Day 1 Review

Some thought from the 1st Saturday in the 2008 College Football season:

Oklahoma State got exactly what it needed with the win over Washington State. The Pokes should be 4-0 going into the Big 12 opener against Texas A&M. Plus, the way A&M fared today, 5-0 is very possible.

Oklahoma did exactly what was expected, winning 57-2 over Chattanooga. The Sooners also avoided injuries. The game should have been stopped at halftime when some bad weather came in.

Missouri stated its case for being among the elite, winning 52-42 over Illinois. Both teams will do just fine this year.

Texas, Texas Tech, Kansas, Kansas State, and Nebraska all picked up expected easy victories over their opponents.

Texas A&M suffered an embarrassing loss at the hands of Arkansas State in College Station. Not exactly a splash of a debut for Mike Sherman. May be a long season in Aggieland.



Thoughts on other games throughout the nation:

Tulsa picked up an impressive season opening road win at Alabama-Birmingham.

Alabama was very impressive in its thumping of Clemson. Clemson looked very mediocre. I was wrong on this game. The Tide looks like they are going to have a special season in Tuscaloosa.

Utah over Michigan was not an upset. Only because it was in Ann Arbor does it feel like an upset. Most anyone that pays attention to college football knew that Utah was the better team.

Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh fell on their faces with losses to East Carolina and Bowling Green, respectively. East Carolina used Beamer-Ball against the Hokies, blocking a punt and returning it for a TD in the final minutes. Bowling Green dominated the 2nd half against the Panthers.

USC sent their message against Virginia. No surprise there.

Chuck Long needs to start updating his resume. His San Diego State Aztecs lost to Cal Poly 29-27.

Mississippi State suffered a shocking loss to Louisiana Tech 22-14. That takes some of the momentum of last year's good vibes for the Bulldogs,

Arkansas, Maryland, North Carolina and San Jose State had some tougher than expected games against FCS (Division I-AA) Schools.


Preview for Sunday:

Kentucky @ Louisville:

Always an entertaining game between the Bluegrass State rivals. Both teams are having to replace very good QBs in Kentucky's Andre Woodson and Louisville's Brian Brohm. Both defenses are good, which may make for a low scoring affair.


Colorado vs Colorado State (In Denver):

Colorado is a popular pick as the sleeper in the Big 12 North Division. Dan Hawkins has the Buffs going in the right direction. The Rams are starting the Post Sunny Lubick era. Buffs may win big.