Review of Week 2

Not a great slate of games on Week 2 but interesting nonetheless.

East Carolina stunned West Virginia. There was an upset buzz on this game from East Carolina's 'upset' over Virginia Tech in the opener but only a few took the bait. The real shocker was the score. 3 points for West Virginia with Pat White at the controls? The Neers will bounce back for this season but Bill Stewart is Larry Coker all over again except the fall will be quicker.

Ohio State struggles to get past Ohio. This is the classic look ahead performance. I really can't decide whether or not USC is going to blowout the Buckeyes in LA. I think conventional logic would suggest yes, but college football doesn't follow that path. Right now, everyone is doubting Ohio State and USC has been told how great they are and they might be thinking they are going to cruise. The Buckeyes would be advised to keep their mouth shut but earlier WR Ray Small questions USC's class. Bottom line, if Ohio State does get thumped, they shall not appear even close to the top two spots in the land at season's end. I think the voters will see to it.

Oklahoma's fast break no-huddle offense might be the missing piece to making the Sooners better in January. The approach is not completely foreign to OU's Big 12 opponents but it might be to a BCS opponent. Oklahoma had powerful offenses during their runs to the title game in 2003 and 2004 but come gametime, LSU and USC had them figured out to a degree. There are so many weapons on this club and Sam Bradford is developing into the Tom Brady (pro and healthy version) of college football. Ryan Broyles just made the Sooners even more scary to defend. The Sooners were supposed to get a real test from Cincinnati and at one point they got it. OU started fast, stalled for a bit but finished strong on both sides of the ball. Stoops has to solve his kickoff coverage which allowed the only meaningful TD by the Bearcats in the second half.

I was actually more impressed by Miami than Florida in their matchup but its based on expectations. Miami still has a long way to go but they looked the part for most of the game. The U talked up their visit to Norman last year and left 51-13 losers. I expected Florida to cruise. I think Marve will show some promise throughout the year but they still need more recruits and ones that can get clearance to start school.

Somewhere on Saturday night there had to be a meeting of Notre Dame heavy hitters discussing the potential of raising enough capital to oust Charlie Weis if the season remains on its current direction. Talk about a leveraged buyout. The opener should encourage no one in the Irish faithful. From the moment Jimmy Clausen had his MTV-ish presser to announce his college choice, I thought he was destined to be a bust. Still early but my view has only gotten stronger.

Shame of football rule makers for trying to take fun out of a game. Eliminating the taunting - OK - even though trash talk is fun in my opinion. Once again the Pac-10 officiating seminars appear to be a total waste of time. Bob Stoops might be getting nervous a series of make up calls is in the works for OU's visit to Washington this weekend.

Should LSU just schedule away games during the month of September?

The replays of old SWC battles between Texas and Arkansas will provide fans with a lot more competition than they will see on Saturday. Texas is going to to roll.

Kansas at South Florida on Friday night - finally a decent reason to stay home. Also, big game for BCS potential as Fresno hosts Wisconsin.