The Dawgs Ramblings

Initial Thoughts Headed Into this College Football Weekend

Last thing I expected in Blacksburg last night was a complete lack of offense by Clemson. Herbstreit nailed it straight on by saying that Clemson had to at least try to look down the field. The Hokies D just feasted on the predictable running game. Interested to see how Clemson rebounds from that tough defeat.

Lets see what the off week did for the youngsters at USC. They are a few notches below usual in the experience department but have taken the best shots of decent teams in their conference and have survived. If USC wins big tomorrow then the rest of the country should be on watch out later. If they do not then I would be surprised if they beat Cal.

Wish Navy had their QB. Despite that I expect Navy to give the Irish a decent test but for ND to once again extend their winning streak. People knock ND's schedule but going to Air Force in November will not be a walkover for the Irish. There is no excuse not to blow out North Carolina. They may be the worst BCS team in the country off the top of my head.

Wisconsin could be the most underrated team in the country right now. There only loss was in the Big House to a Michigan team before Manningham went down. If they go 10-1 are they a BCS crasher? No one is discussing this but you know the people from Madison will travel.

Miami - Georgia Tech? No idea what to expect here since its at Georgia Tech. The whole stadium will be watching to see if Tech goes to Johnson on the first play. Put him in the slot - throw it 5 yards. Do something, anything to put the ball in the hands of a future top pick. Also to be watched ..... Miami's pregame attitude. Will they be stomping? Will Lamar Thomas be in attendance? Prediction - Canes 24-7. Canes smother Reggie Ball.

Baylor has improved slightly. Texas A&M has done nothing to impress. Bears in a shootout?

Looking forward to Sunday night football. Connecticut (awful) against Rutgers. Rutgers is a lot better but they are not a top 15 team are they? Its tough to tell since they have not played a real good opponent. Pittsburgh is competitive and Illinois can hang in some ball games but when the best team you have played is arguably Navy then there is a lot left to prove. They'll have their chances though but this is West Virginia's league to lose. Everytime I watch the Mountaineers I think they are going to score. Do not see Louisville or Rutgers outscoring them.

Why is Wake Forest not on gameplan? Who gets ESPNU? This is a team that is a botched field goal away from being undefeated. They are like Rutgers but with that tougher game on their schedule. They too will have their chance to shine.

posted by oceanjay @ 4:44 PM