The Week That Was

It was more of the same for Notre Dame, as they once again lost to USC. Sure, they didn't get killed but a loss is still a loss. Besides, they were on their way to being killed, losing 34-14 at one point. Jimmy Clausen didn't get going until the second half, and once again the Notre Dame defense couldn't stop anything. The Irish are now 4-2 and pretty much have to run the table to make a BCS bowl.

As disappointing as Notre Dame's loss was, at least they didn't get destroyed like Nebraska. The Huskers were crushed by Texas Tech, and it has become apparent that Nebraska has an anemic offense. QB Zac Lee was pulled during the game and it is not clear if he will be replaced or not. The next two games are very winnable for Nebraska against Iowa State and Baylor, so hopefully they can get back on track.

In the NFL, things weren't much better. The Redskins handed another winless team a victory, losing at home to Kansas City 14-6. Jason Campbell was benched in the second half, and following the game coach Jim Zorn was stripped of his play-calling duties. The Redskins are now 2-4 and are starting the difficult stretch of their schedule. Jason Campbell has way too many apologists in this town but I think he should get the start against Philadelphia. If the offensive line was in better shape then Todd Collins would definitely be the guy, but against Philly's blitzing defense he would get destroyed.

Speaking of the Eagles, they didn't fare much better, losing to the Oakland Raiders. The Eagles were killed by an injury to offensive lineman Stacy Andrews to start the game. That allowed the Raiders to harass Donovan McNabb all day, and the Eagles could never get in a rhythm. The other thing is, why sign Mike Vick and then only play him 2 snaps? What a waste.

The New York Yankees are up 2-0 on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ALCS. They won in typical late game fashion on Saturday night as apparently Alex Rodriguez in now clutch in October. In the NLCS, the Phillies are leading that series 2-1, and waxed the Dodgers last night 11-0. I still am liking my prediction of Phillies in 5. My Phillies/Yankees World Series prediction is looking pretty good.