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Matt Barkley and the rest of the USC seniors are 0-3 against Stanford, so it will be a meaningful game for us to get a win today.

Fight On

52-0 Shutout on Wake. Next weekend I find out if we most likely are going to the National Championship. Bring on Clemson!

Louisville styling on UNC, up 36-7 at the half. Teddy Bridgewater already has 218 yards and 3 TDs.

Originally Posted by Viol8tor Matt Barkley and the rest of the USC seniors are 0-3 against Stanford, so it will be a meaningful game for us to get a win today. Fight On

0-4.

4th and 40 is about all that needs to be written about that last drive.

Well that was fun while it lasted. All they can do now is win the Pac-12, see what happens from there.

Barkley got man handled all game long, O line was disgusting. Cant believe the loss of Khaled Holmes was that drastic.

WVU did what they needed to against James Madison, dominate early so they could rest people. And still got Geno Smith his Heisman stats with 411 yards and 5 TDs on 34-39 passing. Has 9 TDs and 9 incompletions through 2 games.

With USC's loss, and Barkley's struggles, WVU will move up a spot and Smith will be on top the Heisman watch lists.

Forgive me for not following much college football, but are the defenses honestly as atrocious as the scores would suggest? There's got to be some reason why teams can run up the score to 50+ points over and over that extends beyond "oh, they're just a good team".

Originally Posted by JJSP Forgive me for not following much college football, but are the defenses honestly as atrocious as the scores would suggest? There's got to be some reason why teams can run up the score to 50+ points over and over that extends beyond "oh, they're just a good team".

That mostly happens the first couple weeks of the season when a lot of teams have scheduled cupcake opponents. Once conference games begin, competition is more prevalent.

I've been a regular CAG user for a while now and never noticed this thread. Nice to find a place here for college football fans, I can't believe I didn't notice it until now. As a born and bred Michigan fan transplanted to the heart of the SEC, I can't help but love the college game. I've always loved the community aspect of CAG and look forward to checking in during the season.

UL Monroe shows up in another exciting finish and that just-short-comeback by UNC was pretty crazy too. A couple of actual upsets today with USC and VT both going down. USC just didn't seem to have an answer for the Stanford ground game and defensive pressure. I didn't get to see any of the VT game but Pitt, what happened there?

Speaking of not having an answer, the Notre Dame vs MSU game sure wasn't much of a contest. I'm hoping/worried that next week my Wolverines will show their true level of potential. I'm glad we beat UMass by 50 and all but I was hoping that this might be the one game this season where Robinson wouldn't throw an INT...but a pick 6, c'mon!

Originally Posted by JJSP Forgive me for not following much college football, but are the defenses honestly as atrocious as the scores would suggest? There's got to be some reason why teams can run up the score to 50+ points over and over that extends beyond "oh, they're just a good team".

As noted above, a lot of early season games are tune ups against smaller conference and lower division teams.

But also, the types of offense are very different than in the pro. Lots of teams run hurry up, spread offenses and through the ball a ton. So that leads to having a lot more plays per game, more yardage and points from throwing more etc.

That's particularly true of some Big 12 and Pac 12 teams. A lot of the Big 10 and SEC teams run more typical pro style offense, and you get more lower scoring, defense dominated games in those leagues once they start playing each other and not patsies. ACC is a mix of pro style offense teams and spread teams, but leans more toward the former I think.

In any case, the offense is one of many reasons I like college football more than the NFL. I don't like lower scoring, defense dominated football at all. I prefer shootouts.

Wow, I was really impressed with the Irish defense. I know Michigan State's offense in not that great but I haven't seen the Irish have that great of a pass rush for years!

Glad to see Stanford beat USC. Love to see those a-holes get put in their place.

Yeah, I despise ND, but Brian Kelly is a great coach and has them moving in the right direction for sure.

Some good games coming up this weekend.

• Mizzou and Michigan need to have good games against S.Carolina and Notre Dame if they want to stay on the current National radar.
• How will the K-State/Oklahoma game shake out and how will USC respond after last week in their game against California.
• I'm also interested in the FSU vs Clemson matchup.

Anyone else have other games of note this weekend?

Boise St-BYU tonight and Oregon-Arizona Saturday are the only two other semi-notable matchups.

WVU-Maryland is always a big game for me since I grew up a huge WVU fan and did my undergrad there, and did my grad school at UMD. But that shouldn't be much of game as UMD is pretty terrible. Still a bit more of a test for WVU's offense than the first two patsies though as they have a decent defense.

Originally Posted by dmaul1114 Yeah, I despise ND, but Brian Kelly is a great coach and has them moving in the right direction for sure.

That's understandable, I know Notre Dame is basically the Yankees off college football. Either you love em' or you hate em'. This is the week we find out if Kansas State is a contender or pretender. Bill Snyder has done very well in the Big 12 but "big game" Bob Stoops has his number. If K-State can pressure Landry Jones they have a chance. That dude seems to pull a Cutler and completely fold when things start to go wrong.

Originally Posted by dmaul1114 Boise St-BYU tonight and Oregon-Arizona Saturday are the only two other semi-notable matchups...

I had forgotten that the BSU vs BYU game was this weekend, you're right that could get interesting. We'll see if Arizona can hold up under the relentess nature of Oregon, another one to keep an eye on.

Originally Posted by Chitown021 That's understandable, I know Notre Dame is basically the Yankees off college football. Either you love em' or you hate em'. This is the week we find out if Kansas State is a contender or pretender. Bill Snyder has done very well in the Big 12 but "big game" Bob Stoops has his number. If K-State can pressure Landry Jones they have a chance. That dude seems to pull a Cutler and completely fold when things start to go wrong.

I am very worried about my Wolverines trying to withstand the defensive pressure of N.Dame if it's anything like what they brought to MSU last week. Like you, I feel that if K-St. can get some pressure on OK's QB they've got a shot.

Glad I decided to play games instead of watch the 7-6 snooze fest last night.

Originally Posted by chuckie88 I am very worried about my Wolverines trying to withstand the defensive pressure of N.Dame if it's anything like what they brought to MSU last week. Like you, I feel that if K-St. can get some pressure on OK's QB they've got a shot.

We owe you guys for that miracle comeback win last year. That game was such an emotional rollercoaster. First we were dead, then we score late and it looked like we'd win, then Michigan rips our hearts out with a last second touchdown.

Originally Posted by dmaul1114 Glad I decided to play games instead of watch the 7-6 snooze fest last night.

That was NOT a game for offense, who would have thought that Boise St. would win with only one touchdown...
A touchdown scored by a NOSE TACKLE!

Originally Posted by Chitown021 We owe you guys for that miracle comeback win last year. That game was such an emotional rollercoaster. First we were dead, then we score late and it looked like we'd win, then Michigan rips our hearts out with a last second touchdown.

ND at UofM 2011 was INSANE, no question one of the most exciting games I've seen. Watching that 4th quarter was a heart attack waiting to happen (28 of 35 Michigan points!). I really thought that the Wolverines were going to try a field goal to force overtime but instead a TD with 2 seconds left, just IN-SANE! I really hope both teams play well tomorrow in a close contest. It would great for both school's programs and gain some national attention.

Need to watch the WVU game since I missed it for a music festival but DVR'd it. Looks like they didn't play all that well since they only beat UMD 31-21. At least Geno Smith got decent numbers to stay at the top of the Heisman watch lists most likely, with 338 yards and 3 TDs. Big game for Tavon Auston with 13 catches for 179 yards and the 3 TDs.

Looks like Oklahoma is overrated again. Big 12 title looks to be between KSU, Texas and WVU. WVU plays at Texas in 2 weeks, and gets KSU at home on Oct. 20th.