CFB Week 7 in Review

The big news from this past Saturday's action was the University of Houston Cougars winning the Bayou Bucket for the third straight year in their come from ahead then behind 56-48 victory over cross-town rival Rice Owls. The Coogs set a record by being the first team in college football history to have both a 300 yard receiver and a 200 yard rusher. Donnie Avery caught 13 passes for 346 yards, which is a Conference USA and UH record. When this was announced over the PA system as the Coogs were in the victory formation, Avery did a backflip and a loud roar went through the crowd. Anthony "Quick 6" Alridge added 205 rushing yards including a game clinching 50 yard td run in the closing minutes. Both Avery and Alridge received helmet stickers from the Gameday Crew at ESPN. The Coogs now sit at 3-3 on the season and 2-1 in conference play.

Now, onto the rest of the week. I heard something about #1 LSU and #2 California both losing close games. LSU lost in triple overtime and Cal lost when their backup qb made a rookie mistake and was tackled in the field of play causing the clock to run out before Cal could attempt a game-tying field goal. With the inaugural 2007 BCS standings, Ohio State sits at #1 and South Florida at #2, with Boston College at #3 each pretty much by default. I continue to give hearty congratulations to USF and BC for beating the teams on their schedule, but are we sure these are 2 of the 3 best teams in the country. Would you really bet on either of these teams in a game on a neutral field against LSU or Oklahoma or even USC (despite how poorly they have played lately)? Let's be honest here, will any of these teams actually remain undefeated this year? South Florida still has to play @ Rutgers, @ Connecticut, Cincinnati, and Louisville, while Boston College still plays @ Va Tech, Florida State, @ Maryland and @ Clemson (and the ACC Championship Game). Ohio State has the best shot at going undefeated, but still have their rivalry game against Michigan at the end of the year. Plus, no one really knows just how good these guys are since the two signature wins were against teams that have proven themselves to be average at best. So where does this leave us? In the greatest possible scenario, especially if OSU were to lose along the way. We could have 4, 5, 6 and maybe even 7 teams, each with one loss jockeying for position to get into the championship game. Heck, we may even see a 2-loss team in the BCS Championship game, but it is highly doubtful.

This season has been one of the best with upsets coming left and right, especially so early in the season. We are at about the midpoint of the year and it is anyone's guess who will emerge on the other side. Come December, there will be a lot of unhappy campers out there thinking their team should've been in the championship game.

As you can probably tell, I did not watch much college football this weekend as I was tailgating and watching the Coogs pretty much all day Saturday. New Top 25 poll coming later this afternoon.