Don't Believe the Hype: This Weekends Games

If you listen to the national media it seems like college football is taking the week off in anticipation of the Ohio State at USC game next Saturday night. Fans of college football have the saying any football is better then bad football, but there are interesting games this weekend that are worthy to watch.

The first game that should be a good watch is Miami (OH) at Michigan which is on ESPN at noon eastern. This is not must see tv, but it could be a train wreck which are always fun to watch to see if Michigan is as bad as people are saying. The Wolverines could have a 2007 Notre Dame like season, now Miami, OH is nothing special but a chance to see what Michigan can do against an opponent they should beat.

Another game, BYU who travels to Washington at 1pm pacific time on Fox Sports Net. The reason to check this game out is to see if BYU can win a road non conference game, something they have not done since they beat Utah State by one in 2002. Plus, there is talk in Seattle with Ty Willingham being on the hot seat, that BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall could be his replacement. Bronco played college football in the Pac-10 at Oregon State, another reason to watch is to see a good BYU team who has a chance to make a BCS bowl game this year.

Then there is Central Michigan who travels to Georgia at 3:30 eastern, now this game is shown locally or if you have ESPNs game plan or espn360.com. This is a more interesting matchup then the common fan may think, because Central Michigan has star quarterback Dan LeFevour who lead the 2007 Chippewas to the MAC title and an offense that averaged 38 points per game. This could be a trap for Georgia who next week takes on Arizona State on the road, this has upset alert on this game.

Another game that has interesting written on it is a Pac-10 verse Big 10 matchup with Oregon State traveling to Happy Valley to play Penn State. This is a 3:30 eastern start on ABC and Penn State looks to be a team that could challenge Ohio State for the Big 10 title, and Oregon State is a solid opponent. The Beavers did get snyped by Stanford last Thursday, but Mike Riley who is probably one of the most underrated coaches in the country will come prepared agaisnt Joe Paterno.

The last game is San Diego State at Notre Dame at 2:30pm central time on NBC. Notre Dame should, and I stress should wipe the floor with the Aztecs. This is must see football just for the reason to see if Notre Dame's offense has a pulse or even if their defense can stop anyone.

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