- Florida (10-0) Just keep winning. Don't do it please anyone else. Good win against tough competition on the road, though South Carolina may have shown some small holes in the defense.
- Texas (10-0) McCoy and Shipley could start a boy band they've got so much rhythm right now. Ok, that's a bit much, but I'm sure the coeds (and cougars) in Austin would love to see them in that garb. As for football, Texas is hitting the home stretch with great stride.
- Alabama (10-0) Played great in what many thought would be a trap game. The offense hit some big plays and the defense held another back under 100 yard rushing, with the secondary providing some timely interceptions and pass break-ups.
- TCU (10-0) I haven't written a lot about this team, but have kept them at this spot for four weeks straight now. They made quite a statement last night with a big win over what's become a quick rival in Utah. The Big 12 would do itself a great favor by finding a spot for them in its conference.
- Cincinnati (10-0) Beat a pretty good West Virginia team on Friday night. They have Illinois at home and then Pittsburgh on the road, a de facto Big East championship game.
- Boise State (10-0) They're actually not number one in their league; Nevada has one more conference win then Boise, keeping them atop the standings. That gets settled on the field in a couple of weeks, but not before a trip to Utah State this Friday night.
- Georgia Tech (10-1) The ACC needs them to win the conference championship game. It also needs them to take care of business against Georgia this week. Losing to a struggling SEC team would not help this conference's image right now.
- LSU (8-2) Closer than expected game against Louisiana Tech, but good for them to schedule an in-state game like this (hint, hint, Alabama and Auburn, who should be scheduling UAB and Troy). With Ole Miss and Arkansas left on their schedule, there's no guarantee that they've got 3rd-best in the SEC sown up yet.
- Ohio State (9-2) An overtime win at home against a team without their starting QB, who's been their caped-crusader in games like yesterday's. I don't think their trip to Pasadena is going to go very well. But I'm sure they'd clobber Pittsburgh.
- Pittsburgh (9-1) Again, a weak, weak schedule. Holding off Notre Dame like they did is commendable, but the Irish haven't shown to be great. Fortunately, they get a chance to settle it on the field against Cinci in a couple of weeks.
Oregon: If I can't put Stanford up here, I can't find a place for Ducks either.
Oklahoma State: That loss to Houston has been very difficult to overcome, especially after their game on Saturday. Maybe next week.
How, how, HOW can the AP poll justify putting Pitt (who hasn't played anyone and lost to NC State) and OSU (with losses to Purdue and a crappy USC) above LSU, who has only lost to numeros uno and dos? That's not fair. I like your way much better. I'm 100% on board with your picks (though I wouldn't complain if Bama was in front of Texas) :)
ReplyDeleteWhere's the update? I've been working on comps like a fiend, and you can't do the sports update yet??? Do you think you're on break or something? ;)
ReplyDelete(I think I'm going a little stir-crazy.)