Written by Mike Furlan

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-So LSU looked pretty good last night and Oregon's run in the top five is over. I am sure that the media will find a way to forget (forgive?) LeMichael's lack of Heismanness in a couple of months. Not sure if LSU has the horses to win that November showdown in Tuscaloosa, but it should be fun to watch.

-Great Job Georgia: I guess a 6-7 team from America's Super-Duperest Conference was not enough to shut down BSU's hype machine in September. This means that we are going to be stuck listening to the slurping all year. Clearly beating a .500 team from the SEC makes a team championship game worthy, and now SEC Honks have some people with similar opinions in Rocky Mountains. The toughest test remaining for BSU? The TCU team that just gave up 50 to the Baylor Bears.... or hell, maybe it could be MAC favorite Toledo. If OSU scheduled like BSU and won all their games they would not be treated like the little engine that could. FWIW Mark Richt has to be a dead man walking now and if he isn't, well he will be after another .500 season. That Georgia team looked awful.

-Speaking of Eating a Shit Sandwich: Anyone watch USF stick it up ND's butt yesterday? I could only stomach about an hour of it because it was awful football, but man there are a lot of media types ripping up their bowl predictions after that one. Can you believe that ND was a sexy pick for a BCS game this year? Brian Kelley sure isn't looking like the savior, Charlie Weiss only did one thing well at ND, recruit. He didn't leave the cupboard empty, well, at least the proverbial one. I am sure the kitchen cupboards were as barren as Merril Streep's post-menopausal loins.

-Uh-Oh, They May be Better Than We Thought: Anyone else catch this? I have a feeling that sentiment will be echoed a lot over the coming weeks, but it was still nice to see guys jumping on early. Granted it was “just Akron” as Mark May was kind enough to point out at halftime, but Ohio State looked great. Joe Bauserman played much better than expected and Braxton Miller already has better touch than Terrelle Pryor. I still see a team that has a lot of growing to do before its showdown against Wisconsin at home, but OSU fans should have a lot more hope after Fickell’s debut than before it.

-Uh-Oh, They May be Worse Than We Thought: How about Auburn almost losing to Utah State? Not to be confused with BCS-buster turned PAC-12 member, Utah. We are talking Aggies not Utes. I guess a 4^th quarter rally was just part of the game plan…. Or are they some weaknesses in America’s Super-Duperest Conference? I don’t know, Georgia looked strong last night (didn’t they)?

-And the Skunkbears? It was tough to get any kind of read on what that team up North looks like this year. The offense is similar to what OSU is doing, running a mix of spread and traditional sets, but it is apparent that the defense is still a problem. The game was ended with about 2 minutes remaining in the 3^rd quarter due to severe weather, and it looked like Michigan had finally wrestled control from the Western Michigan Broncos. The 34-10 “finalish” score is not indicative of what was really happening in the game. The Wolverines were the recipients of a 94yd interception return (14 point swing as Western was about to score), a 28 yard fumble return and some missed field goals. Michigan struggled moving the ball more than you would have expected, and when the teams pulled the plug on the game they were basically even in total yardage and first downs. The Michigan secondary was atrocious (as predicted), but Mattison was able to compensate by bringing the house on nearly every down in the second half and that seemed to work.