Obviously there's a hundred games I could hit on... but for brevity sake I've picked a few... College first...
- Arizona/Iowa - The Wildcats prevailed despite a mini-collapse in the 2nd half and managed a huge win for the Pac 10... this was the best matchup of the day and lived up to the hype despite the 2:00 am finish... Arizona looked fast... very fast... and that crowd was electric... The critics of Iowa as overrated get a little ammunition but that Arizona team was solid, so not a terrible road loss 3000 miles away
- I really, really dislike Bobby Petrino... still... but I have a hard time hating Ryan Mallett even though he left Michigan in a 2-year lurch... he was masterful in that Georgia game...
- Auburn/Clemson - A brutal loss for the Tigers... Kyle Parker got beat up pretty bad but was a gamer throughout, and a fluke procedure penalty cost them a chance to win it in the next OT.. great crowd for a night game in an SEC building...
- Michigan State sneaks by ND... a crazy fake field goal pass call by D'Antonio (who later had a heart attack, but is recovering okay it seems... prayers for him) gave them the win... never seen anything quite like that... it was surreal at the end...
- Nebraska is legit... a 5-touchdown beat down of a decently talented Washington team on the road... and they made Jake Locker look terrible... be on the lookout for the Huskers...
To the National... Football... League...
- Dallas is 0-2... Jay Cutler and company did a number on them... and the every-year darlings of the media fall to 0-2.... they've been unable to run the ball (really they've abandoned it) and that has done them in, along with several unforced errors i.e. week 1 vs. the Skins... it's getting ugly in Dallas...
- The Redbirds lay the wood... nice to see the Falcons offense bounce back and light up Zona... Matt Ryan was efficient, Turner was very good pre-injury (reportedly mild) and Jason Snelling was a beast... I'll keep my asterisk by the defensive performance simply because Derek Anderson is an absolute catastrophe, but it was definitely an impressive performance by the Falcons... I'm encouraged
- Mike Vick son... Mike Vick... he's back... I have no idea how Andy Reid can keep him off the field after the last 2 weeks... he was fantastic against Detroit...
- Pittsburgh is 2-0 without Ben... a dominant defensive performance by the Steelers (aided by Tennessee's mistakes) leads to another win... Vince Young was dreadful, and Pittsburgh's D did enough to win this one despite 25 yards from Batch and under 70 from Mendenhall... ugly football here
- Brett Favre... abysmal... that's the only word to describe how he's looked in the Vikes 0-2 start... I'm taking a little pleasure in it... I can't lie to you... alas, Minnesota looks beat up, their receiving corps is pretty bad, and Peterson can't do it alone...
- Mark Sanchez outplays Tom Brady... never thought I'd see the day... it was pretty surreal though, simply because I can think of 4 throws off the top of my head that were ducks/bad decisions by Sanchez that worked out in his favor... I still didn't think he played particularly well in what I saw... but they get a much-needed win
- 497 yards for Matt Schaub... 428 for McNabb... and only 57 total points? That's pretty weird... I know 57 is kind of a lot... but there was over 1000 yards of offense in this game... lots of "between the 20s" football here... encouraging stuff from Washington in that their offense looked spry, and they kept Houston's running game in check... but that's a win they needed to steal...
- The Giants roll over to Indy... Peyton was ridiculous yet again last night... but the story was how bad the Giants O-line looked... Mathis and Freeney wreaked havoc all night, and let's not even get into Brandon Jacobs mini-meltdown... it was an embarrassing night for NYG...
- 5-1 in the picks segment over the weekend! Momentum building folks...
Other stuff...
- The Phillies don't lose anymore... but with a weekend sweep of the Mets, the Bravos find themselves up 2.5 games in the WC and still within 3 of Philly as they kickoff the series tonight... The pitching matchups and the ballpark look ugly for the Braves... and I think the goal is to not get swept... but maybe Jurrjens and Hanson will rise up...
- Carmelo Anthony officially on the block? Reportedly Denver is openly taking offers for Melo now... not shocking to anyone who's followed the story... but I'd be intrigued to see what kind of value they can get with little leverage...
- An announcing rant... I'm sorry... Pam Ward is an abomination behind a microphone doing college football... why does she keep getting promoted into better games/spots? On the bright side, she's overshadowed by how abysmal Lou Holtz and Lee Corso are starting to be (or in Holtz case, always has been)...
What to watch for on Monday...
- MNF - Saints/49ers - ESPN 8:30 - Time to see if San Fran is a legit threat at all...
- Braves/Phillies - SportSouth 7:00 - Jurrjens/Hamels - I hope Jurrjens circa 2009 shows up tonight at Citizens Bank...
Enjoy...
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