Although 'Bama made a big statement last week that is now long forgotten because the Gamecocks made a much bigger statement this week. Not only did they beat the #1 team in the land they dominated from the start and held the two Heisman hopefuls to under 63 rushing yards total! That is a serious statement.
The Top 25 now has two, 2-loss teams (Florida and Oregon State). Two teams dropped in the polls even though they won (Utah, Arkansas). And LSU...those Lucky Stump-jumper Undergrads! That is two weeks in a row they win close and win close on a ref call. Last week was the Tennessee foopah that gave LSU a second chance at a TD and this week their fake field goal had to be reviewed for 10 minutes before they decided it was good! Luck is on their side and it'll have to be to win the SEC-West (they still have to face Auburn and 'Bama).
EndZone: BYU came out of their losing streak and in the first quarter looked like the BYU of old with dominating offensive play calling. Although they pulled off the win, the rest of the game was a nail-biter because they went back to their very conservative ways after the end zone interception. The play calling became predictable and if I didn't know better I'd say you could fit the entire offensive play book on a 3x5 card written out by a kindergartener with an over-sized crayon. C'mon...stick with what works. Calling the same plays over and over will not yield a different result...especially when the defense has figured out your pattern. Conservatism will not result in wins.