Are You Kiddin' Me?

• I covered many, many Vandy football games in the four years I was in Nashville and the pattern was always the same.  Vandy would lead Ole Miss or Alabama or even Florida and then something, usually late in the third quarter would go horribly wrong.  One time they lost a game to LSU because they couldn't get the field goal unit out on time.  I saw them lose a game to Western Michigan when they were dominated in the fourth quarter by a MAC school.  Yesterday, all of the ghosts vanished as the Dores hung on for dear life against Auburn and pulled off an SEC upset.  I guess God chose to watch this game instead of the Cubs. I wonder how many voice messages Tommy Tuberville has from Bobby Lowder.
• Hawaii has been so awful under new coach Greg McMackin yet they beat a very good Fresno State team.  The Bulldogs can still return to the top 25 and make a decent bowl game.
  

The Way It Should Be

• Oklahoma leaves no doubt as to who the best team in the country is.  This sets up a terrific game next week against Texas who was impressive in their win over Colorado
• Alabama, still feeling the Georgia hangover struggled against Kentucky but hung on and won. They have another soft spot on the schedule next week against Ole Miss.  If Alabama doesn't dominate, you may see them drop in the polls.
  
• Missouri toyed with Nebraska for most of the first quarter and then put the afterburners on.  The Big 12 is a tough conference this year with the Big thee leading the way.
• Penn State didn't bring their "A" game but still pounded Purdue.  Next week's game against struggling Wisconsin on the road could be the difference between a BCS birth or a New Year's day game.
• Texas Tech is more a spoiler in the Big 12, but they still pretty good.
• This was a no brainer: Whoever got USC next would pay the price for their loss to Oregon State.  This time, it was Oregon.
  
• You wonder if Bobby Petrino has anywhere else to run ffollowing Tebow and the Gators devouring the Hogs.
• Ohio State is finally playing like the top five team they were supposed to be.  The question is, is it too late? Pencil me in for believing that Wisconsin is a fraud. 
  
• Kansas is still a fraud.  A good fraud but still a fraud.  And maybe a huge spoiler in the Big 12.  As for Gene Chisek, he may be standing in line with Tommy Bowden, Tommy Tuberville, Ralph Fridgen, Ty Willingham, Kirk Ferentz and others if he has many more games like this.
• Va Tech has a lackluster performance against a team it should have pounded.  

Non-Ranked but Interesting

• Two great coaches squaring off in David Cutcliffe and Paul Johnson. Georgia Tech shows it's a little more evolved than Duke is right now. Georgia Tech has been better in Johnson's first year than it was the whole time under Chan Gailey.
• If Iowa fires Kurt Ferentz after this season, he will look back at a single moment in his team's loss to Michigan State and understand why.  What a dumb call not going for the tie.
• I know that Jerry Kill is a good coach and all, but if this is the best Tennessee can do at home against Northern Illinois, just think how excited Georgia will be to see them next week.