The questions have been looming for a few weeks: Are Florida, Alabama and Texas deserving of the top spots? Will USC be dominate down the stretch as usual? Are we really looking at Iowa, Cinci, TCU and Boise in BCS bowls? Halloween 2009 answered some of those questions. And although the lucky 7 undefeated remained lucky, we saw a few losses of ranked to non-ranked.
Will the real top team please stand?
Texas? Yes...they were dominant, at OK State, impressive numbers, they looked like a top team and IMHO emerged as the best. Florida? Probably dominant...but Georgia has made at least three other teams look pretty good this year. USC? Not. Finally there are some other contenders in the PAC-10. And, yes, Iowa and Cinci appear to be for real.
TCU and Boise
Many (myself included) are hoping for two non-BCS teams to make it in this year to further annoy those BCS guys. To you BCS guys who are questioning putting both TCU and Boise in the big games: "Choosing right over wrong, ethics over convenience, and truth over popularity...Travel the path of integrity without looking back, for there is never a wrong time to do the right thing." (~ author unknown)
Halloween Costumes
A few teams got into the spirit by "dressing up" for the rare Halloween game but only a few of those scared their opponents. It seemed to work for Utah and Tennessee, but not for Georgia.
EndZone
After USC lost to Oregon, I watched in amazement as Pete Carroll again* showed unsportsmanlike conduct. He briefly shake Chip Kelly's hand and then turn his head away and keep walking as Coach Kelly was trying to talk with him - Coach Kelly even had to rush along side him. *(For those who don't recall, Pitiful Pete did a similar gesture in 2006 - see #9 here).
And from a Facebook post of a fellow UGA fan: Hey Coach Richt... I LOVE YA, I REALLY do, but listen up and pay attention reeeeeal closelike... helmet color is NOT the problem. Disciplined execution of basic football strategy and tactics is the problem. Fix THAT and THEN concern yourself with fashion statements... When you're winning, it looks cool to pull that kind of stuff... this year it looks stupid.