Unbelievable. Shocked. Stunned. These words help to describe the past weekend in college football. This past weekend was the craziest weekend that I can recall in recent memory. FOUR top 10 teams in USC, Georgia, Florida, and Wisconsin, all got beat this weekend. The upsets of these teams played a huge factor in the rankings of the latest polls. USC dropped from number one to number nine. Georgia dropped from number three to number 11. Florida dropped to number 12 and Wisconsin dropped to number 18. Georgia was dominated by Alabama in Athens on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide made the Bulldogs look like a high school team out there as they rolled over them. Perhaps the biggest upset was Florida getting beat in the swamp, where they are virtually unbeatable winning 21 of their last 22 games there, by the Ole Miss Rebels. Jevan Snead and the Rebels outdueled Tim Tebow and the Gators, 31 to 30. What can I say about Wisconsin? The Badgers gave up a 19-point lead on the Michigan Wolverines and ended up losing 27 to 25.
With all of the upsets, teams were quietly able to sneak up into polls. Oklahoma rose to number one, a first since 2003, and the Alabama Crimson Tide followed them at number two. LSU, Missouri, and Texas rounded out the top five. Alabama are by far the Cinderella darlings through the first five weeks of the college football season. Heavily scrutinized quarterback John Parker Wilson has led the Tide to an undefeated start and their highest ranking since 1993. We knew the Tide would eventually be a good team, but we didn’t know it would be so soon. Do you think that folks in Alabama are calling for a raise for Nick Saban from 4 million to 8 million? If Alabama keeps it up, I wouldn’t doubt it.
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