Saturday, November 12, 2011

Oregon chops the Tree, 53-30

Stanford ran out of Luck once they faced the Ducks and LaMichael James. James ran for an easy 146 yards as the Duck's super offense overwhelmed everyone in Palo Alto. The Ducks ran out to an early lead while a luck was pestered for the rest of the night. The #4 Cardinal can say goodbye to their BCS hopes as they open the door for Oregon.

Cats suffer an embarrassing loss to Colorado, 48-29

The Wildcats stumbled to last place after a huge and embarrassing loss to Colorado. The loss sent the Cats to last place in the PAC 12 and gave the Buffs a win at Folsom Field. The Cats defense was awful as they let the Buffaloes run all over them, but the real surprise and reason why Arizona lost was because of Nick Foles' turnovers. He fumbled the ball and threw three picks. All Arizona can do know is muster every once of strength they have as they travel to Tempe next Saturday.

Friday, November 11, 2011

North Carolina tops Michigan State 67-55 in the Carrier Classic

HarRison Barnes and the #1 Tar Heels topped Tom Izzo's Spartans in the first Carrie Classic on Veterans Day. President Obama was on deck to observe the young and talented Tar Heels as they look to start the season at first and keep it that way. I think that the Heels are more experienced than last year, giving them a better chance for a Final Four run and put last year's Elite Eight run behind them.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Raiders best the Chargers on TNF, 24-17

Carson Palmer did just enough to get past the San Diego Chargers on Thursday Night Football as Oakland reclaimed first place in the AFC West. The Chargers never helped themselves as Philip Rivers continued to show he is not the elite quarterback we all thought he was. He continued to make critical mistakes and Oakland did enough to top San Diego. Rookie Denarius Moore caught two of Palmer's touchdowns as the costly quarterback didn't play pretty but at the moment, he's doing what Hue Jackson brought him in for.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Arizona basketball gets past Dusquene, 67-59

Jordin Mayes led the Cats against the Dusquene Dukes with 19 points as the Wildcats managed to rally at the McKale Center. Both teams played sloppily as they couldn't find any rhythm on offense. The Cats defense kept them in the game and they eventually went on a run to put the game away late in the second half. Miller's Cats need to focus on finding team chemistry so they don't commit careless turnovers. I'm sure it will only be a matter of time til the Cats grow together, but they must do it quickly since they have St. Johns coming up soon.

Monday, November 7, 2011

New-look Cats push past Valpo, 73-64

Kyle Fogg had 16 points and Jesse Perry had a double-double as the Cats took the first step forward into the post-Derrick Williams era. Sean Miller's new squad of young talent must depend on the two seniors if they want to continue the success Miller established last season. Valparaiso closed within two at half-time but the Cats played great basketball coming into the second half. The Cats finished the game weak but the outcome was inevitable.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Vic-Torrey. Baltimore completes sweep, win 23-20

Torrey Smith had an awful start to the SNF match-up against the division rival Steelers: he was called for holding to negate a Ray Rice opening play TD and he dropped a would-be game winner. Smith finally found his redemption when he caught the actual game winning touchdown. The Steeler defense crumbled on the last drive and Joe Flacco shined, proving that Baltimore is the true top-dog in the AFC North.