Gov't Mule beat Samantha Fish in our October Battle of the Bands 3 to 1. Black Sabbath isn't exactly either of the band's specialty. We celebrate winners here.
"Time to Confess"
Week eight had more shocks and more major Coaches getting fired! I had most of the ranking's ready but my life got as crazy as the rankings! Week nine ha more coaches fired. Here is how I have them ranked heading into the first weekend of November.
1) Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) shut down Wisconsin 34-0. Had last week off. Faces Penn State next.
2) Indiana Hoosiers (8-0) stayed undefeated crushing Michigan State 38-13. Throttled UCLA 56-6. Visits Maryland next.
3) Texas A&M Aggies (8-0) topped Arkansas 45-42. Crushed LSU 49-26. Has a week off.
4) Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) beat Tennessee 37-20. Survived South Carolina 29-22. Has a week off.
5) Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) beat Ole Miss 43-35. Enjoys a week off. Plays Florida next.
6) Oregon Ducks (7-1) pounded Rutgers 56-10. Oregon beat Wisconsin 21-7. Has a week off.
7) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-0) beat Duke 27-18. Crushed Syracuse 41-16. Visits NC State next.
8) BYU Cougars (8-0) beat Utah 24-21. Cruised past Iowa State 41-27. Enjoys a week off.
9) Ole Miss Rebels (7-1) lost to Georgia 43-35, rebounded against Oklahoma 34-26. Entertains South Carolina next.
10) Vanderbilt Commodores (7-1) beat LSU 31-24. Topped Missouri 17-10. Visits Texas next.
11) Miami Hurricanes (6-1) lost to Louisville 24-21. Crushed Stanford 42-7. Visits SMU next.
12) Virginia Cavaliers (7-1) topped Washington State 22-20. Nipped UNC 17-16 in OT. Visits California next.
12) Missouri Tigers (6-1) beat Auburn 23-17 in OT. Visits Vanderbilt next.
13) Virginia Cavaliers (6-1) topped Washington State 22-20. Visits UNC next.
14) Louisville Cardinal (6-1) upset Miami 24-21. Beat Boston College 38-24. Visits Virginia Tech next.
15) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (5-2) beat USC 34-24. Had a week off. Visits Boston College.
16) Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-1) lost to Arizona State 26-22. Shut out Oklahoma State 42-0. Visits Kansas State next.
17) Tennessee Volunteers (6-2) lost to Alabama 37-20. Outscored Kentucky 56-24. Entertains Oklahoma next.
18) Cincinnati Bearcats (7-1) whipped Oklahoma State 49-17. Beat Baylor 41-20. Visits Utah next.
19) Texas Longhorns (6-2) topped Texas 16-13, survived Mississippi State 45-38 in OT. Entertains Vanderbilt next.
20) Oklahoma Sooners (6-2) beat South Carolina 26-7. Lost to Ole Miss 34-26. Visits Tennessee next.
21) Utah Utes (6-2) lost to BYU 24-21. Crushed Colorado 53-7. Entertains the Bearcats next.
22) USC Trojans (5-2) beat Michigan 31-13. Lost to Notre Dame 34-24. Visits Nebraska next.
23) Houston Cougars (7-1) defeated Arizona 31-28, beat Arizona State 24-16. Visits WVU next,
24) Memphis Tigers (7-1) lost to UAB 31-24, upset South Florida 34-31. Visits Rice next.
25) Navy Midshipman (7-0) had a week off, beat FAU 42-32. Visits North Texas next.
Week Seven had more shocks and a major Coach getting fired! The rankings are pretty crazy.
1) Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) cruised past Illionois 34-16. Visits Wisconsin next.
2) Miami Hurricanes (5-0) did not play. Entertains Louisville next.
3) Indiana Hoosiers (6-0) upset Oregon 30-20. Returns home to face Michigan State.
4) Texas A&M Aggies (6-0) beat Florida 34-17. Visits Arkansas next.
5) Ole Miss Rebels (6-0) survived Washington State 24-21. Visits Georgia next.
6) Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-0) cruised past Kansas 42-17. Visits Arizona State next.
7) Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1) topped Missouri 27-24. Hosts Tennessee next.
8) Oregon Ducks (4-1) lost to Indiana 30-20. Oregon tries to regroup at Rutgers next.
9) LSU Tigers (5-1) beat South Carolina 20-10. Visits Vanderbilt next.
10) Georgia Bulldogs (5-1) beat Auburn 20-10. Entertains Ole Miss next.
11) BYU Cougars (6-0) escaped Arizona 33-27 in OT. Entertains Utah next.
12) Tennessee Volunteers (5-1) nipped Arkansas 34-31. Visits Alabama next.
13) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-0) beat Virginia Tech 35-20. Visits Duke next.
14) Missouri Tigers (5-1) lost to Alabama 27-24. Visits Auburn next.
15) Virginia Cavaliers (5-1) did not play. Hosts Washington State next.
16) Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) fell to Texas 23-6. Visits South Carolina next.
17) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (4-2) beat NC State 36-7. Hosts USC next.
18) Vanderbilt Commodores (5-1) did not play. Hosts LSU next.
19) Louisville Cardinal (4-1) did not play. Visits Miami next.
20) South Florida Bulls (5-1) dropped North Texas from the undefeated list with a 63-36 win. Entertains Florida Atlantic next.
21) Memphis Tigers (6-0) did not play. Visits UAB next.
22) USC Trojans (5-1) beat Michigan 31-13. Visits Notre Dame next.
23) Utah Utes (5-1) crushed Arizona State 42-10. Visits BYU next.
24) Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1) beat Maryland 34-31. Visits Minnesota next.
25) Cincinnati Bearcats (5-1) beat UCF 20-11. Visit Oklahoma State next.
Bassist, vocalist and songwriter for the Moody Blues passed away at the age of 82. One of the songs he wrote was "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band)
Week Six had some shocks. Disappointing losses by Penn State and Texas had them vacate my rankings. I swapped Oregon and Miami. Indiana and Oregon will be a key battle with two undefeated teams. Will Texas bounce back against Oklahoma? Alabama faces Missouri in another key SEC battle.
1) Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) thumped Minnesota 42-3. Visits Illinois next.
2) Miami Hurricanes (5-0) beat FSU 28-22. Has a week off.
3) Oregon Ducks (4-0) did not play. Hosts Indiana next.
4) Ole Miss Rebels (5-0) did not play. Entertains Washington State next.
5) Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) shut out Kent State 44-0. Tangles with Texas next.
6) Texas A&M Aggies (5-0) beat Mississippi State 31-9. Entertains Florida next.
7) Indiana Hoosiers (5-0) did not play. Visits Oregon next.
8) Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-0) cruised past Houston 35-11. Hosts Kansas next.
9) Alabama Crimson Tide (4-1) beat Vandy 30-14. Visits Missouri next.
10) LSU Tigers (4-1) had a week off. Entertains South Carolina next.
11) Georgia Bulldogs (4-1) bounced back against Kentucky 35-14. Visit Auburn next.
12) Tennessee Volunteers (4-1) did not play. Tennessee hosts Arkansas next.
13) Missouri Tigers (5-0) did not play. Hosts Alabama next.
14) BYU Cougars (5-0) schooled WVU 38-24. Visits Arizona next.
15) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-0) did not play. Hosts Virginia Tech next.
16) Virginia Cavaliers (5-1) topped Louisville 30-27. Has a week off.
17) Michigan Wolverines (4-1) overcame Wisconsin 24-10. Michigan visits USC next.
18) Vanderbilt Commodores (5-1) lost to Alabama 30-14. Has a week off to recover.
19) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (3-2) cruised past Boise State 28-7. Hosts NC State next.
20) Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1) beat Purdue 43-27. Hosts Ohio State next.
21) Louisville Cardinal (4-1) lost to UVA 30-27. Has a week off.
22) Memphis Tigers (6-0) beat Tulsa 45-7. Has a week off.
23) South Florida Bulls (4-1) beat Charlotte 54-26. Visits North Texas next.
24) Arizona State (4-1) did not play. Visits Utah next.
25) FSU Seminoles (4-2) lost to Miami 28-22. Hosts Pitt next.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chris Dreja who was a founding member, rhythm guitarist and bass player for The Yardbirds passed away at the age of 79. He also had a career in photography.
Here he is in Box of Frogs "Get it while you can"
