On Monday, here is the Rank News:
- With the USC loss to Stanford, LSU is now the unanimous #1 in the AP poll. The Tigers have moved up to #1 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, collecting all but two of the first-place votes (Ohio State got the other 2).
- USC fell all the way to 10th in the AP poll, and 7th in the Coaches Poll.
- Cal, #2 in both polls, has its highest ranking since the 50’s.
That is the rank news, now let’s get to the rankings:
Football pickers:
- Pelican – I had an ok week, getting Ole Miss wrong and going 6-3. But my overall record is 27-10.
- the Law – For the third straight week, he picked 7 correctly. But he remains one game behind me at 26-11.
Ok, here are my top 5 teams:
- LSU – solidified here with all of the chaos behind them in the rankings
- Cal – they deserve to be here, with big win over Oregon earlier
- Ohio State - pounded on Purdue, they could be dangerous
- USF – struggled with FAU this weekend, which is troubling, but they still won
- BC - they’re undefeated, which gets them here, but I am somewhat unconvinced
Obviously, USC dropped out. Their close win over UW was troubling, but everyone (except the AP voters) gave them a pass. Unwarranted, I guess.
Heisman hopefuls, as best I can tell:
- Tebow – the kid is a warrior
- Hart – keeps battling, 215 yds, 3 tds for Mich this weekend
- Graham Harrell – we have to consider TT qb, his yardage is sick
- McFadden – I still think he is the best runner in the country, hands down
Dropped out: Andre Woodson, who looked just bad against South Carolina
Before I conclude, some words on this season are warranted. Nothing has gone according to form. Up is down, black is white, right is wrong, USC lost to the Stanford Trees, so I don’t know what to say. What I mean is, all of this ranking and opinion is probably worthless, because it will be invalidated on the field in the next couple of weeks – LSU will probably lose to Ole Miss or Louisiana Tech, and Notre Dame will probably win out. I don’t know what to think, except that I live in high anticipation of each Saturday.
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Rank Monday
On Monday, here is the Rank News:
That is the rank news, now let’s get to the rankings:
Football pickers:
Ok, here are my top 5 teams:
Obviously, USC dropped out. Their close win over UW was troubling, but everyone (except the AP voters) gave them a pass. Unwarranted, I guess.
Heisman hopefuls, as best I can tell:
Dropped out: Andre Woodson, who looked just bad against South Carolina
Before I conclude, some words on this season are warranted. Nothing has gone according to form. Up is down, black is white, right is wrong, USC lost to the Stanford Trees, so I don’t know what to say. What I mean is, all of this ranking and opinion is probably worthless, because it will be invalidated on the field in the next couple of weeks – LSU will probably lose to Ole Miss or Louisiana Tech, and Notre Dame will probably win out. I don’t know what to think, except that I live in high anticipation of each Saturday.
Filed under: Commentary, Rankings | Tagged: Andre Woodson, Cal, Hart, Hester, Law, LSU, McFadden, Ohio State, Pelican, Polls, Tebow, USC