Week 7 Top 25

Week 7
1. Oklahoma	Oklahoma ran through Texas like a deep fried jalapeno-cheddar corndog from the state fair.  Count me as somebody not surprised by that result.  This may be the first time I've looked at Landry Jones and thought "no-brainer first round pick."
2. SEC	The Tide wiped out Vandy just as they should have and should do the same to the Black Bears this week.  A.J. McCarron had a big time game against a supposedly good secondary.
3. SEC	WWTTD?  He would deliver a jump pass at the goaline for the game icing touchdown.  Jordan Jefferson took note from the 2006 Gayta highlight reel and used is legs to deliver UF a real kick in the face on Saturday.
4. Boise State	I was really hoping for Fresno to test Boise so I could bump up Stanford or Wisconsin, but the Broncos gave Pat Hill an epic beatdown to keep this spot.
5. Stanford	There were no highlight reel catches for Andrew Luck against Colorado.  All he did was complete 78% of his passes for 370 yards and 3 TDs (boring, right?).  Stanford should keep rolling over the Washington schools before playing at USC in a few weeks, where they should still keep rolling.
6. Wisconsin	Wisconsin had a bye week before facing Indiana this coming weekend.  IU should be a be a good warm-up game before Michigan State, though it's not like the Badgers really need it.
7. Oklahoma State	OSU put up an appropriate number of points (70) against KU.  The Cowboys are probably a proven commodity, but the game coming up against Texas will provide a better barometer for the Horns than OU.
8. Clemson	Clemson beat down the worst BC team in a long time, but the real story is that Taj Boyd went down with an injury.  While Boyd has not exactly played on an elite level, his ability to make plays is what makes that offense go.
9. Oregon	Maybe I'm weird, but I find Oregon boring to watch.  They proved yet again against Cal that they have major issues with physical defenses.  Minus the homerun ability of LaMichael James, this team is not very special.
10. Michigan	Brady Hoke has something real going on in Ann Arbor.  Under Rodriguez, Michigan would have folded against Northwestern, but this time they came back and ran away with it.  It will be interesting to see how they respond to a tough defense like Michigan State.
11. Arizona State	I'm either a genius or an idiot, because I have kept Arizona State ranked way higher than the "experts" have all year.  The real test comes now with Oregon.  Sleep in on Saturday morning so that you can stay up late to watch this one.
12. SEC	The Pigs made a statement against the Plain Men.  The defense came to play, and Tyler Wilson has rebounded in a big way from the beating the Tide gave him a couple weeks ago.
13. Georgia Tech	Two weeks in a row GT has come away with a victory but saying "we played like crap."  They will have room for error again this week at UVA, but the schedule gets real after that.  Better enjoy the wine and cheese while you can.
14. Kansas State	Kansas State may win the Iowa award this year.  They just keep winning, and I can't explain why.
15. Michigan State	Last year's Iowa award winner had an off week before the big matchup with Michigan.  This game will go a long way towards deciding which team will face Wisconsin in the Big 12 title game.  That's right, I finally looked up who is in which division.
16. Nebraska	Let's give Taylor Martinez a big hand for bringing his team back against an Ohio State University.  Martinez and Nebraska have built a reputation of folding under pressure but shook that stigma on Saturday.  The Nebraska defense shall henceforth be known as the Popcorn Defense as long as they give up this many points.
17. West Virginia	WVU finally had a breakout performance against a reasonable opponent by blowing out Uconn.  It doesn't get any tougher against Syracuse this week, so the Hillbillies should be getting a roll pretty soon.
18. Texas A&M	They tried to do it again, but A&M finally held on to a double digit halftime lead against Texas Tech.  The defense clearly has issues that Robert Griffin could exploit on a whole new level this week.
19. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VPISU finally showed signs of life on offense with Logan Thomas's huge game against Miami's mediocre defense.  The matchup with Wake this week is at least interesting after the Deacon's took down the quickly imploding Seminoles.
20. Illinois	I'm slowly but unsurely coming around on the Illini.  Yes, it was Indiana, but Illinois finally had a convincing win over a BCS conference team.  The next game against Ohio State will reveal a lot, as the * showed signs of life before choking against Nebraska.
21. Robert Griffin III	New week, same story.  RG3 put up huge numbers, while the defense gave up just big numbers.  You can probably wait until the final few minutes to tune into the A&M game this week.  That way you'll save a couple hours and still get to see four or five touchdowns.
22. Texas	This week on the Longhorn Network you can see exclusively Sooner highlights from the Red River Shootout.  OU shot, and Texas was out.  Texas can feel better knowing that they should at least score points against Oklahoma State while they give up another 50.
23. SEC	The Roosters rebounded well behind Connor Shaw.  Granted, it was Kentucky, but a quarterback who can play a mistake free game has to be a revelation in Columbia.
24. North Carolina	I'm going out on a limb a bit with UNC.  They have not been spectacular this year but have been very solid.  Gio Bernard is a big time player, and the front seven is full of NFL talent.  Bryn Renner's maturity growth has to accelerate if UNC is to stay here.
25. SEC	Malcolm Mitchell is the big time playmaker the dogs needed to replace A.J. Green.  If nothing else, Aaron Murray is steady and reliable.  Mark Richt's convicts (gratuitous rhyme) are suddenly the favorite in the SEC East unless Jaybo's baby bro (double rhyme) proves to be a miracle worker.