The opening week of college football ended in great fashion with Boise State's thrilling victory over Virginia Tech last night against an enormous crowd that was pro-Virginia Tech.
Looking ahead to the upcoming weekend, all I can say is that it's great to be talking about college football again.
This weekend is loaded with heavyweight matchups with major implications on the rest of the season.
- (12) Miami @ (2) Ohio State
- (17) Florida State @ (10) Oklahoma
- (22) Georgia @ (24) South Carolina
- (18) Penn State @ (1) Alabama
- Michigan @ Notre Dame
- (7) Oregon @ Tennessee
Where do I begin here?
There are four games this week between two ranked opponents, with the biggest one being Miami and Ohio State.
These two teams haven't played each other since the controversial 2002 National Championship game when pass interference was called on the Hurricanes and leading to the loss.
I'm sure Boise State will be temporarily Hurricanes fans on Saturday in hopes that they can leap frog Ohio State in the rankings.
It's going to be tough for the Hurricanes to win in Columbus despite all of their talent.
Then of course you have another heavyweight matchup between Florida State and Oklahoma.
The Sooners looked horrible in their win over Utah State in the opening weekend. If they play that way against a much more talented Florida State team then they won't only loss, they'll get embarrassed.
In somewhat of an upset I see Florida State winning this game and exposing Oklahoma as a middle of the road team.
Penn State really has their hands full as they travel to Tuscaloosa this weekend. If Penn State wins then the rankings will be all shook up with TCU and Boise State looming at numbers three and four in the rankings.
There are a few other less meaningful, but still important games this weekend as listed above.
One thing I can say about the Oregon-Tennessee matchup is that the Vols have to figure out a way to not get blown out here. Losing is one thing, but getting embarrassed right on Rocky Top would be devastating for the entire team.
In case you forgot, Oregon is coming off a 72-0 blowout over New Mexico this past weekend. The Ducks probably would've hung 100 on New Mexico if not for the Oregon coaches subing in all the backups after the 59-point lead at halftime.
If the Vols manage to make this an interesting game then it will at least give them confidence going forward.
It should be a great weekend of college football action.
There are four games this week between two ranked opponents, with the biggest one being Miami and Ohio State.
These two teams haven't played each other since the controversial 2002 National Championship game when pass interference was called on the Hurricanes and leading to the loss.
I'm sure Boise State will be temporarily Hurricanes fans on Saturday in hopes that they can leap frog Ohio State in the rankings.
It's going to be tough for the Hurricanes to win in Columbus despite all of their talent.
Then of course you have another heavyweight matchup between Florida State and Oklahoma.
The Sooners looked horrible in their win over Utah State in the opening weekend. If they play that way against a much more talented Florida State team then they won't only loss, they'll get embarrassed.
In somewhat of an upset I see Florida State winning this game and exposing Oklahoma as a middle of the road team.
Penn State really has their hands full as they travel to Tuscaloosa this weekend. If Penn State wins then the rankings will be all shook up with TCU and Boise State looming at numbers three and four in the rankings.
There are a few other less meaningful, but still important games this weekend as listed above.
One thing I can say about the Oregon-Tennessee matchup is that the Vols have to figure out a way to not get blown out here. Losing is one thing, but getting embarrassed right on Rocky Top would be devastating for the entire team.
In case you forgot, Oregon is coming off a 72-0 blowout over New Mexico this past weekend. The Ducks probably would've hung 100 on New Mexico if not for the Oregon coaches subing in all the backups after the 59-point lead at halftime.
If the Vols manage to make this an interesting game then it will at least give them confidence going forward.
It should be a great weekend of college football action.
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