I was at the Clemson Louisville game today, and what I saw from Louisville had me thinking hard if there has ever been a worse ACC team – at least in the last 25 years. Calling the game a simple blowout would be a big understatement. Louisville was so over-matched in this 77-16 blowout, that …
Monthly Archive: November 2018
Nov
03
2018
Georgia Tech fights off 4th quarter struggles , and still has a bowl game in sight.
It can become very difficult to break a pattern. When you are Clemson and Alabama, you seem to just find ways to win games even when you are not at your best. When you are Georgia Tech, you’ve got a pattern too – and in the last two years it’s been losing games when you …
Nov
02
2018
Fate allowed Drew Brees to save only one city’s NFL franchise
As the ageless Drew Brees continued his milestone tour, his NFL records overlapped with the historic Navy-Notre Dame series visiting San Diego. It reminds me fate prevented Brees from saving his city’s NFL franchise. I mean San Diego, not New Orleans – the one he actually saved when he joined the Saints in 2006 and …
Nov
02
2018
Ranking the Power 5 Football Conferences after Week 9
While the playoff committee doesn’t rank the power 5 conference, there is no way conference strength – which means OOC results doesn’t figure in to a committee members thought process. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most recent OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that …
Nov
01
2018
Florida State Opponent Preview: NC State
North Carolina State Well, that was humbling. After what was the worst loss in Doak Campbell history, the Seminoles must of felt the humiliation of their predicament. Three seasons in a row, the Noles quit against a rival opponent. After what appeared to be growth since the Louisville game, Florida State seemed to be on …