Must List: Week 2

Last week we had two potentially great games on at the 8PM hour. This week the game at the 8PM hour on ESPN is Michigan-Notre Dame. That's seriously it. Two programs that haven't been relevant in five years and haven't won national championships since I was kid. So this week may be a good time to stay outside and enjoy what summer is left or go to a movie. I can always find reasons though to watch some of the games, so on to the Must List!

Announcing Schedule

September 8th
Arizona at Oklahoma State, 8PM (ESPN: Rece Davis, Craig James, Jesse Palmer, Jenn Brown): It's too bad Craig James is calling this game because this one game you should watch. Both teams have veteran quarterbacks returning this year. Oklahoma State though should be better offensively as a whole. Hopefully this game is a shootout to keep James from going on his soapbox during the game. /Crosses fingers

September 9th
Missouri at Arizona State, 10:30PM (ESPN: Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore): Arizona State is a sleeper team in the Pac 10 12. USC can't play in the first ever championship game for the conference so Arizona is getting that love now in the south. I would bet on Arizona State for this game. The Sun Devils are at home, it's going to be hot in Tempe, and Missouri didn't exactly look great against the other Miami last week.

September 10th
Oregon State @ Wisconsin, 12:00 (ESPN: Dave Pasch, Chris Spielman, Urban Meyer, Quint Kessenich): I would say don't turn your backs on Oregon State here, but they did just lose to Sacramento State (I can't get enough saying that). Oregon State usually plays their best games against tougher competition but Wisconsin will probably be too much for the Beavers.



Mississippi State @ Auburn, 12:00 (SEC Network: Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Cara Capuano): My secretly good game of the weekend. Auburn struggled to win against Utah State, while Miss State dominated their opening game. I like Miss State in this game because Auburn's defense struggled against the Aggies. How is Auburn suppose to stop the Miss State offense that is actually good? 

Alabama @ Penn State, 3:30 (ABC: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe): Both teams used a two quarterback system in their first games with mixed results but still managed to crush their overwhelmed opponents. Neither team can afford mixed results this time around.

Nevada @ Oregon, 3:30 (FX: Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Tim Brewster): The Pistol Offense with Gus Johnson on the call? Now this is a game that is a must watch. (I didn't watch Gus the first week because he was on at the same time as Boise-Georgia and Oregon-LSU. I'm not missing any Gus action this week.)

South Carolina @ Georgia, 4:30 (ESPN: Sean McDonough, Matt Millen, Heather Cox): For Mark Richt's case, can he afford to lose this game? For Boise case, can they afford a Georgia loss? Could South Carolina lose this game and still play in the SEC Championship game?

Brigham Young @ Texas, 7:00 (ESPN2: Mark Jones, Ed Cunningham, Samantha Steele): Back-to-back road games for BYU against BCS competition. Welcome to life as an Independent I guess. BYU managed to stage a comeback last week against Ole Miss, can they afford to be down against Texas this week?

Utah @ USC, 7:30 (VS: Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila): This is Utah's first conference game as a Pac-16 team. A part of me wants to see Utah lose because I want them to know they're not in the Mountain West anymore. But I also want them to win, because I could just imagine the heads exploding in Los Angeles over a loss to a team I'm sure the majority of USC fans think still plays in the Mountain West. I'm so conflicted.

Notre Dame @ Michigan, 8:00 (ESPN: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews): I can't believe this is Michigan's first ever night game in the Big House. Did Michigan just get electricity and lights this year? Has Michigan residents been using Kerosene lantern's up to this point to get light in their houses? It boggles my mind that it's 2011 and Michigan has never even rented lights like Cal has done to play a game in the Big House at night. Hey Michigan. People also drive cars. They're manufactured in your state even. You don't have to take a horse and buggy to the game anymore neither.

Recipe of the Week, Sweet Smoked Pork Ribs: It's still summer where I'm living, suppose to be 100 degrees tomorrow and high 90's over the weekend, so might as well still barbecue. Or in this case, smoke you more. If you have the patience to smoking food, then I would try out this recipe for ribs. The meat just falls off the bones of ribs when they've been smoked.

Alcoholic Beverage of the Week, Blithering Idiot: According to the Beer Advocate, Blithering Idiot is a dark amber with ruby coloring. I'm picking this beer because it's called Blithering Idiot. Is that what happens to you if you drink this beer? You become a Blithering Idiot? Or does alcohol make you a blithering idiot no matter what but Blithering Idiot beer makes you even more of an Blithering Idiot?