Week 5 Wrap Up

Can anyone figure out this 2009 College Football season ?   I admit, after this weekend, I am having my difficulites !

USC goes into Berkley and lays it on the Cal. Bears 30-3.   The Trojans totally dominated the game from start to finish and held Jahvid Best to under 50 yards.  Trojan QB Matt Barkley remains undefeated as the starter.

Running Back Larry Caper ran 23 yards for the game winning touchdown in overtime, leading MICHIGAN ST. over in-state rival Michigan 26-20.  The Spartans have now beaten the Woverines in back to back games for the first time in 42 years. 

Quarterback Greg McElroy threw a pair of TD passes and running back Mark Ingram rushed for 140 yards and 2 TD's to lead ALABAMA to an pedestrian 38-20 victory over Kentucky.   The Tide are rolling and look to be the most complete team in college football.

Running back Montel Harris rushed for 175 yards and 2 TD's in leading the Eagles of BOSTON COLLEGE to a 28-20 upset over the slumping Seminoles of Florida St.  I hear rumblings in Tallahassee...is it time for legendary coach Bobby Bowden to step down ?

MISSISSIPPI survived three interceptions by QB Jevan Snead to defeat Vanderbilt 23-7.  Snead did redeem himself by throwing three TD's but is not looking like the Heisman hopefull the Oxford faithful would have thought.

Charles Scott's 33 yard TD run with 46 seconds remaining gave L.S.U.  a hard fought come from behind win over the Bulldogs of Georgia.  Georgia had scored the go ahead touchdown only minutes earlier on a Joe Cox to A.J. Green connection.  An excessive TD celebration penalty put the Tigers in excellent field position to begin the game winning drive.  Up next week for L.S.U., a home clash with #1 ranked Florida.

PENN ST. rolled up 338 rushing yards in easily defeating Illinois.   Illini coach John Zook is on the hotseat and is in danger of losing his team.   They are just playing very poorly, especially for a team that was thought to challenge for a Big-10 title. 

How does this happen ?   I need someone out there to explain this to me !   UTEP (which stands for University of Texas-El Paso) scores 58 points in upsetting previously undefeated Houston 58-41 !   Last week, the Miners of UTEP finished the Texas game with a total of FIFTY FOUR YARDS the entire game..and they score FIFTY EIGHT POINTS the next week ?  This loss completely knocks Houston out of any hope of a BCS berth.  Cougar QB Case Keenum attempted 71 passes !   OUCH !

My "Luxury Box Lock Of The Week" was successful as MIAMI QB Jacory Harris overcame two early interceptions by throwing for three TD's and running back Javaris James rushed for 150 yards leading the Canes' to a 21-20 victory over 8th ranked Oklahoma.  Give Harris time and he will pick you apart.  The Sooners have a date with Texas looming.

The NOTRE DAME defense stuffed Washington on 6 tries inside the 1 yard line, only giving up a field goal in defeating the Huskies in overtime, 37-30.   Jimmy Clausen again threw for over 400 yards and a pair of TD's.  Receiver Golden Tate was "golden" hauling in 9 catches for 244 yards and a touchdown.  There were some very questionable calls in this game.  If your a Golden Domer, you smile...if you're a Husky fan or Notre Dame hater, you're seething !

BOISE ST. won't pick up any style points but did take care of business beating UC-Davis 34-16.  Broncos QB Kellen Moore threw for two touchdowns as Boise St. looks to stay in the top 5 with this less than impressive effort.  Unfortunately,  Boise plays their remaining schedule against no ranked teams which will probably hurt their chances at a potential BCS Championship game.   With Houston losing, it's just Boise St. and T.C.U. for the Non-BCS possibilities.

T.C.U. played a sloppy  first half but exploded for 27 second half points in downing S.M.U. 39-14.   The Horned Frog defense held S.M.U. to minus 15 yards rushing while the T.C.U. offense produced 229 rushing.  QB Andy Dalton threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns.  The only true roadblocks remaining on the T.C.U. schedule look like Utah and B.Y.U.   I think the Cougars will derail the Horned Frogs in a couple of weeks.

If there a quarterback anywhere in the country worse than Tennessee starter Jonathan Crompton ?   Please tell me, anyone ?   The answer, NO !   He is the worst scholarship player I've ever seen.  He simply cannot complete a pass when it matters, or when it doesn't matter.  It looks like AUBURN  and first year coach Gene Chizik are for real as the Tigers hung on to defeat Rocky Top, 26-22.  The Tigers racked up 459 yards of total offense against a very good Tennessee defense.  The surprising thing, the Auburn defense stepping up and making plays, be it against Jonathan Crompton !  

The Big East is shaping up as a two team race...CINCINNATI continues to impress as Bearcats quarterback Tony Pike threw for a pair of scores leading Cincinnati to a 37-13 win in a blustry day in Oxford, OH.  A big Thursday night game against South Florida awaits !

Speaking of the above mentioned Bulls of SOUTH FLORIDA, quarterback B.J. Daniels trew for 208 yards, including an 85 yard TD pass to Carlton Mitchell and the Bulls defense forced 7 Syracuse turnovers as South Florida escaped Orange country 34-20.   Five of the Syracuse turnovers were Greg Paulus interceptions.   I'm sure it's days like this that make Paulus yearn for the hardwood ! 

Check back tomorrow for the Playmakers Of The Week !