Same deal as last week. The Must-See Games were a little bit of a letdown entertainment wise. If you were cheering for the home team though (like me cheering for Oklahoma), then the Must-See Games were your treat to watch. Here it goes again!
the Meat Life Must Sees:
In the first couple drives, this game had the makings of a classic shootout. Each team drove decisively down the field. Then, things got ugly. The young OU defense stuffed the Seminoles and QB Christian Ponder for most of the rest of the game. The Sooners and QB Landry Jones took advantage of a leaky FSU secondary, throwing for 320 yards and scoring 34 points…in the first half! They didn’t need RB DeMarco Murray to run the ball 35 times to pull this victory off. Sooners roll over FSU 47-17.
Miami (FL) at Ohio State
The Hurricanes special teams certainly kept it interesting in the first half, scoring a kickoff return and a punt return for TDs, but this was all Terrelle Pryor and the Buckeyes in this one. Miami QB Jacoby Harris was plagued by the Ohio State defense all day, throwing 4 INTs. Pryor did his best to keep the Heisman hype rolling leading the team in passing and rushing with 346 total yards. Buckeyes stomp Miami 36-24.
The Hurricanes special teams certainly kept it interesting in the first half, scoring a kickoff return and a punt return for TDs, but this was all Terrelle Pryor and the Buckeyes in this one. Miami QB Jacoby Harris was plagued by the Ohio State defense all day, throwing 4 INTs. Pryor did his best to keep the Heisman hype rolling leading the team in passing and rushing with 346 total yards. Buckeyes stomp Miami 36-24.
Penn State at Alabama
There was some concern with last year’s Heisman winner RB Mark Ingram still sidelined with the knee injury, but Alabama’s Trent Richardson filled in nicely for the second week in a row rushing 144 yards. This game was never close, unless you count the six minutes it was scoreless. Alabama coasts to a 24-3 victory over the Nittany Lions.
There was some concern with last year’s Heisman winner RB Mark Ingram still sidelined with the knee injury, but Alabama’s Trent Richardson filled in nicely for the second week in a row rushing 144 yards. This game was never close, unless you count the six minutes it was scoreless. Alabama coasts to a 24-3 victory over the Nittany Lions.
the Meat Life If You Had The Time…:
Unlike my brother’s hatred for Big Ten/Notre Dame style football, I thought this game was very entertaining and probably the most entertaining in the weekend ESPN hyped as “Monster Saturday.” Notre Dame QB Dave Crist misses most of the first half as Michigan takes a commanding 21-7 lead behind dynamic running/passing QB Denard Robinson a.k.a. "Shoelace." Crist comes back in the second half and rallies the Fighting Irish as they take the lead 24-21. It then becomes the Denard Robinson show once again, as he led a 72-yard drive down the field for the winning score. Robinson had 502 yards of total offense alone, 258 of those rushing, enough for 5th most in a game in Michigan history. If they keep playing like this, I might have to take what I said about RichRod back. Wolverines pull out 28-24 above Notre Dame.
South Florida at Florida
This game was great in the first half. South Florida held a 7-0 lead until toward the end of the first half. Then the second half came and they imploded. Gators RB Jeff Demps takes over the game, running a career-high 139 yards and 255 all-purpose yards. South Florida just kept turning the ball over with 4 INTs throw by QB BJ Daniels (he only completed 5 passes to his team). The Gators take the game from South Florida 38-14.
This game was great in the first half. South Florida held a 7-0 lead until toward the end of the first half. Then the second half came and they imploded. Gators RB Jeff Demps takes over the game, running a career-high 139 yards and 255 all-purpose yards. South Florida just kept turning the ball over with 4 INTs throw by QB BJ Daniels (he only completed 5 passes to his team). The Gators take the game from South Florida 38-14.
Oregon at Tennessee
This was building up to be a classic. The game was delayed due to lightning in the first quarter. Tennessee was holding their own and had a tie with the visiting Ducks 13-13 at half. Then lightning struck Oregon, scoring 35 unanswered points in the second half. The Volunteers offense was shut out in the second half. Oregon RB LaMichael James had a nice game after serving a one game suspension, rushing for 134 yards. Ducks top Tennessee 48-13.
This was building up to be a classic. The game was delayed due to lightning in the first quarter. Tennessee was holding their own and had a tie with the visiting Ducks 13-13 at half. Then lightning struck Oregon, scoring 35 unanswered points in the second half. The Volunteers offense was shut out in the second half. Oregon RB LaMichael James had a nice game after serving a one game suspension, rushing for 134 yards. Ducks top Tennessee 48-13.
There weren’t any games I wished I had included on this list this week. Although I would say this, it was a bad time to be a ranked ACC team. Each team that was ranked lost, the worst was Virginia Tech’s choke-fest to FCS and Founding Father James Madison 21-16 (although Georgia Tech’s 28-23 loss to Kansas wasn’t pretty either, Kansas lost to FCS North Dakota State the previous week 6-3). At least Florida State and Miami got beat down by top ten teams. Out of the previous ranked teams, only Miami is still ranked in the top 25 in the AP and Coaches’ polls.
Okay kids, here are my picks for next week:
Must See:
BYU at Florida State Saturday 2:30PM CDT
Nebraska at Washington Saturday 2:30PM CDT
Texas at Texas Tech Saturday 7:00PM CDT
BYU at Florida State Saturday 2:30PM CDT
Nebraska at Washington Saturday 2:30PM CDT
Texas at Texas Tech Saturday 7:00PM CDT
If you have the time…:
Arkansas at Georgia Saturday 11:00AM CDT
Baylor at TCU Saturday 3:30PM CDT
Arkansas at Georgia Saturday 11:00AM CDT
Baylor at TCU Saturday 3:30PM CDT
Enjoy!
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