If I had a vote that mattered …
1. Alabama
2. Utah
3. LSU
4. Texas A&M
5. Florida
6. Clemson
7. Baylor
8. Ohio State
9. Oklahoma
10. TCU
… I know people are going to think I’m crazy or trying to be controversial, but I think the Crimson Tide is the best team in the nation and I think eventually the rankings will reflect my thinking and/or Alabama wins the SEC and makes it into the four-team playoff with a single loss. What happened against Ole Miss was just one of those nights because if they play that team on a neutral field 10 times, I think Alabama wins at least seven times. In addition, Saturday’s win over Georgia was the single-most impressive and complete win/performance I’ve seen this season. Besides, what team should definitely be ranked ahead of the Tide? Don’t name a team that hasn’t played anyone. Bottom line: I think Alabama is the best team in the country, even if it has a loss.
… You simply cannot get into a track meet with Baylor. You will lose. You have to force turnovers, limit turnovers and score touchdowns. Or you will lose.
p.s. Art Briles still enabled a predator on his team at the expense of a female student-athlete and has yet to answer for or truly address the matter. Do not forget.
… Don’t look now, but Oklahoma is playing a damn good brand of football and seems to be getting better each week. Consider me impressed with it’s dismantling of West Virginia on Saturday. On a day when the Sooners probably played a B-level game on offense, OU still passed for more than 300 yards, while the defense finally produced game-changing plays (five created turnovers on Saturday) against the best offense it has faced all season. Nice job, Bob Stoops.
… Michigan State currently looks like all kinds of fool’s gold.
… The loss of Malik Zaire finally caught up with the Irish. I’m not so sure the Irish wouldn’t be my No. 1 or No. 2 if he doesn’t get hurt.
… Josh Rosen just isn’t ready for prime-time. Not yet, anyways.
… Leonard Fournette is doing everything he can to lock up the Heisman by mid-November. I’m not even sure if he has a true No. 2 chasing him at the moment.
… Hate on A&M all you want, but that team waxed an Arizona State team that just beat down UCLA, it beat Arkansas on a neutral field and it completely outclassed Mississippi State on Saturday night. That’s not a bad five-week resume. You can make the case it’s as good as anyone’s
1. Alabama
2. Utah
3. LSU
4. Texas A&M
5. Florida
6. Clemson
7. Baylor
8. Ohio State
9. Oklahoma
10. TCU
… I know people are going to think I’m crazy or trying to be controversial, but I think the Crimson Tide is the best team in the nation and I think eventually the rankings will reflect my thinking and/or Alabama wins the SEC and makes it into the four-team playoff with a single loss. What happened against Ole Miss was just one of those nights because if they play that team on a neutral field 10 times, I think Alabama wins at least seven times. In addition, Saturday’s win over Georgia was the single-most impressive and complete win/performance I’ve seen this season. Besides, what team should definitely be ranked ahead of the Tide? Don’t name a team that hasn’t played anyone. Bottom line: I think Alabama is the best team in the country, even if it has a loss.
… You simply cannot get into a track meet with Baylor. You will lose. You have to force turnovers, limit turnovers and score touchdowns. Or you will lose.
p.s. Art Briles still enabled a predator on his team at the expense of a female student-athlete and has yet to answer for or truly address the matter. Do not forget.
… Don’t look now, but Oklahoma is playing a damn good brand of football and seems to be getting better each week. Consider me impressed with it’s dismantling of West Virginia on Saturday. On a day when the Sooners probably played a B-level game on offense, OU still passed for more than 300 yards, while the defense finally produced game-changing plays (five created turnovers on Saturday) against the best offense it has faced all season. Nice job, Bob Stoops.
… Michigan State currently looks like all kinds of fool’s gold.
… The loss of Malik Zaire finally caught up with the Irish. I’m not so sure the Irish wouldn’t be my No. 1 or No. 2 if he doesn’t get hurt.
… Josh Rosen just isn’t ready for prime-time. Not yet, anyways.
… Leonard Fournette is doing everything he can to lock up the Heisman by mid-November. I’m not even sure if he has a true No. 2 chasing him at the moment.
… Hate on A&M all you want, but that team waxed an Arizona State team that just beat down UCLA, it beat Arkansas on a neutral field and it completely outclassed Mississippi State on Saturday night. That’s not a bad five-week resume. You can make the case it’s as good as anyone’s
