NightSwimmer
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ESPN Game Day will set up shop in South Bend for the Notre Dame vs. Stanford game. Meanwhile, we get to find out if LSU is really that bad after losing so many starters this year, or if South Carolina is really as good as the Georgia Bulldogs made them look last weekend.
The Kansas State Wildcats will try to maintain their undefeated status against a pretty good Iowa State team in Ames, Iowa. Undefeated Mississippi State faces a challenge as the Tennessee Vols come to visit. This would be a signature win for Tennessee's embattled Head Coach Dooley, who will have to watch from the press-box after recently undergoing hip surgery. At least the cowbells won't be quite so loud behind the glass.
In the Big East, undefeated Louisville faces an unlikely challenge from the Pitt Panthers. Conventional wisdom says that Pitt has no chance in this game, but CW said the same thing when these two teams faced off last year. Pitt has prevailed in the past four meetings, and they'll come into this game expecting to win it again, regardless of what has happened in the past six weeks.
Hurricane Issac postponed Texas A&M's season opener against Louisiana Tech, so A&M makes the trip to Shreveport this weekend to take on the undefeated LA Tech Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have been averaging over 50 points per game, but they haven't yet faced a defense of the caliber that the Aggies will bring to town. With both teams ranked in the high 20s, this game will grab much more national attention than it would have back in August.
West Virginia hopes to stay atop of the Big 12 next Saturday, and Texas Tech shouldn't provide much of an obstacle to the Mountaineers. Couches should be lighting up the night sky in Morgantown when this one is over. Then again, Tommy Tuberville has a long established history of pulling out an upset when it's least expected. That, combined with the fact that West Virginia has managed at least one loss to an unranked team going all the way back to 2003 puts them on upset alert. This is not a game that gives sports gamblers a warm, cozy feeling.
No less than three trophies will be awarded as the Red River Shootout invades Jerry World. Neither the Cowboys, nor the Sooners come into Arlington with unblemished records, but this game is one of the premiere rivalry games in the history of CFB and I expect another high energy contest this year.
With the Seminoles' recent loss to a NC Wolfpack team who opened the 2012 season with a humiliating pounding from a Tennessee squad who struggled to get past Vandy at the end of last year's season, is there any football worth watching in the ACC? Yes. Watch the Duke Blue Devils chase their dream of retuning to post-season play for the first time since 1995. With their only loss having come in their second game against Stanford, Duke faces perennial ACC powerhouse Virginia Tech this weekend, and they actually believe that they can win this game.
So, enjoy the weekend CFB fans. May the best teams win -- they usually do.
PS: I was sad to see the passing of a great CFB historian with the death of Beano Cook yesterday. He will be missed. May he rest in peace.
The Kansas State Wildcats will try to maintain their undefeated status against a pretty good Iowa State team in Ames, Iowa. Undefeated Mississippi State faces a challenge as the Tennessee Vols come to visit. This would be a signature win for Tennessee's embattled Head Coach Dooley, who will have to watch from the press-box after recently undergoing hip surgery. At least the cowbells won't be quite so loud behind the glass.
In the Big East, undefeated Louisville faces an unlikely challenge from the Pitt Panthers. Conventional wisdom says that Pitt has no chance in this game, but CW said the same thing when these two teams faced off last year. Pitt has prevailed in the past four meetings, and they'll come into this game expecting to win it again, regardless of what has happened in the past six weeks.
Hurricane Issac postponed Texas A&M's season opener against Louisiana Tech, so A&M makes the trip to Shreveport this weekend to take on the undefeated LA Tech Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have been averaging over 50 points per game, but they haven't yet faced a defense of the caliber that the Aggies will bring to town. With both teams ranked in the high 20s, this game will grab much more national attention than it would have back in August.
West Virginia hopes to stay atop of the Big 12 next Saturday, and Texas Tech shouldn't provide much of an obstacle to the Mountaineers. Couches should be lighting up the night sky in Morgantown when this one is over. Then again, Tommy Tuberville has a long established history of pulling out an upset when it's least expected. That, combined with the fact that West Virginia has managed at least one loss to an unranked team going all the way back to 2003 puts them on upset alert. This is not a game that gives sports gamblers a warm, cozy feeling.
No less than three trophies will be awarded as the Red River Shootout invades Jerry World. Neither the Cowboys, nor the Sooners come into Arlington with unblemished records, but this game is one of the premiere rivalry games in the history of CFB and I expect another high energy contest this year.
With the Seminoles' recent loss to a NC Wolfpack team who opened the 2012 season with a humiliating pounding from a Tennessee squad who struggled to get past Vandy at the end of last year's season, is there any football worth watching in the ACC? Yes. Watch the Duke Blue Devils chase their dream of retuning to post-season play for the first time since 1995. With their only loss having come in their second game against Stanford, Duke faces perennial ACC powerhouse Virginia Tech this weekend, and they actually believe that they can win this game.
So, enjoy the weekend CFB fans. May the best teams win -- they usually do.
PS: I was sad to see the passing of a great CFB historian with the death of Beano Cook yesterday. He will be missed. May he rest in peace.
