Last Week's Odds and Ends

Sorry this is so late...was a little busy this week

*Talk about wild. In the first 20 minutes of the game, Georgia Tech and Clemson combined for four TD’s.

GT – 82 yard TD run.
GT – 85 yard punt return.
GT – 34 yard fake FG pass for a TD.
Clemson – 63 yard TD pass.

Dandy game.

*Oh Sparty, how can you live with yourself? After giving up a late score you hold off the Might Chippewas as they go for two to retain a 1 point lead with only a few seconds left. Bu then you let Central Michigan recover the onside kick. You force your smaller neighbor from up the street to kick a 47 yard game-winning field goal, which they miss. But out of the kindness of your heart you give the Chips a second chance by jumping off side. At this point, your fate was sealed. From a thousand miles away I knew that the kick from 42 yards was going in.

*Lou Holtz – suck it old man!! Notre Shame 34 – UM 38.

*Not Ready for Prime Time – Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy. After getting a huge win over Georgia last week, the Cowboys sleep walk against Houston and give up 45 points to lose by ten, at home no less. JC, you still think Gundy is better than Miles?

*Not Ready for Prime Time II – Tennessee and Lame Kiffin. It’s a little tougher when you have to play someone with a pulse. You think losing to UCLA hurts? Welcome to the Swamp. Pissing in Urban’s cereal bowl is not a good idea.

*Same Old Song and Dance – Big non conference game, Suckeyes come up short. USC drives down the field late to score and take the lead for good. OSU has lost six straight versus top 5 ranked teams. I still don’t get all the hype about Terrelle Pryor. Think about this, if OSU doesn’t get the GIFT pass interference call against Miami in the 2002 title game, what is Tressell’s legacy at this point?

*Same Old Song and Dance II – USC knows how to win the big ones. They may stub their toe this season, but it won’t be against any of the top teams on the schedule.

*The National Champion will come from this pool of teams – Florida, Texas and USC. No one else is even close. I know the Trojans only won by 3, but consider they went on the road with a true freshman QB and still won tells me all a great deal. Florida and Texas should ROLL through the season.

*Two weeks into the season, we have had four teams ranked in the top 10 lose. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech and OSU. Poser Material!

*LSU is ranked 7th by the coaches and 9th in the AP poll. The argument could be made that LSU is undeserving of such lofty status. I would not necessarily disagree. The problem is, who are you going to put up there? If you take LSU out of the top 10, here are your candidates:

OSU – This is a good team, but there are serious offensive issues.

Oklahoma – No Sam Bradford. Nuff, said.

Georgia Tech – After watching LSU dominate that offense in the Peach Bowl and the performance against Clemson, I’m not sold.

Virginia Tech – See Ohio State.

TCU – Good team, but top 10?

Oklahoma State – Just got beat by 10 at home by Houston.

The point is, after the big four of Florida, Bama, USC and Texas, you can throw everyone else in a pot. The Tigers are a work in progress, as is the rest of the country.

*The other thing to take from the start of this season is that we need to look at teams and not necessarily conferences. Across the board you will see quality in each conference along with potential bottom feeders.