| Well, I had my College Game of the Month | | | | proclaimed the Trojans as the most overrated |
| going this weekend and was treated to | | | | team in all of football - college or pro. |
| three-plus hours of frustration, angst and | | | | Just three short days later Pete Carroll and |
| general feelings of dread. I took Missouri | | | | Co. were ambushed in Corvallis. Great call.- |
| laying just a couple of points at home | | | | Florida State is just 7-9 over the course of |
| against a ho-hum Oklahoma team. The Tigers | | | | its last 16 games. They have the same problem |
| proceeded to lay a fantastic egg, losing | | | | as Miami - too many head cases and pure |
| 26-10 in front of 60,000 disappointed | | | | athletes and not enough refined players. |
| fans.This game definitely doesn't count as a | | | | Throw in the fact that they've both whiffed |
| bad beat, but I still feel like I was on the | | | | on their quarterback signings over the past |
| right side on this one. Yes, I may be | | | | five years and you have two mediocre |
| delusional. But I'm taking pills and whiskey | | | | programs.- This one is courtesy of Stuart |
| for that. However, there were four separate | | | | Mandel, and it explains why Notre Dame may be |
| sequences that doomed us. And if one of these | | | | the most overrated team in football:"In 2005, |
| had gone the other way things likely would've | | | | Notre Dame finished 10th nationally in total |
| been different:1) Missouri's first drive, | | | | offense. This year it's 34th. The Irish have |
| Chase Daniel hit Greg Bracey up the left | | | | gone from eighth in scoring offense to 37th. |
| sideline for 46 yards. Bracey barely stepped | | | | Quinn, the nation's seventh-rated passer last |
| out of bounds at the 26-yard line and Mizzou | | | | season, has slipped to 34th. Walker, who |
| had to settle for a field goal. A touchdown | | | | averaged 99.7 yards per game and 4.7 yards |
| on the opening drive may have opened the | | | | per carry in '05, is averaging 82.7 and 4.1 |
| floodgates.2) After a three-and-out on OU's | | | | in '06."Notre Dame has improved on defense, |
| first drive, Missouri took the ball and then | | | | allowing 64 fewer yards per game than it did |
| suffered the blunder that changed the game. | | | | last year (332.7, down from 396.9), but its |
| Tight end Chase Coffman dropped - and when I | | | | ranking has only gone up from 75th to 61st. |
| say dropped think Robin Williams in "The Best | | | | In terms of scoring defense, the Irish have |
| of Times" - what would have been a sure | | | | actually gone down, from 53rd to 65th."- You |
| touchdown. That score would've made it 10-0 | | | | can't say enough about how completely |
| and would have opened the floodgates.3) | | | | dominant Michigan's defense is.- If Ohio |
| Trailing 16-3 at halftime, the Tigers scored | | | | State had to travel to Austin to face Texas |
| in under two minutes the first time they got | | | | right now I think the result might be a bit |
| the ball in the third quarter. It's now 16-10 | | | | different than what it was in September. The |
| and Missouri's defense forced another | | | | main reason: the maturation of Colt McCoy. |
| three-and-out. The Sooners punted and the | | | | The young colt has the benefit of playing on |
| kick was fielded at midfield. The Tigers | | | | a veteran squad, but he's still two |
| would have had the ball in OU territory with | | | | touchdowns away from tying the school record |
| all the momentum. But an atrocious | | | | for touchdown passes (24).- Boston College |
| roughing-the-kicker penalty occurred when the | | | | held Buffalo to -12 rushing yards. The Bulls |
| punter landed on an idiotic Missouri rusher. | | | | top runner had just one yard on nine carries. |
| Oklahoma scored on the extended drive to go | | | | I also protest that B.C. may be the ACC's |
| up 23-10 and things were looking bleak.4) | | | | best team.- Flip a coin to determine the best |
| However, even after that disheartening drive | | | | team in the MAC.- I didn't have a strong |
| the Tigers marched down to the Oklahoma | | | | feeling either way about last week's |
| 1-yard line. However, four terrible play | | | | Clemson-Virginia Tech game. But after taking |
| calls (why keep going to the short side of | | | | one look at the crowd about five minutes |
| the field?) the Tigers were stuffed and the | | | | before their primetime match-up, I ran to my |
| game was essentially over.Again, a loss is a | | | | computer and made a wager on the Hokies. |
| loss and I do apologize. However, I'm trying | | | | Clemson really never stood a chance in that |
| to look at it like that was a game that | | | | game, and Blacksburg is still intimidating.- |
| should have went our way but didn't. That | | | | You know those elements and that wind that |
| means that the Gambling Gods have something | | | | dominated the Western Michigan-Eastern |
| big in store for us down the road, and | | | | Michigan game, holding it to 3-3 at halftime |
| hopefully we may end up winning a game that | | | | and sending it easily under the projected |
| we shouldn't.But I'll still kick Chase | | | | 42-point total? I expected that to be the |
| Coffman in the nuts if I ever see him on the | | | | situation throughout the Great Lakes states |
| street.Anyway, here are some random, | | | | this weekend, but it wasn't so.The weather |
| scattered thoughts for a bittersweet weekend | | | | clearly was a factor this weekend, as the |
| of college football:- Two things are going to | | | | total posted just a 22-29 mark.- Where did |
| keep Florida from playing for a national | | | | Washington State come from? Quarterback Alex |
| championship or winning their major bowl | | | | Brink is having an outstanding season and has |
| game. No. 1: they take waaaaaaaaaay too many | | | | the Cougars at No. 25 in the AP poll and No. |
| penalties. Bettors need to always beware the | | | | 23 in the BCS standings. They are raking it |
| sloppy team. No. 2: their kicker is | | | | at 6-3 ATS, and have only lost SU to |
| horrendous. Chris Hetland is just 1-for-7 on | | | | powerhouses Auburn, USC and Cal.- Bad beat |
| the season, and may lose his job.- The number | | | | for Baylor backers. They were down 24-21 and |
| of wide receivers averaging more than 100 | | | | Texas A&M seemed perfectly content to run out |
| yards per game has dropped from 34 in 2005 to | | | | the clock before Mike Goodson broke a 64-yard |
| 17 in 2006. The number of running backs | | | | touchdown run with just two minutes to play.- |
| averaging 100 yards has also been cut in | | | | Kudos to San Jose State. The Spartans have |
| half, from 12 last year to six this year.- | | | | benefited from a kindergarten schedule (five |
| I'm calling it right now: neither Louisville | | | | home games to two away games) en route to a |
| nor West Virginia are going to run the table | | | | 5-2 SU start. However, the schedule is going |
| in the Big East. Clearly one of them will | | | | to beef up over the next three weeks and |
| lose on Thursday. But both also have to | | | | we'll see how they handle three Tecmo Bowl |
| travel to Pittsburgh and neither has faced | | | | offenses in New Mexico State, Boise State and |
| Rutgers yet, either. Toss in tricky games | | | | Hawaii.- Speaking of the Rainbow Warriors, |
| against teams like Cincinnati and South | | | | Hawaii is the new Boise State. The Warriors |
| Florida and I think both WVU and Louisville | | | | are just dominating people, posting a 5-1-1 |
| will lose and one of them will have two | | | | ATS mark in the meantime. The Broncos, on the |
| losses.- There were 21 games last week where | | | | other hand, are 8-0 and looking to crash the |
| a favorite was posted at six points or less. | | | | BCS party but they are just 3-4 ATS.- I would |
| The underdogs went an outstanding 11-10 | | | | say that Texas Christian's 26-3 demolition of |
| straight up in those games. On the whole, | | | | Wyoming was one of the more impressive |
| underdogs were just 26-25 ATS.- USC had been | | | | performances of the weekend. TCU is 5-2, but |
| flashing all the signs of a fading team for | | | | are just sixth in the Mountain West. With a |
| weeks. With six-point wins over Washington | | | | favorable schedule in November, look for |
| State and Washington, and a seven-point | | | | these Horny Frogs to get hot.Questions or |
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