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"
It is Roctober and time to rock out a bit. Little by little getting back into the Battle of the Bands thing. October was once referred to Rocktober by a local radio station and I am sure they borrowed that from someone. Rock and October kind of go together. Anyway, with the recent passing of Ozzy Osbourne it also marked the end of the road for Black Sabbath. Tipping the hat in tribute this month's song is "War Pigs."
The original above. I will now select two challengers and you my wonderful readers. viewers get to select the winner by telling me which one you liked the best.
Contender One: Samantha Fish
