New Top 25

Well, it's been a super disappointing season for my Iowa Hawkeyes. A brutal road loss at Indiana has me wondering if they'll even make a bowl game this year. They need to win two, this week they play Purdue at home, on the road at Michigan, then home against Nebraska. It's not looking promising. They have been good against Michigan the past few years, but I don't see them beating them this year. Nebraska is too good this year, too. Purdue is beatable, but who knows. The offense has been in a weird funk all season long and can't seem to get anything consistent. At times Vandenberg looks like a solid QB, but not as often as he should. Damon Bullock has been a solid running back this year, he and Mark Weisman are two bright spots on offense. Two OL were knocked out of the Penn State game for the remainder of the year, and fullback Brad Rogers has been out, not a lot of solid blocking. At least, they're getting some young guys some experience. Next year's OL should be pretty solid.

The defense has been shaky in conference play since the Michigan State game. The DL has been better than I thought they would be though, a lot of youngsters getting valuable playing time. The linebacking crew is one of the top ones in the conference and all three starters are juniors. The defensive backfield will lose Micah Hyde next year, but should be good.

I'm hoping Iowa can pull off an upset so they can make a bowl game, they definitely need the extra practices. At least, the bball season starts soon! The Hawkeyes should be pretty decent and might get a chance to dance! I'm going to the New Mexico-Davidson game on Monday night at the Pit, which is a nice little 15 minute walk from my house. Well, here's my top 25 for the week, kind of late, but here it is. Florida State is leading Va Tech right now in a pretty close game.


1 Alabama 9-0
2 Oregon 9-0
3 Kansas State 9-0
4 Notre Dame 9-0
5 Ohio State 10-0
6 Georgia 8-1
7 Florida State 8-1
8 Florida 8-1
9 Louisville 9-0
10 Clemson 8-1
11 LSU 7-2
12 Oregon State 7-1
13 South Carolina 7-2
14 Oklahoma 6-2
15 Texas A&M 7-2
16 Nebraska 7-2
17 Texas 7-2
18 UCLA 7-2
19 Stanford 7-2
20 Louisiana Tech 8-1
21 Toledo 8-1
22 Mississippi State 7-2
23 Northwestern 7-2
24 Rutgers 7-1
25 Utah State 8-2

Top Games
Florida State at Va Tech: Too late to give a prediction, but I do think FSU pulls it off.

Penn State at Nebraska: Nebraska is rolling right now, PSU has been a surprise this year. Nebraska 28 Penn State 21

Northwestern at Michigan: Both teams still in contention for the division race. This could be a really good game. Michigan 31 Northwestern 24

Wisconsin at Indiana: The winner of this one is going to the title game. Seriously. Indiana has looked pretty sharp this year, playing some close games. Can they knock off Wisconsin though? Wisconsin 42 Indiana 28

Kansas State at TCU: TCU is always tough to predict, Kansas State keeps cruising along. Kansas State 45 TCU 38

Oregon State at Stanford: Oregon State needs a win to try to keep up with Oregon, don't think it will happen though. Stanford 28 Oregon State 21

Mississippi State at LSU: Mississippi State started off hot, but had somewhat of a weak schedule. Third straight tough opponent. LSU almost had Alabama last week, I thought they would beat them. LSU 28 Miss St 17

Texas A&M at Alabama: This could be a great game if Texas A&M brings it. If not, Alabama rolls. Alabama 38 Texas A&M 28

West Virginia at Oklahoma State: Remember when Geno Smith was the only Heisman candidate? Oklahoma State 42 West Virginia 38

Arizona State at USC: It's awesome watching USC lose when they have such a talented team and can actually go to a bowl game. I think they win this week though. USC 42 Arizona State 31

Purdue at Iowa: Have to make a prediction on this one. Not sure what Kirk Herbstreit was smoking when he predicted Purdue to win their division, they haven't even won a conference game. Iowa 31 Purdue 21

Bowl Predictions

BCS Title Game Miami, FL Alabama Oregon
Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Notre Dame Nebraska
Orange Bowl Miami, FL Florida State Louisville
Fiesta Bowl Glendale, AZ Kansas State Clemson
Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA Georgia Oklahoma
Capital One Bowl Orlando, FL Michigan LSU
Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL Northwestern Mississippi State
Cotton Bowl Arlington, TX Texas South Carolina
Outback Bowl Tampa, FL Wisconsin Florida
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Tempe, AZ Texas Tech Michigan State
Chick-Fil-A Bowl Atlanta, GA Miami Texas A&M
Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN Tulsa Missouri
Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Duke Stanford
Holiday Bowl San Diego, CA Oregon State West Virginia
Alamo Bowl San Antonio, TX UCLA Oklahoma State
Music City Bowl Nashville, TN Louisiana Tech Missouri
Belk Bowl Charlotte, NC Virginia Tech Rutgers
Go Daddy.com Bowl Mobile, AL N. Illinois UL Monroe
BBVA Compass Bowl Birmingham, AL Temple Ole Miss
Heart of Dallas Bowl Dallas, TX Kent State SMU
Pinstripe Bowl New York, NY Pittsburgh Iowa State
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl San Francisco, CA Washington Navy
Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, TX E. Carolina Nevada
Meineke Car Care Bowl Houston, TX Minnesota TCU
Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, FL NC State Cincinnati
Independence Bowl Shreveport, LA Arizona State UL Lafayette
Military Bowl Washington DC Bowling Green San Jose State
Little Caesars Bowl Detroit, MI Middle Tennessee Ohio
Hawaii Bowl Honolulu, HI Air Force UCF
Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas, NV San Diego State USC
New Orleans Bowl New Orleans, LA Arkansas State UTSA
Beef O' Bradys Bowl St. Petersburg, FL Western Kentucky Houston
Poinsettia Bowl San Diego, CA Boise St. BYU
Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, ID Utah St Toledo
New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque, NM Fresno St Arizona