Saturday, October 3, 2009

COLLEGE GAMEDAY RECAP

On the Husker's bye-week I decided to do a special blog about today's games....


What We Learned on October 3, 2009:

Oklahoma is suspect when on the game is on the line....
-Oklahoma went into tonight's game with Miami ready to make a statement after a bye week. Landry Jones played well, only fumbling the ball once, but the real story coming out of this game is the defensive breakdowns that allowed Miami to score 3 touchdowns and get critical first downs at the end of the game to seal a Cane win. Oklahoma also was manhandled by Miami's defensive line, clearly OU's OL problems could produce 2 more losses for the Sooners this year.

Norte Dame is the worst team winning each week....
-Again Norte Dame won an ugly game today against Washington in overtime. If the Irish continue to win and get back to 10 wins they'll get a BCS bowl game this season and get trounced by any team they'd see there. USC comes calling in 2 weeks and a beat down for the Irish is coming...

Stanford is becoming the "surprise" of the Pac-10
-A big win today for Stanford as they beat UCLA at home to boost their record to 4-1 and 3-0 in the Pac 10. They have the early lead in the Pac 10 standings but their November schedule will show the country how good this team is....I think they'll be a shaker in the Pac 10 this year. Cal, USC, Oregon, and Norte Dame come calling in November.

LSU has much to prove but sure can win...on the road
-Leave it to Les Miles to get a W over the last team in the SEC he hadn't beaten yet. When the game got down, the Tigers responded with a huge late touchdown and an INT to seal the win. They are ranked in the top 5 but clearly haven't played like it on offense. Corrections will have to be made on Offense if the Tigers hope to beat Florida at home next weekend.

Cal has shown that they aren't as good as everyone thought....
-USC went out to Cal and whipped the Bears 30-3 sealing their demise out of the top 25. The Bears must right the ship and get back on track or a .500 season is looming after aspirations of making the Rose Bowl were in their grasps all but 2 weeks ago.

Iowa State just can't get over the snide....
-Kansas State used a PAT block to beat the Cyclones 24-23 today. Iowa State played well enough to beat the Wildcats, they'll get a W in the conference this season after going 0-8 last season.

Iowa is grossly overrated...
-After getting in the top 15 after beating a mediocre Penn State team last weekend the Hawkeyes used a late onside recovery to beat Arkansas State 24-21. Didn't Nebraska trounce that team a few weeks ago, and Iowa is rated higher than the Huskers? Guess being undefeated looks good until next weekend.

Auburn's Offense is very very very good.....
-Auburn has had a miserable offense the past few season that ultimately cost Tommy Tubberville his job last season. Gene Chizik landed a home run in hiring Tulsa's offensive coordinator and quickly he is becoming the hottest assistant coach in the country. The Tiger's offense simply just wore out Monte Kiffin's Vol defense late in the game....they can move the ball and are clearly poised to make some noise in the SEC this season.

A&M isn't making a Bowl Game this season...
-When the Aggies had a chance to make a statement against a decent SEC opponent, the Aggies simply got schooled by the Razorback's defensive line. Jerrod Johnson spent the majority of the game running for his life....that defense that played well against bad opponents got worked by Ryan Mallett today....after looking at them...I can't see them making a bowl game at the end of the season.



Back next week on Tuesday......Enjoy....

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