- Games that surprised me on Saturday: 1) USC laying an absolute egg in Autzen Stadium...for the record, I picked Oregon...but the way they were dismantled is something no one has seen from USC in about a decade....just insane.... The bigger question? Why shouldn't Oregon now match the pre-loss USC hype? They have a huge win over USC, their only loss was to undefeated Boise...Nothing?......2) Michigan just imploding in their loss to Illinois...yes I'm a homer...but this game was 13-7 Michigan with the ball 1st goal on the Illini 1-yard line (michigan failed to punch it in with help from a questionable spot on the 3rd down run)...Illinois went the length of the field...14-13 UI and they never looked back....unimaginably bad loss....Rich Rod's good will is running out...and if they lose to Purdue Saturday...they will have started 4-0 and still miss a bowl game...
- Games that didn't surprise me at all on Saturday: Florida beating up a hapless Georgia team.... Texas beating up a one-sided Oklahoma State team without Dez Bryant.... Iowa struggling to beat a bad Indiana team (this just in, Iowa's offense is terrible...the fact that they beat Michigan by 2 points at home with UM committing 5 turnovers looks laughable now, and that was a "Big"win for them)....and Auburn pounding a bad Ole Miss team...
- NFL Roundup: Hello Ryan Moats.... Steve Slaton was benched for Ryan Moats to the tune of 20+ carries, 100+ yards, and 3 TD as well as a Houston victory...Seattle is just decimated by injuries...Walter Jones and Lofa Tatupu out for the year just adds to it... terrible luck... St. Louis got off the schneid (17 straight losses), but beating Detroit with a rusty Stafford and no Megatron doesn't impress anybody lol.... The Giants have lost 3 in a row?! that seems unfathomable to most people...but they were dreadful again Sunday...Philly isn't THAT good... 2 insane running back lines in the same game... Chris Johnson goes 24 for 228 and 2 TD's...and MJD goes 8 (Eight!!!) carries for 177 and 2 scores... somebody wrap up please....
- Oh yeah...the Vikings beat the Packers.... enough said...I refuse to add the hype machine... Aaron Rodgers needs a bodyguard for the record...the guy is lights-out when he isn't laying on his back
- Rajon Rondo signs for 5 years/55 million....interesting number when considering Lamarcus Aldridge's 5 yr/65 mill deal from a couple weeks ago... guess he got the big-man paygrade...Important signing for Boston with the stars getting up in age...
- The Hawks failed their first road test...but beating the Lakers in LA isn't exactly on the agenda for most clubs...the Hawks included...even without Gasol...but I have a bone to pick with Mike Woodson...Joe Johnson had 17 points in the first 9 minutes...and was promptly removed from the game to kill all momentum....sigh
- And finally....Saints/Falcons on MNF tonight... obviously a bigger game for the Falcons than the Saints..but the game is New Orleans in front of 80K lubed up fans...add in the bad secondary for Atlanta and the sudden strength of the NO defense (losing Sedrick Ellis hurts though), and I'm gonna say 38-27 Saints.... Hope I'm wrong
Until next time...
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