Game 649: No. 1 Georgia defense holds off Kentucky in the cold

Lexington, KY – Georgia rolled into Kroger Field on a cold day to face a Kentucky Wildcat team (6-5,3-5) beaten by lowly Vanderbilt a week ago.  SEC fans on line insist that cold, northern playing conditions don’t affect their players.  … Continue reading

Week Twelve of Steveo’s Salvos – No. 1 Georgia at Kentucky; SEC Week Twelve “analysis”; Our three bowl wishes; UConn be surprised; Ivy interactions; D2 and D3 selection highlights for Week 12; Alma mater Dear on coaching carousel

Georgia continues to roll with great defense and with steady, reliable QB Stetson Bennett who’s got our vote for the Heisman.  Kentucky results exposed Mel Kiper, Jr. and the Wildcats under Bob Stoops who started off at 4-0.

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Game 648: Clemson shakes off lone loss with decisive win over streaking Louisville

Leading at half time, 17-7, the replacement of LU QB Malik Cunningham (10 for 13, 75 yards) injured on the final play of the first half gave the Tigers a distinct advantage. 

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Week Eleven of Steveo’s Salvos: Game 648: Louisville at Clemson; “Opt-out season approaches”; UGA defense, QB; “Play-offs?”; Week Ten reviews; Week Eleven previews

An on-line heading on PSU’s “Nittany Lions Wire” this week read, ”Win over Indiana boosts NFL draft stock for Penn State prospects.”  Should Nittany Lion fans, or any other college football fans actually be excited about this?

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Game 647: Cunningham passes and Evans rushes lead riled-up Louisville past James Madison

Several penalties against Louisville late in the game, though correctly called, riled-up the Louisville crowd.  The energy behind the team to spurred the Cardinals past James Madison, 34-10. 

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Week Ten of Steveo’s Salvos: James Madison at Louisville; SEC in CFP determined this week; Make way for “new” Ivy rivalry; Potential playoff weekend options; Review of Week Nine and Preview of Week Ten

Fast forward to this weekend. Georgia wins and finishes 2022 as outright No. 1.  UGA, Tennessee, and Bama win their remaining regular season games.  Then, Bama defeats UGA in SEC Championship.  All three SEC teams have one loss.

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Game 646:  Ohio State Buckeyes surge past Penn State with 28 points in final 9:46

The Buckeyes picked Clifford off three times and knocked the ball loose from his grasp to convert into 21 points.  Those made the difference in this game.  Despite mistakes and inept execution by the Lion offense, they stayed toe-to-toe with the Buckeyes until 9:46 remained. 

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Game 645: Houston Cougar passing attack leaves Navy Midshipman in wake

The tailgating, travels, and meeting other fans from around the country make college football a great part of the fun.  As Chris Schenkel always said, “What better way to spend an autumn afternoon!”

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Game 644:  WKU Hilltoppers roll past MTSU Blue Raiders

Like the South Carolina Gamecocks in the game we attended the week before, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders took advantage of an early WKU Hilltopper fumble and turned it into points.  Unlike the Gamecocks against Kentucky, the Blue Raiders (3-4, … Continue reading

Week Seven of Steveo’s Salvos: Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee; Saban’s test at the other game in Tennessee; PSU-Michigan Showdown; Best of Week Six and of Week Seven

Maybe the pollsters finally see what we’ve been pointing about non-competitive early season scheduling we’ve been harping on all along.

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