The WAC is at it again…

Hot: Bronco Stadium on GAME DAY

Seriously, was it just me or was it 7 million degrees during the first quarter of Saturday night’s game? It was just me? Hmmm, okay. Bronco Stadium was still hot in many other ways this weekend, though. Anyone happen to catch College Game Day? Yeah, that’s right. It was in BOISE (boy see, no Z). Super hot. Oh, oh….and did you hear that Mark May actually gave BSU a teeny little bit of credit for once!?! (He said he would pick the Broncos over the Horned Frogs at a neutral site……I mean….hello Fiesta Bowl? Anyone?…..but still that is practically gushing for Mark May to say it.) Hot. And despite refs that had apparently never seen holding before and had a score to settle with BSU (practically GAVE Oregon State a touchdown, actually), the Broncos pulled out the win and keep the dream alive! Hot, hot, hottie, hot.

Not: Bullying the little guys

Yeah, yeah, Ohio State is amazing. I’m not going to say they aren’t. But, the fact is, we really haven’t seen them do anything all that great so far this season. Sure, they beat Miami, but they didn’t destroy them. And the rest of their opponents? Marshall, Ohio, Eastern Michigan…..give me a break. I think your AD can do a little better than that, Buckeyes. It will be interesting to see just how amazing they look when they meet up with the four remaining ranked opponents on their schedule—particularly Michigan to close out the season.

Hot: The Wolfpack, Part Un

Hold on to your seats, NC State fans! This year your team is actually good (and, no, hell has not frozen over). With the exception of a close game with Central Florida (of all teams), State has been dominating its opponents this season and has finally worked its way into the hearts of the media voters (currently ranked 23 in the AP poll…..the coaches are yet to be convinced it seems). To be fair, though, Georgia Tech is really the only “tough” opponent the Wolfpack has faced so far. And, for Boise State’s sake, I hope this winning streak comes to an end this weekend against Virginia Tech.

Not: Padron me, but are you sure you’re a QB?

Speaking 100% honestly, if SMU’s QB could throw a pass under pressure (both physical and mental), the Mustangs would have beaten TCU Friday night. For the entire second half, nearly every pass was overthrown, underthrown, wide right, or wide left. Barring the (very slim) possibility that the entire receiver core ran their routes wrong for two quarters, I am going to have to put the weight of this one on Padron’s shoulders. SMU had chance after chance to pull out the upset and every time, he poorly passed it away. In fact, he only completed 14 of 35 attempts Friday night. Well, 15, if you count the one he completed to TCU’s Tejay Johnson for a pick six. Back to work, June “the QB master” Jones.

Hot: Bruin up some Longhorn Stew

UCLA cooked up a delicious pot of Longhorn Stew for Texas fans Saturday. In case you want to make some for yourselves, the ingredients are: 5 turnovers (4 in the first half), 1 embarrassed Mack Brown, 100,000 disgusted fans, and 264 rushing yards (only 27 passing) against the nation’s top defense. Undoubtedly, the Bruins will be eating leftovers all week. Yummy!

Not: It’s just so WAC

Oh, come on WAC. You were just starting to make the conference proud and then you go and do this. No. I don’t want your excuses. Go think about what you’ve done (or didn’t do in this case). And don’t come back until you’re ready to behave. Oh, you need specifics, huh? Well, Idaho, really awesome work on that loss to Colorado State (who had lost their last 12 games). And, Fresno….Ole Miss? Really? They lost to VANDERBILT. Come on. And you let them get nearly 600 total yards and 55 points? Did you even take your defense, Pat Hill? Sigh. Hold it, Utah State. You’re aren’t getting out of here without a lecture! San Diego State!?!? You almost beat Oklahoma and then get destroyed by SDSU? I can’t even look at you right now.

Hot: Holy TOLEDO!

Toledo, I would like to formally express my sincere thanks for listening to Bronco Nation and shaping up your act. Since your less-than-thrilling 2-point season opening performance, you have won 3 straight. Most notably, taking down the Big Ten’s Purdue over the weekend. This is especially notable considering that Toledo came into the game with the nation’s worst offense (which is really quite hard to manage this season). While the Bronco Nation is proud of you, we look forward to handing you your second loss soon.

Not: You play like Athena (aka girls) 

This weekend, Georgia lost to Mississippi State for the first time in 10 meetings. The Bulldogs have lost three games in a row for the first time since 1990 and are 0-3 in the SEC for the first time since 1993. What more is there to say? Except, pack your bags, Mark Richt. Oh, and I’m looking forward to the coming pillow fight between you and Tennessee.

Hot: The Wolf Pack, Part Deux

Like NC State, Nevada broke into the rankings this week and is also off to a 4-0 start to the season. This is the Nevada Wolf Pack’s best start to a season in 19 years (some of their players’ entire lifetimes). With UNLV and SJSU on the schedule for the next two weeks, it looks like Nevada will easily extend their record to 6-0, and may remain undefeated until their Thanksgiving weekend matchup with Boise State.

Not: Maybe croquet is your game?

Oh, Razorbacks. We all thought you had the pesky Tide all wrapped up. But sadly you didn’t, did you? And darn that Nick Saban for going for it on 4th down (deep in Bama territory) to keep you from having a chance to come back and winning. Much like SMU, Arkansas was held back by quarterback issues in the 4th quarter. The normally outstanding Ryan Mallet had only 40% completions in the 4th quarter and two interceptions. Certainly this was the difference between the win and a sad, close loss for the Razorbacks.