Saturday, October 20, 2007

Knee-Jerk Reactions

First, the Oklahoma Sooners survived a trip to the not-yet frozen tundra of Ames, Iowa. The Sooners trailed 7-0 at halftime, but scored 17 points in the second half to get by Iowa State, 17-7. It's a W whether it's by 10 or by 50.

From the Not Quite Ready for Prime Time Department: The South Carolina Gamecocks, going into today, controlled their own destiny in the SEC East. What do they do? Lose at home to Vanderbilt, 17-6. SEC Rule #1: If you lose to Vanderbilt, you do not deserve to win the conference.

Elsewhere in the SEC, Nick Saban suspended 5 players for "textbook violations", but it did not matter. Alabama took archrival Tennessee to the woodshed, 41-17. Saban earned part of his salary for this year. He also earned a portion of a Dreamland Barbecue franchise.

Back to the Not Quite Ready for Prime Time Department: The Cincinnati Bearcats lost their second game in a row. This time, it was to the mediocre Pittsburgh Panthers, 21-14. The Big East is nothing if not wacky. Connecticut is in first place.

Who is the king of the Northland? None other than North Dakota State. NDSU is ineligible for any type of postseason play, as they are in the last year of a five-year probationary period as they move from Division II to Division I-AA. The Bison have been taking on all comers, and are currently undefeated. They narrowly lost to Minnesota last year as their game-winning field goal attempt was blocked. This year, they returned to the Metrodome and finished the job, defeating the Gophers 27-21. This is their second win over a Division I-A opponent this season, having previously thrashed Central Michigan. Appalachian State and the rest of the Football Championship Subdivision want no part of these guys. Don't mess with NoDak State.

More later...

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