Back on the Road

All 3 of my teams are on the road this week.  Nebraska's backup QB will start on the road at Purdue, and that's the one I'm least worried about (because it's Purdue...I mean, they're one of the worst teams in one of the worst conferences).  Nebraska should beat Purdue.  But the other 2 games are cause for concern. 

Rutgers plays tonight in the biggest test of the season for the Scarlet Knights: on the road at overrated Louisville.  Sure, Rutgers is only a successful 2-point conversion away from an undefeated season, but that near meltdown at SMU was a bit troubling.  Props to SMU on that 2-point conversion in regulation - though I'm still 100% sure the touchdown that brought you to that point was a foot short.  It doesn't matter now since the better team won, but the officiating was quite poor. Start the video below at about 9:00.  He didn't get in. But for tonight, let's go RU! Chop Louisville!

The Gators looked fine against Arkansas.  But I mean, it was Arkansas.  It was Bielema.  I can't take them seriously right now.  And I was satisfied with Nebraska's relatively easy win over Illinois, who is not good.

The most disappointingly overrated team of last weekend: Northwestern.  Are you kidding me, Wildcats? Ohio State is not good!!!! How much did Urban pay you guys to lose that game? If Ohio State plays any team with so much as a hint of a defense, they're going to get slaughtered.  Braxton Miller is not good, and Hyde only looks good because of his level of competition.  And Kenny Guiton, who is clearly the best player on Ohio State, is back to riding the bench.  Great coaching by Meyer...

While Northwestern clearly shouldn't be ranked, there was one team last weekend who shouldn't be anywhere near the top 25.  In fact, I don't know if they belong in the top 100.  You know who I'm talking about.  The Maryland Terrapins.  They just climbed inside their little shells for 4 quarters and let FSU have its way.  That was just embarrassing - and not just for Maryland.  It's embarrassing that the voters actually snuck Maryland into the top 25 to make it look like FSU destroyed a ranked team.

Washington played a close game with Stanford and I came away disappointed.  That game pretty much came down to whoever had home advantage would win.  I'm excited for Washington-Oregon this weekend, and I really hope the Huskies feed off the home crowd and can stop Oregon's explosive offense, which I think is far superior to Stanford's.  Let's go Huskies!

As much as I despise Georgia, I see Missouri's undefeated run ending this Saturday in Athens.  I don't think Oklahoma is that good this year, but I don't think Texas has a prayer in this year's Red River Rivalry.  The Sooners will be eating Bevo for brunch.  I actually think South Carolina is going to struggle at Arkansas after that pathetic display against Kentucky, which they only won by one score.  I understand how important Clowney is to the team's success, but it still shouldn't have been so close at home against a team like Kentucky.  I think South Carolina comes away with a victory at Arkansas, but not by much.  And Northwestern loses at Wisconsin.  

And then there's the big one.  Florida goes on the road to LSU.  Well, the good news is LSU's defense has looked sad in every game, and Florida's defense is arguably the best in the country once again.  The bad news? Florida's offense has been far from impressive, and LSU is averaging more than 45 points per game.  The Gators are only giving up about 12 point per game.  So who wins out? Florida's defense or LSU's offense? I'm just happy it's not a night game in Death Valley.  Don't let me down, Gators!!! BEAT LSU!!!