1. You better hold off on printing up those National Championship T-Shirts.
Some are going to say that the Detroit Tigers beating the New York Yankees was the surprise of the weekend. I’m going to humbly disagree with that assessment. The Arkansas Razorbacks dominating Auburn en route to a 27-10 victory was an outright shock. This was the same Arkansas team that lost at home to USC 50-14 in the season opener. Houston Nutt (an outstanding porn name if I’ve ever heard one) deserves a ton of credit for rallying the Razorback troops.
2. Tell Billy Donovan he’s not the only one who will be hoisting a national title trophy.
I’m not sure if there is a better offensive football coach in the country than Urban Meyer. Meyer is shuffling Chris Leak and Tim Tebow and making what should be a quarterback controversy that would weaken the team, a strength that is helping to win ballgames.
3. Living Dangerously………….
To the USC Trojans. For a second straight week they barely escaped against a Washington school. I love the Pac 10, but I’m not sure that you can rank this USC team ahead of Florida or Michigan. They do not look in sync right now.
On a sidenote, let’s tip our cap to Tyrone Willingham who has turned around Washington in two seasons. Notre Dame running him out of town is still a great injustice. I guarantee he would have put together the same year Charlie Weis did last fall. I’m eager to see the UW rise again and lift Willingham back into true national prominence.
4. That was easy.
The Ohio State University and Michigan remained undefeated and are on a collison course to play what should be a national title eliminator. The Buckeyes beat up Bowling Green 35-7 and Michigan beat a reeling Michigan State 31-13.
5. Don’t worry……….I care
Boise State needs more attention. They whupped Louisiana Tech 55-14 this week and are the most entertaining team in the country to watch. I’d love to see them paired off with West Virginia in a BCS bowl.