Much like Notre Dame's opening week loss, my first weekend was not what I was hoping for so time to look back at what happened and start gearing up for next week.
After the first few weekends, I like to try to find that some teams that were not expected to be all that great and end up surprising and vice versa try to find some teams that were picked to do well but really are not that great.
Now that we have some data, here are the teams that made an impression on me.
Northern Illinois- Played really well with a new head coach and new system.
Miss. St- Looked very sharp and athletic across the board.
Wisconsin- Made UNLV look like they did not belong in the FBS
Northwestern- Solid play on both lines which is not usually the case for them.
Ball St- Surprise win over Indiana
Texas A&M- Like Miss St, looked very good in all phases, motivated.
Utah St- Although they lost, were very well prepared and executed offensively.
Here are the teams that have some work to do and if they can't turn it around will be teams to fade:
Notre Dame- Not sharp on either side of the ball and not mentally prepared for this one.
TCU- Their calling card defense was shredded albeit by a very good offense.
Purdue- Back up QB did not look good, struggled most of the game.
USC- Got the win but did not show much killer instinct or intensity in 2nd half.
Oregon St- Lost to Sacramento St, enough said.
Looking at week 2, here are the games that have caught my eye so far:
Mizzoo at Ariz St- ASU starts as a heavy 7 point favorite
Oregon St @ Wisc- Will the Beavers bounce back and Wiscy let down? or will it be a blowout?
Miss St @ Auburn- same as above
Cinci @ Tenn- One team will be 2-0 and feeling good about themselves
Utah @ USC- The Utes open Pac 12 play with a chance to make an impression on the road.
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