College Footbal Week 2

So, how about week 1? Utah State’s near upset of Auburn. The Baylor/TCU game. Boise’s dismantling of Georgia. The Big 12 and Big East going 18-0.

There is no easy way to describe how uneasy I feel about Mizzou’s 17-6 win over Miami-OH. With the short-week road-game coming up, I really hope the defense is ready to grind out another low scoring win. James Franklin does not look like much of a passer, but he has Brad Smith’s speed and Chase Daniel’s compact stride, which equals a lethal runner. Hopefully, Mizzou fans can hold off on asking for the Corbin Berkstresster era.

As for the pending realignment Armageddon, I think it’s fucking ridiculous that there are not NCAA mandated regulations on how conferences handle the distribution of TV time and money. The fact that Texas got a higher percentage of the profits from the TV deal and Nebraska/Colorado exit fees is absurd. It’s not enough that they are the dominant team on the field; they have to dominate the board room too? All this could have been prevented if the Big 12 wasn’t run by incompetent butt-kissers. Dan Bebee was the NCAA investigator primarily responsible for giving SMU the death penalty in the early ‘80s. SMU was out-recruiting Texas and Texas A&M in the old Southwest Conference and instead of simply sanctioning the Mustangs into mediocrity, he oversaw the handing down of the “death penalty” which essentially crushed their program for 20 years. SMU was a more attractive program than Baylor and Texas Tech, and probably would have ended up in the Big 12 had they avoided the “death penalty.” If hasn’t become obvious that Dan Bebee is in the pockets of some Texas boosters, then I must be insane.

Here’s this week’s picks:
Wisconsin over Oregon State – the Badgers will run amuck
Iowa over Iowa State – the one weakness of the remaining Big 12, what program of ISU’s is attractive to another conference?
Tennessee over Cincinnati – time for the Bearcats to focus on basketball
Alabama over Penn State – too bad the classiest coach in all of college football doesn’t have the talent to beat one of the biggest coaching douchebags
North Carolina over Rutgers – how much do you think Butch Davis is responsible for the violations at Miami?
Michigan over Notre Dame – under the lights in the big house plus very hyped crowd equals more struggles for the golden domers
Auburn over Mississippi State – I’m not buying the Miss State hype, Auburn rebounds nicely
Georgia over South Carolina – same goes for the Gamecocks and Georgia
BYU over Texas – has Garrett Gilbert proved anything? Why are we giving Texas credit before they show up against a quality opponent?
Utah over USC – a thus begins the biggest regret of the Pac-12, letting Utah come in and run the show

Last Week: 9-1 (51 pts.)