HelmetNation Week 13 Top 25

We are starting to wind down the season and see where some people will be playing in the postseason. Personally, I would love to see Texas lose to A&M, or even better, to Nebraska,

because I really want to see TCU get a legitimate shot at the National Championship. I think they deserve it and I think they could win it. Without that Texas loss we are going to see the same scenario as last year. The Florida/Alabama winner vs. Texas for the National Championship with TCU playing possibly the loser of that SEC game and winning handily and finishing no better than #2. When are we as fans going to stop accepting the hypocritical BCS crap? We can do a playoff and it should be done! That being said, here is the

HelmetNation Week 13 Top 25

1) Florida – The Gators took Florida International’s best shot and came out on top in a close 62-3 contest. Up next: vs. Florida State

2) Alabama – The Crimson Tide took Chattanooga’s best shot and came out on top in a close 45-0 contest. Up next: @ Auburn Fri. Nov. 27

3) TCU – Slept through the first half and then toyed with the Cowboys as they ran away with an easy victory. Up next: vs. New Mexico
4) Texas – Cruised to an easy victory over the reeling Jayhawks . Big game on a short week playing Thanksgiving night. Up next: @ Texas A&M Thurs. Nov. 26

5) Boise St. – Utah State hung close for a quarter and a half. Then the Broncos lit them up. Last test of any kind is this week. Up next: vs. Nevada Fri. Nov. 27
6) Georgia Tech – DNP. Very quietly this is a stellar 10-1 team. Up next: vs. Georgia

7) Cincinnati – DNP. Up next: vs. Illinois Fri. Nov. 27
8) Pittsburgh – DNP. Up next: @ West Virginia Fri. Nov. 27
9) Oregon – All I can say is the Arizona student section must feel really stupid! I don’t even like the Ducks, but when I saw the Zonazoo coming down onto the sidelines with Oregon close enough to come back, I wanted to see Oregon win. What a comeback. Now the Civil War is for all the Rose Bowl marbles! Up next: vs. #13 Oregon State Thurs. Dec. 3
10) Oklahoma State – Clearly missed QB Zac Robinson as Colorado hung tough. Finally held off the spunky Buffaloes. Should be an interesting Red River Rivalry game. Up next: @ Oklahoma

11) Utah – Routed San Diego State to set up a very competitive and interesting Holy War. Utes stay balanced and it looks like Wynn has tightened his grip on the starting QB job. Up next: @ #19 BYU

12) Virginia Tech – Routed overmatched North Carolina State team. Up next: @ Virginia
13) Oregon State – Spanked a terrible Washington State team. The Civil War is for the Rose Bowl. Should be a great game to watch. Up next: @ #9 Oregon Thurs. Dec. 3
14) LSU – What was Les Miles thinking? I am usually a Les Miles fan but the last 30 seconds of this game were inexplicable. Can’t blame the players for truly poor coaching in this situation. First, take your time out earlier. Second, have your field goal team ready to rush onto the field to possibly take that shot. WOW! Up next: vs. Arkansas
15) Ohio State – Discussing their throwback uniforms would be more interesting than discussing the lame win vs. Michigan. Four interceptions and you still only win by 11? The Big 10 is PATHETIC!!! Up next: Regular season finished. Will play in the Rose Bowl vs. either Oregon or Oregon State.
16) Stanford – Well, the bipolar Golden Bears were up for this game. I was a bit surprised at the result. Should still put the final nail in the Charlie Weis coffin. Up next: vs. Notre Dame

17) Nebraska – K-State brought everything they had. It was a tough, hard-hitting, scrappy game with the Huskers coming out on top and clinching the Big 12 North Division. Up next: @ Colorado Fri. Nov. 27

18) Clemson – Secured a spot in the ACC title game opposite of Georgia Tech by beating up the Cavaliers. How will they handle success? Historically, not well. Up next: @ South Carolina

19) Brigham Young – Oddly looked much better against Air Force than they did the previous week against new Mexico. Now it is all about the Holy War. Up next: vs. #11 Utah
20) North Carolina – Ran Boston College out of their own stadium using defensive scores. Up next: @ North Carolina State

21) USC – DNP. I am not a Trojan fan but I hope they smoke the Bruins and Rick Neuweasel. Up next: vs. UCLA

22) Penn State – Routed Sparty in a game that was close until the 3rd Quarter. Up next: Season finished. Will play in a Bowl game.
23) Miami – Duke hung tough until the 4th Quarter which completely belonged to the Canes. They now face another of those consistently inconsistent teams. Up next: @ South Florida.
24) Houston – Ripped through a terrible Memphis team. Now finished out with another terrible 2-win team. Up next: vs. Rice Owls.
25) Mississippi – The Rebels can thank Les Miles for getting them back into the Top 25 with his boneheaded coaching at the end of that game. Dexter McCluster and the Rebs will be up for the Egg Bowl. Up next: @ Mississippi State