#1 The ACC Really Sucks
The ACC nearly went 0-3 against the CAA (that's in I-AA, by the by), as Maryland needed a comeback then overtime to defeat James Madison. Maryland didn't learn the Michigan Lesson, and scheduled a I-AA "cupcake" that had poison in it. JMU was 12-2 last season. Elsewhere in the ACC, #19 North Carolina barely beat UConn up in Storrs, and Florida State needed a touchdown with 0:35 left to beat Jacksonville State. Could depleted Boston College compete in this awful league?
#2 The ACC Is Really Exciting
The Florida State/Miami game was an instant classic last week. The Clemson/Georgia Tech game was also a wide-open thriller. Apart from Virginia Tech, none of these teams are capable of protecting or extending leads. So when ACC teams play each other, they tend to be close games, loaded with mistakes that lead to exciting plays (blocked kicks, returns, turnovers, et cetera).
#3 Michigan State Is Not For Real
Sorry Bmack, but you have to win your in-state games. BC has to beat Northeastern, USC has to beat San Jose State, Teas has to beat Baylor, and Michigan beat Western Michigan last week. Arizona beat CMU, why didn't the Spartans?
#4 Hangovers Suck
A week after beating Georgia and cracking the Top 5, Oklahoma State dropped a home game to Houston. Georgia was also affected by the game, or so it seems. The Bulldogs gave up 37 points to South Carolina, and barely held on. A loss to Oklahoma State would have been one thing, but dropping a conference game at home would have ended Georgia's season before most other teams even start theirs.
#5 I'm Not Impressed With USC or OSU
It was a great game, much more entertaining than the 35-3 drubbing USC laid on the Buckeyes last year. Both have outstanding defenses, but their offenses don't impress me one bit. There's no way either team could stay in a game with the likes of Florida and Texas. That being said, USC is still a Top 5 team, and a Rose Bowl berth is a forgone conclusion. But the Buckeyes will lose to Penn State and thus not make said Rose Bowl.
#6 Teams Still Don't Know How to Schedule Cupcakes
Ball State decided to take on UNH, a team that usually makes the I-AA playoffs. And they lose. Maryland took on CAA powerhouse James Madison and nearly lost. The point of scheduling I-AA opponents is to have a preseason game, a guaranteed win to impress your fans, and a chance to work out some of your kinks. So do like Oklahoma did, and schedule Idaho State (64-0 win for the Sooners). Or Troy (Florida wins 56-6), or Morgan State (Akron wins 41-0), or Syracuse (Penn State wins 28-7).
#7 Notre Dame=Fraud
You've got to beat Michigan. Michigan is not good. Notre Dame was picked by many to contend for a BCS spot. And now, without a conference championship to guarantee a berth, they might have already made their BCS exit. Charlie Weis would be fired by now at any other big-time program. His play-calling at the end was shite.
#8 There Are Too Many Teams In I-A
In European soccer leagues, they have something called relegation. The bottom 2 or 3 teams in the league get demoted to a lower level, while the top 2 or 3 from that second-tier are promoted to the big league. Maybe college football should adopt a similar system. Troy is a I-A team? So are Arkansas State, Kent State, Louisiana Tech, Wyoming, Tulane, Alabama-Birmingham, North Texas, and Ohio? I-A should be reduced to 90 or 100 teams, maybe even as few as 80.
#9 The Big XII North Is Utterly Irrelevant
Colorado was crushed by Toledo. Iowa State was dominated by rival Iowa 35-3. #25 Missouri almost lost to Bowling Green, needing a 4th quarter comeback to win 27-20. Kansas State lost to Louisiana-Lafayette. Kansas and Nebraska play each other on November 14th, and that's the only Big XII North game with any meaning, because it will determine who Texas gets to crush in the conference title game.
#10 College OT Is Better Than the NFL's
It just is. Nobody questions the merit of an OT win in college. I don't think the NCAA's system is perfect, but it's more entertaining than watching a coin flip, 3 passes, and a field goal.
-The Commodore
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