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The things I would write about the replacement refs would be so graphic and profane that my blog would be shut down by the FBI so... I will keep those comments to myself. But, one thing we have learned through 3 weeks with these refs is that no matter how long the game, no matter how many miss-calls or officiating blunders there is... America will still tune in to watch the National Football League. This league is an ironclad Juggernaut and it will take more than a ref strike to stop us from tuning in week to week, so without further ranting here are your NFL Power Rankings going into Week 4: 1. Falcons (3-0) : Matty Ice is playing smarter than any QB in the league. But, the Turner DUI may change their ground game plans... 2. Texans (3-0) : We all saw this coming. And with their division looking well below sub-par the Texans are in for a good season. 3. Cardinals (3-0) : And we also all saw this coming... not really. The franchise's best start since 1974, good job Cards!  4...

I almost miss posting the Zeros more than the Heroes, which is shocking because normally I am such a positive and optimistic thinker... those of you that know me are now laughing uncontrollably. But, in Week 4 I saw plenty of gems that can make this list! Sadly Notre Dame losing is not something I can put on here or that there was a giant sinkhole that took down the entire Ohio State football program (oh well.) Now here are your Campus Zeros: 5. Clemson's second half defense : Somewhere in the second half the Tigers' D had flashbacks of their BCS bowl beat down that WVU handed them last year. This prompted them to huddle in a corner and shout NO BUENO as FSU racked up 35 points after going into into halftime DOWN to Clemson 21-14. The Seminoles totaled a whopping 667 total yards of offense and FSU QB EJ Manuel himself generated 482yds throwing and running the ball! Why wasn't he in the Campus Heroes this week? Because I hate Florida State. In short Clemson lost this prime...

Hey, I missed Week 2 and 3... sue me. But, after four weeks of college football I hate admit that Notre Dame is pretty good, the Big 10 is a BIG joke, and that I still have MSU RB Le'Veon Bell as my dark horse for winning the Heisman this year. And on a personal note... I hope Syracuse can break one win this season, please. And now here are your Week 4 Campus Heroes: 5. Teddy Bridgewater- Lville QB, Soph: 13/21, 149yds, 2TD, 4car 16yds, 1TD What makes this guy so special? First, the Cardinals are now 4-0 and haven't even begun conference play in the Big East which they should handle easily (Minus WVU.) He has completed 73.4% of his passes this year and is one hex of a dynamic player. Okay skeptics, they only beat FIU 28-21 but other than maybe Bama and Oregon everyone looks beatable this year. 4. Tavon Austin- WVU WR, SR: 13rec, 179yds, 3TD . The Mountaineers were 'supposed' to be upset in this one by the Terps but Austin made quick work of that and Maryland's ...

The more popular or the two Campus rankings because everyone wants to see who makes this dumpster fire of a list. Being a super critical person always makes it hard to find JUST 5 of the worst but here are week one's Campus Zeros... 5. Mike Leach- Washington State, HC . Well, in his head coaching debut Leach felt what it feels to be locked up in a dark shed after being shelled at home by BYU 30-6. I am sure Cougar fans were hoping Leach would elevate the passing attack of Washington State back to the days of BJ Symons and Graham Harrell at Texas Tech... maybe they will have to wait awhile for that to happen with this program. 4. Georgia Tech's Pass Defense . Cover Zero (no safety over the top) and straight man works in bursts when the timing is right. The Yellow Jacket coaching staff could not find that right timing... especially in the last moments of the game in regulation play when you KNOW the other team is going to pass the ball, putting the game into OT were VT hit a...

There are A LOT of flashy stats after this week complements of teams like USC and Oregon facing the likes of Memphis Community College and Montana State Tech (not sure if either are actually real schools.) But, if you get past all those insane numbers there were some real studs that stuck our for me in week one: 5. Ryan Nassib- Syracuse QB, SR: 44/64, 470yds, 4TD, 1INT . This looks and sounds like a Syracuse native bias pick but he put the entire team on his back and threw like no Cuse QB has since, dare I say, the McNabb days? Despite his great performance Syracuse lost to North Western 42-41. 4. Connor Shaw- S. Carolina QB, JR: 7/16, 67yds, 1INT, 14car, 97yds, 6.6ypc . Now the numbers are not special and they guy did not even throw a TD but he gutted through an extremely painful shoulder injury and helped lead his team to a 17-13 win over Vandy.   3. Senorise Perry/Jeremy Wright- Louisville JR RBs . Combined 38car, 213yds, 4TD. I have never seen an offesnive line and backf...

Did you forget I used to write these? Yeah, it's okay, so did I. It is always hard to do any sort of rankings after only seeing a few weeks of sub-par pre-season 'games' but here we go. But, before I dive into my Top 10 and Bottom 5 I have to give my arbitrary the Super Bowl and MVP etc... picks. I like RGIII, Washington QB, for my Offensive Rookie Rookie of the Year, Luke Kuechly, Panthers LB, for Defensive Rookie of the Year, I am taking Tom Brady for my MVP, Darrelle Revis for my Defensive MVP and of course in the Super Bowl... from the NFC I have the Green Bay Packers and from the AFC the Baltimore Ravens, and I like (I can't believe I am saying this) the Ravens taking it this year... but for now, here is my Top 10 and the lowly bottom 5: Top 10   1. Giants : Why? Because I find it hard to not rank a team that just won it all last season not at #1... for now. 2. Patriots : AFC champions and resigned both big TE targets. My only reservation is their veteran LT...