Temple, Duke and the Ducks

Yes Florida and Texas finally looked like 2 of the best teams in the country yesterday, disposing of Georgia and Oklahoma State respectively. I was more excited for two teams that are usually "O-fers" or very close. The Temple Owls won their 7th game of the season yesterday and appear to be on their way to a bowl game for the first time in forever! Good for them! Duke beat Virginia to grab their 5th W and to move to 3-1 in the ACC! Cuttcliffe can coach! Duke has been sad in football since Spurrier left in sometime in the early to mid 80s.

I watched Oregon beat the crud out of Southern Cal. It wasn't as close as the score indicated. Oregon looked like I had recorded the game and when they snapped the ball I hit fast forward on the DVR control! They were that FAST! A most impressive outing by the Ducks with less than stellar taste in uniforms :)

Auburn beating Ole Miss did not shock me, but did surprise me. Tennessee continued their improvement by beating South Carolina. Actually, a more accurate report would be that South Carolina gave the game to the Vols, with 3 first half turnovers accounting for 21 Rocky Top points. Kudos to the Vols for accepting the gift. South Carolina has a great defense, but a poor offense. Is this not a peculiar situation with SpurrDog as their coach? His OFFENSES turned the SEC upside down when he got to Gainesville. He has been at SCar for several years now, so it is amazing the Gamecocks offense is so bad. I really expect the old ball coach to call it quits after this season. Florida will be a beast in the East for a while, and I am convinced that Tennessee will be their chief competition over the next few seasons. Georgia is still a factor and Kentucky is not an easy out. The SEC is just nasty. Mississippi State, Auburn and Arkansas all are improving too, so the next couple of years should see a lot of parity in the best league in college football.

To prove that we have reached the saturation point, it is Sunday night and UCF is hosting Marshall at BrightHouse stadium.

Next weekend we get the LSU/Alabama showdown. The winner WILL play Florida for the SEC championship and a slot in the BCS title game. So, it is a close as we get to a playoff for big time college football.

Want another good example why I like college football 100 times more than the NFL? Today Brett Favre returned to Green Bay as the QB for the Vikings. It is like having Tim Tebow transfer to Tennessee or FSU for his senior season! It's just wrong!

Here is a shocker, the Yankees are in the World Series...how they manage to win the pennent with that paltry payroll (higher than the GNP of MANY countries) is beyond me! Go Phillies! I've like the Phillies since my son Denton was 11 and his Little League Phillies won the District 19 Top Team tournament! :)

Roger turned 50 last week, so when we go to Chicago / South Bend later this month, maybe we will get the senior discount :) Not to be out done, old Pal Duane turned 49 today. I hang out with too many OLD guys...:)

Peace out.