There are only 4 teams that have REALLY impressed me through 2 weeks (and by REALLY, I mean like potential national championship). They are:
- Alabama: That San Jose State win looks a lot better now that SJSU traveled to Wisconsin and lost only 27-13, although it was 20-0 late in the third. (By the way, JAMES, Nisnocsiw beat UNLV 41-21 ) Leading Penn State 24-0 in the fourth quarter was also huge. I was very skeptic of their defense this year but they have only let up 6 total points so far.
- Oregon: I don't need to say much more besides 59 points in the first two quarters of the season. Also, went on the road all the way to Tennessee (only 2,126 miles between the two cities) and come back and turn it into a blowout. It was less than impressive for them to be down 13-3 in the second quarter, but it was a long road trip and they scored 45 straight points after that.
- Ohio State: Marshall taking WVU to overtime makes OSU's first win look a lot more impressive (that game was 21-6 for Marshall in the 4th). Against Miami, Pryor ran for over 100 yards and they forced 4 INTs from Jacory Harris. They also only had 2 penalties against Miami, which shows good discipline in a big game (7 against Marshall is expected for a season opener).
- TCU: Looked good in the opener against Oregon State, and absolutely dominated Tennessee Tech. Not much else to say here.
Alabama seems to be quite a bit above these other teams.
Boise's stock has fallen as Virginia Tech lost to James Madison this week. Four more FCS teams beat FBS teams this week. JMU over VT, South Dakota over Minnesota, Gardner-Webb over Akron, and Liberty over Ball State. Okay, so they didn't beat powerhouses (except JMU had their biggest win in school history), but it seems to me that lately the FCS teams are closing the gap a little bit.
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