Talk about a crazy weekend in college football. Three of the top four teams go down in upsets, with unbeatable #1 of all-time USC losing to an unranked Oregon State team.
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[tag]Oklahoma[/tag]
The clear #1 in the nation after other teams in the Top 5 seemed scared to win. The Texas game in two weeks looks bigger than ever.
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[tag]Alabama[/tag]
Maybe even more of a butt-kicking than the USC/Ohio State, Alabama got out to a 31-0 lead at Georgia. I think this was a combination of Alabama having a solid team and Georgia being ridiculously over-hyped.
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[tag]Missouri[/tag]
Good time to have a bye week. Their schedule gets tough now as they open Big 12 play.
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[tag]LSU[/tag]
LSU didn’t look all that impressive in their win against Mississippi State. They will need to improve their quarterback play if they want to continue to win in the SEC.
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[tag]Texas[/tag]
Talk about slaughtering the pig against Arkansas. The Texas defense finally showed up and held them to only 3 points for most of the game.
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[tag]South Florida[/tag]
The class of the Big East continues to look good. Now they start conference play, so we will see if they can keep it up.
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[tag]Auburn[/tag]
They don’t win pretty, but their defense can keep them in any game. If they actually had a good quarterback they would probably be #2 in the nation.
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[tag]BYU[/tag]
BYU in the Top 10? Just doesn’t seem right somehow but they are playing great football right now. Two shutouts in a row will usually give a team some confidence.
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[tag]Penn State[/tag]
I hesitate to put a Big 10 team so far up in the rankings because they will soon get smashed by some other crappy Big 10 team. Will this happen to Penn State? No doubt.
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[tag]Texas Tech[/tag]
Not sure what to say about Tech except that they probably won’t last much longer with no losses. In fact, they will probably lose to Kansas State.
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[tag]USC[/tag]
On cue, USC has their one “bare-minimum” game of the season and somehow loses to Oregon State. Now they can cruise for the rest of the season with their easy Pac-10 schedule.
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[tag]Georgia[/tag]
Not really surprised that they lost to Alabama, more surprised about how they lost. Down 31-0 at the half at home? I knew they were over-rated, just didn’t know it was that bad.
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[tag]Florida[/tag]
Rounding out the upsets this weekend is Florida. If Tim Tebow was an actual quarterback and could throw the ball, maybe they wouldn’t lose to a mediocre Ole Miss.
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[tag]Kansas[/tag]
Bye week
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[tag]Utah[/tag]
Utah continues to sneak up the polls relatively quietly. Now they have to play the vaunted Oregon State Beavers.
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[tag]Vanderbilt[/tag]
With Georgia and Florida losing, Vanderbilt now leads the SEC East. If they beat Auburn this weekend is it time for them to start thinking national championship? Ha.
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[tag]Oklahoma State[/tag]
The Big 12 is absolutely stacked this year. Oklahoma State’s offense can hang with anyone. Too bad they play @Missouri, @Texas, and @Texas Tech.
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[tag]Boise State[/tag]
Bye week
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[tag]Ohio State[/tag]
Not sure that a 13 point win over Minnesota is very impressive, but a win is a win. Terrelle Pryor looks like a legit college quarterback. I bet they are wishing he played more against USC.
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[tag]Oregon[/tag]
Hard to get a read on just how good or bad the Pac-10 is. My guess is that Oregon will be dropping soon as they play USC this weekend.
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[tag]Virginia Tech[/tag]
Man, Virginia Tech has an incredibly weak schedule this season. If they didn’t lose to East Carolina they would easily be in the Top 10.
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[tag]Wisconsin[/tag]
The Big 10 is just awful and I think Wisconsin proves that. Not sure how a Top 10 team loses to a horrible Michigan team. Oh yeah, it’s the crappy Big 10.
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[tag]Maryland[/tag]
Maryland actually looks like they have a good team this year. The ACC is wide open right now and Maryland should be near the top at the end.
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[tag]Fresno State[/tag]
Pretty impressive win at UCLA.
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[tag]Connecticut[/tag]
Impresive win at Louisville. They will be tested in next two games of three straight road games. If they can make it through that, they will be looking good.
The Big 12 and SEC dominate my Top 25, holding 8 of the top 10 spots. Ohio State continues their over-hyped season by barely beating Ohio at home. Oklahoma and Missouri are proving they have the offense to keep up with anyone. And East Carolina is probably the surprise of the season, jumping all the way up to #12.
Agree or disagree? Please let me know in the comments.
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[tag]USC[/tag]
I try not to give too much praise to USC, but they looked really impressive in their blowout win over Virginia. They truly look like the best team in the nation right now.
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[tag]Oklahoma[/tag]
Oklahoma’s offense looks unstoppable. They have already scored 109 points in 2 games, and haven’t trailed yet.
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[tag]Florida[/tag]
Tim Tebow and the Gators beat Miami for the first time in the last 25 years or so, and did it against a very athletic Miami defense.
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[tag]Missouri[/tag]
Talk about high powered offenses, Missouri looks like they can score at will. But the real question is if their defense can stop the other big-time teams.
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[tag]LSU[/tag]
Even with all the weather distractions, this team looked very impressive in its home opener. What will happen when their QB’s actually have to throw a pass longer than 10 yards?
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[tag]Texas[/tag]
Colt and the offense are on a serious roll right now. Their young secondary is struggling at times, but they should be able to pick it up.
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[tag]Georgia[/tag]
I feel this is one of the more over-hyped teams in the nation. But if they can make it through some of their tougher games I will have to move them up.
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[tag]Alabama[/tag]
Coach Nick Saban has things going well down in Alabama. They absolutely destroyed Clemson on national tv. I would not want to play against this defense.
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[tag]Auburn[/tag]
Auburn’s defense always seems to keep them in games. If they can just get someone who can play quarterback they might be able to do something this year.
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[tag]Ohio State[/tag]
Ohio State is probably the second most over-hyped team in the nation. Lucky for them, they play in the weak Big 10. Unlucky for them, they are about to get smoked by USC.
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[tag]Kansas[/tag]
Kansas is another tough team from the Big 12 North. Todd Reesing is one of the top quarterbacks in the Big 12 and has their offense off to a hot start.
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[tag]East Carolina[/tag]
ECU has been one of the big surprises so far this season beating Virginia Tech and destroying #8 West Viriginia. I don’t think anyone will overlook this team anymore.
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[tag]Texas Tech[/tag]
If Texas Tech actually played anyone in their non-conference schedule they might actually be ranked a little bit higher.
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[tag]Arizona State[/tag]
ASU always seems to be that overlooked team in the Pac-10. Coach Dennis Erickson has a solid football team here.
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[tag]Wisconsin[/tag]
Wisconsin is one of those boring teams that always has a solid season. If they weren’t in the weak Big 10 they would probably barely crack the top 25.
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[tag]Oregon[/tag]
Another high powered offense from the Pac-10. Their dual quarterback play seems to be working well. And Jeremiah Johnson has a ridiculous 10.1 yards per carry.
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[tag]BYU[/tag]
BYU squeaked by Washington thanks to the refs ruining the game. UCLA should be a tougher match-up.
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[tag]Wake Forest[/tag]
Wake Forest needed a last second field goal to beat an average Ole Miss team. Now they open their ACC season against Florida State.
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[tag]South Florida[/tag]
I was not happy with team since they delayed the coverage of the Texas/UTEP game. They are probably the best team in the Big East right now.
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[tag]California[/tag]
Cal is averaging 7.8 yards per carry as a team, including two touchdowns of over 80 yards. Their defense also held Washington State to only 3 points.
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[tag]Penn State[/tag]
Penn State has started off strong with an impressive running attack. I’m curious to see how they play on the road.
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[tag]Fresno State[/tag]
Fresno State has another solid team that dismantled Rutgers on their own field. Their real test of the season comes this weekend when they play Wisconsin.
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[tag]Vanderbilt[/tag]
Vanderbilt is slowing building their program into a tough match-up in the SEC. Georgia and Florida better not overlook this team.
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[tag]UCLA[/tag]
UCLA had an impressive second half comeback in week 1 against Tennessee. Who knew you could throw 4 interceptions and still be a hero. Their tough schedule probably won’t keep them here long.
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[tag]Utah[/tag]
Utah is a tough team to put a handle on. Their offense is usually stellar, but they really don’t play anyone. Their win against Michigan might look impressive if Michigan wasn’t so awful.
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