It was yet another interesting week in College Football, lets run down the big stories for you.
-I can’t figure out if I overrated the West Virginia and Baylor defenses, or if I underrated their offenses. I did figure out that despite predicting a final score of 45-42, I underestimated the combined points in that game by nearly a third.
-I imagine Geno Smith greatly increased his Heisman votes last night, although at this point I still think Matt Barkley will win.
-The SEC East may not be the weakling it looked like last year. Georgia and South Carolina are still the class of the division, but Tennessee and Florida are both knocking at the door.
-Ohio State may be overlooked a bit this year because of their sanctions (no bowl game, no Big 10 Championship), but they’re better than most realized, going into East Lansing and getting the win.
-The ending to the Virginia Tech-Cincinnati game was everything I love about football. Logan Thomas leads the Hokies down the field late in the fourth quarter, in a drive ending with a beautiful 56-yard TD pass to Corey Fuller. But Munchie Legaux put together a drive of his own and threw a 39-yard TD pass to Damon Julian with 13 seconds left on the clock to win the game 27-24.
-How can you not love a quarterback named Munchie?
-Nice job by Boston College hanging in there with Clemson. Even without Sammy Watkins (stomach virus), the Tigers are a good team.
-LSU is making too many mental errors and taking far too many penalties. Les Miles looked ready to feed a couple of his players to Mike the Tiger last night. They’re too good to be beating themselves that way.
-Sports Media U, also known as Northwestern, has quietly put together a nice 5-0 start. The tough part of their schedule is yet to come, but with Penn State and Minnesota as their next two opponents, 7-0 is not unrealistic for the Wildcats.
-This week’s scares: South Carolina at one point trailed Kentucky, South Florida kept it close against Florida State, Washington State stayed with Oregon for a half, and Oklahoma State led Texas in the fourth quarter.
-It’s been overshadowed by the shootout in Morgantown, but Miami QB Stephen Morris threw for an ACC-record 566 yards in a 44-37 win over North Carolina State.
-Wisconsin seems to be having a bit of a letdown year after excelling last season. They blew a 17-point lead against Nebraska in their Big 10 opener.
-Big upset of the week: Washington beating Stanford Thursday night. The Pac 12 is back to being Oregon’s to lose.
