Just when we thought that the SEC would be out of the National title hunt this year, they are right back in shotgun with Notre Dame in the driver's seat.
This wild weekend among the top 4 teams has taken a very sharp left turn. #1 Kansas State and #2 Oregon needed to win out and they would basically be guaranteed for a National title game. Kansas State went on the road and faced Baylor and could not hold that offense back. A total of 7 TDs scored by Baylor (5 on the ground game) helped them dismantle the top team in the country 52-24.
As for the high powered offense of Oregon, they hit a huge forest with Stanford. The Cardinal came into Eugene and milked the clock for all it's worth holding that Duck offense to 14 points and forcing OT. After the Ducks FG hit the post to miss, Stanford came up and Jordan Williamson hit a 37 yard FG to win the game and upset Oregon 17-14.
As for #3 Notre Dame and #4 Alabama, meet your new National title contenders. The Fighting Irish KO'd Wake Forest 38-0 while the Crimson Tide washed away Western Carolina 49-0. Notre Dame will likely be #1 and Alabama will likely move into the #2 spot. Can these two teams hold out for a illegitimate title game?
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
USC Seeing Cardinal Red
This season is the first season since the bowl ban that USC can now have a postseason. They didn't have a bowl game, necessarily, in mind but they might have to settle for one.
#2 USC went up against #21 Stanford with Matt Barkley giving it one more shot to beat the Cardinal. USC was 0-3 under Barkley vs. Stanford entering the game. Barkley's day did not go well. He threw 20/41 for 254 yards and 2 INTs, no TD passes. Stanford manages to tie the game at 14 after a failed trick play by USC. Then later, Zach Ertz makes a 37 yard TD reception with an amazing juke move to get the lead. USC tries to make a comeback late but are unable to convert a 4th and 40 (no joke). Stanford upsets Matt Barkley and USC one more time, 21-14.
Despite their being no Andrew Luck to bail the Cardinal out, the Trojans still can't beat them. Matt Barkley has to be bummed out that his only national title hopes might've been dashed by a consistent thorn in his side. At least he can get rid of it in the spring. As for what USC can still achieve this season, a BCS bowl game is still something to strive for and they might not even be out of the running for a BCS Title shot. Title games have been played by one loss, even two loss teams before. All you have to be is good the rest of the year and popular to vote for.
#2 USC went up against #21 Stanford with Matt Barkley giving it one more shot to beat the Cardinal. USC was 0-3 under Barkley vs. Stanford entering the game. Barkley's day did not go well. He threw 20/41 for 254 yards and 2 INTs, no TD passes. Stanford manages to tie the game at 14 after a failed trick play by USC. Then later, Zach Ertz makes a 37 yard TD reception with an amazing juke move to get the lead. USC tries to make a comeback late but are unable to convert a 4th and 40 (no joke). Stanford upsets Matt Barkley and USC one more time, 21-14.
Despite their being no Andrew Luck to bail the Cardinal out, the Trojans still can't beat them. Matt Barkley has to be bummed out that his only national title hopes might've been dashed by a consistent thorn in his side. At least he can get rid of it in the spring. As for what USC can still achieve this season, a BCS bowl game is still something to strive for and they might not even be out of the running for a BCS Title shot. Title games have been played by one loss, even two loss teams before. All you have to be is good the rest of the year and popular to vote for.
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