Mephistopheles

Correct me if I am wrong, but this has to be the earliest point in the season where a non BCS team is ranked in the top 8 and what is with bama being behind overrated mizzou and lsu? they dismantled preseason number 1 georgia and havent even trailed for one second all season long (!).

You can slot Penn State over Texas, but Texas has looked good, admittedly against crappy competition. Colt McCoy really should be in the Heisman discussion with Sam Bradford and Chase Daniel. He's as good as or better than both across the board. My Top Ten would go something like this: 1. Alabama 2. Oklahoma 3. Louisiana State 4. Penn State 5. Texas 6. Southern Cal 7. Missouri 8. Georgia 9. Brigham Young 10. Texas Tech With 11-15 looking like: 11. South Florida 12. Auburn 13. Florida 14. Utah 15. Boise State

I'd gladly take 1 to 5 on PSU finishing undefeated. I'd love to parlay it with OSU 2 to 19 over Minnesota and ECU 1 to 4 over Houston. While I'm at it, separately, Georgia should beat the crap out of Bama. Heh ECU. Not that this means anything, but the last two seasons Tim Tebow is 0-5 when Florida trails at any point in the second half.

dont worry. they have the worst kicking game in the world.need to get it within the 20 yard line for their kicking game to make it. theyre that bad. Arkansas says hi. our kicker can't get it to the 20 on a kickoff floridas cant kick it 20 yards to hit an extra point.

U of H is up by 2 TDs in the 4th on ECU now

They had better lose to Texas though

I'd gladly take 1 to 5 on PSU finishing undefeated. I'd love to parlay it with OSU 2 to 19 over Minnesota and ECU 1 to 4 over Houston. While I'm at it, separately, Georgia should beat the crap out of Bama. Let's see: Wow at a couple of the 90+ teams looking like they will go down. A lot of the upset alerts are becoming true. It'll be interesting to see how TCU and NC State fare tonight.

The SEC hasn't always been better than the Big Ten. It's cyclical. The last couple of seasons the top dog has been the SEC. Before that it was the Big Ten and prior to that probably the Big XII or ACC. In a couple of seasons it won't be the SEC, it'll probably be the ACC, in all likelihood.

Yeah a one loss SEC team would be a near lock to make it. The only way they don't is if Penn State or Wisconsin win out and OU or Missouri win out. A one loss SEC team would make it over any one loss team from another conference. Provided there isn't a non conference meltdown. Ie Florida losing to FSU big, and Georgia losing to Georgia Tech big, and etc.

uh are you serious? wow. Im not stupid. Everything is based on the amount of information that we have. When we get new information, we don't ignore it. We use it to adjust our beliefs from before. Going into the game the Gators had roughly a 18% chance or so of running the table to the NC. Now we learned something, namely, they didn't do as well as expected against Ole Miss, so we would expect their probability of winning each individual game left on their schedule to drop due to this new information. Besides, even if we don't change anything. 20% chance is "not a very good chance". It's certainly lower than 20% now. It's probably going to fall into the 4-6 percent chance range. At the same time, say they come out and drop 50 on LSU in a couple weeks. Then we learn more information and adjust accordingly. (if anyone drops 50 on LSU we should just give them the NC on the spot though ;))

If you wait to install it until you have the players to fit it, then you have to go through an adjustment period when you have the players that fit it. So you're screwed this season and that season. If you install it now, then everyone is fullspeed except incoming players.

Well Tebow had a poor game. There were several times were he misfired to wide open WRs. He had the best statistical passing game of the year, but he had poor accuracy all game long. He misfired on the two lob ups late and the first offensive play of the game he misfired on a wide open receiver deep. He had no touch all game long. Really they should have done an option. If there's a crease towards the middle, Tebow can keep it. If not, let Harvin stretch it out for 2 yards. The book on Tebow's kryptonite has been written. He's extremely accurate if you give him time. His accuracy plunges if he's under pressure. Georgia, UGA, Michigan, Auburn, LSU, Miami and now Ole Miss got after Tebow all game long. He wont self destruct, like some QBs under pressure, which is why they stay in the game, but he's not very good. With the Florida o-line struggling all season long, teams have been able to keep constant pressure on Tebow. And really, they're a better offense with Harvin not catching passes. Tebow (and Leak before him) have locked on Harvin as a WR when he's in the game. Look at the game today, Tebow completed 24 passes - 13 of them to Harvin. It's not like they don't have any other capable receivers, they do and every defensive coordinator knows that they do. I don't know if it's Tebow (and Leak) who lock on Harvin when he's in the game or if it's the coaching staff stressing the importance of getting him the ball or a combination of both. The simple fact is the passing game is a lot more efficient with Harvin on the sideline. The lack of a dependable running back isn't that they don't have them. They do. They aren't productive because the offensive line can't open up holes in the middle. They can only be successful when they let Harvin, James or Rainey stretch the field and run a sprint to the outside.

they hadnt been able to win up front all game long. they had been very successful with the option with harvin.

penn state would have jumped in with a win even if usc and uf won.

I'm pretty sure after the 2006 World Series nobody thought the Cardinals were the best team in baseball. But they're still hanging the banner. I'm pretty sure after the Michigan game that Michigan were the winners and Florida were the losers. No matter how many times Florida wins if the game was replayed it doesn't matter, Michigan won. Did I ever say that wasn't true? Well what's the point of saying Florida is better. Bama boy went on his standard rant and made a ridiculous remark about a Michigan team that beat Florida last year, and you follow it up saying Florida was the better team. What are you getting at? who is bama boy? is redflash a bama fan?

After today, oh 20 or so. I'm pretty sure after the 2006 World Series nobody thought the Cardinals were the best team in baseball. But they're still hanging the banner. I'm pretty sure after the Michigan game that Michigan were the winners and Florida were the losers. No matter how many times Florida wins if the game was replayed it doesn't matter, Michigan won. Did I ever say that wasn't true? Florida ought to fall to around 12 or so. Behind USC and ahead of OSU, I think. Probably behind Auburn too. Either way, they win out, they'll still be in the title game. That being said, they're not a very good chance to win out against their schedule. They still control their own destiny. As a 1 loss team they'd get in over every other 1 loss team. But, with the way the offense has spurted around the first four games, they won't beat LSU and probably won't beat Georgia, much less beating LSU twice or LSU and Alabama or Auburn.

haha. poor playcalling on the last four plays. 1. Lob it up for a TD - miss 2. Lob it up for a TD - miss 3. 3rd and ten run an option with one timeout. 4. Run Tebow right behind your third string offensive guard on 4th and 2.

Im pretty sure after the Michigan game everyone still thought Florida was better.

We are lobbing it up there for the TD because the kicking game is that bad. And an option on third and ten?

dont worry. they have the worst kicking game in the world. they need to get it within the 20 yard line for their kicking game to make it. theyre that bad.

Ole Miss was able to pass the ball successfully all of one play today

That possession looked like last season. As usual, we can't kick.

harvins out, so now the offense might actually have to throw it to other receivers: what a outlandish concept!

OK. I agree with pretty much all of this. This is the first time I've watched Ole Miss this season, and they look at best an 8-4 team. I can't decide if Snead is good or not just based on this game. To me, Florida has looked overrated both times I've watched them. Tennessee isn't that good, and Florida should have put at least 50 on them. Considering how the BCS computer ratings are calculated, there's no motivation to run up the score on anyone. Although, with how they currently overemphasize human polls, maybe there is motivation. Prior to this game, the offense was, how should I put it, run first pass for show to rest Tebow. Their games were so slow paced. Today, they've shot themselves in the foot with the turnovers. The offense has been pretty average this year. For whatever reason. They have too many offensive weapons to have a poor offense all season long, but right now they're not getting it done. Mainly it's the offensive line. They can't protect Tebow or open up run holes through the middle. They're passing game has only been existent on none-blitzes or when Tebow breaks out. The rushing game has only been on speed sweeps.