2022 Week 7
October 20, 2022
Wow, there was some excitement on Saturday. That legendary rivalry played the third Saturday in October returned and it was sure a hum dinger. In a tight defensive battle New Mexico State knocked off their south of the border rival New Mexico, 21-9.
Now the game that got the most attention here had to be Tennessee's wild win over Alabama, 52-49. The Vols put on an offensive showcase against the Tide and Nick Satan's head had to be spinning more than usual. I was especially impressed by the Vols' quick final drive to set up the game-winning field goal.
While I was watching the game my good friend Darrell Royal came by. So when he heard about the Tennessee quarterback he exclaimed "Hardon Hooker?!? That may be the best porn star quarterback name since Dru Breeze".
Alabama's loss left openings for other top teams to move up. Michigan blew out Penn State, 41-17. Clemson went down to Tallahassee and held off Florida State, 34-28. And TCU won a wild game over Oklahoma State, 43-40. Pretty soon we'll have the first BS ratings and we'll see how many undefeated teams are ranked behind the 6-1 Crimson Tide.
Western Virginia had a truly exciting win last Thursday over Baylor. The pride of the Thomas Jefferson State got a last minute field goal from kicker Casey Legg and won 43-40. I like the simplicity of names in the land of Mountain Men, a kicker named Legg, a quarterback named Arm, and an extra large safety named Magnum.
One of the best games of the weekend featured Southern Cal in a neutral site game in Salt Lake City against the University of Texas at Houston. USC looked to be in control most of the way but U.T.A.H. made plays down the stretch to come back from a 7 point deficit. Then, after the touchdown in the final minute, they went for 2 points and the 43-42 win. I'm sure coach Kyle Dillingham's father Ty Dillingham was proud.
R Kansas went out west to take on Bring 'em Young in the desert and pulled away for a 52-35 victory. This matchup will be a conference game next year when BEY joins R Kansas and the Texas schools in the revamped Southwewst Conference.
Regular Kansas has hit a rough patch after a great start. The Jayhawks fought valiantly but fell to a struggling Oklahoma team by a 52-42 score. Someone said that was a basketball score, but anybody who has seen Big 8 basketball teams play defense knows that's just a halftime score in one of their hoops games.
Syracuse had a nice 24-9 non conference win over North Carolina State. The Orange Testicles are still undefeated and are well lined up to win, thanks to their team's dental problems, the Jack Lambert Trophy, awarded to the Eastern team with the fewest teeth per player.
In the Big Ten Illinois continued a surprising turnaround with a nice 26-14 win over Minnesota. Coach Butt-head didn't row the boat; he sat in it and sank it.
Michigan State ended a four game losing streak by knocking off Wisconsin in double overtime, 34-28. Now I'm still a bit confused about these overtime rules. Apparently this game was played under soccer rules where there's no sudden death and they play two overtime periods. The Fighting Chippewas kicked a field goal in each overtime session while holding the Badgers scoreless and won the game that way.
We're getting ready for some more great matchups featuring teams with strong similarities: the Syracuse Orange Testicles at the Clemson Orange Tigers, the Brent Musberger battle of the Huckeyes between Iowa and Ohio State, and the toothless bowel between Ole Southern Miss and LSU. Catch you next week!