NCAAF First Week Review.

Well I know that there is still two more games to be played on Monday, but I'm going to be writing the week reviews on Sundays I think this fall.
Where to start... I know you've all heard about this game, what may be the biggest upset in all of sports ever, but Michigan lost to Appalachian St. 34-32. Now I believe this could have been foreseen had we known what kind of offense ASU ran. Michigan has had trouble with spread offenses for years, and I don't know if that will end any time soon seeing how this played out. Now I don't know if I've seen a team as fast as ASU since well maybe OSU last year. Or WVU this year. But in less Michigan can be less stubborn and maybe open up a little more on offense and play a more prepared defense than I don't know how well they'll do next week against Oregon but it might not be pretty.
Else where the team that played the best game was Illinois. I know they lost but only by six and they almost pulled it off against Missouri who is suppose to win the Big 12 North. Unfortunately their freshman quarterback Mcgee who replaced their starter threw a pick with 45 seconds to go in the 4th quarter. Still I think this is very encouraging for Illinois and shows much better results maybe in the future.
Then the marquee game this week was much less of a game than we thought. Seeing as Cal won 45-31. I didn't think it would be that high scoring so it surprised me. Still Tennessee showed some good play in the first quarter but then in the 2nd quarter Cal broke it open and when into the half with a 10 point lead. This Cal offense though is very promising and may allow them to be a power in the Pac 10 this year. Also they may pull the upset against USC but that game is a long way down the road. UCS beat Idaho 38-10 which was expected.
Mississippi St. played a decent game in the first half against LSU. But the quarterback threw interceptions which killed plenty of scoring drives. Also in that game was a loud stadium with a lot of cowbells, which for those of you don't know is banned in the SEC.
Heisman Watch:
1. (RB Ark.) Darren Mcfadden: Rushing 151 yards 1 TD Receiving 30 yards Passing 42 yards 1 TD
2. (QB Haw.) Colt Brennan: Passing 416 yards 6 TD 0 INT's
3. (QB UL) Brian Brohm: Passing 375 yards 4TD 0 INT's
4. (RB Rut.) Ray Rice: Rushing 184 yards 3 TD Receiving 21 yards
Other Players to watch: John David Booty(USC QB), Mike Hart (Mich. RB), Marlon Lucky(NEB. RB).

Outside of these games all the other games went basically as they were expected to. Now Notre Dame may have been upset if you see it that way. Since they were beat 33-3 by Georgia Tech. But really Notre Dame is a suffering team more than a striving team.

Next: McConkey Poll coming on Tuesday. Until then see you next time.