By Brick Stevens
Nick Saban's Crimson Tide is the best and most complete team in the country. After Alabama, it's Texas and Florida, not necessarily in that order.
1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Texas
Bama beat Ole Miss 22-3 to advance to 6-0.
Texas rushed for a whopping 46 yards and struggled at home against 1-4 Colorado.
And in the week's Big Game, Florida at LSU, the flashier of the two offenses ran a dive play, like, 50 straight times.
Beyond those three teams, you might as well put the rest of the Top 25 in a hat and have a monkey draw names ... which is exactly what I did this week. Here's the remainder of this week's Smack 11, as randomly drawn by my pet monkey, Corso.
4. Kansas
5. Oklahoma State
6. Penn State
7. Cincinnati
8. Virginia Tech
9. Oregon
10. USC
11. Miami
Amazingly, none of these teams played anyone within sniffing distance of the top 25 - and USC had a bye week.
I read recently that lists of 10 are so prevalent because humans have 10 fingers.
Yet you have a list of 11. Do you have an extra finger or thumb or have you miscalculated your digits?
Posted by: Been meanin' to thank you Brickster | October 13, 2009 at 04:43 AM
Funny you'd bring that up. I was actually born with an additional finger on my left hand. My right hand has a thumb and four fingers, while my left hand sports a thumb and FIVE fingers.
Oddly, I didn't realize I was different until fifth grade. The week prior to Thanksgiving we were tasked with drawing a turkey based on a tracing of our hands. The best turkey would win a prize. When the pictures were posted on the wall, it was obvious that my turkey possessed a fuller plumage than did the turkeys of my classmates. That full tail caught the judges' attention and I was awarded the top prize.
My euphoria was short-lived as little Tommy Donogy, who excelled at math, noticed my bird had five tail feathers, while everyone else's had only four. He grabbed my hand and angrily counted my fingers, discovering the additional digit. He cried FOUL! The judges reconvened and, determining I had an unfair advantage, took away my award and gave it instead to Barb LaSarde and her pink turkey.
Posted by: Brick Stevens | October 14, 2009 at 03:59 PM
That damn Barb LaSarde. Isn't she the one who they found out later was really male and rescinded all of her shot-putting awards?
Gotta be her.
Posted by: Been meanin' to thank you Brickster | October 15, 2009 at 06:43 AM
Sooner fans will really enjoy beautiful Detroit and the Motor City Bowl.
Posted by: On to Deetroit | October 18, 2009 at 02:39 PM
It is a great American city. Here's why.
1. It has a population.
2. It is geographically located.
3. It has lots of empty buildings to explore.
4. If you stay in armed groups of 5 or more, you will probably survive.
5. If you bring pesticides and your own bedsheets, you may not get cooties.
Posted by: Top 5 reasons to look forward to Deetroit | October 19, 2009 at 08:37 AM
We figured with the Sooners down the pipe that you would commence with serious drinking. Or maybe you have and aren't in rehab yet.
Hard to know for sure, but your latest article is a good sign.
Posted by: Thanks Brickster | October 20, 2009 at 11:24 AM