After going 15-8 with the spread on the first full weekend of games (not including the yet to be completed FSU/Miami game) I was debating whether I should brag about the 15 wins or tackle my 8 losses. Obviously I decided to go with none of the above and chose to just discuss some Week 1 happenings (click here where I posted my picks prior to the weekend’s games).
-Once again injury struck two key players during games that were already out of hand. Clemson LB Anthony Waters and Louisville RB Michael Bush both suffered season ending injuries and all but ended their team’s national title hopes. Clemson and Louisville were long shots but were both very capable of wreaking BCS havoc come bowl season.
-I’d say Texas coach Mack Brown made the right choice in going with Colt McCoy at quarterback. 12 of 19 for 178 yards and 3 touchdowns is a pretty nice way to start your college career.
-Arkansas has already seen enough of Robert Johnson and they are turning the quarterback job over to stud recruit Mitch Mustain. Johnson has since been moved from QB to WR.
-Can Florida follow Arkansas’ lead and turn the quarterback job over to Tim Tebow already? If I have to watch an entire season of Leak well, I probably won’t make it through an entire season of watching Chris Leak.
-Granted it was only one game but Florida coach Urban Meyer must have been happy with what he saw from running back’s DeShawn Wynn and Kestahn Moore; but it was freshman WR Percy Harvin who led the Gators in rushing on the day with 4 carries for 58 yards.
-Speaking of Percy Harvin, it was only one game but I could not help but think how much he reminds me of a young Ted Ginn Jr. Ginn wasn’t too shabby himself this weekend catching for passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.
-I think it’s safe to say all is well at USC again. JD Booty might not be the next Matt Leinart or Carson Palmer but if he can just keep being JD Booty, the Trojans should be okay.
-Of course I bashed the Notre Dame defense and they played absolutely fantastic in the win over Georgia Tech. When I was a freshman at the University of Cincinnati, Rick Minter was our head coach and led the Bearcats to the New Orleans Bowl. Minter is now the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame and looked a hell of a lot better concentrating on the defense than he did when having the entire game to worry about.
-So is Cal that bad or was their thrashing at the hands of Tennessee a fluke? I didn’t get to see this one due to being at the Florida/Southern Miss game which took place at the same time but from what I heard Cal was awful. Peaking up at the scoreboard every few minutes and seeing Tennessee’s lead getting bigger and bigger had to be the biggest shock of the weekend.
-People of Boulder, be patient! For those unaware, Dan Hawkins lost to Montana State at home in his debut as head coach of the University of Colorado. Hawkins did an outstanding job at Boise State and will be just fine with the Buffaloes. Give him time to get acclimated and get his players in the program and they’ll be Big 12 North champs in no time.
-Buffalo defeated Temple 9-3 in double overtime. I have nothing to add, just read that again. Worst game ever perhaps.
-Rutgers went into Chapel Hill and defeated UNC 21-16. As someone who lived in New York their whole life and had the “honor” of watching them in the mid-late 90’s, it’s hard not to pull for Greg Schiano and company. Rutgers might very well have the best running back tandem in America in Ray Rice and Brian Leonard.
-Maybe I am getting ahead of myself but if Louisville is unable to keep the ship afloat following the loss of Michael Bush, Rutgers could very well take 2nd place in the Big East. And there is a sentence I thought I would never type in my life.
I think I may have just left myself speechless in saying that Rutgers might finish 2nd in the Big East. That’s all for now. Enjoy Florida State at Miami, I know I will.
