Old Codger Talk

I happen to agree with The Hobnailed Boot about the idiocy of Lou Holtz. I was watching the pre-game College Gameday crew for the Miami vs FSU game last nite, and this question was posed by Chris Fowler to the Gameday crew: "What did we learn from the first weekend of College Football?" I don't remember the response of Corso, Herbstreet, or May, but I do remember what Holtz said. It went something like this:

"I learned that if Georgia wants to compete for the SEC or National championships, they need an offensive that can produce more than 295 yards against a I-AA opponent."
Lou Holtz paraphrased

What Lispy failed to note is that the Dawgs managed to score 48 points, which was the largest point total of any SEC team this past weekend. Two points I would like to make here;
(1) You play to the level of your opponent - As much as most players don't like to admit it, it's true;
(2) Playing with a comfortable lead allows you to play 2nd and 3rd string guys, which often results in less offensive output, but helps you in the long run.

I also decided to compare statistics on SEC games from last saturday, just to make myself feel better about my opinion on this subject. I compiled these from available data on secsports.com: