CFB - Week 3

[JVasquez]

Hopefully our defense will get better by the LSU game. Mettenburger is playing well but suspect a meltdown in the future.

[Chad C]

Updated BCS title odds @LVSuperBook: Bama 7/4,
Oregon 4/1, Ohio St 5/1, LSU 12/1, FSU 12/1, Stanford 12/1

[Pin Oak DXT]

Oregon sure looks the part. Its hard to think they wont run the table in the PAC unless Stanford knocks them off. I think we will Oregon and Bama in the Natty.

[mparks]

Oregon sure looks the part. Its hard to think they wont run the table in the PAC unless Stanford knocks them off. I think we will Oregon and Bama in the Natty.

Agree......but Clemson looks tough too but they gotta play FSU

[Chad C]

Agree......but Clemson looks tough too but they gotta play FSU

One of them and Oregon may make the title game if LSU beats Bama and TAMU beats LSU. Or, Bama goes down in the SEC champ game.

Lots of Saturday Church to decide that gem.

[Chad C]

Pretty cool for the little FCS Bama.

[oktx]

1. Oklahoma State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12, last week 1): While they’ve been in the news plenty lately for other reasons, the Cowboys on the field have quietly lived up to the role of favorite rather well. And with the Nov. 16 trip to Austin no longer looking all that daunting, Oklahoma State should be favored in every game the rest of the way.

2. Baylor (2-0, 0-0 Big 12, last week 2): The Bears are one of only three Big 12 teams that haven’t been forced to play a backup quarterback due to injury, ineffectiveness or the need for a spark. That kind of stability with Bryce Petty is one major reason why Baylor has the look of a viable conference title contender.

3. Oklahoma (3-0, 1-0 Big 12, last week 3): Before the weekend, the Sooners had been brilliant in every facet of the game, except for quarterback. Against Tulsa, they were brilliant there, too. Blake Bell gave the passing attack a huge lift, delivering college football’s sixth-highest raw QBR of the week. So far, the OU running game has been dynamic, and the defense has been solid. If the Sooners can also get that level of production from their quarterback, they'll be dangerous.

4. Texas Tech (3-0, 1-0 Big 12, last week 5): Sometimes winning ugly is what’s required. Aesthetics aside, Texas Tech’s victory TCU was huge for the Kliff Kingsbury era. Some of it was TCU’s anemic offense, but Kingsbury had to feel buoyed by the way his defense completely shut down the Horned Frogs. If the Red Raiders keep playing defense, they could emerge into a surprise title contender. Their next four games are very winnable.

5. TCU (1-2, 0-1 Big 12, last week 4): Coach Gary Patterson probably could not have envisioned a worse start to TCU’s season. The Horned Frogs already have two losses, and star defensive end Devonte Fields made little impact in Lubbock after sitting out most of the first two games with a suspension. Now, Fields has an injured foot. Given how lost the Frogs look offensively, they’re probably going to have to win games with defense, at least for now. That won’t be easy with Fields either hobbled, ineffective or both.

6. West Virginia (2-1, 0-1 Big 12, last week 6): After auditioning Paul Millard and bypassing on Clint Trickett, the Mountaineers might finally have uncovered their quarterback in Ford Childress, who had a strong debut showing against Georgia State. These next two weeks will be huge for Childress and the Mountaineers. How they perform against Maryland in Baltimore and conference favorite Oklahoma State in Morgantown will set the tone for the rest of the season, one way or the other.

7. Kansas State (2-1, 0-0 Big 12, last week 8): After the stunning loss to North Dakota State, the Wildcats have bounced back nicely, and there’s reason to believe they can keep it going in Austin. The zone-read has been devastating to Texas, and K-State change-of-pace QB Daniel Sams might be the best running QB in the league.

8. Texas (1-2, 0-0 Big 12, last week 7): After beating the Longhorns by three touchdowns, Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said Texas’ defensive scheme was basically the same as last week. The Longhorns played about the same, too, giving up another 272 yards on the ground. That’s 822 rushing yards the Horns have allowed over the past two games. It's not even October, and Texas is already a total disaster. Coach Mack Brown is running out of scapegoats to fire, too.

9. Kansas (1-1, 0-0 Big 12, last week 9): The Jayhawks actually played well defensively in a nine-point loss at Rice. The offense, however, did not; notably, quarterback Jake Heaps, who had a raw QBR of 10.2, the fourth-lowest rating of any FBS quarterback for the week. The Kansas offense has to be -- and should be -- better than this for the Jayhawks to win more than two games.

10. Iowa State (0-2, 0-0 Big 12, last week 10): After two losses to open the year, it’s difficult to see how Iowa State gets to a bowl game. Other than receiver Quenton Bundrage, quarterback Sam Richardson has had virtually no help offensively, and the defense is a notch below what it's been. If Iowa State can’t uncover a running game to take pressure off Richardson, this could end up becoming a long, long year in Ames.

[systemnt]

Short of some kinda of voting mathmatic algorythym miracle for the aggies..it will be Alabama and Oregon for the NC.

LSU will be blown out by the Ags. -yes i said it. it will be so bad a beat down that Les Miles will paying the Aggies to stop.

[oktx]

Marked

[Chad C]

Short of some kinda of voting mathmatic algorythym miracle for the aggies..it will be Alabama and Oregon for the NC.

LSU will be blown out by the Ags. -yes i said it. it will be so bad a beat down that Les Miles will paying the Aggies to stop.

I've got the Tigers in that road game.

[BrandonA]

Not a Aggies fan but there is no way they should have fallen in the polls.

[oktx]

The blueprint is out there for for JM. Keep him in the pocket.

It's they only you can have a chance.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

It's over. I will not even watch next week. Purpple Kryptonite comes to Austin.

[Chad C]

Not a Aggies fan but there is no way they should have fallen in the polls.

They shouldn't have fallen bellow UGA. I'd say 9 would be right and prime for them to make a run.

It's better to lose early! There destiny is no longer in their own hands, but they still have a shot at glory!

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Not a Aggies fan but there is no way they should have fallen in the polls.

Yeah, they have to fall a few spots. At #10 they are fine. Take care of business and big things await. Bama has to lose twice for the big prize to be available. Stranger things have happened. Could they get in if they run the table and Bama loses to LSU and in the SEC Champ game? It has happened before.