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Way back, the two Polls picked the Champ. That was replaced with the BCS, which gave us Miami vs Nebraska in 2001. Next, we got to have it decided on the field, with a committee, and the SEC Invitational, where the Champ didn't even have to play in their Conference's championship game. Now the Committee is tasked with picking 12 teams, and the criteria we can discern is that in the morning they see which teams won, without taking into account who they've played.

I don't know what they're looking for. I really don't,” Smart said. “I wish they could really define the criteria. I wish they could do the eyeball test where they come down here and look at the people we're playing against and look at them. You can't see that stuff on TV, and so I don't know what they look for. But that's for somebody else to decide. I'm worried about our team.” There was an obvious argument that Georgia could and should have been ranked higher despite having two losses. The quality of those losses combined with a pair of very impressive wins by the Bulldogs this season made it pretty clear that they deserved a top 10 spot, and Smart pointed that out on Saturday night as well. “They're not in that environment,” Smart said. “They're not at Ole Miss in that environment, playing against that defense, which is top five in the country with one of the best pass rushers in the country, and they're fired up. They got a two-score lead, and they're coming every play. They don't know. They don't understand that.” Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Here's some more: The USC of the north! We are well-aware of his faults, having beat them 3 straight times. Gotta love how their fans labeled him a genius because he got a 12 men on the field penalty in exchange for running about 4 seconds off of the clock in a game earlier.

A shout-out to Or-e-Gawn, Wisconsin, good morning!

So true, and I expect that Oregon will be the unanimous No.1 again.

Good question!

Yep, Colorado is definitely much improved from last year, as well as the start of this season and are that team that nobody wants to play.

Thanks, Jordan, this one was ugly, add it to the nightmare list that Wisconsin is compiling with games against Oregon. It was the game that OBD lost before, and that weren't supposed to win, now that they're in the B1G. But win they did. How many times have the Ducks lost because the kicker missed a field goal? Last year's Beaver, now Always a Duck, Atticus Sappington was 3-3. Gabriel pulled a little Mahomes out on Wisky when he was running down the sideline, looked like he was heading out of bounds, but didn't and zipped past them for some more. Maybe should have let Sapp make it 4-4, but the Ducks D took care of business, and now the Ducks finally get a rest.

I don't know, but I think that being on NBC has been great for the Ducks. Those 3 games have been the most exciting and impressive of the year. I don't know if shutting out Purdue was exciting or impressive. Winning in the Big House? Been there, done that. Maryland was a frustrating 21 point win. NBC's been great.

The Takeaway from the Purple Pup People up North is that Phil Knight just won another one, and Gabriel's pants were too short.

So, the Ducks have clenched it, right?

Hopefully the Ducks go 1 game better.

It could, but in this game for sure, I think Tez was really missing. I just don't think the offense goes stagnant with him on the field,

This is what No.1 teams do. I didn't think they would lose, more importantly the Ducks didn't think they would. The offense wasn't working and a lot of credit for that has to go to Wisconsin. Scoring in the 3rd quarter is really good sometimes. Matayo was the star of the game.

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50 years ago, Nebraska @ USC would been a huge game.

Can't put it any better.

Definitely, the only interesting games, Ducks-Badgers & Vols-Dawgs are on at the same time!

Yet, after watching it, the Husky fans are confident that Lanning still won't have a win over the Huskies. They aren't calling it, but they were definitely seeing a different game than we were,

Texas gets a fortunate bounce on a fumble, few plays later gets a touchdown. 20-10, off to another Saban, Prime commercial.

FG for the Hogs, 13-10

Review can work! The Hogs receiver caught the ball, then as he was going to the ground, he lost control. But he regathered the ball and brought it in. It was called a catch on the field, review confirmed it.

TD, Hogs, 13-7.

“Well, you know, honestly, they came to me, they were very proactive,” Cignetti said of Indiana coming with a contract. “And, you know, some people say, ‘Well, you know, why would you do that when this one may open, that one may open, you know, and you’re going to be a hot commodity, blah, blah, blah.’ And the fact that matter is, we’re the emerging superpower in college football. Why would I leave?”

Utes looking useless against Buffs, 14-3