Thoughts on College Football Week 4

Here are some random thoughts at the end of Week 4 of College Football Season:

• Was really surprised to see Jim Tressel piling on points against a lesser opponent. Over these years, I have been pissed of by his conservative offensive and defensive schemes. But I have always admired him for respecting his opponents (however bad they might be) and not going for so called "style points". So, yesterday came as a shocker when OSU pounded over-matched Eastern Michigan 73-20. It was un-Tressel like and not sure what was running through his mind when he decided to run-up the score. I just hope what goes around, doesn't comes around for him anytime soon.
• On the other end of the country, Alabama defeated Arkansas 24-20 going on the road. I watched the game on and off and Alabama has a strong running game. Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson churned close to 245 yards on the ground which, in my opinion, turned the game in the Tide's favor. Also, Ryan Mallet decided to throw two interception at the inopportune moments of the game. I am not sure if Alabama is a championship caliber team or a team riding a lucky streak in closely fought games. But for now, it looks like they are the team to beat in the country.
• Speaking of luck, I am finally happy to see Texas lose a game at home to an UCLA team that threw for 27 passing yards!!!! I do agree that Mack Brown has consistently fielded good teams at Texas, but you cannot rely on your defense to bail you out every time (even Jim Tressel knows that). Looks like Texas has no semblance of a decent running game and defenses are able to sniff out the pass patterns quite easily. I am sure that Gilbert will develop into a good quarterback with a strong gasp of their quick-snap and pattern passing game, but looks like he is now going through the growing pains. A thing to note is that Mack Brown's teams either play in BCS bowls or Holiday Bowl depending on the experience of their quarterbacks. 
•  At the same time, kudos to UCLA for righting their ship after 2 loses to start their season. If UCLA has a decent quarterback, they are a top 15 team. Hope Kevin Prince develops into a decent quarter back as the season progresses.
• It is sad to see a prestigious program like Tennessee to go through two over-times to beat a UAB team. 
• I have always admired Mark Richt as a coach and he is officially in the "hot seat" now after 3 straight SEC losses. However, I am sure Georgia will start winning games with the return of star A.J.Green. Trust me, his return will be a big boost to their passing game, which will open up the running game.  If Green stays healthy, Georgia has a good chance of winning all its remaining games. With Green, defenses have to double-team him, opening up chances for the other receivers.
• Oregon offense is a joy to watch. Stanford is playing a good game mixing equal amounts of runs and passes. Their clash this week will probably decide the winner of Pac 10.
• Boise State deserves to play for the National Title if they win out their schedule. They have a very good offense and their defense if expected to get better with the season. With all the nonsense-talk about them playing in a non Big Six league, I am pretty sure they will beat almost all the teams in the country. Give them a chance to play and prove themselves.