(Editor's Note: All rankings are used in this article are used by the AP Top 25 Poll and all the team ratings by Sagarin, the Gold Standard under the rating services).
In the world of college football, there are pretenders and contenders. Nine of the top-25-LD-3 of the top teams, and 5 received a reality check over the weekend.
Was I surprised at this annual event? Hardly. When you analyze how some of the teams that started 4-0 weeks and ended at 4-1, it is so easyin order to see how your face in a mirror. The reality is a way to all of the wrinkles and weaknesses.
For opener, there is the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners to a Big 12 Conference game with a 27-24 loss last second field goal in Colorado, the buffalo. Oklahoma dropped to No. 10 in the Top 25.
The Sooners have to beat their high No. 3 ranking to No. 170 rated North Texas, No. 145 Rated Utah State, No. 58 Rated Tulsa and No. 44 Rated Miami (FL). Their offensive was great scores oneach, but their strength was planned as only the 100th best in the country.
Urban Meyer and his defending national champion Florida Gators did not fare any better. They lost 20-17 at home by a field goal to Auburn in an SEC conference game. Florida was behind 17-3 going into the 4th Quarter.
The loss continued a 11-game winning streak for the Gators, who suffered their first defeat at home under Urban Meyer. Meyer's team had 18 victories in-a-row at home, 17 since Meyer took over in 2005.
TheGators have their No. 4 ranking the best of No. 110 Western Kentucky, Mississippi, No. 85, No. 77 and No. 32 Tennessee, Troy, an SEC opponent. Beating Tennessee is what vaulted Florida in the rankings. Florida fell to No. 9 in the rankings.
No. 5 West Virginia, No. 18 ran smack into South Florida in Big East face-off in South Florida and lost 21-13. Coach Jim Leavitt and his South Florida Bulls are quickly becoming the team nobody wants to face, and the history ofCollege football season.
West Virginia dropped from No. 5 to 13 in the rankings while No. South Florida moved up from No. 18 6. No
West Virginia has its No. 5 ranking by taking down No. 129 Marshall, No. 94 Western Michigan, East Carolina, No. 74 and No. 51 Maryland. Mountaineer fans who expected to win West Virginia to go undefeated this year and the national title have to regroup.
No. 7 Texas, was actually discovered and embarrassed at home against Kansas State in another Big12 play as the Wildcats dumped on the Longhorns, 41-21. I have questions about size of Texas since the beginning of the year, and now my suspicions have been validated.
Texas got to 4-0 defeat No. 162 Rice, No. 100 Arkansas, Central Florida, No. 73 and No. 54 TCU. Particularly telling Central Florida, Texas, who fight through the field, while giving up 32 points target. Texas, who is rated No. 25 by Sagarin, fell to No. 19, a much more realistic place for the Longhorns toLounge.
No. 10 Rutgers, the darlings of the Big East, upset at home by Maryland, 34-24, and fell to 21 No. I think Rutgers soon drop out of the top 25 as two 5-0 teams in the Big East no. 20 unranked Cincinnati and Connecticut – are overlooked.
Rutgers grew to 10 by whipping up on No. No. 208 AA Norfolk State, No. 142 and No. 68 Buffalo Marine. Good grief, talk about a lame schedule. They deserve what they get.
Sagarin rates Rutgers at No. 38, also seemshigh to me right now.
No. 11 Oregon hosts California and 6 in a Pac 10 matchup Journal and led 14-10 going into the 4th Quarter, but the Bears scored three touchdowns in the last 15 minutes, in order to put away, 31-24.
Even worse, the ducks seemed to Cameron Colvin to be what the bond touchdown in the closing seconds, but he sought, and the ball went out of the endzone, so that a touch-back California and a victory when the game was reviewed. Duck fans at Autzen Stadium detectedthat can play moving, they have tasted a national championship on the road.
Oregon fell to 14 in the Top 25 and No. California rose from No. 6 No. 3
No. 13 Clemson traveled to Georgia Tech and saw his dream season to start, as the Yellow Jacket defense has to disentangle the Tigers a field goal to win, 13-3. Clemson fell to 22 No.
The Tigers climbed into the Top 25 of handling No. 154 AA Furman, No. 133, Louisiana-Monroe, North Carolina State No. 87 Florida and No. 21State. Clemson got into the championship game against No. 21-rated Florida State 24-18 in the opener.
Sagarin rates Clemson No. 34, in which no near the top-25. Clemson could drop out of the top 25 in a heartbeat.
Joe Paterno's No. 21 Penn State Nittany Lions started the season before to 3-0 defeat against a rejuvenated Michigan in the Big House, 14-9, and now loses its second Big 10 game in Illinois, Illinois, 27-20.
Going on the road in Big 10 Conference games is suddenly difficultfor Penn State, as it came directly out of the top-25.
Again, Penn State began his day by football at levels above the worst Division 1-A school to college, No. 171 Florida International, 7 worst team in Division 1-A, No. 142, Buffalo, and the seemingly hapless and winless No. 95 Notre Dame. What were the fans thinking in Happy Valley? A national championship? Think again.
No. 22 Alabama was the 9th to lose the top 25 teams when first year coach Nick Saban andhis Crimson Tide a visit to Florida State and lost 21-14. Alabama came right out of the top 25 before, after arriving just one week. Sagarin rates now in Alabama, No. 39
I thought Saban would have thought Alabama rising; I now have to adjust my expectations for the Crimson Tide.
And so nasty 9-Oklahoma, Florida, West Virginia, Texas, Rutgers, Oregon, Clemson, Penn State and Alabama-all fell, but managed the number 1 USC Trojans, defeated by Washington hard to escapeat Husky Stadium with a field goal 27-24.
USC committed 16 Penalties and threw 2 interceptions, lost a fumble and suffered a blocked punt, and yet there was a perfect 5-0 record to keep. The 2-3 Washington Huskies are not exactly a powerhouse are still too shabby rated No. 27 by Sagarin, no.
The fact that so inconspicuously slipped USC to No. 2, the LSU Tigers took the lead.
LSU blew past No. 144-rated in-state rival Tulane, 34-9 tear after No. 57Mississippi State 45-0, No. 28 Virginia Tech 48-7, and No. 125 Middle Tennessee 44-0. Best LSU win came at home against No. 17 South Carolina 28-16. Sagarin rates LSU No. 1 in the country.
Only one game really caught my attention spotting and No. 9 Wisconsin, Michigan State was 34 points, and then win by a field goal at home. The Badgers climbed to No. 5 in the Top 25.
I still think Wisconsin is not so good. Sagarin rates Wisconsin at No. 24 The Badgers still haveAway games in Illinois, Pennsylvania State University and Ohio State, then host Michigan. After these 4 games, which I doubt is, Wisconsin is 11-0 in their last game in Minnesota.
Start losing teams in the Top 25 at this point in the season because they are planning an early target weak teams to their players the confidence to get into the Top 25 rankings of giving boosters hope, and bring to their programs.
Once the game starts conference, found that messing around is over, the evil 9over the weekend.
Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley
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