A lot of great inner conference match ups this week. SEC has a couple of big ones with South Carolina-Georgia and LSU-Florida. Big 12 also has a couple of nice ones with WVU-Texas and Oklahoma-TTU. Nice late game also with Washington and Oregon. Good week to watch some college football. Notable Games: Thursday, October 4, 2012 #13 USC @ Utah - 8 PM CST - ESPN Saturday, October 6, 2012 Navy @ Air Force - 10:30 AM CST - CBS Kansas @ #7 Kansas St. - 11 AM CST - FX Connecticut @ #22 Rutgers - 11 AM CST - ESPNU #24 Northwestern @ Penn St. - 11 AM CST - ESPN Arkansas @ Auburn - 11 AM CST - ESPN2 Arizona @ #18 Stanford - 2 PM CST - FOX #4 LSU @ #10 Florida - 2:30 PM CST - CBS Georgia Tech @ #15 Clemson - 2:30 PM CST - ESPN Iowa St. @ #15 TCU - 2:30 PM CST #17 Oklahoma @ Texas Tech - 2:30 PM CST - ESPN2/ABC Illinois @ Wisconsin - 2:30 PM CST - ESPN2/ABC Washington St. @ #14 Oregon St. - 5 PM CST - Pac-12 Network #5 Georgia @ #6 South Carolina - 6 PM CST - ESPN #8 West Virginia @ #11 Texas - 6 PM CST - FOX Texas A&M @ Ole Miss - 6 PM CST - ESPNU Miami(FL) vs. #9 Notre Dame - 6:30 PM CST - NBC #3 Florida St. @ North Carolina St. - 7 PM CST - ESPN2 #21 Nebraska @ #12 Ohio St. - 7 PM CST - ABC #25 UCLA @ Cal - 9 PM CST - Pac-12 Network #23 Washington @ #2 Oregon - 9:30 PM CST - ESPN
3 huge games. Can't wait. I got... Florida over LSU Georgia over South Carolina West Virginia over Texas
I think Florida is better than LSU but I don't think they can beat them at home. I think Texas can beat WVU but I also am not sure how legitimately good WVU is. So again, Texas will beat a "meh" opponent and shoot up the rankings. I can already feel the heat coming... "WVU is GOOD, blah blah". Yeah they're good, I like Holgerson, I like Smith, but c'mon. They are about 75% as good as Baylor was last year. They have to weapons to upset good teams but they're just weak enough to lose 1-3 games to middle of the road opponents. Edit - I think WVU is as about as good as Baylor was last year minus the Griffin-factor.
South Carolina is playing an SEC team that gave up 44 points last week. To an SEC team that gave up 51. I also recall another SEC team giving up 50+ to a school that not many would consider an offensive juggernaut, even by SEC standards. An
when you actually have qb's that can throw the ball, defensive battles wont exsist SEC has no qb's.. which makes their defenses look better than they are
If David Ash plays like last week, UT will win against WVU. Remember, WVU only beat Baylor by 7 at home and it took a superhuman effort from Geno Smith. The week before against Maryland, WVU's defense also looked terrible (to me). They can't stop anybody. Just don't see LSU losing to Florida. I think playing a good team will bring out their "A" game. I'll take South Carolina over Georgia because they are just better but Connor Shaw has to keep up with Aaron Murray. If Shaw has a great game, it won't be that close. Don't be surprised if Miami gives Notre Dame a rough time.
Not Week 6 related but E. Gordon Gee & Ohio State will play the "little sisters of the poor" after all. TCU announces a home and home series with Ohio State. (@TCU 2018 @tOSU 2019)
Bye week came perfect for the tide. I've got: Florida over LSU UGA over South Carolina Texas over West Virginia Should be a great game. I'll be in Austin for the game too
Georgia lost WR Michael Bennett to an ACL tear. . . . . . . . Nick Saban with some thoughts on the no-huddle, 'high octane offenses' that you see today. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Nick Saban wonders allowed if speed of games with no-huddle offenses should be considered for safety reasons. (Defenses limited in subbing).</p>— John Zenor (@jzenor) <a href="https://twitter.com/jzenor/status/253521413657464832" data-datetime="2012-10-03T15:46:29+00:00">October 3, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Nick Saban on the high octane offenses: "Is this what we want football to be?"</p>— Blair Kerkhoff (@BlairKerkhoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlairKerkhoff/status/253521537523654657" data-datetime="2012-10-03T15:46:59+00:00">October 3, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-in-reply-to="253543051757223936"><p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/ralphdrussoap">ralphdrussoap</a> Saban & other def coaches want rule tweaks. Sumlin & other off coaches don't. If it keeps up, offseason could be noteworthy.</p>— John E. Hoover (@johnehoover) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnehoover/status/253543618390929409" data-datetime="2012-10-03T17:14:43+00:00">October 3, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Kevin Sumlin: "Kids that you get have a lot higher football IQ in the passing game than ever before."</p>— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) <a href="https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP/status/253534611127275521" data-datetime="2012-10-03T16:38:56+00:00">October 3, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Sumlin was asked, somewhat awkwardly, about Saban's comments re: no-huddle. Laughed it off, said, bascially, we're playing by the rules.</p>— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) <a href="https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP/status/253536085337051136" data-datetime="2012-10-03T16:44:47+00:00">October 3, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> What say you? Should Saban just shut up or does he have a point?
Saban should shut up. He doesn't like other coaches using something to their advantage that he won't do. The statement is purely about his self-interest. "Is this what we want football to be" is what's on his mind. I don't believe for one minute player safety has anything to do with it. He mentioned safety to legitimize his statement against fast-paced football. As good a football coach as he is, I cannot stand Nick Saban.
