If you were busy watching No. 1 Texas destroy Missouri on Saturday night, chances are you missed one of the officials tackle quarterback Stephen Garcia in the LSU-South Carolina game. And as FanIQ.com points out, clearly this official had money riding on the Tigers since he flat out gave Garcia the business:
It’s like the dude forgot he was a ref for a second and saw an opportunity to make a play.
The Tigers eventually came from behind and won 24-17…easily covering the 2.5-point spread. Hmm…
Most of the talk surrounding Saturday night’s Big 12 bout between Missouri and Texas was either about how Colt McCoy is the best quarterback in the nation or how overrated he is. He still might not be the best quarterback in college football, but he certainly made a compelling argument for himself in the Longhorns’ 56-31 rout over the Tigers in Austin.
McCoy was a-beyond-impressive 29 of 32 for 336 yards and two touchdowns. He also didn’t throw any picks and even rushed for 23 yards and two scores.
The argument from non-McCoy supporters will be that one, MIZZOU’s defense isn’t that good and two, McCoy completed a ton of short, underneath routs in which his receivers gained a ton of yardage after the catch. But aren’t good quarterbacks supposed to take what the defense gives them? You can’t fault McCoy for hitting open receivers, especially considering on more than a handful occasions he escaped defenders and kept plays alive with his feet. (On one play, he even fumbled the ball, but still had the wherewithal to pick it up and find an open receiver for a first down.)
Too bad McCoy won’t face another tough defense the rest of the way, because doubters are going to point to the fact that even though Oklahoma’s D is still ranked in the top 25, observers will note that they haven’t been the same unit this year. But regardless, even those not convinced in McCoy’s play this year, it’s hard to say he’s overrated after his performances against OU and MIZZOU the past two weeks.
Hope all you bettors had the hindsight to take the over in the UTEP-Tulsa game, because the two teams combined for 56 points…in the first quarter. As of post time, UTEP leads 56-35 and it’s only midway through the third quarter.
Nice defensive effort by both teams; the offenses must feel like they’re facing air.
There’s no question how impressive Alabama has been this year in only Nick Saban’s second year. But even as they remain undefeated on the year following a 24-20 win over Ole’ Miss on Saturday, a troubling trend is developing for the Crimson Tide.
In their stunning 41-30 victory over Georgia in Week 5 – a win that catapulted them into the top 5 of the polls – ‘Bama took a 31-0 lead into halftime, only to allow UGA to get back into the ballgame before pulling away midway through the fourth quarter.
The following week, the Tide had a 14-0 halftime lead disappear in a 17-14 win over Kentucky. And after mounting a 24-7 first half lead over the Rebels on Saturday, Saban’s team once again had to hang on for victory.
Granted, the wins over UGA and Kentucky weren’t as close as the final scores indicated. And the Tide defense deserves credit for stifling opponents late in games. But it has to be at least a remote concern that teams have made halftime adjustments to limit ‘Bama’s offense in the second half the last three weeks. Obviously the Tide will gladly take the wins, but at some point Saban would like to see his team play an entire four quarters.
On the flip side to all of this, we might not have even seen Alabama’s best yet.
I hate to kick a proud program when it’s down, but Washington State’s performance this season has to be one of the worst in college football history. First year head coach Paul Wulff must be wondering why he left the comforts of Eastern Washington right about now.
The Cougars have allowed 60-plus points in four of eight games this year, including a 69-0 loss to USC on Saturday. USC’s win was the largest shutout victory since 1931 and coming into Saturday, oddsmakers actually made Washington State a 42-point underdog…at home…and the Trojans covered the spread by 27 points. That’s unbelievable.
But hey, at least the Cougars can hang their hat on that Week 4 win over Portland State this year. Quite frankly I didn’t even know Portland State had a football team.
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