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Tim Tebow threw for 256 yards and two TDs against the Canes on Saturday. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)
South Florida wide receiver Taurus Johnson, left, catches a long pass in front of Central Florida safety Sha'reff Rashad during the first quarter of their NCAA college football game in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder, left, hands off to running back Antone Smith during the second quarter of an NCAA football game against Western Carolina, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. Ponder made his first start as a Seminole quarterback. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)
It was an exciting week around Florida, sort of a rivalry weekend in college Football as University of Miami (UM) travelled to University of Florida (UF) (26-3) in Gainesville to resume the UF-UM rivalry in which UF hasn't beat UM in 23 years. Meanwhile my Alumnus, (MBA 2005) USF (31-24 OT) brought an exciting end to its short-lived series with University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando. UCF has been feeling stiffed by USF lately as USF announced it was ending the series to play programs with a higher profile. Future series against teams like UM will only help USF in recruiting and national rankings and reputation as USF continues to play and beat programs like West Virginia, UM, Auburn, etc. After all, talk of a rivalry is for nought--no matter the opponent is 60 miles away--if the other team never beat you in 4 tries. Across the state, Florida State University (FSU) waxed Western Sisters of the Poorest by 69-0 score. If there's anything to revive a program that has been on the decline the last 3 years, it's beating someone no one else has ever heard of by about 70 points. The only thing FSU could really hope to gain from this game is maximum playing time for their backups, b/c trust me, no one else cares but their fans. That's it for this weekend's college football recap as I normally blog in the mundane world of politics and social issues.
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