Feels Good To Be Back

For the 3 or 4 of you that actually read this, I figured you all had something productive to do on your Labor Day. So I waited until Tuesday to publish. YOU'RE WELCOME!! Here we go...

14. Kentucky- :(

13. Missouri- A much improved team. But let's hold off on judging this Tiger team until an SEC opponent comes along.

12. Auburn- The cupboard was left bare at Auburn. The Tigers did good just to win a game with this group. Could be a long year...

11. Tennessee- I saw much more discipline on this team than last year. However, Austin Peay was so bad, so I really don't think it's fair to judge this team at all.

10. Vanderbilt- The game was there to be won. But then Vanderbilt became Vanderbilt. This loss is on James Franklin. I look for this loss to completely derail the Commodores. Gonna be a long year.

9. Mississippi State- Apparently when Dan Mullen fired his Defensive Coordinator this past year, he didn't find it necessary to fire the Offensive Coordinator too. Well I'm sure he is regretting that now. What is a shame about this situation, is no one, not even the bulldog fan base, was giving State a chance to win. Not only did they compete, but with a competent offensive coaching staff, they could have easily won. This defense will keep the Dawgs in almost every game, but if things don't change drastically on offense, it's gonna be a long year in Starkville. 

8. Arkansas- Make no mistakes about it, this was a great win for the Razorbacks. They are so much improved on the offensive line. If they can work out some weak spots on defense, I look for Arky to compete in a lot of games.

7. Ole Miss- The struggles of the Rebels continue from last year. This defense seems to be of no improvement (except for wherever R. Nkemdiche is lined up). And losing Denzel Nkemdiche for 4-6 weeks makes things much worse. Offensively this is as one dimensional team as I saw all weekend. Now these freshmen are absolute studs. Simply incredible. But I have said this many times before: if you lean on freshman in this league, it's gonna be a long year. Now with all that said, the Rebs won. Which is a challenge in this league, no matter how inferior the competition is.

6. Texas A&M- 8-4. Remember you heard it here first...

5. Georgia- This is the one team that I completely whiffed on. Replacing 9 starters on defense was much harder than I anticipated. The Dawgs are about to start 0-2. How will the people of Athens take to that?

4. Florida- I know the Gators ended up winning pretty easily, but they looked very weak on the offensive side of the ball. A concern i predicted they would have from the beginning. The defense looks pretty stellar. Another typical Will Muschamp team.

3. LSU- This team impressed me more than any team in the SEC this weekend. Mettenburger looked like he had complete control of the offense, which he never did last year. I'm not completely convinced, but I'm starting to think they can take down the Tide this year. Only time will tell, especially with a Les Miles coached team.

2. South Carolina- There are playmakers all over the field for this team. The one concern I had was the lack of effort once the team took control of the game. Good teams put their foot on the gas when they have a team down, ready to give up. SC seem to let up. That is a sign of immaturity. If they can fix this problem, this is another team that can beat anyone in the country.

1. Alabama- Replacing what the Tide had, after this past year, would be hard. We all knew that. These kind of games are what Nick Saban dreams about: they kick ass, yet still have so much to learn from. But the sky is the limit for this team. If this offensive line can mesh (they showed some weak spots saturday) then they can make it 3 in a row.

Around College Football

My Top 10

10. LSU

9. Florida State

8. Florida

7. Clemson

6. Ohio State

5. Louisville 

4. South Carolina

3. Sanford

2. Oregon

1. Alabama

Heisman Watch List

1. Teddy Bridgewater

2. Jameis Winston

3. Todd Gurley

4. Christion Jones

5. Tajh Boyd