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Sounds like he’ll miss at least a few weeks.

I’m liveblogging the game over at the NCAA FanHouse. If you want to follow along or join in on the conversation if you’d like. Here’s the first half.

Second half underway now and it gets it’s own post.

A touching article on Matt Nader and the people who helped save his life.

Something he repeatedly proved to Texas fans last year.

This weekend almost seems boring compared to last, with only one matchup of Top 25 teams. Louisville is in a dangerous spot this weekend playing at Kansas St coming off what might be their biggest win in school history. Penn St at Ohio St is the big game of the weekend, although I really don’t see Penn St putting up much of a fight.

Here is how we see the games going down this weekend:

Related Links

• Last week’s winners
• SI.com Top 25 Scoreboard
• SI.com Big 12 Scoreboard

Our Thoughts

Brian – Brady Quinn just drops like a rock, and he’ll have a tough time working his way back up the list. He looked rattled on Saturday and was almost completely shut down by the Michigan defense. In Eugene Bob Stoops nearly rode Adrian Peterson into the ground but still ended up losing the game to Oregon. The 34 carry and 211 yard performance by Peterson boosts him this week but could be a sign of trouble for Peterson long-term. He’s averaging thirty carries per game behind an inexperienced line and is even returning kicks. There’s no way he makes it through the season 100%.

Matt – Adrian Peterson proved this weekend that he is the best player in college football. When everyone else was tired in the 4th quarter, Peterson went ahead and rattled off over 140 yards. Brady Quinn just keeps falling and falling, and now he is out of the Top 5. Troy Smith is looking more and more like the best QB prospect for the NFL next year. Steve Slaton continues to rack up some big numbers, and most of it is only in the first half of games. Imagine when he starts to play the whole game.

Related Links

• Last week’s poll
• ESPN Experts Poll
• SI.com Heisman Watch

Our Thoughts

Brian – “Separation Saturday” ended up only separating a couple of teams. I finally admit Notre Dame might be decent and move them to #4 and pick them to win, and then they confirm my suspicions that they blow. Michigan didn’t look like anything special in their first two games and then comes out and whips the Irish in South Bend. I think the game likely tells us more about Notre Dame than it did about Michigan.

The Big 12 took a beating during the weekend with a controversial loss by Oklahoma, Texas Tech getting embarassed, as well as losses by Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa State, and Baylor. And Texas A&M ended up winning over Army but did so in laughably bad fashion. Ouch.

Matt – Lots of movement for me this week after 7 Top 25 matched up this past weekend. Notre Dame was annihilated by Michigan, although it is probably more of a sign how overrated Notre Dame is than how good Michigan is.

Auburn had an impressive win over LSU and I have now moved them into my #2 spot. And after Louisville’s crushing of Miami, I sadly have them out of my Top 25 for the first time in probably two years.

Related Links

• Last week’s rankings
• AP Top 25
• USA Today Coaches Top 25
• Master Coaches Survey

Isn’t it strange what happens when you play a half-decent team?

Sounds like a good kid making the best out of a tough situation.

Complaining about an obvious signal anyone on TV would notice?