College football week in wrap

With the top two teams in the nation on byes this week, it made room for some of the higher ranked teams to gain and lose ground on them. Alabama was still ranked number one at the end of the week, but Oregon wasn't.

Florida State showed that they are for real with another win against a top ranked opponent. Earlier this year the Noles beat the number three ranked Clemson Tigers, and this weekend they beat the number seven ranked Miami Hurricanes, and one of their biggest rivals. FSU hasn't just showed they can beat these kind of teams, but that they have the ability to beat these kinds of teams badly. Neither of these games were even close to being as close as anticipated. This is why the Seminoles have moved to number two in the BCS rankings.

The Ducks have the opportunity to prove that they are the number two team in the nation when they play the number five ranked Stanford Cardinals this week. But after the Seminoles beat two unbeaten teams its hard not to like them as the number two team in the nation, or even the number one team. The Ducks and the Seminoles both have beaten top ranked teams, and have proven themselves. We will get a good test of the Crimson Tide when they play top ranked and bitter rival, Auburn.

Another big game this weekend was the Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy, Michigan vs. Michigan State. This game proved the old saying right, the best offense is a good defense. The high powered Michigan offense was held to only two field goals, and had -48 rushing yards. This was a good testament of how good the MSU defense is. They are according to the stats, the best defense in the nation, and they proved just that. The Big Ten is starting to separate one team in each division, and that is who we will see in the championship.

With the conference championships getting closer and closer, and the decision of who will be playing in which bowl games keeps getting closer, the best teams are starting to prove themselves. For teams like Miami and Michigan this isn't going to be the perfect season they envisioned. But these two teams will have games left on their schedule that won't be decided by their records, but by the will of the players. That is how rivalries are born, through teams that put the records and stats behind them and just compete on one Saturday to beat their competitors. For teams like Florida State, Oregon, and Bama their stride for perfection is getting closer to reality, but their is a lot of hard nose to nose football left to be played.