Top 25

College Football

Top 25

1. Alabama 9-0, 2
2. Texas Tech 9-0, 5
3. Penn State 9-0, 3
4. Texas 8-1, 1
5. Oklahoma 8-1, 4
6. Florida 7-1, 6
7. Oklahoma State 8-1, 7
8. Southern Cal 7-1, 9
9. Utah 9-0, 10
10. Missouri 6-2, 11
11. Texas Christian 8-1, 13
12. Georgia 7-2, 8
13. LSU 6-2, 12
14. Boise State 8-0, 16
15. Ohio State 7-2, 14
16. Ball State 8-0, 17
17. No. Carolina 6-2, 19
18. Brigham Young 8-1, 20
19. Georgia Tech 7-2, NR
20. Florida State 6-2, 15
21. Maryland 6-2, 22
22. Michigan State 7-2, 23
23. California 7-2 NR
24. West Virginia 6-2, NR
25. Kansas 5-3, NR

OUT: South Florida, Oregon, Minnesota and Tulsa
VOTES: Tulsa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, South Carolina

It is getting ugly out there as the Dean of SEC Coaches, Tennessee's Pihllip Fulmer, is shown the door, much the same way his predecessor Johnny Majors was. Upheaval at Rocky Top....Not to be left out as competition for aspiring coaches heats up, Kansas State has dumped Ron Prince. It appeared early Prince would get it going but it just has not occurred and getting blasted 31-0 at the half by rival Kansas last week did not help....Another coaching blunder led to an Florida State loss, as a tailback "feeling it" in the fourth quarter was replaced by a cold fullback who preceded to fumble going in for the winning score at Georgia Tech, snatching yet another defeat from the hands of victory.....Florida blasted Georgia in the worlds largest cocktail party and has put itself in position to play for the title pending an SEC Championship game victory, likely against Alabama....Texas Tech led Texas for much of the evening only to give up the lead very late. No worry, Graham Harrell found All America wideout Michael Crabtree who used his physical strength to find paydirt and keep the Red Raiders undefeated. Seventh ranked Oklahoma State is next....Auburn is reeling, as is Michigan, who lost the consecutive bowl streak since they will finish with a losing record. The streak is now with FSU.......Speaking of Michigan, Toledo Coach Tom Amstutz was shown the door and his Rockets took out Michigan at "The Big House" earlier this year. Back in the day, like last week, you would think a coach at Toledo would be the talk of the town for sleighing a dragon like Michigan, but hey, after Appalachian State did it in '07 it may not be all that, and if you are a Wolverine, this is a horrendous development.....Clemson comes to FSU this weekend, but no Bowden Bowl with Tommy fired.....Last week I mentioned Robert Griffith, Baylor's sensational freshman quarterback, and the staff at Missouri no doubt missed my comments since they escaped 31-28 as Griffith threw an INT with just seconds remaining, his first in over 235 attempts, a freshman NCAA record....The ACC remains wide open, as there are several decent teams but no team worthy of a BCS bid, at least not now....The Big 12 South is as strong as a conference division can get....Notre Dame fell to Pitt in 4OT's....UCF playing on Sunday's is becoming a drinking problem for many of my peeps with Monday morning commitments.