Showing that a student’s grades aren’t important and only his athleticism is, Jacksonville St. has accepted Ryan Perrilloux, where the former star will have two years left of eligibility.

Jacksonville State coach Jack Crowe spoke to the family of Perrilloux earlier this month about the possibility of transferring to the school. Crowe also spoke with LSU coach Les Miles, who explained Perrilloux’s situation to Crowe.

“Les was very kind to spend quite a bit of time explaining the situation to me,” Crowe told The Associated Press. “He’s very optimistic about him being a successful player and a successful student-athlete.”

I’m glad Les has such a great outlook that he decided to kick the guy off of his team. Since Perrilloux redshirted and won’t be docked a year for the transfer, he’ll have two years to really fuck up this opportunity, as well. Somewhere, Texas fans rejoice.

There’s been the lingering question of if Ryan Perrilloux would be the starting QB for LSU this season, and I think that question may have just been answered. Perriloux, who’s most notorious for failing out of classes and having run-ins with the law, has been dismissed from the team.

Perrilloux, who had been suspended three times in his college career, “didn’t fulfill his obligation as an LSU student-athlete,” Miles said in a statement. The school said Friday that Perrilloux is expected to finish out the spring semester.

A lot of coaches out there are on their phones right now in an effort to get Perrilloux to their school. The guy’s a ridiculous talent and, hey, what’s three or four arrests per year? It’s not that bad in the grand scheme of things.

I apologize for not posting last night. I was planning on putting a post up in the second quarter, around the time LSU was starting to pull away, and my Internet was down. It was quite a pain. Though the ‘net was down, my TV was working just fine, or at least fine enough for me to see the beating that took place.

After a 38-24 beatdown of Ohio State, in which 14 points doesn’t do the beating justice, I have to ask:

Do the Buckeyes ever deserve to be in a National Title game again? I’ve heard all week from Big Ten faithful that LSU has never seen an offensive line like this, that they’ve never faced a running game like this, that their offense would go stagnate against Ohio State’s “number one” ranked defense.

Pat Forde writes a great article that covers every reason Ohio State shouldn’t be invited back next year, but I don’t think it’s necessary; with an opener against USC, whether it’s at home or not, I can’t see them winning. And if this team has one loss, I can’t imagine any voters putting them in the BCS Title game, especially if an SEC team is representing.

PS: In the last year now, Ohio State has lost two National Championship games in football, one in basketball, and one in soccer. Those fans will eventually be placed on suicide watch.

Anyway, check out the article. There’s a big buzz right now about a playoff, and a Plus-One, and a million different ideas to fix the system, but the problem with all these ideas is they’re never put in place. I won’t get my hopes up.

It’s quarter number one, play four, I think, and Ohio State’s Chris (Beanie) Wells has just ripped off a 65-yard touchdown run, putting the Buckeyes up quick. It’s 7-0 now, which really doesn’t mean much; it was 7-0 last year, and then they just watched from behind the rest of the game. Dejavu? We shall find out. I’ll try and keep some kind of postings going through the game, though I can’t keep any promises; when you drink and watch football, the posts could stop at the end of the game, and they could stop after this. Don’t be surprised if it’s the latter.

Last night was probably the first ever suspenseful BCS Selection Show — for the most part, people pretty much know who’s going and who’s not; I don’t think anyone thought Boise State was going to sneak past Florida last year and play Ohio State, and, well, voters learned that Michigan sucked at the right time of year — and while it was entertaining and fun to watch, I’m not certain I like the matchups.

Illinois snuck into the Rose Bowl, when everyone other than Florida was hoping they’d play the Gators in the Capital One or Outback. Georgia has Hawaii, which isn’t going to be nearly as close as everyone’s saying, and VT will more than likely blow out a Kansas team that ranked 109 out of the 116 teams in college football when it comes to strength of schedule (all this bad shit said, I think the West Virginia/OU game will be pretty entertaining).

Oh, and I should point out that everyone’s favorite National Championship Game Punching Bag, Ohio State, gets another crack at another SEC team for all the marbles. They got their teeth kicked in last year by the Gators, then lost to the very same team in similar fashion in basketball, and this year they’ll complete the Cycle of Misery.

I haven’t seen the early line yet, but I’m jumping all over LSU. People are saying the Buckeyes are underdogs this time, and they’ll be prepared this time, but I’m just not buying — they didn’t play anybody all year and, after all, they’re The Ohio State University, and second place is what they do best.

Just read the title, and you know how I feel. For the last few weeks now — ever since LSU lost to Kentucky, USF showed us they were a lie, and Cal shit the bed like no No. 1 team has shit the bed before — I’ve been suffering thinking about a possible match-up that involves Ohio State in the National Title game again.

It’s not that I didn’t want to see an LSU-Ohio State matchup; truth be told, I wanted to. I would’ve loved nothing more than to see the SEC representative walk all over the Big Ten patsy again. An LSU-Ohio State game would’ve made the Florida-Ohio State game look like a freaking classic.

I was listening to XM Radio today (Fox Sports, I think — I’m not a very big fan of listening to Colin Cowherd make love to the Pats all day or Mike and Mike talking about whatever it is Mike and Mike talk about), and someone called in bashing the Buckeyes. The hosts of the show were quick to defend Tressel’s bunch; when speaking on the Buckeyes’ behalf, they said people only hate Ohio State because they’re good every year.

And I started thinking: Do people hate Ohio State because they’re good every year. . . . or do they hate them because they’re a consistent contender who plays nobody for three months?

My answer was the latter. I’m not a fan of the Pats, but I at least respect them — they’re genuinely good. The Buckeyes, however, are a team that come in and play their patsy Big Ten schedule, then play one team — one team! — at the end of the year, and that team in blue and yellow isn’t that great anymore (they aren’t this year, they weren’t last year — it was proven when Florida kicked around Ohio State, and it was proved when USC kicked around Michigan).

All this was supposed to be an opening paragraph to what should be the BCS Top Ten. Enjoy.

1.) LSU: They’re the best team in the country. The’ve got tough games against Arkansas and presumably Tennessee or Georgia in the SEC Title game. Win those, they’re in — the BCS made a mistake once by not putting the SEC team in the title game before (see: Aurburn), and that same mistake won’t happen twice.

2.) Oregon: Everyone is going Jayhawk crazy, but I think this team offers the best chance of beating LSU. They’ve got a mobile quarterback who’s seemingly come out of nowhere, and their offense can score on anyone. Their problem? The schedule, which gets very, very easy, while Kansas’ only gets much, much harder.

3.) Kansas Jayhawks: Don’t be surprised to see them jump Oregon with a win against Missouri followed by a win against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Title game. It’s too early to assume they’ll win those games — I wouldn’t be surprised if they were ‘dogs in both — but we’re just playing the scenarios right now.

4.) Oklahoma: They’re unlikely to get in, but it’s not impossible. It’ll require beating Kansas in the Title game, and probably an Oregon loss.

5.) Missouri: The most overrated team in the Top 10. You’ll see what I mean when the bowl season comes around.

6.) West Virginia: The team I liked in the preseason to win it all. They better not look past Cincinnati, though, who’s looked awful good these last few weeks.

7.) Ohio State: Still overrated, even at number 7. Who has this team beaten? Penn State? We’re this many games through, and your biggest win is Penn State?

8.) Arizona State: Dennis Erickson did a good job. This team will continue to build in the future.

9.) Georgia: Watch out for my Yellow Jackets. We’re quick to crown this team the best 2-loss team in the nation, but I’m not sold yet — my second favorite team is Tennessee, who has been handled quite a bit this year, and the only memory I have of the Dawgs is being down 28-0 to the Vols. That’s just not the best 2-loss team in the nation to me.

10.)Virginia Tech: Could we see another bowl matchup featuring VT and Georgia? I hope so; after the tabloids that UGA was spying on them at practice, it adds some juice to the otherwise meaningless bowl games before the National Championship.

Okay. I’ve posted on this a lot, which means I shouldn’t go over it much more, but recapping can never be done too much. Last week I went 2-2. This week? I’m switching up my style a little, have a couple of twists, and am expecting to be rolling in the dough somewhere around 9:00 Saturday night (only to start rolling in it again Sunday night, but those NFL picks will wait until tomorrow).

Anyway, in case you didn’t notice, last week had a few “misprints.” I didn’t pick an FSU team that can’t block, and I definitely didn’t pick a Tennessee team that can’t tackle. This week is free of any possible misprints that my editor may let sneak through. On we go.

--Teaser
Miami (+21) @ Oklahoma
South Florida @ Auburn (+3)
Kent @ Kentucky (-2.5)

It’s a teaser, which is one of those bets that always looks good until the games actually play themselves out. That said, I feel this one is pretty solid: I can’t see a Miami defense losing to an Oklahoma offense (without AP, mind you) by more than 21 points; Auburn looked shaky against Kansas State, sure, but at home, against South Florida, as a two point underdog? That’s money in the bank. As for Kentucky and Kent, well, it seems like a sure bet to me. Andre Woodson is one of the best players in the nation, and as hard as it is for me to bet on a Kentucky football team that doesn’t feature Tim Couch (pre-NFL-deadbeat days, obviously), it’s something I’ve got to jump on. This teaser’s a lock. Trust me.

-Straight up

-Virginia Tech (+14) @ LSU

LSU beat Mississippi State by 45. VT beat Eastern Carolina by a much slimmer margin than they were supposed to. But Matt Flynn only had 123 yards passing against Croom’s boys, and their top rusher boasted a measley 68 yards. This was against Mississippi State. Not against Xavier Adibi and Vince Hall. Sean Glennon’s as bad as they get, but VT can sit back on Brandon Ore and win a game. LSU can’t sit back on Jason Hester and Richard Murphy — Richard Murphy! — and expect to win much. Beamer knows special teams and defense. Matt Flynn’s gonna know this isn’t Mississippi State anymore. They probably won’t win, but take VT and the touchdowns.

-Troy @ Florida (-25)

Hey, it’s Troy. And better yet, it’s Florida. I don’t give a damn that Tebow’s new. Percy, Percy, Percy. Gators cover.

-Bowling Green @ Michigan State (-17)

Michigan State is that team that comes out of the gates hot and then really tanks. Thankfully, we’re in luck: It’s week two, where MSU does its best impersonation of USC. It won’t be like last week (my God, was that game ever really in question?), but MSU rolls, covers the 17.

I’m not a compulsive gambler, first off. But the title’s an attention grabber, and at times I feel like one.

This weekend went well. I take that back; maybe not well, but it didn’t go bad, and any time you gamble things not going bad can often be considered very good. I was 2-2. My first two games of the weekend I was 2-0, thinking 3-0 all the way, but Tennessee fell way short to Cal and I splurged on Labor Day at a game I wasn’t really sure about (I find I do this when only one game’s on; I won’t know much about either team, but still feel this pressing need to make a bet on it).

All in all, I broke even. Even’s not bad. It’s better than down. It’s not what I shoot for — last year I finished better than 60% — but it’s certainly something I’ll settle for, especially on the first weekend. Because on the first weekend things happen that don’t happen on the last weekend. This is what I learned, good and bad.

-Georgia Tech isn’t as good as the 33-3 score would indicate. I mean that. I’m a Tech fan, and I wish they were that good, but they aren’t. Their defense looked fast and Tashard Choice looked as if he could run around anybody. But Taylor Bennett, who was supposed to end our four years of quarterback disasters, looked more like a high school quarterback than a college QB. We played against a QB who’s got about two snaps of gameday experience, against an offensive line that had three new starters. I wish every game would be as easy as this first one, but it won’t be; partly because there’ll be better teams than Notre Dame, and partly because Georgia Tech isn’t as good as a first week’s score would indicate.

-Tennessee doesn’t know how to tackle. I was half-coherent watching this game (I boozed through the GT game, then drank a bottle of cham-pag-ne after the win), and I think my drunk, stumbling, unathletic body could’ve made better tackles than some of the UT players did. Who would’ve thought a defense that gave up nothing to Cal last year would give up so much this year? Tennessee’s got Army, then Florida, then the rest of the SEC. It’s going to be up hill from here.

-LSU vs. VT is going to be an all-out defensive war. I know LSU had 45 points, which initially makes you think Matt Flynn is awesome and that ground game’s got nothing to worry about, but think again: If it wasn’t for five picks, that game wouldn’t have been the blowout the final scoreboard exhibited. VT struggled with Eastern Carolina, but the defense looked fine. The early nod’s got to be to LSU, but I think this game’s going to come down to the wire.

-FSU isn’t that good anymore. I bet on FSU because I grew up in an age where FSU, even if they didn’t have the greatest scheme or coaching, always had the best athletes. That simply isn’t the case anymore. I watched last night’s game the way through. All along, all I could ask myself was this: “Did these guys really work all month long, and in that time are these really the best offensive linemen they could put on the field?” Going into the game, I was worried about Drew Weatherford; he’s very erratic, and often inaccurate. He didn’t look great in this game, but Peyton Manning would’ve looked less than superhuman if his offensive line blocked as poorly as these guys did.

-I didn’t bet on the game, but I can’t believe Michigan’s really that bad. They better get used to going on the road and seeing a lot of App. State hats and t-shirts.

I’m a little on the hungover side. And when I say a little, I mean a lot.

Yesterday was the first real day of college football. My first day of college football is kind of a mixture of Bloody Marys, beer, fun and anger rolled into one. So writing this now, my motor skills aren’t at their best — I drank from noon yesterday afternoon until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. I’m hurting. Hurting very, very badly.

That said, I’m going to try and do a run down of yesterday’s games, at least what I remember of yesterday’s games. Here’s how my day went:

It’s a little after 1:00, and I’m watching Michigan State on ESPN2, absolutely dismantling UAB. I’m not surprised by this at all: Michigan State seems to jump out of the gates every year, only to lose their last six or seven games. They’ll do solid right up until the time they play Notre Dame and Charlie Weis sticks it in their hearts again. Then it’s a free-fall plummet through the standings, and we’ll all wonder the same question we wonder ever year: “With such a good offense, why does this team always suck?”

It’s sometime after 2:00, and I’ve gone through a couple Bloody Marys on an empty stomach. I realize if I keep up this pace, I won’t make it through the 3:30 GT/ND game. That said, fueled by Appalachian’s late lead over Michigan has me forgetting logic and responsibility, and I keep pounding them.

My friend calls me and tells me he’s about to his first of many parlays he bet on the day. He picked Miami to cover and someone else, who I can’t really remember.

Georgia Tech is about to kick off to Notre Dame. The “suspense” of who will be the starting quarterback is revealed just before this. My friend comes out from his room and tells us Appalachian has beaten Michigan.

That’s another celebratory drink.

It’s 16-0 at halftime of the Georgia Tech game. That’s a few celebratory drinks. I call my friend — the one with the twenty different parlays — because he’s a big Notre Dame fan. I tell him his team’s done, that Charlie isn’t really the Evil Genius everyone’s painted him out to be.

It’s the second half of the Tech game. We’re running away with it, and I’ve come to terms that the game’s over. Charlie Weis puts in Evan Sharpley, who goes 10-13 for 92 yards, and then is yanked in favor of everyone’s favorite Clausen. Young Jimmy goes 4-6 for 34 yards, but his accurate arm is much too late. It’s 33-3, and that’s the way the game ends.

This calls for champagne.

I flip over to the UGA game to find they’re not struggling as much as the so-called “experts” said they would. They’re pretty much running and passing all over Ok. State, who might need to be reminded that football teams do play defense. Occasionally, anyway.

The rest of the night is a blur. I watched the UT/Cal game for a while. . . I’m starting to get drunken rage as I see Cal able to do whatever they want on offense. UT needs those same classes Ok. State needs; with the tackling they had, they’ll be lucky to beat Vandy this year.

All in all, it was a fun day. Biggest upset was clearly App. State over Michigan, but the best part of the day for me was seeing Charlie Weis so confused and so lost during his press conference. He took responsibility for the team not being ready, but at some point — and that time may be coming soon — I think people need to start recognizing this guy as a coach who inherited an awful lot of talent and is now having to do it on his own. Notre Dame, I believe, will be fortunate to get five wins this year. Tyrone Willingham, in his third year, had more wins than that and was fired. We’ll see if Weis’ fate holds the same cards.

I’m looking forward to next week. I think LSU/VT is going to be an inredible game, and if it isn’t, it doesn’t really matter — this is college football, where every Saturday is a good Saturday.