Here are some accidental thoughts on endure weekend’s academy football action:
- My admired fan affiche of the weekend was one I saw at Iowa abaft the Academy Gameday set. The assurance read: “I skipped my sister’s marriage to arise to the Bold of the Year! Sorry Jill.” That’s classic. But it was addition assurance in that aforementioned army that absolutely ailing my interest. A kid in Florida Gators colors captivated one and it read: “Give Tebow The Heisman!”
Senior amateur Chris Leak is, to some, a accepted Heisman Trophy candidate. Yet, he can’t even get account from his own fans. What gives?
In a way, I accept how Gators admirers can be torn. Apprentice Tim Tebow had to bond Leak out in Tennessee on a analytical fourth-and-one, and it wasn’t until Tebow fabricated an actualization in the additional bisected that the Gators got it traveling adjoin Alabama. He’s feisty, he’s the atom off the bench, and he’s the a lot of accepted guy on the aggregation – the advancement QB. Also, Tebow is a apprentice so he’s blood-soaked that abracadabra word: Potential. And that can be as exhilarant as boscage abstract at a frat house.
But Leak is the one who makes the apparatus plan in Florida. The Gators aren’t traveling to run the table in the SEC, but that doesn’t beggarly they can’t accept a absurd division and possibly accomplish a civic appellation run. But afterwards they lose to either LSU or Auburn – no adventitious they win both – the alone affair that could derail their year is if Urban Meyer gets an acquisitive activate feel with Leak.
- I still don’t anticipate anyone is accessible to embrace Ohio State as a classic, elite, juggernaut, accepted civic appellation shoo-in. The Buckeyes are like a Rachel McAdams – bigger searching than you think, and solid in aggregate they do. But academy admirers and writers are still absorbed by teams like Florida or USC, which are like a Jessica Alba – abundantly hot, but not abundant actuality if it comes to demography affliction of business.
Even Vegas oddsmakers arise to be absorbed by the Alba ass, because they are still undervaluing Ohio State. The Buckeyes accept been an ATM machine, announcement 12 beeline adjoin the advance victories dating aback to endure year. That’s exceptional of for a aggregation with such civic exposure.
The acumen is partially their outstanding play, but partially bendable lines. During that 12-game run the Buckeyes accept faced alone two spreads of added than 20 points. Comparatively, Texas saw seven spreads of added than 20 credibility endure year during its 10-2 ATS season. The Longhorns saw alone two single-digit curve – adjoin Ohio State and Southern Cal.
- In the third division of its bold at South Carolina the Auburn Tigers horded the brawl like Iranian ability hording their country’s oil fortune. The Tigers breach had control for the absolute – I beggarly ENTIRE – third division and put the clasp on the Cocks en avenue to a 24-10 lead. My bet at Auburn (-13.5) was searching smooth.
But again at the a lot of analytical alliance of that bold the Tigers looked tentative. I was assured to see the analgesic aptitude of a civic championship contender. Instead I saw hesitancy.
South Carolina’s aboriginal second-half control didn’t yield abode until there was just 14:11 larboard in the game. If Auburn had attacked S. Carolina and affected a three-and-out it could’ve gotten ugly. Instead, their arrangement was passive. They alone rushed three defenders and fell aback into a bendable zone. Naturally, the Cocks got in a accent offensively and denticulate a touchdown. Afterwards Auburn got shut down, it was again aback in the easily of USC and Auburn abhorred overtime alone because of alone passes.
- Who is the best receiver in academy football? And afore you automatically say “Mario Manningham”, the Heisman applicant from Michigan, I accept addition name for you to consider: Georgia Tech’s Calvin Johnson.
Here are the numbers, and you decide:
Manningham – 21 catches, 452 yards, 21.5 boilerplate and 7 touchdowns.
Johnson – 25 catches, 426 yards, 17.0 boilerplate and 7 touchdowns.
Remember, Manningham has Steve Breaston (19 catches) on the added side, while Johnson has no one with added than 12 catches.
- What in acceptable God’s name was traveling on with that Virginia-Duke band endure week? The Cavaliers began as added than a touchdown admired but the band kept trickling down to a abutting of just -4. I admired this game, but got afraid off the band by the movement. Paranoia crept in during the aphotic of night, abduction my senses and cutting reason. The result: no play.
Yeah, so Virginia kicked the applesauce out of the Blue Devils 37-0. And the alone affair I was afraid by was my own stupidity. What can you do? And I still, for the activity of me, can’t amount out how Duke covered adjoin Wake Forest in anniversary two. I’m still bitter.
- Searching at the AP Polls, two things jump out at me. First, there’s no way Georgia should be No. 10. They’re bamboozlement top academy quarterbacks, and the approved “starter” Joe Tereshinski has about 15 abnormal of absolute experience. They’re receivers bead about as abounding passes as the Falcons, and admitting the aegis is first-rate they’ve still had to arise from abaft to exhausted Colorado and Ole Miss.
On the cast side, Clemson should be ranked college than 15. Their one accident was in overtime at Boston Academy if their added point was blocked. The Tigers are additional in the nation in scoring and are the atomic all-a-quiver aggregation in a actual doubtable ACC. I’ll be afraid if they don’t win the alliance title, and anticipate afterwards they railroad Wake Forest this anniversary they’ll acquisition their way into the Top 10.
- Here are some quick-hit thoughts for you:
TCU looked acutely collapsed for a aggregation aggravating to extend the nation’s longest acceptable streak.
Boise State looked like a aggregation on a mission adjoin Utah, but it will be absorbing to see if they can accompany that acuteness on the alley for a additional anniversary in a row. The aforementioned affair goes for Oregon.
South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe will be a solid NFL quarterback someday. That kid makes all the throws, and has a lot of appetite for a freshman.
I accede that Northern Illinois active aback Garrett Wolfe should be in the Heisman altercation but there’s no way he wins it.
Washington State showed a lot of affection endure weekend, and if NT Sedrick Ellis and WR Dwayne Jarrett don’t play this weekend again Washington could adhere about with USC.
Tebow’s backward bollix adjoin Alabama showed why it’s so important to bet a admired that you like aboriginal in the week.
How is Illinois adulatory on anyone’s home field? And how amusing was that John L. Williams meltdown. PLAYOFFS!?!?
- So, you anticipate Arizona State drillmaster Dirk Koetter is second-guessing the way he dealt with his preseason quarterback situation? Essentially it was a lose-lose-lose situation. Koettner’s Sun Devils are traveling down in flames. Rudy Carpenter is commutual just 54 percent of his passes and has nine interceptions in his 5 games. Sam Keller is on his way to Nebraska, area he will accept to sit out a year for transferring. What a mess.
- Here’s your account amend on nonconference annal by BCS schools:
ACC: 3-0 straight-up, 1-1 adjoin the advance (20-10 SU, 7-17 ATS for the season)
Big East: 4-1 SU, 3-1 ATS (25-8 SU, 20-6 ATS)
Big 10: 0-1 SU, 1-0 ATS (28-9 SU, 17-14 ATS)
Big 12: 2-0 SU, 0-0 ATS (33-14 SU, 19-13 ATS)
Pac 10: 0-0 SU, 0-0 ATS (20-7 SU, 10-14 ATS)
SEC: 3-0 SU, 1-2 ATS (25-7 SU, 15-14 ATS)
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