* Is it me or is the talent level and number of good teams way down? I watched Texas and Oklahoma (2 pre-season top 10 teams) play a game so sloppy, you may have seen a better performance at your local high school on Friday night. Just awful. 8 turnovers, 21 penalties, poor special teams: the definition of undisciplined football. Colt McCoy, one of the Heisman favorites, threw for 127 yards and averaged 3.3 YPA.
* To add to my previous thought, what happened to the supreme talent that Florida was supposed to posses. Their offense is extremely predictable and one-dimensional: snap to Tebow, try to block, Tebow run hard. I thought Urban Meyer was an offensive genius. There are no play-makers and no speed on the outside right now. I don't like their repeat chances.
* Notice the two teams in the above thoughts are the supposed favorites to play for the National Title. I'm just saying.
* Well, Notre Dame, you didn't let me down. I almost thought you were going to beat USC. Alas, things are normal. Consider how far the Irish have fallen. They were 10 point underdogs at home against a team starting a true freshman at quarterback. This is as mediocre a USC team as Weis will see; his opportunity to beat the Trojans has passed. Next year will be the 30 point drubbing we're all used to and most likely the end of Weis' "decided schematic advantage" at Notre Dame.
* Speaking of the Irish, how is the talent level on the defensive side of the ball and offensive line so poor? Weis obviously can identify talent (note the skill positions). Does he ignore the positions he doesn't care about? With the weekly 4-hour infomercial that airs nationally, you would think Weis could get any player he wanted for the most part. I was nauseous having to listen to Tom Hammond and Pat Haden spew continuous nonsense about how close this team is to winning big. News-flash: they are not one of the best 35 teams in America right now; and that's with an All-American QB. One of them was up in arms about how USC caught a break (intentional grounding instead of a fumble); a break that was called correctly by the officials. I didn't know forward passes could be fumbles Tom. Thanks for clarifying.
* Ohio St.'s offense is putrid. Jim Tressel has to take accountability at some point for Terrelle Pryor's poor performances (3 fumbles, 2 interceptions against 1-5 Purdue). I have to think that Michigan is happy he didn't come to Ann Arbor.
* Call me crazy, but I think Miami might be the best team in America right now. They'll be favored from here on out and should finish 11-1 with a great strength of schedule rating. The U is back.
Your crazy
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