Top 25 College Football Rankings
Week 13
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Missouri (11-1)
Chase Daniel for Heisman and Missouri for the top team in the nation. I don't see how Daniel doesn't win the Heisman. I'm not exactly sure what his fourth-quarter numbers are - ESPN showed a graphic but I couldn't type the figures quick enough - but I think they're something like 43,943-of-43,944, 770,814 yards, 88,000 touchdowns and -44 interceptions.
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West Virginia (10-1)
Should we pencil in West Virginia in the BCS Championship? All they have to do is beat Pittsburgh. Normally, I'd say no. Michigan went down to Appalachian State. Stanford knocked off USC. And this past weekend, Arkansas upset No. 1 LSU. But the Mountaineers can't possibly lose to The Stache, can they? If I were Rich Rodriguez, I'd be more scared of Appalachian State and Stanford. It seems like the only way the Panthers can win is if Dave Wannstedt misses the bus, or something.
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Ohio State (11-1)
Jim Tressel moves up the rankings and didn't even have to pay any of his players! I mean play; not pay. Paying players is against the rules! At any rate, I don't think he's pining about a Big Ten Championship right now.
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Georgia (10-2)
Give Georgia a lot of credit; despite finding out Tennessee beat Kentucky in overtime, they outscored Georgia Tech in the fourth quarter, 8-3, coming away with a 14-point victory. The Bulldogs could have easily folded in disappointment.
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LSU (10-2)
Funny moment in the LSU-Arkansas battle when the officials called a timeout, prompting Les Miles to yell, "Are you kidding me!? I'm the HEAD COACH!" Given the way he was coaching in the final minutes of the game, he might as well have said, "Are you kidding me!? I'm the HEAD COACH of Michigan!"
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Florida (9-3)
Hey, guess what? Tim Tebow is the first quarterback to throw for five billion touchdowns and rush for six billion touchdowns in a single game. And I'm not really joking - that's what it seemed like on Saturday. Florida State had no answer for him. He disgraced the Seminoles so much that the grandchildren of everyone on that defense will live a life of shame.
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Virginia Tech (10-2)
I have to give Sean Glennon a lot of credit. After looking like the worst quarterback of all time early in the season, he's improved tremendously over the course of the year. He threw for 260 yards and a score at Virginia. I'm not sure what happened to him, but I'm depressed. I used to love making fun of him. Now I can't. Excuse me while I go cry in my room.
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Oklahoma (10-2)
Can anyone tell my why Oklahoma showed up to play Oklahoma State? Sure, it's a big rivalry. But in the wake of Texas' loss, the Sooners were going to the Big XII title game no matter what. I picked the Cowboys to cover against the Sooners, thinking they would hang the number as a double-digit underdog. Now, I'm sitting here and there's a hole in my wallet. Now, instead of ordering out tonight, I'm going to have to rummage through garbage cans for dinner.
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Kansas (11-1)
In Sonic the Hedgehog, you get three lives. Pretty fair, considering you're a blue-spiked protagonist attempting to save your friends. In college football, you apparently only get one life. That doesn't seem just until you figure that you're a mad scientist named Dr. Robotnik who coaches the Jayhawks and turns animals into robots.
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USC (9-2)
This seems like 10 years too late, but Bill Callahan has finally been fired. I have no idea why they even wasted their time with that classless jerk. As a reminder, Callahan, up by about 30 points late in the third quarter against Kansas State, went for it on a 4th-and-20.
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Tennessee (9-3)
Despite Tennessee's victory over Georgia, I feel as though the less-talented team is going to the SEC Championship. The Bulldogs have been so much more impressive down the stretch that it's a shame the winner of the Eastern division is determined by a contest that took place two months ago.
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Illinois (9-3)
Argument No. 549,013 for a Big Ten championship: Wouldn't you love to see a rematch between Illinois and Ohio State? It's so stupid that you need 12 teams in your conference to have a title game. Besides, I feel depressed that I won't have another week of commenting that Juice Williams' mom yells "Thank you, God!" every time after her son gets a first down and sacrifices young children in the wake of his touchdowns.
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Boston College (10-2)
Odd comment by Matt Ryan after his win over Miami: "Hopefully we can win a championship." Poor Matt. I guess he's in denial about the lack of a playoff system in college football, because with two losses, his squad can't win a title. But Ryan seems like a smart guy. Maybe he's too smart for a dumb sport whose championship is decided by a computer that undoubtedly has porn videos and pictures on it.
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Arizona State (9-2)
The Sun Devils had a week off to prepare for John David Booty and the rest of USC's struggling offense, and they allowed 44 points? Dennis Erickson had done a great job prior to that performance.
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Arkansas (8-4)
After watching Darren McFadden single-handedly destroy LSU's hopes for a BCS title, I'm willing to say that he should win the Heisman if Missouri loses to Oklahoma. If the Tigers get revenge, I think the trophy should be rewarded to Chase Daniel, who was near-perfect against Kansas.
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Texas (9-3)
Texas sucks. How do you lose to a crappy team with a lame-duck coach? I was really busy on Friday, so I didn't have time to watch college football (though I taped the Arkansas-LSU contest). So, I got a call from my friend Chris, who told me about the Razorbacks' victory. I was shocked. Then, he said, "Oh yeah, Texas went down too. Crazy day." I wasn't surprised at all. In fact, I think I said, "Yeah that makes sense." The Longhorns already lost to Kansas State, and played close with Nebraska, Arkansas State, Oklahoma State and Central Florida.
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Auburn (8-4)
Auburn just beat Alabama, whose fans have to be thrilled that Texas A&M's Dennis Franchione was fired after a victory over Texas. In case you don't know, Franchione was caught selling inside information about the program in a newsletter he sent to boosters. In short, he's a scumbag. But compared to what The Joker Report has to say about him, I'm being really nice.
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Clemson (9-3)
Nice bounce-back victory over South Carolina. As a reminder, you can compete with me and others making picks against the spread at the Picking Forum.
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Michigan (8-4)
Goodbye, Lloyd Carr. Speaking of Big Ten coaches, it's become apparent that Joe Paterno has only two years remaining in Happy Valley. Penn State, for some reason, just renegotiated the university president's contract. It's known that this man, Graham "Cocker" Spanier wants to name his own successor to Paterno, rather than allowing the 80-year-old coach to do so. I don't like this. After everything Paterno's done for the school, he deserves the right to do whatever he wants, including putting a flaming bag of dog poop on Spanier's porch.
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Hawaii (11-0)
I've kept Hawaii out of my Top 25 because of its close calls with crappy teams like Louisiana Tech, San Jose State, Fresno State and Nevada. However, the Warriors' 39-27 victory over Boise State leaves me no choice. If they beat Washington, I don't see how they can be left out of the BCS Bowls. Regardless of whom they've beaten, a 12-0 mark by Hawaii would be really impressive.
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Kentucky (7-5)
Something that won't be talked about much on the highlight shows on the ESPN family of networks - following Kentucky's touchdown in the third overtime, someone set off fireworks, or something that caused a ridiculous amount of smoke. This may have hindered the Wildcats' ability to convert on the 2-point attempt. This would have won the game, as Tennessee botched its conversion.
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Virginia (9-3)
Twelve games, and I don't think any casual college football fan can name anyone on Virginia's roster not named Chris Long. Thank God this team won't be playing Boston College in the ACC title game. Any squad that loses to Wyoming and N.C. State the same season doesn't deserve to compete for anything. And besides, I think everyone would rather see the rematch between Boston College and Virginia Tech.
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Oregon (9-3)
The bad news is, Oregon lost to UCLA. The good news is that no reporters' lives were threatened by Brady Leaf in the process.
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Connecticut (9-3)
Back to the Penn State situation, I feel as though it's important to note that Graham Cocker Spanier is one of the ugliest people alive. Check this picture out unless you don't want to turn to stone.
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Wisconsin (9-3)
And while we're discussing Penn State, I had a good laugh during a FOX Sportsnet college football commercial that went like, "Some will rise... Some will fall..." During the "some will fall" phrase, they had Anthony Morelli grasping his helmet and looking down in disgust. In case you're wondering, Morelli was upset that he got a bad grade on an easy homework assignment his girlfriend finished for him.
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Chase Daniel, Jr., QB, Missouri
349 of 495; 3,952 yards; 33 TDs, 9 INTs. 93 carries, 258 rushing yards. 3 rushing TDs. -
Tim Tebow, So., QB, Florida
218 of 318; 3,135 yards; 29 TDs, 6 INTs. 194 carries, 838 rushing yards, 22 rushing TDs. -
Darren McFadden, Jr., RB, Arkansas
304 carries, 1,725 yards, 15 TDs. -
Pat White, Jr., QB, West Virginia
129 of 187; 1,498 yards; 31 TDs, 4 INTs. 163 carries, 1,144 rushing yards, 14 rushing TDs.
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