NCAA Football Week 5

Early this time!

Arkansas State vs. Memphis
This, in my opinion, wasn't really an upset, just a case of Memphis being overrated asnd Arkansas State being underrated.

Boise State vs. Southern Miss
Sure, Southern Misses QB got injured, Boise State was dominating before that. They definately aren't at last years glory, but they're definately not going away, either.

West Virginia vs. South Florida

It's the latest dance craze!
I slept from right before this game started to about 9 AM CST. 13 hours. Aren't you proud? But there's no doubt that the announcers were spieling, "Oh, South Florida is a real football team now!" Yeah, it's all been said.

Notre Dame vs. Purdue

Don't take this to be another, "ho hum, Notre Dame should've won" game. Purdue has an extremely expolsive offense, and, coupled with todays upsets, should be a Top 10 team. Notre Dame, meanwhile, needs to start thinking about....winning?

Michigan vs. Northwestern
Michigan was trailing for the majority of the game. So, they still aren't very good. I'd consider them lucky if they got ranked again.

Penn State vs. Illinois
Well, there goes Joe Paternos 78th chance at the NCAA Championship. Poor Knittany Lions. And the upsets continue....

Louisiana State vs. Tulane
Keep in mind this game didn't get out of hand, and at one point the Green Wave came back to be ahead 9-7. So, it's very possible these guys could be crying too.

Akron vs. Connecticut
The Big East has to be the strongest conference in football now. No joke.

Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois
Congratulations....this game has won the TOILET BOWL OF THE WEEK AWARD!!!!

Why?

Central Michigan lost to a 1AA school last week, North Dakota State University.

Northern Illinois only win is at Idaho...who just got blown out by a underporforming Miami. It's losses have been to Iowa, Southern Illinois, and Eastern Michigan.

Indiana vs. Iowa
Iowa=Officially done.

Baylor vs. Texas A&M
Excluding baseball, Baylor will forever be the scum on the Big 12s foot. Texas A&M looked good....against Baylor.

Kentucky vs. Florida Atlantic
Props to Kentucky for actuallylooking liek a ranked team out there in this week of upsets and close calls.

Oklahoma vs. Colorado
Congratulations....this game has won the UPSET OF THE WEEK AWARD!!!!

Why?

Oklahoma was the highest ranked to be upset this week. They were killing opponents by 50 points.

Colorado was struggling against teams like Florida State and Arizona State. Their only wins came over Colorado State (by a field goal, no less) and agains a hapless Miami (Ohio) team.

Anyway, the game...I have no way to explain it. I tuned away in the 2nd, figuring OU had it in hand, tuned back in in the 4th and wondered, WTF is going on? A lot of bad breaks for OU, a lot of good breaks for CU. Tha'ts all I have to say....(Oklahoma State and Texas A&M will battle for the lead in the Big 12 South next week. That's sad. The only 2 undefested teams in the Big 12...hail from the North. And they are Kansas and Missouri. Has the universe ended?)

Nebraska vs. Iowa State
This game was too close.

Syracuse vs. Miami (Ohio)
This would've been the Toilet Bowl of the week, except for the fact Syracuse beat Louisville. But....is that even a quality win anymore?

Maryland vs. Rutgers
Not very much an upset, Rutgers was kinda weak, and it was feeible that MAryland could win this game. Still, it was unexpected.

Texas vs. Kansas State
Well, Texas finally shows their true colours....on the exact right week to mask their true weaknesses. I'd predict them in the low 20s or out of the top 25 by the end of the season.

Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
A very solid game lost amidst the upsets.

Oregon vs. California
Welp, the dreams over for Oregon. This team is always ranked high and falls hard. Jsut forget about these quitters forever, please. Meanwhile, Cal will stumble their way into the top 5. That's carrazy.

Hawaii vs. Idaho
Another piece of crap falls into the toilet.

University of Central Los Angeles vs. Oregon State
I think Portland State may be Oregons #1 team this year.

University of Alabama-Birmingham vs. Tulsa
There's no way it should've been this close. Keep your head up, Tulsa!

Texas Tech vs. Northewestern State
75-7? That's insane. Especially for a team coming off a loss to OSU.

Arkansas vs. North Texas
Nope, Arkansas, you don't look very good next to Texas Tech. Better luck next time.

Sam Houston State vs. Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State gets their revenge on Rhett Bomar.

Auburn vs. Florida
This was close to being the upset of the week, but it was no cigar. At least Aubrun was ranked. However, they were coming off of a bad loss. This seemed more to do with karma than anthing else.

Ohio State vs. Minnesota
I was wrong about Minnesota last week. They just suck. I like their Mustard and Ketchup uniforms, though.

University of Southern California vs. Washington
This was closer than it should've been. Naughty naughty, USC got away lucky. Props to Washington for battling even through they know they're going to finish something like 6-6. I hope that coach can somehow move on to bigger and better things, or even make Washington good.

Arkansas Pine-Bluff Golden Lions vs. New Mexico State Aggies
Congratulations....this game has won GAME YOU SHOULD'VE WATCHED BUT YOU DIDN'T!!!!

This game is a mouthful, eh? It was really down to the wire, with APB (who is 1-3 in 1-AA play) almost pulling off the upset and staying cometetive all game. New Mexico barely pulled it off in the end with a field goal. Too bad it wasn't on television! (It's playing on FSN Arizona at 1:30 PM CST on Monday, if you're bored/sick.)

Louisiana Tech vs. Fresno State
Probobly the 3rd worst matchup of the week. Louisiana Techs unis look like they're out of the late 80s. Much props. Now that I think of it, Fresnos unis kind of look like that too! It was an All-80s bowl!

Arizona State vs. Stanford
The Christmas Trees are about as good as "the next John Elway" who is starting at QB for the Denver Broncos right now....

Okay, that's it! Hope you enjoyed....