Week 2 settles in with big-time helmet games in Texas-Michigan and Tennessee-NC State. Then we see who has really gotten better in the Colorado-Nebraska rivalry.
A good concert set list whips the crowd into a frenzy, then settles in for a bit. Maybe you go with a quiet-loud combo -- Pearl Jam's old"Release"-into-"Corduroy" starter pack is a personal favorite -- or maybe you just start with the fastest, loudest song you've got. Either way, you probably have to shift back into third gear for a bit to get the vibe properly established for two-plus hours.
These teams left drastically different impressions last week. Texas ran roughshod over Colorado State, covering the spread by 17.5 points in a 52-0 win. Michigan, meanwhile, led Fresno State just 16-10 with six minutes left before putting the game away with apick-six. Colorado, meanwhile, fended off a typically sound North Dakota State, overcoming a 20-14 deficit with a 17-0 run and surviving a late Hail Mary attempt to win 31-26. It was neither a momentous performance nor an epic pratfall, but the fact thatwas sacked only once in 35 pass attempts was a positive sign about the Buffaloes' potential improvement on the offensive line. .
It was less difficult with Tennessee's and NC State's respective Week 1 games. Tennessee played what is currently the No. 32 team in my FCS SP+ rankings and blew the Mocs' doors off, 69-3. NC State played the No. 46 team and trailed into the fourth quarter before finally putting the game away, 38-21. Relatively equal competition, vastly different results. The Volunteers rose from 14th to ninth in SP+ following the blowout, and the Wolfpack fell from 29th to 37th.
No, I'm not sure USU has much to offer here, though the Aggies did both rush and throw for over 300 yards against Robert Morris last week. But after what USC'sdid against LSU last week -- 27-for-36 for 378 yards and at least two completions to seven different receivers -- aren't you pretty excited for the encore? far away from something chaotic, I'm looking at four games with pretty big point spreads and mashing their SP+ win probability odds together.
. Duke is led by havoc master Manny Diaz now, so naturally the Blue Devils lead the nation in sack rate and are second in tackles for loss after Week 1. They'll create plenty of negative plays against Northwestern, but the Wildcats' own defense looked the part in last week's 13-6 win over Miami . Don't expect points here, but any major ambitions for either team require a win in this relative tossup.
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