Top 25- Week 4

Week 4
1. Oklahoma	The question I, along with many others, have asked about Oklahoma is if they are tough enough.  Big Game Bob's Sooners showed up big time in a big game against FSU.  It wasn't pretty, but both teams played at a high level, and OU showed a championship mentality in icing the game away after FSU made a late comeback.
2. SEC	The Tide made short order of North Texas just as they should have.  Bobby Petrino comes to town now with the most complete offensive and defensive team Saban has faced this season.  We will find out how dominant the Tide defense really is.
3. Boise State	It's almost not worth watching Boise State for the next month or so.  I can tell you what will happen.  Doug Martin will put up 100 yards rushing, and Kellen Moore will complete 80% of his passes until eventually they win 35-10.
4. SEC	Low Standards University has raised the bar even higher on defense this year.  The 11 guys lining up on that side of the ball don't just want to shut your offense down.  They want to beat up on your offense until they quit.
5. Stanford	This just in: Andrew Luck is not a one man show.  Chris Owusu is a big time receiver, and the Cardinal has a powerful running game with big play potential.  That said, Andrew Luck could still be a one man show if he wanted to.
6. Wisconsin	The Russell Wilson machine keeps rolling.  It will be another 2 weeks before the Badgers get a real test when Nebraska comes to town.
7. Florida State	FSU is the real deal.  No, that doesn't mean the Noles of the 90's are back, but going toe to toe with OU should remove a lot of doubts about the potential of this team.  E.J. Manuel needs to become a more consistent playmaker if the Noles are going to make a run for a national title.
8. Oklahoma State	It's a good thing Mike Gundy is a man, because he had to stay up way past bed time to play Tulsa.  The Cowboys didn't kick off until after midnight but still gave Tulsa an Eric Clapton style beat down, jumping out to a 45-6 lead before going to sleep for the rest of the game.
9. Texas A&M	Of course, nobody cares that A&M has beaten up on SMU and Idaho to start the season, and that's all I have to say about that.  The real fun starts now with Oklahoma State and Arkansas up next on the schedule.
10. Nebraska	Nebraska has serious issues on defense.  The offense has proven it can score points, but giving up 29 to Fresno and 38 to Washington is not Bo Pellini style defense (more like Bill Callahan).
11. Oregon	In a shocking turn of events, Missouri State only gave up 56 points to Oregon on Saturday.  Oregon won't see much resistance against Arizona this coming week before they get a semi-revenge game against Cal.  We'll find out then if Chip Kelly is one to hold a grudge.
12. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VPISU continues to float around that line between pretty good and thoroughly unimpressive.  A number of ACC teams have been more impressive this year than the Turkeys, but history tells us Little Baby Frank will still find a way to get to Charlotte.
13. SEC	The Gamecocks are running away with the worst utilization of talent award again this year.  Vandy rolls into Columbia this week with momentum and a lot of confidence (that's actually not a joke).  This is the type of game USC-east tends to lose.
14. SEC	The Pigs had a little too much trouble with Troy on Saturday than they should have.  After a very soft schedule to start, we're about to find out if Tyler Wilson really is a top flight QB and if the defense really has improved.  The intensity turns up to ten with Bama and A&M up next.
15. West Virginia	West Virginia passed a big test when they held on for dear life against a solid Maryland team.  While Maryland isn't exactly LSU, WVU does get to play exactly LSU this week in Morgantown.  The defense better come ready to play a full game this week, because two touchdowns may be all they get to play with.
16. SEC	The Gayta let the Vols hang around a little too much to say they dominated, but you can go ahead and call that the first big win for Will Muschamp.  The jorts army invades Lexington this week before a sickening back to back stretch of Bama and LSU.
17. Robert Griffin III	RG3 put up 48 on some poor team in just three quarters before lightning stopped the madness on Saturday.  The Robert Griffin Heisman campaign has a good chance to really get rolling the next few weeks before the Bears head down to College Station one last time.
18. USF	Is putting up 70 points on FAMU impressive?  No, but it is noteworthy when you are USF and have had trouble scoring points the last couple years.  Without any big time games on the schedule, USF may be undefeated when Miami heads to Tampa in November.
19. Texas	Texas has finally found a replacement for McCoy and Shipley: McCoy and Shipley.  It just wouldn't be right if anybody other than Case McCoy and Jaxon Shipley led Texas back into the top 25.
20. Clemson	Do I really think Clemson will stay at 20th or higher?  Aboslutely not.  In fact, this insanity should end after FSU finished with the Dabos this week.  That said, give Clemson credit for starting 3-0, putting up big numbers on offense, and getting a convincing win over the defending BCS winners.
21. TCU	TCU continues to be shaky on defense, and that will eventually come back to bite them.  When that is, I don't know, because the schedule is very soft until they play on the Blue Field in November.
22. Arizona State	Yes, that's right, I'm keeping Arizona State in the top 25 and leaving out Illinois.  ASU dominate Illinois everywhere but the scoreboard, and their 2-1 is more impressive than Illinois's 3-0.  The Sun Devils have a chance to redeem themselves in a big way against USC this week.
23. Missouri	It could be that Missouri has found their groove on offense after their big comeback against ASU.  It could also be that they played Western Illinois.  Either way, we'll have a definitive answer when they leave Norman Saturday night.  OU will be out for blood.
24. Michigan	Except for a ridiculous finish over Notre Dame, Michigan hasn't done much noteworthy so far.  Here's a game to watch coming up this week though…San Diego State will be in Ann Arbor to face off against Brady Hoke.
25. Michigan State	Notre Dame was due for a win after two very close losses to start the year and losing to the Spartans on a fake field goal last year.  Sometimes games like this happen, so I won't hold it against MSU too much.  This does cast some doubt over the Spartans, and another loss will be much harder to forgive.