College Football Roundup

Who Is That Stud On The Rico?

What a great day minus the pouring rain.  All three afternoon starts on TV were close, one possession games into the fourth quarter.  As a fan of college football you couldn’t really ask for a better Saturday afternoon and on the nightcap we have Oklahoma vs. Miami which should be a great contest.  Here’s the skinny on all the national games that were telecast in Massachusetts.

Notre Dame vs. Washington

Evil Notre Dame barely won another home game where they were favored.  It would have been a lot easier had they made tackles in the open field. On this day they couldn’t have taken down an Italian soccer player.

Credit must be given where it’s due however, and the goal-line defense was stout.  Very, very stout.  Three goal line stands is pretty legendary.

As with all games that go into overtime, this contest was filled with a whole lot of shoulda, woulda, coulda’s.  Had Washington won (and by all accounts it was theirs for the taking) Steve Sarkisian and Jake Locker would have become the cutest head coach/quarterback couple this side of Meyer and Tebow.

Notre Dame could easily be 1-4 and is almost guaranteed an embarrassing loss when they face off against a legitimate defense.

Also for those who witnessed Lou Holtz’s rant on ESPN right after the game, further proof that the man is straight senile.

BC vs. Florida State

It looked too good to be true through the first three quarters, but eventually the Eagles fell back to Earth. And then on Mark Herzlich’s day, they lifted themselves up one more time to drop Florida State in Bobby Bowden’s last visit to Chestnut Hill.

Georgia vs. LSU

Typical SEC game.  Back and forth, field position battle filled with meaningless turnovers.  To be honest I didn’t catch too much of this one, but I did catch the heartbreaking Tiger touchdown run at the end.

South Florida vs. Syracuse

In the inaugural endorsement pending Lock of the Week…I WAS RIGHT! Which is awesome and meaningful for one reason and one reason alone. It’s only a matter of minutes before thousands of dollars in cash from willing donors begins to flow in our front door, making “endorsement pending” unnecessary to type from this moment forward.

South Florida’s defensive, specifically their front four, was ridiculous all day long, forcing seven turnovers and five interceptions from an increasingly boyish looking Greg Paulus.