Week 14 Top 25

OK, not really. But Rivalry Week lived up to the billing, for sure! Truthfully, I only watched like 3 games on Saturday: The Game, the Iron Bowl, and Bedlam. I did catch bits and pieces of other games, but these were most likely to impact the committee and my system, plus they are usually a lot of fun!

What was not fun for OSU was getting absolutely manhandled by the UM lines. I mean, that was embarrassing. UM beat the tar out of the Buckeyes on both sides of the ball all game long. Ugly loss for OSU, great win for UM.

Is Alabama a top 4 team? 4 OTs to beat an Auburn team playing a freshman backup QB with basically one leg. No, I don't think so. I think Bama will be hard pressed to score twice against UGA next week. I don't know if it's a talent thing (doubtful), but there is a definite sense of vulnerability surrounding this season's version of the Tide.

And what can we say about Bedlam? It was definitely that. The Cowboys held a Riley offense down just enough to hold on to a win. Caleb Williams made it very interesting at the end! It was pretty sloppy, lots of turnovers. The OkState D played well and still gave up over 400 yards to the Sooners.

I don't want to spend too much time on all the games. I think we all know what happened yesterday. Of course I'm being lazy! We're down to the wire on the CFI, and conference championship games are all that's left besides Army-Navy

GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!

Sorry, had to do it.

Top 25

I'm just gonna leave this here for now. Obviously next week will upend the top of the list, so let's be patient.

As you can see, there's a new #1. I was surprised that Wisconsin lost and that hurt them plenty for bowl selections I'm guessing. Notre Dame is in trouble without that conference championship game. 

If the Playoffs Started Today

Let's check out the 4, 8, and 16 team brackets if we ended the season today.

Final Four

Yes, I know. OSU got trucked. Remember, their 10 wins are still 10 wins, and losing to the now #1 doesn't cost them a thing. Do I think they're top 4? No. Does what I think or feel matter? Not a bit.

Elite Eight

So I switched Bama and Iowa, and MSU and ND. I would pay a lot of money to see the Tide in the Big House in mid to late December. A lot of money.

Sweet Sixteen

Much more the thing, yes? I swapped Minnesota and Ole Miss to prevent in-conference first round matchups. Now we have Wisky traveling south to Bryant Denny stadium to face Saban and the Tide while Kiffin and the Rebs head north to the Big House. Good stuff all the way around.

I hate that we're almost done with the season. Even though no one reads my posts or takes my rankings seriously, I still have fun doing them. And I hope that if you are reading this, you're having fun too!