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Just call ’em the Diesel Frogs.

at #8 Texas Christian 44, Colorado State 6

at UBuffalo 21, Akron 17

at #25 Nebraska 10, Texas Tech 31

#18 Oklahoma 13, #3 T-sip Shortdicks 16

First off, before we recap, we pause in memory of Connecticut quarterback Jasper Howard, who was stabbed to death following the Huskies’ victory over Louisville this past Saturday night.&#160 Jasper Howard was 20.

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Memo to T-Sip Shortdick athletic supporters everywhere (and yes, I mean that just like you think I do):&#160 You pussies ain’t all that & a bag o’ chips.&#160 Get that through your thick-assed brain cell right now.

You played an Oklahoma team minus its star quarterback, minus its all-Big XII tight end and Cthulu knows who else – and could only win by three?&#160 And only then because your kicker made his field goal and OU’s didn’t?

Please.

Bradford hurt his shoulder once again – only this time, it was a legal hit (a standard tackle, really, not even that hard), plus he had the ball and was fair game besides.&#160 (Coleby Clawson, take note).&#160 Landry Jones again took over, going 24-43-250 plus a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough.

The ground game was pathetic – 22 rushes for minus-16.&#160 This team misses the hell out of Phil Loadholt.

With this year shot to hell, might be time to start loading up for next year.

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At ESPN.com, they’re singing the praises of the Texas Tech defense.

No.&#160 No typo.&#160 Defense.

And I still call bullshit.

Zac Lee is making no one forget Young, Montana or Favre.&#160 He went 16-22-128 in the pass-happy West Coast Offense, and when you do that crappy in an offense like this, you’re not gonna win much.&#160 And the once vaunted&#160 Cornhusker running game, against Tech’s swiss-cheese defense…managed a whopping seventy (70) yards.

This is the second week in a row they’ve played like crap on offense, save for the fourth quarter against Mizzou.&#160 C’mon, Bo, shelve that damned WCO for the Old Reliable&#153 running game.

Please.

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UBuffalo may have to switch to the WCO here soon.&#160 They’re running out of running backs.

James Starks, whom I thought had graduated, really didn’t – he suffered a season-ending injury before the first game.&#160 And Ike Nduka & Brandon Thermilus both suffered sprained ankles against the Zips.

But senior back Mario Henry had 62 yards on 20 carries, including the game-winning touchdown, and Naaman Roosevelt caught 12 balls for 100 yards (making him UBeefalo’s all time receiving leader), as the Bulls pulled out a squeaker.

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Last year’s Frogs would start out lightning-quick, then coast to victory.&#160 This year, like a diesel engine, they take some time to get going.

Once they do, though…

Colorado State actually led this thing after one.&#160 They won the toss, deferred, held the Froggies to a very lackluster three-and-out, then proceeded to shove the ball right down the throat of Gary Patterson’s 4-2-5 defense.&#160 The drive bogged down, though, and the Rams settled for a Ben DeLine field goal.

TCU then took over after a fairly decent return, and promptly gave the ball back to CSU on an Ed Wesley fumble.&#160 Three plays later, it was 6-0 on another DeLime FG.

Another three-and-out and most of the Frog faithful (yours truly included) were beginning to wonder if this was the year CSU would finally take its frustrations out on Our Heroes&#153.

But Patterson’s boys must have figured out in the nick of time what the Rams were doing, because they didn’t even make it to the Frog 30-yard-line the rest of the night – while for the offense it was “get the ball back, use no-huddle mode to drive the ball down the field, score, rinse, lather, repeat” from the second quarter on.

Dalton was 15-23-211, with TD passes to Curtis Clay & the aforementioned Mr. Wesley, and Jeremy Kerley had another punt return (which, at the end, was somewhat reminiscent of a riverdance) for a score.&#160 The defense contributed a fumble recovery and four sacks of its own (two by Jerry Hughes).

This week:&#160 2-2.&#160 Overall:&#160 25-13.

The PFW will reconvene Friday, at which time we will attempt to ascertain the thought processes of ESPN.&#160 Don’t miss it.