There were two big SEC vs Big Ten match-ups last Saturday. One was an all-time classic. The other was a double dumpster fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Texas<\/strong> 24 Ohio State<\/strong> 23 – The Buckys blew a 20-point 4th quarter lead on the biggest of college football stages. anOSU had a 3-and-out, a missed field goal, and a game-ending interception in the final frame while the Longhorns scored 21 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ohio coach Ryan Day has a tendency to get conservative when games tighten, especially against elite competition. He called for drop-eight coverage after going up 20-3, which Texas picked apart in the fourth quarter after Arch Manning struggled against it early. And the there was a punt on 4th-and-5 from Texas\u2019 39 yard line while up 20-3 that netted Ohio State all of 26 yards. There was also criticism of Day\u2019s decision to not let Texas score at the end so they could get the ball back with some workable time on the clock. The Longhorns reached the one-yard-line with 1:23 remaining. Texas was stopped on the first two run plays and finally converted the TD on third down. By that time, only 25 seconds remained and anOSU had to burn their final timeout. The Bucks had only two plays with the last play ending in a desperation interception.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Michigan<\/strong> 17 Oklahoma<\/strong> 10 – John Mateer is terrible. The Okie quarterback went 17\/33 for 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, and was sacked three times. More importantly, he could not get much offense going. The Sooners led many of the offensive stats but could not turn the gains into points. Michy head coach Kyle Whittingham wised up after last week and called for only 17 passes and 41 rushing plays. Bryce Underwood was only 9\/17 with 111 yards through the air, but picked up 87 on the ground and that was the difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Alabama <\/strong>45 Kentucky<\/strong> 17 – The Crimson Tide faced significant adversity in Keelon Russell\u2019s first road start in front of a hostile (drunk?) crowd as well as some crazy officiating. The Bama QB made some big rookie mistakes with the Tide falling behind 17-13 at the break. The second half was a completely different story as Alabama outscored UK 32-0 behind a dominating defense and a strong running game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Missouri<\/strong> 38 Kansas<\/strong> 21 – The fireworks for this \u201cBorder War\u201d game started well before the first whistle. The two programs have a heated rivalry that started back during the Civil War. It began as being on separate sides of the war, but over the years things have calmed down to more of a friendly rivalry. The two teams used to play every season but had not played since Mizzou left the Big XII for the SEC in 2012. The rivalry was rekindled last season with the Ozark Tigers comfortably winning 42-31 in Columbia. Leading up to this year\u2019s game, the Kansas social media team tweeted a tasteless video<\/a> that basically called the current members of the University of Missouri a bunch of slave-loving racists. It also portrayed controversial\/polarizing John Brown<\/a> as a hero (and he wasn\u2019t even from Kansas). Coming into the Friday night game, the word \u201chate\u201d was batted around a good deal and it boiled over into the game. Kansas came out fired up, hitting hard, and running wild on adrenaline. But adrenaline eventually runs out. In the first half, the Jayhawks blocked two Mizzou field goals with the second one run back for a touchdown (see down below somewhere). Former Ole Miss QB Austin Simmons, now playing for the Ozark Tigers, was harassed and the rushing game was contained for much of the first half, though Mizz put together two long drives for scores. KU had a TD drive as well for a 14-14 halftime score.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The second half was a different story. The hate high had drained from Kansas and the more talented team took over. Former Auburn\/current Mizz linebacker Robert Woodyard produced back-to-back turnovers, the Tigers running game found their footing (All-SEC RB Ahmad Hardy is still out after getting shot in the leg<\/a> at a rap show over the summer), and Simmons guided his team to 24 second half points, turning a tie game into a rout. Hmm. A basketball school all fired up for a half before falling to the superiority of the SEC in the 2nd half. Sounds familiar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Oklahoma State<\/strong> <\/strong>39 Oregon <\/strong>31- In my Blogpoll<\/a> last week, I put the Ducks at No. 14. I see now that I may have been a little bit charitable. After losing at home to Tulsa a week prior, Drew Mestemaker led the Cowpokes with 317 passing yards and 109 rushing while Caleb Hawkins added 110 rushing yards. THE OSU outgained the unmighty Ducks 554 to 281 and doubled them up on first downs 25 to 12.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Tennessee<\/strong> 45 Georgia Tech<\/strong> 24 – The Yeller Jackets had a 10-7 advantage in the first quarter. However, the Vols opened up a can of whup-ass as DeSean Bishop rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Daune Morris pitched in 98 yards and a score. Tennessee tallied 299 yards on the ground attack. GT\u2019s Alberto Mendoza was sacked four times and threw two picks, one returned for a score. [ED.NOTE: Alberto Mendoza sucks.]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Texas A&M<\/strong> 48 Arizona State<\/strong> 20 – This was a tight entertaining game through three quarters with A&M holding a slim 24-20 lead. Then the Sun Devils fell to pieces. ASU\u2019s last four possessions resulted in a first play pick-six, a first play fumble, another pick-six, and a turnover on downs that netted five yards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Look at home much time he has in the pocket. He could have made a sandwich and still completed the pass.<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mississippi State<\/strong> 38 Minnesota<\/strong> 13 – In a first time meeting, the Bulldogs bullied the Gophers from the first whistle. Kamario Taylor had 313 total yards and Fluff Bothwell added 113 rushing and two ground scores. Anthony Evans<\/a> grabbed seven passes for 121 yards and a score. Minnie managed only 13 net rushing yards. The only thing that went right for the GGs was a sack and recovery in the end zone<\/a> for the only touchdown of the game for the home team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Utah<\/strong> 43 Arkansas<\/strong> 10 – Ugh. Arky is awful. This rebuild is going to take awhile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n LSU<\/strong> 45 Louisiana Tech<\/strong> 14 – Sam Leavitt threw three first half interceptions as the Purple Tigers led only 10-7 at the break. This one had trap game written all over it. Had it been a more substantial team, the Cajun Tigers might have gone down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Georgia<\/strong> 70 Western Kentucky<\/strong> 20 – It took four offensive snaps for the Dwags to go up 14-0 on the Hilltoppers. Gunner Stockton did not play the second half.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Vanderbilt<\/strong> 35 Delaware<\/strong> 26 – The \u2018Dores had a second straight struggle win against a cupcake. Vandy trailed 17-14 at the half before coming back. It\u2019s going to be a loooong season for VU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Florida<\/strong> 52 Campbell Soup<\/strong> 3 Clemson <\/strong>22 Georgia Southern<\/strong> 7 – After a three-and-out to open the game, the Orange Tigers recovered a muffed punt<\/a> and scored their only touchdown of the game on a ridiculous 7 play, 27 yards drive. The rest of their points came on field goals. CU was only 2-14 on 3rd down conversions. All of the points came benefit of special teams returns and a turnover on downs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Texa$ Tech<\/strong> 35 Oregon State<\/strong> 24 – The Red Raiders needed a fourth quarter go-ahead touchdown pass to spoil the Beavers\u2019 upset bid. The Beavs led 24-21 midway through the final period. Now down 28-24, THE OSU was forced to go for a first down on 4th & 13 at their own 11 with 1:19 to go. They turned the ball over on downs. Instead of kneeling down, Tech ran some plays and eventually scored another late touchdown to make the final score look bigger.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n BYU<\/strong> 28 Arizona<\/strong> 17 – \u2018Zona led 17-14 at the half but left their playbook in the locker room for the second half. The Wildcats had two crucial fourth-down plays late in the game – one that concluded in the decision to punt on the BYU 36-yard line on a 4th & 10 and the other being a turnover on downs on the penultimate possession.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Duke<\/strong> 31 Illinois<\/strong> 27 – The Dookies kicked the go-ahead field goal early in the 4th quarter. The Illini rebuttal was to throw an interception and twice turn the ball over on downs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Iowa <\/strong>16 Iowa<\/strong> State<\/strong> 13 – Low-scoring crapfest from the corn-eaters? Big shock. Neither team gained over 300 yards and they totaled a combined 23 first downs. 13 of 21 full possessions ended in a punt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Pitt <\/strong>12 Center Florida<\/strong> 7 – A sloppy game in a driving rain that yielded 17 total penalties, 14 punts, 123 combined rushing yards, and a safety, but surprisingly no turnovers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Penn State<\/strong> 27 Temple<\/strong> 9 – After a scoreless first quarter, it was 3-3 until the Brittany Lions punched one in with 8 ticks left in the half. PSU got their s**t together in the second half, but not a good look. While technically a \u201croad\u201d game, the Owls play their home football games at the Philadelphia Eagles\u2019 home stadium. There were more Penn State fans than Temple fans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Boise <\/strong>38 Memphis <\/strong>20 – Stop me if you have heard this one before: The Blue Tigers led 20-17 at halftime but were outscored 21-0 in the second half.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Boston College<\/strong> 28 Rutgers<\/strong> 21 – If you don\u2019t know this heroic story of former Boston College student-athlete and have 13:28 to spare, I encourage you to watch this video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n What was Will Stein thinking here? On your own 32 yard line, bro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The all-whites are okay, but the red and black stripe on the helmet is kinda goofy looking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Some people think Sark is being a big meany. But I love this. Go celebrate with your team. Although, it is so<\/em> unfortunate <\/em>that we\u2019ll never know the answer to \u201ccoach, how big is this win?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Holly Rowe thinks she is SO important. She wanted to make that moment all about her. Honestly unless a sideline reporter is reporting on a injury or an official ruling, what good are they? Save some money, ESPN, and ditch them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This is the kind of crap I can\u2019t stand. If you don\u2019t have anything significant to add to the game, keep it to yourself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I was watching this live and it sure looked like the official threw the flag as a reaction to the crowd groans. Thankfully, the call was overturned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n As cool as that was, the \u2018Cuse lost to Cal at home 21-18.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It\u2019s ironic that an ex-Aubie is the victim of a wacky bounce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Not just an interception, but watch the hit the QB took. Kinda surprising there was no flag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Southern Cal beat ULL 49-30.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Even Michigan fans thought Oklahoma would win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Are we doing this again?!?! In the end, it didn\u2019t really matter as the Hokies destroyed ODU 44-21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n That is why you play offensive line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Clayne Crawford plays one of the coaches on the TV show Chad Powers<\/em>. He is best known for the Fox series Lethal Weapon<\/em> (2016\u20132018) and the TV series Rectify<\/em> (2013\u20132016) <- I highly recommend Rectify<\/em> if you are looking for a show to binge. While not a UA alum, Crawford was born in Clay, Alabama and graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School where he was on the football and wrestling teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n My Gawd. That up-back didn\u2019t even try to disguise the fact that it was a fake. At least four defenders pointed at the Sun Devil when he moved up. How do you not call a timeout there?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The officials ruled the contact was forced by Iowa State, so the Hawkeyes kept possession. I seem to recall guys trying to do this a few years ago. I don\u2019t know what made them think this would be allowed. LOL<\/p>\n<\/div>\nNOTHING TO ESS-EE-SEE HERE<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
South Carolina<\/strong> 45 Robert Towson<\/strong> 9
Ole Miss<\/strong> 41 Charlotte Rae<\/strong> 9
Auburn<\/strong> 43 Southern Miss<\/strong> 8<\/p>\n<\/div>\nPARTICIPATION AWARD GAME OF THE WEEK<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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THOUGHTS IN UGA\u2019S ALL-WHITES?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
SPEAKING OF INANE SIDELINE REPORTING<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
NEWS FLASH: QUINN EWERS HAS BEEN GRANTED ANOTHER YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
UNLUCKY BOUNCE OF THE WEEK<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
YOUR WEEKLY LAME ASS SO CAL FANS REPORT<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
WORST FAN BASE OF THE WEEK (NON-SO CAL)<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
WHY WATCH THE NFL WHEN YOU CAN HAVE THIS?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
I DON\u2019T THINK I WOULD BE CELEBRATING THAT S**T SHOW<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
SPECIAL TEAMS DERP OF THE WEEK<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
BUTTERFINGERS OF THE WEEK<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
SO, WHERE IS THIS GUY GOING TO BE PLAYING NEXT SEASON?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
CELEBRITY BAMA FAN OF THE WEEK<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
WORST ACTING JOB OF THE WEEK<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
HANGING OUT WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
LANE KIFFIN WOULD APPROVE<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
WORST OFFICIATING OF THE WEEK<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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