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Saturday night CFB brought us more drama than a week’s worth of daytime soap operas! First, of course, the drama in Tally. 1 FSU taking on 22 Clemson without the services of their big mouth Heisman Trophy winner QB Jameis Winston (suspended for the game for obscene comments in the student union??). Anyhow, what ensued was a crazy back and forth game in which FSU stayed afloat with substitute QB Sean McGuire (300+ yards passing with 2 interceptions) and Clemson found their quarterback (freshman Deshawn Watson) but sunk their own boat and FSU survived and extended their wining streak to nineteen games while keeping their #1 ranking (for now). Clemson had four opportunities in the redzone and came away with 0, yes ZERO points. They missed two field goals, one wide left, one wide right (remind anyone of FSU vs. Miami?) and then they fumbled away an opportunity to take the lead as time wound down following an interception. OT resulted in FSU winning 23-17 after the game ended 17-17 after four quarters. Really sad for Clemson, they held FSU to -12 yard rushing for most of the game. Then in OT, they fail to convert on fourth and one yard (I mean why try and kick a field goal, right?) and then FSU covers 25 yards in two rushes to win the game. What can you say…you do have to be good to be lucky!
Elsewhere, 2 Oregon survived a scare at Washington State, with Mariota throwing the winning TD pass (he had 5 TD passes) with a little over three minutes left in the game. Whew…was worried about my Ducks! Oregon had to put together a makeshift offensive front line due to injuries and Mariota had a rough night, sacked at least five times in the first half. Non the less, Oregon prevailed, 38-31.
4 Oklahoma survived a visit to Morgantown, WV and after being tied at the half, 24-24, rolled to a 45-33 victory on the road.
Not so lucky, 8 LSU at home in Baton Rouge. Miss State was all over the Tigers (with Shaq in the house) and a furious comeback by the Tigers fell short, as they lost to the Bulldogs, 34-29.
South Carolina looked very hung over against Vanderbilt after their big win last weekend over UGA but woke up finally in the second half and won going away 48-34.
24 Nebraska had a close one with Miami from the ACC for three plus quarters but went on to win 34-24, and finally, last year’s SEC East champ Missouri lost in an upset to Indiana, 31-27.
So…what a night it was! AP and Coaches Polls are both out and no real changes in top ten. Will post them later. Mississippi State and ECU both enter top twenty five.
At 4:45 today, a rematch of last year’s Super Bowl, Denver vs. Seattle, the first time in a regular season game this has happened since 1977! GO PEYTON and the BRONCOS!
Tonight, CBS hit drama The Good Wife finally returns with a new episode to begin the 2014-15 season. Still miss Josh Charles…Will Gardner. Some interesting guest stars are in store for us I do believe this season! As I mentioned earlier, oh the drama!
Later..I need rest!
