Week 6 Review

Game of the week: Florida @ LSU. I was so let down by this game I can’t even see straight. There was no drama. There were no big plays. The crowd seemed ho-hum. Gary Danielson didn’t quite give Tebow, Meyer or the SEC a full stroke reach around. That should tell you all you need to know. When the dust settled, Florida walked out with a 13-3 win and everyone else said “That was it?”

Best game of the week: Arizona @ Washington. Arizona does a good job controlling the game until with about 3 minutes left; Washington scored a TD to bring the game within 33 to 28. On the next series, Arizona, passing for some reason only known to the ghost of Arizona football failures past, throws a pick 6 and that was all she wrote. Washington went ahead on that 36-33 and the game was over.

I told you they were overrated: Ole Miss. Snead is a top NFL QB prospect? Riiiiiiight. Alabama has a nasty defense but this isn’t the first time Ole Miss or Snead has looked average. He couldn’t get them over the top at South Carolina and he had no chance doing anything against Alabama. Have fun in the Outback bowl, if you get lucky.

Might be better than I thought: Oregon. True, they went nuts on UCLA in a short time span but still, it was a 24-10 win that few thought they’d get. I’d love to see them play Boise State now but what is done… USC is @ Oregon on Halloween in what will probably decide the Pac-10.

I have no idea how good they are: Boise St, Cincy. Sagarin has BSU playing the 59th toughest schedule (and dropping weekly) while Cincy is showing up at 109. Cincy gets to go to USF and play there against a solid South Florida team. A couple TD win there would go a long way in the minds of the mindless voters. Boise will play 1 team that is worth a damn all year.

Heisman Contenders: I know people don’t want to hear it but with Bradford hurt, McCoy not doing what he did last year and Tebow doing the same, Jimmy Clausen I think is the leading Heisman candidate right now. A win over USC would put him right out in front. Remember, people love Notre Dame and more than that, they love the QB @ Notre Dame. Others to consider: Tebow, Gerhart, Suh

Thanks for playing in 2009: Ole Miss, Michigan, Mizzou.

Ron Zook Award: Mike Stoops. The guy can recruit but the man can’t coach to save his life. It is time that people start to realize they might just be better off as an assistant.

Picard of the Week: N. Carolina St. If you get treated like an 18 year old blonde in a Peter North feature, this award belongs to you. When Duke does it, in your stadium, the award gets named after you. This shall be the North Carolina State ball gagged by Duke Award going forward.