I have other things on my mind today, so I am going to talk about the first installment of the BCS rankings tomorrow.
First, my apologies for last week. I said I didn’t want to make any guarantees, and sure enough, something came up at work leaving me no time to write my weekend preview. I would have predicted Florida to beat Auburn though.
Second, my condolences to Adrian Peterson for breaking his collarbone. He was diving into the end zone after scampering 51 yards for a meaningless touchdown in the fourth quarter. Oklahoma topped Iowa State 34-9, but AP kissed the Heisman Trophy goodbye because the injury will likely sideline him for the rest of the season. And, as a side note, he had 183 yards and two touchdowns in the game. What a talent.
Third, my congratulations to Troy Smith for essentially locking up the Heisman. I’ll get into this more on Thursday.
Finally, before I get into the polls and thoughts about the weekend, I want to talk about something pointed out to me today.
Below is a list of the top college football headlines on ESPN.com at 5 p.m. today:
- FIU-Miami to re-air without Thomas' comments
- Georgia loses RB Brown for season with torn ACL
- Two players at I-AA Albany, N.Y., charged with rape
- Sooners' top tackler Alexander arrested on two charges
- UNC's leading tackler Edwards has broken collarbone
- No. Colo. fullback arrested, faces assault charges
- Syracuse QB apologizes for obscene gesture
- Peterson likely out for season with broken collarbone
ARE WE SERIOUS? That’s more of a college football rap sheet than a list of top heads.
I know football players have always been getting in trouble before this year and I know, first hand, that non-football playing college football kids get in trouble all of the time as well, but this is just crazy.
It’s a problem at pretty much every college, and after seeing the Miami-FIU brawl this weekend, I couldn’t take it anymore. Weigh in on this if you want, I’ll do a mailbag about it.
Before I write a novel, I’ll just go into my Top 25 and go back to baseball…And pay attention, because there’s a few changes.
1. Ohio State
2. Texas
3. Michigan
4. Southern California
5. Auburn
6. Florida
7. Louisville
8. Louisiana State
9. West Virginia
10. Clemson
11. California
12. Notre Dame
13. Georgia Tech
14. Arkansas
15. Oregon
16. Wisconsin
17. Nebraska
18. Iowa
19. Georgia
20. Boston College
21. Boise State
22. Rutgers
23. Texas A&M
24. Wake Forest
25. Pittsburgh
- Auburn showed its toughness against Florida. And I thought about this afterwards, and it looks like the voters agree, does that win by Auburn vindicate Arkansas even more? What I do know it does is elevate the dominance of the SEC, if it can be even higher. It’s a travesty if a team from the SEC doesn’t play Ohio or Michigan State for the national championship.
- I know you’re probably thinking “Well, why do you have Texas, USC and Michigan ranked ahead of the top SEC teams?” Well, let the season play out, I don’t think I’m going to feel any differently and as the weeks pass, I’ll prove it with my rankings.
- Oklahoma is not a Top 25 team when Peterson is on the sideline.
- Wisconsin’s only loss is to Michigan and after seeing them CRUSH Minnesota, I’m pretty impressed with the Badgers.
- Actually, I want to move USC down on my poll, but I don’t have the time to redo it.
- Because the Mets are rained out, I’ll try to do some more tonight if I get some free time. I’m really sorry guys, but the good news is that there’s plenty of football to be played after my baseball playoff duties are done.
Thanks for reading and staying patient
Comments (4)
AA --
AP's a heartbreaker, but after watching every angle that ESPN provided of the run, I don't think he could've stayed on his feet after that very last hit. It's certainly better than him breaking something on an unnecessary celebratory dive. He's still projected to go in the top 10 on draft day, so I don't feel too terribly bad for him.
Miami/FIU: what's the punishment here, especially for The U? I've heard everything from cleaning out Coker and the coaching staff and starting over to suspending the rest of Miami's football season and giving them a year to think about it. Every pundit and blowhard on the evening round-up shows have said that any and all of these actions seem appropriate, considering Miami's track record for the past 20 years. I tend to agree -- take away their playtime and the kids are more likely to behave.
Lastly, I was discussing various conference strengths with the old man during the Fla/Aub game, and we came to the conclusion that we can't decide where parity is going within the conferences. Each conference has its perennially weak teams, but even those weak teams can have a good day, and some formerly weak teams are now stronger than ever. Not enough room here to break it down conference by conference, but I'd like to see what you think about that.
great stuff i agree with some of your comments.look forward to more
Glad to see Cal moved behind WVU and LSU. I still think they are too high but it could be my east coast bias. I think Rutgers should move up as well. By the end of the year they will be turning heads much like WVU did in the Sugar Bowl last year.
hey lets not go too nuts on the miami program.its just boys being boys plus the fans love that stuff---hockey and nascar