Prowler Poop

* Good for UL-Monroe. In a Milesque display, ULM was 6 for 7 on 4th downs against the Hogs! They get my vote for 3rd best team in the SEC West. The Warhawks travel to Auburn next week. Can they make it two in a row?

* The Big 10 has 5 undefeated teams, Michigan State, Ohio State (probation), Northwestern, Minnesota and Indiana. I think it is safe to say that outside of a long shot MSU, the Big 10 will not have a team in the BCS Title game. Jeez, it’s only September 9th!

* In the pre-season I picked Wisconsin to make it to the BCS Title Game…OOPS!!! The Badgers looked terrible against Oregon State losing 10-7.

* Auburn looked awful versus State on Saturday. At one point I even thought Jordan Jefferson could actually help AU if he was playing for them. (Did I really just type that?!) Looking down the road, there is a legitimate chance the other Tigers finish with a losing record.

* Among the three “biggest” games of the weekend, ND v. MSU, USC v. Stanford and UT v. UF, ESPN Game Day is traveling to Knoxville. This will be the third week in a row that Game Day will cover an SEC game. The USC game will be broadcast on FOX while ND is on ABC. ESPN is broadcasting the Florida game. Given ESPN’s investment in the SEC and reluctance to promote games on rival networks, look for Game Day to rarely stray from the south going forward.

* Air Force was driving on Michigan for the go ahead score late in the game when they were stopped on downs near midfield. Alabama’s “Big” win last week isn’t looking like such a “Big” deal.

* Speaking of Alabama, Nick Saban’s lecture to the media last week was pathetic. No one wants to hear a coach with three national titles and another great team crying about what the media is writing about his team. Just shut up and go bully your players, assistant coaches and the Alabama administration. What a whiny little bitch. Oh, and AJ McCarron has been sacked 8 times this year already. Sam Montgomery and Kiki Mingo are already planning a sack party in the Bama backfield.

Looking to the weekend:

* Florida at Tennessee: For a few years in the late ‘90’s this was THE GAME OF THE YEAR. Dooley and Muschamp will be under the microscope for this one. SEC East elimination game.

* Notre Dame at Michigan State: Sparty is very good at home winning 15 in a row in Spartan Stadium. ND looking for respect while MSU looking to keep dark horse national title campaign on track.

* USC at Stanford: Stanford won last year at USC in triple OT. Expect it to be close throughout. USC needs to win to set up the titanic November matchup with Oregon.