Week 3 Commentary for 2007
Get ready for some shakeups...
BC visits the ATL to take on a good Georgia Tech team. BC is coming into A-town after smacking down former coach Tom O'Brien and his NC State Wolfpack. The seven turnovers the Eagles caused and RB Andre Callender's 158 yards and 2 TDs made it look easy. Meanwhile, the Yellowjackets are fresh off a tune-up game against Samford (a Baptist school from Birmingham, AL) after drubbing the Notre Dame Fighting (heh) Irish in South Bend. In the Samford game, RB Tashard Choice had 110 yards rushing IN THE FIRST QUARTER. I know, it was against a FCS (formerly I-AA) school nobody outside of the deep south has ever even heard of, but still. So, will the Ramblin' Wreck, stick it to the Eagles, or will the boys from Beantown squash the flying stingers in the ATL?
Tennessee travels to Gainesville to battle the #5 Gators. The defending national champs have yet to face a challenge, beating Western Kentucky (yawn) and Troy (eh) in consecutive weeks. Their defense has seemed mildly questionable at times, and Tim Tebow has lived up to his billing as the next Alex Smith (2005 Draft Pick #1) Tennessee lost at Cal by two TDs (payback for the beatdown they put on to start last season) and clobbered Southern Miss in Neyland. Tennessee is very talented (as always) and so is Florida. Can Timmy Tebow put on a brilliant show of superhuman strength, or will the Vols reign in the Swamp?
USC must venture into Lincoln, which has sold out its last 283 games (dating to a 1962 game against Mizzou) to face the sea of red. So the boys of Troy can expect a record crowd (something tells me everybody in the state of Nebraska tried to get tickets to this one), a fired up team, and a lot of noise. Sam Keller, who by many accounts should have been the starter at Arizona State last year, looks poised. The Husker D looks like it is on its way back to mid-'90s black shirt form. On the other hand, Nebraska nearly lost to Wake Forest and their second string QB last week. USC played a very controlled brand of bland football against the Idaho Vandals two weeks ago. It was a blowout (38-10), but not as impressive as most thought it should have been, especially coming on the heels of Oklahoma's 79-10 crushing of North Texas on Fox Sports Net. USC was everyone's golden team coming into the season. Will the Trojans march into Lincoln and solidify their top spot, or will the Huskers rekindle their golden years with a victory over #1?
Arkansas, whose late run for the SEC West crown had people buzzing in the post-season, must visit the resurgent Crimson Tide, whose $5M purchase of former Dolphins coach Nick Saban had people buzzing in the offseason. Arkansas has only played one game. They buried Troy, and Heisman candidate Darren McFadden showed off his legs and his arm. The Tide smacked Western Carolina in the mouth, then nearly let their game against the Vandy Commodores slip away last week. Can Arkansas prove that last season was no fluke, or will the Tide Roll?
The Buckeyes visit the Huskies in what could be a memorable matchup. Ohio State beat Jim Tressel's old school Youngstown State (a FCS squad) pretty good, then their offense scored every point in their game against Akron last week. Yeah, Akron's Brion Stokes tackled Ohio State RB Chris Wells in the end zone for the Zips' only points, but the Ohio State D didn't give up any points. Not very impressive from a team that took it all the way to the BCS Championship Game a year ago. The Huskies, on the other hand, buried Syracuse there in week 1 and ended the longest winning streak in the nation last week by beating Boise State. Is Ty Willingham's Washington for real or will the Bucks dominate in Husky Stadium?
All these questions and more will be answered this week, sports fans...so stay tuned. |
