October is here and the air is cooler, the games more challenging, the schedules are a little tougher, the screaming just a bit louder and the sorting is underway. Top teams will remain tops until that one week when things just don't click. And the behind-the-scenes teams we've been wondering about will begin making their mark or just fade away.
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| Gotta love a good government slam. |
Make a Mark or Fade Away Louisville is staying right there. Their talent and cupcake schedule will keep them in the Top 10. Then there is Baylor and Missouri and Fresno State and VaTech. They are seeing some votes and some confidence and may end up surprising us all. Baylor and VaTech won't be tested until November. Fresno has only average opponents remaining. And Top 25 new-comer Missouri will take their 5-0 mark to injury-laden UGA this weekend (then Florida, then South Carolina, then Tennessee).
BYU can't make up it's mind. I already had them down as a 10-point loss before kickoff. Maybe they are finally figuring it out...but that is what I thought after the Texas game, too. I missed the game so I can't say more than what I have read. They'll be tested this week against GaTech who held their own Saturday in a loss to Miami.
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| Grunge gray? Just not Tennessee. |
Georgia...back-to-back heart attack wins can drive a man to drinking. Two weeks, two games, two down-to-the-wire close wins. In both games UGA held the lead or a tie until the final two minutes. Both games required a two minute drive to win or force OT. In both games UGA lost key starters to injuries (the SEC's best RB against LSU and then his back-up and two receivers and their punter in the Tennessee game). Georgia is not known for their depth at key positions and the inexperience showed, but they didn't give up. They showed true mental toughness in this win. Aaron Murray was calm and collected as he led those 2-minute drills down-field the last two weeks - never flinching. A true leader who showed faith in his teammates, experienced or not, just as his coaches did him.
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| Black vs White. Devils vs. Catholics. |
Was this fashion week? Call me boring, old-fashioned or whatever but I just have an issue with new unis that do not show at least some semblance of tradition or logos or colors. I like an updated look and maybe even a periodic wholesale change - as long as it is still obvious who the team is. Tennessee looked like a grunge team in gray (at least they kept their T helmet). Notre Dame looked like a bunch of shiny white and gold and lime green (not Irish green) pansies scared to get dirty. ASU's helmets were interesting and Maryland...well I don't even know what to say. They have tried different colors and different logos and schemes adn I don't think any of it has worked.
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| A no-see-um helmet logo? |
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| These guys are on the same team? |
