I think last week made clear that I am incapable of predicting which games will be compelling and which will not. That said, I'm still going to talk about the games I think will be fun to watch for various reasons.
Zona @ Oregon: just curious to see if Arizona can recapture any of the upset spark from the past couple of seasons. Unfortunately, I will probably be asleep by the time it starts!
UGA @ Vandy: That D is too entertaining to miss! This should be like watching Bishop Sycamore get blasted by IMG.
Iowa State @ Baylor: Baylor gets up for big games, the Cyclones play down to their competition. Upset in the making?
K-State @ OK State: morbid curiosity, to be honest.
Nebraska @ MSU: The Spartans have looked pretty good. I want to see if the Huskers can build on a pretty solid performance at OU.
Rutgers @ UM: I'm wondering if Schiano has anything for 6-Callers-Ahead-of-Us-Jimmy?
Tennessee @ UF: I keep thinking Tennessee has finally gotten over the hump, and they keep proving me wrong. They remind me of another UT. You know who I mean. And I'm curious to see if UF is maybe a little hungover from that ridiculous 2pt attempt last week.
WVa @ OU: I think it's safe to say that no one is impressed by OU's play so far this season. Well, except for AP voters who are too busy smelling their own flatulence to actually watch them play (bonus points if you get the reference). They barely escaped Tulane and Nebraska...at home. The only decent game they've played so far was against Western Carolina. No need to look it up, they're an FCS school with an overall record of 341-502-23 (.407). Spencer Rattler is 74 of 99 for 761yds and 7/2 TD/INT. However, if we take out the Western Carolina game, he is 54 of 73 for 518yds and 2/2 TD/INT in the 2 games vs FBS schools. Not impressive; not Heisman material.
On the other hand, WVa looked pretty good last week, at least in the first half, and they did enough in the second half to hold off a pretty good VaTech. Yes, they Mountaineers stumbled out of the gate (though the Terps are looking decent so far) but seem to be on a small roll. The Sooner faithful should maybe be concerned that this is a home game?
UCLA @ Stanford: Gotta be honest; I'm not sold on Stanford yet. They got Helton fired, but that was coming anyway. And they beat one of the worst schools in FBS. I think that UCLA had a case of the 'Buckeyes' after beating LSU, only they didn't completely blown out by Iowa. Or Purdue. I think Chip Kelly has them ready to play and we see that the Tree is still just 'ok'.
Texas A&M @ Arkansas: Possibly the most important game of the weekend, assuming no major upsets. The Razorbacks have been putting the spurs to her so far, scoring 123 points against all-FBS opponents (yes, Rice and Georgia Southern are FBS schools). It's easy to say that Texas isn't that great of a win, but the Longhorns have played way better than Arkansas over the last decade or so.
A&M has struggled, though. This is supposed to be a team that challenges Bama or Georgia and they needed a late score to down 1-2 Colorado. The Buffs, by the way, got shut out by Minnesota 30-0. So, which Aggie team shows up tomorrow? The CFP challenger from last season who thought they were more worthy than OSU, or the stumbling Aggs who were under 50% on completions vs the Buffs?
ND @ Wisky: Well, I missed this one somehow even though I knew about it and it was on my mind. Not really sure what to make of either team, truly. ND escaped an historically awful FSU and G5 mid-packer Toledo, and really didn't impress vs Purdue, who out-gained the Irish.One thing ND will not do on Saturday is push the Wisky line around.
The Badgers looked half dead against PSU, and Mertz is sitting 0 TD to 2 INT after 2 games. I bet they're missing Coan about now. How they let him get away I'll never know. I mean, he's not Bryce Young or CJ Stroud, but he's better than Mertz. Wisconsin rolled up over 350 yds rushing vs Eastern Michigan, which isn't really saying much, but it shows the direction they're moving: same as always. Take a bunch of 3 star behemoths and teach them how to be NFL caliber linemen, then run behind them.
What games are you looking forward to?
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