Top 5 can't miss games for the weeknd & The Back Porch podcast!
By: Travis Williams
UNC still in hot water, BYU moves out, and Leinart moving on? Take a listen to The Back Porch Podcast for the week in review and a little preview of the weekend!
I know the weekend can get a little crazy and I would hate for you to accidentally miss a great because you forgot it was on and watched Mean Girls instead, so here is 5 can't miss games from The Back Porch:
Thursday - Pittsburgh @ Utah 8:30 PM Verses
The Panthers are favored by many to win the Big East this season and in
Utah will face one of the up and coming non-BCS conference schools
looking to plead the case for the little guys in the national spot
light. Utah has three straight opening season contests against schools
from BCS conferences, while the Panthers will look to avenge their last
meeting with the Utes, the 2004 Fiesta Bowl, in which the lost 35-7.
Saturday - UConn @ Michigan 3:30 PM ABC
Could this be the final season of the Rich Rodriguez era in Michigan?
If not the Wolverines will need to step up starting with a Huskies team
looking to make their forth straight bowl appearance after a season in
which they beat Notre Dame and defeated South Carolina in the
PapaJohns.com bowl.
Saturday - Oregon St. @ TCU (Dallas Cowboys Stadium) 7:45 PM ESPN
If one team can end much of the talk of a non-BCS conference title
contender this season, it is Oregon St., who faces both TCU and Boise
St. this year. The Beavers, lead by running back Jacquizz Rogers, will
face a Horned Frog defense that only allowed 80 yards per game on the
ground in 2009.
Saturday - UNC @ LSU (Atlanta) 8:00 PM ABC
North Carolina was an early favorite to earn a spot in the ACC title
game this year in Charlotte, but how will the Tar Heels now respond to
the suspension of stud DT Marvin Austin along with the other pending
NCAA allegations? Does Les Miles's team have the ability to sneak into
the SEC title game this season after finishing last year with a
disappointing loss to Penn St. in the Capital One Bowl? There are plenty
of questions surrounding both of these squads going into a game which
could greatly impact the rest of their seasons.
Monday - Boise St. @ Virginia Tech (Washington DC) 8:00 PM ESPN
This maybe the most anticipated game of the weekend with Boise St.
looking to solidify its spot as a national title contender and Virginia
Tech hoping to kickoff a title run of their own. The Broncos have the
edge when it comes to experience, returning ten starters to a defense
which only allowed 120 yards per contest in 2009, along with Heisman
candidate QB Kellen Moore. The Hokies will look to make that a
non-factor though through the use of their three headed dragon of
backfield in Ryan Williams, Darren Evans, and David Wilson, along with
the ACC 09 leader in passing efficiency, QG Tyrod Taylor. You don't want
to miss a game with such huge national title implications.