Good weekend of games, but a lot of ugly ones as well. The best game was Monday night's FSU-Miami game. Some great QB play on both sides and both teams looked pretty good at times...
Most impressive Week 1 teams:
1) Cincinnati - Reigning Big East champs went on the road to one of this year's favorites and routed Rutgers. Tony Pike, Mardy Gilyard and crew are back again. Losing 10 starters on D did not slow them down either...
2) BYU - Where did the D come from? I can't wait to see them play FSU in a few weeks in Provo. Good veteran team with senior QB that looks like they know how to win...
3) Alabama - Two costly turnovers and a special teams breakdown were all that were between the Tide and a 20+ point win over a pre-season top 10 team. McElroy looks the part and the D is at least top 5 in the country...
4) Missouri - New look team after losing Maclin/Daniel but tore apart favorite Illinois on Saturday. Defense looked strong and they could challenge in the Big 12 north...
5) Cal - My pick to win the Pac-10 stomped Maryland in Berkeley and looked impressive doing it. Jahvid Best is ridiculous and they are dangerous when Riley doesn't turn it over...
Least impressive week 1 teams:
1) Oregon - Offense was non-existent, not getting their initial 1st down until half-way through the 3rd quarter. Defense looked better than last year, but Masoli is now without his horse ball carrier...
2) Iowa - Had to block 2 kicks to beat lowly Northern Iowa. UNI is a good program, but Iowa was coming off a New Year's Day Bowl victory and a top 25 pre-season ranking. Another knock for the Big 10...
3) Georgia - Offense is not up to par yet and the defense did not get a sack or turnover. Needs to get King back at RB and some imagination in the play calling...
4) Colorado - Fans have been patient with Dan Hawkins, but he may be on the outs. Losing to Colorado State and coming off a 2-6 Big 12 record, he may not have much longer. Bad loss for the Buffs...
5) Ohio State - Defense had trouble against Navy's attack and got stung bad on a few big plays. Some bad angles and poor tackling hurt the defense. Pryor was good at time, but the offense lacked explosion.
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I want to throw Oklahoma in the least impressive category. Losing Bradford wasn't the only issue- they were struggling even with him at QB. This is an offense that scored 50+ points 9 times last year and somehow manages just 13, what a let down. I was pumped for a 3 man race for Heisman- now I'm thinking McCoy walks away with it.
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