1) Lane Kiffin is in T-R-O-U-B-L-E. Look, we all need to be honest that fans on the west coast could really care less about college football compared to fans in the southeast. The problem that Monte's son has is that he has gotten USC fans to raise hell about USC football for all the wrong reasons. Not scoring an offensive touchdown against Washington State has the folks in LaLa noticing and that's not really a good thing.
2) Say what? - Speaking of coaches on the hot seat, none may be hotter than that of Texas coach, Mack Browns. After a truly dismal performance in Provo against a BYU team that had lost to Virginia the previous weekend, the Longhorns couldn't grab a hold of anyone's magic underwear to make a tackle. The Cougars amassed over 500 yards rushing and left defensive coordinator, Manny Diaz wishing he could trade places with the real Manny Diaz, here in Athens (Google him, if you don't know).
3) My Fantasy -team stunk this week. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
4) Speaking of Which - I'm a much bigger college fan than I am a pro fan, but there were some legitimate good games over the weekend. The Pats were pushed by the lowly Bills, the Jets staged a miracle aided by a boneheaded penalty that might not should have been called, and the Falcons came up just short of beating the Saints in Sean Payton's return. That's a pretty solid slate of games that doesn't include Peyton Manning's 7 TDs and the Eagle's breakneck offensive speed. If every NFL weekend can be like this, then it will still hold second place in my heart to the passion and pageantry of college ball.
5) If you were like me and totally engrossed in football all weekend, then you might have missed this monster home run by The White Bear, Evan Gattis. Sure, he has cooled off towards the end of the summer, but this one was measured as the longest home run of the year, by anyone. Check it out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKamM3XN85g
6) You Thought I Forgot - How good did the UGA offense look over the weekend? The offensive line was vastly improved and the skill players didn't miss a beat. Had it not been for another poor attempt at a catch by the punter, than the game may not have been as close as it was. I will say this though. the defense has to improve and it should, but the Dawgs won't be able to win out unless it can stop somebody sometime. Congrats to Aaron Murray, as well. People have ripped this kid, egged his house, and proposed that Zach Mettenberger would be the starter if he were still here, despite the fact that Murray will finish his career (barring injury) as the best statistical QB in SEC history. Tough crowd. By the way, had Gurley been able to finish running for a TD in the play where his helmet got ripped off, we'd be talking about his invite to New York for the Heisman ceremony.
A surprisingly good slate of games this weekend will be overshadowed by one huge one. Our picks will be coming later in the week.
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