The Longhorns were never really in any danger against Texas Tech last weekend. 53-some odd points a game don't mean much when your schedule largely consists of 1-AA teams (or those that might as well be), so the 52-17 victory was nice, but unsurprising.
Can't say the same for this, however:
In a huge surprise, Texas leapfrogged USC to take the top spot in the new Bowl Championship Series standings released Monday.
Last week, the Trojans held the top spot with a BCS average of .9923, but they slipped to .9756 even after routing the Huskies on the road, 51-24.
The Longhorns, who had been at .9591, moved up to .9763 to claim the top spot after routing Texas Tech at home, 52-17.USC remained a comfortable No. 1 in both the Harris Interactive and USA Today polls, two of the BCS standings' three components, but had a computer average of just .940 compared to Texas' 1.00.
The .0007 margin between the teams is the slimmest difference between the top two teams in BCS standings history. The last time a team dropped from the top spot without losing was on November 16, 2002, when Miami overtook Ohio State.
The Red Raiders' inflated #7 BCS ranking obviously helped, but come on. I may be a Texas alum and fan, but I've seen USC play. Until somebody beats the Trojans, knocking them out of the #1 spot is pretty questionable.
Anyway, it won't last. Three of USC's remaining opponents are in the top 25 (including #8 UCLA). None of UT's are.
And I'm still surprised Texas didn't get the NCAA death penalty for that stupid Tommy Lee Jones movie.
There is no doubt that USC and Texas are the best two teams in the country after the last two weekends. Texas played as good a game as I have ever seen them play Saturday. VT is not overrated, but will lose a game in the next month. Georgia is vastly overrated, and they will lose a game or two in the next month. 'Bama is the sleeper.
Georgia does have a great kicking game, and the best punter in the nation. Ely-Kelso will be playing on Sundays. And how pathetic is it that I am bragging on our punter?
HEY! I was an extra in that stupid Tommy Lee Jones movie, dammit, show some respect.
Okay, don't it was a POS that didn't even offer the same prurient thrills as Bring it On, even if it had Vanessa Ferlito (soooooo hot).
Everyone expected the Raiders to play the Horns much closer and their statistics up to that point in the season indicated that they should have played better. I think Tech was the first real test for the Longhorns this year after their season opener (Oklahoma has turned out to be a paper tiger this season), and therefore a couple of people are now thinking that UT might be the real deal instead of another ex-SWC letdown. Oh well, I am betting they will be back in second place in two weeks.