WEEK 1 game notes........

Looking a little beyond the score ....
  *lines /leans for week 2 to follow
        OG = out-gained


Rutgers offense with 543 yds v Fresno D....RB James with 182 yds on 22 carries
  QB Nova 26/41 -348-5/1....but Knights with 11 TO... FSU no run at all (3.5/rush)
   QB Carr huge 52-73-456-5/1

Hawaii with long pass with 30 sec left for BD cover....USC O stunk...3-14 on 3rd....QB's only 15-29-172-1/1 ....Trojans 9 penalties and 2 TO

A young Ole Miss team fairly shaky and lucky to win....couldn't really run (minus late 75yd run about 3.7/rush)....Behind a (better than I thought) game by QB ACS (21-36/300-2/2)....Vandy with 426 TO...8-16 3rd
Rebel QB Wallace 31-47/283

Tulane out-gained by JaxSt.....but JS 6 TO/9 pen....Wave QB Montana 6-14/144

Utah D gave up 487 to Utah St (173/314)....QB Keeton 31-40-2/0
But...Ute O 450 too 148/302....QB Wilson 17-28-2/0

Towson win no fluke....OG UConn 393-290...RB West 36 carries > 156

Tulsa with a no-show v BG...no run at all (51 yds)...273 TO
BG QB Shilz replaced by Matt Johnson (11-23/151)...key was BG running game (233 yds)...and dumb game by Tulsa players / coaches
TU only scored with 6 min left (back-ups) to avoid shutout

UNLV OG Minny 419-320...but miscues killed em...down just 16-13 at half....then in 3rd.... 98 KO ret > TD....51 yd blk FG > TD...89 yd pick 6       
QB Sherry 35-50/226-2/2...but 2 2H picks....Minny QB Nelson only 10-22/99-1/1....RB Kirkwood hurt early

Golden Flashes tied 10-10 with 5 min left vs mighty Liberty.....depsite OG the Flames 361-222
 NOTE: RB Archer out early....check status    


Stats (almost dead even) extremely misleading in SMU/TT....one team wanted to win..one not much interest
TT no run at all (1.8)...but walk-on true Fr QB Mayfield 43-60/415-4/0
  Ponies in great spot too with vet HC/QB....JJ 22-11 HD...14-2 as <7pt dog

NDSt won the battle in the trenches (uh-oh) v Kan St (215 rushing (5.0)...to 55 (2.4) for the Wildcats

A terrible opener for Mich St....poor QB play ( 17-37/116...0/0..3.1/att) YIKES...and a just OK rushing attack (4.3)
WM with 4 TO / 7 penalties or this one woulda been tight...Sparty with 2 def TD's to save O yet again
 
Terps came out strong vs a TERRIBLE FIU team > can't draw any real conclusion...OG them 576 to 171
gave FIU their only scores....Terp QB Brown very sharp (20-23/281...3/0....rushed for 105 and 2 TD's)

Aggie D allowed Rice 512 TO...including 309 rushing (6.2) and 27 FD....Aggs with 6 def starters out

NCSt dominated La Tech...41 to 19 TOP edge and 542 to 321 TO ....
  *QB Mitchell out 4-6 weeks with br bone in his foot

Auburn O could not move at all vs that mighty Wazzu D...only 1-2 decent drives all game...none resulted in TD
only 66 plays....396 TO (with a 75 yd run)....16 FD / 4-14 3rd)....only offensive TD was from an INT giving them a short field (Wazzu 23) 
Wazzu ran 88 plays....464 TO...28 FD / 7-17 3rd....QB Halliday extremely average or Wazzu woulda won (33-65/344...1/3)....tried to tell you boys....

NTexas ran up 591 v Idaho...QB Thompson 23-27/349...2/0....Lean Green D gave up 160 rushing to sorry Vandals (4.6)

Story of Bama /VT was Hokie DL whipping Bama OL....Bama only 206 TO...11 FD / 6-17 3rd...2.5/rush....4.8/att....sacked 4X
fortunately for Bama backers.....VT only 212 TO....with a 77 yd run....QB Thomas 5/26 for 59 yds....Bama with 2 ST TD and a pick 6

Ark D stepped up big vs a pretty good ULL O...19 FD / 4-12 3rd....ULL only 274 TO....Hogs 522 TO...

One of the biggest surprises... was E Illinois smashing SDiego St 40-19...Panthers OG 533-440.....SDSU QB Dingwell 27-63/318...0/4.......what?
EIU sloppy also with 2 TO/9 pen...

Nebraska lucky to beat WYO...Cowboys 602 TO....35 FD and 219 rushing (7.3)

UAB was up 14 in the 4th...but lost in OT...Troy QB Robinson was 30-32 /319...1/0....fade that UAB pass D

S Miss OG Texas St 400-215....but had 6 TO's...SM only 23 yds rushing (1.0)

UTSA looks like a pretty good lil team....OG NMex 394-277 on the road

Penn St no run at all vs the Cuse 57 yds (1.5)....1-16 on 3rd and only 14 FD.....1 of 4 TO's was a late pick close to their own goal line....giving Syracuse an easy TD....and ugly BD cover
PSU QB Hackenburg 22-31/278...2/2

Offense was the difference in LSU / TCU...Tigers with a 448 to 259 TO.....26-13 FD...36-24 TOP edges...Frogs tho only down by 3 late in 4th 

NW QB Colter KO'ed early vs Cal...Cal O did their part....ran 99 plays..548 TO...13 yr old QB Goff 38-63/445...but 2/3 int
NW returned 2 picks for TD to set up win/cover

Wash O shredded Boise D....590 TO / 33 FD...268 rushing (5.0)...Broncos ran OK (171...4.1) but only 3.8/pass att.

UCLA with 647 TO vs Nevada...32 FD / 9-12 3rd...including 345 rushing (7.3)....Pack couldn't run... 171 (3.4)

BC / Nova fairly even....Nova with 197 rushing (5.5)....but 4 TO's

Okie St won the battle in the trenches vs Miss St.....286 rushing (7.2)...MSU only 3.0/rush
Cowboys tho couldn't throw...21-33/146...MSU sloppy with 11 penalties and 2 TO

Don't read too much into BYU loss to Virginia...rain delayed/sloppy field...Cougs OG Cavs 362-223

OU D (down several starters) shut down ULM.....allowing only 166 TO...9 FD...2-16 3rd
  *terrible game by OU QB Knight (11-28/86...3/1) Sooners did run for 305 (6.1)

TEXAS....was down 7-0 with a few left in the 1H...but 2 quick TD's in 2 min or so...then 42 2H points...vs one of nation's worst teams

      

Thx Bookie

USF was pushed around by McNeese St.  Down 40-7 early in the 3rd.

I got some line guesses for next week here:

Cant seem to remember but where did that OC from Boise go before last year? Seems the loss of him made a difference last year to present. Remember? Thanks.

Pease went to G8R land. Expect Florida O to round into form by mid season.  For what it's worth, 24-16 Gators next week.

By the way, thanks for the notes...well done.  On games that I followed I agree with your assessments.  It'd be great if you could keep up this practice.

Great write ups.  Thanks,  I love to get your thoughts on Southwest games.  Here it goes.   Oh yes, I do have questions!

lamar has no chance. they are wretched. 

good man doc....

man I don't fool with those games much....tho I should and might later......way too many variables involved...
  *esp as season progresses...sometimes they just pick up a check......other times they play their azz off

more often the bigger school has no interest.....but with a LOT of research......which is tough to find sometime
  * you can get great deals 

Aggies look like a team to fade for sure....OVER too

Ark St surely worth a look

SMU stinks...too much variance in their effort to mess with.....usually tough at home

*might look into JM later....Lamar I have no idea.....LT maybe a team to fade for sure........

thanks boys.......

BOL this week

Nice work - per usual 

Is Colter out for awhile for NW?

Thanks Book,  There's a mess of those FBS/FCS games out there this week.  I'll keep trying to find something.

was this a typo or does 'TO' mean something other than turnovers here? it seems you use 'TO' to mean turnovers or total offense, so not sure here.

great stuff bookie

probably should be 11 penalties

lost a few words in the c/p...should say 11 pen / 2 TO's.......good man MT

thanks wild man.......

haven't seen an update....but unless the 'concussion' is downgraded....he's gotta be doubtful

Very good stuff book. Thanks for the info.

Nice work, BA. 

If I recall, there was some genius around here who said that EIU had a shot outright.     me.

For that poor soul who mentioned Lamar, please don't do that to yourself.    Don't be fooled by a blowout win against whatever Panhandle State is.  Lamar is not, well, good.