Nothing like waiting until the midpoint of the season to start a blog about college football. I have reached the point of no return though. I post too much on message boards. I might as well start a blog and post my thoughts as they pop into my head. At least for a while, consider this a college football blog on training wheels. I will have plenty of content, but over time I will add features that make worth more than just a visit or two and include pics from venues across the country as sent in by readers/fans.
First off, I am generally anti-playoff but this season of chaos is causing me to soften my stance. My playoff idea will appear in later posts but it does not consist an NFL style cookie cutter solution I see posted by so many fans. It considers the current dynamics of college football (like the current BCS bowls), attempts to solve potential problems (like the stubborness of the Rose Bowl), throws a bone to the non-BCS guy and keeps the TV money out of the hands of the NCAA.
Quick thoughts on last week - impressed with Ohio State's performance in a tough environment at Penn State. I still think the Buckeyes can fall at Michigan but not ready to call that upset just yet. What a difference a few minutes make for ratings and the Heisman Trophy race. BC was about to fall to VT and then showed a lot of character by making that late comeback. In my opinion, they are where they should be until they get knocked off.
LSU may be the most talented team in the country but I still think they are going to lose another game and it may come this weekend at Alabama. The prediction of another loss is not due to talent but rather distractions. The Tigers are dealing with another Perrilloux incident and as the season winds down, the Les Miles to Michigan machine will start to rev up. Any chance Oregon is still celebrating the USC victory and gets surprised by Arizona State and the coach of the year so far Dennis Erickson? It helps to be at Autzen where the press box is not a friend to columnists or opposing teams. A lot of uproar over the Colleen Bellotti tirade against columnist John Canzano. It would be great if there was actual footage of the incident. Perhaps they could bring in Gordon Riese to review it.
Speaking of Oregon and Gordon Riese......Oklahoma might be the second most talented team in the country but they are so inconsistent. They got a much needed bye week to refocus and I have a feeling Stoops & Co. will have a beatdown for the soon to be departed Coach Fran for his off season comments about the only question marks for the Sooners being the QB and their player 'jobs.' The Sooners seem to need a lot of help despite having wins over Texas and Missouri. But if they didn't lose to Colorado, they would be the unanimous No. 1 in the polls and at least 1 or 2 in the BCS. Vegas still has them 3rd at 3/1 odds to win the title.
That's all for now.
