Sports Frog

With the NFL making its debut on Thursday night, two college football games were played on ESPN that likely garnered only the attention of alumni and commercial flipping NFL fans.

8th ranked Louisville got themselves into quite a shootout with a team that lost by 10 points its week one match to the hooting Owls of Florida Atlantic University. Yes, they have a football team apparently.

College Football News sum it up:

How bad was Louisville's defense? The Cards conceded three scoring plays of 71 yards or more; two other scoring plays of 39 and 23 yards; 10 scrimmage plays of at least 20 yards; 555 total yards; and 35 first-half points. Middle Tennessee players performed well, but even then, some of the Blue Raiders' biggest plays should have been prevented. A big-gainer occurred for MTSU when, on a 3rd and 2, the Cardinals failed to line up properly, leaving a receiver uncovered. A quick snap and equally quick flip resulted in a gain of over 50 yards. Later in the game, a number of Louisville defenders were dragging down Blue Raider running back Philip Tanner, only to let go of a sure tackle. In a scene shockingly reminiscent of Tommie Frazier's run through several spineless Florida defenders in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, Tanner somehow slipped through the arms and bodies of red-shirted pursuers on his way to a 79-yard touchdown run. Louisville was beyond bad... and by the most reasonably conservative standards.

And for the record, I don't think Brian Brohm is as good as the hype. At least not yet. His throwing accuracy isn't anywhere near where it needs to be.