Normally this is a Facebook post, but so much happened that I must put in my two cents.
What a weekend of college football. There were so many great games that it was almost hard to keep track if you didn't know exactly what was happening at every moment. Despite all of the upsets, one thing remains clear: Alabama is clearly still king of the college football world.
Let's start with the SEC, where South Carolina, Georgia and LSU all fell to unranked teams. The common denominator? Each underdog played at home. Kudos to Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Ole Miss for not being afraid to play these SEC giants tough.
Missouri beat Florida as it should have, even though everyone favored the Gators to win. The Tigers are now on track to win the SEC East and be the first of the recent Big 12 transfers in the conference championship game. Sorry, Johnny Manziel.
Speaking of Texas A&M, what a classic SEC upset Auburn put together. The SEC fundamentals of ground and pound, defense and low scores...oh, wait. This was your regular modern college football barn burner. Still, Auburn impressed on defense in the waning seconds, while the aforementioned Manziel tried to win the game all by himself. From a first down inside the 20, A&M was all the way back at midfield by the time downs turned over. What a finish.
Over in Tuscaloosa, Alabama had a lazy night. AJ McCarron and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix were picking bacon and pork chops out of their teeth during plays as the Tide had its way with Arkansas.
Moving on to the game of the night (that really wasn't), Florida State beat Clemson as many expected. What no one expected was the Seminoles' dominance. If Bama hadn't bulldozed the Razorbacks, Florida State should be receiving attention as the top team in the nation. Chances are Florida State will remain number three until Oregon or Alabama improbably slip up somewhere along the way.
In the teams-that-struggled-but-managed-to-somehow-win category, Ohio State is most prevalent. Iowa could make some noise in the Big Ten race. Other teams to make the distinction of almost-weren't include Oklahoma, Miami, Texas Tech and Wofford.
The Terriers, number 13 in FCS, struggled against 1-6 conference foe Western Carolina. The 2013 Catamounts are best-known for their 62-3 trouncing by Auburn last week. In other words, an easy win for Wofford. The only reason the Terriers won is because Western is so God-awful; with two fourth-quarter drives that made it to the opposing five-yard-line, the Cats failed to convert each time.
One more note before I get to the 25s, I'm beginning to wonder why the Baylor Bears have not gotten more national attention. Baylor is consistently putting up 60+ points per game and allowing hardly anything in the depleted-but-still-relevant Big 12. The Bears should be top five this week with a combination of their dominance and everyone else losing.
FBS Top 25
1. Alabama 7-0
2. Oregon 7-0
3. Florida State 6-0
4. Ohio State 7-0
5. Baylor 6-0
6. Miami 6-0
7. Stanford 6-1
8. Missouri 7-0
9. Clemson 6-1
10. Texas Tech 7-0
11. Fresno State 6-0
12. Oklahoma 6-1
13. UCLA 5-1
14. Texas A&M 5-2
15. Virginia Tech 6-1
16. Oklahoma State 5-1
17. Auburn 6-1
18. Northern Illinois 7-0
19. LSU 6-2
20. Louisville 6-1
21. Wisconsin 5-2
22. Michigan 6-1
23. South Carolina 5-2
24. Michigan State 6-1
25. Notre Dame 5-2
FCS Top 25
1. North Dakota State 7-0
2. Eastern Illinois 6-1
3. Eastern Washington 5-2
4. Montana State 5-2
5. Towson 7-1
6. Fordham 8-0
7. Coastal Carolina 7-0
8. McNeese State 6-1
9. Sam Houston State 5-2
10. Montana 6-1
11. Maine 6-1
12. Youngstown State 7-1
13. Wofford 5-2
14. Bethune-Cookman 6-1
15. Northern Iowa 4-3
16. Lehigh 6-1
17. Northern Arizona 5-2
18. Villanova 4-3
19. James Madison 5-2
20. Central Arkansas 4-3
21. Samford 5-2
22. South Dakota State 4-4
23. Tennessee State 7-1
24. New Hampshire 3-3
25. Georgia Southern 4-2
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