The Monday After: How much to read into a week one blowout?

Before I get into the first Monday After column of the season, I have to take care of a little bit of business. Here goes:

I — Jeff Nusser — don’t always know what I’m talking about when it comes to Cougar football, particularly when guessing the number of carries Clay Markoff will receive for a season.

Thanks for the fun, japeslevelor. If you talk to Clay, tell him that I’m super happy for him, and hopefully we can have that beer anyway. On to the pontificating!

One of the reasons these things come out on Mondays is because I really like to ruminate on the game for a day or so — I always hope that the benefit of 24-48 hours of reflection leads me to an insight that’s maybe not so clear in the immediate aftermath of a game.