Another weekend, another couple slip-ups by SEC officials.
Wagon Circling Time, Boys...
From what I can gather from my sources, this is becoming a very disconcerting issue among the SEC Illuminati. We’ve already had one crew axed, what’s next? It can be argued that Florida was once again saved as a result. A little ways south of Gainseville, however, Miami couldn’t be saved. They have the ignominious feat of being the only legitimate Top25 upset of the weekend (OU beating KU does not count, thank you). With South Carolina, Alabama, Iowa, and USC all escaping Saturday with tight wins, it was the week of almost. Which, as we all know, only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
Highs and Lows
The Moon: CJ Spiller. With 310 all-purpose yards, no man was more responsible for their team’s success than Mr. Spiller. Live it up, CJ…Live it up.
& the Sixpence: Nebraska’s offense. Putrid. Filthy. Awful. Unpalatable. No matter how many descriptive you can conjure, it doesn’t do their performance justice. The only way Iowa State had a chance to win this game was for a complete implosion by the Cornhuskers…8 turnovers counts as a complete implosion. Disgraceful.
Week Eight Surprises
Unlike the Rebs, the Nutt gals have looked great all year.
Peter: I was racking my brain for a surprise. By all rights I should say that I was surprised by South Florida getting destroyed by Pittsburgh, but I’m going to have to say that I was surprised by Ole Miss. Nutt’s classic antics are at play again. Expectations high? Team under performs. Once they slide off the radar? Hey, time for a great performance! McCluster and Snead finally woke up and realized that, “hey! we’re damn good…let’s act like it!”
Bjorn: I thought for sure Alabama would crush Tennessee at home. I was touting them as the clear #1, but their under performance only deepened the muddled state the top ranked teams are in right now.
Biggest Win of the Week
Peter: TCU. Though we both expected the Froggies to win, their victory in Provo Saturday night was a statement…a big fat stomping statement. While Florida State certainly exposed BYU earlier this year, this loss was certainly more damning. Max Hall was sacked five times, the Cougar rushing attack was completely stifled, and the bulk of their offensive yardage was earned in garbage time. Barring a slip-up, TCU only remaining challenge are the one loss Utes in mid-November…and that comes at home. Keep your fingers crossed for an all Texas title game…just don’t hold your breath.
Bjorn: TCU or OU. It took some pretty admirable stuff for the Sooners to bounce back from yet another narrow loss. Beating a solid Kansas team not only proved they are still decent but they are still alive with only 1 conference loss. As a Longhorn I don’t want to say anything can happen, but after watching the Big 12 south for all these years…..
Letdown of the Week
Shades of Dorsett? Dion Lewis and the Panthers have been all but untouchable.
Peter: Now it’s time for South Florida. Of all the teams I had to pick for the middle part of a three game parley, it had to be USF. Sure, this may be personal, but they really let me (and my wallet) down (The most galling thing? I chose USF over Okie State as the parley hinge…So it goes). I expected more out of them. I expected a big bounce back win on the road. . 212 yards of total offense? Three turnovers? 71 penalty yards? That’s only half the story. The other half? Pittsburgh’s offense. Complete domination. Bill Stull and Dion Lewis are really putting on clinics each week. Their end of season match-up with Cinci is looming larger than ever now.
Bjorn: Washington. I didn’t pick them to win, but with Heisman hype surrounding Locker and the excitement of having beat USC still ringing, I expected more of a fight out of the purple puppies. Oh well, as long as USC doesn’t win the Pac 10.
The Tilted Pylon: Rear View
Another weekend, another couple slip-ups by SEC officials.
Wagon Circling Time, Boys...
From what I can gather from my sources, this is becoming a very disconcerting issue among the SEC Illuminati. We’ve already had one crew axed, what’s next? It can be argued that Florida was once again saved as a result. A little ways south of Gainseville, however, Miami couldn’t be saved. They have the ignominious feat of being the only legitimate Top25 upset of the weekend (OU beating KU does not count, thank you). With South Carolina, Alabama, Iowa, and USC all escaping Saturday with tight wins, it was the week of almost. Which, as we all know, only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
Highs and Lows
The Moon: CJ Spiller. With 310 all-purpose yards, no man was more responsible for their team’s success than Mr. Spiller. Live it up, CJ…Live it up.
& the Sixpence: Nebraska’s offense. Putrid. Filthy. Awful. Unpalatable. No matter how many descriptive you can conjure, it doesn’t do their performance justice. The only way Iowa State had a chance to win this game was for a complete implosion by the Cornhuskers…8 turnovers counts as a complete implosion. Disgraceful.
Week Eight Surprises
Unlike the Rebs, the Nutt gals have looked great all year.
Peter: I was racking my brain for a surprise. By all rights I should say that I was surprised by South Florida getting destroyed by Pittsburgh, but I’m going to have to say that I was surprised by Ole Miss. Nutt’s classic antics are at play again. Expectations high? Team under performs. Once they slide off the radar? Hey, time for a great performance! McCluster and Snead finally woke up and realized that, “hey! we’re damn good…let’s act like it!”
Bjorn: I thought for sure Alabama would crush Tennessee at home. I was touting them as the clear #1, but their under performance only deepened the muddled state the top ranked teams are in right now.
Biggest Win of the Week
Peter: TCU. Though we both expected the Froggies to win, their victory in Provo Saturday night was a statement…a big fat stomping statement. While Florida State certainly exposed BYU earlier this year, this loss was certainly more damning. Max Hall was sacked five times, the Cougar rushing attack was completely stifled, and the bulk of their offensive yardage was earned in garbage time. Barring a slip-up, TCU only remaining challenge are the one loss Utes in mid-November…and that comes at home. Keep your fingers crossed for an all Texas title game…just don’t hold your breath.
Bjorn: TCU or OU. It took some pretty admirable stuff for the Sooners to bounce back from yet another narrow loss. Beating a solid Kansas team not only proved they are still decent but they are still alive with only 1 conference loss. As a Longhorn I don’t want to say anything can happen, but after watching the Big 12 south for all these years…..
Letdown of the Week
Shades of Dorsett? Dion Lewis and the Panthers have been all but untouchable.
Peter: Now it’s time for South Florida. Of all the teams I had to pick for the middle part of a three game parley, it had to be USF. Sure, this may be personal, but they really let me (and my wallet) down (The most galling thing? I chose USF over Okie State as the parley hinge…So it goes). I expected more out of them. I expected a big bounce back win on the road. . 212 yards of total offense? Three turnovers? 71 penalty yards? That’s only half the story. The other half? Pittsburgh’s offense. Complete domination. Bill Stull and Dion Lewis are really putting on clinics each week. Their end of season match-up with Cinci is looming larger than ever now.
Bjorn: Washington. I didn’t pick them to win, but with Heisman hype surrounding Locker and the excitement of having beat USC still ringing, I expected more of a fight out of the purple puppies. Oh well, as long as USC doesn’t win the Pac 10.