in other news, i'd like to take this opportunity to call out the Daily Northwestern's sports desk - i am currently 11-0 in Big Ten picks, and am beating all the guys. love it.
all in all, it was a very predictable week in college football. no upsets - everyone who should have won did. so we're going to do our wrap-up differently today.
AP and USA Today Top 25, Week 7
the weekend's notables:
1. unranked Wake Forest beats #23 Florida State at home. like, 23 isn't very high, but guys, WAKE FOREST IS A JOKE OF A FOOTBALL TEAM. HOW DID YOU LET THIS HAPPEN FLORIDA STATE? i'll tell you how it happened: turnovers. EJ Manuel threw for two touchdowns and two interceptions.
consequence: see yuh, Florida State... oh, and Wake Forest will never be ranked.
2. #3 Oklahoma rapes #11 Texas in an amazing game, 55-17. so many mistakes from Texas, i don't even know where to begin (sorry Heidi). it was a mess of picks and fumbles - but not from Oklahoma, whose quarterback Landry Jones had no turnovers. OU scored three defensive touchdowns, so embarrassing. but we can't be too hard on Texas - their offensive group is so young.
consequence: Oklahoma stays at #3 on the AP WHAT THE FUCK PEOPLE DO YOU NOT WATCH FOOTBALL OR AT LEAST LOOK AT THE SCORES? while Texas slips to #22/21.
3. #1 LSU beats #12 Florida, 41-11 in Gatortown. it was so easy that LSU even put in their back-up QB for a lil bit. Florida's having an awful time, as they were beat by Alabama just last week.
consequence: LSU stays at 1, sure whatever. Florida disappears from both polls. a little harsh, don't you think assholes? so they got pummeled by the TOP-RANKED team in the nation. it fucking happens. and how does Texas get to stay on while Florida doesn't? fuck this system.
and now for a quick rundown of all the other boring games that happened because literally nothing exciting happened this weekend:
#9 Oregon beats unranked California, 43-15
#5 Boise State beats unranked Fresno State as part of THE EASIEST SCHEDULE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL, 57-7
#2 Alabama beats unranked Vanderbilt in a shootout, 34-0
#6 Oklahoma State beats unranked Kansas 70-28
#7 Stanford beats unranked Colorado 48-7
#8 Clemson beats unranked Boston College 36-14
#10 Arkansas beats #15 Auburn 38-14
#12 Michigan beats unranked Northwestern 42-24 because Northwestern sucks and cannot hold a lead for more than two quarters
#13 Georgia Tech beats unranked Maryland 21-16
#14 Nebraska beats unranked Ohio State 34-27 because OSU is now a joke
#16 West Virginia beats unranked Connecticut 43-16
#18 South Carolina beats unranked Kentucky 54-3
#19 Illinois beats unranked Indiana 41-20
#20 Kansas State beats unranked Missouri 24-17
#21 Virginia Tech beats unranked Miami (Florida) 38-35
#22 Arizona State beats unranked Utah 35-14
#24 Texas A&M beats unranked Texas Tech 45-40
#25 Baylor beats unranked Iowa State 49-26
DO YOU SEE A PATTERN HERE? why didn't any top 25 teams besides LSU and Oklahoma play a legitimate opponent this week?!?!
AND WHY DOES NORTHWESTERN SUCK
games to keep an eye on:
1. #6 Oklahoma State at #22 Texas. there's nothing like a Big 12 South game. that is all.
1. #6 Oklahoma State at #22 Texas. there's nothing like a Big 12 South game. that is all.
2. #18 Arizona State at #9 Oregon. this doesn't seem like a big deal, but Oregon really does not have a difficult schedule. this will be one of their more intense foes. let's see how they do.
3. #11 Michigan at #23 Michigan State. state rivalries are always great; even better if they're both ranked.
4. #20 Baylor at #21 Texas A&M. another Big 12 game, except no one cares about it.
5. unranked Florida at #24 Auburn. both teams were so hyped up pre-season, but now they're pretty pitiful. still, i think Auburn is the better team here.
That game was.......... awful. Hahahahhaa.
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