Another great Footballpalooza at Coach JB's Football Bar and Cigar Lounge (which was capped off by UFC 309 -- yes, we watched it)..
- Colorado continues to rack up victories. As always, Shaduer Sanders and Travis Hunter will be spotlighted, but the way the Buffs have gotten better defensively is overlooked. Guys like Nikhai Green-Hill and LaVonta Bentley real thumpers, and Amari McNeill have steadily improved. CU is actually a well-rounded team
As for Utah, it's too bad that their QB situation turned out the way it did. It really had an impact on the rest of their team
- The demise of Georgia was exaggerated. But for them to protect their home turf wasn't that big of a surprise. If they get that version of Carson Beck the rest of the way, there are still very few teams that can play with them. As for the Vols, Nico I. has been a disappointment. Not only has he not been worth $8 million, he's not playing at the Hendon Hooker-level, and to be fair, he doesn't have a Jalen Hyatt or Cedric Tillman surrounding him.
- Wasn't completely surprised by Kansas upsetting BYU. The Cougars are another team (like Miami) that had lived on the edge and you get the sense that there would be a week where that caught up to them. The Jayhawks are several plays away from being an 8 win team. They are better than their record
- I see a lot being made over Brian Kelly screaming and yelling at his players. Bottom line, to me, that's old-school coaching. I don't mind it. Football is a tough game. But in today's culture, the optics will not be in his favor. It is what it is. My view is, when you're winning, it will be accepted and even lauded as being tough and having a sound culture of accountability. But when you're a disappointing team like LSU, well, it will be critisized.
- Im a fan of coach Brohm at L'Ville, but his decision making at the end of the Stanford game was a clinic on how to throw away a game. The simple decision was to just punt and take the game to overtime. Instead it became Murphy's Law that last 30 seconds
- Notre Dame is rolling. Yeah, you can continue to point to the Northern Illinois loss, but they are getting what they wanted from Riley Leonard at quarterback.
- Why has the Heisman talk on Ashton Jeanty died down? At the very least, he should be invited to New York in December.
- Anyone notice the job Kenny Dillinghman is doing at Arizona State in year 2? He should be in the coach of the year discussion.
- Miami had a bye week, so we were all spared from watching that defense. The bottom line for the
#Canes is very simple -- it's a three game playoff to get to the playoffs. Lose one, and you're out. Complain all you want about the rankings and bias (I get it) but the ACC is only getting one team in the 12-team tourney
