The improbable just happened; Punky’s Rodents and Chili’s Viqueens won on the same weekend. Given that the Rodents start their Big Ten schedule at Ohio State next Saturday, it’s not likely to happen again. I mean, I’m a fan and all, but I’m also a realist.
Gus was merely adequate at quarterback for the Purple, but that was huge improvement over his overmatched predecessor, and enough to beat an overrated Carolina team that won its first two but will be lucky to win half on the season.
Speaking of overmatched, the Sun Devils hosted the Dawgs, and some of the locals seemed to think there was some chance for an upset in the desert. There wasn’t, of course. Speaking of overrated, Auburn went down to LSU. Auburn inherited the overrated tag when the fools that vote in the football poles finally saw the light and dumped the Nuts out of the top ten. That doesn’t mean the Rodents are likely to challenge in Columbus. Hapless Auburn dropped below the Nuts - demonstrating once again that the sports writers still haven’t entirely kicked the Ohio State habit.
Poor Army. Having already made ESPN’s Bottom Ten list before getting a week off (and a respite from that high honor), the Black Knights earned their way back to infamy by being soundly beaten by Akron. Can the cadets console themselves that the Zips beat Syracuse? Not with Syracuse firmly ensconced in that same Bottom Ten list. Drake bounced back from its loss to Lehigh with a pasting of William Penn.
Is Florida No. 4, or are they better than that? The first answer will be October 11 when LSU comes to the Swamp. Before that it’s Mississippi (more “S’es” in there than likely SEC wins) and Arkansas. That last is good scheduling; there’s no chance the Hogs can make that a good enough game to steal our concentration away from Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.
Colorado made it three in a row with at win over 21st ranked West Virginia. It gets still tougher, though, with Florida State, Texas and Kansas the next three. The ‘Noles might be the easiest of those. Jay the Kid led the Horsies to a 3-0 start. Someone would be happy.
The Cheezheads had a come-upance, dropping to 1-1 on the season with the home loss to the ‘Boys. (Beating Detroit doesn’t count. Aaron Rodger’s two-game stats will need an asterisk.)
That’s the football for this week.
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