NIGHTSHIFT POWER 16 - WEEK 2

NIGHTSHIFT POWER 16 ----- 9-05-06
1. TEXAS (1-0)...a 56-7 drubbing of North Texas doesn't hurt, heading into the ohio state game with the potential suspension of DB Tarell Brown does. next up-9/10 ohio state
2. AUBURN (1-0)...40-14 trouncing of washington state backed by kenny irons heisman campaign which is off and running, 223 yards on 23 touches. next up-9/10 @ miss state
3. OHIO STATE (1-0)...home opener was a convincing 35-12 win over a strong northern illinois bunch. offense sharper than expected, defense showed some holes. next up-9/10 @ texas
4. USC (1-0)...went into arkansas and emerged with a 50-14 win. booty showed well, need to lock in on their top rb. next up-9/16 nebraska
5. LSU (1-0)...basically a disappointment since they allowed a fg to oo-la-la,45-3. jamarcus russell shined as the rightful choice for starting qb. next up-9/10 arizona
6. FLORIDA (1-0)...34-7 win over so. miss. leak looked sharp, but no top rb has emerged. next up-9/10 ucf
7. TENNESSEE (1-0)...everyone was down on fulmer and the vols, that was until they crushed cal 35-18 and it wasn't really that close. welcome back coach cutcliffe. next up-9/10 air force
8. NOTRE DAME (1-0)...very suspect offense in difficult 14-10 win at georgia tech. brady quinn-jeff samardzija unimpressive, 0 tds combined. next up-9/10 penn state
9. WEST VIRGINIA (1-0)...no sophomore slump for slaton(203 yds rushing) or white (10-14, 168 yds,td) in 42-10 drubbing of marshall. next up-9/10 e washington
10. LOUISVILLE (1-0)...59-28 win over rival kentucky marred by grotesque broken leg injury to heisman candidate michael bush, his season is over. next up-9/10 @temple
11. PENN STATE (1-0)...nothing great, but a simple victory over Akron, 34-16. next up-9/10 @notre dame
12. GEORGIA (1-0)...no competition against western kentucky, 48-12. 2 punt returns for tds for mikey henderson, only 1 counted. next up-9/10 @south carolina
13. TEXAS TECH (1-0)...graham harrell era begins with a 5 TD performance, including 2 scores to ex-qb robert johnson who halued in 15 passes. next up-9/10 @utep
14. FLORIDA STATE (1-0)...could not have been any uglier, 13-10 win over the 'canes. the box score says fsu had 1 rushing yd. next up-9/10 troy
15. IOWA (1-0)...comfortable 41-7 win over montana, senior qb drew tate strong as usual 223 yds, 3 tds. next up-9/10 @syracuse
16. OKLAHOMA (1-0) ...an extremely uninspired win over UAB, 24-17. As suspected it appears this team will go only as far as Adrian Peterson can carry them. next up-9/10 washington

As we do every week, we presented our locks of the week on Friday's show.
Our Picks....
Matt UH -14.5 vs Rice, result UH wins 31-30...and Matt starts 0-1.
Wex Notre Dame -6.5 vs. Ga. Tech, result ND wins 14-10...and Wex starts 0-1.
--- It should be noted that ND head coach Charlie Weis made the call late in the game to go for a first down from inside the 20 on a 4th and 1. Noteworthy that from a football sense that was no doubt the way to go form a football standpoint because it put the game away, but come on Charlie kick the field goal and cover!!!
----- WEX