The Weekend That Was

Well, lets start with the all the drama. It has become quite obvious through the replays and all the youtube videos that Oregon not only touched the onside kick before Oklahoma, but that they did not even recover the kick. It was pretty obvious at the time that the replay officials had no idea what they were doing, because Stevie Wonder would have overturned the call just based on the first contact. The Pac-10 suspended the officials, and rightfully so. How they awarded possession to the Ducks without even finding the football absolutely baffles me. All that being said, Oklahoma still had a lot of opportunities to win that game. They could have stopped Oregon at any point after the kick and should have made that field goal after Oregon blew their kick coverage. The pass interference call was bad too, but Oklahoma should have won that game regardless of the outcome of either of the replays. Sooner fan only has Oklahoma to blame for that loss. So please, stop threatening to kill the replay official. Stop trying to get the game voided. Everyone catches a break once and a while and the Sooners still should have won after the botched calls. What gets lost in all this is that Oregon and Oklahoma played one hell of a game. The Ducks came back from 13 down to win with only three minutes to play. Then they gave up a 55 yard kick return to set up a potential game winning field goal. Momentum was back and forth all game. The Ducks rolled up 500 yards of offense on one of the Big-12's better defenses, despite committing four turnovers. Adrian Peterson and Jonathan Stewart also had one of the best running back duels we will see all season. Just an incredible game all the way around. So hats off to Oregon and Oklahoma. For those of us who watched the whole thing, it is not a game we will forget any time soon.

Getting back to the Pac-10, this was a great weekend for the conference. Not only did Oregon beat Oklahoma, but we swept the Big-12 on Saturday. Bruce Feldman finally moved the Pac-10 up to third on his power rankings. I say it's still not high enough!!!

The Cougars took care of Baylor, but just barely. They had to kick a last second field goal just to win at home. For those of you who may not rememeber, the Bears have not even played in a bowl game since 1994. Cougar fans are not happy with the performance of one Alex Brink and rightfully so. He was a disaster against Auburn and despite their depth at wide receiver, Brink has been unable to get Jason Hill and company the ball.

UW took down Fresno State, who must be disappointed after almost beating Oregon. Of course, if they would have made that extra point, they might have had a shot at winning. Isaiah Stanback proved that his play decides the level of competitiveness for the Huskies. When he can create with his feet and find his receivers, UW is going to be a threat. Coach Willingham, you have reason to celebrate, as the Pac-10 Apostle no longer has you on notice!

Cal handled Portland State easily at Memorial Stadium. We didn't really learn anything from this game. Marshawn Lynch only needed six carries to break 100 yards and Cal overmatched the Vikings from kickoff. Lost in all of Lynch's hype is that DeSean Jackson is fast becoming one of the best receivers in the country. After 114 yards and three TDs last week, he had another 100 yard game against PSU. Daymeion Hughes returned a pick for a touchdown as well. Lesson to all Cal opponents, beware the risks when you throw the ball near Daymeion Hughes!

Walt Harris, good god, what are you doing? You let Navy get 30 first downs and they only completed nine passes!!! Everyone knows they are going to run the ball down their opponents throat, but you couldn't stop them at all. UMass and Eastern Carolina both put up better fights then you. Next week, try showing up.

I'll post more when my hectic schedule is over.