k9cane
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Some thoughts on Week 1 of college football...
- In the immortal words of Bill Parcell : ''Can we put away the anointing oil?" This is in regards to Arch Manning. Yeah, there was 'Arch Madness' alright. Pundits who had placed him on All-America teams and put him on various lists among other elite players like Jeremiah Smith and Caleb Downs despite having very little production. It was like having a boxer on pound-for-pound lists after having two 4 round fights.
He looked like a Qb with very little experience at the Horseshoe vs an Ohio St defense that had to replace a ton of NFL guys but still looked formidable. This isn't to write off Manning, he may still be very good down the line and he showed some signs of life in the 4th quarter. But I have never seen a more overhyped player coming into a season based on his production
- What a difference a year makes for Thomas 'Bambino' Castellanos. One year ago he had FSU fans reneging on bets to dog crap out of red cuts and disappearing like Keyser Soze, now he has le the Noles to a big win over Bama -- and like Babe Ruth he called his shot. TC is a much better fight with the Malzahn offense than Bill O'Briens. There was nothing fluky about this victory, after being down 7-0, FSU was the superior team in every way
As for Bama, I think DeBoer might have gone home and found a 'For Sale' sound planted on his front lawn. Another loss to an unranked team -- something that rarely happened to his predecessor.
- This is something I'll be monitoring the whole season, the 'Trading Places' of college football between Nico Iameleava and Joey Aguilar at UCLA and Tennessee. After week 1, advantage Aguilar, who played a solid game (and hit some deep shots that were constant overthrows last season for the Vols) while UCLA got run over by a very good looking Utah squad. Again, was the grass greener for Nico?
So which guy will be the Eddie Murphy character, which one will be Dan Ackroyd
- Speaking of the Utes, I really like this team. Dont count on Kyle Willingham, just yet. Devin Dampier stays healthy, they will control the clock and tempo, and they have a stout defense lead by John Henry Daley and Logan Fanu.
- Hard nosed game between LSU and Clemon that I watched with Geo Millian at the world famous Duffy's Tavern in Miami. Geo pointed out that for as good a numbers as Cade Klubnik, he struggled last year vs the good teams. Well, Geo's point was buttressed again, as the Tiger unit was throttled after halftime. LSU is going to be a really good offensively eventually, I like their WR unit (Anderson, Brown, Green) that Nuss has to throw to
- Watching Jackson Arnold on Thursday, good start to this Auburn career, but you wonder if they will throw enough to take advantage of their talented WR crew outside. But make no doubt about it, Hugh Freeze needed that victory in Waco.
- Tough start for Coach Prime in the post-Shadeur/Hunter era. The way the Buffs handled that last drive will be scrutinized for a while. I believe that getting that initial first down is so key in those situations, so you want to try and throw beyond the sticks as soon as possible. But I see too many drives where short passes and completed and teams try and save timeouts, but then end up wasting 35-40 seconds after gaining just a few yards. I think strongly now you're just better off taking the timeout and re-setting your offense.
- OK, so the #Canes season starts tonight. Based on week 1, South Florida and FSU look like they will be tougher outs than expected. Byrum Brown has a game similar to Castellanos in terms of his athleticism in an offense that can go fast tempo. But before all that, they have a game tonight. See you at the Hard Rock....
- In the immortal words of Bill Parcell : ''Can we put away the anointing oil?" This is in regards to Arch Manning. Yeah, there was 'Arch Madness' alright. Pundits who had placed him on All-America teams and put him on various lists among other elite players like Jeremiah Smith and Caleb Downs despite having very little production. It was like having a boxer on pound-for-pound lists after having two 4 round fights.
He looked like a Qb with very little experience at the Horseshoe vs an Ohio St defense that had to replace a ton of NFL guys but still looked formidable. This isn't to write off Manning, he may still be very good down the line and he showed some signs of life in the 4th quarter. But I have never seen a more overhyped player coming into a season based on his production
- What a difference a year makes for Thomas 'Bambino' Castellanos. One year ago he had FSU fans reneging on bets to dog crap out of red cuts and disappearing like Keyser Soze, now he has le the Noles to a big win over Bama -- and like Babe Ruth he called his shot. TC is a much better fight with the Malzahn offense than Bill O'Briens. There was nothing fluky about this victory, after being down 7-0, FSU was the superior team in every way
As for Bama, I think DeBoer might have gone home and found a 'For Sale' sound planted on his front lawn. Another loss to an unranked team -- something that rarely happened to his predecessor.
- This is something I'll be monitoring the whole season, the 'Trading Places' of college football between Nico Iameleava and Joey Aguilar at UCLA and Tennessee. After week 1, advantage Aguilar, who played a solid game (and hit some deep shots that were constant overthrows last season for the Vols) while UCLA got run over by a very good looking Utah squad. Again, was the grass greener for Nico?
So which guy will be the Eddie Murphy character, which one will be Dan Ackroyd
- Speaking of the Utes, I really like this team. Dont count on Kyle Willingham, just yet. Devin Dampier stays healthy, they will control the clock and tempo, and they have a stout defense lead by John Henry Daley and Logan Fanu.
- Hard nosed game between LSU and Clemon that I watched with Geo Millian at the world famous Duffy's Tavern in Miami. Geo pointed out that for as good a numbers as Cade Klubnik, he struggled last year vs the good teams. Well, Geo's point was buttressed again, as the Tiger unit was throttled after halftime. LSU is going to be a really good offensively eventually, I like their WR unit (Anderson, Brown, Green) that Nuss has to throw to
- Watching Jackson Arnold on Thursday, good start to this Auburn career, but you wonder if they will throw enough to take advantage of their talented WR crew outside. But make no doubt about it, Hugh Freeze needed that victory in Waco.
- Tough start for Coach Prime in the post-Shadeur/Hunter era. The way the Buffs handled that last drive will be scrutinized for a while. I believe that getting that initial first down is so key in those situations, so you want to try and throw beyond the sticks as soon as possible. But I see too many drives where short passes and completed and teams try and save timeouts, but then end up wasting 35-40 seconds after gaining just a few yards. I think strongly now you're just better off taking the timeout and re-setting your offense.
- OK, so the #Canes season starts tonight. Based on week 1, South Florida and FSU look like they will be tougher outs than expected. Byrum Brown has a game similar to Castellanos in terms of his athleticism in an offense that can go fast tempo. But before all that, they have a game tonight. See you at the Hard Rock....
