What are all cool kids up to at 11:30 pm on a Saturday night in the fall? Watching college football ALL day, then blogging about it - DUH! Ha.Nonetheless - what a day! I started out on the big comfy couch at about 9:00 am watching the GameDay crew on the Smurf Turf, and needless to say the TV is just now going off. Phew - I'm exhausted, but nonetheless wanted to recap this wild and wacky day of entertaining football!
I'm just going to go through a quick recap of the notable games played this evening and my TCU game last night (maybe not all of them on the national stage, but at least in my world...)
*Alabama/Arkansas - WOW! I knew this was going to be a tough match-up with the high octane offense of Ryan Mallett, and boy was I right! Arkansas came out fired up, but slowly but surely the tough, grind-it-out offense of Alabama got the job done. It's unbelievable how effective Ingram and Richardson are as a duel threat - especially in the wildcat and after contact. They can move the whole pack while they keep churning away. Truly exceptional talent.
*Ohio State/another no name school on their scheulde - Buckeyes roll... big surprise.
*Boise State/Oregon State - Ohhhhhhhhhh you Beavers just broke my heart. The amount of this game that I saw (after flipping between every ESPN channel offered - I think I have carpal tunnel now... geez!) it looked like a pretty chippy game, definitley no love lost between these programs. The Broncos won, but not in the landslide that the GameDay crew was predicting. If I remember correctly Lee Corso said two things about OSU's chances: slim and none. Hmm, think this may be a What Was I Thinking in next week's show. Boise is solid, don't get me wrong - I just want to see more I suppose.
*TCU/SMU - Yikes. We did win the game, but it was NOT the knockout punch we were looking for. We kicked their pretty little pony QB around, but still wasn't our best showing. Still not convinced we're the same powerhouse of 2009, but hopefully my Frogs can prove me wrong!
*Auburn/South Carolina - WOW. Two solid and up-in-coming SEC programs. I just love Coach Spurrier... a true legend in sports. Good win for Auburn - this was a dog fight, they both looked pretty impressive.
*Texas/UCLA - Okay, Texas. I've really been wanting you to do something great so I could write a really nice blog about you. I made a promise (you know who you are!) to someone a couple weekends ago that I'd try and be nice - but you just WON'T let me! Sorry for the loss... it sure was a rough day for the burnt orange...
*LSU/West Virginia - Another W for the Tigers, and another UGLY W for the Tigers. Incredible how a team with zero offense is 4-0. Bring back Jarrett Lee (aka - a QB with an IQ over 30 who can actually throw the ball)... PLEEEEEEEEASE! Oh yeah, and give the Heisman to Patrick Petersen, what an ATHLETE! He's my dark horse candidate for Heisman.
*Mississippi State/Georgia - What a proud day for the Dawgs (the dawgs in maroon, that is...) Beating Georgia for the first time in a decade! Way to go Dan Mullen! Keep your eyes on Starkville in the next few years, I like what the ole Florida offensive coordinator has got cookin' down there.
All in all - one thing STILL rings true. The SEC is by far, leaps and bounds, head and shoulders, miles and miles ahead of all other conferences in college football. They are physical, agile, and built with just a brute strength that cannot be matched. I still wish we could see more teams dabble in the SEC. Let's see an Ohio State vs. Arkansas, TCU vs. Auburn, Boise State vs. Florida, Texas vs. LSU! How do those sound (other than losses for the Big 10, MWC, WAC and Big 12)? Sorry, I do love my Frogs - I'm just not sure they could match up with the SEC.
Okay, I'm done for the evening. My eyes need a rest from staring at screens - they're tired! See you next week and for tomorrow.... GO TEXANS!
