23 October 2011

Week 9: The Selection Process has Started

There were 10 no-loss teams a week ago but the slow but steady selection process got underway this past Saturday. The voters get wiser (I don't know why they take so long), the injuries and weekly wear and tear begin to separate the men from the boys, and every opponent wants to bring down an un-defeated.

So now we have eight no loss teams, 12 1-loss teams and five 2-loss teams. There are still four no-loss teams that play each other so more chipping away is a given. November will have some great college football games - probably some of the best we'll see all year. Note of interest: the eight un-beatens not only won their games - they won them by a total of score of 410 to 174 (an average of 51 to 22). They all looked very dominant and worthy of their ranking.

End Zone: It does work...sometimes!
It's always great to see a Hail Mary work...and the best one in a while was the Michigan State last second throw in their take down of un-beaten Wisconsin. I'm sure it was even sweeter that it came against an un-beaten and conference opponent.