Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Who do you watch in week 2?

If you are a fan of college football, you will liken this weekend's games to a smorgasbord of your your favorite foods all in one buffet. Top twenty five match up over hear. Storied rivalry over there. Sprinkle in a few power house programs and umm. A meal fit for a king. And I'm just talking about the 2:30 games. So I propose this question, if you could only watch one game in it's entirety at 2:30 and you are not a die hard fan of either team which game would it be?

Michigan and Notre Dame renew their rivalry in South Bend. Both teams broke in new starting quarterbacks and both teams played well. A 2-0 start would be a huge morale boost to either team, but a 1-1 start would not bury either team from an expectation stand point.

Florida State travels to Norman to face Oklahoma. The Sooners were unimpressive in week 1 and fell 3 spots in the poles. The Noles were dominate, and climbed 3 spots in the poles. Both will be facing the real deal on Saturday. Both teams also have a chance to show their performance last week was a fluke.

I am a die hard Michigan fan, but from a national implication standpoint I would have to watch Miami and Ohio State collide in Columbus. For one, it's an out of conference showdown between two teams with legitimate shots at an automatic BCS bid. Ohio State should be the favorite, but it's about more than Ohio State. It's about Boise State. After their come from behind victory over 10th ranked Virginia Tech, the Broncos enter week 2 with seven first place votes under their belt to go with their #3 ranking. Ohio State is currently #2. Let the controversy begin! If Ohio State wins but does so in a marginal way, the gap could close between them and Boise State. If the Buckeyes were to get upset? Let the controversy begin! With a relatively light schedule in front of them, the Broncos would be poised to finish the season at worst #2 in the poles. Traditionalist and power conference one loss teams will state their case. The beautiful thing is, their case would be valid as well. And let's not even try to guess what the computers will do. I am going to kick back, relax, and let the game after "the game" begin.

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