The Dregs: Et tu, Boo? But who will keep Vol, Bobcat fans mildly amused?
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Lame game(s) of the week.
Bottom of the Barrel: Ohio U. (2-1) at Tennessee (1-2)
Anti-homerism alert! Anti-homerism alert! Far be it from me to stay willfully away from a team I only get to see a few times a year anyway, but this one promises to be a snoozer. Ohio actually boasts a better record than the Vols, having squeaked by mighty North Texas and bested Cal Poly, but the Bobcats also dropped to the only "real" team on their schedule thus far, a 23-16 slog with Connecticut in the opener. Tennessee showed some promise in a close loss last week to Florida, but also has a long history of playing sloppy around inferior competition. And did I mention Ohio will once again be without quarterback Boo Jackson? (Who was not necessarily the best on the roster to begin with, but his name is Boo Jackson, which was my hilarious Halloween costume when I was eight years old — No. 34 Raiders jersey with spikes on the shoulders and a lot of mascara, i.e. "average Raiders fan" — and if that’s not a reason to watch Ohio I don’t know what is, and this game means nothing without his presence.)
The Rest of the Worst:
• Buffalo (1-2) at Temple (0-2)
It’s never not been easy to pick on Temple, but losing to Villanova? Have some self-respect, ye fluffy Owls. Buffalo’s one of those teams that really had us going for a while there, with Turner Gill’s name popping up for major head-coaching vacancy after vacancy. This year’s not living up to the promise of recent seasons past, however, as the Bulls have dropped two straight to Pitt and Central Florida after a close opening win over UTEP. Pass.
• Troy (1-2) at Arkansas State (1-1)
Here are two programs we traditionally pay a lot more attention to when they’re up against a major conference; they play close and have caught more than one marquee team sleepwalking over the years. In their first Sun Belt game of 2009, however, the draw drops to nil. We’re morbidly curious how a team with Troy’s history of offensive competence managed to drop its season opener to Bowling Green … but not enough to pay any attention this game whatsoever.
• North Carolina (3-0) at Georgia Tech (2-1)
The Tar Heels remain nebulously ranked (No. 22) thanks to no one really seeing what they’re capable or not capable of yet (the Citadel, UConn and East Carolina are hardly telling opponents), but the team that’ll have us hitting the channel button is Georgia Tech, a squad full of potential with a hyped offense that looked entirely somnambulant last week against Miami. Will the Jackets find their feet with a longer break between games? We won’t be around to say one way or the other.
Western Kentucky Line Watch
Tracking the odds against I-A’s newest cubs.
Pity the fresh meat this week — off a sobering, 28-7 loss to I-AA Central Arkansas, the 0-3 Hilltoppers are staring down a matchup with one frustrated Navy team as a 28-point underdog, and they’re doing it on the road. The Midshipmen will be out for blood after being held to one of their worst rushing performances in years last week in a loss to Pittsburgh.
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