Week 5 Top 25

Week 5
1. Oklahoma	OU struggled early against Mizzou but pretty much dominated from the 2nd quarter on.  After the physical game with FSU, that was understandable.  OU gets a warm up game against Ball State before getting all the fried food you can eat at the Texas State Fair.
2. SEC	Is A.J. McCarron ready to step in at QB for a national title contender?  Well, he went 15-20 for 200 yards and 2 TDs in his first start against SEC speed.  The Tide defense looks every bit as dominant as it did in 2009.
3. SEC	It's time to give Jarrett Lee credit (gasp).  WVU's defense isn't exactly Alabama, but Lee played mistake free and made big plays.  The Tiger defense continued to prove its merit by physically dominating the previously high flying WVU offense.
4. Boise State	Boise beat (insert mediocre team name here) by (insert double digit number here).  The real story is that Kellen Moore is completing an absurd 80% of his passes on the season.  That's good no matter who you are playing.
5. Stanford	Andrew Luck took a break to study architecture over the weekend.  Up next is a chance to further pound the nail into Rick Neuheisel's coffin at UCLA.
6. Wisconsin	We finally get a chance now to see what Wisconsin can do against a big time opponent with Russell Wilson added to the mix.  Nebraska brings their sea of red to Camp Randall, which will also be…well, pretty much a sea of red.  Wilson may seriously enter the Heisman conversation with a big win.
7. Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State showed a level of toughness not even T. Boone Pickens could by when they came back from down 20-3 against A&M.  Georgia Tech's offensive records against Kansas may be wiped out by the time the Jayhawks leave Stillwater on Saturday night.
8. Nebraska	We finally get a chance now to see what Nebraska can do against a big time opponent with Taylor Martinez's added experience.  Nebraska brings their sea of red to Camp Randall, which will also be…well, pretty much a sea of red.  Martinez may enter the Heisman conversation with a big win.
9. Oregon	Oregon proved it can still score 50-plus points on mediocre defenses (as opposed to just terrible defenses).  That really doesn't do anything to solve the problem that anytime Oregon faces a good defense, their 120 pound backs get kicked all over the field.
10. Texas A&M	A&M blew a huge lead against Ok. St., which is a major indictment on their readiness to contend for a title of any sort.  The Aggies need to reassert themselves against a reeling Arkansas team this week.
11. SEC	The Gayta have finally found a way to maximize the potential of Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps.  Kentucky is terrible, but the Gayta have continued to be dominant.  We'll find out just how far they have come under Will Muschamp when Saban comes to the Swamp this week.
12. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VPISU is about to move up to the majors from their minor league schedule, but Logan Thomas is still playing at a AAA level.  The Turkeys better be ready for a different class of athlete with Clemson this week…more on them to come.
13. Clemson	Sammy Watkins is the best looking freshman receiver I've seen since Calvin Johnson, and he may be even better at this point in his career.  Clemson is loaded with big time playmakers on offense.  Their defense and head coach still remain major question marks.
14.SEC	Stephen Garcia is as Stephen Garcia does.  Unfortunately for the Chickens, so is their season.  If Vandy had anything resembling an offense, we're looking at an ugly loss, but, as it is, we will have to settle for an uninspiring win and a slight drop here.
15. Robert Griffin III	RG3 continues to do what he does (put up ridiculous numbers).  Kansas State will probably be the best defense they've seen so far this year, but Griffin should continue to roll and take his team into College Station undefeated on October 15.
16. USF	B.J. Daniels is putting together a Heisman quality highlight reel this year.  After his coming out party against FSU in 2008, Daniels has been underwhelming, but he is back in a big way this year.  His playmaking ability should put USF in the driver's seat to win the Big East.
17. Florida State	FSU is in trouble as long as E.J. Manuel is out.  In fact, they are in trouble as long as Manuel is not making big plays.  The Noles flat out can't run the ball.  It's hard to penalize them too much for the two injury riddled losses to Clemson and OU, but they better start showing improvement soon.
18. Texas	Texas took a week off before a revenge game this week against Iowa State.  ISU embarassed Texas last year (which hardly makes them unique), but there's a new McCoy in town to replace Gabbert…who replaced McCoy.
19. Arizona State	I feel vindicated for having given ASU the benefit of the doubt last week.  USC is not a world beater, but they definitely went back to South Central with a healthy fear of the Fork.
20. Georgia Tech	GT finally played somebody with a pulse on defensive, and the results were more or less the same.  Stephen Hill has grown up a lot and is now making the difficult catches look easy…and the easy ones look…difficult.  The offense is executing at a level not yet seen in the Paul Johnson era, and the defense has improved to the level of "adequate" after sitting squarely in the "bad" territory the last couple years.
21. TCU	TCU's already disappointing defense took a big hit when leading tackler Tanner Brock went down for the season on Saturday.  There's not much else to say about TCU.  SMU and SDSU could prove to be dangerous games coming up.
22. Michigan	Brady Hoke took care of his old team with no trouble, and Denard Robinson proved he can still be dangerous with the ball in his hands outside of the spread.  Robinson still isn't running the offense efficiently, though they should be able to get by against Minnesota and Northwestern before Michigan State in a few weeks.
23. SEC	Can we please put to rest the idea that Tyler Wilson is just as good as Ryan Mallett?  It's no great offense to get knocked around by Bama, but the Pigs have clearly taken a step back on offense this year, and they are not even close to competing for the SEC title.
24. Michigan State	Michigan State rebounded well against CMU, but, really, who cares?  It gets a lot tougher against Ohio State this week, in a battle of two teams at risk of falling into a mediocre season.
25. West Virginia	WVU is going to hang on to a spot here because of the strength of LSU, but their upward mobility is going to be very limited.  It's one thing to lose to a top 5 team.  It's another when you don't even compete.  No, I don't care about all the meaningless yards WVU put up on LSU.