4 1/2 lb. sirloin tip roast 2 packages of dry italian dressing mix (you can use this) 1 jar mild pepper rings (Banana or you can use Jalepeno) 1 pack of wheat hoagie buns
Place the sirloin tip roast in the crock pot. Mix the 2 packages of dry italian dressing mix with 2 cups of water. Pour the mixture over the sirloin tip roast. Cook on low heat all day (6-8 hours) Shred the meat Add 1 jar of mild pepper rings (undrained)to the meat and allow them to warm through. Place mixture on hoagie buns and enjoy.
Better take some Beano
Use Horseradish sauce, or some of the Special Hot Mustard.
Rank Team 1 LSU 2 Oklahoma 3 Boston College 4 West Virginia 5 Ohio State 6 Florida 7 Georgia 8 South Carolina 9 Alabama 10 Tennessee 11 Kentucky 12 Auburn 13 Oregon 14 Arizona State 15 Cal 16 Wake Forest 17 Clemson 18 USF 19 USC 20 Kansas 21 Rutgers 22 Uconn 23 Oregon State 24 Michigan 25 Texas 26 Mississippi State 27 Penn State 28 Kansas St. 29 Boise State 30 Maryland 31 BYU 32 Georgia Tech 33 UCLA 34 Oklahoma State 35 Hawaii 36 Illinois 37 Virginia Tech 38 Vanderbilt 39 Virginia 40 Wisconsin 41 Washington St. 42 Utah 43 Missouri 44 Colorado 45 FSU 46 Stanford 47 Miami 48 Arkansas 49 Louisville 50 Texas A&M 51 Cincinnati 52 New Mexico 53 Iowa 54 Purdue 55 TCU 56 Notre Dame 57 NC State 58 Troy 59 Nebraska 60 Tulsa 61 Texas Tech 62 Wyoming 63 Central Florida 64 Air Force 65 ECU 66 Houston 67 Fresno State 68 Michigan State 69 Washington 70 Syracuse 71 Arizona 72 Indiana 73 UTEP 74 Nevada 75 FAU 76 Ball State 77 Northwestern 78 MTSU 79 Miami, OH 80 UNC 81 Louisiana Monroe 82 Central Michigan 83 Bowling Green 84 Southern Miss 85 Western Kentucky 86 Buffalo 87 Pittsburgh 88 Temple 89 Navy 90 Baylor 91 UNLV 92 Memphis 93 Louisiana Tech 94 Ohio 95 Army 96 New Mexico State 97 Toledo 98 Ole Miss 99 Akron 100 Arkansas State 101 San Jose St 102 San Diego State 103 Colorado State 104 Duke 105 Kent State 106 Western Michigan 107 Iowa State 108 UAB 109 Eastern Michigan 110 Louisiana Lafayette 111 North Texas 112 Tulane 113 Rice 114 FIU 115 Marshall 116 Utah State 117 Minnesotta 118 Idaho 119 SMU 120 N. Illinois
Rank Team 1 LSU 2 Oklahoma 3 Kentucky 4 Florida 5 USF 6 South Carolina 7 Boston College 8 UCLA 9 USC 10 Cal 11 West Virginia 12 Alabama 13 Ohio State 14 Rutgers 15 Wake Forest 16 Auburn 17 Tennessee 18 Georgia 19 Kansas 20 Penn State 21 Michigan 22 Maryland 23 Virginia Tech 24 Virginia 25 Texas 26 Oregon State 27 Kansas St. 28 Boise State 29 Hawaii 30 BYU 31 Clemson 32 Illinois 33 Georgia Tech 34 Arizona State 35 Oklahoma State 36 Oregon 37 Vanderbilt 38 Utah 39 Wisconsin 40 Missouri 41 Stanford 42 FSU 43 Colorado 44 Texas A&M 45 Arkansas 46 Miami 47 Louisville 48 Uconn 49 Nebraska 50 Cincinnati 51 TCU 52 Texas Tech 53 Notre Dame 54 New Mexico 55 Iowa 56 Purdue 57 Mississippi State 58 Tulsa 59 Air Force 60 Troy 61 Fresno State 62 Washington 63 Michigan State 64 ECU 65 UTEP 66 Wyoming 67 Central Florida 68 Indiana 69 Navy 70 FAU 71 Syracuse 72 Northwestern 73 Houston 74 Ball State 75 Bowling Green 76 Miami, OH 77 Washington St. 78 Southern Miss 79 UNC 79 Nevada 81 Arizona 82 Pittsburgh 83 NC State 84 MTSU 85 UNLV 86 Baylor 87 Central Michigan 88 Western Kentucky 89 Temple 90 Akron 91 Arkansas State 92 Buffalo 93 New Mexico State 94 Louisiana Monroe 95 Ole Miss 96 Western Michigan 96 Army 98 Kent State 99 San Jose St 100 Memphis 101 Colorado State 102 Toledo 103 Louisiana Tech 104 San Diego State 105 Duke 106 UAB 107 Iowa State 108 North Texas 109 Rice 110 Ohio 111 Tulane 112 Louisiana Lafayette 113 Eastern Michigan 114 Utah State 115 Idaho 116 FIU 117 SMU 118 Minnesotta 119 Marshall 120 N. Illinois
Les Mile's Batshit Crazy shrimp, chicken, and sausage Gumbo 1 cup of one of the following: Butter, Shortening, oil or other fat (Les likes bacon grease) 1 cup flour 1 chopped medium onion 4 ribs chopped celery 1 chopped bell pepper 1 bag of Frozen okra 4 Peppers (Jalapeno, Chile, Habanero, it's up to you) 1 pound smoked sausage, Andouille or other smoked sausage cut into ½ inch slices (I prefer Conecuh Sausage if you can get it) 1 Lemon A bunch of Creole Seasoning to your taste. 3 bay leaves 6 cups of water 1 pound boiled chicken, shredded 2 tablespoons parsley flakes (if you like it fancy) 4 chopped green onions (Green stalks only, no white onion part) 1 pound shrimp peeled (size is what you can find for the best price, salad shrimp are usually cheap and are bite size, no need for huge shrimp) Some file’ powder (pronounced fee lay) this is a thickener, so you could use some flour if you need to.
Combine the oil/butter/yada yada and flour in a large pot or large dutch oven depending on how much you’re going to make, over LOW heat. Gradually sprinkle the hot melted fat with little bits of the flour constantly stir. Stir until it reaches the desired color, which may take from 15 to 30 minutes. You want it to be a caramel color, and you must not scorch it or you will have to start over. The Roux is the hardest part so don't screw it up or Les will poop in your hat.
Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and continue to stir for 4 to 5 minutes, or until wilted. Add the sausage, salt, creole seasoning, peppers, and bay leaves. Continue to stir for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the water. Stir until the roux mixture and water are all well combined. Cut the Lemon into wedges and toss them in. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Season the chicken with more creole seasoning and add to the pot. Simmer for 2 hours. Skim off any fat that rises to the surface and rub it on your chest (Les would). About 30 minutes before you remove the gumbo from the heat add your shrimp, okra, parsley, and green onions. When you get ready to serve it find those bay leaves and lemons and pull them out. With the pot now on low heat to keep the gumbo good and warm, look at the consistency and add the File' powder to thicken it. When you are satisfied with the thickness, serve it in a bowl over rice. Or Les likes it over Cornbread.
This recipe makes decent amount. If you’re cooking for larger groups just double, triple, or quadruple ingredients as needed.
Tom Osbourne named Nebraska interim AD. But should he stay on after that? That's up to him I'm sure, I wonder if Nebraska will pull a Dan Snyder and try to make Osbourne the Head Coach.
Notre Dame dropped to 1-6 this past week with their loss to Boston College. One more loss keeps them out of a bowl game, which this commercial tells us, they probably wouldn't win anyway.
Rank Team 1 Kentucky 2 Oklahoma 3 LSU 4 USF 5 South Carolina 6 USC 7 Cal 8 Boston College 9 West Virginia 10 Tennessee 11 Ohio State 12 Auburn 13 Maryland 14 Wake Forest 15 Kansas St. 16 Florida 17 UCLA 18 Penn State 19 Georgia 20 Kansas 21 Illinois 22 Texas 23 Virginia Tech 24 Boise State 25 BYU 26 Alabama 27 Oregon State 28 Clemson 29 Georgia Tech 30 Hawaii 31 Wisconsin 32 FSU 33 Arizona State 34 Oregon 35 Michigan 36 Colorado 37 Utah 38 Stanford 39 Missouri 40 Louisville 41 Cincinnati 42 Arkansas 43 Nebraska 44 Virginia 45 Texas A&M 46 Rutgers 47 Tulsa 48 TCU 49 Iowa 50 Texas Tech 51 Notre Dame 52 Mississippi State 53 Miami 54 Oklahoma State 55 New Mexico 56 Washington 57 ECU 58 Wyoming 59 Troy 60 Michigan State 61 Uconn 62 Purdue 63 Air Force 64 Navy 65 Indiana 66 Fresno State 67 Miami, OH 68 UTEP 69 FAU 70 Northwestern 71 UNLV 72 Arizona 73 Houston 74 Syracuse 75 Vanderbilt 76 Ball State 77 Washington St. 78 UNC 79 Bowling Green 80 Southern Miss 81 Central Florida 82 Nevada 83 Arkansas State 84 Central Michigan 85 Baylor 86 Buffalo 87 Akron 88 Kent State 89 Western Michigan 90 Western Kentucky 91 San Jose St 92 MTSU 93 Ole Miss 94 Army 95 Rice 96 San Diego State 97 NC State 98 UAB 99 New Mexico State 100 Louisiana Tech 101 Ohio 102 Louisiana Monroe 103 Duke 104 Temple 105 Pittsburgh 106 North Texas 107 Minnesotta 108 Iowa State 109 Toledo 110 Memphis 111 Utah State 112 Eastern Michigan 113 SMU 114 Tulane 115 Idaho 116 FIU 117 Colorado State 118 Louisiana Lafayette 119 Marshall 120 N. Illinois
So that gives us an average of exactly 3 stars, which goes with my theory that you build your program with 3 stars, not 5 stars. BTW a team with an average of 3 stars would barely be ranked in the top 25 in the recruiting rankings.
LINK Jim Caple of ESPN lists his Top Ten Tailgating areas as such.
10. Auburn - How crazy does it get here? A friend recently covered a game on Labor Day weekend. Kickoff was 6:30 and he pulled off the highway from Atlanta at 3:30. He saw the roadside crowded with people tailgating and figured he must be near the stadium. He finally arrived at Jordan-Hare … nine miles later. When he asked the parking attendant at the media lot what time the fans started showing up, the man replied, "Seven in the morning … Thursday morning. And they aren't leaving after the game, either.''
I call Bullshit-nine miles from Auburn's Stadium you're on the interstate, 5 miles from your exit. And the old people show up for SEC games on Tuesday afternoons.
9. Colorado - Trying to decide between Ohio State and Colorado, Road Warrior consulted a friend who attended both. He gives Colorado the nod because of the mountain setting, the better weather and the … ummm, overall "Colorado'' experience. For instance, he swears the PA announcer once made this announcement during a game: "A reminder: It ish unlawful to ( hiccup) conshume aloca … er, acolho … umm, alcoholic beverages (hiccup) at Folshom Field."
Colorado is beautiful, However background doesn't make tailgating good...
8. Army The setting on the Hudson is superb and the atmosphere is special. "They understand it's a game,'' Cahn says of fans at the service academies. "The people realize the young men on the field will fight bigger battles.'' Besides, if you want to tell soldiers with rifles that they don't belong in the top 10, go right ahead.
Once again background doesn't make good tailgating. I can buy this one though having known someone who went there, and all they did was tailgate, because the games are completely worthless.
7. Wisconsin An exception to the weather rule is Wisconsin, where the fans don't notice the cold because their cheese wedges restrict the flow of oxygen to the brain and, of course, all that beer. If you're going to tailgate, better to pick Wisconsin, a state famous for beer, brats and cheese, than say, South Dakota, a state famous for … well, not being North Dakota. Just be sure to leave enough room for the legendary Fifth Quarter.
Now here is a northern school that really gets it when it comes to tailgating, a friend from Alabama is there now and he says its like the SEC tailgates just alot colder.
6. UCLA What could be better than tailgating outside the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1? Tailgating there every home game. (By the way, based on the overall UCLA experience – beautiful students, sun, L.A., beautiful students, athletic legacy, oh, and did RW mention beautiful students? – is there any reason why the Bruins do not get every single recruit they want?)
No California schools should be on this list, they don't care about football let alone tailgate, they have more important things to do. Fans show up at game time and stroll in whenever they feel like it. What a bunch of PC garbage to include UCLA.
5. Penn State It's not enough that State College turns into Pennsylvania's third-largest city on game day (and, remember, we're talking a state large enough to have 22 electoral votes). This 100,000-plus JoePa-Looza is so spirited that the school recently had to ban the drinking of alcohol outside the stadium DURING the game. That's right. So many fans come just for the tailgate that officials had to enact a law to deal with them. They don't call it Happy Valley for nothing.
They probably banned drinking outside the game in order to get the fans in before halftime. Not buying this garbage either.
4. WashingtonThe main tailgate venues are nothing special, but stern-gating is awesome. Sailing up to Husky Stadium while nibbling Dungeness crab or wild salmon and sipping a bottle of Red Hook or a glass of Chateau St. Michelle is college football's finest experience that doesn't include the USC song girls.
WASHINGTON?!? are you kidding me? What do they play at Husky Stadium? Golf? Tennis? Cause it sure as hell ain't football if your drinking wine and nibbling anything other than a coeds unmentionables. Tailgaters don't sip or nibble.
3. TennesseeWith boats able to tie up on the nearby Tennessee River, this offers the Washington nautical experience mixed with SEC passion. Plus, there's better barbecue.
Best tailgate experience of my life was my one trip to Knoxville. Nice people, great food, the river is great with the Vol navy. Partied all night on the river after the game. Can't wait to go back.
2. Ole Miss What RW loves best about the Mississippi campus is that the speed limit is 18, in recognition of the jersey number worn by Archie Manning. Tailgating in The Grove is an experience so sublime even native son William Faulkner would be at a loss to describe it. Hell, The Grove is so wonderful, Commissioner of Tailgating Cahn even plans to honeymoon there (seriously).
Never been to the Grove, but I hear many good things. Plus I met a guy once whose job it was to set up peoples tailgates the minute the school allowed them to. The kid makes bank. Thats dedication.
1. LSU Nobody cooks like the Cajuns. Walking among the tailgaters here is like strolling through one of Emeril Lagasse's restaurants. RW once joined a group serving jambalaya, duck and oyster gumbo, stuffed quail, deer sauce picante, wild duck, cochon de lait, Cajun sausage, crawfish etouffee, rabbit, alligator stew and marinated pork tenderloin. And that was for a non-conference game. More important, LSU plays most games at night, which means you have an entire day to soak it in. The only downside is you may not be able to get yourself into the stadium by the time kickoff rolls around.
Atleast he has this one right, LSU gamedays look like a refugee camp and opposing fans are definetly the enemy. Everyone says Fuck you in Baton Rouge, everyone. So if you plan to attend in anything but purple and gold, be ready for it. It's the first words they teach their kids, i was cussed by several small children. But it really is kind of a "Welcome to Red Stick" greeting. They don't mean it the way civilized folk do, they can smile at you and tell you "Fuck You, we are going to kick the shit out of you today, want something to eat? need a beer?" a different experience to say the least.
So there you have it, a fair, balanced and completely impartial list of the best tailgating campuses in America. By the way, Ohio State fans have no doubt noticed their school did not make the list, despite the 100,000-plus passionate faithful surrounding the Horseshoe each game in one of college football's best and most spirited gatherings. That's because Road Warrior's alma mater recently lost to the Buckeyes and hasn't gotten over it, yet.
Fair and Balanced says it all, "we are required to include Big 10 and Pac 10 teams due to our ESPN contracts" says it better. Don't even try to give me Ohio State, that place is like Vietnam on gamedays.
Here's My Top Ten:
1. LSU 2. Tennessee 3. Ole Miss 4. Wisconsin 5. Auburn 6. Clemson 7. Oklahoma 8. Georgia 9. Alabama 10. Notre Dame - yes Notre Dame, they may not be drinking as much, but they are everywhere and they know what tailgating is all about.
LSU Moves to #1 this week by virtue of the Florida win. USC only drops to #6 after the loss to the Trees. Kentucky and South Carolina flip-flop.
Rank Team 1 LSU 2 Oklahoma 3 USF 4 South Carolina 5 Cal 6 USC 7 Kentucky 8 Boston College 9 Ohio State 10 Tennessee 11 West Virginia 12 Auburn 13 Illinois 14 Maryland 15 Florida 16 Georgia 17 Kansas 18 UCLA 19 Texas 20 FSU 21 Virginia Tech 22 Wisconsin 23 Alabama 24 Boise State 24 Stanford 26 BYU 27 Colorado 28 Kansas St. 29 Wake Forest 30 Hawaii 31 Missouri 32 Clemson 33 Georgia Tech 34 Oregon 35 Penn State 36 Cincinnati 37 Arkansas 38 Arizona State 39 Utah 40 Michigan 41 Nebraska 42 Texas A&M 43 Notre Dame 44 Louisville 45 Mississippi State 46 Tulsa 47 Miami 48 Washington 49 Wyoming 50 Rutgers 51 Virginia 52 Uconn 53 Purdue 54 Texas Tech 55 Indiana 56 UTEP 57 Troy 58 ECU 59 Air Force 60 Oklahoma State 61 Oregon State 62 New Mexico 63 Navy 64 Fresno State 65 Michigan State 66 UNLV 67 Bowling Green 68 Syracuse 69 Arizona 69 TCU 71 Vanderbilt 72 FAU 73 Miami, OH 74 Akron 75 Northwestern 76 Nevada 76 UNC 78 Central Florida 79 Washington St. 80 Western Kentucky 81 Baylor 82 Army 83 Southern Miss 84 Houston 85 Louisiana Monroe 86 Rice 87 Arkansas State 88 Ball State 89 San Jose St 90 Kent State 90 New Mexico State 92 Ole Miss 93 San Diego State 94 Western Michigan 95 Buffalo 96 Central Michigan 97 Iowa 98 NC State 99 Pittsburgh 100 MTSU 101 Toledo 102 Memphis 103 Duke 104 Minnesotta 105 UAB 106 Ohio 107 Eastern Michigan 108 Tulane 109 SMU 110 Iowa State 111 Utah State 112 Idaho 113 Louisiana Tech 114 FIU 115 Colorado State 116 Temple 117 Louisiana Lafayette 118 North Texas 119 Marshall 120 N. Illinois
Thor - Utah destroyed UCLA and they should scare the hell out of Louisville tonight. Utah may not win but they definitely beat the 2TD spread. How good was Bobby Petrino? Louisville 41 Utah 35
Paul - Lately it seems that Louisville has fallen on what some would call hard times, but they will finally bounce back with a win, it may not be big but a win is a win. Louisville 45 Utah 28
SATURDAY Wisconsin at Illinois (-2.5 are you f'in kidding me?) ESPN 12:00 est
Thor - Illinois is favored in this game which makes me think somebody knows something about Wisconsin. It's no surprise to me that the Badgers are overrated, but Zook's kids won't pull this one out. Wiscy 17 Illini 14
Paul - I may be crazy, but I think Zook is gonna get that shocking win this week-end that will get that monkey off his back. We all know he can recruit, this week-end we find out he can coach. Illinois 21 Wisconsin 20
Kansas at Kansas State (-3.5)
12:00 est
Thor - The spread should be much higher than this, the giant Mangino has put together a solid team of scrubs, but K-State has some serious talent and Josh Freeman should pick the Jayhawk defense apart like Mangino picks a Turkey Carcass. Power towels 35 Kansas 7
Tastes like Turkey
Paul - I agree, even though Kansas is off to a great start who has been their competition?? Kansas St keeps on rollin', 31-10
Georgia at Tennessee (-2.5) CBS 3:30 est
Thor - Everyone is writing off Tennessee, i think they "Circle the wagons" this week and Ainge torches UGA's hidden weakness; that bad secondary. UT 28 Uga 20 Paul - Another agreement here, it does seem as though everyone has written off Tenn., but UGA isn't that powerhouse that most think they are. Even though Stafford has a wonderful game Tenn., finds a way to win, but close. Tenn 24 UGA 17
Oklahoma vs. Texas (+10.5) ABC 3:30pm
Drop to your knees and pray to the football gods this is in your coverage area.
Thor - Both teams are coming off a loss and probably pretty pissed about it. Texas has the best defense OU has seen this year and they should coral that running game, which puts things on Bradford's shoulders. Colt McCoy gets his feet back under him this week and has a good day. 10.5 is far too big a spread for a rivalry like this, Sooners win a close one when the Longhorns can't push it in the end zone to win 38-34
Paul - This one may be too close to call. Obviously both teams will be severely pissed about last week, and the only difference may be home field advantage (even though it didn't help to much last week). Texas will FINALLY put together a decent game it what may prove to be an otherwise ugly one. UT 35 OU 28
Virginia Tech at Clemson (-5.5) ESPN 6:00 est
Thor - Who cares? VT is hella overrated and Clemson's running backs should end this game early and salt it away late. Spiller and Davis both get over 100 yards, but Bowden's ineptness keeps it from being a blowout. Tigers 27 Hokies 10
Paul - Another year goes by, another excuse for VT fans. Shouldacouldawoulda. I agree that this game will be about as exciting as watching a good old game of cricket. Clemson has good RB's, but VT defense should counter that with a gut wrenching win. VT 17 Clemson 10
Florida at LSU (-8.5) CBS 8:00 est
Thor - Your Prime Rib for the evening will be overcooked and chewy. LSU could make this ugly and should win big. But I'm waiting for Les Miles to screw it up, and Florida may go on a tear after being humbled by Auburn last week. My Gut tells my Florida, my brain says otherwise. Gooks Tigers 31 Gators 14
Paul - Will this be the second week-end in a row that Tebow will get Tebow-ed? Uhhh, yeah. Tigers at home, Gators exposed. The recipe for disaster is in for Urban, and if it isn't this week-end it will be soon that Tebow doesn't finish a game. Glenn Dorsey is twice the DT that any ONE of Auburn's DT's and he looks hungry for some Gator meat. LSU 38 UF 17
Ohio State at Purdue (+6.5) ABC 8:00 est
For the love of God why would you watch this? Turn the channel to CBS!
Thor - Ohio State should expose Purdue for the fraud they are, don't forget Purdue let Notre Dame score 19 points. Remember when Minnesota would go 5-0 EVERY year playing a horrible schedule, get ranked, and then get creamed by the first decent opponent they played and end the season 7-5? Now that's Purdue, see ya Boilermakers. Buckeyes 35 Purdue 1
Paul - I really don't think this will even be a competition. Yeah, Purdue is off to a good start, yeah OSU doesn't look as strong as the last few years, but none of that is gonna matter. OSU wins and wins biiiiig. OSU 45 Purdue 10
Notre Dame at UCLA (-20.5) ABC 8:00 est
For the love of God why would you watch this? Turn the channel to CBS! part 2
Thor - UCLA got embarrassed by Utah, now it's their turn to do the embarrassing. The Bruins roll at home over the Irish. UCLA 49 ND 9
Paul - As long as Notre Dame keeps losing I will have a smile on my face. Bruins will roll over the Irish like every other team has so far this year. Notre Dame still has no identity and will continue to wilt away right before our eyes, but they might make it interesting. UCLA 28 ND 14
Nebraska at Missouri (-6.5) ESPN 9:15 est
Thor - This is a pretty sweet nightcap you can turn on if the UF vs LSU game is getting out of hand. Mizzou is probably overrated (see Purdue) but they did beat what is turning out to be a good Illini team. Nebraska almost lost to f'in Ball State. I still think the Huskers are better even on the road. Cornshuckers 28 Tigers 27 Take that Missouri fan.
Paul - This could be a fun game to watch. Both teams have potential, but neither seems to be capitalizing on it. Watch out for Missouri, but the Huskers pull it together late and manage to win in a fairly evenly matched game. Nebraska 20 Missouri 13
Kentucky is going down tonight. Kentucky is averaging 46.6 ppg, the teams they played are averaging giving up 36 ppg. South Carolina's Defense is the 2nd best against the pass and are giving up a scarce 15.6 ppg. Also Kentucky's two best opponents Arkansas (give up 41 points to Alabama, 42 to UK) and Louisville (gave up 42 to MTSU and 40 to UK) are unranked. WHile South Carolina's two best opponents are #1 LSU (although a loss) and #12 Georgia. South Carolina will shut down Woodson, as much as he can possibly be shut down, but the Wildcat running game behind Rafeal Little will still be able to move the ball. The Cocks are starting RFreshman Chris Smelley who is South Carolina's only weakness that UK can take advantage of. I think South Carolina leads by a TD or more most of the game until Kentucky scares them late. SC 34 UK 24
#1 20-3 Southern Cal #2 16-5 an Ohio State University #3 15-5 Texas #4 13-8 Oklahoma #5 16-11 LSU #6 13-9 Auburn #7 14-11 Georgia #8 2-4 Boise State (BSU is right, 6 ranked teams in 5+ years and a .333 win%)
Interesting that the teams w/3 of the 4 highest number of games against ranked teams are from the SEC and all 3 are super close to each other in win % (LSU .5925, AU .5909, UGa .56).
Records against Top 10 opponents.
#1 8-3 an Ohio State University #2 7-3 Southern Cal #3 11-5 Auburn #4 5-4 Texas #5 5-6 LSU #6 4-6 Oklahoma #7 3-5 Georgia #8 0-1 Boise State
Auburn has beaten as many top 10 teams as anyone else has even played.
Interesting tidbit: 6 of these 8 teams have had only 1 head coach in that time and all of them except Texas and Southern Cal have had a 4+ loss season.
#4 SEC 9 Schools ranked avg. of 85.3, 2006 Standings
East
Conf. W-L
Overall
Academic Rank
Florida
7-1
13-1
49
Tennessee
5-3
9-4
96
Georgia
4-4
9-4
59
Kentucky
4-4
8-5
122
South Carolina
3-5
8-5
112
Vanderbilt
1-7
4-8
19
West
Conf. W-L
Overall
Academic Rank
Arkansas
7-1
10-4
124
Auburn
6-2
11-2
96
LSU
6-2
11-2
NOT
Alabama
2-6
6-7
91
Mississippi
2-6
4-8
NOT
Miss. State
1-7
3-9
NOT
#5 Big 12-10 Schools ranked avg. of 84.4 2006 Standings
North
Conf. W-L
Overall
Academic Rank
Nebraska
6-2
9-5
91
Missouri
4-4
8-5
91
Kansas State
4-4
7-6
124
Kansas
3-5
6-6
85
Colorado
2-6
2-10
79
Iowa State
1-7
4-8
85
South
Conf. W-L
Overall
Academic Rank
Oklahoma
7-1
11-3
108
Texas
6-2
10-3
44
Texas A&M
5-3
9-4
62
Texas Tech
4-4
8-5
Not
Oklahoma State
3-5
7-6
Not
Baylor
3-5
4-8
75
#6 Big East 5 Schools ranked avg. of 58, 2006 Standings
Big East
Conf. W-L
Overall
Academic Rank
Louisville
6-1
12-1
NOT
Rutgers
5-2
11-2
59
West Virginia
5-2
11-2
NOT
South Florida
4-3
9-4
NOT
Cincinnati
4-3
8-5
NOT
Pittsburgh
2-5
6-6
59
Uconn
1-6
4-8
64
Syracuse
1-6
4-8
50
The reason the SEC is ranked Higher than the Big 12 and Big East is b/c the top school in the SEC is ranked so much higher than the highest of Big 12, and the averages are very close, and even though the Big East has a high average, 4 of their top 5 schools aren’t even ranked giving us only 4 total to average from, and the highest ranking is only 50. Tempted to rank the Big 10 #1 b/c of FSU’s 112 ranking, but having 2 in the top 25 kept the ACC at #1.
And Craziness ensues... South Florida moves to number one by a very scant margin.
Wins equal big initial boosts, hence Auburn, FSU, Kansas State, Colorado, and Georgia Tech all leaping into the top 25.
Losses equal the beginning of slow drops, hence Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Florida still ranked high and Alabama still hanging around after two losses.
1 USF 2 USC 3 LSU 4 Kentucky 5 Oklahoma 6 Cal 7 Boston College 8 South Carolina 9 Ohio State 10 West Virginia 11 UCLA 12 Auburn 13 Georgia 14 Florida 15 Texas 16 Wisconsin 17 Kansas St. 18 FSU 19 Clemson 20 Boise State 21 Georgia Tech 22 Alabama 23 Wake Forest 24 Hawaii 25 Colorado 26 Maryland 27 Nebraska 28 BYU 29 Arkansas 30 Tulsa 31 Illinois 32 Penn State 33 Michigan 34 Tennessee 35 Oregon 36 Miami 37 Louisville 38 Arizona State 39 Rutgers 40 Cincinnati 41 Utah 42 Texas A&M 43 Virginia Tech 44 Mississippi State 45 Missouri 46 Kansas 47 Purdue 48 Washington 49 Virginia 50 Uconn 51 Wyoming 52 Texas Tech 53 Oklahoma State 54 Michigan State 55 Indiana 56 UNLV 57 Troy 58 Arizona 59 TCU 60 Bowling Green 61 Nevada 62 Vanderbilt 63 Syracuse 64 Central Florida 65 New Mexico 66 Navy 67 Southern Miss 68 FAU 69 Arkansas State 70 ECU 71 Air Force 72 Washington St. 73 Oregon State 74 Ball State 75 Baylor 76 Fresno State 77 Kent State 78 Houston 79 Western Kentucky 80 Western Michigan 81 Miami, OH 82 UTEP 83 Akron 84 New Mexico State 85 Army 86 Iowa 87 Northwestern 88 NC State 89 San Jose St 90 MTSU 91 Ohio 92 Stanford 93 Minnesotta 94 Pittsburgh 95 Tulane 96 Ole Miss 97 Duke 98 San Diego State 99 UAB 100 UNC 101 Louisiana Tech 102 Notre Dame 103 Louisiana Monroe 104 Buffalo 105 Toledo 106 Rice 107 Colorado State 108 Idaho 109 Eastern Michigan 110 Memphis 111 Iowa State 112 North Texas 113 SMU 114 Central Michigan 115 FIU 116 Utah State 117 Temple 118 Marshall 119 Louisiana Lafayette 120 N. Illinois
This ranking is an algorithm based on the merit of your wins and losses and is in no way based on opinion.
