Clearly the college football gods read my weekly recaps here. This is how I ended last week’s post:
Next week has some big match-ups and I for one will be hoping for some upsets. We haven’t had enough of those this season for my liking.
And hoo boy, did we get some amazing games and some AWESOME upsets! I just woke up from my drunken stupor from all my Saturday celebrating on Monday morning, just to write this post!
Let’s get to those recaps!
It was another exciting week in college football this weekend. The top teams are starting to move themselves from the rest of the pack, and just in time as the first BCS poll came out Sunday night.
Now here are some highlights from this weekend’s games:
Oklahoma State 38, Texas 26
One good thing about writing the weekly college football recap is that I don’t have to write about my Sun Devils losing and dropping out of the Top 25. I can pretend that it just didn’t happen and make fun of Buckeyes fans instead.
And on to the highlights from the weekend’s games!
Boise State 40, Toledo 15
Boise State continues to win, and win big. I for one thought they’d start the season off losing big to Georgia and finally show they couldn’t play with the big boys. But they proved me wrong. I’ll still always hate them, though, for Dirk Koetter.
South Carolina 24, Navy 21
The Gamecocks squeaked out yet another close win and they did it on the legs of sophomore running back Marcus Lattimore, who racked up a season-high 246 yards rushing against the Midshipmen. And the Gamecocks needed every single one of those yards to eek out the win.
Notre Dame 31, Michigan State 13
Notre Dame finally got a notch in the win column for 2011 by upsetting the 15-th ranked Michigan State Spartans. The Irish were finally ready this week and used two touchdowns from Cierre Wood and an 89-yard kickoff return George Atkinson III for a touchdown to propel them to victory.
Miami (FL) 24, Ohio State 6
I’m never sad when THE Ohio State gets beaten, nee UPSET. And even better, it knocked the nuts out of the Top 25 for the first time in seven years. This was also the first time in 23 years that the Buckeyes lost a road game to an unranked non-conference opponent. Since my team lost, at least this OSU loss was a boost to my spirits.
Clemson 38, Auburn 24
In a battle of the Tigers, the National Champions and their 17-game winning streak are history, after the Clemson Tigers upset the 21st-ranked Auburn Tigers. With the narrow victories Auburn has been lucky to come by this season, it wasn’t all that surprising.
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Kristabella really needs to start writing these recaps on Saturday night.
Living in Chicago, I really hate winter. But man, do I love fall and football! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Hopes are still high for a National Championship. Well, unless you’re Notre Dame. Let’s get to a recap of this past week’s most exciting games!
Arizona State 37, Missouri 30 (OT)
I am ashamed to admit that I fell asleep before this game was over. I missed a hell of an ending. ASU donned their new all black uniforms and everyone in the crowd wore black, creating a blackout at Sun Devil Stadium. They built up a 30-16 lead and in true Sun Devil fashion, blew it. But thankfully in OT they scored a touchdown and the defense held down the Tigers for an upset of the 21st-ranked team in the country.
Auburn 41, Mississippi State 34
The reigning National Champions survived another close game to go 2-0 on the season. Their wins aren’t pretty, but a W is a W. Thanks to a goal line stand at the end of the game that stopped MSU, the Tigers got a big SEC win and a win over 16th-ranked Mississippi State.
Alabama 27, Penn State 11
For the second year in a row, Penn State proved that the Big Ten can’t hang with the SEC as the third-ranked Crimson Tide rolled over the Nittany Lions. (See what I did there?)
South Carolina 45, Georgia 42
This was a heck of a battle that went down to the last minute. The two teams went back and forth in a typical SEC rivalry game and the 12th-ranked Gamecocks held on for the win. Georgia looked to have the game locked up after going ahead 35-31 with about six minutes to play. But a quick TD by South Carolina, and then a fumble recovery for a touchdown, put South Carolina up 45-35 with three minutes left. Georgia added another score, but couldn’t find another way to tie up the game and the Cocks squeaked out the win.
Michigan 35, Notre Dame 31
Another exciting, down-to-the-wire game on our hands! In the first game played under lights in the Big House, Michigan scored with two seconds left to beat rival Notre Dame. The Irish went up early and were up 24-7 in the third quarter. The Wolverines answered in the fourth quarter with three straight touchdowns to finally go ahead. But Notre Dame silenced the NCAA-record crowd of 114,804 with the go-ahead score with just 30 seconds left in the game. Michigan never gave up and instead of kicking the field goal to tie the game and send it to overtime, new Michigan coach Brady Hoke went for it. And it paid off for the Maize and Blue.
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Kristabella drinks heavily on Sundays watching NFL games, which is why her recaps are always so delayed.
Ok, I will admit it. I haven’t been paying much attention to sports lately. I know that the NFL has ended the lamest lockout in the history of sports a week or two ago. Where are my Pinkertons and my scabs and my Gidget with homemade sign on the table.
I know there is no NBA. And in a bizarre negotiating tactic, many players are threatening to play in Europe. That sound you just heard is 6.5 billion people not caring. No word on any negotiations or talk of negotiations. If there is a protracted work stoppage, hopefully, Patrick Ewing’s kids are fed this time around.
I have actually been paying attention to my beloved Indians. They are making a slow, slow fade into obscurity. Their high-powered offense having put up a staggering 4 runs in the last 4 games. That is truly anemic. And they just made a trade to help them out, by bringing in a starting pitcher. Wait! 4 in the 9th FTW! I did not intend my post to be a live blog of the Indians game, but there you have it.
That’s it though. No other sports for me. Wait – weeding – is that a sport? The burning hot rage of a mouse infestation? No? Power washing? It’s kind of athletic. I almost fell off the top of our sun porch. That’s funny more than a sport. Oh well. That’s it for now. Soon enough I can bore you with sports talk, but for now it’s back to digging bushes out of my front yard.
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