Sunday, November 1, 2009

Quick Hits From Yesterday's College Football Action

For the first time in a few weeks Florida looked convincing in their win over Georgia. They could be hitting their stride at the right time. Georgia is not a great all around team, but neither are some of the teams they have struggled against. I would still like to see them against a top tier team that can play on both sides of the ball. Offenses in the SEC are way down this year which has let the top teams struggle and still come away with wins.

Colt McCoy and the Texas offense are finally coming together. They had struggled to find any consistency all season, but the last two weeks have been a different story. To perform the way they did on the road last night shows me they are hitting on all cylinders again. I would take them over either SEC team right now. Let's see if they jump ahead of Alabama for the number 2 spot in the BCS who was idle yesterday.

Oregon made a huge statement. While many experts said USC would have a down year this season by their standards, a win over the Trojans is still a big deal. They completely dominated USC on both sides of the ball. There is not a team in the country who wants to play them right now. It will be interesting to see how far they move up in the BCS standings.

If only the computers had eyes. The computers will likely still have Iowa at the top of their rankings. Does anyone really think they could beat the other top teams? I am not sure they would be favored to beat anyone else in the top 10. If they do run the table and get beat out for a spot in the title game by a one loss SEC team, they will not have much of an argument. They have struggled to get through a very weak conference.

2 comments:

  1. I guess you were wrong in thinking that Texas was going to be upset. They dominated Oklahoma State last night. I can see why you are so angry with the Texas Longhorns, a few years back they beat USC in the Rose Bowl. The next few weeks are going to be very interesting in college football. Can Boise State stay undefeated? Iowa? Alabama? Florida? I would love to see Boise State and Texas in the National Championship game at the Rose Bowl. I know one thing USC is out of the running, have fun in the Las Vegas Bowl Trojans.

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  2. Texas dominated Oklahoma State last night. There is no anger directed at any team as I really do not care ine way or another who wins. From an objective standpoint, the Texas offense had struggled all season to be consistent prior to the last two weeks. With a solid two weeks, they have shown what they can do. Of the undefeated teams left, I would give them the advantage for being the most complete right now. Unfortunately, Boise State is going to need some help even if they go undefeated because of their schedule. They will need TCU to lose and a 1 loss Texas, Alabama or Florida would likely stay ahead of them. Barring a complete collapse, Texas should be able to run through a soft remaining schedule.

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