The Iowa Hawkeyes luck finally ran out, taking them out of BCS title contention. They have trailed at the half in every game this season, but had come back to win them all before yesterday. They now will have to win at Ohio State to give themselves a shot at the Rose Bowl. Hard to imagine anybody being surprised to see them lose.
Florida and Texas both kept their undefeated records intact by beating Vanderbilt and Central Florida respectively. We really do not learn anything from either game against obviously inferior opponents. Florida had no choice as it was a conference game, but Texas picked this game. That wraps up their grueling non-conference schedule featuring games against powerhouses like Louisiana Monroe, Wyoming, UTEP and now Central Florida. It would have been nice to see them schedule at least one legitimate non-conference game. When the BCS standings are released this afternoon, we will likely see the Longhorns back in the third spot behind Alabama.
Alabama kept a zero in the loss column with a win over LSU. The game was a bit sloppy and I am still not convinced that the Alabama offense will be able to do enough to win against a team with a top defense. They look very inconsistent and have to settle for field goals way too often. We again saw a terrible call by SEC replay officials play a significant role in the outcome of this game. Officials upheld an incomplete pass call on an LSU interception late in the game despite replays clearly showing Patrick Peterson getting his foot down inside the line. The call allowed Alabama to kick a field goal and go up by two scores with only 3 minutes left, rather than the Tigers having the ball with a chance to win. It has not been a good year for SEC officiating, to put it mildly. Alabama now clinches a spot in the SEC title game against Florida.
I would say that Oregon fell trap to the "letdown" game against Stanford, but that would be selling Stanford short. Stanford and running back Toby Gerhart ran all over the Oregon and dominated the Duck defense. Oregon's offense gave it their best shot, but Stanford was just too much to handle.
Quick Hits:
USC gets back in the win column, but looks very pedestrian in doing so.
Notre Dame loses to Navy again. Charlie Weiss has got to be getting nervous.
McCoy to Shipley is the best QB/WR combo and it is not even close.
Iowa and Penn State losing has got to help Boise State's chances of a BCS berth.
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No mention of UCLA finally getting a PAC 10 win over Washington? No love for the Bruins? How do you think the USC vs. UCLA game is gonna pan out this year? Washington beat USC and the trojans aren't the team they used to be. Now UCLA squeaks one by Washington so which of these So Cal rivals do you predict will win this year?
ReplyDeleteUCLA is happy to finally win a conference game, but they still have some problems. Rick Neuheisel finally has his freshman QB's that he was waiting for, but the problem is Stanford, USC and Arizona look to have better young quarterbacks. Until Neuheisel can bring in more skill at the other positions, the Bruins are going to continue to struggle. Even with USC being a bit down this year, the talent disparity is just too great for UCLA to take down their cross town rivals.
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ReplyDeletethe top. The freshman quarterback needs experience. This has been an off year for the Trojans. Is this a sign of the future for USC? I sure hope so. One thing the Bruins have that can hurt the Trojans is the running game and USC inability to stop the run. Should be closer than the last few meeting.
I would not count on this being a sign of the future for USC, they are just in a year of replacing a bunch of NFL draft picks. They still seem to be at the top as far as overall talent is concerned. They will take a big step up next season.
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