Week 2 Top 25

Week 2
1. Oklahoma	As expected, Oklahoma had little to no trouble with Tulsa.  The real news out of Norman is that an exit from the University of Texas Conference seems imminent.  All signs seem to be pointing to the Pac-16 becoming a reality sooner than later.  OU gets a week off to think about its future before heading to Trailerhassee on the 17th.
2. SEC	A.J. McCarron appears to have the upper hand in the ongoing QB competition for the Tide.  As expected, Kent State didn't push back much, but that should change this weekend at Penn State.  We'll get a chance to see if Nick Saban's only question mark really is a question mark.
3. Boise State	Boise showed no early season rust as they handled the Mighty Morphing Bulldogs with little trouble.  Kellen Moore continues to be outstanding and is a birth mark away from being a mirror image of Drew Brees.
4. SEC	Lester didn't allow the artifical turf in Dallas to throw him off his game, though he probably thought the grass tasted funny.  If the Tigers can continue to run the ball like they did against Oregon (and be gifted 4 turnovers) it won't matter if Keanu Reeves is playing QB for them.
5. Stanford	Andrew Luck wasted no time getting in the end zone this season with a powerful run at the goaline.  Rumor has it that he still throws the ball pretty well too.
6. Florida State	FSU didn't exactly look like a well oiled machine against UL-Monroe.  The Noles have one more scrimmage against Charleston Southern before Big Game Bob and the Stache roll into town.
7. Wisconsin	While not exactly Chuckie Keeton, Russell Wilson did not disappoint in his debut for Wisconsin.  The only question about Wisconin is if the D-Line can continue to dominate once the level of competition picks up.  This team can make some serious noise.
8. Oklahoma State	New year, same story.  OSU has a big time offense and a small time defense.  They have an interesting stretch of games coming up against Arizona, Tulsa, and aTm.  The defense better grow up quickly, because giving up 34 points to Louisiana-Lafayette is poor.
9. Nebraska	Taylor Martinez put up big numbers against Chattanooga, but honestly we shouldn't care about that.  Fresno State is up next, and then Martinez will get to earn his man card back against Washington in a Holiday Bowl rematch.
10. Texas A&M	A&M looked the part on offense against SMU, but they better start working on hiring some of that SEC speed before making the jump (or do their current players inherit SEC speed upon joining?).
11. Oregon	Of all the new Nike uniforms, Oregon's looked the best.  Hands off to you, Phil Knight.  Outside of that, Oregon looked like a high school team on Saturday night.  Mr. Knight might want to start investing some of that money in a weight room.
12. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	I know we're supposed to treat App State like they're Alabama since they beat Michigan, but don't get carried away by VPISU's blowout win.  Congrats to them for finally winning a season opener, but Logan "the next Cam Newton" Thomas was very underwhelming.
13. SEC	I'm not sure what kind of message the Visor was trying to send by starting Connor Shaw, unless it was "This is why we keep letting Stephen Garcia back on the team."  ECU will score a lot of points on a lot of teams this year, but that was a less than stellar defensive effort for a team hoping to win the SEC.
14. SEC	There's not much interesting to say about beating Missouri State by fifty points, so I'm just going to restate that Bobby Petrino is a scumbag.
15. Missouri	Mizzou had a lot of issues early against MiamiU, but the defense continued to look strong after last season.  For a team known for its offense, however, scoring just 17 points against a MAC team is not a great way to start the year.  QB may become an issue here before too long.
16. Michigan State	Michigan State is moving into that space previously occupied by Wisconsin for the most boring team in the country.  Boring, however, will continue to win games up north, and Kirk Cousins may be the most underappreciated QB in the country.
17. West Virginia	So we're still just three quarters into the Dana Holgerson era at West Virginia.  It's probably not fair to judge without having seen a full game, but Marshall probably made life more difficult for the Hillbillies than they should have.
18. SEC	Go Gayta.  John Brantley still looked rough against FAU.  The Revolting Blob still has some work to do with the offense to get the Gayta back where they need to be on offense.  Defense doesn't look like it will be an issue.  Go Gayta.
19. Ohio State	Ohio State didn't miss a beat against Akron after their less than ideal offseason.  Then again, it was Akron.  They get another warm up game against Toledo before heading down to South Florida for the Probation Bowl.
20. SEC	The SEC's Bulldogs who actually still have teeth took a big bite out of Memphis to kick off the season.  Given the way Utah State took it to Auburn's defense, Chris Relf could be leading his team to another big day this week.
21. Arizona State	Arizona State started out fast against UC-Davis, and they have a very interesting game coming up this week against Missouri.  There will be a lot to learn about both teams, and the Sun Devils have to feel pretty good about themselves going in.
22. UCF	There's not much worth saying about UCF's opener against Charleston Southern (though George O'Leary does have a 62-0 win to add to his resume).  The Knights get Boston College in Orlando this week and an opportunity to prove they can compete with BCS teams.
23. Robert Griffin III	For those that missed it Friday night, RG3 ripped apart TCU's vaunted defense.  Baylor's defense is probably going to keep them from climbing much higher than this, but Griffin may be the most exciting player in college football.
24. TCU	TCU barely hangs on to a top 25 spot this week.  As noted just above, Robert Griffin and Baylor abused their normally stellar defense, especially the secondary.  The only thing keeping me from completely writing off TCU this year is the fight they showed in coming back before eventually giving up the last second field goal to lose.
25. Penn State	The assumption here is that Penn State's young players from last year have grown up.  The talent at the skill positions was on full display against Indiana State.  But then again, it was Indiana State, and the Tide is heading into Happy Valley this week for the big test.