On paper, it looked like a sleepy week 2 in college football. I mean, the Irish were pretty much penciled in the playoffs after the win in College Station.
Not so fast…
E.B Beaumont’s defenses continue to dominate the early season. 3 more shutouts this week (Mizzou, Oregon St., and Ohio St. in his double game) gives him 6 shutouts for the season. He jumps from 4th place into the lead. Air Force loses at home to SJSU for his only loss.
Bruce Dickinson is the lone unbeaten in the pool, but a non-cover double win from Oklahoma and the gutless non-double of Texas over Michigan cost him the lead in the pool.
The big mover this week is Operaman. USC gets a 10 point win with a shutout. LSU get the safe double win over Nichols St. He moves from 8th place to 3rd.
Doorman drops from 2nd place to 4th. Iowa loses at home. Clemson bounces back in a big way vs. App. State.
FAU and Kansas take losses for Ralph Malph. He sits in 5th place, a spot above relegation.
Which leaves us with the best of the lousiest, Bronko. The Gophs pitch a shutout and he gets a big upset win from BYU over SMU. Cincinnati loses by a point to Pitt.
The SMU loss along with Kentucky’s brutal showing at home vs. So. Carolina bumps Artie Fufkin down to 7th place.
Wake up the echoes! The echoes of Reggie yelling as he plummets down the standings with the Irish home loss to NIU, finding familiar territory in 8th place. In a move that Charlie Finley would love, we’re trading Reggie for a bag of shag balls, some pine tar, a barrel of Double Bubble and….
BOMBO! – At the age of 7, his youth manager started calling him Bombo – which means “fly ball”. Keep swinging for the fences, Bombo!
Which leaves the 2024 afterthought, our expansion charity case, finding his way through the wilderness. 3 more losses (Maryland, UAB, UTSA). The Ole Miss routing of the cream puffs salvaged a horrible week. He’s doing a great job filling the shoes of Grande.
Chip Diller, all is not well.
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