I told you it’s the most wonderful time of the year.
How awesome was the weekend? Granted, it was tough to watch the games in their entirety because of a Yankees-Mets doubleheader, but I got it done.
- Tommy Tuberville has to be eating crow down in Auburn after Saturday’s loss to Arkansas at home. During the week, he was talking to reporters about the great BCS/playoff system debate. He was already lobbying for the Tigers in case the season ended with multiple unbeatens, like it did in 2004 when Auburn was snubbed and Oklahoma was drubbed (Auburn beat Virginia Tech 16-13 in a great Sugar Bowl). Well, all of that is a moot point after Darren McFadden and Felix Jones trashed the vaunted Auburn defense. Quarterback Mitch Mustain became the first freshman to win his first four starts (surprised at that stat, but I guess freshman starters aren’t really prevalent, and when they’re around, they’re not extremely successful).
- It was a great game though. And just a few channels away, Wake Forest was giving Clemson everything it had. The Demon Deacons ran one of those end around throw back to the quarterback plays like Friday Night Lights, and it was executed to perfection – I don’t know if the throw to the back corner of the end zone (across the field, mind you) or the sliding catch was better. I’ll give the props to Riley Skinner for the catch though – it was that good.
- LSU made every mistake imaginable and gave the game to the mighty Gators. If Florida wins next week at Auburn, watch out brother. How about that mid-range jumper by Tim Tebow for a touchdown on the goal line? You don’t see that every day. I was glad to see Florida leapfrog Southern Cal in the AP poll because USC hasn’t been in top form.
- How about that Michigan-Ohio State game? Both of them are just flat out rolling. It’s building up to be a prelim national championship game. But, it’s still five weeks away (Nov. 18).
- Let me quote myself: “The only thing that has a chance at looking good in red this weekend is Adrian Peterson. Oklahoma is outmatched everywhere on the field.” I rest my case.
- Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez, the Pac 10 is awful. I could hardly stomach two minutes of the Oregon-Cal game. Not only were both uniforms atrocious, the game was just boring as all get out. It was so boring, I don’t know what to say about it.
- I told you Tennessee could run/pass/play defense better than Georgia. This game was the icing on the cake for the SEC, clearly the class of college football right now. Three great games in the conference marked the weekend while every other conference is just…eh. It would be a shame if an SEC team didn’t play for the national championship.
- And, lastly, the good news. I get to see my first live game of the year. I’m heading up to Boston to see Tech play the Golden Eagles. Let the countdown begin.
Here’s my top 25:
1. Ohio State
2. Texas
3. Florida (if UF wins next week, they’ll be No. 2)
4. Michigan
5. Southern California
6. Auburn
7. Tennessee
8. Notre Dame
9. California
10. Louisiana State
11. West Virginia
12. Georgia Tech
13. Louisville
14. Clemson
15. Iowa
16. Georgia
17. Virginia Tech
18. Arkansas
19. Nebraska
20. Oregon
21. Missouri
22. Oklahoma
23. Boise State
24. Rutgers
25. Wisconsin
That’s it. That’s all. Heisman on Wednesday this week since I’ll be out of the office on Thursday.
Comments (2)
No way Cal is better than WVU and LSU. If Cal played either team on a neutral field they would lose. If Cal played either at home they would lose. And there is no way Cal is going into Morgantown or Death Valley and coming out with a win. Cal is soft plain and simple WVU's run game and smashmouth style of football would have the left coast team going home with a Loss. The same would be true with LSU Cal could not hang. I will be impressed with Cal when they beat a ranked team outside of the PAC-10 which hasn't happened since at least 2002.
Why so down on Louisville? I'd say they're a Top 10 team for sure. Haven't really looked bad all season.