How many teams in the top 10 have lost this year? I don’t know, it would require a little research, but just today, three more have gone down. South Carolina lost to Vanderbilt. Is there any reason why this should happen? The short answer is no. This is the team that beat Kentucky, and beat Georgia. Their only loss was to then undefeated LSU. Now they lose to a team that lost to Georgia, and lost all the other SEC foes they’ve faced, except Mississippi. Vandy is not a good team. But today they were better than South Carolina. The Gamecocks have been winning mostly because of their defense. Again, their offense couldn’t get going, and they were kept out of the end zone. The good news for SC is that they are still tied for the lead in the SEC East, thanks to Florida and to ‘Bama. Alabama beat Tennessee who appear that they might have a change to really compete in the SEC.
The second team to fall today from the top 10 was Kentucky. They lost to Florida, and that surprised no one. This was a high scoring game. Andre Woodson threw for 415 yards and 5 touchdowns. Impressive day for any quarterback, though his last touchdown was with no time left on the clock and no chance of winning the game. Tim Tebow threw for 4 touchdowns and ran for another. The match was pretty much even for the quarterbacks, but Florida had enough of losing. Those who have met Urban Meyer and heard him speak would not expect a team he coached to lose three in a row, and he didn’t disappoint.
The Big 12 had some interesting match ups today. Oklahoma struggle in the first half against Iowa State. Oklahoma trailed at the half, failing to get on the scoreboard. The second half was all about the Sooner’s running game. Chris Brown, their 3rd back, scored twice in the second half, to ensure a Sooner victory.
Texas didn’t play great against Baylor, but was able to put the Bears away in the second half. Missouri and Texas Tech were set to battle, and most people expected them to score like crazy. But only one of those teams lived up to their reputation. Tech has been fantastic all year, scoring at least 35 points in every game, including 45 points in their only loss to Oklahoma State. Today they didn’t show up. Graham Harrell who has been nearly flawless threw for 397 yards, but for 4 interceptions. Missouri, recovering from their tough loss to the Sooners, played good defense and scored 41 points on the day, holding the explosive Red Raider offense to only 10. Missouri should continues to show that they are for real this year.
After blowing their chance at becoming #1, the Cal Bears had a chance to embarrass their rival UCLA. UCLA had their back up quarterback, and Cal was now at full strength. It would stand to reason that Cal did embarrass the Bruins, but the battle of the Bears turned out different. UCLA is the most confusing team in the country. They will lose to teams like Notre Dame, who was again embarrassed by USC, and Utah, who has lost to UNLV, and then beat better teams, like today when they beat Cal. Are there still UCLA fans that want Ben Olson to be their starter? They have played better with Cowan, and he was the one that lead them to beat USC last year. Could Olson be done as a Bruin? His fate might be tied to Karl Dorrell’s.
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