I watched a pretty copious amount of football this weekend. Here are some things that have stuck out.
College
After the first two weeks of the season it looks like the Heisman race has tightened up. The biggest favorites (Chris Wells and Tim Tebow) have not distancted themselves with Wells status hurt by missing week 2.Pat White’s performance against East Carolina really kills his chances.
Guys who have made up some distance on that lead pack include a handful of players from the Big 12 including Sam Bradford, Chase Daniels, and why not Colt Mccoy. However the guy who is probably towards the top may be Georgia’s Knowshon Moreno. Big games loom in the coming weeks for a handful of these big contenders.
– East Carolina is legit
– Jimmy Clausen looked a lot better in the opener agaisnt San Diego State, although the Irish were very lucky in getting the win. 3 tough games coming up agaisnt Michigan, Purdue, and Michigan State. Should be interesting how the Irish fair.
– Cal put up 60+ on Washington State. Jahvid Best for Heisman? Early on Cal looks like the second beat team in the conference.
– I have boldly proclaimed this year the Big 12 will shine, although the SEC has been sharp thus far. As it stands now out of the top 13 teams in the country each conference has a whopping 5 teams. After the top 13, the SEC and the Big 12 have no more teams ranked in the top 25.
– Next week is a huge for the Big Ten, who hasn’t faired well thus far in 2008. Ohio State takes on USC, Michigan travels to Notre Dame, Purdue hosts Oregon, and Wisconsin has to take a very pesky Fresno State team. With 3 out of 4 games being on the road, it will be at telling slate of games for the confernce as a whole .
NFL
– The Bengals are the biggest underachievers in the NFL. They just don’t play with passion. Marvin Lewis get your resume ready.
– The AFC is reeling rigt now. The Colts open up their new staduim by getting trounced by Kyle Orton’s bears, the Patriots lose Tom Brady for the season, and the Chargers lose a nail biter to the Panthers. Anyone else envision a Steelers Cowboys superbowl?
– Teams that really stood out in a positive away include the Bears, Panthers, Falcons, Steelers, Eagles, and Bills.
– Teams that stood out in a bad way include Redskins, Texans, Rams, Seahawks, and Bengals.
