So much happened this weekend, I’m not sure quite how to tackle it besides just banging out a list of random thoughts…here goes nothing.
- Ya, I know my picks were bad. Real bad. Wake Forest, UCLA, Nebraska and WVU made me look ugly.
- I am guessing you didn’t watch the ACC Championship game. I say that because I did and I am assuming nobody else did because 30 people were at the game and it was so boring I was contemplating gouging my own eyes out. Reggie Ball was so ineffective that I’m pinning this solely loss on him. The Tech defense held Wake to just 9 points, Tashard Choice had 100 yards on the ground, Calvin Johnson showed up (if he does that, he’s contributing). But Ball, a senior, was 9 of 29 for 129 yards and two picks.
- How could USC lose this game? They were something like 55-3 going into the game, the Trojans had scored 20 points in like 63 games. National title trip on the line. Done deal, right? I was sure they’d win by at least 47, like last year. But I forgot to include Patrick Cowan and the UCLA defense into the equation. Obviously the biggest part of USC’s loss is the outcome of the BCS, but we’ll get to that later.
- Not only was I wrong about the outcome of this game, I was wrong about how it would go down. 126 rushing yards between the two teams confuses me. I don’t understand why either coach didn’t try to control the tempo of the game with the rush. Either way, this game was just kinda “eh” for people without ties to either school. We all knew the winner would face Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, so eh. Maybe both of these schools will just keep growing and become an awesome rivalry again.
- The WVU-Rutgers game was legendary. Everyone left it on the field: Ray Rice, Mike Teel, Steve Slaton, Jarrett Brown (heroic), Kenny Britt…everyone. It’s a shame Rutgers missed the Big East championship because of a loss like Saturday night. Hell of a regular season though.
- I’m sure a lot of people are fired up about the BCS lineup, but I’m not one of them. I think Florida-Ohio State is the matchup we needed to see for reasons I’ve been harping on for a month. I’m glad to see the SEC represented. The Arkansas-Florida game was a lot of fun to watch. Five different people threw TDs. FIVE. Wednesday I’m going to do a short entry about Urban Meyer…I happen to think it’s a pretty interesting debate. Stay tuned for it.
- Hawaii QB Colt Brennan needed three touchdowns to reach the record books for TDs. He threw two in a 35-32 loss to Oregon State. Ouch. Still, I think he deserves the honor of being invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony this Saturday and losing to Troy Smith.
- As far as Rich Rodriguez goes, I heard a clip of him on the radio in West Virginia having a mini-meltdown about rumors of him being a lock to Alabama. The most important thing about the call? He never blatantly said he WOULDN’T take the job or is not at all interested…
- As far as the bowls gowl, I’m going to put together a breakdown of every bowl game and provide my picks (don’t hate because I had a bad weekend, my picks were money the weekend before and have been solid all year).
- Tomorrow I’ll be at the College Football Hall of Fame induction presser in the city… I’ll try and give you guys a taste of what that’s all about and snap some pics of this year’s class including Bobby Bowden, Emmitt Smith, Bruce Smith, Charlie Ward, Bennie Blades, Carl Eller and other greats.
We’ll talk later.