College Football - Week 2

A recap of Week 1 - The Haus went 3-1. This occured due to the unexpected departure of Sam Bradford from the BYU/OU game. A good game to watch, but the wrong outcome for my mood.

In a non-talked about game last week, Boise State defeated Oregon on the Smurf Turf in Boise. BSU controlled most of the game, yet did not fare well in the post-game impromptu boxing match. If you didn't see OU's (former) starting RB Blount take a sucker punch at a BSU player, than I'd point you to ESPN.com's video section. It's there. Good for Oregon for suspending this guy for the rest of the season. Blount's actions give the game of College Football a black eye.

Now, on to this weeks games.

#18 Notre Dame at Michigan

The Irish are coming off an impressive 35-0 will over Nevada. The Irish defense was able to contain the dangerous Colin Kapernick (sp?) and the Irish offense looked better than it has at any time over the past two years. Michigan spent their opening weekend with a typical FCS opponent (and this year managed not to get upset by them) in Western Michigan. Michigan has announced that their freshman phoenom Nate Forcier will start at QB. Notre Dame has announced that RB James Aldridge will sit after being injured against Nevada.

This boils down to one thing...this is a big rivalry for both schools. This is one of college football's oldest rivalries. These guys want to beat each other into a pulp, and then keep beating them.

The Irish will 'Rise and Strike', pulling out a 'Victory' (see above video) in the Big House and avenging the defeats of the past two years.

Northern Arizona at Arizona

This is Arizona's yearly FCS opponent. While NAU should not be overlooked, this game will not be nearly as close as last weeks game was against Central Michigan. Newly minted Arizona Sophmore QB Matt Scott looked good in the pocket, but has work to do on the move. Also, Scott needs to learn to slide feet first. Arizona's defense looked like it was in midseason form. Any improvement on last weeks effort will be warmly received, especially as the Pac-10 season draws near.

Arizona sends the Lumberjacks north emptyhanded.

Syracuse at #7 Penn State

The Nittany Lions rolled the 'Mightly Zips' of Akron, earning Senior QB Daryll Clark Big-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors. Syracuse had a close game with Minnessota, coming up just short behind the valiant effort of former Duke Basketball player Greg Paulus.

Linebacker U. gives the Dukie trouble all...day...long, and wins in a game that's over by the end of the 3rd quarter.

And, a 'for the fun of it' pick (this way I have four games each week)

UCLA at Tennessee

UCLA beat SDSU at the Rose Bowl, despite the impending fires throughout Los Angeles. Tennesse beat up on Western Kentucky. UCLA plays a team with a shot at an upset, Tennessee rings in the Lane Kiffin era with a cupcake. And, as I recall, UCLA found a way to beat Tennessee last year at the Rose Bowl (a nice way to ring in the Rick Neuheisel era). The Vols are favored by 8 in what will be a closely played matchup.

UCLA finds a way to pull the upset over Tennessee in Lane's first real NCAA test.

Last Week: 3-1 Season: 3-1