College Football Fallout

Conference play has started with more colossal upsets, and the men are starting to separate themselves from the boys, especially in the SEC.

- Just when you thought Miami was down and out, they come up with a gigantic home win against rankes A&M. Maybe this will turn it around for the 'Canes.
- I thought that Tulsa would give Oklahoma a run, but the Sooners just exploded to the tune of 62 points in a nice noncon road win.
- South Florida continues to assert itself as a rising power as they destroyed UNC and are now probably the 2nd best team in the Big East behind West Virginia. That's right Rutgers, play someone good outside of your conference and maybe you'll be in this discussion one day.
- Illinois is 3-1 and could easily reach a bowl game this year.
- I never thought that Syracuse would beat anyone this year, but Louisville on the road? They scored 38 when it seemed like they were averaging 4.8 points per game? Needless to say, I'm ecstatic, but also shocked at how bad the Cardinals defense was. They got lit by a good Kentucky team, but giving up big play after big play against the Orange. That'll have any defense feeling green with embarrassment. It seems like they only have talent on one side of the ball
- Clemson is an impressive 4-0, but is this just one of those fast starting Tiger teams that will fade in mid October and November? Only time will tell, because there will always be doubters 'till you do it.
- Virginia's 3-0 in ACC play after a big home win over Georgia Tech, who have had a rough start to conference play after falling to BC last week. West Virginia keeps rollin.
- Any road game in the SEC is tough, and Florida realized that but pulled it together and barely squeaked by Ole Miss. The Gators may have escaped this time, but there will be road tests much tougher then this.
- Nebraska may have still been playing on a hangover from their pasting at the hands of USC, but they barely beat Ball State. They need to get it together and win the Big 12 North.
- Another Heisman effort for Matt Ryan as BC blitzed Army. They may just come out of the ACC if they beat VaTech later in the year.
- Missouri's 4-0 and they're cracking the top 25. Props to the Tigers.
- Air Force looked completely grounded at BYU as the Cougars come up with a big home win over the Falcons.
- What can you say about Notre Dame? You almost feel bad for them until you realize that they're the Irish.
- South Carolina gave LSU a little scare, but the Tigers showed why they're tops in the SEC by beating a very good Gamecock team. Spurrier may have lost this time, but he's building quite a program down there.
- There may not have been a bigger win for Michigan in a long time, as they asserted themselves in the Big House with an even larger win over Penn State. Don't be surprised if the Wolverines reel off a few wins here in a row.
- If you haven't believed in Kentucky until now, you should probably start. They went on the road and knocked off McFadden and Arkansas by double digits in Little Rock. Has UK Football surpassed its Basketball program? Say it 'aint so!!
- Willie Tuitama had a good game for Arizona, but Cal was too much for them, putting up 45 in the win.
- UConn is 4-0 and rattled off a big win at Pitt, the Huskies look like they'll be going bowling.
- After struggling against inferior noncon opponents, Colt McCoy finally shined as Texas obliterated Rice and will go into conference play on a high.
- Kansas is 4-0, watch out for them in the Big 12 North.
- Cincinnati is 4-0 after they routed Marshall. The Herd is winless since that awful movie came out.
- Game of the day in Tuscaloosa, as Georgia rising star QB Matthew Stafford threw a TD pass on the first play of their OT possession to seal a 26-23 win over 'Bama who had to come back from several defecits. Kudos to the Tide for coming back, but Mark Richt and co may have just taken the next step.
- Wazzu is a good team, but John David Booty and USC make it look so easy at home. I want to see them go on the road in conference play.
- Iowa's offense may not be up to speed yet, but there defense looked great in their loss at Wisconsin. PJ Hill looks legit, folks.
- Don't look now, but Purdue is 4-0 and host Notre Dame this week. Watch out for the Boilermakers.
- Arizona State is 4-0, as is Oregon who actually trailed Stanford at halftime before outscoring the Cardinal on the road 31-0 in the 2nd half. Watch out for these two teams to spoil the USC and Cal party in the Pac 10.
- UCLA needed a win in a major way after getting blasted by Utah, so they put up 44 on a talented Washington team.
- Hawaii scored 66, I'd want to see a top 10 defense stop this team, 'cause I don't think that they'd be able to.

College Football Weekend Preview

Conference schedules go into full gear this weekend, with some interesting noncon storylines sprinkled in. Let's get to the times and listings.

Thursday
Texas A&M at Miami is a very interesting macthup. Miami needs to assert itself and regain some confidence after getting pasted by Oklahoma. The Aggies want a nice notch in their belts and some momentum going into the Big 12 South schedule. Coverage at 7:30pm on ESPN.
Friday
Oklahoma goes into Tulsa, which could be a trap game for the Sooners. Bob Stoops will not have his team overlooking this Golden Hurricane club, but they could cause some problems at 8pm on ESPN2.
Saturday
South Florida hosts North Carolina, will the success continue for the Bulls? Noon coverage on ESPN. Indiana hosts Illinois and look to stay unbeaten at noon on Big Ten, Lousiville needs to come back from a tough loss at Kentucky and will do so be humiliating Syracuse at 12, and Clemson takes its unbeaten mark down south to underachieving NC State at 12. Virginia is already 2-0 in the ACC, and Georgia Tech wants to come back from a loss to BC, noon coverage from Charlottesville on ESPNU. West Virginia hosts feisty East Carolina on ESPN2 at noon, Florida will play at Ole Miss at 12:30, ditto for Nebraska at home against Ball State.
BC and Matt Ryan will be getting some coverage, they host Army at 1 on ESPN Classic. Duke is at Navy at 1 on CSTV. VaTech hosts William & Mary at 1:30, Missouri hosts Illinois State at 2, and 3-0 Air Force has a huge game at 3 on the road at slumping BYU.
All eyes will be on the Irish at 3:30 on NBC when they try to finally win a game at home against Michigan State. The Spartans will look to pillage South Bend. All the eyes of the smart ones will tune in to the game of the week in the SEC as South Carolina plays its biggest game in the Steve Spurrier era at LSU at 3:30 on CBS. An upset win for the Gamecocks would be monumental for the program and would change the landscape of the SEC this year and open it up for teams like SC, Florida, and even Nick Saban's Tide. Some would argue that Michigan hosting Penn State is better (3:30pm ABC) but those people are most likely Mickey Mouse execs and not rational college pigskin fans. Maryland would like to come back from a loss to WV, they head to Winston Salem to play Wake at 3:30 on ESPNU. Northwestern lost to Duke last week, good luck at Ohio State at 3:30pm on ESPN. Texas Tech is 3-0 they play at OK State. Colorado State and Houston at 4:30pm on CSTV.
At 6pm, the amazing resurgence of Kentucky could take a hit as they battle Darren McFadden and Arkansas at 6 on ESPN2. Take that Pac 10. At that same time, Cal will host Arizona. UConn and Pitt like to think that they're up and coming in the Big East, they face off at 7pm on ESPNU. Texas hosts Rice at 7, the Longhorns have struggled against inferior competition despite their untarnished record.
The SEC also has the 2nd best game of the week, with Georgia looking to get back in the SEC race at 3-0 Alabama who's back in the polls for the first time seemingly since the Bear Bryant days. Coverage at 7:45 on ESPN. Regional ABC coverage at 8pm, some will see Wazzu get spanked by USC, others will see boring yet efficient Wisconsin host Iowa. Didn't boring yet efficient describe the Spurs? SMU is at TCU at 8:30 on CSTV. 3-0 Purdue is at sad Minnesota at 9pm on ESPN2. 3-0 Arizona State hosts Oregon State, Oregon is at Stanford, and Washington plays UCLA in an intruiging affair. 3-0 Hawaii hosts Charleston Southern, Colt Brennan will only play 1 half and throw more TD's then Tarvaris Jackson's INT's.

College Football Fallout

Upsets galore, 0-2 giants, and what conference is really the best in the land? Find out right now here on SOS2.

Week 2 Fallout
- On Thursday, Louisville may have won but they gave up 42 points to Middle Tennessee! West Virginia and South Florida could put up way more points then that and Steve Kragthorpe has to improve his D going into conference play.
- Was the VaTech offense alive on Saturday? The Hokies didn't look like a top 10 team against LSU, and got pasted. Score one for the SEC over the Pac 10. 1-0 SEC, we'll count points.
- Another reason why the ACC may not be all it's cracked up to be, Miami getting smashed by Oklahoma to the tune of 51-13. The Sooners could be primed for a National Title game if they make it out of the Big 12.
- Does anyone wanna win the Big 10? Wisconsin barely survived against UNLV.
- Cincy looked pretty good in beating Oregon State. The Big East is pretty good.
- Nebraska may not have the offensive power to win the Big 12 title, but they got a nice road win at Wake.
- Maybe Ohio State wants to win the Big 10, they embarrassed Akron 20-2.
- Big win for Alabama in what I thought could be a tough game against Vandy.
- Clemson could be a dark horse in the ACC, as could Georgia Tech.
- DeSean Jackson may be the leading candidate for the Heisman as he led Cal to a tough road win at Colorado State, not an easy place to play.
- Boston College has beaten Wake and NC State in back to back weeks, Matt Ryan's legit.
- Lloyd Carr may want to book a moving truck. Oregon pasted them, score one for the Pac 10 1-1.
- Fresno State gave TAMU quite a scare, but the Aggies showed some resiliency and pulled it out.
- You wanna score one for the Pac 10? How about ending Boise State's 14 game winning streak in convincing fashion. That's what Washington did to the Broncos 24-10 and 2-1 Pac 10.
- Big bounce back win for Florida State.
- Georgia shocked at home by South Carolina, it just shows how tough the SEC is. No point for that.
- Notre Dame will have touble this year, especially against a team like Big 10 contender Penn State. PSU just rolled them over.
- UCLA got a nice win over BYU, not an easy team to beat. Score one for the Pac 10. 3-1 Pac 10.
- Minus 3 for the Big 12, Iowa State lost at home to Northern Iowa. Ouch.
- Plus 4 for the Big 12, Texas manhandled a really good TCU team on the 4th quarter, which is a huge confidence booster for Colt McCoy and the Longhorns after struggling against Arky State.
- Nice win for Wazzu over San Diego State, no points awarded though.
- Hawaii is fun to watch. I'll root for them since Syracuse blows.
- Tennessee was down early against a good Southern Miss team, but fought back well. One point for the SEC. 3-2 Pac 10.
- Biggest story of the day in my mind is the emergence of the Big East as a viable threat as South Florida won at Auburn 26-23 in OT to seal the Big East as legit. Also minus 1 for the SEC, 3-1 Pac 10. The Bulls could be a threat in the Big East, look out for fast, ferocious, tenacious USF.
- And lastly, score one more for the Pac 10 as Arizona State beat Colorado so the Pac 10 wins this week 4-1 to take a 1-0 series lead in the great Fallout Conference Showdown.