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[strike wolf]

BYU - there goes your chance at a National Championship this year! Down 44-14 to unranked FSU in the 3rd.

Even if BYU went undefeated what would be there chances at a national championship?

[oVo]

Florida State is far from a typical unranked team after coming up one play short of remaining undefeated against Miami. Virginia Tech was unbelievably lucky on their home field to slip past Nebraska and will have to play a lot better to have any chance against the Hurricanes next week. Georgia/Arkansas showed the nation what SEC defense is all about. Oops, that was Florida/Tennessee that featured the big hitting D and Texas/Texas Tech also had some Big D with splashes of offense tossed in for good measure. I sincerely doubt anyone but the Tennessee/Texas Tech coaches expected those games to be so close.

Some awesome games this weekend as Washington out played USC,
give the Huskies' defensive coordinator a game ball.

[strike wolf]

Florida State is far from a typical unranked team after coming up one play short of remaining undefeated against Miami. Virginia Tech was unbelievably lucky on their home field to slip past Nebraska and will have to play a lot better to have any chance against the Hurricanes next week. Georgia/Arkansas showed the nation what SEC defense is all about. Oops, that was Florida/Tennessee that featured the big hitting D and Texas/Texas Tech also had some Big D with splashes of offense tossed in for good measure. I sincerely doubt anyone but the Tennessee/Texas Tech coaches expected those games to be so close.

Some awesome games this weekend as Washington out played USC,
give the Huskies' defensive coordinator a game ball.

Was that a jab at the bulldogs oVo? Also I actually was thinking that the Texas Tech/Texas game could turn into a good one.

[luns101]

Man, that was a great game (Georgia vs. Arkansas). I'm glad I picked Georgia at the last minute. The Texas vs. Texas Tech game was also very entertaining. Meanwhile, Penn State is quietly stomping over their opponents...I can't wait until they play some really good teams so we can see their true talent.

I heard Serbia was extremely anxious over the prospect of losing to Indiana this year

[strike wolf]

Man, that was a great game (Georgia vs. Arkansas). I'm glad I picked Georgia at the last minute. The Texas vs. Texas Tech game was also very entertaining. Meanwhile, Penn State is quietly stomping over their opponents...I can't wait until they play some really good teams so we can see their true talent.

I heard Serbia was extremely anxious over the prospect of losing to Indiana this year

Well the road from here on jsut gets harder for most teams. Yep. We are enterring the heart of the College football season. THe next few months will have all the big games that we've been waiting for.

[AgentSmith88]

[#3 USC vs Washington another laugher

Had I read this earlier I would have commented, but I was just looking through the thread now. USC has managed to lose a game in conference on the road pretty much every year that Pete Carroll has been coach. Many analysts said this could be a scary game for USC, and it turns out they were right. They totally depend on the running game and their defense because they HAVE NO QUARTERBACK (Barkley included). He might become a good qb someday, but right now he is inexperienced and they don't count on him to do anything except not turn the ball over. That being said, I think the outcome MIGHT have been different if he started. He didn't, they lost, and everyone outside of Southern Cal. is celebrating.

[oVo]

The irony of my words isn't lost on me now as Washington's upset of the #3 ranked Trojans is by far the biggest upset of this young NCAA season... so far. There were lots of surprises yesterday. The margin of victory with Georgia over Arkansas wasn't surprising, but I doubt anyone expected that many touchdowns would be required to achieve it. Seeing 90+ points scored in the biggest shootout of the weekend was amazing.

I was a little surprised by both the Florida and Texas games, but they were both entertaining starts to conference play. Regardless of what some analysts predicted --that last year's PAC-10 doormat Huskies might be a tough game for Southern Cal-- that win is still a shocker.

[strike wolf]

The irony of my words isn't lost on me now as Washington's upset of the #3 ranked Trojans is by far the biggest upset of this young NCAA season... so far. There were lots of surprises yesterday. The margin of victory with Georgia over Arkansas wasn't surprising, but I doubt anyone expected that many touchdowns would be required to achieve it. Seeing 90+ points scored in the biggest shootout of the weekend was amazing.

I was a little surprised by both the Florida and Texas games, but they were both entertaining starts to conference play. Regardless of what some analysts predicted --that last year's PAC-10 doormat Huskies might be a tough game for Southern Cal-- that win is still a shocker.

I don't know. I think there were fewer people saying that BYU would beat Oklahoma (even if BYU was ranked #20) than there were people saying that Washington could beat USC. I'm starting to wonder a bit about Florida, I still think they have to be the favorites to win the SEC however there are a few teams in the SEC especially in the SEC West that have the potential to beat Florida. As for Georgia, unless something changes drastically in the coming weeks it's going to be a very rough road for them. Their pass D has been pathetic the last couple of weeks and their run D while much more solid than the passing D isn't exactly stellar either. The Georgia offense on the other hand has been pretty good with the huge flaw of not protecting the ball (currently averaging 3 turnovers a game and have I believe -7 turnover margin), a stat that is especially sickening when you consider that our defense hasn't been forcing turnovers (especially when you consider the OK State game where there were plenty of opportunities for interceptions on both sides). They need to solve these problems quickly or they're going to have a lot of struggles competing in the SEC this year. Personally I feel and have felt this way for a while that Willy Martinez needs to go. He has continually proven himself to be one of the worst defensive coordinators in the SEC and the fact that he's still after having two weeks to prepare for GT last year and failing to stop them is pathetic.

[oVo]

Ha ha... oh come on. BYU's chances on a neutral field versus Oklahoma were way better than Washington's (0-12 last year) against Southern Cal. People expected the Sooner's season opener to be a good one and even the experts did not anticipate the Trojans being held to a single touchdown and 10 points against the Huskies. There was the opinion that Washington might play big on their home field, but not that 13 points would get it done.

Washington and Stanford are now tied on top of the Pac-10 standings
and meet next week to sort out the early conference leader.

[Serbia]

BYU - there goes your chance at a National Championship this year! Down 44-14 to unranked FSU in the 3rd.

Even if BYU went undefeated what would be there chances at a national championship?

You know that one year, a team like BYU or Boise State or Utah will end up in the championship game. They'll go undefeated a year after a one loss season (with that one loss coming to a BCS team) and all the major BCS teams will have a loss or two, and the pollsters will decide "this is the year!" and award them the game. Much like when Woodson won the Heisman as a defensive player, and no defensive player since has come remotely close to winning it since.

It also was a sarcastic smack talk comment.

I heard Serbia was extremely anxious over the prospect of losing to Indiana this year

I'm just glad this isn't 2008. Michigan should easily score 45 on Indiana, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the Hoosiers also score 28-35.

[strike wolf]

BYU - there goes your chance at a National Championship this year! Down 44-14 to unranked FSU in the 3rd.

Even if BYU went undefeated what would be there chances at a national championship?

You know that one year, a team like BYU or Boise State or Utah will end up in the championship game. They'll go undefeated a year after a one loss season (with that one loss coming to a BCS team) and all the major BCS teams will have a loss or two, and the pollsters will decide "this is the year!" and award them the game. Much like when Woodson won the Heisman as a defensive player, and no defensive player since has come remotely close to winning it since.

I think you're right and I hope that they do get their chance some time in the future.

[oVo]

Michigan won't lose to Indiana this year and Boise State will never play for the National Championship until they beef up their strength of schedule. It's not that they don't produce good well coached teams year after year, but you have to play the games to earn it and slipping past Oregon annually will not get them to the big dance. The schedules of BYU, Utah and TCU give them a much better shot if they manage to hold serve.

[strike wolf]

This just in according to the AP poll. Florida and Texas are still #1 and #2 respectively. Alabama has moved up to #3 and Ole Miss #4 (giving the SEC 3 of the top 4 spots). USC dropped to #12 and Washington is now ranked at #24.

[oVo]

This just in according to the AP poll. Florida and Texas are still #1 and #2 respectively. Alabama has moved up to #3 and Ole Miss #4 (giving the SEC 3 of the top 4 spots). USC dropped to #12 and Washington is now ranked at #24.

That's cool... Washington did give LSU a run for their money in week one. There's only one guarantee remaining in the NCAA season, these rankings are going to change a lot over the next two months.

Boise State moves up to #8 and has no serious opposition left until Bowl Season. OK State is ranked ahead of Houston ffs, Florida State is back at #18 and Michigan #23. Meanwhile Mississippi, Penn State and Cal are all Top 10 without even playing a serious challenger.

[strike wolf]

Well, I guess oVo would say that Ole Miss failed it's first real test.

How far do you think they will fall?

[oVo]

Yup, Ole Miss came up a little short. The Gamecocks D was up to the task.
I was disappointed to see three trips to the red zone produce field goals.
#4 Mississippi 10 - South Carolina 16

Ranked Teams in the weekend mix
#1 Florida @ Kentucky
UTEP @ #2 Texas
Arkansas @ #3 Alabama
Iowa @ #5 Penn State
#6 California @ Oregon
#7 LSU @ Mississippi State
#8 Boise State @ Bowling Green
#9 Miami @ #11 Va Tech
#12 USC @ Washington State
Illinois @ #13 Ohio State
Fresno St @ #14 Cincinnati
#15 TCU @ Clemson
Grambling @ #16 Oklahoma State
Texas Tech @ #17 Houston
South Florida @ #18 Florida State
Colorado State @ #19 BYU
Southern Miss @ #20 Kansas
Arizona State @ #21 Georgia
#22 North Carolina @ Georgia Tech
Indiana @ #23 Michigan
#24 Washington @ Stanford
Louisiana-Lafayette @ #25 Nebraska

[strike wolf]

Biggest game this weekend should be Miami-VT. I'm predicting VT wins. In my eyes, they aren't the underdogs and I think they are a slightly better team.

[strike wolf]

i just have to say about Ole Miss. The biggest thing I noticed about the interviews with some of the players and Nutt himself it doesn't sound like he had them prepared for the game.

[oVo]

Mississippi certainly had a shot at pulling it out in the final minutes
and may have just out-thought themselves with the play calls.

I have big doubts about Va Tech as Nebraska totally outplayed them
in Blacksburg and let the Hokies off the hook with two terrible plays
on defense to end the fourth quarter and lose the game. Miami has
already played some tough games and I think they have a big enough
chip on their shoulder to win this one too.

Va Tech will have to play a lot better than they did last week against
the Corn Huskers to keep up with the Hurricanes.

[72o]

I think it will be a good game. VT's only loss is to Alabama, and they gave them fits.

[strike wolf]

I think it will be a good game. VT's only loss is to Alabama, and they gave them fits.

I would agree though without Alabama shooting themselves in the foot (three times, twice in one play) it would have been a more definitive win for Alabama. Actually as far as stats go, Alabama did dominate the game, but all that counts in the end is the final score. Personally I find VT's wins and losses more impressive than Miami's.

I happen to be a person who feels GT was overrated coming into the season.

[Optimus Prime]

BYU - there goes your chance at a National Championship this year! Down 44-14 to unranked FSU in the 3rd.

Even if BYU went undefeated what would be there chances at a national championship?

You know that one year, a team like BYU or Boise State or Utah will end up in the championship game. They'll go undefeated a year after a one loss season (with that one loss coming to a BCS team) and all the major BCS teams will have a loss or two, and the pollsters will decide "this is the year!" and award them the game. Much like when Woodson won the Heisman as a defensive player, and no defensive player since has come remotely close to winning it since.

I think you're right and I hope that they do get their chance some time in the future.

Their chances were superb, if they had run the table. Of course, after that whalloping from FSU I'll never get the chance to see this season. Maybe next year...

[Serbia]

BYU - there goes your chance at a National Championship this year! Down 44-14 to unranked FSU in the 3rd.

Even if BYU went undefeated what would be there chances at a national championship?

You know that one year, a team like BYU or Boise State or Utah will end up in the championship game. They'll go undefeated a year after a one loss season (with that one loss coming to a BCS team) and all the major BCS teams will have a loss or two, and the pollsters will decide "this is the year!" and award them the game. Much like when Woodson won the Heisman as a defensive player, and no defensive player since has come remotely close to winning it since.

I think you're right and I hope that they do get their chance some time in the future.

Their chances were superb, if they had run the table. Of course, after that whalloping from FSU I'll never get the chance to see this season. Maybe next year...

Next year is still possible. What you really need is a one-loss season for FSU, and have the Seminoles turn out to be fantastic, and ranked top-5 next year. At the same time, BYU needs to run the table this year, get an impressive bowl victory, and then go undefeated next year, then hope for the help (every BCS team with at least one loss). Then you've got a shot.

[Serbia]

Also...

Hey luns. Indiana has played Michigan 59 times. The Hoosiers have won 9 of those games. I really don't believe they'll be winning #10 this year year either.

[72o]

Go tigers! We need a big win today to finally get a ranking. Especially since the chickens beat a top 5 team this week. If we lose, we'll never hear the end of it.