Keith Urban was the biggest name in my Battle he is the star. John Hiatt writes great songs but he isn't necessarily a household name. Davy Knowles might be a talented guitarist and as cool as it might be to open for Jeff Beck, I don't think our star would open for anyone. Our star didn't share any votes as Keith won 3-0.
I like all three, they all have talent. However we celebrate winners.
"Start a Band" with Brad Paisley
My NCAA Football Rankings after one full week of college football in the books.
1) Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0) crushed then ranked 14th Miami 44-13. In other words Alabama took care of business. The Crimson Tide should have an easy time with Mercer next week.
2) Georgia Bulldogs (1-0) topped Clemson 10-3. The Tigers are considered a playoff challenger and the Bulldogs defense shut them down. The Bulldogs host UAB next week.
3) Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) trailed at halftime but defeated the Minnesota Gophers 45-31. Face a bigger challenge with Oregon next week.
4) Texas A&M Aggies (1-0) crushed Kent 41-10. The Aggies visit Colorado next.
5) Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0) cruised past Miami(Ohio) 49-14. The Bearcats host Murray State next.
6) Oklahoma Sooners (1-0) escaped Tulane 40-35. The Sooners almost choked on a 23 point halftime lead. The Sooners will play Western Carolina next.
7) Iowa State Cyclones (1-0) defeated Northern Iowa 16-10. The Cyclones face a tough match up with Iowa.
8) Iowa Hawkeyes (1-0) crushed Indiana 34-6. I will move them up on my poll, but will have another showdown with Iowa State next.
9) Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0) knocked off 12th rank Wisconsin to move up on my poll. Next up Ball State visits Penn State.
10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0) blew an 18 point lead against the Florida State Seminoles. The luck was with the Irish as they won 41-38 in overtime. The Irish should have an easier time with Toledo.
11) Clemson Tigers (0-1) lost their showdown match. The Tigers should rebound against South Carolina State.
12) Oregon Ducks (1-0) defeated Fresno State 31-24. The Buckeyes will be a bigger match up.
13) Florida Gators (1-0) defeated Florida Atlantic 35-14. The Gators meet South Florida next.
14) USC Trojans (1-0) took care of San Jose State 30-7. The Trojans host Stanford next.
15) Texas Longhorns (1-0) knocked off then ranked Louisiana 38-18 to jump up in my rankings. The Longhorns visit Arkansas next.
16) UCLA Bruins (2-0) upset LSU 38-27 to claim a spot in my rankings. The Bruins face Fresno State next.
17) Coastal Carolina (1-0) crushed The Citadel 52-14. The Chanticleers face Kansas on Friday.
18) Virginia Tech Hokies (1-0) upset 10th ranked North Carolina to earn a spot in my rankings. The Hokies host Middle Tennessee this week.
19) Central Florida Knights (1-0) rallied back from a 10 point first half deficit to defeat Boise State 36-31. Next up Bethune-Cookman.
20) Ole Miss Rebels (1-0) cruised past Louisville 43-24. Host Austin Peay next.
21) Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0) beat Southern Utah 41-14. The Sun Devils host UNLV next.
22) Utah Utes (1-0) defeated Weber State 40-17. The Utes visit BYU next.
23) BYU Cougars (1-0) knocked off Arizona 24-16. The Cougars host Utah next.
24) Wisconsin Badgers (0-1) fell to Penn State 10-16. The Badgers look to rebound against Eastern Michigan.
25) Buffalo Bulls (1-0) crushed Wagner 69-7. The Bulls visit Nebraska next. The Bulls were 6- 1 last year.
Again this is my ranking and means absolutely nothing.
Everyone who has followed my Battle of the Bands post knew I would probably come up with a way to tip the hat to Charlie Watts. The Rolling Stones were my first Battle of he Bands. I used them a few times and probably will again. However, I like twists.
Today's song features the lyrics:
"Now I'm yellin' at the kids in the back
Cuz they're banging like Charlie Watts"
The Drifters defeated Joe Cocker in this one 4 to 2, with a little help from Stephen's brother Nappy. The song was "Summer in the City." Without further ado we celebrate the victors!
"Under the Boardwalk"
Bobby Bowden the legendary football coach who turned Florida State University into a football powerhouse passed away at the age of 91. He was 31-6 at Howard, now Samford. Then he coached West Virginia where he went 42-26 in six years. At Florida State he went 304-97-4 and guiding the Seminoles to two National Championships. In the ACC he won 12 conference championships in 18 seasons.
Sports Center Tribute:
Back for another round of the Battle of the Bands, however I will be changing to once a month on the first going forward. Anyway the heat is in full effect where I am, it is summer time so the song Summer in the City" sounds appropriate.
The original The Lovin' Spoonful...
