Greetings all. I want to start out by saying that I really enjoyed watching the Oregon Ducks practice against UCLA's starters last night. Seriously. Last night The Ducks proved that they are the should-be BCS #1. LaMichael James and the rest of the Ducks backfield rushed for 270 yards; only 10 yards less than the entire UCLA offense. Now I am not detracting from what Oklahoma has done this season (minus the scare against Utah State in Norman), but Oregon has proved their worth week in and week out. It is fair to say that the Pac-10 has a new powerhouse. Oregon is 4-0 in Pac-10 play, and 7-0 overall. By rolling conference foes like Stanford and Arizona State, Oregon has become the future of the Pac-10. Oklahoma is a different story. Despite having a redshirt freshman at the helm, the Sooners have only had two quality wins this season. Utah State almost upset them at home on opening Saturday. They dominated Florida State the following week, but up until last week (Iowa State, 52-0), they won their next three games, including two nail-biters to unranked Cincinnati and Air Force, by a combined 12 points.
My BCS(ucks)Top 5:
1. Oregon Ducks
2. Boise State Broncos
3. Oklahoma Sooners
4. Auburn Tigers/War Eagle/Whatever they are calling themselves this week
5. TCU Horned Frogs
The Ducks play again next Saturday again USC in the Coliseum which promises to be either a close, entertaining game, or a blow out of epic proportions. If the latter, Lane Kiffin's coaching chair will begin to heat up.....again.
Boomer Sooner travels to #11 Missouri in a game that could make or break Oklahoma's title hopes.
Moving on...
During the first week of the college football season, I made my Heisman predictions. I could not have been more WRONG! Jake Locker and Noel Devine have unimpressed and underachieved all season long. Case Keenum tore his ACL in the second game of the season. Terrelle Pryor has been the only solid pick I made, but the gap is narrowing. Drastically! LaMichael James increased his rushing total to 971 yards last night during their "practice," thus making him the Heisman front runner. In a close second, is Auburn quarterback Cam Newton. He ranks second in the nation in passer rating (180.5), fifth in the nation in rushing (860) and ranks in the top 5 in total touchdowns (25). Rounding out the top 4 is Boise State play caller Kellen Moore. He ranks first in the nation in passer rating (190.3) and has only committed one turnover. He has an outside chance at winning the Heisman, but the Bronco's schedule stands to prevent him from standing on the stage in New York.
Right now, no Brett Favre news is great news. He met with NFL Security officials earlier this week, and we are still waiting for the league to conclude its investigation. I'll keep you posted.
No big games in the NFL this week. Unless you are the Dallas Cowboys. Big D plays the New York Giants on MNF. A win keeps Wade Phillips in the coach's office for another week, a loss will seal the fate of Phillips, and the rest of the coaching staff.
More to come this weekend...
WHO DAT
-Kenny "Mo"
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