First…

As we continue to search for the best team in the country we continue to see unconvincing wins from the teams at the top. Florida didn’t put the game away against Mississippi St. until late. Bama needed two block field goals, including one as time expires, to hold off Tennessee. Texas, meanwhile won by 34 on the road against Mizzou. Boise St. won by 45  at Hawaii and Cincinnati rolled against Louisville. Then there was Iowa and USC who both struggled. So what does this all mean? It means we still know nothing…

And Ten…

  1. Cincinnati’s win wasn’t signature but they just keep rolling. And they did it without their starting QB. We are now waiting for the West Virginia game on 11/13 to see if they can continue.
  2. Georgia Tech (at Virginia), Pittsburgh (vs. USF) and Oklahoma St. (vs. Baylor) all held serve in games they should win. All three have one loss and OK St. has a big game next week against Texas.
  3. Alabama narrowly escaped losing against Tennessee. A win is a win but Bama didn’t look great, at least on offense. Their defense looked pretty solid though. Mark Ingram failed to get to 100 yards rushing, so the flavor of the week in the Heisman race may have been just that. Terrance Cody is a lock to be a top 10 pick.
  4. Speaking of which, I would have to think Jimmy Clausen is the favorite for the Heisman at this point. Boise St.’s Kellen Moore had a monster five TD game this week. He now has 21 TDs to just 2 INT but obviously not against the competition Clausen has faced.
  5. TCU got a big win at BYU but still has to survive #18 Utah in November. But they are on track to crash the BCS
  6. Oregon destroyed Washington and have won convincingly 4 games in a row. Their massive showdown against USC next week could decide the Pac 10.
  7. Clemson eliminated Miami from the BCS title conversation with a big overtime win in Miami. It could go a long way towards eliminating Miami from the ACC title since now they need VaTech to lose.
  8. All BCS conference races are still wide open. Florida can clinch the SEC east with a win over Georgia and a South Carolina loss, but everyone else has a ways to go.
  9. Halloween night is going to be a monster. Two night games, Texas at OK St. and USC at Oregon will likely eliminate two teams from the BCS title race.
  10. If you are willing to look ahead two weeks we are on the brink of a showdown between LSU and Alabama that will likely decide the SEC west. Both teams have byes next week. I think LSU is hanging in the weeds.