Iowa rolled Syracuse. It was disgusting. And let's say this: the 'cuse is a terrible team. That is undeniable. And until Brodell's great return that set us up in Orange territory. Then, huge sigh of relief, and I looked at the Iowa-Tolerant Girlfriend (ITG) and told her the game was over. Sure enough, it was. Jake to Tony was all day, Mattison was out of his mind, and KennyWeb remembered that he was supposed to be good and pulled an AppSt. on the SU field goal unit. The rest, you've I'm sure read on HawkCentral, HawkMania, or perhaps Black Heart Gold Pants, a far, far superior Iowa blog.
But, here are my other miscellaneous thoughts:
-I love night games. I don't care that we got smoked by UThug + tOSU in the previous 2 games. Kinnick at night is electric. And drunk. That makes it fun too.
-Good to see some young guys getting significant playing time. I had just entered the whole roster into NCAA08 for our 360, and went from having no idea who Dezman Moses was to "Hell yeah, Dezman Moses is a beast!!" Didn't seem like there was too drastic of a drop-off in talent. Syracuse was able to move the ball a bit, but holding the shutout was super tight.
-Sandeman = O Button
Another happy-feet kid from Bettendorf? I'm down.
-Onto ISU, more on that later
Michigan St. 28 - Bowling Green 17
Caulcrick with 1 TD on 53 yards. Still a touchdown whore. Apparently BGSU was up in this one for awhile. Considering they beat Minnesota, maybe MSU isn't such hot shit, because everybody is saying how much Minny sucks. Just an FYI: BGSU's kicker is named Sinisa Vrvilo. I'm not sure who the villian in the upcoming Indiana Jones movie is, but if I was a movie exec, I'd name him Sinisa Vrvilo.
Purdue 52 - Eastern Illinois 6
This barnburner surprisingly took place in W.Lafayette, not the greater Charleston, Illinois area. Not surprisingly, PU shitkicked the...Bulldogs (? I think that's it. Nobody in Chicago ever repped EIU gear). Painter went for 6TD's. Good thing Joe Tiller's such a classy guy.
Northwestern 36 - Nevada 31
Somehow NW eked this one out. Apparently Nevada snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, blowing a 24-10 lead to the ultra-explosive 'Cats. And yes, I know Iowa lost to NW, and I really shouldn't be talking shit. But I'm banking on the last 20 years of history. So shove it, Evanston-ers.
Ohio State 20 - Akron 2
Your halftime score in this game? OSU 3-2. Baseball, it was not. I'm sure the horseshoe was rockin' for those first 30 minutes. Should the Bucks be concerned that their starting QB threw 2 picks to Akron? Maybe they were tipped balls, something crazy. Either way, a great warm-up for tOSU to venture out to Seattle for the most called upset of Week 3. I don't put it past UW to get the victory. It's the biggest game in Seattle in years, and apparently Rick Neuheisel is no longer coaching for the Huskies, which is a good thing.
Minnesota 41 - Miami (OH) 35
Minny goes to OT with another MAC team, hilarity ensues. Actually, minus the hilarity, and add no defense, shitty play, and a terrible "stadium." There's your UM-UM game. The Gophers attempted 54 passes, and still had more rushing yards. Somebody remind Brewster that Minnesota's history includes Marion Barber and Lawrence Maroney, thus...stop throwing the ball. Outlandish prediction of the day: Minnesota's hopes of an undefeated season will come crashing down when Cincinatti comes to town. Minnesota's attempts at the weakest non-conf ever will finally come back to haunt them.
Michigan 7 - Oregon 39
624. That's how many yards Oregon came away with. Holy shit that's a lot. Ron English, next HC for the M+B? Hmmm, doubtful. Unless the 'Verines go unbeated the rest of the way, the entire staff has got to be on its way out. Henne (read: Whipping Boy) is out for next week against ND, which will probably be Michigan's easiest game so far of the season. Even with the first two performances Big Blue has turned in, Angry Mike Hart has guaranteed a win. Just call him little 'Sheed. At this point, Michigan has become the Britney Spears of the B10, I keep hoping they might turn it all around, but I just don't believe that they're going to. And it will keep getting worse, and worse.
Penn St. 31 - Notre Dame 10
Anthony Morelli is trying to do his best Drew Tate impression, except that he wasn't that good in the first place. PSU is college's Baltimore Ravens, or so it appears. I'd put JoePa out there at QB, if I were coaching. He'd beat ass if somebody didn't catch something he threw. And somehow I think the kid who got arrested for beating someone's ass is playing. I'm not bothering to look up names or info, but come on PSU, you seem kinda respectable still. Either way, thanks for beating the piss out of ND.
Illinois 21 - Western Illinois
The Juicer went 12-26 for under 200 yards. Not exactly an accomplishment against the Leathernecks. SI.com had no comments listed for this game. That pretty much tells the story.
Indiana 37 - Western Michigan 27
James Hardy with another 2TD catches, which brings his career total to roughly a bazillion [2/3 of which were against Adam Shada. Apparently the IU defense isn't super stellar. I'm guessing Western Michigan isn't that good this year [Kansas obliterated them the week before], so 27 points seems like kind of a lot. I'm sure that most of those points were in junk time, but still. Hey, at least they won, good job repping the B10, gentlemans.
Wisconsin 20 - UNLV 13
One of the WTF games of the week. UNLV is not good, but the Badgers struggled bigtime. I'm guessing BBielema took the boys out for a bit of entertainment on Friday night. I'll leave you to fill in the blanks there, but that's about all I can put together that would bring the mighty Badgers to such suckitude. The Big Peej still went for almost 150. Hopefully KF and the Hawks can find some holes in the tape to exploit. Not that I'm looking ahead or anything.
outside the b10
Northern Iowa 24 - Iowa State 13
The largest crowd ever in Ames got to witness this spectacle. That makes me happy in my pants. Bret Meyer became ISU's leading career passer, and was then replaced later in the game. Quite a paradox GChiz is rocking. I know the clones dumped a lot of turnovers, but it wasn't really close all of the second half. Sounds like the Clones secondary is pretty sorry, forced only 6 incompletions in 29 passes. All in all, a good omen for this Saturday.
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