After a week off thanks to probems with logistics and travel, we are back with this week’s poll.  The top 3 remain the same, although Florida is not a unanimous pick for the first time as the #1 team.  Also, we cannot as a group differentiate between the second and third-best teams.  Both Texas and Alabama tied for the #2 spot this week. 

There is a huge drop off after the top 3, and the rest of the teams are pretty well bunched.  I think it is safe to say that no one really has a clear idea about who the best teams are at this point.  That’s not too uncommon, though, at this point in the season.  We’ll have a great idea in a couple of weeks and certainly know who is really in the running for the National Championship by Halloween.

The Arkansas offense was humbled by the Tide.  Now the question is whether or not they can rebound.

It’s a matter of confidence for these Hogs.

The Alabama defense showed why the Tide is a serious national championship contender.

Auburn peeled the redshirts off two freshmen on Saturday, showing that Gene Chizik is not satisfiedwith his team despite a 4-0 start.

The Georgia Bulldogs escaped on Saturday, proving that this team is still a great mystery.

Mississippi goes back to work after the predicatbly embarrassing performance last Thursday.

Thanks to upsets around the country, LSU has jumped to the #4 spot in both major polls. 

Mississippi State is six inches away from being the darlings of college football.

The open week comes at the right time for the Florida Gators.

Rich Brooks is shouldering the load for his team’s flat performance on Saturday.

The Ol’ Ball Coach is happy to have won, but he is not elated with his team’s victory over Mississippi.

The Volunteers will be without their starting middle linebacker this weekend — and likely the rest of the season.

Vanderbilt stopped their 2-game slide with a win over Rice this weekend.  Now they turn their attention to the team from Oxford.