Reaction to Week One

Welcome Sports fans! All of College football's first week is in the books! There were plenty of blow outs, good games, and even close calls. After every week, I like to see what really stood out to me. There wasn't too much this week because of all the nasty blow outs. Oh wait, that's one right there! Here's my reactions to week one!

1. Blowouts - Are you kidding me? What has college football turned in to? There is no excuse for all the weak non-conference tune up games. It's college football's version of a preseason and there isn't a single reason in the world we should have to watch. As a top college program, you should have the guts to schedule real games in the opening weeks. Sure, you lose that opening game and you could be out of the national title hunt, but come on! What do you gain from beating Louisiana-Lafayette? (not to pick on Oklahoma State). Just another padded easy way to get another mark in your wins column. That's why I love to see teams such as Oregon and LSU put it all out there on the first week. They both knew that they were going to be ranked in the top 10 this season. So instead of running away like little cowards, they met the challenge and tried to beat a team that they could have easily played against in the National Title Game. Though over the years Oregon can't seem to win these big games, (Boise State 2009, LSU 2011) they still save face by taking on a tough team right out of the gates and prove that they are still one of the few real teams left in the NCAA. So to any big time Athletic Directer reading this, please please please put your football team's reputation on the line, it makes the season better and improves the quality of your football program.

2. Oregon vs LSU

The biggest match up of the weekend turned out to be a bit of a let down. With the LSU defense knocking out both Lamichal James and Kenjon Barner for some time, the Ducks had to turn to Darren Thomas and the passing game. The Ducks looked a bit disorientated with all the passing and the mistakes of unproven running backs cost them the game. What I take away is not how good LSU was, but how Oregon tried to cope. By no means am I down grading LSU, I just think Oregon is a team that was better than what we saw on Saturday. Watch out because I see Oregon racing back up to the top 10 very soon and the LSU Tigers are a big threat to win the title this year.

3. TCU vs. Baylor

One team that everyone was looking forward to seeing this year was good ol' TCU. "How could they top last year?" I thought. Well, they won't be. Baylor took it to the favored Horned Frogs and that's the end of the story. The big, bad, TCU defense looked terrible and we saw how much Andy Dalton meant to them. I don't see TCU being even close to last year, but just wait for when they get to the Big East! Baylor on the other hand, is on the upside, They are going to surprise a lot of people this year and may find themselves in the top 20 at the end of the season.

4. Boise State vs Georgia

For any of you who don't think Boise State is over rated, this was just more proof of how good they are. Kelen Moore was able to have his way with the Dog's and so did his defense. It was just another reason why I think the Pac-12 should go after these guys. Boise has been a power house all these years and I think they deserve a chance just like TCU. The Bulldogs however, were over rated once again. It's time for a coaching change in Athens, because there is no way that team will beat the SEC power houses or make BCS bowl games.

5. USF vs Notre Dame

What did I tell you? The Irish are terribly overrated. They have a total mess at the QB position and the supporting cast just isn't there. Yet some how I saw preseason polls with them as high as 6th! I'm sure that the Irish hype will surely be killed this weekend when they head to Ann Arbor because the Wolverines are going to take it to them. I was very impressed by the Bulls however. Though it was just Notre Dame, they looked very strong for a Big East team. I can't wait to see more of them this year and possibly years to come!

Well, thanks for reading! I'll be back tomorrow with my week two picks and keep an eye out for my NFL preview!