College Football Week 4: What We Learned

By Michael Schneid

MotleySports correctly predicted 51 of 59 games this week, including a perfect 19-19 on Top 25 games.

Here are 15 things we learned in Week 4.

1. Dana Holgorson may enter the conversation with Bo Pelini, Lane Kiffin, and Mack Brown soon...and that is not a good conversation!
2. While West Virginia is trending downward, Maryland is back on the rise. Amazing what Randy Edsall can do with a QB under center and not a freshman linebacker playing QB.
3. I thought Virginia Tech vs Marshall was the worst game of the day...until I watched Tennessee vs Florida. And than I watched Cincinnati vs Miami OH
4. Butch Jones knows how to get people excited. He is a very intense and fiery guy. And maybe he can recruit. But the biggest question surrounding him is whether or not he can coach and make the right decisions mid-game, something he failed at with Cincinnati. Lyle also failed to win big games, in fact he never beat a ranked opponent. 
5. I love Fresno State QB Derek Carr as an NFL prospect. I also love David Fales, from San Jose State even more. Both men should be second day picks 
6. UCLA QB Brett Hundley could be a first round pick when he declares for the draft
7. Georgia State has now lost 6 straight to FCS teams. If you can't win against FCS teams, how are you going to be competitive in FBS. 
8. Game of the week in week 5 might be Arizona vs Washington. Rich Rod's team is 3-0, against poor competition while Washington has some nice wins. This will be a good test for both teams in Seattle
9. Saturday was a banner day for the American Athletic Conference. Rutgers knocked off Arkansas, Louisville and Cincinnati recorded shutouts. Memphis won their first game. And Uconn was competitive in a prime time loss to Michigan. 
10. Who would have thought that USC's defense would be carrying them, not their offense
11. November 7th is going to be a great night for College Football fans. Stanford vs Oregon AND Oklahoma vs Baylor. And that's all on a Thursday! Saturday features Alabama vs LSU. After that weekend we may have a pretty good idea of what the national title game might look like
12. I still like Texas. Not sure they can stop Baylor with their defense but I still think 8 wins is a possibility. Red River Rivalry game is looming large for Hookem Nation.
13. Surprised at the Indiana/Missouri score. Really thought IU would hang in there and beat the Tigers. Also had Indiana pegged for 7-8 wins. 6 wins should now be the goal, just getting to a bowl game.The Hoosiers play Illinois, Purdue, and Minnesota at home. Which means they'll need to steal a road game to make a bowl game.
14. LSU defense is always great. The offense is always a question mark. Maybe not anymore as they put up 35 on Auburn and continue to roll offensively. LSU vs Georgia is going to be a great game Saturday.
15. That game will also be the host of ESPN Gameday, not Ohio State vs Wisconsin, which is the ABC primetime game. Reason being is likely because the following week OSU plays at Northwestern on prime time, which is given several ESPN personalities ties to the school makes a ton of sense as a first time Gameday host.