- Not sure why Lane Kiffin would not run another play with 38 seconds left on the clock before attempting the field goal. Tennessee had already missed from 47 yards and had a 43 yard attempt easily blocked. A 44 yard attempt was anything but a sure thing. He may be thinking about that decision for a while.
- Florida again had a critical call go their way. It certainly looked as though Dustin Doe had the ball knocked out of his hands had about the 2 yard line. Hard to say if the outcome would have changed, but the momentum certainly would have changed sides.
- USC's offense, particularly Alan Bradford, seemed to really find its stride. They look to be the top offense as far as balance is concerned. Matt Barkley threw a couple of aggressive passes that were intercepted, but he certainly looks to be the real deal. Tough test ahead of them next week at Oregon.
- Does another close Notre Dame win over a mediocre team mean we have to listen to Charlie Weiss complain about not being in the top 25 again?
- With apologies to Texas, Cincinnati and Iowa, I would have to put Alabama, Florida and USC at the top of the list. Not sure I would argue with whatever order you want to put them in.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
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It sounds like to are a USC lover. How can you put USC in front of Texas that has no loses and USC has one. They have barley one their last two games. Their defense has been exposed by giving up a lot of points. Next week their season is on the line.
ReplyDeletePutting USC in front of Texas is just a matter of looking at the teams talent and ability. USC has won two big road games. Their one loss came without their starting QB, while the Longhorns biggest win came in a close game against an Oklahoma team playing with it's backup QB most of the game. To me, the fact that USC leads the nation in sacks and looks to have the most balanced offense puts them just ahead of Texas.
ReplyDeleteThey were beaten by a unranked team. They barely beat two unranked teams, one on the road and one at home. What are their two big road games, Cal and Notre Dame? Unranked teams are not considered "Big Wins," USC almost gave the game away in South Bend. Leading the nation is sacks does not constitue a great defense.
ReplyDeleteThe two quality road wins would be at Ohio State and at Notre Dame. While Notre Dame is not a top 10 team, they did move into the top 25 this week. I just don't know that I have seen enough from the Texas offense yet to think they could beat USC.
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