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Anyone want to stay at #1? Alabama? No. Oklahoma? No. Well, now the Auburn Tigers have a shot to maybe stay atop for more than one week. A few upsets here and there, AP and BCS Polls don't match much, and one player made his name known throughout the college football world. There were a lot of great team efforts that out shinned some individuals performances. So, lets get on to this week's Campus Heroes (and of course Campus Zeros to follow shortly after.) Campus Hereos 5. Syracuse Orange D/ST: The offense... nothing to write home about, in fact some stats looked like they were taken from just the first quarter. But, it doesn't matter because the Orange's D and special teams were enough to knockoff then #20 West Virginia. On defense, there was constant pressure on the QB which ended in five sacks and three interceptions! AND on special teams Syracuse PK, Ross Krautman, hit all four field goals and punter, Rob Long (yes, that's his real name), averaged a astoundi...

Bills had a BYE Week so they couldn't lose again last week, lucky them. The Saints had a mid-season spurt rolling 31-6 over the Buccaneers. The Cowboys and Chargers are doing as much as they can to disappoint their fan bases. Finally, going into a BYE this week, the NY Jets have the best record in the NFL at 5-1. BREAKING NEWS : The NFL will now ban hitting in games, defensive players will now have to play two-hand-touch... Now lets take a look at at the NFL's Top 10 and that lowly worst-of-the-worst Bottom 5. Top 10   1.(2) Steelers (4-1) Ben Rothlisberger looked like he didn't miss any time with his receivers [against the Browns.] 2.(5) Jets (5-1) Going into a BYE they are at the top of the AFC East and LT is looking like MVP material.  3.(1) Ravens (4-2) I think they still are the most dynamic team in the NFL and still are going to keep winning big. 4.(7) Patriots (4-1) Big jump for the second AFC East team. Who would have guessed Deion Branch would have ...

Wooooo doggy! Upset central last weekend! Ohio State, South Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, Florida, Air Force, Oregon State! That means it was a pretty competitive week to get on the Campus Zeros list in Week 7. But, complements of the added 'Honorable' Mentions at the bottom of the list I make sure that everyone gets the credit that they deserve. I give you week 7's campus zeros... Campus Zeros   5. South Carolina Gamecock's Secondary: Mike Hartline? Anyone? No, not Brandon Hartline... Mike. HE is Kentucky's quarterback and he had a borderline flawless day against the same secondary that KO'ed Alabama last week, oops. Hartline had his best game of his season with 349yds and 4TD NO PICKS! Well, the Old Ball Coach had his annual win of the year and loss of the year in back-to-back weeks. Sorry Cocky, you may win the Capital One Mascot Challenge but your Gamecocks will not win the National Championship.  4. The BYU Cougars Choice to opt out of a conference: Oh...

First week of the BCS polls with Oklahoma at #1, Ohio State makes a major misstep and on a personal note Syracuse got the stuffing kicked out of them It does my heart good to watch Ohio State fall down and watch Boise State rise up. There were SEVEN ranked upsets! That means there were a lot of great performances to earn those tough victories (and that campus zeros should be fun as well.)  Campus Heroes 5. Washington Huskies QB/WR Combo: The Jake Locker to Jermain Kearse hookup unreal in their 35-34 win over Oregon State this weekend. For Locker it was a big game because a lot of NFL and College Football annalists were starting to question his high NFL draft stock. He hushed all his critics going 21-of-35 for 286yds, 5TD and 1INT while picking up 60yds on the ground. 146 of his yards and 4TD where all to Kearse! Jermain Kearse averaged a whopping 16.9 yards per catch and a 45 yard touchdown bomb for his longest catch. Washington gets back to .500 at 3-3 and Oregon State gets ...

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness; a lot of changes in the top 10 power rankings AGAIN! No clear leader in either the AFC or NFC AND no more unbeaten teams. However, the bottom 5 seem to stay consistent, good for you guys! I am going to start adding a number (4) in parentheses next to the team to show their previous week's ranking and I am going to add teams dropped from the top 10 as well. Now lets take a look at the NFL's Top 10 and that lowly Worst-of-the-Worst Bottom 5. Top 10 1.(1) Ravens (4-1) They put a 31-17 beat down on the Broncos and are looking consistant week-in and week-out. 2.(2) Steelers (3-1) They were on a BYE and I'm not going to penalize them for not playing. Plus they get Rothlisberger back. 3.(10) Falcons (4-1) Whoa, what calls for the jump? They are 4-1 and are looking like the Falcons from two years ago. 4.(3) Bears (4-1) Yeah, they are 4-1 but they have won UGLY! Doesn't help that Todd Collins is under center. 5.(8) Jets (4-1) The...

For every big upset there is one team that went against the odds, fought against a giant and came out on top. Then there is the giant who may have fumbled away his change at the BCS National Title, and to make it worse his girlfriend isn't returning his texts! LOL! But, this week was hard to lock down just a few of the players that don't want to go to today's film session. I give you Week 6's Campus Zeros... 5. Virgina Tech Hokies/ACC: ESPN and every sports network made sure you knew Tyrod Taylor had a 'great game' last week and that you shouldn't count VT out just yet. Have you seen who they have lost to and have played against? James Madison (who they LOST to), East Carolina (3-2), Boston College (2-3), NCST (5-1, don't know how they won that) and their recent rout of CMU (2-4). In a weak conference like the ACC this year it bothers me that bad VT squad still has a chance to succeed in a sub-par conference AND can still get a better bowl game and mo...

#1 falls from the top. Ohio State gets a bump to #1, I have no idea why. And Miami showed me that they are still a terrible team that's undisciplined and can't handle pressure situations. Amongst all of that there were A LOT of great performances that get on my Campus Hero list for Week 6. If you think I have missed anyone make sure to let me know so I can keep an eye on them in the up and coming weeks. Finally, I am going to add honorable mentions at the bottom of the Hero and Zero blogs.  Campus Heroes 5. Illinois Fighting Illini's Defense: Just when you thought that Illinois was on its way to college football obscurity they come up with a win like this IN Happy Valley. The Illini held 'the Juggernaut' Penn State to a lowly 13 points and 235 total yards. The crown jewel of this defensive stand was a 16yd interception return by Nate Bussy for a TD in the second quarter and two clutch sacks in the 4th. It's not so much that they stomped a true freshman QB bu...

It's going to be one of those years where there doesn't appear to be a major front runner a few games into this young NFL season. Odd enough the only undefeated team left is KC and they still are just barely making into the top 10. But, there was a lot of shuffling this week! Now lets take a look at the NFL's top 10 and that lowly Worst-of-the-Worst bottom 5. Top 10 1. Ravens (3-1) So, after 4 weeks the Ravens look like the best in the NFL, tough D and a high flying offense. 2. Saints (3-1) Can't really justify dropping them any further than 1-to-2. But, that game verses Carolina was UGLY!  3. Bears (3-1) Dropped one spot because I think they left their OL in the locker room. Mike Tice is a terrible coach. Period.  4. Steelers (3-1) One of the handful of undefeated that lost. But, they get Big Ben back during a Bye Week. Perfect timing.  5. Texans (3-1) With the Colts at 2-2 this is starting to look like Houston has a shot to get into the post-seas...

And this is this week's Campus Zeros. There were quite a lot A LOT of questionable plays, players and coaching calls that lead to heartbreak this past week. Time to get critical [and don't lie, you like reading campus zeros more than he heroes.] Does Texas make it in? The question you should ask is how how many times does Texas make it in? 5. Florida Gators QB-Combo, John Brantley/Trey Burton: I may have misspoke when I said on-air can I quote "...this is going to be like when Tim Tebow and Chris Leak split snaps in 2006" oops. I must have been chugging that Gator punch to think they even had a chance against the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide. A combined 3INT and NO TD isn't really BCS material. Have fun in the Las Vegas Doritos Crunch Holiday Inn Pep Boys Bowl. 4. BYU Cougars rushing 'attack': Hey BYU do you still think you can go independent like Notre Dame? Think that you still have the record to support that? Maybe breaking 100yds on the ground would ...

A lot of BIG TIME performances this weekend in the College Football world. This week's list has a few Heisman front-runners on it. And as always if you think someone deserves to be on this list [or on the Zeros list] let me know and I will keep an eye on them in the weeks to come.  CAMPUS HEROES 5. Pittsburgh Panthers RB, Ray Graham: Sure his major game came against Florida International BUT it was still one hex of a performance! Graham rushed for 277yds and 3TD on only 29 carries. Out of those 277yds was a HUGE 79yd touchdown run. It was important for him to have a big game after being stonewalled last week by the Canes. By the way Pittsburgh won 44-17. 4. Northwestern Wildcats QB, Dan Persa: Who? He is the Wildcats' QB that has lead them to a staggering 5-0! This ties them with MSU, Michigan and Ohio State for the #1 spot in the Big Ten! Persa had a great game facing Minnesota leading the team in passing AND rushing going 23 for 30, 309yds, 2TD and 18 carries for 99y...