Well, they must have been celebrating their whopping 24-point win over Georgia Southern and missed the Trojans eviscerating Virginia on TV. USC did it the old-fashioned way; they earned it. No. 1, I mean.
Some pollsters stick with their top pick until they lose, paying little heed what happens to the teams rated just beneath them. Wrong! They should reward a No. 2 or a 3 if those schools are more impressive or achieve a more significant win than the top dog. Or, in this case, the top Dawg.
Alright, where would you rank Georgia this week?
Of the SEC eight-pack on Saturday, the Bulldogs' game shapes up as the most action-packed. Invading Athens is Central Michigan and spread-master QB Dan LeFevour.
Florida's prime-timer against Miami (Fla.) conjures memories of a classic in-state family squabble, but it's gone sour with the Canes in extended rebuilding mode. Percy Harvin and Brandon Spikes, idled last week by injuries, suit up to tilt the scales even more toward the Gators.
The ACC can square the score in its fading rivalry with the SEC if Wake Forest handles Ole Miss. Alabama, which hammered Clemson last week, should survive any hangover against Tulane, uprooted this week by the hurricane. (The storms did push LSU's game with Troy back to Nov. 15.) Ditto Kentucky, which welcomes Norfolk State six days after its emotional stuffing of Louisville.
Auburn switches starting QBs against Southern Miss, though the Tigers insist that is according to preseason plan. Arkansas and Mississippi State ought to breeze past Louisiana-Monroe and Southeastern Louisiana, respectively, but no telling after one got lucky and the other lost last week.
With an undeserved day of rest, Tennessee kicks back and wonders how Vanderbilt, which stomped on South Carolina Thursday, is suddenly the football toast of the state.
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