Virtually every media outlet and talking head in the college football business has exhausted their resources discussing the struggles of Notre Dame football. Why don’t I follow suit, if only for a few moments?
Two of the SEC’s bottom-feeding teams open their conference schedule against each other this Saturday in Nashville. Though these teams cannot keep up with the likes of an Alabama, LSU or South Carolina, they are well matched versus each other, which should at least make for an intriguing game.
The Patriots have and continue to rely heavily on franchise quarterback Tom Brady, and once again the seasoned gun delivered what is likely to be the of if not the best performances from an NFL quarterback this season on Monday night, throwing for the fifth most single game yardage of all time in New England’s victory of Miami.
Has there been a luckier sports city on Earth than Boston, Massachusetts over the last decade? World Series titles for the Red Sox in 2004 and 2007. Super Bowls for the Patriots in 2001, 2003 and 2004. An NBA Championship for Boston in 2008. The Bruins were supposed to be the tagalong kid brother but they joined the party with a Stanley Cup victory in 2011.
The Tennessee Titans couldn’t squeak by the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. If they had that much trouble with Jacksonville, do they have a prayer against a Baltimore Ravens team that tossed Pittsburgh aside like it was nothing last week?
The Philadelphia Eagles will try and jump out to a 2-0 start when they invade the Georgia Dome this upcoming Sunday night to take on the Atlanta Falcons in a battle of NFC powers. Game time is set for 8:20 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on NBC.
I would feel sorry for any team that was forced to go into Pittsburgh the week after the Steelers were handed a humbling and anger-enticing defeat.
North Texas is a sheep that’s about to be led to slaughter. While it’s true that a Sun Belt Conference school, Louisiana-Monroe, went into Tuscaloosa and shocked Alabama four years ago, that 2007 upset was very much a product of the fact that Alabama was trying to rebuild under current coach Nick Saban.
It’s rivalry time in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, but while the locals in Bluegrass country might be very excited about this reunion of two bitter foes, it’s going to be hard for this game to draw considerable national interest.
Week 1 produced a win for N.C. State’s first game in the post-Russell Wilson era but the win over the FCS’ Liberty showcased some red flags. It turns out the concerns were legit. In a game they were favored to win, the Wolfpack fell to Wake Forest last week. Life gets easier again when N.C. State hosts South Alabama this Saturday.
Week 3’s cross-conference clash between Tigers in the wild jungle of Clemson’s “Death Valley” Stadium should absolutely be worth the price of admission.
OSU ranks first in the FBS with 1,260 yards from scrimmage and they have scored a grand total of 98 points in their first 2 wins and they face a Tulsa team that gave up 47 points in their season opener against Oklahoma.
Texas A&M is coming off a bye week, but they have been in the news with their possible move to the SEC next season.
This non-conference game has HUGE BCS implications, as the loser will have a major uphill battle to make it to the BCS title game. NCAAF lines have Oklahoma as a 3-point favorite in this game with a total of 55.
After two games the Wahawks sit at 1-1 but it is hard to gauge this club right now. They were shutout by Florida State in their opener and followed that up with a 35-7 pasting of Grambling State.
The Arizona Wildcats can expect to be challenged on both sides of the ball and just about every aspect of the game when the host the No. 6 Stanford Cardinal on Saturday night in at Memorial Stadium in Tucson.
