By: David Folz
Week four of
the college football season came by and we saw many great games and efforts
this past weekend. So what have we
learned from this weekend? Well probably
that college referees can do a much better job than the replacement referees of
the NFL. Other than that, here is what
else we learned on week four.
Unless LSU
beats Alabama, football fans rejoice: That will be because there will not be a
rematch of two SEC teams in the national championship game. Alabama, Oregon and Florida State look to be
the best teams in the nation, and LSU struggled against Auburn on Saturday
despite winning 14-12. Right now its
Alabama and Oregon, but do not discount the Seminoles, especially if they
finish undefeated.
Notre Dame
is for real: The Fighting Irish are far and away better defensively than they
ever were under Charlie Weis and it has shown against Michigan State and last
weekend against Michigan. Manti Te’o is
making a great impression to be a Heisman finalist with being a tackle machine
with three interceptions this year.
After a 13-6 win over Michigan, Notre Dame is 4-0 for the first time
since Tyrone Willingham was at Notre Dame.
If the Irish beat Miami on Saturday, then an extremely tough three game
stretch is in their way with Stanford, BYU, and Oklahoma afterward.
Want a
surprise team? Try Oregon State: The Beavers have beaten two top 25 teams en
route to their 2-0 record (opener was delayed due to Hurricane Isaac) and have
looked really good in doing so. Make no
mistake, Mike Riley was facing a lot of criticism following a 3-9 season, and
this is the best start to quiet the critics.
Another good thing for the Beavers, they are ranked at 18 this week, a
sign of possible things to come.
The SEC East
is the best race to watch all year: Florida, South Carolina and Georgia are all
top 12 teams, and those three teams are going to have a title race for the
ages. All three are 4-0 and all three
have possible national title aspirations.
The key is Florida this weekend against LSU and Georgia against
Tennessee. Since South Carolina is
essentially a win against Kentucky, this will be two teams trying to keep up
with the Gamecocks this weekend.
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