CFTop10 Week 2 Review

Very exciting week in College Football. We are starting to see who are players and who are not. While some schools should be ashamed of themselves for their scheduling, others should be applauded and given credit in the rankings, not just lip service.

10. Hawaii @ Washington State
Pick: FAIL. It looked for a little while that Wazzu was finally going to get out of the losing slump. Didn't happen. Paul Wulff is going to be in a heap of trouble if he cannot find a way to win some games. Unfortunately, he won't win any in conference.

9. Idaho @ Washington
Pick: FAIL. Washington didn't cover, but they laid the whooping down on Idaho. Washington is coming into their own with the new life being inserted by the coaching staff. Kudo's to Sark and Holt on the win (albeit Idaho is one of the worst programs in FBS).

8. Utah @ San Jose State
Pick: PASS. San Jose has good coaches. They are a ways from being a good team, but they did well and beat the spread. Utah looks fairly vulnerable and could face some tough tests on the road coming up soon.

7. Vanderbilt @ LSU
Pick: FAIL. LSU rolled over a very inferior opponent but failed to cover the spread in a very dirty game.

6. Stanford @ Wake Forest
Pick: FAIL. Stanford had every opportunity to win this game and just watched their 17 point lead slip away. Rather pathetic outing for a team that prides itself on its mental toughness.

5. South Carolina @ Georgia
Pick: PASS. South Carolina is not a great team, and neither is Georgia. But Spurrier and his boys almost came with the upset, but beat the spread.

4. Purdue @ Oregon
Pick: PASS. Purdue brought their game and Oregon woke up from the dreamstate the blue turf put them in. They held on to win and Purdue beat the spread.

3. Notre Dame @ Michigan
Pick: FAIL. No excuses here. Notre Dame flat stunk it up. They had a lead, lost it. Had a chance at redemption, lost it. It is going to be a very long season for Notre Dame if they cannot keep their poise defensively. The good news here? Dr. Lou is wrong again. So is Beano Cook for that matter. No NC for ND.

2. UCLA @ Tennessee
Pick: FAIL. I have nothing to say here. UCLA looked dreadful but came out with a win, much like last year. Both teams have a lot of growing to do but this ugly game was just that unpredictable.

1. USC @ Ohio State
Pick: FAIL. Sitting in the Horseshoe for this game was unbelievable. I don't think I have ever heard a louder crowd or seen a more exciting game in person before. It was obvious that Ohio State's defense came to play. They gave so little room for error for USC. They played fantastic. USC's defense played lights out with the exception of a few plays. Ohio State has nothing to be ashamed of. They played like a team in desperate need of national credibility. I believe they earned it last night. USC? Wow. Never doubt Pete Carroll. He knows football and he knows who is the man for the job. Matt Barkley just put himself in the drivers seat for a Heisman hopeful next year. His numbers may not have looked great, but with 4-5 throw aways, 4 drops and 2 PI's not called, his numbers are actually very very good. Especially when he was asked the throw the ball almost 40 times in his second game, in that stadium.