Football, College and Pro

Tennessee's defense is a little better than I'd given them credit for being. The 30 points against Florida looks a lot better in light of last night's LSU-UF drubbing. They made some plays yesterday and kept the team in the game, despite some horrible calls (especially the personal foul on the nonexistent helmet-to-helmet hit at the end of the first half; without that miscall, Tennessee might well have won the contest). I thought the strategy was pretty bad, though. Chavis had his safeties starting each play at about 18 yards deep and dropping, content to give the Dawgs anything from 8 to 2o yards over the middle. In any event, the offense remains a mess, a hopeless mess. 

Rumors of the Colts' demise appear to be exaggerated. Through one half, the offensive line has looked about seven billion times better than in the past, Manning has been brilliant throwing downfield, and the linebackers seem to be making lots of plays. Keep it up, boys!