Weekend Wrap Up

In a weekend of marquee match ups, they were marquee beat downs. Headlined by the Cardinal returning to the Coliseum and handing the Trojans there worst loss since ’85 and the biggest home beat down since ’66, 55-21. Alabama was thought to have a road test against Miss. St. not so much the tide rolled 31-3, GA Tech reminded Duke that yes your their still Duke 49-10.

But with out a doubt the biggest and maybe most surprising beat down took place in Ft. Worth with the Frogs just taking it to the Utes 55-28, and it wasn’t really even that close. In their final regular season test TCU passed with flying colors, Utah had won 22 of its last 23 and was outta the game before halftime. Now all the Frogs can do is sit and wait, they have done all they can do, won all their games, won on the road UVA, Clemson, and BYU and won with style points BYU and Utah. All that is left is to keep winning and wait and see if the corrupt system will let them play for the National Championship.

#4 TCU 55 #16 Utah 28

As stated in the open this was a beat down, it really opened up when the Frogs scored three TD’s in a 2 ½ minute stretch in the second quarter. Overall the Frogs offense put up 55 on a team who had only given up more than 20 once this season, and 549 yards total offense, maybe the stat of the game TCU ran for 349 yards Utah had 284 total yards. Utah coach Kyle Wittingham said “this is the best team I have faced” now this might be coach speak and maybe be jaded to help his team feel better and his conference look better, but that statement includes some very good teams…ie Alabama.

Utah walked into a snake pit Saturday night the largest crowd ever at Amon Carter Stadium, College Gameday, and the new blood squirting TCU uni’s. Utah just couldn’t block the Frogs front four mainly Jerry Hughes the TCU pass rush and defensive pressure just controlled the game. Some good news for the Utes, Super Frosh Jordan Wynn looked un phased by the situation only making one real mistake throwing a pic six, that really didn’t matter that much being that Utah was already outta the game.

#6 Boise State 63 Idaho 25

So the game didn’t live up to the hype, what a shock I know. The Vandals proved in prior weeks that they weren’t up to the BSU level, but they had proved they weren’t your older brothers Vandals and playing against in state rival Boise it was thought that they would show up and provide a challenge. The game was over in the first quarter with the Vandals fumbling on their first possession and punting on their second falling behind 14-0 and it was over from there. Another hoe hum day for Kellen Moore 299 yards passing only 5 TD’s and of course no int’s Jeremy Avery added 110 and a score on the ground. The defense that had taken a hit last weekend against LA Tech didn’t fair much better this week giving up over 500 yards total offense, but did force 7 turnovers and scored a TD of their own.

# 15 Houston 32 UCF 37

Can’t say I didn’t call it last week, the Small School Saturday’s favorite team had a complete letdown encompassing the second and third quarters. Case Keenum did throw for 377 and three TD’s but did throw a drive killing int, wasn’t all on him however. The defense was, well the defense getting pounded on the ground leading to big plays down field in the Knights passing game. After back to back thrilling come from behind victories the Cougars just couldn’t pull it out again, they tried scoring twice in the last four minutes to get within five, an interesting non challenge by head coach Kevin Sumlin early in the fourth did cost UH a TD and possibly the game. In the big picture of this season this loss hurts but unfortunately the Cougars weren’t going to get to play for anything big time anyway, now the focus turns to winning the west division of C-USA and maybe getting a rematch with UCF.