After sitting through another ridiculous weekend of the 2009 college football season, I decided maybe it's time members of the nation's sporting press stopped sniffing at the so-called mid-majors. With Alabama having to block a field goal to stop Lane Kiffin from becoming insufferable, the Brickster doesn't see a dominating team in college football.
1. TCU/Boise State
It's time to face facts ... TCU and Boise State are going undefeated.
3. Cincinnati
Unlike TCU and Boise State, the Bearcats have a couple of games on their remaining schedule -- West Virginia and Pitt could end the madness.
4. Texas
Seven games into its season, the Longhorns finally looked like a highly ranked team this weekend. Just in time, too. The B12 South is decided Saturday in Stillwater.
5. Iowa
Hawkeyes season and title hopes hinge on a Nov. 14 game against Ohio State. Brickster likes that Iowa is hanging in there and winning close games. Brickster also thinks hanging in there and winning close games eventually comes back to bite you.
6. USC/Oregon
Pac 10 championship game is this weekend.
8. Alabama
Regular readers know the worst thing you can do is bore the Brickster. A 12-10 win over Tennessee had me considering lawn work.
9. Florida
More boredom. The Gators mailed in a completely uninspired performance against a bad Mississippi State team. I mailed in the 8 spot.
10. Houston
Cougars are hating that UTEP game right now.
11. Oklahoma State/Notre Dame
Want to impress the Brickster? Beat Texas.
Notre Dame remains in the Top 11 due to a contract all members of the sporting press must sign in blood with a centuries-old secret society. The penalty for failing to include the Irish in your Top 11 is you have to read all of Dan Brown's novels. Oops. I wasn't supposed to share that.
That's all right re the Dan Brown novels.
But for God's sake don't give away the secret codes that enable The Elect out here to continue to make a fortune on your picks!
And apparently you are NOT back in rehab. This makes it very unlikely you would give away the codes.
Posted by: Thanks Brickster | October 26, 2009 at 09:01 AM