CFB Week 6 in Review

So in my preview post I noted that this weekend was put up or shut up time for a number of teams. As expected, some put up and some need to shut up. On the other hand, there was one tiny upset that came as a shock to most if not all. I am talking of course of Stanford's victory over the Trojans at USC whilst starting their backup and being 41 point underdogs. USC has playing with fire a little too much this year (including last week against Washington) and was finally burned. Before the season, I figured USC would lose a game probably to California or Oregon, but never in my wildest dreams did I envision the Cardinal defeating the mighty Trojans.

LSU was able to stave off the upset bug by coming back against Florida to give the Gators their second SEC loss. Ohio State showed they are for real (or real enough against Big 10 opponents in a subpar year for the conference) by defeating Purdue. Even though they were 3.5 point 'dogs, Wisconsin was upset by the Fightin Illini and Ron Zook's team is now 3-0 in the Big 10 and their only loss was to a pretty solid Missouri team. Mizzou may have made the biggest statement by absolutely crushing their nemesis Nebraska 41-7 and it wasn't even that close. Also in the Big 12, Oklahoma took care of Texas 28-21 in a battle of Big 12 South once-beatens. Texas finally decided to throw the ball longer than 3 yards down the field, but when Oklahoma made their halftime adjustments (namely, putting a man on Texas TE Jermichael Finley), the Sooners prevailed in the Red River Classic (but didn't cover due to a missed field goal at the game - hence, one more reason I don't gamble on a regular basis). Once again, Georgia proves they are not yet ready for the big time as they were crushed by the Volunteers of Tennessee. Virginia Tech's defense proved they are back with a vengeance now, completely shutting down Clemson's vaunted rushing attack, but their offense needs to start doing something if they hope to win the ACC. Cincinnati proved they are in the elite of the Big East (which may not be saying much after South Florida struggled to put Florida Atlantic away) by beating a strong Rutgers team that has now lost 2 in a row. Next, the battle for Kansas went to the Jayhawks who upended the Wildcats 30-24 in a wild game that went back and forth. Finally, my beloved Coogs fell just short of pulling off the upset at Alabama after Case Keenum was intercepted in the Alabama endzone on the final play of the game that would've tied the game at 30 (and would've won the game with the extra point). Poor clock management at the end, plus spotting the Tide a 23-0 lead in the first quarter did the Coogs in. Next up, the Coogs host crosstown rival Rice for the Bayou Bucket.