Check it out you-know-where. If you are too lazy to click over, here it is in a nutshell. WSU looked really good, Idaho looked pretty bad. There you go.
Some other thoughts about today:
Watching Texas and Ohio State, looks like another battle down to the wire. Both teams have power and can fly, but Ted Ginn Jr, my God, what speed! That catch-and-run on the opening drive, where he ran all the way back across the field?? That’s Texas he’s playing against, not, uh, Idaho! And he ran by them like they were wearing cement shoes. Incredible, incredible speed. And Troy Smith, what a gun of an arm and as he showed in the Fiesta Bowl last year, he throws a tremendous deep ball. IF OSU wins tonight, might as well book their hotel rooms for Fiesta Bowl II, the BCS Title game!
Speaking of speed, Stanback at UW looked like the fastest player on the field in Norman. He has incredible quicks, a couple of times he rolled away from the Sooner pass-rush showing an extra gear I didn’t think he really had. WOW. But, like last year, he made his share of mistakes and was very inconsistent throwing the ball, just 9 completions for 139 yards in the air. He also ran for just 18 yards on 12 carries/scrambles. Like Bob Griese said during that game, if UW has any hope to win, they must get a great game out of Stanback, period. They only got 13 points when he was at QB, and outside of a Kenny James TD run on their first play from scrimmage, he only led them to two field goals. Stanback also had a huge fumble on 1st-and-goal from the 5 late in the 3rd, when UW was actually hanging around in a 10-point game. Oklahoma immediately went down and scored, and the rout was officially on.
One other thing. UW better be careful with Stanback. I know he’s fast, and he’s tough and running is a big part of his style, but he took some serious shots today. If your QB is running it that many times, over the course of a 12-game season with no bye week? He’s going to be one big bruise by the end of the year. (What is this, UW Football Blog??)
I guess we all whiffed on Notre Dame and Penn State. That was a systematic dismantling from the very beginning. Once again, it’s just far too easy to pin the whole season on the first game! They sure looked unstoppable today.
Cal looks a hell of a lot better this week. Minnesota isn’t too bad either, so that’s a nice win for them. So much for them hanging their heads after last week. People might doubt on Longshore, but their running backs, WR’s and offensive line are all really good.
And, finally, thanks for making the Pac-10 proud today Stanford. I guess UW can walk around with their chests stuck out with pride after holding on against the mighty Spartans last week. After what we’ve seen early this season, I’d put Stanford at the bottom of the Pac-10.
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