Maybe we should turn our attention towards a team like Florida State who is back in the running for a National Championship. |
Last night was explosive. That's really my favorite way to describe it. It was explosive for the fans, players, coaches, announcers, Sportscenter anchors and anyone else who cares, even in the slightest, about sports. No one knew what to do with their hands, no one knew how to appropriatly assess one of the most mind-boggling, embarrassing and maybe even disgusting plays in the history of the NFL. I don't really need to trudge on any further with this issue because it'll probably make me puke, but more because every analyst from ESPN has already thrown their
While the NFL is wading in the swamps of shame and embarrassment, the 2012 college football season is slowly morphing into a very interesting and compelling one. This past Saturday, we were fortunately witness to three spectacular football games. For one we saw the return of two the old school powerhouses in Notre Dame and Florida State impressing us in their first real tests of the season. The Irish outlasted the Wolverines in a defensive bloodbath that must have had the Notre Dame alumni reminiscing on the days of Mike McCoy and Alan Page. Florida State was conjuring up memories of the explosive offenses led by Chris Weinke and Peter Warrick. On top of that we had hard-nosed, Frank-Tarkenton-esque-Collin-Klein-led Kansas State pull off a monster upset of the Sooners in Norman.
The SEC still might be the mecca conference of college football, but there's some positive signs out there that a challenger might finally have the appropriate tools to unseat the Alabamas, Georgias and LSU's of the world. On top of Notre Dame and FSU, Oregon looked unbelievable on both sides of the ball taking the formely 22nd ranked Arizona Wildcats behind the woodshed and giving them a beat down they'll never forget. It's going to take a serious run to knock off the SEC, but as unbelievable as we've seen Alabama play this year, remember back to 2010 when a monster 5-0 start by the Tide turned in to a disappointing 10-3 Capital Bowl-winning season. I still have a lot of faith in the SEC dominance, but I have a good feeling about the way some of our other top-tier teams are playing this season.
Even if you agree with me that an SEC team will probably capture the title at the end of the year at least this product doesn't end in pure shenanigans almost every night, and I'm not talking about the shenanigans that means an insanely enjoyable 48-45 shootout, I'm talking about the type of pandemonium that gets Sportscenter all hot and bothered. I have a feeling college football is going to be our saving grace unless the NFL bigwigs can get their craniums out of their backsides.
I mean what else can we turn to if we don't turn to college football? It's looking increasingly bad for those fond of the NHL, and the NBA doesn't start until late October. Soccer is still played at the most random times, and with the exception of a couple ESPN games, on the most random channels. Golf is over. I guess we've got October baseball, but that can't truly quench our thirst for action-packed sports. Maybe we should just focus our attention a little bit more towards Saturdays than Sundays.
Actually what am I saying, our attention is going nowhere and it's just a sad, sad day because of it.
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