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I have been including links to the BCS and AP rankings and now I'm going to include a link to a list of my Power Rankings I made at tadalist.com

My College Football Power Rankings

New #1

Missouri Tigers
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For the 3rd week in a row the #1 team in the nation has been dethroned. This time it was Oklahoma who was crushed in the 4th quarter 16-6 to end up losing to the #11 Missouri Tigers 36-27. Oklahoma is probably one of the most overrated top teams in the nation and Missouri beating them really was not a very big upset. Congrats to Missouri though because it was still a big win for their program and for the first time since 1960 they are 7-0

However Auburn will now take over as #1. They have the best record in the best conference in the country but many think that Auburn should not have vaulted up this many spots. People argue that Oregon is unstoppable and should have been bumped into the #1 spot but they dont take into account how much stronger the SEC is than the Pac-10. Considering how competitive the SEC it is still very possible that Auburn will lose a game anyways. But any team in the SEC West could compete with the top teams in the Pac-10. If you matched the top SEC teams up against the top Pac-10 teams on the other hand I would be surprised if the Pac-10 could beat more than one of the SEC teams. So just how good is Oregon? Well the answer is they are pretty darn good but they are slighty overhyped. True their offense scores a nation high 55.1 point per game but that is factoring in games where they just ruthlessly ran up the score against cupcake teams New Mexico 72-0 and Portland State 69-0. Oregon has only played one top 15 team while SEC leader Auburn has played three.

Boise State must be disappointed that for the 3rd time a #1 team has fallen they have just remained at #3. The problem for Boise State is that they do not play in a BCS conference and their strength of schedule is much weaker than that of a BCS school so even if they go undefeated they may not play for a national championship. That being said Boise State is still undefeated and still blowing teams out.

 All of this brings up the question should there be playoffs?

BCS Rankings

Cat Fight

Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama
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Saturday features the last two unbeatens in the SEC, the #6 LSU Tigers (7-0) and #4 Auburn Tigers (7-0). Auburn will mostly likely have the upperhand in this battle with the game being home and they have Cam Newton (Newton leads the SEC with 122.9 rushing yards per game). Cam Newton has shattered expectations and is putting up phenonmenal numbers. The LSU defense is pretty tough but I think they will find it near impossible to stop Auburn from moving the rock. LSU's QB Jordan Jefferson is a solid rusher but he is nothing special as a QB as he has a meager 90.89 passer rating. Auburn on the other hand does not post the best defense but they are decent against the run and their rushing game is one of the best in the nation. Alabama might still the best team in the SEC but Auburn is looking pretty good. I think Auburn will walk away with a win unless LSU can find a way to hold the Auburn rushing game below 200 yards which will mean slowing down Cam Newton. But my guess is this will not happen and Auburn will celebrate a 32-17 win

Wordle

I recently made two college word designs on wordle and I will post the links:

College Football

AP Top 25

Weekend Games

Picture of OSU WR Dane Sanzenbacher
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The Buckeyes had lost the last two games as the AP #1 and Saturday did not prove to be any different as they were upsetted easily by the Wisconsin Badgers. When looking at the stats Wisconsin only had 25 more total yards than Ohio State which is far from dominant but Wisconsin came up with points when they needed to and there special teams greatly aided them. The first play of the game was returned for a 97 yard touchdown by Badgers KR David Gilreath.

So for the second week in a row the #1 team has been dominated and dethroned, so who is #1? Oklahoma took the #1 spot in the BCS Standings and Oregon took the #1 spot in the AP poll. Complete Standings. To me Alabama may still be the best team in the country but they may not ever hit the #1 again or then again maybe they will. I personally would like to see Auburn as at #1 but first they would have to win a tough challenge against LSU next week and of course beat Alabama the last game of the regular season. But Auburn looks like the best team in the best conference for now. This season is starting to look like it is going to shape up to be a crazy season.

Ohio State Slideshow

My favorite college team is the Ohio State Buckeyes and I created a short slideshow with pictures of the football team. The link is below:

Ohio State Buckeyes

Top 5 Conferences

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#1. SEC - The SEC is probably not as good as it was but is still loaded with 5 teams in the top 20. The SEC has Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas and three unbeatens in LSU, Auburn, and top ranked Alabama. Auburn and Alabama really help to make sure the SEC stays #1 as both have good chances to win a BCS Bowl game.

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#2. Big Ten - The Big Ten also has 5 teams in the top 20 but overall cannot compete with the SEC. The Big Ten does have Wisconsin, Iowa, and 4 unbeatens in Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, and #2 Ohio State though. Ohio State will likely play in a BCS bowl and some other teams may also be able to play big bowl games. The Big Ten also is the home of Heisman front runner Denard Robinson

 



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#3. Big 12 - The Big 12 gets the three spot because of their depth and I believe that when matched up against the Pac-10 or ACC they would win. The Big 12 has five unbeaten teams four of which are in the Top 25; Oklahoma, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, and Missouri are all in the Top 25. Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Kansas State are all having pretty good seasons too.

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#4. Pac-10 - I put the Pac-10 at the four spot because I believe that although they have a BCS frontrunner in Oregon they don't have the depth of the Big 12. The Pac-10 only has three top 25 teams in Oregon, Stanford, and Arizona. If you look at the records of the teams not all of them are good but most of the teams have had moderate to tough schedules which is why I looked past some of there losses and put them in 4th.

 

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#5. ACC - I considered putting the Mountain West Conference in this spot because they have some good teams in Utah, Air Force, and TCU. I also believe that the ACC is loaded with overated teams but they are a BCS conference and therefore have more balance than the Mountain West. The ACC only has two Top 25 teams in Miami (FL) and Florida State but some teams that are close.

Is Auburn Legit?

QB Cam Newton
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Is Auburn legit or is this just deja vu? Last season Auburn opened the season with a 5 game winning streak but was knocked out of the ranks of the undefeated by Arkansas. That started a 3 game losing streak and led to an 8-5 finish for the Auburn Tigers. Once again the #8 ranked Tigers are 5-0 and are looking like they may be a frontrunner in the SEC. There is a big reason to believe that the Tigers are for real this year and his name is Cam Newton. Newton has amassed 928 yards and 12 touchdowns through the air and has ran for 474 yards and 4 touchdowns. Through all the stats and wins he has made a name for himself and is even considered to be a far out Heisman canidate. Auburn looks solid all around with the 20th ranked offense and 37th ranked defense in the nation. The Tigers will visit Kentucky in a hope to get revenge for the defeat they suffered at the hands of the Wildcats and to start 6-0.

College Football Rankings Week 6 (ESPN)

South Pointe DE's

Two Friday's ago I was watching a game between the high school teams South Pointe and Spartansburg because I had heard that South Pointe's DE (Jadevon Clowney) was an amazing player. I was not dissapointed as play after play Clowney tore through or blew by the offensive line like they were not even there. Clowney is the undisputed #1 high school recruit. He stands about 6'6" tall, weighs around 245 pounds, and runs a 4.6 40 yard dash. Clowney says he has eliminated his college choices to just South Carolina and Alabama. Below is a link from 247 Sports on YouTube of Jadeveon Clowney highlights

Jadeveon Clowney

Top Games From the Weekend



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#1 Alabama 31-7 #7 Florida

#4 Oregon 52-31 #9 Stanford

#8 Oklahoma 28-20 #21 Texas

#11 Wisconsin 24-34 #24 Michigan State

#17 Iowa 24-3 #22 Penn State

#18 USC 31-32 Washington

#23 NC State 30-41 Virginia Tech

Texas A&M - Oklahoma State Game



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Texas A&M suffered their first loss of the season as they were knocked off by still undefeated Oklahoma St 38-35. The game proved to be a sloppy one with A&M turning the ball over 5 times and Oklahoma turning it over 3 times. That being said the game was good in the aspect that it was close; Oklahoma had to comeback from a 21-7 halftime defecit win off a 40 yard field goal. Texas A&M fell despite gaining 535 yards to Oklahoma State's 351.