NCAAF & NFL Power Rankings: Oct 16

WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT...WE THINK

We finally decided to take our own advice and let everyone play a few games before coming out with our first rankings of the season.  We’d tell you how we came up with the stuff, but that would be like Coca-Cola giving you its recipe.  Without further ado…

College Football

1. Big win to start the year over a very good Virginia Tech team.  Convincing win against an Arkansas team that upset Auburn. Dominated Ole Miss on the road.  All things that lead to a #1 ranking.

 
 

2. Nice win on the road at LSU last Saturday. But LSU isn’t as good as Virginia Tech and the Gators other wins include Troy and Charleston Southern.  We at TJR prefer teams that choose not to schedule cupcakes.

 
 

3. Hokies have 2 wins versus resurgent teams; a dominating performance vs. Miami and an ugly win against Nebraska. Only loss came on a neutral site to Bama.

 
 

4. Brutal schedule.  Good conference wins: @ Florida State and vs. Georgia Tech. Great non-conference win against Oklahoma (who’s a darn good team even without Sam Bradford).  The loss to Va Tech was ugly, but Blacksburg is an extremely tough place to play.

 
 

5. Good win on the road against Ohio State has them here. Not a good loss against Washington, but they’ll get somewhat of a pass from me because they played without their starting quarterback.  Hey Texas, please play someone good.

 
 

Pro Football

1. Maybe the best defense in the NFL, and the offense hasn’t missed a beat without Plaxico Burress.

 
 

2. Peyton Manning. Peyton Manning. Peyton Manning. Those are TJR’s top 3 NFL quarterbacks.

 
 

3. Josh McDaniels has Broncos fans quickly forgetting about the summer. 8 new starters on defense – including TJR’s early season favorite for Defensive Player of the Year Brian Dawkins – sure has made a difference

 
 

4. The offense we all know about. The improved defense gives the Saints a real shot to win it all.

 
 
 

5. We’re not even gonna say the quarterback’s name. We’re tired of him.  Jared Allen on the otherhand. Wow. Dude is a man-beast. Just nasty.