Yesterday, our fearless sports editor, Austin Talbert, courageously went under the knife to repair an intramural football ACL injury. Needless to say, he was unable to write his weekly top 10.
I was forced into putting Boise State in my top 10 even though I don’t think they deserve it.
No, I haven’t forgotten that they beat Oregon in the first game of the season. But since then the Broncos have only played teams like Miami (Ohio), Bowling Green and Tulsa, whereas Oregon has beaten teams like Utah, Cal and Washington (who beat USC).
There’s nothing good in Boise except for potatoes, and I don’t even like potatoes because they have too many carbs.
1. Alabama
The Crimson Tide had a little scare this weekend when they almost lost to Tennessee in a last-second field goal. Luckily for Bama, noseguard Terrence Cody blocked the 44-yard attempt and the Tide rolled in another victory, 12-10.
2. Texas
The Longhorns looked like their 2008 selves when they thrashed Missouri this weekend 41-7. Quarterback Colt McCoy finished the game with 269 yards and three touchdowns and went 26-for-31 in passing. If McCoy continues to perform like he did against the Tigers, he could climb back atop the Heisman ladder. An impressive win against Oklahoma State this coming weekend in Stillwater could move the Longhorns up in the polls and possibly the BCS.
3. Florida
Like Alabama, Florida had a less than impressive weekend against Mississippi State.
The Gators’ offense struggled, and quarterback Tim Tebow accidentally threw two interceptions in one game, but the BCS still gave the Gators the No. 1 spot. If Florida can be perfect the rest of the year, they’ll win out, as they have Georgia, Vanderbilt and the like left on their schedule.
4. USC
Upset alert! Upset alert! USC will face Oregon this weekend on ABC primetime television.
USC always has one fluke loss every season, so we’ll just pretend they didn’t lose to Washington in week three. Freshman quarterback Matt Barkley continues to lead the Trojans and has thrown for 1,540 yards and seven touchdowns thus far.
5. Iowa
The Hawkeyes squeaked past Michigan State last weekend, 15-13. This is the first time Iowa has gone 8-0 in school history, so there’s got to be a ton of momentum riding on that.
6. TCU
The Horned Frogs are No. 6 for a few reasons: they’ve beaten a couple solid ACC teams, their defense held BYU to just 188 yards in the air and sacked quarterback Max Hall four times this past weekend. They’re also a fellow team from the state of Texas.
7. Oregon
This weekend is make-or-break for the Ducks as they host USC. A win would probably knock the Trojans out of the Top 10, and definitely place Oregon in the Pac-10 driver’s seat.
8. LSU
The Tigers bounced back from their loss to Florida by drubbing Auburn, 31-10 last weekend. They’ll get a little breather this weekend when they play Tulane at home, but then it’s off to Tuscaloosa the next week to play Alabama.
9. Oklahoma State
Cowboys’ quarterback Zac Robinson lit up his team’s passing game with 250 yards and three touchdowns against Baylor. This weekend will be interesting when the Longhorns come to town in what is being hyped up as the most anticipated Big 12 game of the season.
10. Boise State
Despite having a below-average schedule, Boise State did beat Oregon in week one.
They almost lost to Tulsa a few weeks ago, but we have to give credit to the Broncos because they are 7-0.
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