Boise State will rise to #6 in the polls, or #5 if Iowa beats PSU tonight. In Week 4. Remarkable. (Or will they? Does VaTech leapfrog them?)
W1: #3 OU lost. W2: #5 Okie St lost. W3: #3 USC, #7 BYU lost. W4: #4 Ole Miss, #6 Cal, #9 Miami lose. Is it 2007 again? Boise St. hopes so!
Looks like Va. Tech and Oregon may ruin BOTH of next week’s marquee Top 10 matchups (Miami-OU, Cal-USC). Hokies lead 21-0; Ducks lead 18-3.
“The westerlies generated by the El Nino are just killing hurricanes in the Atlantic this year.” http://bit.ly/kAiIE
There are some big college football games tomorrow — Miami at Virginia Tech, Iowa at Penn State, ASU at Georgia — but the most significant, in terms of national implications, might be Cal at Oregon.
Not because it will determine whether ESPN GameDay goes to Strawberry Canyon for USC at Cal next week (though it quite probably* will). Not because Jahvid Best’s Heisman hopes hang in the balance (though they do). Not because this is Oregon’s big shot to become a serious contender for the Pac-10 title (though it is).
No, the biggest national significance of Cal @ Oregon, thinking long term, might be what it will do for… Boise State.
Obama puts Iran “on notice” (per @markknoller) — Stephen Colbert cheers.
Fun fact: in odd years, USC is always @ Cal, Oregon, ND, ASU and UW. In even years, they get those teams at home, and are at Oregon State, Wazzu, Arizona, Stanford and UCLA. Ergo, notwithstanding recent struggles in Corvallis, the Trojans’ road is MUCH easier in even years. Would be nice if we could split up that Cal/Oregon/ND trio somehow. Brutal.