Top 25

College Football

Top 25

1.    Alabama, 3-0, 1
2.    LSU, 3-0, 2
3.    Florida State, 3-0, 3
4.    Oregon, 3-0, 5
5.    Georgia, 3-0, 6
6.    Oklahoma, 2-0, 7
7.    West Virginia, 2-0, 8
8.    South Carolina, 3-0, 9
9.    Stanford, 3-0, 22
10.  Kansas State, 3-0 11
11.  Clemson, 3-0, 12
12.  Texas, 3-0, 13
13.  Southern Cal, 2-1, 4
14.  UCLA, 3-0, 15
15.  Notre Dame, 3-0, 18
16.  Florida, 3-0, 21
17.  Ohio State, 3-0, 15
18.  Michigan, 2-1, 17
19.  Michigan State, 2-1, 10
20.  Nebraska, 2-1, 24
21.  Louisville, 3-0, 20
22.  Texas Christian, 3-0, 23
23.  Arizona, 2-0, NR
24.  Mississippi State, 3-0, NR
25.  Oklahoma State, 2-1, NR

OUT:  Virginia Tech, ( 15 ), Tennessee ( 19 ), Arkansas ( 25 )

VOTES; Tennessee, Northwestern, Boise State, Georgia Tech, Utah, Iowa State. Oregon State, Cincinnati, Baylor, Missouri, Arkansas, Washington, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin,

Bo Lives!  That is the report from Nebraska Dave from Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Bo Pelini was seen by the television audience of ESPN2 sitting on the bench and having his pulse taken.  He spoke with the sideline reporter on the way to the locker room before the half, with the Big Red winning 28-3, and said he was not feeling well.  UNL staff took no chances, and Pelini spent the second half at Bryan Memorial Hospital.  At the end of the day, just a scare for Pelini.  Bo is a fiery guy, and had his foundation challenged last week after the 'Husker defense got torched for 650 yards a UCLA.  Arkansas State is not a premier team, but they do have an outstanding quarterback and the former number one running back high school recruit, not to mention offensive wizard Gus Malzan as head coach.  The Blackshirts responded quite well, and that has everyone in the Big Red nation, including Pelini, pleased.  John Papuchis took over in Bo's absence and did a fine job, including motivationally as it looked as if he wanted to play.  Signal caller Taylor Martinez, along with the entire offense, continues to play very well.  Ameer Abdullah and Kenny Bell are emerging stars.  The defense still has work to do, but they looked salty at moments on Saturday.  The 'Huskers have an easy one next week before a struggling Wisconsin comes to Lincoln.

Florida State, perhaps motivated by revenge, destroyed Wake Forest in Tallahassee on Saturday. Although Wake barely beat Liberty in the opener, they did beat UNC last week, so they are a legitimate team.  The Deacons were smothered, and the score could have been much worse.  Chris Thompson, who broke his back a year ago at Wake, broke Wake's back with 80 and 74 yard TD Runs on consecutive carries.  A big rushing day for FSU, with all backs looking good, which has been unusual in recent years.  Defensively, the Seminoles seem to have few peers. Now, Clemson comes to town with wideout speedster Sammy Watkins.  Gameday will be in Tally, and so will I. Don't hate!

Colorado is in freefall, just 20 years from a National Title.  Coach Embree is an alum, but this is already way out of hand, evidenced by Fresno State having 35 in the first quarter. Alum Chris Fowler is astonished at how fall the Buffs have fallen......Arkansas is also in trouble, short handed without quarterback Tyler Wilson, getting absolutely handcuffed by Alabama in Fayetteville.  The Hogs need a new coach immediately, and should look to Louisville and Charlie Strong..... Speaking of the Cards, they almost blew a 36-7 lead against North Carolina, who seemed completely uninspired for 40 minutes.....Miami played in front of an announced crowd of 36K in their home opener, but many on their team played in front of bigger high school crowds.  The U has the worst fan base in America....Michigan State could not run, and therefore, they lost as the Irish stopped the run....Speaking of Notre Dame, they joined the ACC in all sports but football, announcing they will play five ACC football games, get a bowl tie in and not split the bowl money.  Unless this is a precursor to Notre Dame becoming a full member after the NBC television contract expires, this is not beneficial to the conference. I hope the brass at Florida State have a handle on this....Is James Franklin of UCLA now the Heisman front runner? I think so.....Southern Cal has wonderful skill people, but they got whipped in the trenches at Stanford. The Cardinal who looked terrible on opening night, pounded away at USC on the Farm, showcasing their strong defensive front seven and a great running game.  Maybe Stanford sandbagged in that opening win over San Jose State.....Virginia Tech got bombed by Pittsburgh, who got off to a horrendous start losing to Youngstown St and Cincinnati, and it is becoming commonplace for VT to lose and early contest to a double digit underdog....Ole Miss is not ready for prime time, and Texas hung 66 on them....Ohio State struggled with an over matched Cal team.....Florida has settled on a quarterback, and thumped an improved Tennessee team up in Knoxville. The Vols got skill people and quarterback Tyler Bray is a strong passer, but need another year for the defense to get better....No such issues at Florida, whose defense is very strong.....Auburn survived a scare versus upstart ULM, fresh off their win at Arkansas.....Kentucky was not as fortunate, losing to Western Kentucky as Coach Willie Taggart, realizing the Hilltopper defense was gassed, went for two on a trick play and got the W.  The Wildcats are not very good, and Coach Phillips may be in trouble....When Ga Tech gets rolling, they get rolling, blasting Virginia Saturday...Northwestern is off to a good start, and may be a sleeper....Arizona State lost a tight one at Mizzou, and may be a bit better than I thought.....The PAC 12 is really looking good so far, while, as usual, the Big Ten and ACC are not.