Top 25

College Football

Top 25

1. Alabama 10-0, 1
2. Texas Tech 10-0, 2
3. Texas 9-1, 4
4. Oklahoma 9-1, 5
5. Florida 8-1, 6
6. Southern Cal 8-1 7
7. Utah 10-0, 9
8. Penn State 9-1 3
9. Boise State 9-0, 14
10. Oklahoma State 8-2, 7
11. Missouri 8-2, 10
12. Georgia 8-2, 12
13. Ohio State 8-2, 15
14. Ball State 9-0, 16
15. North Carolina 7-2, 17
16. Texas Christian 9-2, 11
17. Brigham Young 9-1, 18
18. Florida State 7-2, 20
19. Louisiana State 6-3, 13
20. Michigan State 9-2, 22
21. Pittsburgh 7-2, NR
22. Cincinnati 7-2, NR
23. Georgia Tech 7-3, 19
24. Wake Forest 7-3, NR
25. South Carolina 7-3, NR

OUT: Kansas, West Virginia, California, Maryland
VOTES: Virginia Tech, Tulsa, Maryland, California, Nebraska, Oregon, Oregon State.

Only in the deep south can we find items like this in the newspaper, but a bitter loss has led to the deaths of a couple in Alabama in the aftermath of Alabama defeating LSU in overtime.

LSU-ALABAMA PHOTO FROM ESPNVIA AP PHOTO TONY GUITERREZ
In a rather stunning development, alcohol was involved. So, a bunch of drunks in Alabama, all riled up over the game, grabbed their guns and shot at one another. "Everything was cool," said Shannon Odom, half brother of one of the deceased. "Next thing we know, they're dead." Well, there you go!

Texas Tech continued their stellar season by dismantling Oklahoma State in Lubbock..... Meanwhile, Oklahoma is throwing out 60+ on a weekly basis anymore.....So much for Tennessee winning for for ousted Coach Phil Fulmer; they got shut down by lowly Wyoming, who is about to oust their coach, 13-7, marking three straight weeks the Vols have failed to score 10 or more.....Southern Cal just does not seem to have the firepower to demolish anyone other than Washington State....TCU and Utah played a hard fought contest this past week.....Iowa scored it's biggest win since 1985 in dumping Penn State, who really for the first time this year, looked pedestrian.....Nebraska got a big 45-35 win against Kansas, but the Jayhawks, who own an identical record as NU, remains above the 'Huskers in receiving votes. Go figure!......Colorado used a last second gaol line stand to beat Iowa State, leaving us to wonder what has happened in Boulder. I will check in with my contacts up there for some intel.....North Carolina flexed some muscle in downing Georgia Tech, and what might have been if they had not got nipped at home by UVA a few weeks back. And I do not like the navy jerseys......I am interested to see Ball State finish out the season and am real impressed with the offensive unit they poseess behind first round draft pick quarterback Nate Harris.....One wonders if George O'Leary is in his final days at UCF, where offense is alien coming off a league championship......Florida will meet Alabama in the SEC title game, and that is definitely must see TV, but could the ole ball coach and South Carolina derail the Gators when they meet Saturday?......Georgia may be my worst preseason pick in my 38 years history of releasing a poll, as they barely shoved Kentucky aside and cold easily lose again before the year ends......Florida State seems to be gaining strength and could very easily be 9-0, and have you noticed they are suddenly putting up some points on offense each week......Red Raider Michael Crabtree is nasty, particularly when the opponent does not cover him, as we saw with the Pokes on Saturday....Don't look now, but the Hurricanes could just win the ACC Coastal, but need to take out Va. Tech this Thursday to remain in contention.