Thursday Thoughts

See what I did there? Thursday Thoughts? That’s the title of this installment. It’s catchy because Monday’s title was “Monday Musings.” See? I know somebody caught that.

Anyway…what’s going on this weekend? Well let’s start again with tonight.

• Louisville, the Cards just can’t get enough of Thursday night football can they? Last week’s game was going to be one for the Big East record books, and it was a good one. I think tonight’s game will be closer and Greg Schiano’s Scarlet Knights of Rutgers will give Bobby Petrino’s crew the fight of their lives, through the first quarter. Petrino is too good to let his team lose focus.
  
• This weekend isn’t exactly showdown Saturday, or separation Saturday, or whatever. There are only two matchups of Top-25 teams on Saturday and they come from two conferences, the SEC and the Pac-10. But there are story lines.
  
• Alabama, well let’s just say the folks in Tuscaloosa have had just about enough from Mike Shula. I know maybe two people who are die hard Tide fans, but they both want Shula gone. And I have a feeling they speak for the rest of you guys. Losing at home to Mississippi State? Not good, that’s really not good.
  
• In conjunction with that, speculation that the news of Butch Davis’ commitment at North Carolina is, well, speculation. Rumors and reports abound out of Chapel Hill that Davis and the Tar Heels have done something. At this point the only thing that is for sure is that nothing is for sure. ‘Bama fans would like for that to remain as such through this weekend and just made Crimson Tide fans out of a lot of light blue clad folks.
  
• Again, Ohio State. Michigan. Keep your head up. Stay smart. Stay focused. This weekend is slow for a reason. Make it worth our while by keeping up your end of the bargain for next weekend.