What We Learned
- Boise State is for real. Give both teams credit for scheduling a top opponent for game 1 and both for making a great showing.
- Had Va Tech not spent the 1st quarter focused on fashioning their new unis (which are not even the school colors) the outcome may have been different.
- Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State had RBs with 200+ yards in game 1.
- Oklahoma almost lost their first game to another team from Utah.
- Florida........no comment.
- Both UGA and BYU seemed to have found their QBs (two for BYU). NOTE: See the 2010 predictions post.
- LSU and UW offenses were shut out the second half...must have been a little too easy to figure out.
- Ole Miss.....well, it had to happen to somebody and it gives FCS teams some confidence, reminds FBS teams not to take any team lightly, and it reminds us all that the gap is slowly but surely closing year after year.
New Questions
- Will we debate the Boise State in the NC game all year or will they get a little too confident and drop one (to the delight of many a commentator)?
- Are Notre Dame and Michigan finally turning around? Or, was it just their opponent?
- Will Week 2 outshine Week 1? (UGA at South Carolina, Oklahoma at FSU, Penn State at 'Bama and Michigan at Notre Dame)
ENDZONE
Huge shutouts and routs? Oregon wins 72-0, UGA wins 55-7 and I'm sure there were others. Please, lets not return to the days of running up the score...regardless of the opponent and regardless what string of players you have in there. Maintain some decency, respect your opponent for still trying and don't piss off the other teams fans. It WILL comeback to bite you.