Still pondering the winners and losers this week but please enjoy the BMB Top 25 for now. Positions 11-25 are getting harder to fill out as the conference schedule kicks off for most teams. It should get easier with each week though.
- LSU
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Boise St
- Oklahoma St
- Wisconsin
- Stanford
- Nebraska
- Oregon
- Florida
- South Carolina
- Clemson
- Virginia Tech
- Texas A&M
- Baylor
- South Florida
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Texas
- Georgia Tech
- TCU
- West Va
- Arizona State
- Michigan
- Florida State
It was a tough choice between LSU and Bama but I think LSU has shown more and they’ve done it on the road. With an impressive win this weekend over Florida, Alabama may move into the top slot though. After that, who knows? Bama and LSU as the top two teams in the country is the only certainty at this point.
Top 25 (week 2)
- LSU
- Boise St
- Alabama
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma
- Florida St
- Stanford
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma St
- South Carolina
- Arkansas
- Oregon
- Texas A&M
- Ohio State
- Mich State
- Virginia Tech
- Arizona St
- West Va
- Florida
- Baylor
- Auburn
- Maryland
- Northwestern
- Miss State
- Penn State
Not much changed from last week. Oregon is still the best 1 loss team in the country. Penn State and Miss State lost to quality opponents, but I still think they are top 25 teams. We’ll learn a lot more about Miss State this week though. Otherwise this is all just wild speculation as only a few teams have proven themselves (LSU, Boise, maybe OK St).
3 Winners:
Texas: They pulled one out and came back from a 13 point deficit against a good BYU team. To say they struggled at QB is to put it gently. The QB situation is probably causing Mack Brown night terrors but they may have found a solution in a familiar name, McCoy. That would be Case McCoy, Colt’s younger brother. He can toss it to Jaxon Shipley, Jordan’s younger brother. And yes, in a made for Gameday story,they are roommates, keeping the family tradition alive.
Oklahoma State: Remember on Thursday when Weeden to Blackmon looked like two buddies playing catch in the backyard? Remember they were playing a decent Arizona team that many people picked as a Pac-12 darkhorse? The Cowboys are good this year.
Auburn: Somehow they just keep winning. Are they are a good team? Who knows but the only thing that matters right now to the Auburn fans is that they keep winning and are now 1-0 in the SEC after defeating a hyped up Miss State squad. Gene Chizik is now 9-0 in games decided by 4 points or less. (via Bruce Feldman #freebruce )
Honorary Mentions: Tennessee, Michigan
3 Losers
Notre Dame: What can I say? The offense continued to turn the ball over and the defense decided not to show up in the last two minutes of the game. At least Brian Kelly didn’t blow a gasket on national television again. I can only imagine the hell he gave those players after the game.
Miss State: Thought you could steam roll Auburn and look forward to LSU? Didn’t realize Gene Chizik had sold his soul to keep winning games without Cam Newton? Or was it just poor coaching that turned an opportunity to tie the game into a loss? I know MSU is run first and runs a mean spread option but 8 seconds left on the goal line? I’d at least try one throw.
Georgia: Georgia was clearly focused and hyped for this one. They came out strong and generally outplayed South Carolina in every way possible except they lost. Stephen Garcia looked hungover at times but Steve Spurrier dialed in enough trickery and the South Carolina defense did just enough to deliver a win. The question now is not if they fire Richt but when. The fan base is frothing at the mouth. I almost feel bad for the guy… nah. THWG!
Honorary Mentions: Iowa, Oregon State, football in the state of Indiana
Buzz Meets Brutus Top 25 (Week 1)
- LSU
- Boise St
- Alabama
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma
- Florida St
- Stanford
- Nebraska
- South Carolina
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma St
- Oregon
- Texas A&M
- Ohio State
- Miss St
- West Virginia
- Mich St
- Va Tech
- Florida
- Arizona St
- Baylor
- Penn St
- Auburn
- Maryland
- Northwestern
The weather was terrible, the uniforms were atrocious… but dear God I missed you, College Football.
Some of the weeks’s big winners:
- LSU - big wins in the national spotlight are always good
- Boise State - see above
- Auburn - sometimes avoiding a disastrous loss can be just as good as a huge win
And Losers:
- TCU - Defense much?
- Notre Dame - USF should have hung 45 on them
- Boston College - home loss to the a Persa-less Northwestern, FCS has more wins against BCS schools than the ACC
Short week + massive amounts of football means this is a shorter post. I’ll try to write more in the coming weeks. Like the images? They are from the talented @bubbaprog on twitter and Mocksession. Follow him for more sports goodness!
Zach’s Open Letter to the ACC got me thinking about the Big 12 after he mentioned how much the ACC hates Texas. Like most people not from Texas, I hate Texas too! [ACC country hates Texas because Mack Brown used to coach UNC - Z] Here’s some interesting numbers on the Big 12 as the season kicks off.
The Big 12 has 4 teams ranked in the preseason Top 10: Oklahoma @ #1, Texas A&M @ #8, Oklahoma State @ #9 and Missouri @ #21.
Since 2002 the Aggies have been to 5 bowl games and have won zero. That’s worse than the Big Ten in bowl games- ouch town. They are also 2-9 against Top 25 competition since the 2008 season. How the hell The Aggies received a top ten ranking I don’t know.
Their neighbor in the rankings, the Cow Pokes, are a measly 3-7 against Top 25 competition during that same period but are coming off a solid drumming of Arizona in their bowl game. The ‘Pokes have been an offensive juggernaut for several seasons now but unless their defense can make some stops, the lofty pre-season expectations will continue to be missed.
Let’s also not forget to give Big Game Bob a congrats for finally winning a BCS bowl game after 5 consecutive losses. Actually, NO! DON”T DO THAT!!! They beat Connecticut of the Big East. That conference has not deserved respect since WVU’s last BCS appearance in 2008. And even then, it was more of “Oh yeah, WVU, they’re good but it’s a shame they play in the Big East”.
The Big 12 only has 1 team ranked in the Top 25 for strength of schedule. I will give OU some credit for scheduling that game with FSU in the second week of the season. That should be exciting IF AND ONLY IF SOMEONE IN THE ACC FINALLY STANDS UP TO PRESEASON EXPECTATIONS AND STOPS SHITTING THE BED… ZACH THIS IS YOUR DEPARTMENT. FIX THIS!
Danimal OUT.
