Maximum Carnage

This week’s 3 thoughts:

* There were 5 upsets in the SEC this weekend: Ole Miss over LSU, Tennessee over South Carolina, Vanderbilt over Georgia, Auburn over A&M and Missouri over Florida. Had you bet the money line parlay on those five dogs, the payout would have been 630-1. Nice!

* All of the “what if?” scenarios about the BCS this early in the season are a waste of time. All that talk about Louisville going undefeated was hot air. Focus on the week at hand because things change every Saturday.

* It is well known that I hate Alabama. Like all good hate it has grown over the years. I have a feeling the hate will continue to grow after this year’s LSU v. Alabama tilt. But I must say that what Saban has done in his 7 years with the Tide has been remarkable. With all of the foibles and drama that surrounds 18-22 year old college men (boys), Saban has produced an unrelenting machine that grinds opponents into the turf. In the past five weeks, Alabama has given up 6,0,3,7 and 0 points. Sure the opponents are terrible. But to keep his players focused on the task at hand when it would be so easy to look ahead to down the road is remarkable. When Saban finally ends his coaching career, don’t be surprised to hear him called “the greatest college football coach…ever.”

BCS

More shakeups in the BCS games, and not for the better either.

Rose: Ohio State v. UCLA
Orange: Florida State v. Oklahoma
Fiesta: Texas v. Fresno State
Sugar: Auburn v. UCF
National Title: Alabama v. Oregon

The Playoffs

Just for fun, if the College Football Playoffs were in effect for 2013, they might look like this if the season ended today:

Sugar (Semi): Alabama v. Ohio State
Rose (Semi): Oregon v. Florida State
Orange: Miami v. Missouri
Cotton: Baylor v. Auburn
Chick-fil-a: Clemson v. Texas Tech
Fiesta: Stanford v. Fresno State