OBSERVATIONS FROM 1ST WEEKEND OF CFB
By mark rogers
September 11, 2009
If you just look at current year performances (which in this case is one game), there are two Heisman Trophy candidates leading the way. BYU QB Max Hall and Alabama RB Mark Ingram.
BYU and Bama were the only two teams that defeated top 10 teams over the weekend, and those two guys were the main reasons each team won.
If they keep performing like they did and their teams keep winning, it's theirs to fight over. Not saying that other guys won't be in the mix, but they should be leading in everyone's brain-ballots right now.
And Terelle Pryor proved why he won't win: he just won't have the flashy numbers the other guys will. Great athlete, but he won't win it throwing 170 yards and one TD per game.
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I thought Navy was going to beat OSU after watching the first quarter of that game. They were absolutely dominating the Buckeye defensive line, gaining huge chunks of yards at a time.
I don't understand why Navy lined up in a passing formation on the 2-point conversion though. I can see maybe passing on that play on a play-action, but to just line up in a formation you haven't used all day? Crazy.
Bad call coach. They should have just run it in or faked the run before they passed.
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Alabama might be the best team in the country. Their two inside LBs are both 6-4 and closer to 260 than 250. And they can MOVE. They are unbelievable to watch.
The defense looks like an NFL defense at every position.
They have one of the best RB stables in the country and arguably the best WR in Julio Jones. Is it wrong to say I have a man-crush on him?
They should have beat Virginia Tech 42-6, and Tech is good. They outgained the Hokies by about 400 yards. The score was much closer than the game actually was. Alabama absolutely crushed them.
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Oklahoma State really surprised me. I knew they were going to be good, but I didn't know they were going to be good enough to beat Georgia by two TDs.
The jury is still out on Georgia. They may end up having a down year which would show that OSU isn't that dominant. Tough to tell at this point.
One thing I do know: Dez Bryant is ridiculously good.
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I don't know if Rutgers is just that bad or if Cincinnati is actually pretty good...??? Cincinnati is precise on offense and has some talent on defense. They completely dominated a Rutgers team that a lot of people thought would win that game. Cincy QB Tony Pike will be an NFL QB.
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Miami is MUCH better than I thought they'd be. Jacory Harris looks like a spaghetti noodle, but his poise and maturity at the position is very impressive.
Miami is fast. Very fast. They may just beat OU.
Their first four games are Florida State (which they won), Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and OU (not in that order). The experts were saying that if they went 2-2 through that stretch it would be great. They may go 3-1 or 4-0.
After watching all five teams? I don't see any reason why Miami couldn't beat all of them.
Of course, doing it in a month is going to be tough.
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Notre Dame looked really good. Nevada is not a terrible team. I've said for the last two years that I think Jimmy Clausen would be in the Heisman race. He may validate me this year.
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USC QB Matt Barkley is a real talent. I think his confidence and the fact that I don't think he really understands the magnitude of the position he's in will factor in to him having a fantastic year.
USC is really solid...again.
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Nothing else really stood out to me from the first weekend. Second weekend started last night...will comment on the Georgia Tech/Clemson game soon.
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