Although this past Saturday was sort of a teaser for the monstrosity of a week that starts tomorrow, there were some nice games, and I enjoyed it! Oregon, Auburn, and TCU had off weeks, so there was no chance of a BCS scramble at the top.
Wanna know how big?
So big Alabama moved their game against Georgia State(yes, Georgia State) to Thursday to have extra time to prepare for Auburn this week. Why they were playing them this late in the season I don't know, but they really got in a nice scrimmage, or extra practice. So if you think about it, Alabama will have had two weeks off to prepare for Auburn. You don't need to know any stats from this game, Bama won the game before it started. Final score 63-7, Alabama.
TBSATCUBS.
Boise State dominated Fresno State 51-0, TCU had a bye week. Add to the list of things I don't like about Boise State, they have now played games on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday this season. Don't force your opponents to have a weird schedule just because you're bored from playing these peons, just play on Saturdays like everyone else.
Typical.
LSU plays games close, always, that's just what they do. Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt plays LSU close, always. So with those two facts in place, what do you think happened in Baton Rouge Saturday? Yep you guessed it, a nail biter, down to the wire finish as usual. But this time, there was no fake punt, field goal, 'what is Les Miles thinking?' type plays that also usually creep into LSU games that are close. It was just an old fashion back and forth, neither team giving up type of game. LSU QB Jordan Jefferson had his best game of the year, throwing for 254 yards and accounting for two touchdowns. Ole Miss rolled up 470 yards of offense on the best defense in the SEC, and hung in till the very last second. 32 points were scored in the fourth quarter alone by both teams. A desperation pass by Jeremiah "The Thief" Masoli that was intercepted took everything LSU had to win the game. And it didn't surprise me one bit. Final score 43-36, LSU.
Finally.
I know it was against Baylor, who at least is going to a bowl this year, but it was about time OU got a conference road victory. I mentioned last week that I still don't understand why OU QB Landry Jones gets the willies on the road, but he does. So it was good to see him shake it off and have a fantastic game, passing for 325 yards and three td's. OU receiver Ryan Broyles has put up monster number this year, he has caught 106 passes for 1,309 yards and 12 touchdowns. And as long as Demarco Murray stays healthy, hope I didn't just jinx him, OU cannot be stopped on offense. Final score 53-24. Oklahoma.
Speaking of offense.
There was no shortage of it in Starkville, MS as Arkansas and Mississippi State went at it. Both teams have decent defenses, but from the get go those were out the window. Arkansas could not stop Miss State's run game, and Miss State couldn't stop anything the Hogs were doing. It resulted in 488 yards for Arkansas, and 486 for Miss State. But that wasn't the real story of the game. That went to how the game ended. As Arkansas was trying to run out the clock with a three point lead with just a minute or so remaining, Knile Davis(who again had a huge game, 187 yards, three touchdowns) fumbled the ball in their own territory. Yes I kicked a chair. Miss State drove down and kicked a field goal to send it into overtime. After a great play by Ark linebacker Jericho Nelson to force a fumble at the goal line that resulted in touchback, Ark then missed a field goal that would have won it. On to the second overtime. The Hogs got aggressive again and scored in three plays to go up by 7. And finally, the defense showed up. The Hog defense forced Miss State into 4th and 7, and sacked Chris Relf to end the game. I immediately turned it off because I was neither happy or mad anymore, I just wanted it to be over, and thankfully it was. Final score 38-31.
Speaking of when will it end.
The most boring game of the day was Nebraska at Texas A&M. Again it seems to be a trend for A&M games to be either boring or frustrating. Maybe its those ugly uniforms, or the annoying chants and songs they do. But what makes it even more annoying, as if it is being rubbed in my face, is that they keep winning. Since switching to QB Ryan Tannehill, they haven't lost, including wins over two top ten teams. Credit the Aggie defense for holding Nebraska's offense to just 306 yards of offense. What also seems apparent however, is A&M must have some deal with the referees to call penalties on their opponents. I don't know about most of their games, but in their four biggest games of the year, their opponents have averaged 11.4 penalties per game. Hmmmm. Final score 9-6, Texas A&M.
Just gets it done.
My man Terrelle Pryor did just enough to beat Iowa. He hasn't been flashy of late, but still has Ohio State in the running for another Big Ten title. He accounted for 195 yards passing, and 78 rushing, and one TD. But most importantly, made big plays when it counted, and drove the Buckeyes down for the score with just 1:47 remaining. He is not going to win the Heisman like I predicted, but he is still awesome. Once again, Iowa starts the season in the top 10, only to finish in the middle of the Big Ten. Why people get so caught up with them I'll never understand. Final score 20-17, Ohio State.
The "what in the bleep was that?" game of the week.
Another team that gets a lot of hype and never lives up to it is Oregon State. Started out ranked in the top 25, but were 4-5 going into last weekend. USC came rolling into Corvallis looking good. I know the last time USC played Oregon State on the road, the Trojans were ranked number one, and the Beavers pulled the upset. But that wasn't going to happen again, right? WRONG! Oregon State came out with a vengeance, as if USC had cheated on them personally, not just the NCAA. They even took out USC QB Matt Barkley just before halftime by hurting his ankle(it was on purpose, I swear). Anyway, a "disappointing" Oregon State team shellacked them hard. Final score 36-7, WHAT?! Oregon State.
I didn't know it was 1935 again.
If you thought you were time warped back to when your milk was delivered to your front door, it was because two college football games were played at baseball stadiums. Illinois and Northwestern played a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, and Notre Dame and Army renewed their rivalry at Yankee Stadium. Both games used to be done that way all the time, back BEFORE World War II. I actually thought it was pretty cool, so did Illinois running back Mikel Leshoure, check his stats in the player of the week section.
Blowout of the week - earlier mentioned Alabama over Georgia State, 63-7.
8th grade basketball score of the week - Colorado over Kansas, 44-36.
Until next week.
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