Top 25 Poll - Week 10 - No. 1 - Auburn, Until They Lose
The AP Top 25 and Coaches Top 25 College Football Polls are nationally recognized, but after 50+ years of watching and/or covering college football games, and being a former sports editor for a daily newspaper, here is another view:
Between Oregon and Auburn you could toss a coin, they are that close. I'll stay with Auburn until they lose.
1) Auburn (10-0) - Beat up AA Chattanooga 62-24, a poor choice of an opponent at this time of the season, or any time of the season. That said, Auburn must now get serious. The Tigers host Georgia and must travel to Alabama for their last two games. If Auburn is to advance to the national championship game, they must win out. You may like Oregon at No. 1 (The AP and Coaches Top 25 Polls like the Ducks over Auburn), but the Tigers can make a claim no other team can, they have beaten 4 Top 25 opponents - Mississippi State, South Carolina, Arkansas and LSU.
2) Oregon (9-0) - Just exterminated Washington 53-16 after the Huskies tried to stay with them in the 1st half. The Ducks lead the nation in scoring offense (54+) and total offense (567+) and are 13th in scoring defense (17+). Oregon has had an offense in recent years, now the Ducks have a defense as well. Oregon has beaten only one ranked team, Stanford. Oregon will earn its stripes - the Ducks still must host Arizona and travel to California and Oregon State for their annual Civil War game against the Beavers.
3) LSU (8-1) - Upset Alabama (now 7-2) 24-21 in key SEC showdown. Has now beaten 3 currently ranked opponents - Mississippi State, Florida and Alabama - and has only lost to Auburn. Faces Louisiana Monroe next, and must win big to stay here. Sorry, Boise State and TCU, you must wait in line until you play and beat some ranked teams rather than pushovers.
4) Wisconsin (8-1) - Badgers won an away game against Purdue, 34-13, which isn't that big of a deal, but they have also done something that unbeaten Boise State and TCU have not - beaten two Top 25 teams, Ohio State and Iowa. Hosts Indiana next.
5) Boise State (8-0) - Logged an impressive win at home over Hawaii, 42-7, but has only beaten 1 ranked team, Virginia Tech. Travels to Idaho this week for another easy win against another easy opponent.
6) TCU (10-0) - Leveled unbeaten Utah on the road, 47-7, proving that Utah was not really very good for an unbeaten team. Hosts San Diego State next. Has beaten only 1 ranked team, Utah, and we saw how good the Utes are - they are not. You can argue that the Horned Frogs are that much better than Utah, but who knows. Up until Utah, TCU has played a bunch of collective stiffs.
Between Oregon and Auburn you could toss a coin, they are that close. I'll stay with Auburn until they lose.
1) Auburn (10-0) - Beat up AA Chattanooga 62-24, a poor choice of an opponent at this time of the season, or any time of the season. That said, Auburn must now get serious. The Tigers host Georgia and must travel to Alabama for their last two games. If Auburn is to advance to the national championship game, they must win out. You may like Oregon at No. 1 (The AP and Coaches Top 25 Polls like the Ducks over Auburn), but the Tigers can make a claim no other team can, they have beaten 4 Top 25 opponents - Mississippi State, South Carolina, Arkansas and LSU.
2) Oregon (9-0) - Just exterminated Washington 53-16 after the Huskies tried to stay with them in the 1st half. The Ducks lead the nation in scoring offense (54+) and total offense (567+) and are 13th in scoring defense (17+). Oregon has had an offense in recent years, now the Ducks have a defense as well. Oregon has beaten only one ranked team, Stanford. Oregon will earn its stripes - the Ducks still must host Arizona and travel to California and Oregon State for their annual Civil War game against the Beavers.
3) LSU (8-1) - Upset Alabama (now 7-2) 24-21 in key SEC showdown. Has now beaten 3 currently ranked opponents - Mississippi State, Florida and Alabama - and has only lost to Auburn. Faces Louisiana Monroe next, and must win big to stay here. Sorry, Boise State and TCU, you must wait in line until you play and beat some ranked teams rather than pushovers.
4) Wisconsin (8-1) - Badgers won an away game against Purdue, 34-13, which isn't that big of a deal, but they have also done something that unbeaten Boise State and TCU have not - beaten two Top 25 teams, Ohio State and Iowa. Hosts Indiana next.
5) Boise State (8-0) - Logged an impressive win at home over Hawaii, 42-7, but has only beaten 1 ranked team, Virginia Tech. Travels to Idaho this week for another easy win against another easy opponent.
6) TCU (10-0) - Leveled unbeaten Utah on the road, 47-7, proving that Utah was not really very good for an unbeaten team. Hosts San Diego State next. Has beaten only 1 ranked team, Utah, and we saw how good the Utes are - they are not. You can argue that the Horned Frogs are that much better than Utah, but who knows. Up until Utah, TCU has played a bunch of collective stiffs.
