A few of my thoughts from Saturday

[abpk2903]

First from Happy Valley:

-Clark looks like he is going to be great. I like the way he looks to throw first but also can make things happen if the pocket collapses. He put the ball in a place where either his receiver could catch it or it would fall incomplete. Devlin looked good but seemed not to look off his primary receiver. It may be because the primary receiver was open every time but that is only concern I could see there.

-Was Brett Brackett playing TE? I know he is 6'6'' and listed as a WR. This kid could be the breakout player this year. He always seems to be open and obviously is a big target.

-Jerome Hayes seems a lot bigger than last year. He impressed me Saturday and is great for the depth chart with the ability to play either DE or OLB.

-Great job trying to get Derrick Williams as many touches as possible. Kick returns, Punt returns, running plays, screens, passing plays. His looks quicker than ever and isn't that scary.

-Sargent still can't cover anybody. I have absolutely no faith in him right now.

-Maybe TEA has an answer for this but why did they play Brandon Beachum at RB late in the fourth quarter. He is at least 4th on the depth chart and losses his redshirt.


Now from Heinz Field: (only seen the last 8 minutes after leaving Beaver Stadium late in the 3rd quarter

-Stull does not impress me at QB at all. The only good pass I seen in the last 8 minutes was dropped.

-Pitt had no fundamentals. Not just turnovers but dropped passes, poor routes, missed blocking assignments.

-Lets not act like BGSU played a perfect game to pull one out of their a$$, they had their fair share of mistakes.


Next the Big House:

-Worst QB situation in the Big Ten. None of these kids can lead this team to big wins.

-Pushed around up front by UTAH. What are they going to do against Big Ten fronts?

-Rich Rod does not impress me at all. Trys to run the spread several times when none of them worked and he dont have the players for it to be successful.


The Georgia Dome:

-Took Clemson one week to make my prediction true. Overated top 10 team.

-'Bama looked like a well coached team and were ready to play.

-Tommy Bowden is not a good coach at all. I thought he gave up on the running game a bit to quickly.


Finally, Missouri and Illinois:

-I take back my prediction of Chase Daniels stock falling this year. He is the best player from Saturday and just made big play after big play

-To little defense from both teams for them to have hopes of winnings their conferences.

-Juice Williams still doesnt impress me. Unlike a QB like Clark it seems to me that he is too quick to escape the pocket.





These are the games that I spent the most attention to on Saturday.

[The Ancient Enemy]

I think you can play in 4 quarters and not lose a redshirt. Theres no reason he was out there, though, and I dont understand why Powell is on offense.

Juice Williams has a huge arm and throws the ball a hundred miles an hour. He looks a lot better, but he's still not great.

Alabama is already the Alabama we knew they'd start to become. Tommy Bowden is an idiot.

As for Pitt, they just look flat all the time. The offense makes me scratch my head a good bit. Defensively, its exactly what I predicted.

You think Sargent looked bad against Coastal Carolina? Wait till you hear the name "Morales" about 75 times at Beaver Stadium this weekend.

[abpk2903]

On the radio call in show after the game they said that unless Beachum would have a season ending injury in the next 2 weeks he would lose his redshirt because of that playing time. They said that the only redshirt that he would be eligable for now is a medical.

A agree Juice has all the skills, but so did Morelli and as we learned having all the skills in the world does not mean being a good QB.

[The Ancient Enemy]

Did they seriously blow Beachum's redshirt? Why would they do that?

I just watched the replay of the UCLA / Tennessee game. I admit I bought into the Tennessee hype and had them as a top 25 team. Dude... I would be very surprised if Tennessee put up a fight against any of those top SEC teams. They are terrible. Dave Clawson is a good coach and will do well in a few years, but Crompton is pretty bad. Arian Foster is pretty underwhelming. On the other side of that, I hate to say it, but that UCLA coaching staff is arguably the best staff in the country. I dont like Neuheisel at all, but he's a good coach. You have Chow as OC and QB coach, combined with Neuheisel. You saw the quantum leap Craft made in that second half. Honestly, UCLA is only going to get better. It's good for college football, if nothing else. Maybe we finally have a staff who can contend with USC a little bit. It'll make the Pac-10 at least watchable.