As usual, openers come up with more surprises than any other week because nearly every team encounters glitches. Improvement from game 1 to game 2 usually is the biggest leap for most teams.
That said, #6 Washington, the price of the Pac-12, lost to #9 Auburn, 21-16. Plenty of time for Washington to build its resume by playoff time, but this one didn’t leave the Huskies much leeway for error the rest of the year.
Even more hurtful, Penn State had to go into overtime to beat the Mountaineers, and it wasn’t the team with Will Grier but Appalachian State. Appy State is not a team you want to play in the opener even though it’s a payday game for the Mountaineers far south of Morgantown.
#11 Michigan State only beat Utah State, 38-31. Not exactly a feather in Sparty’s cap.
Good to see Oklahoma blow away Florida Atlantic, 63-14; TCU whip Southern, 55-7; West Virginia to topple Tennessee, 40-14; and Oklahoma State to trample Missouri State, 58-17.
But NOT good to see #23 Texas lose to Maryland, 34-29, after taking a 29-24 lead after 3 quarters.
Gibby has some serious work to do with the defense. The numbers against the Vols look better than the eyeball test. I don’t know what happened to USC transfer nose tackle Bigelow after the first quarter. I’m hoping someone explains that disappearance.
M an, Grier tore into Tennessee, 40-14
O bliterate Youngstown
U nnerve North Carolina State
N uke Kansas State
T errorize Texas Tech
A nnihilate Kansas
I ncinerate Iowa State
N ail Baylor
E rectile dysfunction Texas
E lectrify TCU
R eam Oklahoma State
S ink Oklahoma
That said, #6 Washington, the price of the Pac-12, lost to #9 Auburn, 21-16. Plenty of time for Washington to build its resume by playoff time, but this one didn’t leave the Huskies much leeway for error the rest of the year.
Even more hurtful, Penn State had to go into overtime to beat the Mountaineers, and it wasn’t the team with Will Grier but Appalachian State. Appy State is not a team you want to play in the opener even though it’s a payday game for the Mountaineers far south of Morgantown.
#11 Michigan State only beat Utah State, 38-31. Not exactly a feather in Sparty’s cap.
Good to see Oklahoma blow away Florida Atlantic, 63-14; TCU whip Southern, 55-7; West Virginia to topple Tennessee, 40-14; and Oklahoma State to trample Missouri State, 58-17.
But NOT good to see #23 Texas lose to Maryland, 34-29, after taking a 29-24 lead after 3 quarters.
Gibby has some serious work to do with the defense. The numbers against the Vols look better than the eyeball test. I don’t know what happened to USC transfer nose tackle Bigelow after the first quarter. I’m hoping someone explains that disappearance.
M an, Grier tore into Tennessee, 40-14
O bliterate Youngstown
U nnerve North Carolina State
N uke Kansas State
T errorize Texas Tech
A nnihilate Kansas
I ncinerate Iowa State
N ail Baylor
E rectile dysfunction Texas
E lectrify TCU
R eam Oklahoma State
S ink Oklahoma
