- Alabama outlasts LSU behind Marc Ingram's 144 yards.... Huge win for Bama obviously... a defensive battle that resulted in LSU's starting QB Jordan Jefferson being replaced via injury by the incomparable Jarrett Lee (we have a long-lasting relationship...I bash him...he likes it, etc.), and Bama did just enough on offense getting one huge play from Julio Jones and a 2nd half barrage of Ingram... They clinch the SEC West and will play Florida in the dome...
- Iowa goes down in a heap... People will blame this loss on Ricky Stanzi going down... but he was dreadful before he left outside of one deep pass, and he's been inconsistent-to-bad all year... you just can't play 3 point games all year before you drop one like this...their offense simply isn't good enough to sustain it, and in my opinion, all this did was have them lose a week earlier than they already would have (in Columbus this week)... a good story though
- Cincy and TCU keep trucking behind huge offensive outputs... I don't think either of these teams could really challenge the top 3 on the field...but I do think they should be "considered" for the title game should 2 of the top 3 go down...but let me just say this... the built-in advantage of Cincy being in the Big East is a fallacy...because...get ready.... the Mountain West is better than the Big East....wait for it...wait for it.... Okay then....
- Oregon crashes to Earth... one week the biggest win in that program in probably 10 years... and the next week they allow 254 yards rushing and 51 points to Stanford... The offense did its part...but you can't be seriously considered a national power if you can beat up like that up front... props to Toby Gerhart who went 38 for 223 and 3 Tds in a "man up" type game...
- While we discuss Oregon... their best player, suspended RB LaGarrette Blount, has been reinstated by the NCAA and may play this week...he's done all the right things since that fateful night in Boise... and I'm cool with this move...hope he does big things
- Ohio State takes control of the Big 10... a 17-point trouncing in Happy Valley does the trick, and that defense shows why it is an elite unit... they play Iowa in Columbus for the Big 10 crown this week...and I like their chances to end up in Pasadena (once again)
- I hit both my upset specials from Friday (Oregon State and Nebraska)....don't expect that to happen again for a while...
- Notre Dame isn't good....especially on defense...and Navy just grounded them down winning the Time-of-possession battle and having a +3 turnover margin....done and done
- Georgia Tech is the highest ranked of all 1-loss teams....insanity... there's a scenario in which that team plays for the title...think about it... If Alabama drops the game to Auburn, Florida loses one to either South Car. or FSU...and then the shaky non-conference winners lose? Okay...too much...but crazy stuff has happened late in the year, i.e. LSU ending up in the game with 2 losses
On to Sunday...
- It wasn't pretty... but the Dirty Birds moved to 5-3 behind a rejuvenated Michael Turner (18 for 166 and 2 TD's) and a good effort from the D....Masking this win, however, are in the insane antics of Deangelo Hall...he's certifiable...every Falcon fan knows this...non-story
- The hilarious part about Kurt Warner (5 TD passes) and the Cards drilling the Bears in Chicago...is that Jay Cutler was actually really good... 369 yards and 3 TDs (only 1 INT)... that Bears secondary is kinda woeful right now and Matt Forte has been an unmitigated disaster.... Arizona is still jekyll-and-hyde...they just happened to be Jekyll on Sunday
- Cincy over Baltimore...huge win for the Bengals playoff chances and a crushing blow to Baltimore...Cincy is 4-0 in the division now, and Cedric Benson is cementing his pro bowl spot... Baltimore? 4-4 and in big trouble behind Cincy and Pitt
- The Colts walk on air again... Kris Brown doinks a game-tying FG at the buzzer and Peyton and the boys escape...Dallas Clark had FOURTEEN catches in the game....14!.... and no one on the planet has any idea what the Texans RB situation is going to be...Moats got the start...Slaton got the goal line carry(!?)...
- Tom Brady is quietly good again... 25-37, 332 yards, 1 TD vs. a decent defense in Miami...
- Upset of the week...Tampa beats up on Green Bay... I feel terrible for Aaron Rodgers...he was super-human at times...but dreadful at others, and seems to be lying on his back alot (6 sacks)... Josh Freeman is the story here though...big-time debut and alot of people (me included) thought he'd be in big-trouble vs. that pretty good pass D...
- Are the Cowboys really good? 6-2 would say yes...I still have trouble believing in Romo, the 3-back system, and a receiving corps led by Miles Austin and the corpse of Roy Williams (remember when he was good in Detroit? Seems like a decade ago)...but hey, they're in the NFC East driver's seat....
Other stuff...
- Allen Iverson is "on leave" from the Grizzlies....I don't want him to retire this way.... Possible solution? How bout he goes to Cleveland (a place where he'd probably be more okay with a supporting role since Lebron is there...and they actually...uh, win)?
- Larry Johnson (finally) cut by the Chiefs...he hasn't been an effective runner for the better part of 2 years...he's a headcase...what else you need? Jamaal Charles is a beast too...
- Somebody get Stephen Jackson out of Golden State fast...I like him...Need him playing and being a clown...
- The team that shall not be named (aka Kevin Durant's team) laid the wood to Orlando by 30 last night... Vince, Rashard Lewis, and newcomer (and very good player) Ryan Anderson were out for Orlando...but wow... KD was efficient, and Russell Westbrook is suddenly a Rondo-like triple-double threat...
A look at the stats/league leaders from the Association....
- Scoring: CP3 averaging 27 a game...Kevin Durant and Lebron James being 8 and 9 in the scoring race respectively.... Chris Kaman averaging 23 a game (and being the best center in the West right now fyi)
- Rebounding: Gerald Wallace out-distancing the comp. by almost 2.0 rpg a game (leading the league at 13.8)...from the wing...lol.... The top 2 guys in rebounds per 48 minutes.... Tim Duncan (duh) and...Roy Hibbert!??!?! Okay, maybe I was a little wrong on him....
- Others: Josh Smith and Roy Hibbert (that guy again) are your league leaders in blocks...J-Smith looks more dedicated on that end...thank God... Big-ups to Greg Oden for his 2.4 bpg so far (in limited minutes)...he's showing signs... and let me just say...it's FUN to watch Rajon Rondo lock people down (3.13 steals a game too), and his on-ball D is vastly better
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