Week 2 is finished and we can safely say we’ve walked away learning a great deal about the teams, especially those in the top 10. Read more below!

USC had a bye week, and got to sit back and relax. They also got to watch an extra game that was quite revealing of the Ohio State Buckeyes, but more on that in a little bit. They’ve maintained their position at #1 this week.

Georgia looked a little better this weekend, beating a very underrated Central Michigan with a final of 56-17. Their showing has maintaining their #2 ranking, and may be getting into the groove. It couldn’t come at a better time, with an upset South Carolina fresh off their loss to Vanderbilt will be looking to make a statement next week.

Oklahoma looks downright scary, struggling early on against Cincinnati, but breaking the game wide open in the 2nd half. I must say though that the Oklahoma player who was pinning Cincy QB Grutza down and talking shit to him while he was screaming in pain with a fractured right ankle should’ve been ejected immediately from the game, and thrown out of the NCAA. I’d only expect that type of thing from a team like Miami U — not Oklahoma. Still, they’ve moved up to #3 with an overall very impressive win, 52-26.

Everyone — including me — expected a blowout in the Miami-Florida game, with the Gators winning by some outrageous score like 45-14, but that wasn’t even close to the case. The Gators struggled all game long against Miami, and managed to blow up the score late in the game. Still, let’s hope that the struggling against a young Miami team isn’t a sign of things to come later on in the season. The final was 26-3, Florida. They also moved up to the 4th position in the polls.

I spent much of the early afternoon actually worried about whether or not Ohio State would be able to pull off a win at HOME against Ohio University. Thankfully in the end, Ohio State managed to pull off the win, and in the 2nd half looked better, but the first half was absolutely horrible. Who were those players on the field? Sure as hell not THE Ohio State Buckeyes. The polls were nicer than I was. I actually think they’re more of a #7 spot team. Instead, they’ve only dropped down to 5th in the polls.

Week 2’s Game of the Week: Ohio @ Ohio State / South Carolina @ Vanderbilt / West Virginia @ East Carolina

Ohio State had a game on their hands at home with Ohio U. Anytime a team can come into The Shoe and give everything and more to the Buckeyes — especially when it is another team from the state of Ohio — you have to give the game props. A good, hard fought game including the starting QB of Ohio U getting injured and Ohio keeping it close with their backup. Great game from a football lovers point of view. Bad game from a Buckeye point of view.

South Carolina was probably everyones favorite, but as I told my family, I really thought Vanderbilt was extremely underrated and had a legit chance at beating them. In the end, it was exactly that. A damn good, close game that ended all sorts of long droughts. Many props to Vandy. It is just a damn shame the fans never ran on the field. C’mon, if your team does something big like knock off a ranked opponent when they had no business doing so, you’re obligated to show them love and rush the field! I’m not even a diehard Vandy fan and I would’ve rushed the field.

Two weeks in a row East Carolina has knocked off a ranked opponent, this time their victim was a top 10 ranked team in West Virginia. I’m sitting here scratching my head at where the hell these guys came from. I’ve known of them, even have a family friend who attends the school but these guys have just come out of nowhere. Many props to them for being ranked 14th/20th (14 in the AP, 20th in the USA Today polls).

Week 2’s Loser of the Week: West Virginia

Lucky for Pat White, the Gators Tim Tebow had a lackluster performance for the 2nd weekend in a row, Chris Wells was sidelined with an injury, and USC’s Mark Sanchez had a bye week. Unlucky for him, West Virginia got picked off by East Carolina. Better luck next game.

Week 2’s Winner of the Week: Vanderbilt / East Carolina

Vanderbilt’s win against South Carolina was awesome and well deserved. I like Vandy, and always cheer for the underdog. It’s nice to see the punching bag swing back and break a guys nose once in a while.

East Carolina isn’t flying under the radar anymore. Congratulations for making a program that is a virtual unknown to something everyone is talking about.

Week 3’s Spotlight Games: Ohio State @ USC

Other games I’m really looking forward to are Georgia @ South Carolina, UCLA @ BYU, Middle Tennessee @ Kentucky, Oklahoma @ Washington, and Wisconsin @ Fresno State.

Sideline Commentary: Ohio State @ USC

I honestly don’t know what to expect from this game anymore. Ohio State had a tough time with Ohio U, and they’ve revealed several flaws which USC has an extra weekend to prepare for. I’m not 100% counting out the insanely long shot possibility that Ohio State held things back on purpose and kept things close to lure USC into a false sense of dominance and security or what, but that just isn’t Buckeye ball. You play to win every game, and if the Ohio U game is a legit showing of their true talent, then I feel damn sorry for all the seniors who came back for a championship.

The way I see it, those seniors came back and passed up millions that they’d be making right now as we speak for a final shot at a national championship. For their team, and for their friends. And to have the other players fail to support them in this quest, it’s just bullshit and sad. They have the talent, they have the depth, they have the coach, they have the schedule. They just need to win. If not for themselves, their school, their fans, their community, they should at least win for the seniors and give them something to remember for the rest of their lives.

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Showing once again why the game of College Football is such a wonderful thing and that there is no such thing as an automatic win, Vanderbilt — the SEC’s resident punching bag — beat a Top 25 ranked South Carolina tonight with a final of 24-17 at home.

The game was filled with injuries on both sides, but in the end it was Vandy who won by stepping up after a horrendous first half showing. The game was filled with excitement with a blocked field goal attempt and a botched punt return recovered by Vanderbilt that quickly resulted in points. Let’s just hope that this is a sign of things to come this college football weekend.

We’ll be in for a treat.

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Week 1 is in the books, and we now know a little more about what we should expect during this season. Also what could be considered an injustice in the polls and more! Read below.

The Preseason #1 Georgia failed to impress anyone with their opening game against Georgia Southern, winning with a final score of 45-21. A win is a win, but they allowed more points than any of the other top five teams against possibly the 2nd weakest team in the bunch. They don’t deserve the #1 spot, and the polls agree, now showing them at 2.

USC did what they do and rolled against Virginia with a final score of 52-7. They looked strong and this was just another game where USC played USC football. High scoring, and very few points given up by the USC Defense. They’ve now taken the #1 spot from Georgia.

Now this is where the polls screwed up. In a perfect world, it would be Ohio State, USC, and then Georgia, or USC, Ohio State and then Georgia. Instead, Ohio State has solidified its position at 3 in the polls with its dominating victory over Youngstown State, 43-0. While Ohio State lost Chris “Beanie” Wells due to a foot injury in the 3rd quarter, Ohio State ran 4 different QB’s out there and each took the team down and scored. What does that say? They have impressive depth in the team, and can get the job done despite having a couple injuries during the season. Their defense was strong as ever, pitching a shutout and limiting Youngstown State to -11 rushing yards. Sending a statement to USC’s RB corps much?

Oklahoma went out and blew away Chattanooga 57-2. Impressive offense, and defense. They look to be the class of the Big 12. They’ve held on their 4th spot in the polls. Let’s just hope that the off field night club incident doesn’t hurt their season and the athletes in the attack recover quickly.

Florida going up against Hawaii and totally blowing them away in the first half, 56-10, also looked very impressive and have maintained their 5th spot in the polls. They just need to work on their 2nd half performance. Other than that, they look like a very good Florida team who will give the SEC East some real issues throughout the season. Am especially looking forward to the Miami (FL) game this coming weekend. Go Gators!

While the main focus has been on Chris Wells’ foot injury in the media, I honestly don’t see it as a problem and in fact it could possibly be more helpful against USC. The way I see it, USC’s defense is big and mean and loves it when you try to match your size and strength against them in the run game. They’ll catch you and knock you flat on your ass.

That is exactly what Chris Wells does. He will run at you head on, full speed and smash you in your mouth. I think — mind you I am a die hard Buckeye fan — I think he would enjoy limited success against USC’s defense, and would only be helpful and effective in short yardage situations, and wouldn’t have the ability to really break through the USC defense for a long run.

Instead, they’ve proven they have many different looks at the QB position, and have the ability to run it from that position with speed, and the ability to sling the ball all over the field. Ohio State would have a better chance at beating USC if they used their QB’s more in the run game, give dual QB looks, and spread the defense thin all over the field.

It isn’t like Ohio State has never broken away from the traditional play style before against a team. Let’s not forget Ohio State v.s. Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl (2004/2005). Troy Smith was ineligible to play due to his off the field issues. Instead, Tressel used Ted Ginn Jr. at the QB position and ran the ball. Big fan of how he used Ginn in that game, and I would love to see something similar happen again.

Meanwhile USC has a bye week, and is waiting for Ohio State to pay them a visit. Less than two weeks away. Can’t wait! Go Buckeyes!

Week 1’s Game of the Week: Tennessee @ UCLA

UCLA’s QB Kevin Craft was as much of a dud as you could be in the first half, tossing 4 interceptions — one of which was taken back over 60 yards for a touchdown. In the second half, he was a machine who could barely miss a pass. He took UCLA down the field and brought them back into the game which UCLA eventually won on a field goal in OT, 27-24.

Week 1’s Loser of the Week: Michigan

Michigan’s 25-23 loss to Utah makes it two years in a row that they’ve failed to win their season opener and home opener. It was also the debut game for their new head coach Rich Rodriguez.
(Side Note: West Virginia took care of business, and Pat White is on everyone’s shortlist to win the Heisman.)

Week 1’s Winner of the Week: Ohio State

Ohio State showed off their depth, their experience, their offense and their defense. What did people see? A very good Buckeye squad which was the only top 5 team that didn’t allow any points.

Week 2’s Spotlight Games: Miami (FL) @ Florida

Other games I’m really looking forward to are South Carolina @ Vanderbilt, and Georgia Tech @ Boston College.

Tags: College Football, Florida, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Sports, Sports News, USC

It’s finally here!! Tonight, the College Football season kicks off, and one of the greatest sports out there will finally be back. It’s a special time of year where the smell of the air changes, the atmosphere with the people around you becomes different, everyone has an extra bounce in their step and odds are you’ll either be wearing your team colors in the next 4 days, or you’ll know someone who will.

While you’d think that the love and passion for college football is limited only to the states since it is based here, you’d be surprised at how beloved the sport is internationally. Asian countries like Japan root strongly for Pac 10 teams such as USC. There is even an anime that features a character wearing a Texas Longhorn shirt. Showing pride much? I look forward to this season, both as a fan, and an analyst.

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Kyle Busch’s recent tantrum and display of showing his complete lack of concern for others physical well being in response to typical NASCAR racing on Carl Edwards end which brought Edwards and win and Busch a 2nd place finish; it has brought both parties a 6-week probation.

I’m all for some good, rough racing. I don’t mind a couple wrecks here and there, and to most those wrecks are the biggest draw for NASCAR. I still have Richard Petty’s infield flip stuck in my head, even remember staring at the images in a magazine one day after school. Amazing, absolutely amazing. But, where do you draw the line?

This isn’t Busch’s first time he has had some action in which he was involved with another driver before or after a race. Earlier this season even, he was involved in a highly publicized incident with Tony Stewart which resulted in a similar situation. While this year Kyle Busch is almost unbeatable behind the wheel, and he has collected quite an impressive list of wins.. Where do you draw the line and suspend him for a race or more — end his season early?

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