Monday Evening QB

Wow. We'll come back to this. But first:

Don't be fooled by Ohio State's lazy performance Saturday. The Buckeyes treated the Bobcats like a scrimmage in preparation for their GOTY showdown with USC. That's all. Even without Wells, the Bucks could have dropped a hundred on Ohio if every player wasn't distracted by the showdown in LA.

Same for Alabama. I'm not ready to anoint them the kings of the SEC West like some of the pollsters, but they're better than that game against Tulane. They won big, heard all the hype, and then realized they actually had to play the rest of their games. It caused a deep south snooze fest, one that the emotionally drained Green Wave probably appreciated.

Who should be judged by their performances this week?

Notre Dame. Wow. Chuck Long says the Irish are comparable to Cal Poly San Louis Abispo. That's not good.

Michigan. Give it a year or two; then RichRod's system will be running wild in the Big-10. But right now, yeesh...

At least these two get to play each other. Somebody has to win that, right?

Who was surprising?

Georgia was a lot more dominant than I though they would be. When Knowshon hurdled that guy? Forget it about it! There's still a real test coming at SoCar, no matter what Vandy did last week. The meat grinder is officially switched on. But, that was still pretty sweet.

East Carolina. I believe some tacky bastard compared the Pirates to a Cinderella that would be ruffied and raped. Wow, was that jackass wrong. ECU is better than I thought. But, apparently, West Virginia is a lot worse. Should Holtz's gang be ranked? Yes. 14th? No.

Cal looks nasty. Add them to that 3-way tie for 2nd in the PAC-10.

Speaking of the PAC-10, get some new officials. Remember a few years ago when Oklahoma got ripped off in Autzen? I guess we know now that it wasn't favoritism, it was just shoddy officiating and shitty calls. Way to take the Huskies out of the game, Larry. Douche.

I'm with Fowler, this celebration crack-down's ridiculous. Old, lame-ass, un-athletic white people can sit around and complain about the "showboating" all they want. What they'll never realize is that there's more emotion in a sport like football than there is in anything they'll ever do. Trying to contain that is almost impossible. Fans, those of SEC teams especially, should understand that there's enough time, effort, money and pressure put into these programs and on these kids to actually justify a little outburst every now and then. And, as long it's not blatantly offensive or derogatory, we should accept it as part of the game.

Moving on.

Lingering Questions:

Auburn's defense looks lights-out powerful. But, the offense needs to click with Franklin's schemes. Fast. LSU and Tennessee are coming down the pike.

I thought Florida was going to have RB's this year? What happened? Oh well, they still have Tebow. Thank him for the 4th quarter explosion on Saturday night. Oh yeah, and the defense. They're nasty good.

Georgia Tech's offense might work in the ACC...but why? Is it really that effective? Or is the conference that shitty?

Fuck You, Bobby Petrino. You should be 0-2, you slimy fuck. I have nothing against Arkansas, but I hope you learn a whole new level of pain and embarrassment as you progress through the SEC this year.

South Carolina. The OBC's boys might've lost to Vandy, but don't think they're not ready to beat Georgia. Spurrier hates the Dawgs and always takes them to the wire. Look out.

If I was building a team, I would be happy with a QB like Riley Skinner. He's what a QB is supposed to be. He's intelligent, he protects the football, he moves the chains and his team listens to him.

By the way, Ray Mauluga had two sacks just sitting in his living room on Saturday.