The Ravens came out and dominated the Bengals from the start to finish of the game.
Raven quarterback Joe Flacco ran a no huddle offense that the Bengals could not stop.
Flacco threw 2 touchdowns and had 299 yards and in my opinion is one of the NFL'S best quarterback right now.
The Ravens won the game 44-13 and extended their home game winning streak to 11 games.
Ed Reed had a record setting day as he intercepted a pass and took it 34 yards for a score.
Reed now has 1,497 career interception return yards,he has averaged 25.8 yards a return on his 58 career interceptions and he also owns the NFL record for the highest interception return average for players with at least 30 career interceptions.
Ed Reed is a beast and may be the best FS ever & just think he considered not playing this year.
I think the Ravens are a playoff team for sure and could possibly be playing in the Superbowl this year.
The season opener at Bryant Denny stadium went well for #1 ranked Alabama.
They easily defeated Western Kentucky 35-0
I asked a Alabama fan what he expected before the game check the video below for his answer.
Check out this funny video
Scalpers Paradise
Here is a view from the stands of both of A.J. McCarron & Christion Jones touchdowns.
#1
#2 Christion bobbled it but pulled it in
I think the big story of this game is that Alabama's defense is in top form,they forced 4 turnovers in the game 2 of which led to touchdowns.
The offense did awesome as well.
A.J. McCarron was 14 of 19 for 219 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Christion Jones grabbed two tds and so did Kevin Norwood.
Alabama is a big play offense this year,they can score quick and often & with their talented defense Alabama can play with anyone in the country and truly deserves to be ranked #1.
Coach Saban didn't show anything against the hilltoppers, if he would've wanted to he could have ran the score up to 60+ but had the class to not do that to a team that was clearly over matched.
Bring on Arkansas,Lsu,Auburn we gonna beat em all this year.
Roll Tide Roll
Coach Nick Saban had the tide ready to roll as they went into their season opener with a chip on their shoulder, I think it was a slap in the face to the University that Alabama came out ranked #2 behind #1 ranked USC. For weeks the media had been hyping this game as the start of the Heisman run for Michigan quarterback Dernard Robinson,if you watched the game when they showed Dernard in the starting offensive players he looked so excited wobbling his head back and forth and smiling, I swear he looked like the rapper Lil John after he had drank a gallon of pimp juice anyway it was so bad that boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. bet three million dollars that Michigan would beat Alabama, but someone forgot to tell that to Dee Millinar and the awesome Alabama defense,they shut Dernard down,they shut Michigan down period. Robinson wound up going 11 of 26 for 200 yards and 1 td and 2 interceptions. He also was held to 27 rushing yards on 10 carries, that won't get it done if you are truly in the Heisman hunt. Michigan didn't have their best running back Fitz Troussant but do you really think that would've made a difference I don't. I think the difference in the game was coach Nick Saban and all his assistant coaches, they lost a lot of talent to the NFL last year and he just reloads and takes the players to another level, the perfect example is T.J. Yeldon, he made it look so easy averaging over 10 yards per carry as he went for 111 yards on one of the best defenses in the country.
I think Michigan will rebound after this loss but it won't be easy they lost Blake Countless for the season due to a torn ACL.
I was impressed and proud of Alabama's offensive line play,they made it easy for A.J McCarron, he had 2 touchdowns and 199 yards in the game,also Barrett Jones,last years Outland trophy winner moved to center and with D.J Fluker & Chance Womack I have a feeling Alabama is gonna score a lot of points this year.
Don't forget Eddie Lacy & Jawlston Fowler if T.J Yeldon don't get you then they will, if you don't believe me just ask anyone from Michigan.
As long as Nick Saban is coaching at Alabama they will be a top team,like it or not he is that good.
Also I think that Alabama should be #1 after the win against a top ten team like Michigan,USC won but hey they weren't playing a top ten team.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally found an opponent he couldn't beat,The Alabama Crimson Tide,he lost a bet of (3) Three Million dollars that Michigan would defeat Alabama.
I know Floyd has plenty of money & it is certainly none of my business how he spends it but if he wants to keep his money my advice to him would be to NOT bet against The Alabama Crimson Tide and stick to what he does best boxing.
Alabama's defense shut Denard Robinson down
If Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants to make some easy money simply bet for Alabama to win.
The #1 ranked USC Trojans coached by Lane Kiffin got off to a great start against Hawaii when Matt Barkley hooked up with wide receiver Marquis Lee on the first play from scrimmage for a touchdown & just like I predicted it was all USC from that point on, they won easily beating Hawaii 49-10.
Matt Barkley is gonna be up for the Heisman and I think USC will play Alabama in the BCS Championship game,it is early but based on USC's schedule I don't see them losing.Kiffin said that Marquis Lee has the potential to be the best WR ever at USC, that is a huge statement.
On a sad note Bill Obrein's Penn State team actually lost their season opener against Ohio, the final score was 24-14, the media was all over coach Bill and asked him in a post game interview if he was worried that his job might be in jeopardy if he didn't win,he answered no he was not but I can assure you if he can't start winning his head will be on the chopping block.
Ohio State got a win over Miami (Ohio) as Urban Meyer had them ready to play Saturday,they came out a little stale until Braxton Miller mad an amazing td catch and then it was all the buckeyes, they won easily 56-10.
Miller rushed for 161 yards and looked very impressive in their opener.watch the catch he made in the video above it is as good as it gets, he fought off the interference to get that td grab.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers looked good in their opener getting an easy win over Southern Miss, the final score was 49-20 and the Hero of the game was Taylor Martinez, he had 5 touchdowns.
The #3 ranked LSU Tigers looked amazing as they easily won their season opener against North Texas 41-14, the honeybadger was not missed as Odell Peckum had a punt return for 6, as usual LSU defense looked really strong, I think if they we're playing the Texas Long Horns you would've seen a similar score.
Speaking of tiger's Clemson got a huge win over Auburn, I think it was due to the outstanding play of Tajh Boyd & Andre Ellington.... check out the video's below to see what I mean!
Run Andre Run
The game winning grab
Florida coach Will Muschamp lead the gators to an easy win over Bowling Green 27-14,Mike Gillis had 2 tds in the game & even though it was not a blow out, a win is a win, I think the gators will keep improving through the season and be just fine.
Mark Richt got the Georgia Bulldogs a win over Buffalo as true freshman Todd Gurley had a rushing td and a 100 yrd punt return, maybe this will get the media off Mark Richt he is a winning coach with a winning record,enough said.
Notre Dame got a big win over Navy the final score was 50-10,coach Brian Keeley was happy with the play of Robert Atkinson the 3rd and said he is the fastest player on the team and looks for him and the Irish to have a big year.
My next post will be on who I think is gonna win it all this year #2 ranked Alabama.
Look for it tomorrow!
I'm glad fall is near & college football has started... allI can say is Roll Tide Roll.
Terrell Owens is a man on a mission, he is being fueled now by all the negative press he is getting since he was signed by the Seahawks. I believe that TO will have an amazing year in 2012 for a number of reasons.
He is a proven winner
When he is at 85% he is as good as any receiver in the NFL right now
He loves to prove people wrong
He is going to be a huge part of the offense
He still has a passion for the game
What I think he needs to do to accomplish this is
Do anything outrageous
Just let his play on the field do the talking
Stay focused & healthy
Will he regain his spot as one of the NFL's best receivers and help the Seahawks make it to the play off this year? I say yes, please feel free to voice your opinion in the comments.
The Michigan wolverines are the Sugar Bowl champs in 2012, they defeated Virgina Tech 23-20 in overtime. Junir Hemingway was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the game as he made 2 amazing touchdown grabs.
You have to feel bad for the Virginia Tech hoakies, they fought just to get the game into overtime and when that obvious touchdown catch was reviewed and took away, it just seemed like the momentum went away from them and it caused them to miss their fieldgoal.
So all Dernard Robinson had to do was not turn the ball over and they could kick he fieldgoal and win.
I think Frank Beamer made a huge mistake in regulation when they tried the fake punt,it gave Michigan field position and they also got 3 points off that.That is not normal Beamer Ball
Anyway Congrats to Michigan head coach Brady Hoke who became just the 4th coach ever to win a bowl game in their first season.
