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By: Tre Bailey
Week 6 Update
Another week has come and gone, and here I am behind the screen of my laptop bringing you guys some weekly updates. As you read this week’s article I want you guys to keep the word Upset in your mind. With that being said let’s move right along
Weekly Recap
So times are tough out here for a buckeye fan, what seemed to be a great season we had ahead of us has turned into a questionable, ride the edge of your seat type of season thus far for Urban and crew. It’s tough to be successful when you can get your offensive weapon the ball, and it’s even worse when your receivers can’t catch a cold in the winter. Defensively they stand up to the occasion, but injuries seem to follow success in most major sports. While I am grateful my boys are undefeated, I can only hope that they remain that way in the coming weeks. Staying within the conference Michigan continues to roll as the captured their second shutout against Maryland last weekend. As much as I’d love to see Ohio State ruin their dream season, Northwestern can handle the lightweight this weekend and bring the Wolverines back to their reality. To all my Badger fans please don’t worry Iowa isn’t as bad as you think, I mean the proved it by winning 10-6 against you guys last weekend, but you know its OK the Hawkeyes are often overlooked and forgotten. Northwestern, Ohio State, And Michigan State all remain undefeated, but the Spartans and Buckeyes only won by a combined 10 points…
Now a team that has continued to impress me now that they have brought to my attention are your Memphis tigers. Coming off of a fresh 24-17 gut check win, the tigers seem to have what it takes to be something special. You don’t have to blow everyone out to be a great team, and the Tigers are winning the games that they need to win, and mounting late game comebacks to keep their streak alive. Even better news is that they have a bye week, and will face a tired Ole Miss team here in 2 weeks this game will be closer than many expect, and I don’t expect Ole Miss to just run away with a victory; especially since they were embarrassed by the gators last weekend.
Speaking of the gators, Will Greir (a guy who I thought should have started last year) is the long lost answer to all of the Gators quarterback problems. If you haven’t watched this kid play I highly suggest you do. He has a great down field ball and is mobile enough to evade some of the quickest SEC pass rushers. He has led his Gator squad to a 5-0 start with a huge 38-10 upset over Ole Miss. Alabama also “upset” the Georgia Bulldogs this past weekend by a score of 38-10, this game comes to a small surprise to me seeing how poorly the Alabama offense has been playing lately, and how well Nick Chubb can run the ball for Georgia. Looks like Bama played its usual physical defensive game, and slowed the tempo down on offense. Whatever the case may be the Tide can roll again.
So as you all may know I’ve been paying close attention to UCLA this season, and when I tell you that the Pac-12 conference is probably the most competitive in the NCAA I mean it. The red hot Bruins couldn’t seem to get anything going last weekend against Arizona State, a game that I really didn’t mention but thought had the potential of being an upset. As disappointed as I am in the performance, it’s probably best for the Bruins. It seems that last weekend was full of upsets; Georgia falls to Bama, UCLA Falls to Arizona State, Clemson outlasts Notre Dame, Iowa downs Wisconsin. I love watching underdogs prevail…. Especially when unranked teams can ruin a ranked team’s season. Not to mention USC suffered a disappointing Loss to Washington last night.
Texas Round up
Since there were 2 interstate matchups between Texas teams I thought I’d show the home state some love.
TCU absolutely embarrassed The University of Texas, while many “fans” of the longhorns want to run Coach Strong out of town so early, I believe this man has something to show the whole Longhorn nation. While it may not be this season; Coach Strong has a class of highly talented recruits who are hungry to resurrect what was once a perennial power house UT program.
Baylor and Tech met out in Arlington, so if you’re of fan of high scoring and lots of offense this was a game for you. While the Red Raiders were able to stick around for much of the first half. That Baylor kicked it into gear and ran away with a 63-35 victory.
Even though A&M didn’t have an in state matchup, they were able to Remain undefeated in an easy 30-17 victory against Miss St.
Breaking News
It is often that we see players leave programs to declare for the draft in their respective sports, it’s a decision that needs to be made personally, and if you think you are ready. Myles Jack decided that it was his time to depart. While he is sidelined with a knee injury, Jack decided that it is best if he left the UCLA program to pursue his NFL dreams. My question to all of you is; do you support or are you against his decision. My opinion is simple, he is a grown man with a lot of talent. He didn’t want to spend the prime of his life rehabbing and going back to a game where he isn’t guaranteed anything especially doing it for “free” to me jack is a sure 1st round pick. He has great athleticism, and is just a natural for the game of football. You can always go back and get your Degree, while education is extremely important. Who is to say that if he returns to school that he doesn’t have a career ending injury to his already injured knee? Opposed to Coach Mora, I fully support this kid’s decision. It is one that is well thought through and can be admired as an important life decision.
Also what’s up with these coaches abusing players, are players becoming overly sensitive, or are coaches really crossing some lines here. First we have Mike Leach who is famous for making players sit in a un-air conditioned tool shed in the heat of Lubbock Texas, now you have Tennessee coach Butch Jones being accused of abusing players. What is this nonsense, since when do football coaches have to filter what they say to these players. While physical abuse is uncalled for and in no way shape or for appropriate, I have never heard of verbal abuse from a coach. Let’s see if this hinders Tennessee’s efforts against Georgia this weekend.
Games of the Week
Northwestern vs Michigan- This is a game that I hope Michigan loses. It is another test for the wolverines, while they are playing great football I just don’t think they have what it takes to beat this Northwestern team
Georgia Tech vs Clemson-While the jackets are unranked and have a 2-3 record; that doesn’t tell a whole story. The jackets are still a competitive football team and I believe they have what it takes to upset Clemson. Now the question us can they put it together to recover from this slump that they’ve been in
Oklahoma vs Texas -The good ole Red river shootout is upon us yet again. While Texas is facing some real struggles this season, this game is always where they seem to forget about everything and remember how to play football. Don’t be surprised if the longhorns give the Sooners a run for their money.
Cal vs Utah- A battle of the last UN beaten teams in the Pac-12. Cal has been a surprise this year, while this is their first matchup against a ranked opponent don’t sleep on the fact that they have found ways to win football games. While on the other hand Utah is still high off of that 42 point route they gave to Oregon on the road. Utah is playing inspired football which can account for a lot. Some may call this overrated but Utah is famous for playing traditionally well. This will be a good game to see who simply wants to win more
My Top 10
This is the part where I’ll be sharing my top 10 teams in the NCAA opposed to the current how it is now.
1. Ohio State- Still undefeated even though they are looking for offensive answers, they seem to keep it together and find ways to win the game. Despite not having to play a ranked opponent yet.
2.Baylor- the nation’s top offense capable of scoring in 30 seconds you can’t argue with that
3.LSU- the best running back in the nation, and a defense that can chase the ball all around the field. Well deserving of the number 3 spot
4.Michigan State- they dropped a little this week since they only won by 3 against a poor Purdue team
5.Clemson- I like what they are doing out there offensively with Deshaun Watson calling the shots.
6.Texas A&M- they are playing great football offensively and have one of the best defensive lines in the sec
7.Alabama- although they beat Georgia in convincing fashion, they still lost a disappointing Ole Miss team
8.Florida- with the way that they are playing right now look for them to only go up on my list.
9.TCU- I still think they’re overrated not playing a ranked opponent yet hasn’t helped their case
10.Utah- Beating a conference rival at home by 42 points says a lot about a team.
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