| Brian | Matt | ESPN Experts |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith |
| 2. Mike Hart | 2. Darren McFadden | 2. Darren McFadden |
| 3. Darren McFadden | 3. Mike Hart | 3. Brady Quinn |
| 4. Brady Quinn | 4. Colt Brennan | 4. Colt Brennan |
| 5. Steve Slaton | 5. Brady Quinn | 5. Mike Hart |
Our Thoughts
Brian – Not too much action in the Heisman race this week. If Brady Quinn had a huge game and upset USC all by himself he could’ve at least made this a decent discussion. Darren McFadden doesn’t have a chance to win this year but he’s certainly put his name at the top of any 2007 preseason lists.
Matt – If Troy Smith didn’t have such an outstanding year, Darren McFadden would have had a chance to win the Heisman. McFadden has been carrying Arkansas lately and is just putting up some incredible numbers. I moved Brady Quinn down with his loss to USC (0-4 by the way) and moved Colt Brennan into the #4 spot. Brennan has already thrown for 51 touchdowns and has a chance to break the all-time record. Ridiculous!
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| Matt | Brian | Master Coaches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 2 | USC | USC | USC |
| 3 | LSU | Florida | Michigan |
| 4 | Michigan | Michigan | Florida |
| 5 | Florida | LSU | LSU |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Boise State | Louisville |
| 8 | Arkansas | Oklahoma | Arkansas |
| 9 | Auburn | Arkansas | Auburn |
| 10 | Boise State | Auburn | Boise State |
| 11 | Louisville | Louisville | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Notre Dame | Virginia Tech | Notre Dame |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | Texas | Virginia Tech |
| 14 | Texas | Notre Dame | Rutgers |
| 15 | Nebraska | Nebraska | West Virginia |
| 16 | Tennessee | Rutgers | Texas |
| 17 | California | West Virginia | Nebraska |
| 18 | West Virginia | Hawaii | Wake Forest |
| 19 | Wake Forest | Tennessee | Tennessee |
| 20 | Rutgers | California | BYU |
| 21 | Texas A&M | Wake Forest | California |
| 22 | BYU | BYU | Texas A&M |
| 23 | Hawaii | Texas A&M | Georgia Tech |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | Houston | Boston College |
| 25 | Boston College | Rice | Georgia |
Our Thoughts
Brian – USC hadn’t impressed me all season but they’ve had two good games in a row and I moved them ahead of Florida in my rankings. If the Gators can beat up Arkansas in the SEC Championship, they still have a chance to move back ahead of USC. Will the national media finally stop overhyping Notre Dame next year? Maybe we can wait till they beat a single ranked team or don’t get blown out when they played good teams before we mention them with the nation’s elite teams.
Matt – It truly pains me to put USC at the #2 spot, but I can no longer deny them that ranking, and I would much rather see them play Ohio State than see a rematch against Michigan. Can you imagine what will happen if another SEC Champion (Florida) gets left out of the National Championship game? It wouldn’t be as bad as the Auburn fiasco, but it still would get people thinking more about a playoff.
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Posted November 28th, 2006 by Matt
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Vince is up for the Week 12 Sunday Stud. Let’s make sure he wins.
| Brian | Matt | ESPN Experts |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith |
| 2. Mike Hart | 2. Darren McFadden | 2. Brady Quinn |
| 3. Brady Quinn | 3. Mike Hart | 3. Darren McFadden |
| 4. Darren McFadden | 4. Brady Quinn | 4. Steve Slaton |
| 5. Colt McCoy | 5. Colt McCoy | 5. Colt Brennan |
Our Thoughts
Matt –Mike Hart had a huge game against Ohio St, and is the only reason they were even close. It is too bad he doesn’t have any more games to play, as McFadden, Quinn, and Slaton will likely steal the spotlight. Troy Smith sealed the deal with his performance against Michigan, and that might as well just handed him the trophy right then. I would hate to be some of these other guys going to New York, knowing you don’t even have a shot.
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| Matt | Brian | Master Coaches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 2 | Florida | Florida | USC |
| 3 | LSU | USC | Michigan |
| 4 | Michigan | Michigan | Florida |
| 5 | USC | LSU | Arkansas |
| 6 | Arkansas | Arkansas | Notre Dame |
| 7 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | West Virginia |
| 8 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | LSU |
| 9 | Texas | Texas | Wisconsin |
| 10 | Oklahoma | Boise State | Texas |
| 11 | Auburn | Oklahoma | Louisville |
| 12 | Boise State | Auburn | Auburn |
| 13 | Lousiville | Louisville | Boise State |
| 14 | West Virginia | West Virginia | Oklahoma |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | Nebraska | Virginia Tech |
| 17 | Boston College | Virginia Tech | Rutgers |
| 18 | Nebraska | Boston College | Boston College |
| 19 | Rutgers | Hawaii | Tennessee |
| 20 | Tennessee | Tennessee | Nebraska |
| 21 | California | California | California |
| 22 | Wake Forest | Clemson | BYU |
| 23 | BYU | Wake Forest | Wake Forest |
| 24 | Hawaii | Rutgers | Texas A&M |
| 25 | Clemson | Houston | Clemson |
Our Thoughts
Brian – With Texas out of the race and the top 5 or 6 teams behind tOSU being interchangeable, I was strangely bored by the Ohio State vs. Michigan game Saturday afternoon. If someone upsets the Buckeyes in January we could be looking at a split national title with one of the one-loss teams who didn’t make it in. The most interesting story for Texas fans to follow may be whether Boise State finishes off their schedule without any blemishes and earns a spot in the Fiest Bowl against the Longhorns.
Matt – Not really too much movement in my poll this week, with Rutgers and Wake Forest as the only real big drops. Do people really want to see a repeat of Ohio St/Michigan? I sure don’t. Hopefully Florida or USC will take care of business in their remaining games. And too bad Notre Dame got waxed by Michigan. If that game was actually close, Notre Dame would be sitting in a much better position.
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| Brian | Matt | ESPN Experts |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith |
| 2. Mike Hart | 2. Darren McFadden | 2. Brady Quinn |
| 3. Brady Quinn | 3. Ray Rice | 3. Ray Rice |
| 4. Colt McCoy | 4. Brady Quinn | 4. Colt McCoy |
| 5. Darren McFadden | 5. Colt McCoy | 5. Colt Brennan |
Our Thoughts
Brian – I moved Colt McCoy down a spot since he didn’t play much Saturday, even though I think we all saw the big difference in the Texas offense when he’s not in there. Troy Smith and Brady Quinn will each have their opportunities over the next two weeks to state their claim over the trophy. If Ohio State beats Michigan this Saturday and Smith plays well the award is likely his, but if he leaves the door open at all Quinn will have a shot against USC next week to make a statement. Not nearly as interesting a race as last year.
Matt – Darren McFadden continues to have big games when their team needs it the most. In games against Auburn, South Carolina, and Tennesse this year, he has accumulated 512 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns. Troy Smith will lock up the Heisman this weekend if he has a decent performance against Michigan. I moved Colt down to the #5 spot, mainly because he didn’t play and he is questionable to return.
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| Matt | Brian | Master Coaches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 2 | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan |
| 3 | Florida | Florida | USC |
| 4 | LSU | USC | Florida |
| 5 | USC | LSU | Arkansas |
| 6 | Arkansas | Arkansas | LSU |
| 7 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 8 | Wisconsin | Rutgers | West Virginia |
| 9 | Rutgers | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 10 | West Virginia | Texas | Texas |
| 11 | Texas | West Virginia | Rutgers |
| 12 | Boise State | Boise State | Louisville |
| 13 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | Auburn |
| 14 | Auburn | Oklahoma | Boise State |
| 15 | Oklahoma | Auburn | Wake Forest |
| 16 | Louisville | Louisville | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | California |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | Nebraska | Georgia Tech |
| 19 | Maryland | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | Boston College | Maryland | Nebraska |
| 21 | Nebraska | California | Boston College |
| 22 | Tennessee | Boston College | Tennessee |
| 23 | California | Hawaii | Maryland |
| 24 | BYU | Tennessee | BYU |
| 25 | Hawaii | Houston | Texas A&M |
Our Thoughts
Brian – Well Longhorn fans can at least root for who they feel like this week, no more worrying about strength of schedule or who we need to lose. I can finally root for Ohio State and their classless fans to lose to Michigan this weekend. I really have no clue who should be #3 behind Michigan and Ohio State, Florida, USC, and Notre Dame all have big flaws and I think there’s a chance all three lose before the regular season’s done. If Arkansas runs the table (which they might) and makes it to the BCS Championship game it would be one of the most amazing stories in college football in a long time.
Matt – Quite a shake-up this week as many top 10 teams lose, causing a lot of mess in most people’s polls. Everything is setting up perfectly for Ohio State/Michigan since they are the clear #1 and #2. This will be Ohio State’s second #1 vs. #2 match-up this year. I can’t imagine that happens often.
Cal took the biggest hit for me, losing to a team with only 4 wins up to that point. Tennessee also fell quite a bit, mainly because it was their second straight loss (LSU & Arkansas).
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It pains me to see that the team who benefited most from our loss to Kansas St is, you guessed it, USC. USC jumps from the #7 spot all the way up to #3 in the BCS. And now it looks like they will control their own destiny when it comes to playing in the BCS National Championship game.
With Texas’ loss, the Horns fall all the way down to #13 in the BCS, their National Championship hopes lost. Rutgers also makes a huge move after beating Louisville and now claims the #6 spot. They are still a long shot to make it to the title game, but with the way this season is going, who knows what can happen.
| Harris Poll | USA Today | Computers | BCS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | .1.000 | 1 | .9994 | 3 | .930 | .9765 |
| 2 | Michigan | 2 | .9600 | 2 | .9606 | 1 | 1.000 | .9735 |
| 3 | USC | 3 | .8779 | 4 | .8717 | 4 | .860 | .8699 |
| 4 | Florida | 4 | .8718 | 3 | .8768 | 6 | .800 | .8495 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 5 | .8096 | 5 | .8083 | 5 | .840 | .8193 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 7 | .7229 | 8 | .6870 | 2 | .950 | .7866 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 6 | .7979 | 6 | .7924 | 9 | .680 | .7567 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 8 | .6657 | 7 | .7067 | 11 | .600 | .6575 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 11 | .5993 | 10 | .5892 | 8 | .740 | .6428 |
| 10 | Louisville | 10 | .6111 | 12 | .5613 | 7 | .750 | .6408 |
| 11 | LSU | 9 | .6593 | 9 | .6692 | 13 | .480 | .6028 |
| 12 | Boise State | 13 | .5254 | 13 | .5270 | 10 | .610 | .5541 |
| 13 | Texas | 12 | .5821 | 11 | .5886 | 16 | .380 | .5169 |
| Brian | Matt | ESPN Experts |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith |
| 2. Mike Hart | 2. Colt McCoy | 2. Brady Quinn |
| 3. Colt McCoy | 3. Ray Rice | 3. Ray Rice |
| 4. Brady Quinn | 4. Brady Quinn | 4. Colt McCoy |
| 5. P.J. Hill | 5. Darren McFadden | 5. Colt Brennan |
Our Thoughts
Brian – I’ve been saying no one could catch Troy Smith since Adrian Peterson went down, now I’m not sure. He’s still the leader and is putting up solid numbers, but it’s been a while since he did anything outstanding. Colt McCoy passed Vince Young and Chris Simms in the record books against Oklahoma State and he passes Brady Quinn on my Heisman poll today. McCoy has better stats and has played against better defenses than Quinn. McCoy didn’t have a stellar game in Texas’ loss to Ohio State, but at least he didn’t choke big time like Quinn against Michigan.
Matt – Finally Colt McCoy is getting some love in the Heisman race. I think he has proved that he is the second best quarterback so far this season. And if you look at the numbers, he has more yards and touchdowns than Troy Smith. I obviously don’t expect him to win, but it sure is impressive what he is doing as a freshman. I added McFadden as my darkhorse after his ridiculous performance against South Carolina. I wonder how the Arkansas/USC game would have been different if he was healthy.
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| Matt | Brian | Master Coaches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 2 | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan |
| 3 | Texas | Texas | Texas |
| 4 | Louisville | Louisville | Louisville |
| 5 | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn |
| 6 | Florida | Florida | Florida |
| 7 | California | USC | USC |
| 8 | LSU | California | California |
| 9 | Notre Dame | LSU | LSU |
| 10 | USC | Arkansas | Arkansas |
| 11 | Arkansas | West Virginia | Notre Dame |
| 12 | Rutgers | Notre Dame | West Virginia |
| 13 | Tennessee | Boise St. | Wisconsin |
| 14 | West Virginia | Rutgers | Tennessee |
| 15 | Boise State | Tennessee | Boise State |
| 16 | Wisconsin | Oklahoma | Rutgers |
| 17 | Oklahoma | Wisconsin | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Oregon | Wake Forest | Wake Forest |
| 19 | Wake Forest | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | Oregon | Oregon |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| 22 | Maryland | Nebraska | Nebraska |
| 23 | Boston College | Maryland | Texas A&M |
| 24 | Texas A&M | Oregon St. | Boston College |
| 25 | Nebraska | Texas A&M | Maryland |
Our Thoughts
Brian – Texas has been slowly climbing the polls since the loss to Ohio State back in September and they’re now in a spot to pounce on any mistake by Ohio State, Michigan, or Louisville. If the Cardinals go down to Rutgers Thursday night on ESPN, it could mean Texas would get a chance to defend their title in January. I think the Horns, Florida, and Auburn are all better football teams that have played tougher schedules than Louisville, so anything resembling a slip up will have them vaulting ahead of even an undeafeated Big East champion. The Big East isn’t the terrible conference it was in years past, but it’s still a pretty darn mediocre one.
Matt – LSU had an impressive win at Tennessee, where they have won only twice now in I think their last 15 match-ups; so I have moved them back into the Top 10. I still don’t think Louisville is the 4th best team in the nation, but with the win against West Virginia I have to put them up there for now. If they don’t look good for the next couple of weeks, I may have to drop them below Florida.
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