Some observations from college football Saturday:
– How can the number one ranked defense in the country not generate one stop in eight minutes with a national championship on the line? People not even watching the game knew Illinois was going to run Juice Williams on that final drive, and Ohio State still couldn’t do anything about it.
– Boy how attractive does that Ohio State-Michigan clash look right about now on a national level? Wisconsin did whatever it wanted against the Wolverine defense Saturday, triggering thoughts of Appalachian State and Oregon for UM fans.
– If you didn’t see highlights of Oklahoma’s DeMarco Murray’s performance against Baylor on Saturday, drop everything you’re doing and get to the nearest television set. His 91 yard kickoff return for a touchdown before halftime was utterly amazing.
– How fun is Kansas’s offense to watch? They can score from anywhere on the field. If it somehow comes to fruition, how great of a match up would LSU’s defense vs. Kansas’s offense be?
– Three things you can always count on in life: Death, taxes, and the teams in the Big East are all going to knock each other off at some point during the college football season. Connecticut looked horrible against Cincinnati, who ironically also knocked Rutgers off their pedestal last year.
– How the hell do voters not have Florida higher in the polls? The Gators being ranked No. 15 is a perfect explain of how screwed up these polls are.
– Hawaii’s Colt Brennan is a bad man (he’ll break the NCAA TD mark very soon), but I worry about how his game is going to transfer to the NFL. Although Brennan seems to have ha more pure talent, does anyone remember Timmy Chang? No? Exactly.
– A week after Kansas racked up 76 points on them, Nebraska turns around Saturday and scores 73 in a beat-down of Kansas State. Think Bill Callahan wants to keep his job or what?
– Navy 46, Notre Dame 44. Air Force 41, Notre Dame 24. Payback’s a b****, huh Notre Shame?
– Speaking of Navy, they racked up 35 points in the second quarter of their game against North Texas. Final score, Navy 74, North Texas 62. Did each offense just line up on the 20-yard line and run plays on air or what?
