Monday, September 1, 2008

The Roundup: Part 2

So now we have a full weekend of college football action behind us (minus two games). Well where do we stand?

#1 Georgia 45 Georgia Southern 21

Knowshown Moreno and Matt Stafford looked solid in their season opener. Their defense not quite as good but expect those problems to go away as the season moves on. Impact Freshman A.J. Green had a good day as well. All is well in Athens.

#2 Ohio State 43 Youngstown St 0

The story of this game was Beanie Wells who went down with a foot injury. No official word on how serious it is. Every Buckeye fan is holding their breath right now. Oh Terrell Pryor looked good in his limited action. If Wells goes down for some time expect Pryor to play a bigger role.

#3 USC 52 Virginia 7

USC looked very very good. Sanchez's knee was not an issue as he threw for 300+ yards and three scores. The real story was how good the defense looked. They are fast, big and very physical. The road to the national championship goes right through the Trojans' D.

#6 Missouri 52 #20 Illinois 42

This game was a display of QB prowess. Chase Daniel and Juice Williams combined for 750+ passing yards and
8 scores. Missouri squeaked out with the win but Illinois turned some heads. Jeremy Maclin, who had two big returns for scores went down with an injury although it does not appear so serious

#9 Clemson 10 #24 Alabama 34

Well it did not take long for Clemson to fold like a cheap tent. Alabama is either a lot better than we thought or the SEC is just light years ahead of the ACC.

#17 Virginia Tech 22 East Carolina 27

You think Frank Beamer is regretting redshirting Tyrod Taylor? I'm not sure, but this was just another example of ACC shortcomings on Saturday.

#25 Pittsburgh 17 Bowling Green 27


This does not surprise me. I always felt Pitt was overrated. They really only beat WVU last year and all of a sudden they were a top 25 program. This is a down program with a down coach. Dave Wannstedt is not going to make it past this year if Pitt knows whats good for them.

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