COLLEGE
The BCS is in utter turmoil...
- Down goes Oklahoma State... I know this was on Friday, so I won't actually break it down 3 days later... but this was the first domino as the Pokes went down in a heap in Ames, Iowa...
- Down goes Oregon... Matt Barkley, everybody... 323 yards and 4 TD for the 2nd best QB in the country, and when USC took a 3 touchdown lead late, it seemed to be over... but Oregon made a furious comeback to get within a shanked field goal late of tying this thing and heading to OT... I had a bit of an issue with the clock management on Oregon's part late... they clearly played for a field goal, and with that offense rattling off 10 yards a play late, I didn't see the reason for that... leaving timeouts on the board isn't something I'd do... but it's tough to REALLY kill Chip Kelly after they were down 20+ points...
- Down goes Oklahoma... Speaking of ridiculous QB play... Robert Griffin III was inhuman on Saturday night... 551 total yards (not a misprint) including 479 through the air and 4 TDs (and 0 INT)... this one culminated in a ludicrous cross-field TD throw for the win late, and OU never had a chance defensively it seems... This was a bigger upset than the USC/Oregon game for me, and if USC was "allowed" to be ranked in the polls accurately, the country would know that...
- Down goes Clemson... this one matters a whole lot less than the other 3, but was in a more shocking fashion... 37-13?... to NC State?!... This is such a Clemson thing to do...
- Michigan takes control of a BCS Bid?.... a 45-17 drubbing over Nebraska in the Big House on Saturday... and as crazy as it sounds, Michigan seems to be in the pole position for a BCS At-large if they can finish off Ohio State (who they haven't beaten since 2003) this Saturday... the Big 10 championship game will be Michigan State and the Penn St./Wisconsin winner... but I'd take 10-2 and a BCS bid in Brady Hoke's freshman year...
- Lions 49, Panthers 35 - What an insane game this was... Matthew Stafford throws 5 TD's and NONE of them are to Calvin Johnson (huh?)... Cam Newton has flashes of incredible brilliance, and still manages to throw 4 INT... Detroit is down 27-14 at half and wins by 2 TDs... jeez...
- Packers 35, Bucs 26 - Probably shouldn't have been this close... my main thought here is Jordy Nelson... the guy seems to be unstoppable at this point, and I can't figure it out... at any rate, it's scary when GB puts up 35 despite getting virtually nothing from Greg Jennings and Jermichael Finley... oh, and what an incredible TD run in the first half by Blount... I think he broke 9 tackles
- Dolphins 35, Bills 8 - RIP Bills....
- Ravens 31, Bengals 24 - RIP Bengals... I think... Baltimore remembered to give Ray Rice the ball and good things happened...
- Falcons 23, Titans 17 - I honestly can't believe this game was this close on the scoreboard... I thought Atlanta dominated throughout, and just couldn't capitalize in the red zone... I absolutely HATED the punt at the end of the 1st half from the Titans 37 yard-line, but I guess Mike Smith is understandably gunshy... Shoutout to Michael Palmer on his 11-yarder in the 4th quarter...
- Bears 31, Chargers 20 - Man, the Chargers stink... but it turns out that the biggest story here came after the game when it was revealed that Jay Cutler has a broken thumb and could miss the rest of the season... that will be the dagger in Chicago, and it's unfortunate because I was actually starting to buy in for once on them... paging Caleb Hanie...
- Eagles 17, Giants 10 - Such a typical Giants meltdown... how do you lose this game at home to Vince Young? Especially when Desean Jackson gift-wraps you 50 yards on a taunting penalty and Young is COMPLETELY inept for the first 25 minutes or so... Hilarity... I guess the Eagles are still alive somehow...
What to watch for...
- Kansas City @ New England - ESPN 8:30 - I can't see the Chiefs competing here with Tyler Palko at the helm... but good luck... I'll be watching hoops
- Michigan vs. Memphis (in Maui) - ESPN2 3:00 - Big game here... 2 top-20 teams playing a 3:00 tip on a Monday... love it... Go blue...
- Tennessee vs. Duke (in Maui) - ESPN2 5:30 - Another good one here... and a real test for Duke on a neutral court...
- Georgetown vs. Kansas (in Maui) - ESPN2 11:50 pm - Great late night action... Georgetown has been a bit down recently, and that may continue...
- Missouri vs. Notre Dame (in KC) - ESPN2 7:30 - Nice game here... I'm excited to see Missouri...
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