Game Balls Week 3
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- UCLA – Three interceptions and two fumbles equals one horrid loss to Utah. The Utes brought the defense, harassed Ben Olson in the pocket. stopped the run game, capitalized off of turnovers and eliminated any chance of UCLA in the National Championship Game. This game was just an absolute blowout and is huge upset #2 of the season.
- Auburn – Auburn got Croomed. Again this week the Tigers offense was an efficient turnover machine. Brandon Cox was 4/10 for 42 yards 2 interceptions one of which went back to the house. Kodi Burns was 8/12 for 65 yards and 1 interception. Good thing Tommy Tuberville has the 2003 National Championship to fall back on or he might be in the hot seat. Haha.
- Connecticut – How the fuck do you lose to Temple? Oh that’s right didn’t. Uconn got the biggest homecooked meal in the history of college football when a last second touchdown was ruled an incomplete pass. What is the point of replay if they aren’t going to correct obvious on the field mistakes.
- Tennessee – Absolute domination by Florida.  Tim Tebow had 360 total yards and 4 touchdowns. What a romp. It seems like the Urban Meyer spread offense will thrive in SEC. Vol fans have to be wondering what has happened to their once powerhouse of a program. They now fall somewhere way behind Florida and LSU, but mixed in with USC, Georgia and Auburn. Right where they don’t want to be. This could be Fat Phil’s last year.
- Notre Dame – If Notre Dame v Michigan 2007 was Cripple Fight 2007 then Notre Dame was the legitimate handicapped kid while Michigan was the strong, aggressive kid who just scored low on standardized testing. Beat Down! I couldn’t have hoped for a better worse start for the Irish: 0-3, averaging 2 points a game, 119th in total offense, -14 yards rushing and a defense softer than satin. At the beginning of the season I thought they would win the last 4 games and have a chance to win against Purdue and Michigan St. I am now wondering if they will even get 4 wins this year. If this isn’t a rebuilding year Charlie you need to set the bar higher.
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1Martin S. on Sep 17, 2007 at 6:46 pm:
I am still speechless about UCLA getting manhandled. Unbelievable. Year of the upset I guess.
2Mikey H on Sep 18, 2007 at 8:44 am:
Yeah, that was very surprising. It wasn’t like it was even a close game that ended with a clock beating field goal. And you’re right alot of upsets and near upsets this year. It will be interesting to look back at the end of the season and compare pre-season polls to the end of season polls.
3Martin S. on Sep 18, 2007 at 6:12 pm:
Good point, Mikey. I remember thinking when looking over SI’s preseason rankings, “no, no, no, HELL no, eh maybe, no, no, yeah right, ok that’s true, no, hahahahaha, no, no, are they serious?, no, no”. The preseason poll will get shaken up for sure. Blame it on Michigan!
4Mikey H on Sep 18, 2007 at 7:07 pm:
The funny thing too, is that Michigan still got tons of respect even though they got wallopped in the Rose Bowl. The other thing is that the Big Ten is in general overrated this year, Penn St looks legit, but they havent played a decent team yet, Wisconsin almost stumbled early and Ohio St is quite the yawner.
The ACC wasnt ranked all that well either this year. VT and FSU were high. Ga Tech, BC, and Clemson should have been in the polls but werent.
The SEC gets automatic rankings every year, and deservedly so, but sometimes to the wrong teams. Auburn wasnt a top 25 team, neither was Tenn or Georgia. On the other hand, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Alabama look like they should have been.
I would like to see them hold off on ranking teams pre season, but you need rankings as a reference point. I guess if they werent so scared to move teams around alot it wouldnt be that bad. But then again thats the fun of college football; the upsets. When teams lose games they arent supposed and when someone comes up with a huge win as an underdog. In the NFL they say any team can win on any given Sunday, which makes it competitive, exciting and fun to watch for some people. I think that when you flip around on Sat morning and afternoon and see a 1-AA beating the number 5 team in the country thats much more exciting. Id say either rank em preseason and move them around based on how they play, or hold off until like week 3 when most of the cupcake home openers are over.