[LordJeffBuck]

If It Looks Like a Duck....

Yes, props to Oregon for messing up the BCS picture even further by becoming the tenth top-five team this season to lose to an unranked opponent, in this case the Arizona Wildcats. I realize that Oregon quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Deniss Dixon was injured early in the contest, but a legitimate national title contender has to be able to survive the loss of one key player, especially when playing a 4-6 team that had already lost to the likes of Stanford and New Mexico. And last I checked, Dixon doesn't play on defense, so please explain the 27 points given up by the Ducks' "stop" squad. Quack! Quack!

Sooner or Later....

After the Ducks were shot down by the Wildcats on Thursday night, the Oklahoma Sooners became the eleventh top-five team to lose to an unranked opponent when they fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday evening. What makes this choke job even more interesting is that it marks the second time this season that the Sooners have lost to an unranked opponent while being amongst the top five teams in the country. But late season choke jobs are nothing new in Norman. Sooner or later, the national media will realize that whipping patsies by 50 points in September doesn't make a team great, especially when that team has a history of getting beat by inferior opponents down the stretch and flaming out in BCS bowl games....

Oh and Four....

Michigan stars Chad Henne, Michael Hart, and Jake Long all passed up a chance at last spring's NFL draft to return to Ann Arbor for their senior seasons. One of their oft-stated reasons for staying at Michigan was to get a chance to beat the Ohio State Buckeyes, something that the Wolverines hadn't accomplished in the trio's three years on campus. Well, guys, thanks for showing up on Saturday - 3 points and 91 yards of total offense isn't much of an effort in your final shot at your arch rival.

What a Difference a Week Makes....

Surprise, surprise! After getting lit up for 99 points and 1,187 yards in their past two contests, the South Carolina defense didn't get gashed last Saturday. The Gamecocks had a "bye" week, but look for Clemson to continue the blood letting and send South Carolina to a fifth straight loss to end the regular season.

A Big Twelve Showdown....

This Saturday, #2 Kansas (11-0) takes on #3 Missouri (10-1) for the Big Twelve North crown and a shot at the national title contest in the Sugar Bowl. College football fans have grown accustomed to such showdowns in the Big 12, but Kansas and Missouri? Is it the dawning of a new age, or is 2007 just a wacky year...?

Worst Loss of the Season...?

It still has to be a top-five Michigan team going in the tank against I-AA Appalachian State in the Big House in week one. But both Alabama and Iowa made a serious push for top honors by losing to Louisiana-Monroe and Western Michigan, respectively. And I thought that Nick Saban and Kirk Ferentz were coaching geniuses....