One more week until the BCS Standings come out and there’s still a log jam with seven undefeated teams holding the top seven spots of the polls. Then there’s Clemson, Michigan, Illinois, Georgia Tech, Kansas State and Houston that are all undefeated. Which is the most surprising of that group: Georgia Tech? Michigan? Clemson? Kansas State? Houston?
Could Houston bust the BCS? Boise State and BYU were the preseason favorites to make some noise in a run for a BCS Bowl. BYU has since left the picture but there seems to be nothing stopping the Boise Bus.
Boise State rebounded from a non-Boise performance the week before against Nevada by destroying Fresno State 57-7 on Friday night. Geraldo Boldewijn, Boise’s 6-3 receiver, made his season debut after sitting out due to NCAA sanctions, and had some big touchdowns to add another weapon for Kellen Moore. The bigger storyline was Boise’s defense going against a Fresno State offense led by Derek Carr, the younger brother of David Carr. Boise did not allow an offensive touchdown. Fresno broke the shutout with a punt return late in the game.
As for Houston, the defense is why they’re not receiving any recognition. At 6-0, the Cougars might finally break into the Top 25 but haven’t showed they are a top 25 team yet. The win over UCLA looks blatantly bad now and Houston almost lost to Louisiana Tech and UTEP. The 56-3 win over East Carolina today was impressive and angered some Vegas betters for sure with the over/under but ECU shot itself in the foot too many times. Today was a fluke. Houston’s defense would never hold East Carolina to three points again.
Another impressive defense this weekend has to be Kansas State. I thought for sure that Missouri would prove it is the better team and finally hand Kansas State a loss. Instead, Kansas State’s defense gave a really good Missouri offense all kinds of fits and resulted in a 24-17 win and the Wildcats are still undefeated. Next, Kansas State gets Texas Tech so we’ll find out how good this defense really is, but so far they beat Baylor and Missouri.
But today wasn’t a great day for everybody. I’m a Texas fan so we can go ahead and refrain from discussing today’s Red River Rivalry. Oklahoma pummeled Texas 55-17, taking advantage of five Texas turnovers.
Texas was clearly dominated but it’s hard to judge just how good (or bad) they are because of the mistakes. I’d like to see both teams play a clean game and see the margin of victory for Oklahoma then. As if things couldn’t be worse for Texas, they get Oklahoma State next week.
By the way, just how bad is Arizona? Bad enough that Arizona lost its 10th game in a row to an FBS opponent. “Just how bad is Oregon State?” is the question we were asking a couple weeks ago, but well, Oregon State just beat Arizona.
Clemson won big over Boston College again but still not a great day for the Tigers. Clemson lost it’s star quarterback Tajh Boyd to a hip/leg injury. It’s unsure if Boyd will be ready to go next week at Maryland, which has “trap game” written all over it for the undefeated Clemson Tigers.
Speaking of Maryland, what happened to the Terps? Ever since the loss to West Virginia, the offense has disappeared. For the second time in three games, Maryland quarterback Danny O’Brien, with loads of talent and potential, was benched. But nothing came of that benching either as backup CJ Brown didn’t give Maryland the spark Randy Edsall wanted. The Terps have a good roster but sit at 2-3 and need to turn things around soon.
Also sitting at 2-3 is Florida State. Yes, FSU lost again, this time to Wake Forest. Are the Seminoles this bad or are they simply underachieving? It’s hard to tell but Jimbo Fisher is at a crossroads now where he might be losing command of his team if the ‘Noles can’t get things together soon.
Teams that are getting things together: Notre Dame, South Carolina, Georgia and Rutgers. Yes, I said Rutgers.
Rutgers is sitting at 4-1 with its lone loss being 24-22 to North Carolina. The Scarlet Knights just routed Pittsburgh 34-10 and have an overlooked offense and an underrated defense. Rutgers is my sleeper team in the Big East and soon they might be waking up.
South Carolina replaced Stephen Garcia with Connor Shaw today and what a day Shaw had going 26-of-39 for 311 yards and four touchdowns in the 54-3 win over Kentucky. Kentucky’s quarterbacks did their best job of doing the opposite of what Shaw did. Kentucky finished 4-of-20 for 17 yards and four interceptions.
Georgia is making noise again after beating Tennessee in Neyland Stadium, winning it’s fourth straight after back-to-back losses to Boise State and South Carolina to start the season. I still think Georgia is overrated, but it is fair to say they can win the SEC East. It is still wide open.
Let’s not forget about Notre Dame either. The Fighting Irish beat Air Force 59-33 and all of a sudden Notre Dame has a lot of opportunity to move up the rankings and compete for a BCS Bowl. It’s not over yet.
And with that, here is my New Top 25.
My College Football Top 25 After Week Six
Last Week's Rankings
1. LSU (1) – beat Florida 41-11; Next: at Tennessee
2. Alabama (2) – beat Vanderbilt 34-0; Next: at Ole Miss
3. Oklahoma (3) – beat Texas 55-17; Next: at Kansas
4. Boise State (5) – beat Fresno State 57-7; Next: at Colorado State
5. Stanford (6) – beat Colorado 48-7; Next: at Washington State
6. Wisconsin (4) – off week; Next: vs. Indiana
7. Oklahoma State (7) – beat Kansas 70-28; Next: at Texas
8. Oregon (8) – beat California 43-15; Next: vs. Arizona State
9. Arkansas (9) – beat Auburn 38-14; Next: at Ole Miss (Oct. 22)
10. Clemson (10) – beat Boston College 36-14; Next: at Maryland
11. West Virginia (12) – beat Connecticut 43-16; Next: at Syracuse (Oct. 21)
12. Michigan (14) – beat Northwestern 42-24; Next: at Michigan State
13. Nebraska (16) – beat Ohio State 34-27; Next: at Minnesota (Oct. 22)
14. Virginia Tech (15) – beat Miami 38-35; Next: at Wake Forest
15. South Carolina (20) – beat Kentucky 54-3; Next: at Mississippi State
16. Illinois (17) – beat Indiana 41-20; Next: vs. Ohio State
17. Arizona State (19) – beat Utah 35-14; Next: at Oregon
18. Georgia Tech (22) – beat Maryland 21-16; Next: at Virginia
19. Texas A&M (18) – beat Texas Tech 45-40; Next: vs. Baylor
20. Notre Dame (NR) – beat Air Force 59-33; Next: vs. USC (Oct. 22)
21. Michigan State (NR) – off week; Next: vs. Michigan
22. Kansas State (24) – beat Missouri 24-17; Next: at Texas Tech
23. Baylor (25) – beat Iowa State 49-26; Next: at Texas A&M
24. Texas (11) – lost to Oklahoma 55-17; Next: vs. Oklahoma State
25. Washington (NR) – off week; Next: vs. Colorado
Out: Florida, Florida State, Auburn
Bubble: Florida, Georgia, Houston, South Florida, SMU, North Carolina, Rutgers, Cincinnati, Wake Forest.
Comments
-It was good to see Boise State play a perfect game again after a tad bit of a struggle against Nevada even though they dominated that game. If Boise’s defense plays like it can and should, I like its chances over Wisconsin and Stanford.
-Wisconsin picked a bad week to have a bye week because while they were off, Boise State, Stanford and Oklahoma State were all more than impressive.
-Clemson has a “trap game” coming up in College Park against Maryland and might not have Tajh Boyd for that game.
-I’m still not convinced Georgia Tech and Michigan are for real.
-Washington hasn’t missed a beat without Jake Locker. Keith Price has been very good. Washington lost big to Nebraska as its only loss, but competed for four quarters.
-Texas will drop out if it loses to Oklahoma State this week but for now, the Longhorns have the potential to still be a top 25 team.
-Florida is another team that should stay in the Top 25 but lost two straight games – to Alabama and LSU. Florida and Texas both have really good defenses, but Texas’ offense has the edge right now. That’s why Texas is in and Florida is out.
-Washington and Rutgers have really good resumes.
-Houston is still out at 6-0. I don’t like to rank teams that don’t play defense, especially non-BCS teams that don’t play defense. East Carolina was a fluke.
-When will Kansas State lose? The Wildcats have a tough one against Texas Tech this week.
Could Houston bust the BCS? Boise State and BYU were the preseason favorites to make some noise in a run for a BCS Bowl. BYU has since left the picture but there seems to be nothing stopping the Boise Bus.
Boise State rebounded from a non-Boise performance the week before against Nevada by destroying Fresno State 57-7 on Friday night. Geraldo Boldewijn, Boise’s 6-3 receiver, made his season debut after sitting out due to NCAA sanctions, and had some big touchdowns to add another weapon for Kellen Moore. The bigger storyline was Boise’s defense going against a Fresno State offense led by Derek Carr, the younger brother of David Carr. Boise did not allow an offensive touchdown. Fresno broke the shutout with a punt return late in the game.
As for Houston, the defense is why they’re not receiving any recognition. At 6-0, the Cougars might finally break into the Top 25 but haven’t showed they are a top 25 team yet. The win over UCLA looks blatantly bad now and Houston almost lost to Louisiana Tech and UTEP. The 56-3 win over East Carolina today was impressive and angered some Vegas betters for sure with the over/under but ECU shot itself in the foot too many times. Today was a fluke. Houston’s defense would never hold East Carolina to three points again.
Another impressive defense this weekend has to be Kansas State. I thought for sure that Missouri would prove it is the better team and finally hand Kansas State a loss. Instead, Kansas State’s defense gave a really good Missouri offense all kinds of fits and resulted in a 24-17 win and the Wildcats are still undefeated. Next, Kansas State gets Texas Tech so we’ll find out how good this defense really is, but so far they beat Baylor and Missouri.
But today wasn’t a great day for everybody. I’m a Texas fan so we can go ahead and refrain from discussing today’s Red River Rivalry. Oklahoma pummeled Texas 55-17, taking advantage of five Texas turnovers.
Texas was clearly dominated but it’s hard to judge just how good (or bad) they are because of the mistakes. I’d like to see both teams play a clean game and see the margin of victory for Oklahoma then. As if things couldn’t be worse for Texas, they get Oklahoma State next week.
By the way, just how bad is Arizona? Bad enough that Arizona lost its 10th game in a row to an FBS opponent. “Just how bad is Oregon State?” is the question we were asking a couple weeks ago, but well, Oregon State just beat Arizona.
Clemson won big over Boston College again but still not a great day for the Tigers. Clemson lost it’s star quarterback Tajh Boyd to a hip/leg injury. It’s unsure if Boyd will be ready to go next week at Maryland, which has “trap game” written all over it for the undefeated Clemson Tigers.
Speaking of Maryland, what happened to the Terps? Ever since the loss to West Virginia, the offense has disappeared. For the second time in three games, Maryland quarterback Danny O’Brien, with loads of talent and potential, was benched. But nothing came of that benching either as backup CJ Brown didn’t give Maryland the spark Randy Edsall wanted. The Terps have a good roster but sit at 2-3 and need to turn things around soon.
Also sitting at 2-3 is Florida State. Yes, FSU lost again, this time to Wake Forest. Are the Seminoles this bad or are they simply underachieving? It’s hard to tell but Jimbo Fisher is at a crossroads now where he might be losing command of his team if the ‘Noles can’t get things together soon.
Teams that are getting things together: Notre Dame, South Carolina, Georgia and Rutgers. Yes, I said Rutgers.
Rutgers is sitting at 4-1 with its lone loss being 24-22 to North Carolina. The Scarlet Knights just routed Pittsburgh 34-10 and have an overlooked offense and an underrated defense. Rutgers is my sleeper team in the Big East and soon they might be waking up.
South Carolina replaced Stephen Garcia with Connor Shaw today and what a day Shaw had going 26-of-39 for 311 yards and four touchdowns in the 54-3 win over Kentucky. Kentucky’s quarterbacks did their best job of doing the opposite of what Shaw did. Kentucky finished 4-of-20 for 17 yards and four interceptions.
Georgia is making noise again after beating Tennessee in Neyland Stadium, winning it’s fourth straight after back-to-back losses to Boise State and South Carolina to start the season. I still think Georgia is overrated, but it is fair to say they can win the SEC East. It is still wide open.
Let’s not forget about Notre Dame either. The Fighting Irish beat Air Force 59-33 and all of a sudden Notre Dame has a lot of opportunity to move up the rankings and compete for a BCS Bowl. It’s not over yet.
And with that, here is my New Top 25.
My College Football Top 25 After Week Six
Last Week's Rankings
1. LSU (1) – beat Florida 41-11; Next: at Tennessee
2. Alabama (2) – beat Vanderbilt 34-0; Next: at Ole Miss
3. Oklahoma (3) – beat Texas 55-17; Next: at Kansas
4. Boise State (5) – beat Fresno State 57-7; Next: at Colorado State
5. Stanford (6) – beat Colorado 48-7; Next: at Washington State
6. Wisconsin (4) – off week; Next: vs. Indiana
7. Oklahoma State (7) – beat Kansas 70-28; Next: at Texas
8. Oregon (8) – beat California 43-15; Next: vs. Arizona State
9. Arkansas (9) – beat Auburn 38-14; Next: at Ole Miss (Oct. 22)
10. Clemson (10) – beat Boston College 36-14; Next: at Maryland
11. West Virginia (12) – beat Connecticut 43-16; Next: at Syracuse (Oct. 21)
12. Michigan (14) – beat Northwestern 42-24; Next: at Michigan State
13. Nebraska (16) – beat Ohio State 34-27; Next: at Minnesota (Oct. 22)
14. Virginia Tech (15) – beat Miami 38-35; Next: at Wake Forest
15. South Carolina (20) – beat Kentucky 54-3; Next: at Mississippi State
16. Illinois (17) – beat Indiana 41-20; Next: vs. Ohio State
17. Arizona State (19) – beat Utah 35-14; Next: at Oregon
18. Georgia Tech (22) – beat Maryland 21-16; Next: at Virginia
19. Texas A&M (18) – beat Texas Tech 45-40; Next: vs. Baylor
20. Notre Dame (NR) – beat Air Force 59-33; Next: vs. USC (Oct. 22)
21. Michigan State (NR) – off week; Next: vs. Michigan
22. Kansas State (24) – beat Missouri 24-17; Next: at Texas Tech
23. Baylor (25) – beat Iowa State 49-26; Next: at Texas A&M
24. Texas (11) – lost to Oklahoma 55-17; Next: vs. Oklahoma State
25. Washington (NR) – off week; Next: vs. Colorado
Out: Florida, Florida State, Auburn
Bubble: Florida, Georgia, Houston, South Florida, SMU, North Carolina, Rutgers, Cincinnati, Wake Forest.
Comments
-It was good to see Boise State play a perfect game again after a tad bit of a struggle against Nevada even though they dominated that game. If Boise’s defense plays like it can and should, I like its chances over Wisconsin and Stanford.
-Wisconsin picked a bad week to have a bye week because while they were off, Boise State, Stanford and Oklahoma State were all more than impressive.
-Clemson has a “trap game” coming up in College Park against Maryland and might not have Tajh Boyd for that game.
-I’m still not convinced Georgia Tech and Michigan are for real.
-Washington hasn’t missed a beat without Jake Locker. Keith Price has been very good. Washington lost big to Nebraska as its only loss, but competed for four quarters.
-Texas will drop out if it loses to Oklahoma State this week but for now, the Longhorns have the potential to still be a top 25 team.
-Florida is another team that should stay in the Top 25 but lost two straight games – to Alabama and LSU. Florida and Texas both have really good defenses, but Texas’ offense has the edge right now. That’s why Texas is in and Florida is out.
-Washington and Rutgers have really good resumes.
-Houston is still out at 6-0. I don’t like to rank teams that don’t play defense, especially non-BCS teams that don’t play defense. East Carolina was a fluke.
-When will Kansas State lose? The Wildcats have a tough one against Texas Tech this week.
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