Alabama: Lane Kiffin’s apparent personal camera man

Seriously. What was going on with the picture-in-picture for the entire game. Yes, I get it, Lane Kiffin is a new shiny toy for Alabama, and a polarizing one at that. But why does there have to be a little mini-Lane on the TV pretty much at all times. You want to focus on the task at hand, slipping past an apparently wily West Virginia team, not on the fact that your new OC is doing stuff, like coaching, on the sidelines. Here’s hoping this doesn’t become a weekly thing.

Auburn: Jeremy Johnson, for like a second

Stay with me here. Jeremy Johnson started game one and looked incredible. Too incredible? Probably not, but for a minute it looked like there could be a QB controversy brewing. Yes, Nick Marshall is really good. Yes, his spot is safe. Yes, it’s fun to look ahead at potential controversy for the sake of doing so. I’m not saying Nick Marshall will have another citation for illicit drugs, but, if he does, maybe we look to Johnson as a ploy for getting more playing time. Because dude balled out and clearly can play. You are definitely hoping Marshall doesn’t somehow start to struggle or have another run-in with the law, because then things could get interesting on The Plains.

Arkansas: Elevators

Much has been made of the press box elevators that wouldn’t allow some coaches to reach the locker room, but I mean, it seemed to have an effect, right? Arkansas didn’t score in the second half and didn’t look too competitive down the stretch. I have no doubt the elevators will be working properly at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, but maybe the coaches take the stairs just in case. 

Florida: Weather

Kurt Roper was primed to show the world that this Florida offense would be something different, something that would actually try and put points on the board. But no, the weather had to roll in and ruin everything. Not only is the athletic department out $975k, they have one less game to reach bowl eligibility.

Georgia: Your inner fan-boy

Listen, you know that Gurley looked dominant, hell, Georgia looked dominant overall. but you also know you’ve seen this story before. You can’t keep your inner fan boy from geeking out and picturing that inaugural CFB Playoff trophy making it’s way to Athens. But the season is too long. There are too many opportunities to be let down. You know this, but you can’t keep yourself from looking down the road. And it kills you. That 9-4 season is just one ACL away.

Kentucky: That stupid mascot.

Seriously, Kentucky played well, and that should be the story. But, that mascot trying to do “pushups” stole the show. I’ve seen some bad pushups, and those are real bad. Granted Kentucky isn’t known for lighting up the scoreboard so maybe he just wasn’t prepared.

LSU: Les Miles

Why does he wait so long to initiate his sorcery? Seriously Les, start your magical powers earlier in the game so your fan base doesn’t develop heart problems.

Ole Miss: Bad Bo, will be known as Mr. Pick from now on

Ooph. 1st half Bo was tough to watch. Not sure what he was seeing out there, but it wasn’t his own receivers very often. If Mr. Pick continues to rear his ugly(still good hair though) head, it will cost Ole Miss some games. You definitely want Dr. Bo to keep Mr. Pick in check, because if he does, that defense could lead the Rebels to a good many W’s.

Mississippi State: Southern Miss

Great, now you’ll be expecting to shutout every team you play. It would have been nice if the Golden Eagles could have at least put up a field goal so you weren’t worried about carrying that scoreless quarter streak into week two.

Missouri: Haters

Everyone says Missouri will come back down to earth this year. Well, ya know, you put up 38 points, isn’t that enough? Not really. You are going to have to prove everyone wrong again. You did it last year, so you can do it again, right?

South Carolina: Steve Spurrier

Some pretty damning post-game comments in regards to coaching, but that ultimately falls on the OBC, right? It seemed like very few adjustments were made, and honestly, I’m interested to see what the Gamecock secondary does against a pass happy ECU.  It could be a very telling week for the rest of South Carolina’s season.

Tennessee: Anyone who hates “Third Down For What”

“It’s our new thing and it’s awesome dammit, we don’t care how many times it’s played!”

Texas A&M: Johnny Football

Wait, what? How could you ever hate Johnny Football? Because it’s time to move on from those shenanigans and on to the era of Kenny Trill. Let the man throw for a million yards without having JFM enter every discussion.

Vanderbilt: University tailors

Those new unis looked pretty solid, but they had to be too tight or something. Vanderbilt looked below average at best agains Temple. You’ve got to hope that something as simple as changing uniforms for week 2 will do the trick. Otherwise, it could be quite a long game against Ole Miss.