Perspective

This is the exact same thing I said about Pittsburgh in my last post. Rutgers played their Super Bowl last thursday when they knocked off Louisville at home. I'm sure the players breathed a sigh of relief friday morning and then went on to celebrate, looking forward to Dec. 2, when they make the trip to Morgantown for the Big East title. They had the opportunity to show the whole country that they were for real, and as the whole world was watching Ohio State vs. Michigan, and USC vs. California, they were softly playing a team that has been waiting for this opportunity all season. Cincinnati was no 5-5 team I've ever seen. To be honest i wasn't surprised that they took the Scarlet Knights to the woodshed tonight. Mike Teel isn't a big time quarterback, and when you are playing your tenth game of a so far perfect season, why would you think that you are suddenly a passing football team when you have a top ten rushing offense? Teel happened to be a below average quarterback on an above average offense that makes a name for themselves on the backs of Ray Rice and Brian Leonard. I don't know what they were thinking. The Bearcats had lost 5 games to teams that are far superior. They lost Sept. 8 at home against Pitt, The next two games on the road against #1 Ohio State, and #11 Virginia Tech. The other two losses were no big surprise then they fell to #7 Louisville on the road (10/14) and to #10 West Virginia last saturday in Morgantown. I saw how good the Bearcats were when I watched them dismantle a hot USF team at Nippert Stadium on Sunday Night Football Oct. 22. The South Florida Bulls were coming off a tough home loss to Rutgers and two big wins against UConn and North Carolina. Cincy allowed only 220 yards and forced 3 turnovers rolling them 23-6. And USF's lone score was with a minute left on the clock. I knew they were tough, but I didn't know how tough. Obviously, neither did Rutgers.

Let me talk about the National Championship Game for a minute. For those of you who are routing for a Ohio State-Michigan rematch.....why? I thought Ohio State was weak coming into this game, but i saw them prove their worth by beating the #2 Wolverines convincingly. I know people some people don't think anyone but Michigan is capable of beating Ohio State, but take the Buckeyes out of the Horseshoe in Columbus and I think there are a handful of teams that can beat them. I think any team in the top 10, outside of Rutgers, has a shot at taking the trophy in the Fiesta Bowl. But Ohio State won today. Fair and Square. After the opening drive, The Wolverines did not look like a National Champion. When USC lost to Oregon State, they did not look like a National Champion. When Notre Dame lost to Michigan, they did not look like a National Champion. I wish we could just crown Ohio State the National Champion right now and get everything overwith. But since the folks in Glendale must pick a team to contend for the title, I just pray that they select a team that has hasn't already proven that they can't beat the Buckeyes.