Big Week for Big East

All I can say is WOW. Middle Tennessee St started it off with 42 points against #8 Louisville, with a 38-35 halftime score. This was the same MTSU team that lost to Fla Atl the previous week, and those 42 points were legitimate offensive points. Looking forward to the West Virginia - Louisville game, which could end with both teams in the 80's. #3 West Virginia didn't exactly dominate this week either, struggling mightily against Marshall before pulling away late (special shoutout for covering late). Rutgers and Cincinnati looked solid in home wins. How about USF with a big upset of Auburn? Any time you overcome 4 missed field goals to win on the road against a ranked SEC team, you're doing something right. The Big East has high expectations this year, with 4 Heisman hopefuls and 3 teams in the top 15. Who would've thunk it after the ACC cherry-picked Miami, BC, and VT? I thought the ACC was supposed to get the better end of that deal. Speaking of the ACC, another terrible weekend... no good wins, and UNC lost to ECU. Miami and VT lost bad in premiere matchups, really the biggest games of the week based on reputations. Wake couldn't pull it out against Nebraska even though they played better for most of the game. Maryland and WVa on Thursday night this week!



Michigan... J-Red said it, this is it for Lloyd. He's packing right now and I'll be shocked if they wait til Monday for the announcement. I came out last week and said I expected them to rebound from last week's debacle. Even though they lost a number of defensive starters, this is a team that was almost as good as Ohio St last year and returned a good bit of that talent. A one week let-down the first week of the season, where they almost came back to win, is one thing. A second embarassing, devastating loss to unranked Oregon is another. I can't fathom what's happened. Tip of the hat to Oregon, but 39-7 at the Big House?? 39-7!!! Defense? What defense? Also, Houston's RB ran for over 200 yds last week against Oregon. So Michigan's lines are losing on both sides of the ball. What a catastrophic embarassment for a program that expects the best. I freely admit I got that one wrong. Looking ahead to next week, how can you pick between Michigan and ND? What a terrible game to try to pick... Good luck, Vegas.

Lots of teams in the top 25 struggled, especially in the first half. #10 Cal surrendered 28 to Colorado St. A&M almost lost to Fresno St. giving up 29 in regulation. Clemson gave up 26 to UL-Monroe. Texas was shut out in the first half. How about Ohio St. 3-2 at the half over Akron? Georgia lost to a pretty decent Spurrier team. Boise St. lost to Washington. LSU looks a whole lot stronger than the rest of the top 25. We'll have to wait for USC at Nebraska for a better gauge of their abilities.

Final note: Arizona State can play, they'll be good for at least one upset this year.