College Football 2010: So it begins

[Boris Godunov]

Luck throws an interception into his own end zone. Oregon still up 2 scores with only 2:15 left, and Stanford only has 2 TOs. That's all, folks!

[Boris Godunov]

And USC again loses to Washington!

[reismark]

I don't care if they can't go to a bowl game for two years or if they're going to be crippled by scholarship limitations for the next half-decade... I still get a kick out of seeing USC suffer.

1. Alabama
2. Boise State
3. Oregon
4. Auburn
5. TCU
6. Ohio State
7. Oklahoma
8. Nebraska
9. Arizona
10. LSU

[Imran Siddiqui]

ESPN anti-SEC.

SEC fans sure cry a lot, it's really pretty sad.

It's whiny crybaby SEC fans that make me root for Boise State even more.

ACK!

+5 million!

The anti-SEC bias comment was sure funny though.

Looks like Oregon wins 52-31, and Iowa has Penn State's number AGAIN!

[Guynemer]

Oregon--WOW.


1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Boise State
4. Ohio State
5. TCU
6. Nebraska
7. Auburn
8. Oklahoma
9. Arizona
10. Stanford


Also considering: Arkansas, Michigan State, LSU, Miami, Iowa

Extra note: Utah could vault into the Top Five out of nowhere should they beat TCU later this season.

[Boris Godunov]

After the pain of last season's game, this win is incredibly sweet--almost as glorious as the beat-down on USC last Halloween.

[Imran Siddiqui]

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Ohio State
4. Boise State
5. Texas Christian
6. Auburn
7. Nebraska
8. Oklahoma
9. Michigan
10. Utah

[SlowwHand]

did I say the sec wasn't good? Try again asshat.

So it was just general whining? OK, I understand now. Thanks for the clarification.

[MRT144]

So it was just general whining? OK, I understand now. Thanks for the clarification.

When the top dog pretends they're somehow being persecuted it is worth pointing out.

[SlowwHand]

Don't give me that crap. So many are awed by the Big 10 and Pac 10, it's ridiculous. ACC is better than either of them.

[Guynemer]

So, basically, **** gets real this week. Five games pair off undefeated teams:

Florida at Alabama
Stanford at Oregon
Wisconsin at Michigan State
Michigan at Indiana
Texas A&M at Oklahoma State


Several other undefeated teams face tough tests and/or potential upsets:

Northwestern, Ohio State, Oklahoma, NC State, Nevada.


I think the home teams win the undefeated games except for Indiana (in a squeaker), and NC State, Oklahoma, and Northwestern get upset, leaving us with 17 undefeated teams next week.

I called the five undefeated matchups, as well as the Wolfpack going down, and just missed on the Wildcats. Despite the score, the Sooners were never in real danger. I didn't expect USC to challenged by the Huskies, let alone lose again. Now, Nevada isn't done yet, but they've got a two-TD lead early in the third quarter. I'll just assume they'll win for this week's undefeated report:


There are now 18 undefeated teams:

Big 12 (5): Nebraska (at Kansas State), Oklahoma (idle), Kansas State (vs. Nebraska), Oklahoma State (at Louisiana-Lafayette), Missouri (vs. Colorado)
Big Ten (4): Ohio State (vs. Indiana), Michigan State (at Michigan), Michigan (vs. Michigan State), Northwestern (vs. Purdue)
Mountain West (2): TCU (vs. Wyoming), Utah (at Iowa State)
Pac-10 (2): Oregon (at Washington State), Arizona (vs. Oregon State)
SEC (3): Alabama (at South Carolina), Auburn (at Kentucky), LSU (at Florida)
WAC (2*): Boise State (vs. Toledo), Nevada* (vs. San Jose State)


We''ve got only two games matching undefeated squads this week:

Nebraska at Kansas State
Michigan State at Michigan

I'm bucking my usual pattern and will take the away teams in both games, and I expect neither game to be particularly close.


A number of other undefeated teams need to be on upset alert; most notably, all three undefeated SEC squads are going on the road in-conference, always a dangerous proposition. I simply do not believe in either Mizzou or Northwestern, so both are on perpetual upset watch until their inevitable losses. Arizona had best be ready for those wild Beavers.

I think both sets of Tigers (LSU & Mizzou, not Auburn) and Wildcats (Zona and N'Western, in addition to the aforementioned KSU) are going down, leaving us with 12 teams remaining.

[Guynemer]

Don't give me that crap. So many are awed by the Big 10 and Pac 10, it's ridiculous. ACC is better than either of them.

[SlowwHand]

Was I talking to you? No. So...butt out, buttinski.

[Guynemer]

Dude, that statement is just laughable, especially this season (so far).

[Imran Siddiqui]

Seriously. That's so utterly stupid, but par for the course for Sloww.

And yes, everyone sucks the SEC's dick. For them to complain about unequal treatment is like when an ex-girlfriend of mine complained that the media was unfairly maligning the Yankees.