Huh... er... what? What's that?
I have to do a top-10 blog you say? Bollocks!
I'm too busy listening to Radiohead's new album! Do I haaaaaaaave to?
Oh, all right. But I'm going to have Radiohead help me!
1. LSU (6-0) (2 votes)
"Life in a Glasshouse"
We'll give it up for LSU. The Tigers are now, with USC's loss, easily the class of the nation. But playing in the SEC... well, that's like playing catch in a glass house. Something's bound to break -- or come close to it -- eventually. Starting this week, LSU has a brutal three-game stretch. At Kentucky, vs. Auburn, and at Alabama. Better reinforce those windows.
2. California (5-0)
"Paranoid Android"
After years of waiting and disappointing, Cal is finally atop the Pac-10, looking down at USC. But the Golden Bears haven't yet played the Trojans. Nor have they played Arizona State. Or Washington. They've gotta be nervous, despite their comfy position.
Oh, and Nate Longshore: 104-163, 1137 yds., 7 TD, 2 INT
Efficient, if nothing else.
3. Ohio State (6-0)
"You and Whose Army?"
We've been saying it week after week, we really don't think the Buckeyes are that great. But they keep winning, and it doesn't look like any Big Ten team is prepared to take them down. They have a tough contest at Penn State coming up, but Penn State can't score and Ohio State doesn't give up points.
So who, really, is going to beat them?
4. Boston College (6-0)
"How to Disappear Completely"
Does ANY undefeated team get less hype than this one? Does anyone actually know the Eagles are undefeated? And Matt Ryan, gaining some hype as a Heisman frontrunner, still isn't a household name. Tragic, I say.
5. Oregon (4-1)
"In Limbo"
We really love the Ducks, a lot more than the polls do, apparently (No. 9 AP, No. 8 Coaches). They can score with the best of them, and they hung tough with Cal. But it's going to take a couple more quality wins/upsets for Oregon to leap into BCS contention.
6. Oklahoma (5-1)
"Bulletproof... I Wish I Was"
OK, OK. Oklahoma actually lost two weeks ago to unranked Colorado. But it's a bigger problem now, since the Sooners once again managed to top Texas in the Red River Shootout. It always seems as Oklahoma doesn't take one opponent too seriously every season, and it comes back to kill it. It was Oklahoma State a couple years ago, and Colorado this year.
Other than that tragic beatdown, the Sooners have looked like legitimate title contenders -- almost invincible.
They wish.
7. South Florida (5-0)
"Electioneering"
USF is totally legit, but it struggled with Florida Atlantic last week. And though it's the clear-cut favorite in the Big East, it's going to have to do some major electioneering to garner enough votes to move into the top three and a possible National Championship Game berth. Some impressive wins against Louisville and Rutgers could help, but the teams in front of the Bulls will need to drop off drastically.
8. South Carolina (5-1)
"Lucky"
OK, grasping for straws here. The Gamecocks sure are lucky that Steve Spurrier picked them instead of going back to Florida.
Amirite?
As an upset pick, they'll need to be lucky to beat Butch Davis and UNC this week.
Amirite again?
9. West Virginia (5-1)
"Let Down"
One loss in the Big East, and you're done. West Virginia has seen that happen the last couple years, and it happened again now. Major letdown. The Mountaineers would be very fortunate to sneak into the BCS this season.
10. Missouri (5-0)
"Climbing Up the Walls"
Another reach here, but it's kinda true. Missouri has been rising slowly each week, and this week it has a chance to climb ever more, as it takes on Oklahoma in one of this week's major games to watch.
Until next week, enjoy In Rainbows!
-- Joseph Dolan and Mark Myers
