FOOTBALL SEASON HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!
And no, I'm not talking about the NFL. While yeah the NFL provides a small amount of entertainment, it pales in comparison the greatest game on this planet, our country's true national pastime, College Football.
It is easy to discern who is intelligent and who is not by the sports they watch. People who only watch the NBA, MLB, and the NFL are people who most likely did not recieve a decent education, and thus have no connection to collegiate sports. These people think that because professional players are paid, the game is somehow "better". However, the corporatization of these leagues has sapped most of the life from the games. How can any objective person compare the pageantry and atmosphere of a college football game to the boring, slow, commercial-filled game of the NFL, where every team runs the EXACT same offense and defense and RBs who barely average 4 yards per carry are sent to the Pro Browl?
Anyway, the NFL does serve a purpose (hell its ten times better than baseball, but that's a post for a different day) but it still pales in comparison to CFB.
And what happened this weekend?
The biggest game of course was LSU's complete and utter beatdown of the then ranked #9 Virginia Tech Hokies, much to the chagrin of every American. Count me down as one of the very misinformed who thought the game would be a close defensive battle. Instead VT showed that it indeed has been overranked most likely due to the tragic shootings from last April, and in reality they appear to be a very average team with a horrible offense.
Michigan of course lost again, this time to an Oregon team that looked like it finally found its balls after five years of running around as a eunuch. Perhaps losing OC Gary Crowton to LSU is addition through subtraction, as the new Duck offense showed signs of GASP creativity and progression rather than just trying to force a spread option attack without any ryhme or reason. Plays called in the first quarter led to plays in the second. A nice statue of liberty play that gained 15 yards was used as a trick for the awesome FAKE statue of liberty QB sprint which left Oregon QB all alone in the endzone with the Michigan players still trying to tackle poor Jonathon Stewart who didn't even have the ball. This game proved yet again that despite being the biggest stadium in the country, it is one of the least intimidating to play at if the opposing team scores first. You could hear a pin drop.
#1 USC got the week off to rest after it's exhibition against Idaho (what? That was a real game?). They face a top 15 ranked Nebraska now in Lincoln in what will be the premiere game next Saturday at 5pm PST. Opening line shows the Trojans are 10.5 point favorites... and they should easily cover. Bill Callahan is one of the biggest cowards you'll find coaching in CFB. Last year against USC he exhibited one of the worst gameplans ever, with his intent being to blatantly play NOT TO BE BLOWNOUT. No, not try to win. Just to try and keep the score reasonable, which I suppose he did (I think it was a 28-10 USC victory). He followed that up by playing FAR too conservatively in many other games, costing them their bowl game specifically. He has yet to shed his NFL conscious of playing close,boring football. Anyway, expect USC to come out roaring and win by 18 or so again easily, and quiet some of the talk that LSU is really the #1 team.
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