Good and Only Getting Better

The USA Today college football rankings came out today at approximately 9:19a.m. They have the top five as follows; Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, and Alabama. Florida being the top team, I do not think anyone is really arguing that for the fact that you have Superman's twin brother at quarterback. Texas and Oklahoma are a toss up. Bradford came back for another season which could not hurt him, he will be a top five pick in the NFL draft no matter what, and Colt McCoy is back with Texas, who was National Title bound until their, usually strong, defense let Crabtree slide right through their fingers, literally. USC was a surprise pick for the number four spot. They lost all three linebackers to the draft I believe and the guy who ran the show, Mark Sanchez. Alabama was a solid pick for the top five considering they have one of the best wide receivers in the game today in Julio Jones. That said, I do not think it will last long looking at their schedule. Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Penn State, LSU, and Mississippi round out the top ten respectively. They are putting a lot on the shoulders of young sensation Terrelle Pryor lets see how he can handle it. Virginia Tech will float around the top ten the whole season but if Tyrod Taylor is still taking snaps at seasons end this team could be struggling, they are going to have to have him make some big strides. Penn State is a strong top ten with returning play caller Daryll Clark back they will look to make a run with a relatively weak conference. LSU will always be around, they never seem to lose talent at the quarterback position, but Jarrett Lee still needs to step his game up another notch if LSU is looking to get past Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. Mississippi is kind of a surprise to a lot of people. Finishing with an 8-4 record last year was a shocker in such a tough conference but look forward to a better season with Jevan Snead coming off a 26 touchdown campaign and only looking to get better. Here is how I think things will shake out at the end.

Top 10
1) Florida
2) Oklahoma
3) Ohio State
4) Texas
5) Alabama
6) Notre Dame
7) Boise State
8) Penn State
9) Oklahoma State
10) USC