Interesting day thus far. Last week ESPN was touting this Saturday as Blockbuster Saturday. As I stated, last weekend was Upset Saturday, though obviously, some of the upsets weren’t that surprising. There have been some great match ups today, and still more to go. The theme is Basketball schools performing in football.
Before the weekend even got here, we were able to see the end of Kentucky’s perfect season. South Carolina was pretty impressive during the game on Thursday, near obliterating any chance that Kentucky had to play in the National Title game. That just sounds funny, because we aren’t talking basketball.
Finally Wisconsin goes down. They didn’t look impressive at all this year and were it not for their high preseason ranking, they wouldn’t have been ranked #5 in the country. They have looked beatable in every single game, and finally it was the Fightin’ Illini that did the job. Ron Zook has got the players believing that they are capable of winning a Big 10 title. Again, this isn’t basketball we are talking about. Illinois could very well be the best team in the Big 10. They have got a running back there in Champagne that could play on any team in the country. Rashard Mendenall ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns in the game today.
Who is the most surprising undefeated team in the country? That actually could be any number of teams, but for many it must be Kansas. Another traditional basketball school is making noise in football. The Jayhawks are still undefeated. This week was in inter-state match up with Kansas State. It wasn’t decided until an interception with under 2 minutes left. Kansas is in the race for the Big 12 North, and you must say, for the Big 12. Imagine if Kansas is able to stay undefeated and win the Big 12. The world my well end if that happens. Someone would need to check the Grand Caymans, to ensure that Hell hasn’t frozen over.
When you think basketball you think North Carolina. They had a game against traditional powerhouse Miami. UNC isn’t making a splash in any national races, or even in the ACC, but when Miami came into town, the Tarheels got it done.
I know that most commentators think that the best quarterback in the country could be playing in Kentucky, either Andre Woodson or Brian Brohm, but I think he is playing in Massachusetts. Matt Ryan is playing great. He is leading his team, and they are still undefeated. If I was an NFL team looking for a quarterback, Ryan would be on my radar. I like him more than just about any other quarterback out there. I say just about because there are some underclassmen that are as good as anyone else. But Ryan is a senior, he has experience, leadership skills, and knows how to win.
Mike Hart now is Michigan’s all time leading rusher. If there is one redeeming thing about Michigan’s season, it is Hart. He lives up to his name. He is all heart. He doesn’t have the speed of other backs, and doesn’t have great size, but he has enough heart to put his team on his shoulders and win some games. Congratulations to him.
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