"college football is on fire!!"

A few years ago I was watching a college basketball game during the regular season (which means the game actually meant little to none) and Billy Packer said, and I quote, "College Basketball is on fire!". I honestly sat there and thought, 'what in the hockey does that mean??' - it was typical Billy Packer, barking off comments that can only be understood by Bill Walton.

Borrowing Packer's confusing comment, I think we can say after this weekend that this college football season has provided the most upside down, exciting, and unpredictable results. These are some thoughts I had saturday night:



- As mindblowing as Tim Tebow's statistics are, I would still vote for Darren McFadden for the Heisman. His performance friday was just insane. He is the best player in college football and the best RB in the SEC since Bo Jackson.

- Is LSU at the raw end of two tough losses....or....were they really not as stout as we thought they were? Who is the real LSU? I am of the opinion that Les Miles just coached his last game in Baton Rouge. LSU will have find another coach...again.


- How many lives does Tennessee have? The answer is enough to get to the SEC championship game. Everyone needs to shout out props to Brian for picking the East and West winners. Some people will be annoyed or in disbelief that Tennessee is headed to Atlanta, but it would have been just as disbeleiving to see Georgia there. I'm sitting here trying to figure out how Florida lost 3 SEC games.


- South Carolina just completed the greatest tailspin in the history of the SEC. On the third saturday in October they were 6-1 and ranked #6, they then went on to lose their last 5 games and may be left out of a bowl. How much longer will Spurrier stay through this? This has got to annoy him and be weary on him.



- Is Tubberville going to Texas A&M? The only more distrustful person in college football is across the other sideline in what has become a meaningless Iron Bowl. When was the last time that game mattered?? Tubberville and Saban's pregame conversation reminds me of that scene in the godfather when Pacino walks into the restaraunt and sees the two guys at the table waiting for him.



- I'm watching this Kansas/Missouri game on ABC, can this really be a huge game?? Kansas and Missouri? The beginning of the game looked like 2 teams who had never played in a big game. But I think Chase Daniel is a legit player.

- Kirk Herbsreit has become the biggest bafoon on Gameday. Nothing he says makes sense anymore, his opinions on the BCS and Big 10 football is laughable. He just said that if a scenario played out where a 2 loss team was needed for the national championship game, his first choice would be Georgia. Are you kidding me? He would want to see a team that won't even win their conference. LSU could win their conference with 2 losses, USC as well. But redeemable, he has finally layed down his Pac-10 Heisman campaign and conceeded that McFadden is the best player in the country.

- I saw that Ole Miss fire Orgeron after an 0-8 year in the SEC and some of the most boneheaded calls which cost his team the game. I think this is a good move for Ole Miss. Not sure what the Rebel nation thinks though??