Friday, October 3, 2014

Oregon Loss First in Wild Week?

Will this be one of those blow-up-the-top-ten weeks of college football? The potential carnage began with Arizona's upset of Oregon last night. The Ducks did not look like a top five team, but who has this year? After one month of spotty scheduling whereby only one maybe two of the top teams gets tested, this weekend features one tough game after another. Add in the fact that it is early enough for us to not even know how good some teams are and the potential for higher ranked teams falling to lesser ranked ones is greater. Clear the day and sit back. Should be fun. As for the game last night, Arizona impressively kept the pressure on Ducks QB Marcus Mariota--as we knew they, and everyone playing Oregon, would, but their offense impressively took what the D gave them and did not panic. When facing an explosive team like Oregon some offenses wilt under the pressure of having to keep pace but the opposite is always better. Take your time. Arizona scored four TDS and the shortest of the four drives was 71 yards and that one took a whopping 15 plays. Short passes, tough runs and the occasional Oregon penalty was all that was needed. And anyone questioning an Arizona offense built around freshman QB Anu Solomon, especially on the road in a tough environment, should remember that coach Rich Rodriguez has done this before (Pat White). As for the conference the game, and USC's win over Stanford, may be a sign that the power is shifting from the North to the South but it is only October 3. And on October 11 Tucson will be the place to be as the Cats host USC. You'll need to clear your evening for that one.

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