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The
2007 College Football Season
Tired of ESPN's knod-of-know-it-alls?
The bloggers and your local columnists? Lou Holtz!? Well, here's an alternative. A cut-to-the-chase look at the top games and teams of 2007 from the World's Most Foremost Authority on College Football. What makes him so? He's from the South. He went to school at the University of Alabama, which has produced 12 national champions (so he knows what it takes to win). He lives in Los Angeles so he sees USC and West Coast football on a regular basis. So here's this week's thoughts on the 2007 college football season. – THIS
WEEK'S REALITY TOP 10 – !.) USC. They sure didn't look like it against
UCLA, but the Trojans would probably beat anybody – with the possible
exception of LSU – in any bowl or championship game. – The
Coaching Carosel – BILL CALLIHAN – This was a square peg in a round hole hire from the beginning. Nebraska football – from peewee throughthe high schools anonto the universityh – is not finesse, it's toughness. And Callihan's teams were not tough. The defenses were horrible. LLOYD CARR – Good plan Announce your "resignation"
before forcing Michigan's hand in th ematter. Remember, two years ago
the Wolverines were just 7-5 and only made th eRose Bowl last year because
they lost their way into it and a very weak Big 10 conference. DENNIS FRANCHIONE – There's a total lack of intregrity with this guy. Ask his TCU football team; he never met with them before heading to Alabama. LaDainian Tomlinson, who was so upset when Franchioneshowed up at the Heisman Trophy awards in a red tie he said he wished his coach has not even bothered to show up at all. Ask the Alabama players, whom he told to "hold the rope" only to be the first to let go when something supposedly better presented itself. And now the latest. First, he's a ambolute jerk during the post-game TV interivew. In that inrerview, when asked what his players mean to him, he walks away. Later, he reads his resignation statement in a press conference and just as his boss was reading a statment with some compliments he gets up and walks out of hte room. Maybe he'll find peace and love back at Pittsburg State. ED ORGERON – This was a risky hire to begin
with but heck, it's Ole Miss and why not take a chance? While certainly
entaining, hard working and a recruiter who can relaste to prospects,
he's hardly head coach material. Bone-heded decision – naming a starting
quarterback before the guy is even enrolled in school, taking that same
guy out of a game for a play only to have his replacement throw an INT
in the end zone and going for a fourth-and-1 at midfield with a 14-point
lead in the fourth quarter against the in-state rival – serves
as proof. – Top
Games of 2007:
• Thurs, Aug. 30 – LSU at Mississippi State. Now what would possess the State Men to open the season with LSU? • Sept. 1 – Appalachian State 34, Michigan 32. Is this
college football's biggest upset ever? Not really since Appy State is
a two-time D1-A champ. The always-overrated Wolverines were not ready
to play and the Mountaineers simply took it to them. California 45,
Tennessee 31. The the Vols' defense spend too much time with the hippies
in Berkeley? Because they played like they were stoned. Georgia 34,
Oklahoma State 14. The Dawgs had their day. Georgia Tech 33, Notre
Dame 3. Brace yourselves, Irish fans, it's going to be a long year.
And USC is coming to South Bend in October. Tarleton State 27, Stephen
F. Austin 24. With so many big schools paying dogs the first week
why not highlight this game?. • Sept. 8 – Oregon 39, Michigan 7. Not surprising, especially given Michigan's "missed tackles" defense. Last time the Ducks won here they proceeded to lose four of their next five. Week-to-week focus is a problem. Penn State 31, Notre Dame 10. The Irish's best chance is a freshman QB? Trouble! Oklahoma 51, Miami 13. Sooners treat Hurricanes like Tulsa. Nebraska 20, Wake Forest 17. Wake had it, but threw an INT in the end zone in the 4th then had head-scratching play-calling later. Washington 41, Boise State 10. Huskies pull out the magic carpet and leaves Boise feeling blue. South Carolina 16, Georgia 12. In of the least talked about but more entertaining rivalries in college football that almost always goes down to the wire, Georgia still can't beat Spurrier. And Mark Richt will feel the hedges start to tremble. UCLA 21, BYU 17. Nearly the upset special predicted here. • Thurssday, Sept. 13 – West Virginia 31 Maryland 14. That double combo offensive attack gets a new weapon – and he's a freshman! • Sept. 15 – USC 49, Nebraska 31. Any questions? Michigan 38, Notre Dame 0. Look to this game: Central Florida nearly upsets Texas. Central Florida is coached by George O'Leary who had the ND job until it was discovered he lied on his resume. Think Irish fans are willing to forgive and forget?. Florida 59, Tennessee 20. The Big Pumpkin may not make it to Halloween. Fifty-nine points given up and 37 yards rushing by an SEC team!? Who is this – Vanderbilt? Alabama 41, Arkansas 38. Arkansas is a always a thorn in the side for Alabama and the game always is decided at the end. But Nick Saban has arrived, and the Tide is poised to roll. Mississippi State 19, Auburn 14. Lose to Mississippi State in the SEC and the coach gets canned. Ron Zook. Mike Shula. Tommy Tuberville? Not this year, but the barn door is over there, coach. In fact, we'll send a plane. Ohio State 33, Washington 14. Coaching won this one. The normally stoic Jim Tressell celebrates a blocked field goal like a cheerleader and the Buckeyes put the game away. • Thursday, Sept. 20 – Miami 34, Texas A&M 17. So Oklahoma will be the Aggies by what, 50? • Sept. 22 – Georgia 26, Alabama 23 (OT). Win or lose... LSU 28, South Carolina16. That LSU run defense is powerful. Wisconsin 17, Iowa 13. Soon, the Badgers' poor play will catch up with them. Michigan 14, Penn State 9. This game set offensive football back 20 years. Michigan State 31, Notre Dame 14. Who wants to be the first team to lose to ND? • Thursday, Sept. 27 – Boise State 38, Southern Miss 16. The Golden Eagles kept it kind of close, but the blue turfs were never in any real trouble. • Friday, Sept. 28 – South Florida 21, West Virgina 13. The Mountaineers are psyched out by the Bulls. Or maybe they just aren't as good as the Bulls. • Sept. 29 – Upset Saturday! Will the real contenders please step to the plate!? Florida State 21, Alabama 14 (Jacksonville). Okay, so this will take a little longer than expected for Nick Saban . Auburn 20, Florida 17. Does Auburn have the Gators' number under Meyer? Colorado 27, Oklahoma 24. Okay, so this is the Oklahoma we expected all along. Kansas State 41, Texas 21. Poor play finally caught up with the Longhorns. . • Thursday, Oct. 4 – South Carolina 38, Kentucky 23. What was Kentucky doing being ranked #8 in the first place? • Oct. 6 – : Stanford 24, USC 23. This is a bigger shocker than Appy State and Michigan. LSU 28, Florida 24. Les proved to be more in this one. The game-winning drive was gutting it out in old SEC style. Oklahoma 28, Texas 21. Sooners recover to win the Red River Shootout.. Bummer for fans that both schools came in with losses, though. Tennessee 35, Georgia 14. How come Georgia looked so good against Alabama and laid an egg at Tennesee? Illinois 36, Wisconsin 21. The Badgers were overdue to get badgered. Florida at LSU. It IS Baton Rouge on a Saturday night but that's an overrated advantage. Notre Dame 20, UCLA 6. Bruins are the first team to lose to the Irish. Bad. • Oct. 13 – Auburn 9, Arkansas 7. PubClub was researching the bars of the British Virgin Islands for this one and thankfully missed it. 9-7!? • Thursday, Oct. 18 – Rutgers 30, South Florida 27. What were the Bulls doing at #2?. • Oct. 20 – Alabama 41, Tennessee 17. Was this a turning point game for the Saban era at Bama? Only time will tell. Vols fans sure think the rivalry Tide has turned. USC 28, Notre Dame0. The Irish are so awful on offense they are actually fun to watch. LSU 30, Auburn 24. A gutty call or a mistake? It worked out for Less Miles but we have a feeling the dam is about to break. Maybe he'll scoot to Michigan before it actually bursts. • Thursday, Oct. 25 – Boston College 14, Virginia Tech 10. The Hokie coaches play not to lose by acting like they were trying to do the opposite. But had they kept running the ball in the fourth, BC would not have had time to make the miracle comeback. • Oct. 27 – Georgia 42, Florida 30. The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party! And the Gators have no defense! Oregon 24, USC 17. Trojan fans got too excited about Sanchez after the Notre Dame game. Oregon, usually concentrating more on style points than points, actually played tough start to finish. Ohio State 31, Penn State 17. Troy Smith WHO? Texas 28, Nebraska 25. The Huskers are so bad, their fans are trying to treat this as a moral victory. A moral victory for Nebraska!? Arizona State 31, Cal 20. For those East Coasters who didn't see it, the Devils wore down the Bears in the second half. South Tennessee 27, South Carolina 24. The Big Pumpkin escaptes his nemisses, Steve Superior, on good luck (recovered fumble for a 20-yard gain). Washington State 27, UCLA 7. The Flakes AGAIN lose to a bad team. Earlier in the week, UCLA was talking Pac 10, even national championship. Here is the problem and it's not just the coach – the players have to understand that in order to TALK of winning championships you must first WIN championships. It's been UCLA's problem for 30 years. Now, watch them beat Oregon in two weeks. UConn 22, South Florida 15. What were the Bulls EVER doing at #2? • Thursday, Nov. 1 – Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech. Why don't the Hokies like to play on Saturday? They'll win this one but geez, take off a Thursday. • Nov. 3 – LSU 41, Alabama 34. Instead of the Saban Bowl, this should be called the Replay Bowl. The LSU Reviews won partly on reverses, and not the kind that involves handoffs on the field. Oregon 35, Arizona State 23. The Ducks' quirky nature does not materalize this week. The better team won, but Arizoina State showed some it might almost be fore real, too. Michigan 28, Michigan State 24. The media will hail the Wolverines for their "amazing" comeback from 0-2 but fans know this team is not very good. Ohiio State 38, Wisconsin 17. The Buckeyes may be quite good, but they have still yet to be challenged. When you play in a weak conference, you should schedule a couple of tough non-conference games. Not Ball State and Kent State. Oklahoma 42, Texas A&M 14. Coach Fran has quit on his team and the Aggie offense is just offensive And the defense stinks, too. Florida State 27, Boston College 17. This should get the East Coast media who wanted BC to play for the national title and their prized QB to win the Heisman off the BCS backs. Navy 46, Notre Dame 44 (3 OTs). Charlie Weis, who told his players they would "outscheme" every team they play, is the worst Notre Dame coach since Gerry Faust. Actually, he may be worst than Foust. What do you think of that,, Irish fans? • Thursday, Nov. 8 – West Virginia 38-31. Good to the end. Sill hard to ger a read of West Virginia in the Little Least conference. • Nov. 10 –Illinois 28, Ohio State 21. What were the Buckeyes ever doing at #1? They can't even go undefeated in the weak Big 10. Georgia 45, Auburn 20. Texas A&M, er, Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville said the Dawgs took the Tigers "to the woodshed." , Wisconsin 37, Michigan 21. Okay, East Coast and most other sports writers and broadcasters, what do you think about Michigan now? Maryland 42, Boston College 35. Okay, East Coast sports writes and broadcasters, what do you think about BC now? USC 24, California 17. Cal looked more like Colgate in those uniforms. .Air Force 44, Notre Dame 24. Former Domer Bob Kuechenberg blasts Weis, and not just because of the coaching. Watch for others to follow. Hawaii 37, Fresno State 30. Another close one and Colt Brennan got knocked out early in the fourth quarter and did not return. • Thursday, Nov. 15 – Arizona 34, Oregon 24. This column – or blog, if you wish to call it so – can be a bit sarcastic at times in its commentary (hey, the author was once a sarcastic sports writer!) but it's was tough to watch what happened to Dennis Dixon in this game. He was trying to be game but it's a shame his potential Heisman and chance to shine in front of national fans and media in a BCS championship game is gone. And so is Oregon, which has been battered by injury. What about Arizona, which seems good about upsetting ranked teams in November but is just rank in September and October? Stoops, kind of like Karl Dorrell (prior to this year) lives to coach another season. • Nov. 17 – Ohio State 14, Michigan 3. This was an old-fashioned Big 10 Ohio State-Michigan game. Which is to say, boring! The Wolverines produce less than 100 yards of total offense? The Buckeyes put up only 14 points against a defense that was burned by Appalachian State? Zzzzz. Texas Tech 34, Oklahoma 27. Ah HA! Knew the Sooners were a mirage. You just don't lose to a mediocre Colorado team and be a healthy national championship contender. Penn State at Michigan State 35, Penn State 32. This was the best game of the day. Now that Penn State has lost every "big" game of the season, will be be hearing Paterno talk? at Virginia Tech 44, Miami (FL) 14. Hurricane recruits are sayhing current players don't care about losing. The last two games certainly prove this is not the old U. LSU 41, Mississippi 24. This is one of the country's great "secret" rivalries, known best to fans of both schools. It's a nasty affair and often goes down to the wire. It might have this year, too, but the Rebels had too many mistakes – and one coachign blunder – plus the Tigers' talent was too much to overcome. • Thursday, Nov. 22 – USC 44, Arizona State 24 .Half of the ASU fans left at halftime to go party! A few made it back into the stadium – they allow this at Arizona State – only to leave shortly afterward when SC kept piling up the points. • Friday, Nov. 23 - Arkansas 50, LSU 48 (3 OT). Well, Les Miles does it again. On the verge of great success, his team blows a game. Not just the fourth-and-10 in OT. Not the horse McFadden running wild. But the first quarter, sleep-walking to two field goals when TDs would have put the game away early. Texas A&M 38, Texas 30. The Aggies upset the Longnorns for the second year in a row and it's the A&M coach that leaves in disgrace. Colorado 66, Nebraska 51. You've got to be kidding, right? Mississippi State 17, Mississippi 14. Coach Croom getting Mississippi State to 7-5 should come with some type of trophy. This win, as well as Alabama, were due to opponents' misfires, but the Dogs were prrepared – zand motiveated – enough to take advantage. • Nov. 24 – Auburn 17, Alabama 10. Conservative play-calling. Missed opportunities, a couple of big plays by Auburn. Sounds like a Mike Shula game. At least the future with Saban promises to be bright. Six in a row for Auburn, but look at the Alabama teams they've beaten. Florida 46, Florida State 12. Lost in the Swamp swamping was a 60-yard FG for Florida State. Don't you think Bowden just shook his head thinking of all the missed FGs his team missed in big games in the past – and now we make THIS one!? Georgia 31 ,Georgia Tech 17. Tech fans says to a Georgia fan on Monday: "Wait 'till next year." Georgia fan says to Tech fan on Monday: "Mornin' boss." Clempson 23, South Carolina 21. This win should not let Tommy Bowden off the hook for messing ujp last week's game. Tennessee 52, Kentucky 59 )4 OT). The Vols should be 6-6, not going to the SEC title game. • Thursday, Nov. 29 – Rutgers at Louisville. Once an inciting matchup, this is now a yawner. At least it's college football. • Dec. 1 – Pittsburgh 13, West Virgina 9. Plain and simple, the Mountainners chocked (player,s coaches, kicker...) They played tight and frankly were taken to the woodshed by a four-win team. OUT of the Top 10, maybe deserving of a #20 ranking. USC 24, UCLA 7. Neither team looked good or played particularly imspired. But the Trojans were always about a step faster than their cross-town rivals. Arizona State 20, Arizona 17. The Sun Devils hardly smashed their rival but it was still good enough for a nice post-game party on Mill Ave. Stanford 20, Cal 13.. This magical season that started with a win over Tennessee turned South in a hurry. Hey Cal – ya gotta bring it every week! Hawaii 35, Washington 28. A good team would rout the Rainbow Warriors. SEC CHAMPIONSHIP – LSU 21, Tennessee 14. Les
Miles has to announce he's staying at LSU to fire up his team. And still
they barely won. Think they were still thinking about Arkansas?
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Commentary by Kevin Wilkerson, an AP-award winning former sports writer
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