Here we are, once again. Thanks to some weather-induced late games (or at least Tennessee-LSU on Monday and the previously scheduled Tuesday blood-letting in Fresno), I again had to scramble to assemble my BlogPoll for the week. I had a pretty good idea near the top coming in, but it’s getting to be that time of year where a loss can kill ya, but a win after a (not-so-bad) loss can earn some redemption.

Southern Cal – Once the alarm clock went off in the second half, ball game was over.
Texas – Beating “bye” was only slightly harder than beating Rice the week before.
Virginia Tech – Still impressive. However, the countdown to Frank Beamer bedwetting starts now.
Florida – Don’t know who to feel worse for, the scrubs that will never see the field again, no matter the score, or the opponents that are going to start losing games by triple digits.
Georgia – Just enough “meh” in that win in Starkville to stay relatively put.
Florida State – DNP
Arizona State – Maybe a little high for an untested team, but if they belong here, they’ll earn it on Saturday vs. USC.
Ohio State – OMG they can score in Columbus!
Tennessee – Once again, they showed up for one of two halves. This time it was the right one.
Louisiana State – If all the Les Miles headhunters get their wish, can he qualify for FEMA relief?
Alabama – How they’re 4-0 is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. (Then wrapped in a cherry and soaked in low-grade kerosene for a month or two.)
Michigan State – Illinois’ mascot has filed a petition with the NCAA that he really is offensive to Native Americans, hoping to get a ticket out of Champaign. (No word yet on the NCAA ruling that the Illini in general are offensive to the game of college football.)
Miami (Florida) – South Florida should have saved some points for this week.
Cal – Booya!
Boston College – If karma’s a bitch, what does that make Clemson?
Brian Calhoun – Someday, maybe the rest of the Badgers can be ranked, too.
Notre Dame – I still can’t make a Charlie Weis joke, dammit.
UCLA – DNP. Stays put.
Minnesota – Freeze, Gopher!
Virginia – Impressive enough, but Duke will get their payback come hoops season.
Iowa State – Even though they struggled with Army, I feel the Cyclones have proven themselves to be a Top 25 team, if only by a hair. Looking at the four below them, maybe only TAMU beats them, but until the Aggies stop playing JV teams, they can stay right there.
Texas A&M – Northeast Southern East Texas State could have used Rita on defense. And Scott Bakula.
Fresno State – Get back in with the late rally, kicking Toledo’s backup QB in the coin purse.

Sodomy sucks. It’s worse when they do it to you with your own mascot.
Louisville – Only knowing that they’re really better than that keeps them in the Top 25.
Purdue – Minnesota could be the Big 10 darkhorse, losing to them in OT brings no shame. (Okay, 14 spots worth of shame.)