Football
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
College Football
Upsets
Two teams had their BCS hopes severely dimmed this weekend. Clemson gave Miami their second loss in a row by beating the Hurricanes 24-17. Miami, which moved to the ACC from the Big East this year, isn't finding their new conference-mates to be very friendly. Just wait until basketball season, boys. It will get a whole lot worse. Maybe if you send the Big East roses they will take you back.
The once mighty Fighting Irish of Notre Dame showed they could still be competitive with the big boys by beating Tennessee 17-13. The Volunteers future doesn't look bright, either, after losing their second quarterback (maybe for the season) to injury. Rick Clausen, a transfer from LSU, is now taking the reigns for Tennessee. I saw this guy play in a game for LSU a couple of years ago and, unless he drastically improved since then, Tennessee is in trouble.
Near Upsets
Both of the top two teams were nearly upset Saturday. Number one USC defeated Oregon by a score of 28-20 and Oklahoma, who beat Texas A&M 77-0 last year, squeaked past the Aggies by a touchdown.
There's a big game this Saturday that could decide the National Championship game. Auburn, ranked third, takes on the fifth ranked Bulldogs of Georgia. As I said in an earlier post, if Auburn can get past this game and win the SEC Championship, they may get into the Championship game even if USC and Oklahoma do not lose.
NFL
Pittsburgh, for the second week in a row, took out an undefeated team. The Steelers, with an 8-1 record, now look like the team to beat after beating New England and Philadelphia in consecutive weeks. My favorite part of Pittsburgh's victory over the Eagles this week was Steelers receiver Hines Ward imitating Terrell Owens after catching two touchdown passes. Owens could do nothing but smile, since Philly only scored three points.
College Football
Upsets
Two teams had their BCS hopes severely dimmed this weekend. Clemson gave Miami their second loss in a row by beating the Hurricanes 24-17. Miami, which moved to the ACC from the Big East this year, isn't finding their new conference-mates to be very friendly. Just wait until basketball season, boys. It will get a whole lot worse. Maybe if you send the Big East roses they will take you back.
The once mighty Fighting Irish of Notre Dame showed they could still be competitive with the big boys by beating Tennessee 17-13. The Volunteers future doesn't look bright, either, after losing their second quarterback (maybe for the season) to injury. Rick Clausen, a transfer from LSU, is now taking the reigns for Tennessee. I saw this guy play in a game for LSU a couple of years ago and, unless he drastically improved since then, Tennessee is in trouble.
Near Upsets
Both of the top two teams were nearly upset Saturday. Number one USC defeated Oregon by a score of 28-20 and Oklahoma, who beat Texas A&M 77-0 last year, squeaked past the Aggies by a touchdown.
There's a big game this Saturday that could decide the National Championship game. Auburn, ranked third, takes on the fifth ranked Bulldogs of Georgia. As I said in an earlier post, if Auburn can get past this game and win the SEC Championship, they may get into the Championship game even if USC and Oklahoma do not lose.
NFL
Pittsburgh, for the second week in a row, took out an undefeated team. The Steelers, with an 8-1 record, now look like the team to beat after beating New England and Philadelphia in consecutive weeks. My favorite part of Pittsburgh's victory over the Eagles this week was Steelers receiver Hines Ward imitating Terrell Owens after catching two touchdown passes. Owens could do nothing but smile, since Philly only scored three points.
