It's like deja vu all over again. Week 7 hath continued to make the worst outcome in the history of college football even more likey:
-There's that dang Deja Vu: #1 Ohio State lost to Wisconsin, and it wasn't really even close. Camp Randall rocked from the word go as the Badgers ran back the opening kickoff and the Buckeyes late charge (similar to a game last week where Alabama made a late charge against South Carolina but was thwarted) but was...darn used my word...uh, shut down by Wisconsin. Everyone knew the Badgers were talented and honestly may be the best team in the Big-10 if not for a hiccup against still undefeated Michigan State:
-THIS IS EAST LANSING!: The modern day Spartans are still firing on all cylinders. In the second best conference in the country, Sparty refuses to be phased. They took down a softer Big-10 opponent (who obliterated Joe Pa and Penn State) in Illinois. We'll have to keep a close eye on the Spartans as they should pass up the Busters in the BCS poll if they remain undefeated.
-Tigers, Sooners, and Ducks!: Our best hopes to remain undefeated are SEC West dwellers Auburn/LSU/Missouri, Oklahoma, and Oregon. LSU and Aubrun face off in the marquee game of this week. Not far behind is the Missouri-Oklahoma match-up. Oregon has the softest conference and has an unbelievable chance to remain undefeated with their toughest match-up left being the Civil War at the end of the year against Oregon State...we can only hope two of these teams (or Michigan State) can make it through and quell the Buster fire.
-Speaking of Busters: I continue to sagway as I start on the BCS Busters, namely Boise and TCU and their conferences. Boise State, TCU, and Utah all remained undefeated, but Nevada fell at Hawaii. Also, a ranked Air Force team lost to the mighty Aztecs of San Diego State. One of either two positive things can be taken from these losses: 1) the conferences are stronger than the experts suspected and Boise, TCU, and Utah really need to watch out or 2) the conferences are as weak as I suspected and Boise, TCU, and Utah are really going to roll.
-Hey.....Oklahoma State!: We don't want to downplay the Cowboys. The only undefeated OSU in college football is Oklahoma and they are ready to be the best in the Big-12 south, but the combined record of every team they play whose mascot is not a Jayhawk? try 25-6 including playing at Texas and #1 Oklahoma in BEDLAM!
-Speaking of BEDLAM!: I know the Sooners already showed up in this article, but I have to talk them up. Oklahoma has played a more than tough schedule this year. They played against a tough Air Force team, at a tough Cincinnati team, against a top-15lorida State, and versus a top-20 Texas team. Oklahoma avoids Nebraska for now, but may see them (or Missouri again) in the Big-12 Championship Game, so their schedule does get easier, especially after this week if they can slide past #11 and undefeated Missouri.
In Conclusion: It may be 3 in a row for #1 when Oklahoma plays at Missouri this weekend. There is no need to think the Sooners cannot win, but it is certainly going to be a fun Week 8 featuring Okla-Mizzou, LSU-Auburn, Air Force-TCU, Michigan State-Northwestern, Wisconsin-Iowa, Oklahoma-Oklahoma State, Washington-Arizona, and Kansas State Baylor...all fantastic games, Ladies, (gentlemen) I am the first to claim this Contender-Pretender Saturday (heh, cept you Boise)
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