I had the luxury of being able to watch a full days worth of College Football this last Saturday.  It would figure that the first Saturday I was able to watch 12+ hours of football would be the first Saturday my Huskers would have off this year.  Such is life.  Regardless, having a day of football without donning my rose-colored glasses was a great one.  (you see, the Huskers didn't play and I wasn't totally freeking out like I always do on game days...PS, my wife is great.)

First of all, congratulations to the LSU Tigers for defeating two foes on Saturday.  I love how all the heads on TV were raising their eyebrows at this game.  They wanted nothing more than to see LSU fall to Georgia.  What a great defensive game of field position that was in Athens against a very athletic Dawg team.  I truly love it when scoring is really tough more so because of excellent defensive play rather than inept play on offense.  Both teams are very good, but LSU is the better team right now. 

Oh.  What's that?  I said LSU defeated two foes?  That's right, I did.  The second opponent the Tigers defeated was the same opponent they have been fight all year, Les Miles.  What a freekin' bone-head!!  Right before the half they go for a fourth and a few instead of nailing a high percentage field-goal to go up by 9.  Note to Les:  As a head coach, try to give your players the best chance to win first by not sabotaging their stellar efforts.  It wasn't until late in the fourth quarter that the ill-fated fourth-down conversion was buried.  I was livid, and I don't have a rooting interest in either team. 

How about the mighty Irish?  A team with BCS aspirations at home against a team that went 0-12 last year having to struggle mightily to win.  It wasn't as if ND didn't have the opportunities to put the Huskies away.  Notre Dame is definitely much better than they were the last couple years.  Weis is calling the plays again.  Is there any question that they have the best offensive-line in the country?  Not in my mind.  Golden Tate is a stud.  Claussen is good.  The Irish should be waxing these teams, but they are all about the drama.  What a difference a year makes for Washington.  They have hung tough with every team except Stanford.  Stanford is the feel-good story of the year so far.  What a great job Harbaugh is doing there.    

Miami has proven itself as a true top-15 team.  I wouldn't quite go so far as to say they are top-10, yet.  That was a bad loss to VT in Blacksburg last week.  Sure, you can say that their schedule has been brutal.  Without a doubt, it is a great accomplishment for any team (other than Florida, Alabama, Texas, or LSU) to come out of that gauntlet 3-1.  They still have the meat of their ACC schedule and a long time to deal with people pumping them up.  They didn't seem to handle the hype very well after the Georgia Tech game.  I would be feeling pretty good if I were a Canes fan.  A home game against Clemson and an away game against the Tar heels are probably the biggest hurdles facing this Miami squad, besides themselves.  I watched the Miami-North Carolina game last year and the 'heels socked Miami in the mouth early and often.  I just have this to say to the Cane fans "Go ahead and get your swagger on, you have earned it."

Poor OU.  Two lousy points away from being 4-0.  Who could possibly feel sorry for one of the most successful programs over the last 10 years?  (next to Boise State)  I respect what they do and I love the fans, but I have a hard time empathizing with a team that was beating my team 35-0 in the second quarter.  Would Bradford have made up that point in each game?  Probably.  Does that amount to more than just a hill of beans?  You decide.