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September 2, 2002

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Editor Dave Hershorin offers his comments on this past weekend's college football media coverage.


CONTRASTS OF THE WEEK
Dave Ragone's Protection - hope this young man has major medical insurance

Ralph Friedgen's Quarterbacks - young, inexperienced, and not Shaun Hill (who made it with the Minnesota Vikings!)

Lee Suggs' Bum Knee - any questions about last year's season ending knee injury have been sternly answered


UPSET CITY
- Duke's win over East Carolina in Durham has to be the mother of all upsets for this week.

- Colorado State…Sonny Lubick is beyond being an excellent football coach (42-22 road record). The previously ranked #6 Buffaloes have to be getting tired of getting beat by Lubick's team as of late, three out of the last four times to be exact.

- Villanova over Rutgers. The sad part - is this really an upset?

- Miami over UNC - This Ohio team has given notice that they are a team that will challenge Marshall for the MAC this year. This UNC team has given notice that they are not ready to challenge in the ACC this year.


MY GRASS IS BLUE
Louisville took one on the chin at home Sunday against in-state rival Kentucky. Stories coming out of spring told of problems with the Cardinal OL. These problems look to be quite real, as Louisville QB Dave Ragone will be lucky if he can even recall what happened Sunday night, as his brain may have been jarred loose by the poundings Kentucky defensemen were landing time and time again. Even when he wasn't on his back, he was usually on the run. Cardinal fans have placed much stock in Florida State's visit in just a few weeks. Many still wonder if beating the Seminoles could salvage this season. It is highly recommended that Louisville concentrate on the upcoming matches with Duke and Colorado State (both on the road) first.


WHAT THE PRESEASON POLLS MISSED
People must realize that we are still in the early going of the 2002 season. But based on a quick two week survey:

AUGUST OVERRATED TOP 5
1. Louisville
2. Colorado
3. Maryland
4. Louisiana State
5. Illinois

AUGUST UNDERRATED TOP 5
1. Iowa State
2. Colorado State
3. Virginia Tech
4. Notre Dame
5. Oregon


TRIPPING TO EAST RUTHERFORD
NationalChamps.net took the show on the road this weekend to the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ for the last Kickoff Classic ever to be played. Maryland and Notre Dame squared off in the 20th anniversary of this game, dating back to 1983, and will be the final Classic as the NCAA phases out preseason games in 2003. Along with having the great fortune of meeting ex-Boston Celtics owner Red Auerback and ex-NFL standout Conrad Dobler's roommate from his days at the University of Wyoming (good conversation), it was so sweet getting together for the first game of the season under the bright lights of College Football. This particular match up will not exactly be nominated for the most exciting game to be played in 2002. If we discovered one thing that is evident, it would certainly have to be the fact that Maryland doesn't have an option QB to run Head Coach Ralph Friedgen's system. Nor do the Terps have a QB that bares any resemblance to someone who has played before. After a decade of disappointment, the Irish look to be on the right track, but any major declarations based on this August 31st indicator would just be picking at straws before they've grown. There are still lots of sausages to be grilled, coolers to be misplaced, conversations to take place, fall memories to be shared, and games to be played. Nothing could be finer.

 

 
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Editor: Dave Hershorin