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Wow. Was that huge statement by Oklahoma or what?
I’m not sure what I’m more impressed with - the margin of the win or the fact that the Sooners held Texas Tech to just 21 points.
So the big Sooners win bumps them up a spot.  Tech drops a few, but I refuse to drop them out […]

Well, nothing unexpected happened in the world of college football this week.
But that hasn’t stopped me from shaking up my poll a little bit.
While there may be a lack of comments on this blog, there certainly hasn’t been a lack of text messages or emails to my phone. So, maybe your voices are starting to […]

Finally.
The Greg Robinson Era is over.
I’ve dreamed about this day for so long that only one word comes to mind:
Hallelujah.

And then there were 2.  Penn State’s road loss to Iowa leaves Alabama and Texas Tech as the only 2 schools from BCS conferences with a 0 in the loss column.
Despite the BCS system making my 1 vs. 2 matchup virtually impossible, let me just dream for a second:
Who wouldn’t want to see Texas Tech, […]

This deserves its own column, so here you go:

If Oklahoma beats TT, we’re going to be dealing with a huge mess.  With a 3 way tie at the top of the conference - with the 3 losses all between the tied teams - it’d be impossible to decisively pick a division champ.
Looking at Big 12 […]

Texas Tech will get the headlines after an upset win against Texas, and rightfully so.  Truly a great game.  Florida will get the biggest bump after embarrassing Georgia.
Nothing else really notable happened at the top.  Georgia Tech upset Florida State on a last minute fumble by the Seminoles.
Your Syracuse Orangemen pulled off the unthinkable winning […]

Washington’s Tyrone Willingham announced he’s going to step down as head football coach immediately following the conclusion to the team’s season. The announcement allows Willingham to save face by not forcing the University to fire him.
A distraught athletic department intern spoke briefly to reporters after the news was made public.
The student, who asked not […]

In a true act of friendship, I delayed this post for a few days to ensure that a loyal TJR reader could avoid coming across the Ohio State - Penn State score before he had a chance to watch it on his TiVo.
No upsets this week leaves the same teams in this week’s top 5.
Here […]