Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Week 1 wrap-up

We finally have a week of games in the books.  Unfortunately, with it only being week one, there's not a lot of conference races taking shape.

In the Power 5 conferences, only the ACC and SEC had conference games, and both of them were cross divisional.  So, Miami and South Carolina aren't out of their respective divisional races yet, but they don't have the safety net that the rest of the teams have.

Week 1 was marked by errors, though.

First, in the Texas A&M-South Carolina game, A&M might have gotten a touchdown on the opening kickoff if the returner hadn't been tackled by his own teammate.

Then, we had to deal with inept refs in the UCLA/UVA game.  Apparently, in Charlottesville, the clock keeps running after a first down.  And the ref even makes an announcement that the clock is not wrong.  Sorry, guys, but that is not the way to get back at the Pac-12 from the Sugar Bowl incident.

And the most personal faux pas...Louisville's big entry to the ACC, and they steal "Enter Sandman" from Virginia Tech.  But seriously, guys, if you're gonna steal an entrance song, then do it right.  What was up with that half assed clapping crap?  When "Sandman" blares,  you jump.

I'm starting to question some of my preseason predictions.  Of my Final Four, only Michigan State really looked ready.

Over in the SEC, South Carolina didn't look nearly as good as they were hyped to be.  Georgia seems to be the power in the East, but that's all due to Todd Gurley.  Take him out of the game, and Clemson would have won.

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