College Football Week 3: The only real barbecue is whole Hog

I'll do you one better: no Dools.

 

1. Big really crapped the sack today. Could have been worse because Northern Iowa didn't punt the entire first half and dominated Iowa physically until Hawks figured something out.
2. But the worst conference showing was (as usual) the ACC. Here's their day -- lost to three mediocre to bad Big East teams (including the Chokies, who managed to lose by 18 to a team that lost to Youngstown State), lost to NW. Miami and Clemson let Bethune-Cookman and Furman hang around for a half. Thank God the league was saved by Duke's monumental 54-17 victory over North Carolina Central. Two teams who were supposed to have an outside chance at contending for division titles, Wake and Virginia, gave up 50+ in-conference, albeit to good teams.
3. Derek Dooley made Will Muschamp look like a genius. Wasn't sure that was possible.
4. The Sun Belt has won two games against an SEC team and nearly won two more (La-Monroe against Auburn and Troy against Miss. St..

 

Well, she wasn't wrong.

 

Hired help. I'm in.

 

Official attendance at this: 39,435

 

The Big Ten has four wins against BCS-level teams, and three of them are by Northwestern.

 

The other is by a team ineligible to win the league championship.

 

Fear the Irish.

 

After three weeks of (mostly cupcake) nonconference games, the Big 10 has three unbeaten teams: Ohio St. (ineligible for postseason), Minnesota and Northwestern.

When's wrestling season start?

 

Minnesota should be in the Top 25 this week.

 

Has Wendi Nix really been stuck in the ESPN studio since 11 am?

Hope someone brought her dinner.

 

Funniest thing I read on Twitter today:

"I'm sending a Harley and a 6-foot blonde to John L's house tomorrow!"