Me, Her, the Boy and a Dog

toddwickersty:

If you only had 30 minutes to watch football on Saturday, then I hope you sat your arse down between 6:45 and 7:15pm eastern time in front of the boob tube. It all started with U-Dub’s stunning upset of #3 USC. How does a team that lost 15 straight games (until last week’s victory over Idaho) beat the #3 team in the country and the best program this decade?

This is why college football is so great.

A couple minutes later, the Hokies pulled a victory from the jaws of defeat by generating more yards in one play than they did all of the second half. With Tech trailing 15-10 and a minute and a half left on the clock, their offense was 88 yards away from victory with no timeouts. Never mind the fact that they had not scored since the middle of the second quarter or that they had only gained about 60 yards and 3 first downs in the second half. Thanks to a breakdown in coverage and the best pass Tyrod Taylor has ever thrown, the Hokies gobbled up 85 yards in one play and three plays later scored 6 on a fantastic catch by Dyrell Roberts.

Now that Hokie fans, including myself, have come down from cloud nine, we know that this team is in trouble next weekend when #9 Miami comes to town. In fact, I am going to write something I hope to regret for the rest of my life. I am picking the Canes. I’ve watched both of Miami’s games and am impressed. They are playing the best ball in the ACC, which isn’t saying much, but I really like the poise of Jacory Harris. Trust Me - I will be rooting for my Hokies until I am hoarse on Saturday, but my mind is not in agreement with my heart on this one. The Virginia Tech passing offense is pathetic with a capital P, and our run defense is a bit suspect after three games. We’ve given up a 100 yard rusher in three straight games for the first time since 2002.

#9 Miami @ #11 Virginia Tech is clearly the game of the week. I know it’s ACC football, but you can’t deny the possibility that this will probably be the best matchup between ACC teams this season. So, where does College Gameday decide to go this week? Happy Valley to see Penn State host an unranked Iowa team. Give me an effin’ break. Big Ten football is just as much a joke as ACC football, first of all. Second of all, Iowa is unranked! Beano Cook and Kirk Herbstreit must be pulling the strings at ESPN. Ridonkulous. You know what else is ridonkulous? ESPN has their bowl projections out already. WTF. Check it: http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/projections?season=2009&week=3

Back to the best 30 minutes in college football last week … About 15 minutes after the Hokies miracle, the Fighting Irish held off Sparty thanks to Kirk Cousins’ errand pass in the final seconds. Michigan State was looking at a chip shot field goal to tie it up and send the game into OT, but it was not to be. I’m indifferent to the Fighting Irish, but I would be surprised if they lose more than 2 games the rest of the way. Their schedule is a cake walk minus USC.

There were plenty of other good games last week, but I was on kid duty while my wife went out with some of her girlfriends. Thus, I did not get as much quality time with my favorite sport as I would have liked. Never fear though. This weekend I head to Blacksburg (without the better half) to see the Hokies stomp the Canes (that’s my heart talking).