As I was driving home from Baton Rouge yesterday, ESPN Radio started a segment talking about what college football fans could take from the opening weekend. We all know our brains and eyes were over-used and exhausted from sitting in front of the TV for consecutive hours this weekend, but there’s really nothing better. Here are the lessons I learned from kick off weekend:1. The Mountain West is indeed a force to be reckoned with. Just ask Okalahoma and Colorado…
2. Win or lose- Don’t taunt your opponent or you will get flat knocked out… and someone’s career will end.
3. Ole Miss did well, but Jevan Sneed wasn’t quite up to par with his hype.
4. Ohio State is once again, VASTLY overrated. They escaped by a thread against a scrappy Navy team.
5. Oklahoma State showed Georgia they mean business this season—a very impressive win.
6. Florida, Texas, and USC blew out their opponents, but let’s wait until they actually play a legitimate one.
7. No one team really looked like a stand out—everyone looked on somewhat the same level. Clear deviations and front-runners will likely develop as the season unfolds.
8. Alabama once again proved to Virginia Tech that they just can’t hang, no matter what they think.
9. LSU has some work to do when they return from their 2,000 mile trek. They won’t get by tough SEC opponents playing the way they did against Washington.
However, the most exciting game of the weekend was last night, as Miami survived a late drive by Florida State- winning 38-34. There was drama, excitement, a plethora of offense and defense- BOTH teams looked very tough. Oklahoma better watch out... they have Miami (at Miami) on October 3rd... I would hate for the Sooners to kick things off, and within the first month have 2 recorded losses...
What lessons did you learn this weekend?
I wouldn't be too terribly upset if Oklahoma kept losing...
ReplyDeleteIf TCU played LSU; who would you be rooting for? Is LSU overated or is the PAC10 underated?
ReplyDeleteI would HAVE to cheer for my alma mater... but it would be hard! After watching the games from this weekend alone I would say that LSU may be a bit overrated (or need more work) and the jury is still out on the Pac-10!
ReplyDeleteSo after week 1; look out for the MWC and the jury is still out on the PAC10? You're a homer Sarah. I'm glad you would root for the Frogs over the Tigers though, you got that one right!
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