Non Pac-10 Thoughts

-Iowa played terribly yesterday, beating lowly Syracuse 20-13 in double overtime. But watching them hold off Syracuse was incredible. Syracuse had eight consecutive plays inside the five yard line in the second overtime. Yes, eight! And yet they still couldn't get across the goal line. Simply the best goal line defensive stand I have ever seen, even if they did commit two pass interference penalties.

-Akron and NC State had a great ending to their game as well, even though the first 58 minutes were terrible. Akron scored the game winning touchdown with no time left to drop the Wolfpack. Coach Amato, you are now at the top of the coaching hotseat.

-Northwestern lost to 1-AA New Hampshire, 34-17. How a BCS team gives up 34 to a 1-AA opponenent, neither I nor Dan Hawkins know.

-Air Force, how do you go for a two point conversion with almost no time left, on the road, versus the #11 team in the country? Kick the extra point and give yourself a chance to win later.

-Ohio State took it to Texas, holding them to 154 yards. One of the few times in my life I will ever pull for the Buckeyes to win.

-Notre Dame and Auburn both leapfrogged USC in the AP poll, thanks to impressive wins on Saturday. In week three, USC gets Nebraska, Notre Dame gets Michigan and Auburn gets LSU. Should make for an interesting weekend.