Pitiful

- I'm keeping this short. Nebraska doesn't deserve anything more than that.

- You are officially looking at the worst defense in any BCS conference, the worst defense in the entire history of Nebraska football, and you're also looking at it not ending anytime soon. No way Callahan fires his old pal Kevin Cosgrove 4 games into the season.

- This season could get ugly and fast. Missouri, Oklahoma St., Kansas, Texas, and Kansas State are all looking at the Nebraska game on their schedule and foaming at the mouth thinking about the possibilities.

- I've said it a million times, with no pass rush on a QB, anyone can sit back there and throw darts. The Ball State QB was lights out, but he should have been. He was hurried 4 times all game. 4 TIMES.

- Sam Keller continues to impress me. Made great throws all day. Rallied the troops again and again after the defense imploded every series. Threw so many passes where the margin for error was so slim, and he put it right where it needed to be. Without Keller, you're looking at 1-3, no doubt. The guy is amazing.

- In the 3rd quarter, Ball State had consecutive drives of 80, 80, and 96 for touchdowns. Wow.

- I wasted $30 to watch this game. Screw me.

- My expectations for this thing have done a 180. I did not forsee the defense being this bad.


Updated Schedule

Iowa State - W
at Missouri - L
Oklahoma State - W (Barely)
Texas A&M - W
at Texas - L
at Kansas - L
Kansas State - W
at Colorado - L

Updated Final Record - 7-5



- Big 12 Rankings



1) Oklahoma - 4-0 - I was sweating the 23 point spread for a while, but talent took over and made the Tulsa game into a blowout.
2) Texas - 4-0 - Rice is the cure-all for teams in trouble.
3) Missouri - 4-0 - Not an impressive win over Illinois State, but seriously who else could be #3?
4) Nebraska - 3-1 - I have no clue why they deserve to be #4.
5) Kansas - 4-0 - A decent team, will know more once they get into conference. Could be a dark horse North Champion.
6) Oklahoma State - 2-2 - Better than their record indicates.
7) Kansas State - 2-1
8) Texas Tech - 3-1 - Knew they weren't that good. Defense is Nebraska-level pitiful. Might be the South counterpart to Nebraska.
9) Texas A&M - 3-1 - Extremely disappointed in their disappearance act in the Orange Bowl. And that was a very down Miami team. Made Kyle Wright look like Jim Kelly.
10) Baylor - 3-1 - Big game Saturday in College Station. Take the points.
11) Colorado - 2-2 - Folsom Field will be rocking with Oklahoma in town.
12) Iowa State - 1-3 - As bad as they are, could still hang 30+ on Nebraska this weekend.


- National Top 10



1) LSU - Rainy, sloppy game Saturday. But still a win. Injuries appear to be an issue lately. Now using Perriloux much like Florida did last year with Tebow and Leak. Smart move.
2) USC - Impressive win. I thought bare-minimum USC would show up in the conference opener, but I was wrong. This is a strong team.
3) Oklahoma - Another week, another 60 points.
4) Florida - Got caught looking ahead to Auburn. Almost blew it in Oxford.
5) West Virginia - Huge game Friday at South Florida.
6) Cal - Great showdown with Oregon coming up.
7) Texas
8) Ohio State - Looks to have reloaded nicely after losing a ton. Blew out Northwestern.
9) Boston College - Keeps proving me right. Knew they were going to be good.
10) Oregon - Them or Cal gets axed from the top 10 next Saturday.

On the cusp
Wisconsin - Winning ugly, will catch up to them eventually.
Clemson - Not a bad team, can really pound the rock.
Rutgers - Have some big games coming up, doubt they can beat West Virginia or South Florida.
Kentucky - Another sleeper special that I've nailed so far. Can't wait to see them play some of the bigger dogs of the SEC.


See ya later
South Carolina - Since when has a Spurrier team been so bad on offense?
Penn State - Typical overrated Big 10 team. Michigan could win the Big 10, think about it.
Alabama - Victim of the week-in, week-out dogfight that is the SEC.


- Heisman Rankings



1) Darren McFadden - Team is disappointing, but he's producing and still doing the spectacular every week. Could break down if they continue to ride him too hard.
2) Andre Woodson - The ONLY reason why Kentucky is 4-0 with wins over Louisville and Arkansas. This team is fun to watch.
3) John David Booty - Efficiently getting it done.
4) Tim Tebow - Has really shown me something this year. Didn't think he could be a traditional QB.
5) Mike Hart - Big reason why Michigan has turned it around and could still win the Big 10. Have to give credit where credit's due.



- Picks O'the Day

Weekend Record - 13-10-1
YTD Football - 44-31-3