Sunday, October 31, 2010

Hangover Sunday: Bye Week

Woe to Mrs. Nasty, the Ole Miss alumna because Auburn waxed Ole Miss in Oxford Saturday night. I thought the Rebels would give them a good fight, but their offense couldn't eat any minutes and keep Almighty Cam Newton off the field. That stinks because if there is another school I'd root for in the SEC, it's Ole Miss.

So Auburn kept the offensive buzz saw churning, and the other offensive juggernaut in college football, Oregon, got tested by USC. But in the third quarter, the Ducks found their offensive rhythm. That offense is scarier than Auburn's. And if those two teams meet in the future (BCS National Championship Game?), not much defense will be played. I think the Tigers have a better D though.

I also got to watch parts of the Kentucky at Mississippi State game, and the Bulldogs looked impressive: a stout defense, a solid running attack, and a selectively strong passing game. Mullen, a man known to know offense, chose wisely in making Relf the de facto starter at QB for them.

Elsewhere, the Hawkeyes knocked off Michigan State in powerful fashion. The Spartans got woodshedded.

3 comments:

Sandy Longhorn said...

My sympathies to Mrs. Nasty, but this Razorback cheers a bit when H. Nutt loses a game! (see last weekend's win over Ole Miss by Arkansas...sweet, sweet!)

The Hawkeyes were in fine form!

At one point the Hawks were ranked 18 and the Razorbacks 19...nice, both won, but Iowa had the tougher opponent, so we'll see.

Quintilian B. Nasty said...

You're a disliker of the Right Reverend Nutt? But looking back on games versus Arkansas, I can remember some boneheaded moves on Nutt's part when they played the Tide.

Iowa and Arkansas would be a great bowl matchup if it comes to that: the fine offense of the Hawgs versus the salty D of the Hawkeyes.

Sandy Longhorn said...

Ooh, I like your bowl prediction. :)