Injuries:
So far this college season, there has been no bigger story than injuries. Say what you want about LeGarret Blounts punch in the season opener, or the suspension of Dez Bryant being bigger, they are not. Big name players injured so far this year:
*Sam Bradford - QB Oklahoma (2008 Heisman winner/Out for season)
*Matt Grothe – QB South Florida (2nd all time in yards in Big East history/Out for season)
*Darren Evans - RB Virginia Tech (#1 running back/Out for season)
*Jermaine Gresham – TE Oklahoma (rated best TE in college football/Out for season)
*Tim Tebow – QB Florida (huge tool, but starting QB for #1 team in country, 2007 Heisman winner and 2 time BCS champion/only missed 1/2 game)
*Tony Pike – QB Cincinnati (15 Tds, 3 INTS/missed 1/2 game. Could miss more)
Heisman:
It is still early to be talking Heisman, but here are my top 3.
1. Mark Ingram - RB Alabama
135 rushes- 905 yrds- 8 TDs
(Had 246 yards Saturday night against a good South Carolina defense. Completely took over that game.)
2. Tony Pike- QB Cincinnati
1,633 yds- 15Tds- 3 INTs (Left last Thursday nights game @ SFU early because he reinjured his left arm. If he returns soon and leads them to an undefeated season, he will be hard to beat.)
3. Case Keenum - QB Houston
2,464 yrds- 19TDs- 4 INTs (Leads the country in yards and touchdowns. If Houston was still undefeated, they would be in the top 10, and he would be my #1)
OH MY GOD!!!! NO TEBOW!!!!! I know he is 2nd in the nation in efficiency, undefeated and has over 400 yards rushing. But he is yet to play that WOW game that will vault him into the top 3 in my mind.
Upsets:
Officially there have been a lot of upsets this season. But the longer you look at it, there weren’t really that many “upsets” of schools. Allow me to explain.
#3 USC went to Seattle and was "upset" by unranked Washington
#4 Ole Miss went to South Carolina on a Thursday night and were “upset.”
#5 Penn State was “upset” when #17 Iowa came to Happy Valley
#5 Oklahoma St. was “upset” by unranked at the time Houston U.
#7 Ohio State went to Purdue and were “upset.”
The real situation is that these teams really aren’t that good. There are no dominant teams in college football. Texas barely beats teams it should blow out. Same thing with Florida. Only Alabama has put the hammer to teams this year, but they don’t have that good of a passing game. Which leads me to my next point…
Rankings:
I honestly believe there should not be a single poll released before the first weekend in October. There should be a good month of games before anyone decides who the #1 team in the county truly is. Preseason ranking puts teams near the top that never deserved to be there. Look at all the high seeded teams that have been knocked off. Here we are 6-7 weeks later and most of those teams are no longer in the top 10. Look at the rankings before week 1 and the rankings now.
Preseason
1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. USC
5. Alabama
6. Ohio State
7. Virginia Tech
8. Mississippi
9. (tie) Oklahoma State
9. (tie) Penn State
Today (BCS)
1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. Texas
4. Boise State
5. Cincinnati
6. Iowa
7. USC
8. TCU
9. LSU
10. Miami (FL)
Therefore, 6 teams have dropped out of the top 10 is 7 weeks. 6 TEAMS!! 5 of those 6 teasm already have 2 losses this season. Guess those preseason polls were not correct. If Florida would not have been ranked unanimous #1 to start the season, I don’t think they would be now.
Bowl Projections:
BCS bowls and who I see playing in them.
Orange: Miami (FL) vs. Penn State
Sugar: Florida vs. Cincinnati
Rose: Oregon vs. Iowa
Fiesta: Boise St. vs. USC
Championship: Alabama vs. Texas
I don’t see the Big 12 getting 2 teams this year. It’s Texas, then the rest of the conference. USC will loose to Oregon on the road and the Ducks will win the Pac-10. I wanted to find a way to put TCU in, but they still have BYU and Utah on the schedule. They would have to end up playing in the Fiesta bowl. Plus, the bowls won’t put 2 not majors in a major bowl, especially the same game. Not to mention, it would accomplish nothing for the mid-major conferences to have them playing each other.
It is going to be very interesting to see how the last 7 or so weeks of this season play out. Can Iowa run the table? Can Cincinnati? Who will win the SEC title game and go to the National Championship? Will this be the year Kirk Herbstreit gives an STD to a 21 year old college girl and gets caught? Can’t wait to watch.
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