Week 6 rankings

Okay, I'm back in action, this time before any teams that are ranked take the field.
There are some major shakeups in this week's poll. I'm sure you can guess why. Anyways, here they are, without further ado.

1. Oregon- Yup. Bout that time. Not quite a point a minute, but still a scary offense. They can be stopped, though. Tennessee shut them down for a half, so if they end up playing an Ohio State or an LSU, they may be in trouble.

2. Ohio State- But only because Auburn wins oh so ugly. Not diminishing the Buckeyes though. They'll have a chance to show everyone what they're made of this weekend in Madison.

3. Auburn- How do you think Florida would be doing right now if Cam Newton had just asked for a new laptop? They would've given it to him...

4. LSU- No, really. Who else in this country has beaten six BCS teams? And say what you will, but even with Addazio's awful play calling, they won in the Swamp. It was the loudest I've ever heard it, and they came out with the W. They'll stay here until they lose.

5. Nebraska- Damn, Taylor Martinez. Watching him break off runs against K-State almost made me feel bad for Bill Snyder. Almost. These guys have a huge game against the Longhorns this weekend, and I fully expect that they show up- the defense is almost as nasty as their QB.


6. Oklahoma- By virtue of being undefeated and having looked better in the past few weeks. There aren't many hurdles left for them leading up to a probably Big XII (Ten) championship game against Nebraska.

7. South Carolina- Steve Spurrier's finest moment in Columbia. Even people in Gainesville were cheering for this one (at least in the bar I was at). Their biggest games remaining are against Arkansas at home and on the road against Florida. I think they stand a great chance of winning both of those games. Could South Carolina play for the national championship? It wouldn't surprise me.

8. Alabama- Nick Saban cussed about this. Coachbot. Cussed. This will not end well for Ole Miss.

9. Arkansas- Remember when they were the darlings of the SEC? Now they're the fifth best team in the conference. But even that is good enough for ninth in the country. Dayum! We'll see whether they climb or fall this weekend, as they have a titanic matchup with Auburn.

10. Boise State- This is about as high as you'll climb, Broncos! Enjoy it, since you will lose to Nevada and/or Idaho (I say that completely seriously... stop laughing!)

11. TCU- The Mountain West is a better conference than the WAC, but the Horned Frogs a lurking just behind the Broncos... for now.

12. Utah- Damnit, they're just so fundamentally sound, how can they not be ranked this high? Soon, either these fellows or TCU will drop. Until then, Boise should be concerned about getting jumped by the original BCS buster as well.

13. Michigan State- Denard Robinson is human? Why yes, he is. Sparty shut down Michigan's offense, but I'm still not completely sold. And I don't know if I ever will be- they don't play Ohio State this year.

14. Stanford- I love to see a quarterback lay out a defender. I also love seeing USC lose on last second field goals. This joy is multiplied exponentially now that Kiffykins is their coach. Gold star for Andrew Luck and the Cardinal!

15. Florida State- Is the ACC really that bad, or is Oklahoma really that good? I don't know if I'll be able to stand the sumg coming from Tallahassee leading up to November 27th, but there's a lot of football to be played between now and then.

16. Oklahoma State- They always look real good during the first half of the year. They're into the meat of their conference schedule starting this weekend, with a game against Tommy Tuberville. After that? Oh, just some team from Nebraska. No big.

17. Missouri- Because they're undefeated and in the Big XII (Ten). THE BIG XII IS STILL THE SECOND BEST CONFERENCE IN THE COUNTRY!!! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!! (LALALALA)

18. Arizona- Hey, Oregon State is probably the best barely-over .500 team in the country. And you've still got Oregon and Stanford to take a crack at... That's good, right?

19. Iowa- Let's see if they can contain Denard Robinson enraged! And even if they can't, it's not like Michigan's defense will be able to stop them.

20. NC State- Damnit Virginia Tech! The Wolfpack looked great until they got bit by the mediocrity bug that perpetually infects the ACC. The Hokies just HAD to spread the mediocrity around, didn't they?

21. Michigan- Denard Robinson... betcha wish he could fly around like a guided missile on D, too, huh? Just call them Auburn lite.

22. Florida- Somehow, some way. Maybe because the loss to Bama wasn't as bad as it looked. Maybe because they somehow had a lead in the final minutes against LSU. Maybe because I hope Steve Addazio will be fired now that recruits are openly saying they have doubts about committing due to poor play calling... Let's hope Dan Mullen rolls in, out-playcalls Addazio soundly, and ALMOST beats the Gators. Maybe putting the fear of God in the Gators in front of the homecoming crowd will lead to some results.

23. Nevada- I saw a picture of Colin Kapernick's head on an ostrich's body with a gun covered in bling on EDSBS. That alone means the (other) Wolfpack must be ranked.

24. Air Force- Their only loss was to Oklahoma, and barely at that. These guys play defense. These guys run the ball like crazy. These guys once DIDN'T THROW ONE PASS THE ENTIRE FREAKIN' GAME! Shouldn't a team called AIR FORCE rely on the passing game instead of the run game? Well that's just what they want you to think...

25. West Virginia- Because I still think Wisconsin stinks. Also, because I'm feeling sentimental about this whole Chilean miners thing. And there are miners aplenty in West Virginia. Plus, they get to beat USF this weekend, and it's always fun to beat those shit talkers!

Matchups of ranked teams this week

#9 Arkansas at #3 Auburn
#19 Iowa vs #21 Michigan

Damn. Boring ass week coming up, so it seems.