian State moment mean as much if we had a playoff in 1-A? The answer is no. If you don’t think so then you have 10 seconds to name the NAIA school that beat Ralph Sampson’s #1 ranked Virginia team in the early 80’s. You can’t do it can you. Because it was a regular season game and the tourney is all that matters in college hoops. You know and remember Cleveland State, Siena, Coppin State and Valparaiso. But, you can’t name the college basketball team that pulled the greatest upset ever in college hoops. I won’t write the schools portrait of suzanne bloch here because I would have to look it up, as well. In College Football we have a four month long tournament with fabulous moments along the way that are meaningful and resonate. That only happens for a three week period in basketball. What we have in college football is not broke and I wouldn’t want the next Flutie Miracle to mean any less.

Point the pen (or keyboard) at yourself

Since Michigan lost to Appalachian State many commentators and columnists have brought up the idea that Wolverines’ coach Lloyd Carr should be on the hot seat and/or lose his job. I just wonder how many of those talking heads or sportswriters contributed to Michigan being ranked #5 in the AP poll. Hmmmm. Maybe, we should look at the ballots, and any individual who had Michigan ranked as a top 10 team should lose their job as a commentator or writer for college football. At least, they should lose their AP vote if they paul thomas anderson are saying that Carr should be fired. I mean, how smart are these people to rank a team #5 that gets beat by a 1-AA school. Yes, the polls hold no validity early in the season, but if you want to go as far as to say a man needs to be fired then you should step up and admit that you were totally off base with your analysis of their team. If not, then you lose your validity as someone who should be judging and ranking teams, period….Just my two cents…..

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