What a great weekend it's been for college football. If you're a sports fan (as I am), these past two days have presented a wealth of opportunities for football-related viewing.
The weekend opened with a very competitive Marshall-West Virginia game-a disappointing missed field goal at the end for Marshall capped off an otherwise well-played game. It was nice to see a school like Marshall receive more exposure,and they proved they have some talented players in quarterback Brian Anderson and running back Martin Ward.
Today received billing as 'Monster Saturday', and rightfully so. #1 Alabama and #17 Penn State played to a 24-3 result thanks to 'Bama's young and suddenly much improved defense, Ohio State took down 'The U' behind the arm and legs of Terrelle Pryor, South Carolina knocked off Georgia behind 37 carries and 2 TD's from freshman Marcus Lattimore, and Denard Robinson put Michigan on his back in compiling 502 total yards in an eventual fourth quarter defeat of Notre Dame.
Alabama played well despite not having Mark Ingram for the second straight week, which is good news for the Tide, as Ingram still appears to be week-to-week on that injured ankle. I'll personally be interested to see whether Lattimore and Robinson will continue to post the same type of statistics once they enter the teeth of the SEC and Big Ten schedules respectively. I highly doubt that teams like Wisconsin or especially Alabama will allow these two threats to run so extensively, but that's why we play four quarters every Saturday.
Thoughts on this weekend's action? Post any and all comments.
--Beau
Beau id just to say very nice on the blogspot...but more improtant things, Nebraska, i am very impressed with the way their starting out this year, very nice. Oklahoma bashing FSU was also a very big surprise for me, and watching florida is making me believe they are not gonna have a good year. After this week, my national championship pick is......Nebraska vs. Boise State, Boise has a weak schedule and i think Martinez and Nebraska are going to run the tables. Oh and on ur side...MSU will be 6-6 this year, lol and Michigan will be 8-3, lol
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you Jordan, Nebraska seems to be on the rise again. I also didn't expect Oklahoma to manhandle FSU the way they did, and you're absolutely right, Florida has looked down these past 2 weeks.
ReplyDeleteI'll be keeping my eyes on your national title pick, I also see Nebraska faring very well in the Big 12. So far, MSU HAS looked like a 6-6 team, and yes, U-M has a very good possibility to finish better than MSU, the way they've been playing.
Thanks for the comment!