So this week there were a few close calls.  Close calls for Top 10 teams against unranked, unrespected opponents.  In particular, Texas eaked out a win over lowly Texas Tech (5-4) in a comeback.  What are the headlines?   Stuff like “Texas Proves it’s a Winner”, “McCoy Comes into His Own as a Leader”, blah blah blah.  And Tennessee struggled with not-good South Carolina (5-3), pulling out a win there by a touch.  This SC is also unranked. Again, glowing headlines about the Vols’ “mettle” in winning this game.  Finally, Auburn had to come back against SAD competition from Ole Miss, a great school whose football team is not as they are 2-7 on the year. 

What happened in the polls?   Texas moved UP a spot from 5 to 4, and the Vols stayed right where they were at 8.  Auburn struggles with a 2-7 Ole Miss squad and and they move UP a spot as well from 7 to 6.  Hmmmm, okay.  So three Top 10 teams struggled to beat unranked opponents with one of the teams (TX) needing a huge comeback to do it?  Sound familiar?  ND did it last week against UCLA.  Know what happened to them?   Headlines: “Irish Struggle”, “Weaknesses Appear”, blah blah blah.  And in the polls?  ND DROPS TWO SPOTS. 

Someone tell me what is going on.  I feel like I’m taking CRAZY PILLS OR SOMETHING!

And don’t even get me started on USC’s rank of 9 in both polls vs. ND’s 11 and 10.  ND is a 1-loss team with that loss coming to #2 Michigan.  USC has the same record, but with a loss to #36 Oregon State.  I don’t care if they almost came back, I don’t care if OSU got lucky to pull out the win.  They got BEAT by #36 OSU, and were WAY behind early, and have not beaten anyone with maybe the exception of Arkansas.  So how does ND stay below USC?  Get on your knees pollsters…

Share This

• ESPN’s Todd McSucks Continues the Madness
• “WHEN SC beats Notre Dame Next Weekend.”
• Because Recruiting Isn’t Insane Enough…