What’s the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking:
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Following the Seahawks’ 20-3 loss at the Rams, Talking Points noted how the Seahawks’ lack of offense was their downfall and how that was evident a week before that defeat.
Several transactions later, and now the Seahawks might have something worth watching.
It showed up in Chicago on Sunday in the form of running back Marshawn Lynch (44 yards, one touchdown), who was playing his first game with Seattle. It also came in the form of receiver Mike Williams (career-high 10 catches for 123 yards). And it also showed up in the form of an offensive line that allowed Matt Hasselbeck to stay upright for the majority of the game.
As one of the FOX announcers said late in the game, “Who would have thought the Seahawks would be up 10 at this point?”
The Seahawks did not need any kick return heroics to win on Sunday.
They just needed a solid offense, and that’s what they got. (A little defense didn’t hurt, either.)
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Undoubtedly, hundreds of media types will be dissecting the first BCS poll of the season.
We will save them a few lines by saying simply eliminate all teams from No. 11 on down. Only one team has started outside the top 10 and won the national title (LSU in 2003).
Do you think Virginia Tech, sitting at No. 25 in the first BCS poll, really thinks it has a shot to reach the national championship game?
One BCS “expert” said on Saturday morning — before Washington beat Oregon State, mind you — that if Oregon State ran the table in the Pac-10, it would not have a shot at the BCS title game.
The Beavers (not among the top 25 BCS teams) might as well pack it in at that point.
No shot at the ultimate goal … then what’s the point?
We all know how this can be fixed, and we all know it won’t be any time soon.
