Once again--and it has been going on for years now--the Florida State Seminoles were over-rated. What a surprise. Like the Dallas Cowboys, who get picked to win the NFC East every year, the experts see a lot of talent and a weak ACC and proclaim the Noles as contenders for a national title and, like the current lot of cowboys, FSU disappoints. Please let them sniff a conference title one year before showering them with praise the next.
The SEC is still getting too much respect. There has been more buzz about the conference being weaker this season--and it is--but we still see three conference teams in the AP top four and LSU at number nine. Florida is not yet the fourth-best team in the country and LSU has had one good effort on the season and that was a home blowout of a team (Washington) that has lost six of its last seven road games. The conference has plenty of chances to get more press so we will see how this all shakes out.
It must be tough being the PR folks for the Big East conference. With three programs undefeated and ranked in the top 25 you would think the job would be easy. But no, there is absolutely no love for the conference. Fortunately for the BE, those three teams are all expected (hey you never know) back next year and all will be heavy favorites for the next two weeks.
The Big Ten, meanwhile, is having its worst fears realized as Ohio State and Penn State are red hot and ineligible for the conference championship game. Fortunately, having both of those programs look strong for the future is a great thing. What happened to all those folks who had PSU down for years?
At least Louisiana Tech is finally ranked. They have Texas A&M this Saturday night so let's see if they are still ranked come Sunday.
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