This week’s post should be interesting since I saw most of the Michigan/ND game and that’s pretty much it. I will do my best though.

First…I have to start with my favorite team, so call me a homer if you must. Michigan didn’t play a great game. If I can find time to re-watch the game this week I am going to. But you have to give Tate Forcier an immense amount of credit. That last drive alone was just legendary. Freshman QB, in the Big House, against Notre Dame, avoids the pressure multiple times and gets the TD with 11 seconds left. Michigan’s offense has taken a big step and should be 4-0 when they going to East Lansing next month. Meanwhile Notre Dame suffers a big loss and Charlie Weis is staring down the barrel of a gun. My prediction was that 7-5 he is gone, 8-4 he might be. They have a tough 4 game stretch coming up where they can’t afford more than 1 loss.

And Ten…

  1. Props to Ohio St. on taking a big dump. Only 5 second half points and Pryor went 11 for 25. I didn’t really see any of it so I guess I can’t be too critical. I already made my prediction though that Pryor is a couple of bad games away from pulling a Maurice Clarett.
  2. Oklahoma St. can’t capitalize on their big win last week and lost at home to a CUSA team. This year could be as wacky as last year.
  3. North Carolina looked extremely shaky on the road against UConn and got gifted that win. The hype might be too much.
  4. Georgia’s loss to OK St. didn’t look good after OK St. lost at home to Houston. Then UGA barely escaped South Carolina at home. Georgia has some work to do.
  5. I know it was a Div II team but Brian Kelly’s team destroyed SE MO St. 70-3. He really is going to have his pick of jobs next year. I think the Notre Dame job will be his if he wants it if Weis is fired.
  6. Wisconsin needed two OTs to hold off Fresno St. at home. Wisconsin is 2-0 but hasn’t looked good doing it. I still think Bielma is on the hot seat but his schedule is stable enough that he should be OK this year.
  7. My Heisman dark horse Max Hall had another big game. 71% with 638 yards in two games. But those 3 picks are interesting. He is on pace for about 18, which would be a career high for him. Their game against FSU next week will be a huge test.
  8. Al Groh was already on the hot seat at Virginia, and the 0-2 start will not help. @UNC, GaTech, @Miami, VaTech make every other game must win to avoid a losing season. I think Groh is in trouble.
  9. Dan Hawkins is in even worse shape. Hawkins also has been on the hot seat and lost at home to Colorado St. and then to MAC punching bag Toledo (giving up 54 in the process). Hawkins has must win next week at home against Wyoming (who hung with Texas for a bit) because after that it’s @WVU, @Texas, Kansas and @KState. If he loses next week he could start 0-7 which would likely lead to a mid-season firing.
  10. Things start to get interesting next week. GaTech vs. Miami should separate someone as the favorite in the Big 10 (sorry VaTech I haven’t seen it from you yet). Tennessee and Texas Tech go to Florida and Texas respectively. Both of those road teams are down, but you never know. FSU gives BYU it’s 2nd challenge on the early season. Nebraska at VaTech might be the game of the day on Saturday (that is not a compliment).