Games I saw some of:
Florida 29-21 Kentucky
*sigh* classic Kentucky football....Held the lead most of the game, had the chance to re-take the lead in the last minute, missed the FG, give up an extra TD while Florida was running out the clock, didn't even cover the spread. Oh well, UK did look better than Florida for most of this game and that's not insignificant; the flipside to that: I got a feeling Florida will be better with their 2nd string QB than they would've been with the starter. We'll see. Florida is fine but doesn't strike me as top ten quality; Kentucky is okay, should probably win more than they lose this year, which is nice.
Top 25
Handled their business
(1) Clemson, (2) Alabama, (3) Georgia, (4) LSU, (5) Oklahoma, (6) Ohio State, (7) Notre Dame, (8) Auburn, (11) Utah, (12) Texas, (13) Penn State, (15) Oregon, (16) Texas A&M, (17) Central Florida, (20) Washington State, (22) Boise State, (23) Washington, (25) Virginia
Won but did not impress
(9) Florida. Scrambling late to beat Kentucky who was handing them the game does not inspire confidence. Losing their starting QB could turn out to be a blessing in disguise...or it could be the death knell of their season (Kentucky ain't on the schedule no more!).
(19) Iowa. Pulling out a grudge match on the road is probably more impressive than I'm giving it credit for (I looked the other way for Penn State, for example).
Did not get it done
(18) Michigan State. Felt like they were gonna pull out the slugfest with Arizona State but they did not. Sparty has a good D but no offense to speak of.
(21) Maryland. They ran up the score well in their first coupla games but couldn't get it going against that Temple juggernaut.
(24) Southern Cal. Just reminds us that in this top 25 world, there are really only 15-20 teams worth keeping up with.
Notable games next week
(7) Notre Dame @ (3) Georgia (should be fun)
(11) Michigan @ (13) Wisconsin (can the Wolverine D stand up to the Badger running attack?)
(8) Auburn @ (17) Texas A&M (A&M strikes me as better than usual this year, that enough to give them a convincing W over an SEC West foe?)
(22)Washington @ BYU (this match could have a big impact on the PAC-12 this season)
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Thursday, November 29, 2018
2018-19 NCAA Football (Weeks 12 & 13)
Week 12
Top 25
Handled their business
(1) Alabama, (2) Clemson, (3) Notre Dame, (4) Michigan, (5) Georgia, (6) Oklahoma, (7) LSU, (8) Washington State, (10) Ohio State (shaky again but got the W), (11) Central Florida, (13) Florida, (14) Penn State, (15) Texas, (17) Kentucky, (18) Washington, (19) Utah, (21) Mississippi State, (22) Northwestern, (23) Utah State, (25) Boise State
Bad beat
(12) Syracuse (Notre Dame seems to have caught everyone at their peak ranking, right?)
Not so good
(9) West Virginia (I knew WVU would score, didn't occur to me that Okla St would keep up, bad loss)
Week 13
Top 25
Handled their business
(1) Alabama, (2) Clemson, (3) Notre Dame, (5) Georgia, (6) Oklahoma, (9) Central Florida, (10) Ohio State, (11) Florida, (12) Penn State, (14) Texas, (15) Kentucky, (16) Washington, (17) Utah, (18) Mississippi State, (19) Northwestern, (20) Syracuse, (22) Texas A&M (23) Boise State, (25) Iowa State
Bad beat
(7) LSU (7 OT's on the road? Okay, I'm gonna let that go, that's not a bad L)
Not so good
(4) Michigan (all you gotta do was beat Notre Dame and/or Ohio State; sorry, but 0-2 means you had a bad year)
(8) Washington State (hmmm, home field in a snow storm, still couldn't get it done?)
(13) West Virginia (needed to beat OU, didn't get it done)
(21) Utah State (good year, but they needed that win on the road)
(24) Pittsburgh (why were they ranked?)
Next week
Pac-12: (17) Utah @ (11) Washington (I gotta go with Washington)
Big 12: (14) Texas @ (5) Oklahoma (I see a Sooner revenge beatdown coming)
American: Memphis @ (8) Central Florida (Memphis keeps game close, UCF lost their QB, gonna be tough for UCF to keep that winning streak going)
SEC: (1) Alabama @ (5) Georgia (UGA beat Kentucky 34-17, I'd say Bama is similarly better than Georgia)
Mountain West: (25) Fresno State @ (23) Boise State (I'll go with Fresno to avenge their loss to BSU this year)
ACC: (2) Clemson @ Pittsburgh (if Pitt beats Clemson I'll eat my hat)
Big 10: (21) Northwestern @ (6) Ohio State (Buckeyes have had a lot of shaky games this year, but I'd be surprised if Northwestern gave them much of a game)
Drake @ (23) Iowa State (Look for Iowa State to run up the score)
My rankings
1) Alabama (if they lose to UGA, they're still in the playoff--who the hell else is gonna win 29-0 at LSU?)
2) Clemson (can they beat Alabama? I have no idea but I gotta at least think they've got a shot)
3) Oklahoma (wouldn't beat Alabama but that offense would at least give them an interesting game)
4) Georgia (if they can beat Bama, they're in...I don't think they will but they're gonna get a shot at it)
5) Notre Dame (yeah, they're undefeated, but I don't think they'd beat OU or UGA, so I have them #5)
6) Central Florida (may not be any good, especially down a starting QB, but I'd rather see them in than anyone else)
7) Ohio State (this is solely because somebody has to be #7; don't forget: got lucky against TCU, Penn State, Michigan State, farted around with Nebraska (who is not good), probably should've lost to Maryland, got rolled by Purdue; since I was never particularly impressed with Michigan, I'm struggling to see how the Buckeyes would even come close to having a chance to Alabama)
8) who cares? (I'd go with Washington if they handle their business this weekend, I got no need for LSU, Michigan, Florida, Penn State--this is why God invented a 4-team playoff! Don't mess with a good thing!)
Top 25
Handled their business
(1) Alabama, (2) Clemson, (3) Notre Dame, (4) Michigan, (5) Georgia, (6) Oklahoma, (7) LSU, (8) Washington State, (10) Ohio State (shaky again but got the W), (11) Central Florida, (13) Florida, (14) Penn State, (15) Texas, (17) Kentucky, (18) Washington, (19) Utah, (21) Mississippi State, (22) Northwestern, (23) Utah State, (25) Boise State
Bad beat
(12) Syracuse (Notre Dame seems to have caught everyone at their peak ranking, right?)
(16) Iowa State (great at hanging around, just okay at actually getting wins)
(24) Cincinnati (not sure why they're ranked)
(9) West Virginia (I knew WVU would score, didn't occur to me that Okla St would keep up, bad loss)
(20) Boston College (to Florida State? C'mon, man, blew a great chance to drop a beatdown on a conference rival)
Week 13
Top 25
Handled their business
(1) Alabama, (2) Clemson, (3) Notre Dame, (5) Georgia, (6) Oklahoma, (9) Central Florida, (10) Ohio State, (11) Florida, (12) Penn State, (14) Texas, (15) Kentucky, (16) Washington, (17) Utah, (18) Mississippi State, (19) Northwestern, (20) Syracuse, (22) Texas A&M (23) Boise State, (25) Iowa State
Bad beat
(7) LSU (7 OT's on the road? Okay, I'm gonna let that go, that's not a bad L)
Not so good
(4) Michigan (all you gotta do was beat Notre Dame and/or Ohio State; sorry, but 0-2 means you had a bad year)
(8) Washington State (hmmm, home field in a snow storm, still couldn't get it done?)
(13) West Virginia (needed to beat OU, didn't get it done)
(21) Utah State (good year, but they needed that win on the road)
(24) Pittsburgh (why were they ranked?)
Next week
Pac-12: (17) Utah @ (11) Washington (I gotta go with Washington)
Big 12: (14) Texas @ (5) Oklahoma (I see a Sooner revenge beatdown coming)
American: Memphis @ (8) Central Florida (Memphis keeps game close, UCF lost their QB, gonna be tough for UCF to keep that winning streak going)
SEC: (1) Alabama @ (5) Georgia (UGA beat Kentucky 34-17, I'd say Bama is similarly better than Georgia)
Mountain West: (25) Fresno State @ (23) Boise State (I'll go with Fresno to avenge their loss to BSU this year)
ACC: (2) Clemson @ Pittsburgh (if Pitt beats Clemson I'll eat my hat)
Big 10: (21) Northwestern @ (6) Ohio State (Buckeyes have had a lot of shaky games this year, but I'd be surprised if Northwestern gave them much of a game)
Drake @ (23) Iowa State (Look for Iowa State to run up the score)
My rankings
1) Alabama (if they lose to UGA, they're still in the playoff--who the hell else is gonna win 29-0 at LSU?)
2) Clemson (can they beat Alabama? I have no idea but I gotta at least think they've got a shot)
3) Oklahoma (wouldn't beat Alabama but that offense would at least give them an interesting game)
4) Georgia (if they can beat Bama, they're in...I don't think they will but they're gonna get a shot at it)
5) Notre Dame (yeah, they're undefeated, but I don't think they'd beat OU or UGA, so I have them #5)
6) Central Florida (may not be any good, especially down a starting QB, but I'd rather see them in than anyone else)
7) Ohio State (this is solely because somebody has to be #7; don't forget: got lucky against TCU, Penn State, Michigan State, farted around with Nebraska (who is not good), probably should've lost to Maryland, got rolled by Purdue; since I was never particularly impressed with Michigan, I'm struggling to see how the Buckeyes would even come close to having a chance to Alabama)
8) who cares? (I'd go with Washington if they handle their business this weekend, I got no need for LSU, Michigan, Florida, Penn State--this is why God invented a 4-team playoff! Don't mess with a good thing!)
Sunday, September 17, 2017
2017-18 NCAA Football (Week 3)
(23) Tennessee 20-26 (24) Florida
This was the match to decide once and for all who is almost a top 20 team and who is probably not a top 20 team! I watched this game and I gotta say: the last 10 minutes was the best part. I thought UT's QB was not good and their kicker had a terrible game, both teams had solid D-lines, my gut is that Florida is the slightly better team, but not in the hunt for an SEC crown. Both teams tried to hard to give the game away in the end and Tennessee tried harder. Fine with me, I'm just glad there wasn't any OT.
(3) Clemson 47-21 (14) Louisville
Felt at first like Louisville was gonna hang....but that didn't last long. Clemson is legit, man, it's early, they may stumble but I suspect they'll be there at the end. They've got so much speed at the skill positions, a smothering D-line, the QB is just fine, even the special teams looks like a cut above. They'll be top 5 all year. As for Louisville, they haven't impressed so far but this loss was a bad beat, they'll be better than this going forward.
Top 25
Handled their business:
(1) Alabama, (2) Oklahoma, (3) Clemson, (5) Penn State, (6) Washington, (8) Ohio State, (9) Oklahoma State, (10) Wisconsin, (13) Georgia, (15) Auburn, (16) Virginia Tech, (20) TCU, (21) Washington State, (22) South Florida, (24) Florida
Got it done but did not impress
Texas 24-27 (2OT) (4) USC. I watched most all of this game and I thought Southern Cal was the better team but made too many dumb turnovers and didn't make plays to finish the game down the stretch. They did well to come back and luck their way to a W against an overmatched Texas team. USC got the W but they did not look good doing it.
Air Force 13-29 (7) Michigan. I kinda thought the Wolverines would come out big in this game, looking to run up the score and getting the opportunity to do so from a pass-happy Air Force team. I didn't see any of this but apparently none of that happened and Michigan's offense slunked along unconvincingly through the 1st half.
Bad beat
(14) Louisville
Not so good
(12) LSU 7-37 Mississippi State. Yipes! LSU's offense is always a mystery but, man, they got straight thumped in Starkville.
(18) Kansas State 7-14 Vanderbilt. Hmmmm....kinda thought K State would have no problem running up points in Nashville, looks likes Vandy is better than we thought...?
(19) Stanford 17-20 San Diego State. Just noticed this score. Looks like Stanford is not gonna hang around this season.
(23) Tennessee 20-26 (24) Florida. UT has a bad QB, terrible special teams and a suspect secondary, they did not look good in this game--and still had their chances late!
(25) UCLA 45-48 Memphis. Yeah, I had this one. An overrated West Coast team playing a noon game against unheralded eastern squad, this one was easy to see coming.
Cancelled/Postponed (lasting effect of Hurricane Irma)
(17) Miami @ (11) Florida State (postponed);
Other interesting games:
New Mexico 14-28 Boise State. Got my eye on Boise State, I suspect they'll be in the top 20 soon.
Northern Illinois 21-17 Nebraska. Man, time was when this result would've gotten somebody fired, the fact that that probably won't even happen is kinda sad.
Oregon 49-13 Wyoming. The Ducks can clearly score points, with Stanford and UCLA flailing and Southern Cal looking far from dominant, is there still time for Oregon to make an impact this season?
Kentucky 23-13 South Carolina. Didn't see that coming. So after 3 weeks Kentucky and Vandy have better records than Auburn, LSU and Tennessee?
Next week's interesting games:
(16) TCU @ (6) Oklahoma State
(17) Mississippi State @ (11) Georgia
This was the match to decide once and for all who is almost a top 20 team and who is probably not a top 20 team! I watched this game and I gotta say: the last 10 minutes was the best part. I thought UT's QB was not good and their kicker had a terrible game, both teams had solid D-lines, my gut is that Florida is the slightly better team, but not in the hunt for an SEC crown. Both teams tried to hard to give the game away in the end and Tennessee tried harder. Fine with me, I'm just glad there wasn't any OT.
(3) Clemson 47-21 (14) Louisville
Felt at first like Louisville was gonna hang....but that didn't last long. Clemson is legit, man, it's early, they may stumble but I suspect they'll be there at the end. They've got so much speed at the skill positions, a smothering D-line, the QB is just fine, even the special teams looks like a cut above. They'll be top 5 all year. As for Louisville, they haven't impressed so far but this loss was a bad beat, they'll be better than this going forward.
Top 25
Handled their business:
(1) Alabama, (2) Oklahoma, (3) Clemson, (5) Penn State, (6) Washington, (8) Ohio State, (9) Oklahoma State, (10) Wisconsin, (13) Georgia, (15) Auburn, (16) Virginia Tech, (20) TCU, (21) Washington State, (22) South Florida, (24) Florida
Got it done but did not impress
Texas 24-27 (2OT) (4) USC. I watched most all of this game and I thought Southern Cal was the better team but made too many dumb turnovers and didn't make plays to finish the game down the stretch. They did well to come back and luck their way to a W against an overmatched Texas team. USC got the W but they did not look good doing it.
Air Force 13-29 (7) Michigan. I kinda thought the Wolverines would come out big in this game, looking to run up the score and getting the opportunity to do so from a pass-happy Air Force team. I didn't see any of this but apparently none of that happened and Michigan's offense slunked along unconvincingly through the 1st half.
Bad beat
(14) Louisville
Not so good
(12) LSU 7-37 Mississippi State. Yipes! LSU's offense is always a mystery but, man, they got straight thumped in Starkville.
(18) Kansas State 7-14 Vanderbilt. Hmmmm....kinda thought K State would have no problem running up points in Nashville, looks likes Vandy is better than we thought...?
(19) Stanford 17-20 San Diego State. Just noticed this score. Looks like Stanford is not gonna hang around this season.
(23) Tennessee 20-26 (24) Florida. UT has a bad QB, terrible special teams and a suspect secondary, they did not look good in this game--and still had their chances late!
(25) UCLA 45-48 Memphis. Yeah, I had this one. An overrated West Coast team playing a noon game against unheralded eastern squad, this one was easy to see coming.
Cancelled/Postponed (lasting effect of Hurricane Irma)
(17) Miami @ (11) Florida State (postponed);
New Mexico 14-28 Boise State. Got my eye on Boise State, I suspect they'll be in the top 20 soon.
Northern Illinois 21-17 Nebraska. Man, time was when this result would've gotten somebody fired, the fact that that probably won't even happen is kinda sad.
Oregon 49-13 Wyoming. The Ducks can clearly score points, with Stanford and UCLA flailing and Southern Cal looking far from dominant, is there still time for Oregon to make an impact this season?
Kentucky 23-13 South Carolina. Didn't see that coming. So after 3 weeks Kentucky and Vandy have better records than Auburn, LSU and Tennessee?
Next week's interesting games:
(16) TCU @ (6) Oklahoma State
(17) Mississippi State @ (11) Georgia
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
2017-18 NCAA Football (Week 2)
(13) Auburn 6-14 (3) Clemson
Not a lot of offense in this game. Auburn fans are acting like this is a bad loss but I think holding that Clemson attack to 14 points isn't bad. Good win for Clemson, this combined with Buckeyes gacking up a home game cements their Bama-in-waiting status early.
(5) Oklahoma 31-16 (2) Ohio State
Good win for OK. Looked like they'd play each other to a stalemate but the Sooners were finally able to punch through the Buckeye D, while the Buckeye offense just never get going. Not a terrible loss for OSU but Michigan's looking good, so their margin for error is razor thin.
(14) Stanford 24-42 (6) Southern Cal
Bummer of a loss for Stanford fans but a good ol' fashioned thumping of a conference foe in front of the home folks was what Southern Cal needed. I wouldn't write off Stanford just yet, these outcomes happen when you play the same foes year in year out.
(15) Georgia 20-19 (24) Notre Dame
I thought Notre Dame was generally the better team, but weren't able to get that last score or last stop they needed. Good win for Georgia, thought they might leap frog more people in this week's ranking; not a terrible loss for Notre Dame, they have USC, Stanford, Miami on the schedule, they can still put together a good season.
Top 25
Handled their business:
(1) Alabama, (3) Clemson, (4) Penn State, (5) Oklahoma, (6) Southern Cal, (7) Washington, (8) Michigan, (9) Wisconsin, (11) Oklahoma State, (12) LSU, (15) Georgia, (17) Louisville, (18) Virginia Tech, (19) Kansas State, (23) TCU, (25) Tennessee
Got it done but did not impress
(20) Washington State (going triple OT at home to an unranked Boise St that basically matched them every step of the way, suggests that they are an edge of top 20 team at best--and maybe Boise St too)
Bad beat
(13) Auburn
(14) Stanford
(24) Notre Dame (felt like they were gonna pull it it out)
Not so good
(2) Ohio State (getting steadily thumped through the 2nd half in an early season home game just don't seem right for an Urban Meyer squad)
Cancelled/Postponed (casualties of Hurricane Irma)
(10) Florida State, (16) Miami, (21) South Florida, (22) Florida
Other interesting games: Iowa 44-41 (ot) at Iowa St (road rivalry win, nice work, Hawkeyes), Indiana 34-16 Virginia (Hoosiers Run Wild in Chancellorsville, only in Trump's America smh), Nebraska 35-42 Oregon (fun game, watched some of them running up and down on each other, good stuff for football lovers, not sure it impacts the ranking much, doubt we'll see either of these teams making any kind of run this season), South Carolina 31-13 at Missouri (are the Gamecocks good or the Tigers bad?), Utah 19-13 BYU (Utes takin care of bidness, another road rivalry win)
Next week's interesting games: (17) Miami @ (11) Florida State (postponed); (23) Tennessee @ (24) Florida; (3) Clemson @ (14) Louisville
Not a lot of offense in this game. Auburn fans are acting like this is a bad loss but I think holding that Clemson attack to 14 points isn't bad. Good win for Clemson, this combined with Buckeyes gacking up a home game cements their Bama-in-waiting status early.
(5) Oklahoma 31-16 (2) Ohio State
Good win for OK. Looked like they'd play each other to a stalemate but the Sooners were finally able to punch through the Buckeye D, while the Buckeye offense just never get going. Not a terrible loss for OSU but Michigan's looking good, so their margin for error is razor thin.
(14) Stanford 24-42 (6) Southern Cal
Bummer of a loss for Stanford fans but a good ol' fashioned thumping of a conference foe in front of the home folks was what Southern Cal needed. I wouldn't write off Stanford just yet, these outcomes happen when you play the same foes year in year out.
(15) Georgia 20-19 (24) Notre Dame
I thought Notre Dame was generally the better team, but weren't able to get that last score or last stop they needed. Good win for Georgia, thought they might leap frog more people in this week's ranking; not a terrible loss for Notre Dame, they have USC, Stanford, Miami on the schedule, they can still put together a good season.
Top 25
Handled their business:
(1) Alabama, (3) Clemson, (4) Penn State, (5) Oklahoma, (6) Southern Cal, (7) Washington, (8) Michigan, (9) Wisconsin, (11) Oklahoma State, (12) LSU, (15) Georgia, (17) Louisville, (18) Virginia Tech, (19) Kansas State, (23) TCU, (25) Tennessee
Got it done but did not impress
(20) Washington State (going triple OT at home to an unranked Boise St that basically matched them every step of the way, suggests that they are an edge of top 20 team at best--and maybe Boise St too)
Bad beat
(13) Auburn
(14) Stanford
(24) Notre Dame (felt like they were gonna pull it it out)
Not so good
(2) Ohio State (getting steadily thumped through the 2nd half in an early season home game just don't seem right for an Urban Meyer squad)
Cancelled/Postponed (casualties of Hurricane Irma)
(10) Florida State, (16) Miami, (21) South Florida, (22) Florida
Other interesting games: Iowa 44-41 (ot) at Iowa St (road rivalry win, nice work, Hawkeyes), Indiana 34-16 Virginia (Hoosiers Run Wild in Chancellorsville, only in Trump's America smh), Nebraska 35-42 Oregon (fun game, watched some of them running up and down on each other, good stuff for football lovers, not sure it impacts the ranking much, doubt we'll see either of these teams making any kind of run this season), South Carolina 31-13 at Missouri (are the Gamecocks good or the Tigers bad?), Utah 19-13 BYU (Utes takin care of bidness, another road rivalry win)
Next week's interesting games: (17) Miami @ (11) Florida State (postponed); (23) Tennessee @ (24) Florida; (3) Clemson @ (14) Louisville
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