To the 2 lead stories....
- Florida goes down....This one was the true shocker of the day....Tebow coming up inhuman...Dan Shanoff melting down (danshanoff.com for details)....and a blocked XP being the culprit...granted they were outplayed in this one overall (even holding a 17-7 lead at home and blowing it to an offensively-challenged opponent)...but the real x-factor was the "Wild-Rebel" offense that Houston Nutt brought from Arkansas that Florida just couldn't seem to stop.....This doesn't end Florida's season...but serious damage....they have to win out now
- Alabama takes it to Georgia from the opening kickoff....31-0 at halftime? My god....Nobody expected that...I enjoyed it thoroughly...but I digress....Georgia just got punched in the mouth and by the time they woke up, it was too late....They scored 30...yes, thirty points in the 2nd half....and still came up well short....Time to sure up that defense fellas....and congrats on that blackout...Okay, I apologize for the bias....They just got run over, they actually responded quite well after the early barrage...
Now to the fun stuff.....
- Ohio State wins easily...Terrelle Pryor should be in Maize and Blue....I hate my life sometimes....UNTIL....
- Michigan, somehow....comes back from a 19-0 halftime deficit that saw the Victors commit 5 first-half TOs (totalling 11 in a 6 quarter period) and explode for 27 second half points including 20 in the fourth to hold on for a 27-25 home upset over the top-10 ranked Badgers....The Michigan defense is an elite unit IMO...factor the 19 points came directly off the 5 TOs with short fields...and a 2nd half shutout barring the final drive in which the old-fashioned "prevent" was employed...All that said, I'm still skeptical of the offense for obvious reasons, but very encouraged by the glut of young weapons on the outside....I'm rambling now....
- I can't decide if Arkansas is that bad or Texas is that good....I'm leaning toward the former....
- Do you remember when people were arguing about whether East Carolina was a top-1o team? Seems like a long time ago for the now 2-loss Pirates....
- In a game few cared about...Navy took down ACC-favorite Wake forest....show of hands of who even knew this happened?
- Other top teams that simply took care of business: Oklahoma who easily dismantled a pretty talented TCU team.....Penn State who cemented their status as the Big 10 co-favorites with Ohio State (and they're playing better than the Bucks).....and LSU who survived and advanced against Miss. State
For kicks....
My New (and the debut of) Top 10: For the record, my rankings are based on resume, not who I think would win on a neutral field tomorrow
- Oklahoma
- Alabama (Best win on anyone's resume that is undefeated)
- LSU (Gets the nod over Missou b/c of the Auburn win)
- Missouri (Illinois could've helped their SOS)
- Penn State
- Texas
- BYU
- South Florida (The prohibitive Big East favorite)
- Utah (gets the nod over Tx. Tech because win @ Michigan is significantly better than anything Tx. Tech has done)
- Georgia
I did my best to punish USC and Florida....I can't get down with polls that just let the Top 5 teams get some sort of pass for bad losses, not when there are undefeated teams out there, Georgia gets the nod because Alabama is that good....Others receiving consideration: Texas Tech (has beaten who?),USC, Florida, Auburn
And finally....
THE PICKS WRAP-UP
YTD (Previous) 11-12-1
- Miss. State +24...Winner!
- Michigan +6....Winner! (somehow)
- Colorado +6...Loser!
- Arkansas +27.5.....Loser!
- Illinois +14.5....Winner!
YTD (Current): 14-14-1....Back to even!
Okay, then....Crazy day...Enjoy the NFL slate....
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