If Week Zero was the appetizer, then we finally have our entrée this week. Let’s Go!!!
What Did We Learn From Week Zero?
Here are some quick thoughts that came to my mind while observing the first glimpse of football for 2025:
-Iowa State WRs are cooked. They rotated far too often to have faith in any of them, and the TEs look to be the primary options anyway. Bye Felicia.
-Dylan Edwards having his game end before it even got started on a soft muffed punt tackle doesn’t exactly instill a ton of confidence in his ability to be an every-down workhorse or Deuce or Giddens.
-The Kansas offense looked nice with the new OCs. I still believe KU privately demoted Jeff Grimes mid-season last year, and this game only solidified my conspiracy theory.
-Start everyone against the Sam Houston State defense. We knew it would be bad. But, MY GOD. On the other hand, I’m not entirely convinced by the WKU offense just yet.
-The Stanford staff will get this team to improve as the season rolls on, but they have a long, long way to go to get back to “bad”. They are bad, bad.
But The Biggest Week Zero Takeaway…
Anthony Colandrea might very well be on his way to a top 10 CFF QB season. Dan Mullen certainly has the track record of a QB Kingmaker, and it appears Colandrea is the next dude. The Whoopsie Daisy King has always been a bundle of excitement, but now he has Mullen instead of Elliot, a promising G5 WR room, and most importantly, a Vegas defense that gave up 555 yards to an FCS program that went 5-7 last year. Shootout potential is HIGH. His most significant determining factor will be how often a vulturing Orji party occurs in the end zone.
You’re My Boy, Monte “Blue” Harrison!
Joseph “Blue” Pulaski delivered some of the most iconic lines in cinema in the movie Old School. Nobody knew his actual age, but he died from what we presume was a cardiac event shortly after seeing two naked co-eds in the scene pictured here.
Arkansas wide receiver Monte Harrison is the “Blue” of CFB. He is a 30-year-old freshman after nine seasons in the MLB. Reports from fall camp are that he played well and has earned a spot on the two-deep. It might be the first time we could see a player decline in college due to the aging process. But hey, Beanie said it best at Blue’s funeral with the line, “Dammit, that’s what old people do…they die.”
The Best TCU Running Back
In all likelihood, Jon Denman will be listed as the RB4 to start the season for the Frogs. All the debate between Barnes, Palmer, and Payne this offseason is futile. Denman, a true freshman, is the best RB on campus in Ft Worth. He has been an absolute stud this offseason and will take over the backfield by mid-season. Book it.
All In On Them Dawgs
I’m buying a number of teams this year, like Baylor, USF, SJSU, NC State, SoAL, but I can’t draft enough of the Washington Huskies. These Dawgs will probably bite me in the rear, but I really believe in them this season. My man crush on Demond Williams is well-documented, but I also love the skill position options surrounding him. I think WR coach Kevin Cummings does an amazing job with talent evals and development. Boston is a stud, and I think the other two starters, Rashid Williams and Raiden Vines-Bright, will be household names in the CFF world soon. The RB and TE rooms are both solid. But the most significant jump could be from the OL. They returned eight career starts (133rd) in 2024, and are up to 58 this year with significantly more depth and improved health.
Cheers to Week 1! We made it. Enjoy the first full slate of the season. Here is hoping your CFF research brings fruitful results.
