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| Wisconsin has bullied its way past powder-puffs for a perfect record so far. |
Teams are about to get into the heart of its conference seasons, and I hope the games get more interesting.
Up until this point, college football has been battered by a barrage of scandals, conferences cannibalizing one another for money and an uninteresting slate of non-conference games.
Aside from Oregon-LSU, which wasn't going to end well for the Ducks, and Oklahoma-Florida State, before the Seminoles free fall, it's impossible to name another marquee non-conference matchup that truly stands out.
Right now there are 13 undefeated teams, most of which have been unchallenged all season. And that's because of the Texas-ifcation of scheduling.
Why blame Texas for this mess?
In it's most recent trips to the national title, Texas has played a heavy dose of powder-puffs like Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Rice and Wyoming during its undefeated run to the title game.
Having an undefeated season no matter what has become the end goal, and it's being replicated with some success.
In 2007, Kansas climbed to No. 2 in the polls playing FIU and Southeastern Louisiana; a year later, Texas Tech played two I-AA schools, UMass and Eastern Washington, rising to No. 2 in the polls before it stumbled.
BCS conference schools have taken notice, it's not who you play, but that something-and-0 record that's all important. And it's making for and more early season snoozers.
Wisconsin clearly has grabbed the Horns mantle this year, blowing out UNLV (1-4), Oregon State (1-4), Northern Illinois (3-3) and I-AA South Dakota in route to No. 4 in the polls.
Right behind the Badgers, No. 5 Boise State is in the same boat.
The Broncos are becoming a perennial Top 10 team despite following the Texas recipe for success. So far this year Boise's big win came over a No. 19 Georgia team, which had no business being ranked to begin with.
To the average viewer, there's really no reason to sit down and watch college football until now.
It's been a season to forget so far, here's hoping that changes this weekend with a few upsets and more importantly some late-game theatrics.
1 comment:
Snooze fest is right. I don't think if you play like one or two tough teams all year and have a # and 0 record that that means you've done anything else other than stack your schedule with fluff.
Finally this week we have some good games. Michigan v. State is always fun and, though they're trying to make sure this never happens, the 100th plus meeting of Baylor and TA&M should also be fun. Too bad we've had to suffer through a bunch of snoozers.
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