Week 4 Review

Florida

Florida is looking like a well-oiled machine after dismantling Tennessee on the road this week. The Gator defense was outstanding in the red zone. There were some quirks in the offense but if the special teams play continues to be outstanding, led by all-world return man Brandon James, Florida will be a legitimate contender for the National Championship.

Michigan State

Javon Ringer ran wild, running for 201 yards on 39 carries with 2 touchdowns. Through four games Ringer has 699 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on a nation-high 143 carries. I must say it is refreshing to watch Michigan State and their “Throwback Style
“ a true I-formation attack" lead by potential Heisman trophy candidate Ringer. I believe after watching Ringer last year and early this season he is a dark horse for the Heisman if he can stay healthy with the workload he is under carrying the ball 35+ times a game.

FSU

The Seminoles stunk it up in a home loss to the Demon Deacons Saturday night. Florida State used two quarterbacks, none of which specialized in passing to their receivers at all combining for five interceptions. Wake Forest won its second straight game in Tallahassee for the first time ever on earth at any point in time in history including the B.C. years. The Noles have a lot of work to do before facing Colorado next week.

Auburn/LSU

I watched this game from beginning to end and I have to say that DEFENSE in the SEC is the best in the country. I cannot recall a more passionately played game where every inch gained was a blessing and every hit was a homicide. Word to the wise if you see the LSU or Auburn defense in a back alley run and run fast because its real serious in the SEC, unlike the Pac-10. Auburn, I believe will be a real handful when their get their new spread offense going later in the year. LSU is better than advertised with Harvard transfer Andrew Hatch and Jarret Lee running the offense after star QB Ryan Perrilloux was booted off the team this summer. LSU has the upper hand in the SEC West race after beating the Tigers at the Jungle. The winner of this game has won the SEC West 6 out of the last 8 years.

BYU and Penn State

Penn State and BYU continue to blow away the completion and have not received any love from the media. Keep a watch on these two programs, as they seem to be the class of their conferences but have yet to receive any R-E-S-P-E-C-T. BYU beat Wyoming 44-0 at home and now scored 104 pts in the last two games and have given up 0. Penn State pummeled a decent Temple team 45-3 and has a potent offense that may well give them the edge in a Big 10 conference that is stale offensively. If Penn State handles Juice Williams and Illinois in a convincing manner next weekend look out.

Miami, Alabama, and Colorado all impressed this week and seem to be on the verge of regaining the stature these programs enjoyed in years past. Alabama has a very stiff test playing Georgia this Week and Colorado has a game at FSU. These two games will go a long way in testing if they are “posers” or on their way back to the top. Miami has a date with North Carolina next week the Heels are let by former Miami head coach Butch Davis. This is a game that I feel both coaches want very badly because of their relationship with Shannon having been a defensive coordinator for Davis when he was at Miami.

Sincerely, Caveman Clayborne