Week 6 Top 25 Rewind, Winners and Losers

Week 6 Top 25 Rewind, Winners and Losers

#1 Alabama 45, Georgia State 3

Alabama took care of business on their ‘off’ week.  Ready to get back into conference play next week.

Jeremy- Alabama, 36-13

Nick- Alabama, 38-3

#2 Oregon 57, Colorado 16

I don’t know about you but I’m ready for the Ducks to play someone worth watching.

Jeremy- Oregon, 56-17

Nick- Oregon, 63-17

#3 Clemson 49, Syracuse 14

Syracuse was no match for Boyd and the Tiger offense. 

Jeremy- Clemson, 37-24

Nick- Clemson, 45-32

#4 Ohio State 40, #16 Northwestern 30

The Buckeyes got a scare at Northwestern but in the end were just too much for the spirited ‘Cats.

Jeremy- Ohio State, 38-35

Nick- Ohio State, 45-38

#5 Stanford 31, #15 Washington 28

Washington proved it’s a team to be reckoned with outgaining the Cardinal 489-279 but Stanford held on, led by 213 return yards.

Jeremy- Stanford, 27-24

Nick- Stanford, 31-30

#6 Georgia 34, Tennessee 31 (OT)

I thought Georgia might be in for a letdown but it took Aaron Murray OT carry the battered Dawgs to victory.

Jeremy- Georgia, 38-31

Nick- Georgia, 42-21

#7 Louisville 30, Temple 7

Yawn…

Jeremy- Louisville, 51-13

Nick- Louisville, 48-10

#8 Florida State 63, #25 Maryland 0

Yikes!  We thought this would be FSU’s toughest test yet… not so much.  Bring on Clemson!

Jeremy- Florida State, 41-24

Nick- Florida State, 41-28

#9 Texas A&M

IDLE, Next game, Oct. 12 @ Ole Miss

#10 LSU 59, Mississippi State 26

After a spirited first half, LSU put up 31 points in the second to blow past Mississippi State.

Jeremy- LSU, 38-17

Nick- LSU, 41-30

#11 Oklahoma 20, TCU 17

TCU gave Oklahoma everything they had.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite enough.

Jeremy- Oklahoma, 24-17

Nick- Oklahoma, 38-28

#12 UCLA 34, Utah 27

UCLA survived one in Utah. 

#13 South Carolina 35, Kentucky 28

Kentucky scored 21 points in the forth to make this a little closer than SC would have liked.

Jeremy- South Carolina, 33-17

Nick- South Carolina, 24-17

#14 Miami 45, Georgia Tech 30

It took Miami all four quarters to pull away from feisty Jackets squad.

Jeremy- Miami, 38-31

Nick- Miami, 31-24

#17 Baylor 73, West Virginia 42

This looks like a basketball score.  Baylor scored 56 in the first half and gained a Big 12 record, 864 yards.

Jeremy- Baylor, 52-21

Nick- Baylor, 63-41

#18 Florida 30, Arkansas 10

Florida’s defense was just too strong and the offense is showing signs of life.

Jeremy- Florida, 20-17

Nick- Florida, 20-14

#19 Michigan 42, Minnesota 13

Good bounce back game for the Wolverines.

Jeremy- Michigan, 34-24

Nick- Michigan, 42-38

#20 Texas Tech 54, Kansas 16

Texas Tech had no troubling handling the Jayhawks.

Jeremy- TTech, 41-14

Nick- Texas Tech, 52-24

#21 Oklahoma State 33, Kansas State 29

It took a late touchdown but Ok State got the win.

Jeremy- Oklahoma State, 35-24

Nick- Oklahoma State, 52-38

#22 Arizona State 34, Notre Dame 37

Lucky pick.  The Irish defense had arguably its best game of the season and got a much needed win.

Jeremy-Notre Dame, 35-33

Nick- Notre Dame, 31-28

#23 Fresno State 61, Idaho 14

The highlight(s) are on ESPN.

Jeremy- Fresno State, 56-14

Nick- Fresno State, 56-13

#24 Ole Miss 22, Auburn 30

Auburn stole it.  A hard fought game throughout but in the end, the Tigers got it done and move to 4-1.

Jeremy- Auburn, 28-27

Nick- Ole Miss, 35-31

The Score-

Jeremy- 20/20

Nick- 19/20

Biggest Winner/s

Florida State

The Seminoles faced some serious questions going into their matchup with the 25^th ranked Terps, specifically on defense.  Those questions were answered and then some.  The Noles, who have struggled adjusting to Jeremy Pruitts new scheme completely took Maryland’s offense apart, allowing only nine first downs, 234 total yards and 0 points.  This was one of the best performances by FSU’s defense in recent memory.  With a trip to Clemson looming on Oct. 19^th, the Seminoles are playing their best football.

Notre Dame

The Irish were in a serious tail-spin going into Saturday’s matchup with a dangerous Arizona State team but the Irish pulled together and got a great team win.  The defense played it best game of the season and the offense ran the ball well, chewing up ASU’s suspect run d.  The win moves Notre Dame to 4-2 on the season and their next five games (USC, @ AFA, Navy, @ Pitt, BYU) are all winnable before their season finale at Stanford. 

Aaron Murray

There was a lot of talk leading up to the season and continued after the week 1 loss to Clemson about Murray, particularly his lack of success against top competition.  Murray’s performance Saturday at Tennessee with a no-name offense should completely squash any of that talk.  Murray willed Georgia to an overtime win in conditions that would have crushed most quarterbacks.  In the win, Murray became the SEC’s all time leading passer (11,625 yards) and put himself near the top of the Heisman conversation.

Biggest Losers

Georgia

The Dawgs pulled out a gutty win on the road against an inspired Tennessee team but the win came with a cost.  The already banged up Georgia offense lost two more key contributors in running back Keith Marshall and receiver Justin Scott-Wesley with ACL injuries (both done for the year).  The second half of Georgia’s schedule is comparatively easier than the beginning but they still have a streaking Missouri team, Florida, at Auburn and at rival Georgia Tech. 

Washington

The Huskies played a great game and in my opinion proved that they should be taken seriously.  Their performance also shows how far Coach Steve Sarkisian has taken this program and what they’re capable of.  They gave Stanford everything they had and seemed to simply run out of time.  Why in the loser category?  The Pac-12 North is among the most competitive divisions in college football and the Huskies loss, with Oregon coming up, puts them behind the eight-ball and unless they beat the Ducks, they’ll be out of the running in the division.

Ole Miss

The Rebels came in this season as a sleeper pick to make some noise in the SEC with a great freshman class, but a shutout-loss to Alabama and a loss to Auburn in consecutive weeks makes it difficult to keep buying this team. There is no doubt Hugh Freeze has done a great job getting talent to Oxford, but it seems like to this observer that the freshman class is running out of steam this season. The road doesn’t get any easier either with Texas A&M and LSU visiting in the next two weeks.