Here are some quick hit thoughts for the week that was in college football:
– I give massive props to West Virginia’s Pat White for trying to tough it out and play with a dislocated finger. That kid manned-up when his team needed him most, but unfortunately the injury was too much to overcome. However, I don’t feel sorry for WVU and I don’t want to hear that they lost because of not having White. Pitt has a solid defense, but there’s no excuse for the Mountaineers to score only 9 points at home, even without White. With how bad Pitt’s offense is, two touchdowns would have won it for WVU and they couldn’t muster that.
– So much for Mizzo’s high-powered offense. It was clear that Oklahoma’s defense came out on a mission and that was to punish every player in a black and gold helmet. It seemed that every time one of the Tigers receivers made a play, they limped off to the sideline.
– Don’t tell me Hawaii doesn’t at least deserve mention for a national title appearance. Yeah, they play in the WAC and their schedule is a joke. However, they still finished undefeated and they arguable play under some of the toughest circumstances considering the time and travel difficulties they face throughout the year. I’m not advocating they actually play for the title, but they at least deserve mention with how many two-loss teams are in the mix.
– What a tough night for Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge. The Vols had LSU on the ropes until Jonathan Zenon took one of Ainge’s passes to the house early in the fourth quarter. Then, Ainge looked great leading UT down the field, only to throw another pick in the red zone. Ouch.
– Central Florida’s Kevin Smith is the best running back nobody is talking about. Of course, I said a similar thing about Ainge two weeks ago and we all know how that turned out.
– Raise your hand if you thought Matt Ryan was going to lead Boston College to another fourth quarter comeback over Virginia Tech…
– Did the stars align for Ohio State or what? Oklahoma beating Missouri obviously wasn’t far-fetched, but Pitt topping West Virginia certainly was.
– So does Georgia get in vs. Ohio State or do voters put LSU back in the title game? Are Ohio State and LSU the two best teams in college football? I don’t know, but it doesn’t matter anyway. The fine folks at the BCS obviously aren’t interested in answering that question.
